Chapter 313 Dried Razor Clams

In addition to the bird's nest for Aunt Zhou to drink, there was also a bag of flour, a bag of rice, and a bag of brown sugar to nourish the old couple.

There was also a bag of dried vegetables.

We bought too many vegetables yesterday, and haven’t eaten the duck that Auntie Zhou gave us yet.

The duck was still alive, but it was new to our house and probably because it was picky about its location, it didn’t eat much.

In the morning, the couple killed the duck to prevent it from getting thinner.

The ducks were quite fat, so Liu Yinyin asked Gu Cheng to take half of them to Dayanzi Island.

She stewed the other half for a few hours in the afternoon and ate it in the evening.

There weren't many people at the supply and marketing cooperative today. Zheng Qiangwei came over with a box of melon seeds and asked Liu Yinyin, "Do you think my family should invite people to our house for a meal?"

Liu Yinyin asked her, "Do you want to treat us?"

Zheng Qiangwei quickly shook her head: "Of course not, I can't prepare so many meals."

The most important thing is that she doesn't know how to cook.

But not inviting anyone to dinner would be a bit of a shame, as it would make her family seem unsociable.

One has to be mindful of impact everywhere in the army, otherwise Zheng Qiangwei wouldn't have to be so careful about everything.

Liu Yinyin said: "There is no need to deliberately invite guests. It depends on the situation. There are many families in the army who don't have warm house meals."

She had eaten at several warm-house meals, and it would be wrong not to treat everyone to a meal.

Zheng Qianwei's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Of course, it's not a big deal."

"Then I won't treat you for now. Let's talk about it later." In that case, Zheng Qiangwei didn't bother with the matter anymore.

After a while, he mentioned, "By the way, my mother said that someone is willing to exchange for foreign exchange coupons, so your electric fan has been found."

This is good news. Liu Yinyin instantly perked up: "I'll give you the bird's nest later."

Zheng Qiangwei paused and suddenly asked, "Yinyin, when are you going to have your second child?"

"Ahem..." Liu Yinyin just picked up the cup to drink water, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but sip the water, "Why do you think of asking this?"

If Ma Guilan and others asked this, I could understand it.

But Zheng Qiangwei... asked this question suddenly, which inevitably caught Liu Yinyin off guard.

Zheng Qiangwei sighed: "It's because of my family and my mother-in-law who are urging me to have a child as soon as possible. They are really annoying."

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "All elders are like this because they care about you."

Zheng Qiangwei continued to say something shocking: "Sister-in-law, when are you going to have your second child? How about we have one together?"

Liu Yinyin: “…”

The thing I hear the most these days is having children. Could it be that I really should have another child?

Liu Yinyin shook her head and quickly shook off the thought: "Rongwei, giving birth to a child is not something you can do just like that. Besides, I have Yanyan, so I may not have children in the future."

"Okay." Zheng Qiangwei thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll try to give birth to a girl. Maybe we can arrange a baby marriage..."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Today, the supply and marketing cooperative received a lot of garlic, cucumbers, bananas, peaches, a box of honey, and two boxes of canned fruit.

There were still a lot of dried vegetables at home, so Liu Yinyin only picked two kilograms of cucumbers to eat fresh ones in the next two days.

I bought a lot of garlic, a big bag weighing about ten pounds.

There is no way. Liu Yinyin is used to adding more garlic when cooking seafood.

Liu Yinyin also bought a can of honey. At that time, honey was pure natural and had no additives. It would be a pity not to buy it if you came across it.

Liu Yinyin didn’t buy the canned fruit.

The fruits on the island are quite cheap. If you want to eat fruits, you can just make them yourself. It is much more cost-effective than buying canned fruits directly.

At noon, Liu Yinyin ate alone.

I was too lazy to bother, so I just cooked a bowl of noodles, smashed a cucumber, and ate it.

Stew the duck before going to work.

Go down, the supply and marketing cooperatives have fewer people.

Only then did Liu Yinyin find Aunt Wang and told her about Xiao He.

When Aunt Wang heard that Xiao He's hometown was so far away, she immediately changed her mind.

He was a man who loved his daughter very much, so there was no way he would be willing to marry her off to such a faraway place.

At this time, the news was blocked, and if the young lady was bullied by someone one day, they would not know.

Auntie Wang comforted herself: "It's okay, the seaweed is still small, we can pick it slowly."

If it really doesn't work, you can find a good young man to marry on the island. You don't have to marry a soldier.

Seeing that she didn't take it too seriously, Liu Yinyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When I got home from work, Gu Cheng had already returned with his son.

He went out in the morning with a big bag of things, and came back with another big bag and a bucket of clams.

Gu Cheng: "Yan Yan and I dug these clams on the beach. Mr. Zhou and his friends didn't want them, so I brought them all back."

This bucket of razor clams weighs at least twenty kilograms.

Liu Yinyin immediately decided: "Let's dry the clams."

Outside the sea, razor clams cannot survive long.

In addition to razor clams, Gu Cheng also brought back a bag of bird's nests...

Liu Yinyin was shocked: "You went into the cave alone to look for bird's nests? That's too dangerous."

Gu Cheng poured out the clams and cleaned them: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After all, he has been a soldier for so many years, so it is not difficult for him to get some bird's nests.

Gu Cheng said, "I heard this thing is good, don't sell it, keep it for yourself."

Liu Yinyin asked with a smile: "Master Zhou said that? His family background should have been good, right?"

How should I put it? Although Mr. Zhou is old, he exudes an elegant aura that is obviously the result of years of experience.

It is impossible for an ordinary family to have such temperament.

Gu Cheng simply said, "Mr. Zhou used to be a professor at a university in the capital."

Liu Yinyin understood and said: "No wonder..."

Nowadays, how can someone who can teach in a university be an ordinary person?

Before I knew it, another half month had passed and the weather was getting hotter and hotter.

Fortunately, the electric fan that Zheng Qiangwei bought for her had already been sent to the island.

The family compound has electricity, and with the electric fan it feels a lot cooler.

The weather has been unusually hot and humid recently, and it looks like it's going to rain heavily.

Liu Yinyin heard from other people in the supply and marketing cooperative that there are many thunderstorms in this season.

If there is a thunderstorm, do not stay outside.

Two years ago, someone was fishing in the sea on a rainy day and was struck to death by lightning.

After work that day, Liu Yinyin brought a mung bean popsicle to Gu Yanyan.

The weather is too hot, so the supply and marketing cooperatives have popsicles available during this period.

Green bean popsicles are five cents each, which is not expensive. Many parents will buy one for their children every now and then to help them cool down.

The same goes for Liu Yinyin.

"Goodbye Teacher Zhenzhen, goodbye Da Mao and Er Mao..."

Gu Yanyan, holding a popsicle in his mouth, sat on the back seat of a bicycle and greeted Xu Zhenzhen's family.

The military nursery has been opened, but there are not many children in it now.