Chapter 293 Lychee

So, this duck must be eaten today.

Liu Yinyin and her son would definitely not be able to finish this big duck.

After thinking about it, Liu Yinyin decided to make a pot of beer-roasted duck.

Let’s go back and share some with Zheng Jiangwei, and send some to Big Brother Liu and Second Brother Liu.

A basket of eggs was divided equally between Liu Yinyin and Zheng Qiangwei.

Near noon, Liu Yinyin cooked a pot of duck.

I divided the food into three portions, put them in lunch boxes, and rode my bike to deliver the food.

It is also convenient to have a bicycle, otherwise she might not be willing to do this.

First I went to the army cafeteria to find Brother Liu.

Brother Liu Er happened to have something to give to Liu Yinyin, a bag of lychees and potatoes.

Brother Liu explained, "The team just distributed the lychees as a Dragon Boat Festival benefit. The lychees were delivered this morning and are very fresh. I don't like to eat them, so you can take them back and give them to Yanyan."

It’s the season for eating lychees on the island. Liu Yinyin also heard about this from the people at the supply and marketing cooperative yesterday.

The weather is good this year, with plenty of rain. In the coming period, the supply and marketing cooperatives will have a large supply of lychees.

She also asked Zheng Qiangwei to save some fresh lychees for her.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Even if you are a local, it is impossible not to like eating lychees.

Not to mention that they came from a poor area. Brother Liu said this because he was frugal and wanted to save the delicious food for the children.

Liu Yinyin handed her the lunch box and poured out half of the lychees: "You can eat these yourself, second brother. Yanyan is a little kid, and eating too much of these will cause a sore throat."

Moreover, lychees are very short-lived. If you don’t eat them all today, they might go bad tomorrow.

Brother Liu got quite a lot of lychees, probably about five or six pounds in a bag, and about the same amount of potatoes.

"Little sister." Brother Liu was thinking about his family. "I just got my salary. I will send it back home with my elder brother. Please help us write a letter to our parents."

Liu Yinyin peeled a lychee for Gu Yanyan, thought for a moment and said, "How about today? I'm taking a day off and I'm going to go see my brother later... I'll write a letter and send it back this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Brother Liu gave her the salary and told her a few words to tell her family.

Liu Yinyin walked away carrying the things.

She didn't expect that the supply of lychees on the island far exceeded her imagination.

From the supply and marketing cooperative, and then to Brother Liu.

Liu Yinyin has already received three bags of lychees. The supply and marketing cooperative gave her ten kilograms, which is also a welfare benefit for employees.

She and Zheng Qiangwei were new employees and had no other benefits except a bag of lychees and a small bottle of rapeseed oil.

Brother Liu actually has a lot of benefits. In addition to lychees, there is also a bag of prawns, a bag of cornmeal, and a can of oil.

There is not much cornmeal or oil.

Just like the second brother Liu, as soon as the eldest brother Liu gave out benefits, he would think of giving them to Liu Yinyin.

Liu Yinyin said with shame: "Brother, please keep the lychees for yourself. There are too many lychees at home, and Yanyan and I can't finish them all."

As for other things.

Liu Yinyin said to Brother Liu: "I will send you and your second brother's wages back this afternoon, and also send some food back."

Brother Liu has more than ten pounds of cornmeal, and Liu Yinyin adds another ten pounds for herself.

Twenty pounds of cornmeal...that's about enough.

It's a token of my appreciation.

Potatoes and prawns are not suitable for shipping, so Liu Yinyin kept them for herself.

Brother Liu said happily: "Little sister, you can do whatever you want."

He had the same idea as Liu Yinyin. He was finally able to make money, so naturally he wanted to make life better for his family.

Liu Yinyin added: "Brother, come to my house for dinner with my second brother on the Dragon Boat Festival."

In fact, when I was in Liujia Village, the villagers didn’t celebrate festivals very often, probably because of several years of famine.

The same goes for Liu Yinyin. If it weren't for Second Brother Liu reminding her today, Liu Yinyin would not have thought of this.

Otherwise...she should buy duck to eat on Dragon Boat Festival.

Gu Cheng probably won't be able to come back on the Dragon Boat Festival, and the same goes for her getting together with Big Brother Liu and Second Brother Liu.

Brother Liu did not refuse, otherwise it would be quite lonely for him to celebrate the holiday alone.

Go home with lots of bags.

When I was almost home, I ran into Xiao He who came to deliver something to my house.

Xiao He held two bags in his hands and explained, "Sister-in-law, I've sent you all the holiday benefits that were given to the group leader."

Liu Yinyin quickly opened the door and let him in: "Xiao He, thank you for your hard work."

Since she came to the island, Xiao He has helped her a lot.

Liu Yinyin was still a little embarrassed. She thought of something and went into the kitchen to fill half a lunch box of beer-roasted duck for Xiao He: "I roasted a duck, but I can't finish it myself. You can take it back and add another dish."

In addition to beer-baked duck, Liu Yinyin also wanted to pack a bag of lychees for him.

Xiao He quickly refused: "Sister-in-law, the supply ship delivered a boatload of lychees this morning. Everyone in the army will have a share. Please don't give it to me."

Liu Yinyin was a little surprised: "So many?"

Xiao He nodded and said, "There is a bumper harvest of lychees on the island. They are difficult to store, so we are trying to send them to several nearby islands and Qingshi."

"If we can't sell them, the remaining lychees will definitely rot in the fields."

Therefore, people on the island will definitely have no worries about eating lychees in the next few days.

Liu Yinyin nodded thoughtfully: "I see. By the way, Xiao He, why don't you come to my house for dinner on Dragon Boat Festival? My eldest brother and second brother will be here too."

Xiao He refused again: "Sister-in-law, I want to celebrate the festival with the troops."

Liu Yinyin didn't persuade him anymore, thinking that Xiao He would feel uncomfortable having dinner with them and their siblings.

It would be better to wait for Gu Cheng to come back and then ask him to ask Xiao He to come over for dinner.

After Xiao He left, Liu Yinyin began to pack up the things she brought back today, including the two bags of supplies that Xiao He had sent her.

She took a look and saw that there were quite a lot of things, including lychees, half a bag full.

The rest is some rice, oil and other things, as well as radishes and cabbages.

Everything else is fine. There are really a lot of lychees at home, almost 40 kilograms in total.

This thing is delicious, but it is impossible to eat so much in one go, and lychees don’t last long...

After much thought, Liu Yinyin decided to dry all the lychees in the sun. Only after they were dried could she keep them and eat them slowly.

The method of making dried lychees is not difficult. You just need to wash the lychees and cook them in a pot until the lychee skin changes color......

Afterwards, the cooked lychees are placed in the sun for drying.

It will take about half a month to dry out.

Actually, it was not a big deal. Liu Yinyin happened to be free, so she left some fresh lychees for Gu Yanyan to eat.

Wash all the others and prepare to make dried lychees.

Last time I bought a few winnowing baskets at the market, which are just right for drying lychees.

Making dried lychees is not troublesome, and it didn't take Liu Yinyin long to finish.