Chapter 319 Lotus Root and Bone Soup

Gu Cheng did not respond, but only said: "In the army, everyone is the same. We have not made any mistakes, so there is no need to compromise."

Liu Yinyin understood and said, "Perhaps this is the integrity of the military."

No matter what, this matter has a happy ending.

It's the season for eating lotus roots again.

On that day, a lot of lotus roots came to the supply and marketing cooperative.

On the island, lotus root is a rare delicacy that can be used for cooking or making soup, and its price is not much less than pork.

As soon as the lotus roots arrived, the employees of the supply and marketing cooperative grabbed some first. This is also one of the benefits of going to work for the employees.

However, each person is limited to purchasing five kilograms, so even if you see something good, you can’t buy all of it. You also have to consider other people on the island.

Liu Yinyin only bought two kilograms of lotus roots. There were few people in her family and they ate in the cafeteria at noon, so there was no need to buy so much.

Maybe there will be more tomorrow.

Zheng Qiangwei also only bought two kilograms.

Seeing that they bought little, Auntie Wang asked, "Yinyin, you still have three pounds of food, can you give it to me?"

Without waiting for Liu Yinyin to say anything, Auntie Wang took the initiative to explain, "Recently, someone introduced a nice young man to my Haicao. I thought of buying some lotus roots for him so that he would pay more attention to Haicao's affairs."

Liu Yinyin said in surprise: "...Congratulations, auntie."

Aunt Wang sighed and said, "It's not even a start yet, it's too early to congratulate you now. If it really works out, I'll invite you all to my house for a drink."

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Okay, Auntie, you can buy the lotus root. I have two kilograms, which is enough."

When she got home from get off work in the afternoon, she unexpectedly saw Brother Liu waiting for her at the door...

"Brother, how long have you been waiting? You should go to the supply and marketing cooperative to find me." Liu Yinyin quickly took out the key and opened the door.

He placed the key on the tea table and poured a glass of water for Brother Liu: "Brother, shall we have dinner here tonight?"

Brother Liu waved his hands and said, "Little sister, stop working. I'll go back to the canteen to eat later. I brought you a bag of lotus roots and a rib, but there's not much meat on it."

A batch of lotus roots arrived in the cafeteria today. Brother Liu got two pieces and brought them to Liu Yinyin.

There was also a spare rib, also provided by the canteen, but the meat had been removed completely, leaving only a bare bone.

Liu Yinyin didn't complain at all: "That's perfect. I can make some lotus root soup tonight."

Brother Liu smiled and started talking about business: "By the way, little sister, your second sister-in-law will come to the island to visit relatives in a few days, and she will bring Ye Ye with her."

Liu Yeye is the eldest daughter of Brother Liu Er, and she is six years old this year.

Brother Liu also missed his son, but his son was too young to bring over.

It was not safe for Liu Ersao, a woman, to take the train with two children.

Liu Yinyin knew about this: "When? Then I can go pick up my second sister-in-law."

"No need, you have to go to work, I can just take a day off and pick them up." said Brother Liu.

He came here mainly to tell Liu Yinyin that Liu Ersao was coming to visit, and he had no intention of bothering his younger sister and her family.

Brother Liu continued, "I have been looking for a house in a nearby village these days when I have some free time. I have found a suitable one. When your sister-in-law and her family come, I will rent the house for a month."

Liu Yinyin didn't expect that Brother Liu would act so quickly and even found a house.

"Brother, there is a vacant room at home. Why don't you let my sister-in-law come live with me? She is unfamiliar with the island and it is not safe for her to live outside."

Brother Liu didn't want to trouble his younger sister: "How can my sister-in-law from my mother's family live in my younger sister's house? My parents won't agree to it. I've already found a house, it's pretty good, and the monthly rent is not expensive, but..."

After a pause, Brother Liu said angrily, "I have something that I really need to trouble my brother-in-law with."

Liu Yinyin hurriedly asked: "Second brother, what's the matter?"

Brother Liu was a little embarrassed: "When we rent a house, I want to take my brother-in-law over to have a look. Think about it, my brother-in-law is a military officer. If he goes over there in his military uniform, we won't have to worry about anyone bullying your sister-in-law and niece in the future."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

As an outsider living on the island, if Liu Ersao did not have some background, she would be easily bullied.

Liu Yinyin thought about it and advised, "Let the second sister-in-law come to live at home. It's troublesome to live outside."

Moreover, if something unexpected happened, she would feel bad.

Brother Liu didn't agree: "No need, little sister. Brother Liu is not being polite to you. It's not just your sister-in-law. It will be too inconvenient when the time comes."

It is really inconvenient for a family of three to live in Liu Yinyin's house.

Liu Yinyin didn't persuade him any more, and just said, "Okay, I'll talk to Gu Cheng about this later and ask him to go there more often when he's free."

Brother Liu wanted to leave after finishing his work, as he had to hurry to the army canteen to work.

Liu Yinyin packed some dried figs that she had dried herself and a can of beef for her.

In the evening, Liu Yinyin cooked a pot of lotus root and bone soup, adding some sea cucumber and wolfberry. The whole pot of soup was full of essence.

I also fried some vegetarian lotus root.

The lotus root I bought today is good, soft and sticky, with a light sweetness.

Gu Cheng was not very busy during this period, so during dinner, he suggested taking Liu Yinyin and her son to Qing City for a stroll.

They have been here for so long, but they have never left the island.

The sea ban period is about to end, and Gu Cheng will probably be busy for some time.

Take advantage of this free time to spend more time with mother and child.

and......

Gu Chengti said, "Don't you want to learn how to swim? When I'm free, I'll find a place to teach you and Yanyan."

Liu Yinyin was delighted to hear this: "Let's go when the weather is better. I'll sew two swimsuits later."

Make one for little Gu Yanyan as well.

Gu Cheng was surprised: "...swimsuit?"

When other people on the island were swimming, the men wore shorts and the women just wore a vest.

So, Gu Cheng wanted to find a deserted place to teach them how to swim.

Liu Yinyin smiled in her heart: "Just make a piece of clothing suitable for swimming."

Liu Yinyin made the swimsuit that night.

Given the conservative nature of that era, the swimsuit Liu Yinyin made was quite solid, revealing only the calves and arms.

Liu Yinyin deliberately added several layers of thickened cloth on the chest area.

Otherwise I would be a little embarrassed.

Liu Yinyin tried it at home and found the swimsuit fit her very well. She had a good figure and her waist looked slim after putting on the swimsuit.

It’s just that my hair is a little long. I can go back to Qingshi and get a haircut.

Just two days after the clothes were made, Gu Cheng took them to learn swimming.

In the next few days, Liu Yinyin focused on learning how to swim.

She deliberately concealed her incompetence and studied for several days before she dared to let Gu Cheng let go. Gu Yanyan learned a little faster than her.

On this day, while Gu Cheng was teaching Gu Yanyan.

Liu Yinyin swam two laps in the sea to warm up.