Chapter 283 Wooden Box

Before turning off the lights, Gu Cheng packed six wooden boxes. Each box was quite large, almost half a square meter.

Liu Yinyin yawned and said, "Go to sleep first. I'll take care of the rest tomorrow."

I had a dreamless night and the weather was nice the next morning.

After having breakfast, Liu Yinyin went out with a basket, intending to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some vegetables.

Coincidentally, Zheng Qiangwei had just gone out and saw Liu Yinyin going to buy vegetables, so the two of them walked together.

Passing by the playground, Gu Yanyan went to play with his friends.

Zheng Qiangwei said excitedly, "I'm going to Qing City with Yiming tomorrow. Do you want me to bring something back for you?"

Liu Yinyin was slightly surprised: "You're going to Qing City? Aren't you seasick?"

She wanted to talk to Zheng Qiangwei about asking someone to bring back a bicycle, but she didn't expect that Zheng Qiangwei actually planned to go to Qing City.

However, since the couple was going together, it would be inconvenient for her to follow them.

Zheng Qiangwei also found it funny: "You don't know, the barbershops on the island can't cut women's hair. I have no choice but to go to Qing City."

Besides, Yang Yiming finally had a day off, and she also wanted to go shopping in Qing City.

Although it is a bit tiring to take a boat, it is a rare opportunity and worth the trip.

Liu Yinyin said casually: "There will be a market on the island tomorrow..."

Zheng Qiangwei waved her hands when she heard that: "I heard that too. I also heard that there will be a lot of people, so I won't go."

It will be crowded then, and she doesn't like to join in the hustle and bustle.

Liu Yinyin understood and said, "Have fun by yourselves. I don't have anything to bring."

When I arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, I was surprised to see pork for sale.

Zheng Qiangwei was obviously happy too, and said quickly, "Let's eat pork today and not buy seafood."

There were a lot of people buying pork, most of them were military family members.

The two waited in line for a while before it was their turn.

Liu Yinyin ordered a pound of lean meat and didn't buy anything else. Fresh pork doesn't last long, so there's no need to buy too much. We still have bacon and sausage at home.

Zheng Qiangwei wanted to buy more pork, but unfortunately, the supply and marketing cooperative had a purchase limit on pork, and each person could only buy two kilograms at most.

As a last resort, Zheng Qiangwei asked for two pounds of pork belly, planning to make braised pork for lunch.

Even then, a woman behind her grumbled that she had bought too much: "Little girl, you bought so much pork by yourself! The people behind you are almost out of stock."

Zheng Qiangwei said unhappily, "I have a lot of meat tickets, so what's wrong with buying more?"

"Girl, how can you be so selfish!"

Seeing that several people were about to quarrel, Liu Yinyin quickly pulled Zheng Qiangwei away and whispered, "There's no need to quarrel with them. Next time you encounter such a situation, just say that you have guests at home, or that you brought it for someone else."

Zheng Qiangwei was not convinced and said, "Why? I have meat coupons. If there were no purchase restrictions on pork, I would have complained that it was not enough."

"It's better to keep a low profile." Liu Yinyin was not afraid of trouble. "The supply and marketing cooperative has finally supplied pork. I'm sure everyone wants to buy some."

This is the reality. There are too many people and too little porridge. If one person takes all the porridge, others will definitely be dissatisfied.

This is not an era where you can be fearless just because you are right. Due to the general environment, it is better to keep a low profile on everything.

Zheng Qianwei pouted, not sure if she heard it or not, but at least she didn't say anything else.

Liu Yinyin changed the subject and said, "What do you like to eat? I'll make it for you at noon."

Zheng Qiangwei smiled. "I want to eat braised pork and braised tofu. I'll buy two more pieces of tofu. Can you teach me how to make them at noon?"

Zheng Qiangwei has been very interested in learning how to cook recently. Once she learns how to cook, she will be able to cook whatever she wants in the future.

In addition to tofu, Zheng Qiangwei also bought cooking seasonings such as oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar.

Liu Yinyin was much simpler and only bought two pieces of tofu.

I'm going to the market tomorrow. There should be vegetables for sale at the market.

When I got home, it was still early.

Liu Yinyin placed the wooden boxes that Gu Cheng had made last night under the eaves one by one.

Then open the sacks and fill the box with fertile soil.

I don’t know where Gu Cheng got the soil, it’s shiny black and looks very fertile.

Liu Yinyin only poured three quarters of the black soil into one box, and six boxes were just enough.

The soil is fertile and there is no need to apply fertilizer. Just let Gu Yanyan pee in it.

Liu Yinyin picked a few cabbage seeds and started soaking them to germinate...

You need to plant some green onions and peppers, which will take up a box.

The other five boxes are used to grow leeks, celery, spinach, water spinach and tomatoes.

After finishing all this, Liu Yinyin moved the chicken coop from the house to the yard to let them bask in the sun.

The little hens adapted well at home. Liu Yinyin just wanted to go to the kitchen after sprinkling a handful of millet into the basin.

Zheng Qiangwei came with an enamel basin and saw the chicken coop in Liu Yinyin's yard and several boxes of black soil under the eaves...

She was shocked: "...Sister-in-law, you still make these things?"

Isn't this like the countryside?

Zheng Qiangwei thought so in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud.

And, for some reason, she didn't feel anything out of place when she looked at these things in the yard.

On the contrary, there is an indescribable feeling, just... it looks quite comfortable.

If other military wives did this, Zheng Qiangwei would definitely not have such an idea.

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Isn't it difficult to get vegetables on the island? I'll try to grow some vegetables myself."

Zheng Qiangwei looked very surprised: "Is this possible? I heard that the island is not suitable for growing vegetables."

She has never been to the fields, but she still knows some common sense.

Liu Yinyin led her to the kitchen: "Let's give it a try. Gu Cheng said that if it's successful, maybe we can promote it on the island."

Zheng Qiangwei was delighted when she heard this and said, "That's right. This way, the villagers on the island won't have to worry about having vegetables to eat. If this really works, your Gu Cheng will have done a great job."

It is also the military's mission to benefit the people on the island.

Liu Yinyin smiled without saying anything. She didn't know whether Gu Cheng could achieve any merit, but if he could really grow vegetables.

It is indeed a good thing for the people on the island.

The two went into the kitchen and busied themselves making lunch.

Zheng Qiangwei specifically asked for braised pork and braised tofu, and she brought all the dishes over.

A large piece of pork belly is cut into pieces and stewed into braised pork.

Near noon, Zheng Qiangwei left with two bowls of food.

She left half of the braised pork for Liu Yinyin.

Liu Yinyin had no choice but to accept it.

Since there was braised pork, she didn't cook any other dishes but only a scallop and tofu soup.

The staple food is white rice.

The two families live close to each other, and recently after get off work, Gu Cheng always goes home with Yang Yiming.

"Have you planted the vegetables?" Gu Cheng wiped the water stains on his hands with a towel. He originally wanted to plant the vegetables by himself.

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Captain Gu, you don't do as much farm work as I do."