Chapter 33: Exchange of Food

"That's right." Father Gu straightened his back even more. "He was transferred back to work and was assigned to the steel plant as deputy director."

Gu's mother was completely stunned at this moment. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. Then she started to curse: "This heartless man, he has become the deputy director of the factory, but he only gives me ten yuan a month? You too, why didn't you tell me such a big thing earlier?"

If she had known earlier that he was now a deputy factory manager, would she have agreed to pay him ten yuan a month?

Father Gu sighed, "You... all you care about is money."

He didn't mention this just now because he was afraid that Gu's mother would make a fuss, otherwise...

Well, to be honest, because Gu Cheng has been in the army for so many years, Gu's mother doesn't have deep feelings for her son and considers money more important than him.

He was really afraid that Gu Cheng would become disappointed with this family one day.

"What will our family eat and drink without money? No, I'll have to talk to him next time I come." After saying this, Gu's mother turned around and went back to her room.

"Dad." Mrs. Gu stammered, "Look... my brother-in-law is already such a big boss. That's a steel factory. Can you arrange a job for his brother?"

Father Gu glanced at her and said, "Should I arrange another one for you?"

Mrs. Gu was overjoyed when she heard this, and tried hard not to smile: "If it can be arranged, that would be even better."

If she really gets the job, she will be the most promising woman in the area, and everyone will be jealous of her.

Father Gu took a deep breath and said, "What good things are you thinking? He didn't own the steel mill. What kind of world is this? If he dares to do this, he might be fired tomorrow! You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible."

A big tree attracts the wind. It's good enough to have one city dweller in the family. If you want the whole family to move in... I'm afraid that may not be a good thing.

The smile on Mrs. Gu's face froze abruptly, but she did not give up. She thought to herself that she must find out more about the Liu family later.

If Gu Cheng arranged jobs for the Liu family members but not for her man, she would definitely not agree!

How can the eldest brother be inferior to the brother-in-law?

......

Liu Yinyin was washing clothes at home. She heard a sound at the door and looked up to see Gu Cheng coming back alone.

He came back in the middle of the day and he's not afraid of the heat.

Liu Yinyin asked casually, "Why did you come back so early?"

He thought Gu Cheng would not be back until at least the evening, and might even stay at Gu's house for a day or two.

Gu Cheng took the clothes from her hand and said, "It's good that mom and dad are at home. I came back first if there's nothing else. I'll wash the clothes at home later. It's not convenient for you to wash them when you're pregnant."

Liu Yinyin didn't ask any more questions, she smiled and said, "It won't be a problem if you sit down to wash. By the way, these two clothes are made for you. Try them on later, and if they don't fit, give them to me to alter."

She made it according to the size of some old clothes she found, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

Gu Cheng didn't expect that the clothes in his hand were made for him. He said with envy, "Why don't you make two sets for yourself?"

Liu Yinyin waved her hands and said, "I have new clothes."

The original owner's clothes were all patched up, and Liu Yinyin really couldn't accept it. She had already made several new clothes for herself.

She didn’t dare to wear it before, but now that Gu Cheng is at home, she doesn’t worry too much.

Gu Cheng stopped talking when she mentioned that she had new clothes. He changed the subject and said, "By the way, aren't we going to dig a cellar at home? I want to invite my eldest brother and his friends to come over to help this afternoon. We'll try to finish digging the cellar in the next two days."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

He just finished digging sweet potatoes and now he is digging a cellar. This guy really doesn't mind the hard work.

Liu Yinyin's face showed a hint of helplessness: "Let's talk about it later. The village chief gave everyone a holiday to rest. If you don't rest...my eldest brother and the others also need to rest."

It’s okay to put the food in the kitchen first; it won’t matter for a few days.

Liu Yinyin actually doesn't want men to get tired.

Even horses need to stop and eat grass, let alone humans.

Gu Cheng thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​digging a cellar in the afternoon.

But this man didn't dig a cellar, but he went wandering around the mountains.

When the sun was about to set, Gu Cheng actually came back carrying two pheasants and a wild goat on his shoulders!

Liu Yinyin was almost frightened by him and asked him quickly, "Are you not hurt?"

The environment has not been damaged these days, and there are many wild animals in the mountains. When Liu Yinyin sleeps at night, she can sometimes hear the howling of wild wolves.

Anyway, no one in the village dared to go deep into the mountains, and they only dug wild vegetables on the nearby hills.

Gu Cheng threw the wild goat down, put his hands on his waist and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Liu Yinyin looked down and saw the hole on the wild goat's head. She instantly felt as if she had discovered some incredible secret, but she was sensible enough not to ask.

The two pheasants are still alive, so there is no rush.

But the wild goat is already dead, and it won’t stay there for long in this weather. It might go bad by tomorrow morning.

It's not suitable to cook bacon when the weather is too hot.

Gu Cheng simply said, "I'll go talk to the village chief and tell him to keep some of the wild goat for himself and trade the rest with the villagers for other things."

Meat is hard to come by, and mutton is no worse than pork. The villagers have been vegetarians for so long, there must be many people willing to exchange for mutton.

This wild goat weighs only about 100 pounds, so we can definitely exchange it all.

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Then go quickly."

Of course, before leaving, Gu Cheng did not forget to clean the hole on the wild goat's head.

Liu Yinyin went to the kitchen to boil water.

Gu Cheng came back quickly and brought Liu Mingyuan to help kill the sheep.

When Jiang Cuihua heard from her son-in-law that he had caught a wild goat, she hurried over to take a look.

"Oh my god." Jiang Cuihua was surprised and happy, "How come there is such a big wild sheep?"

How many pounds of meat does that take? Jiang Cuihua smiled so hard that her eyes wrinkled.

Liu Mingyuan's eyes sparkled as he said, "Brother-in-law, next time you go to the mountain, can you take me with you?"

These are all meat, he also wants to try it!

Jiang Cuihua glanced at him sideways and said with disdain, "If you run into a wild boar, with your tiny body, you won't be able to break its thigh."

She wasn't belittling her son, it was just that he was so clumsy that he had never caught a wild sheep, let alone a wild rabbit.

Liu Mingyuan said angrily, "Isn't my brother-in-law here?"

Gu Cheng agreed immediately: "Okay."

Liu Mingyuan was delighted when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows to Jiang Cuihua and said, "Look, my brother-in-law doesn't mind taking me with him."

Seeing that he was smiling foolishly, Jiang Cuihua was too lazy to pay attention to him.

The wild goat's blood had been drained, and boiling water was poured on it. Gu Cheng and Liu Mingyuan each took a big knife to shave the goat's hair.

As soon as we killed the wild goats, the village chief Liu Changquan brought a group of villagers to exchange them for mutton. There were quite a lot of people.