Chapter 291 Duck

But most of the people on the island are fishermen, and it is not easy to find a decent job.

Aunt Wang had never thought of finding a partner for her daughter in the army.

But when I met Liu Yinyin and Zheng Qiangwei, two military dependents, I saw their rich meals.

Suddenly, an idea occurred to him: if the daughter of a noble family married a soldier, would she also be able to live a good life?

Liu Yinyin coughed twice and said, "...Auntie, my husband is out on a mission. When he comes back, I'll ask him if anyone in the army is looking for a date."

There should be a lot of unmarried people in the army, but Liu Yinyin doesn't know them. She can't just ask them if they want to find a partner for no reason, right?

Yang Yiming did not go on the mission. Zheng Qiangwei was quite interested in this matter. She said with a smile: "I will ask Yiming to find out later."

It is not easy for soldiers to find someone to talk to, and it is a good thing if you can help soldiers in the army solve their personal problems.

Aunt Wang was delighted and said gratefully, "Thank you. My family has ducks. I'll bring you some salted duck eggs. I'm not bragging. My family's salted duck eggs are the best on the island!"

As she spoke, Auntie Wang raised her thumb.

Zheng Qiangwei realized it later and said, "Auntie, I can only help to inquire about it, but I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

Auntie Wang was angry when she heard this: "I know, Auntie is not an unreasonable person, she won't force you to buy anything."

She is still young and there is no rush for her to get married.

Liu Yinyin felt relieved and changed the subject, "Auntie, do you have ducks at home?"

Auntie Wang opened her mouth and was about to speak when Zheng Qiangwei interrupted her: "Yinyin, you don't want to raise ducks again, do you?"

It's no wonder she made such a guess. Liu Yinyin's family raises chickens and grows vegetables, and also raises ducks...it's not impossible.

Liu Yinyin's lips twitched: "...No, I have to go to work now, so I don't have time to raise ducks."

If she wasn't working, she would consider it.

Liu Yinyin explained: "I thought, if Aunt Wang has a lot of duck eggs, we can exchange some for them to eat."

It will take a few months for the little hens at home to lay eggs. During this period, we still have to find a way to buy some eggs to eat.

Salted duck eggs... not bad to eat occasionally.

I bought some salted duck eggs at the market a few days ago. Liu Yinyin tried them and found them tasted okay.

It is suitable to be eaten with porridge in the morning.

"Yinyin, you finally asked the right person." Speaking of ducks, Aunt Wang said with some pride, "My family has the most ducks on the island. If you want to eat duck eggs, I'll bring a basket over tomorrow."

Liu Yinyin really wanted to buy duck eggs, so she didn't refuse. According to the market price, duck eggs were about the same price as chicken eggs, and they also required a ticket.

After thinking for a while, Liu Yinyin said, "Auntie, how about I trade you some white flour for duck eggs?"

There is a lot of white flour at home. Liu Yinyin eats in the cafeteria at noon and can exchange some white flour for duck eggs.

Auntie Wang had not expected such a surprise, and hurriedly said, "Sure, I still have ducks that don't lay eggs at home. If you want to eat duck meat in the future, you can come to my house to buy it."

Liu Yinyin had an idea and turned around to wait for Cheng Huihuo to come back, so she could buy a duck to eat.

After lunch, a few people packed up and went to work.

The supply and marketing cooperative had little business in the afternoon, so Liu Yinyin couldn't help feeling a little bored.

I saw Aunt Wang and Luo Xiaoqiu, one sleeping on the table and the other busy knitting a sweater.

Liu Yinyin thought that she could bring some needlework to the supply and marketing cooperative later.

Gu Yanyan’s life was much simpler. He would take a nap, read some picture books, and then play with other friends.

It’s almost time to get off work, so Liu Yinyin doesn’t have to worry about anything.

When it was almost five o'clock, a few people packed up and left work on time.

Working days are very fulfilling and time flies by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

Liu Yinyin has completely adapted to the rhythm of work.

Working in the supply and marketing cooperative is quite free. Not only can you have an afternoon off every other day, but some employees can also have one day off a week.

But we have to take turns to rest.

In this way, Liu Yinyin can handle all the work at home and outside without delaying her time to spend with her children.

That afternoon, Liu Yinyin packed up her things and prepared to go home from get off work, as it would be her turn to have a day off tomorrow.

Thinking that she would have the whole day tomorrow free, Liu Yinyin greeted Aunt Wang in advance and bought a duck from her.

I'll pick it up tomorrow morning.

Not knowing when Gu Cheng would come back, Liu Yinyin stopped waiting for him.

Just wait for him to come back and buy another one.

Anyway, Aunt Wang was happy to exchange fine food with her.

After returning home, Liu Yinyin scooped half a bowl of millet to feed the chickens.

All five little hens in the family survived. During this period, because of the good food, the little hens grew plump.

When Gu Cheng comes back, Liu Yinyin won’t be able to be fed like this anymore.

But it doesn’t matter. When Liu Yinyin goes to work in the morning, she will occasionally run into villagers selling fish and shrimp.

If she sees small fish or shrimp, she will buy them and dry them. She has already stockpiled a lot of them at home.

Grind it up and feed it to the chickens, which is also nutritious.

When the hens grow a little bigger, we will have to build a chicken coop in the yard.

In addition to the chicks, the vegetables in the yard...

As expected, the vegetables in the wooden box have grown tender green leaves, which are lush and green and look very pleasing to the eye.

Both the chicken greens and chives are edible.

There weren’t many dishes, but it was enough for her and Gu Yanyan.

It is really not easy to eat leafy vegetables on the island. The supply of vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperative is limited and must be purchased with coupons.

The people in the family compound may not be short of money, but they certainly are short of coupons.

Without a ticket, you can’t buy vegetables even if you have money.

Every time Zheng Qiangwei came, she couldn't help but envy these juicy green vegetables.

"I'll ask Yiming to bring back some fertile soil, and we'll grow some vegetables at home."

Zheng Qiangwei can cook now, and she cooks her own meals when she doesn’t want to eat in the restaurant.

In the past, Zheng Qiangwei would never grow this kind of thing. If she wanted to eat vegetables, she would just buy them.

But on the island, you can’t buy vegetables just because you want to.

Apart from seafood, the supply of other supplies on the island is pitifully limited.

Zheng Qiangwei originally preferred to eat vegetarian food, and the days without vegetables were too uncomfortable for her.

Liu Yinyin glanced at her and said with a smile, "Pick some vegetables for yourself and take them home to eat later."

She has a system, so it's not difficult for her to eat greens.

It’s just that I can’t smuggle vegetables out to eat openly, so I can only find a way to grow some, which is also a legitimate way to make money.

Zheng Qiangwei was moved by what she heard and said, "Thanks to you, otherwise I would have almost given up on staying on the island..."

What she said was true. If it weren't for Liu Yinyin, she really wouldn't be able to accept life on the island and might even run back home right now.