Chapter 426 Brown Sugar

If it weren't so late, they would have been here by now.

Although Liu Yinyin has resigned, as a colleague, they still have some friendship.

Besides, Liu Yinyin gave birth to triplets, and they all wanted to come and share in the joy.

Liu Yinyin said, "Oh," "Mom, have you told them about the full-moon banquet?"

What she meant was that the full-month banquets for the children would be held in two days anyway.

At that time, Liu Yinyin will definitely invite the people from the supply and marketing cooperative to have a meal at home.

It would be better to come directly during the full moon celebration to avoid making two trips.

Also...it's not good to come empty-handed for something like this, Liu Yinyin doesn't want them to spend money.

Jiang Cuihua thought the same thing: "I did, but they insisted on coming, saying that they didn't have a chance to see you when you gave birth, so they will make up for it tomorrow."

The supply and marketing cooperative was out of fresh seafood, so Jiang Cuihua didn't buy any spinach.

In the evening, Jiang Cuihua made scrambled eggs with celery, eggplant and potatoes, and stir-fried rapeseed. The staple food was white rice.

Jiang Cuihua felt distressed: "I'll ask people back home to send some dried vegetables back. Otherwise, everything I eat will cost money."

She was almost heartbroken.

I haven't been away for a while, so I haven't grown any vegetables at home.

If I plant vegetables again this month, I don’t know if they will grow.

Jiang Cuihua thought that she should try planting some onions, garlic, etc. later.

However, regardless of whether they succeed or not, they still have to buy food in the short term.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Auntie Wang tomorrow to see when there's a big fair on the island."

It is the autumn harvest season. During this period, the supply and marketing cooperatives should have supplied a large amount of coarse grains such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, and taro.

They didn't buy it on the island, and they don't know when they will have the chance to buy it in the future.

However, coarse grains were not only sold in supply and marketing cooperatives, but could also be bought at markets.

Jiang Cuihua nodded and said, "It's time to buy some food and store it."

If we don’t stock up some food for the winter, what will the whole family eat in the future?

At night, several children slept with Liu Yinyin.

I don’t know if it was because of the change of environment, but the kids made a lot of noise that night.

He cries every one or two hours. He cries when he is hungry or when he has peed.

After tossing and turning for a whole night, Liu Yinyin went downstairs yawning the next day.

"There's no need to notify anyone now. Everyone in the compound must have guessed that we're back..." Jiang Cuihua muttered.

Last night, she was woken up several times and didn't sleep well.

The three children were crying together, making a lot of noise. I guess other people in the family compound heard it.

Yesterday, someone from the supply and marketing cooperative said they would come to see Liu Yinyin.

It was difficult for them to ask for leave, so they could only come and take a look before going to work.

Jiang Cuihua got up early in the morning and cooked a pot of seafood noodles.

When people arrive later, we will entertain them.

Not long after, Aunt Wang, Yang Liu, Ma Guilan, and several other employees of the supply and marketing cooperative came over one after another.

Aunt Wang arrived first.

"Yin Yin, I heard you gave birth to triplets, take me to see them..."

She is the oldest and the most active in this matter.

The triplets cried all night yesterday, but now they are sleeping like little piglets.

Auntie Wang stared at her intently: "Yinyin, you are really good at giving birth."

She gave birth to three sons at once. If she were her daughter-in-law, Aunt Wang would definitely treat her as a spoiled child.

Her concubine Hai Cao also gave birth two months ago. Like Zheng Qiangwei, she gave birth to a concubine.

This is the first child, and there is nothing wrong with having a girl.

Grandma Seaweed had some complaints. As an elder, she must be looking forward to having a grandson in her arms as soon as possible.

Liu Yinyin asked with a smile on her face, "Auntie, when is the next big market on the island?"

Aunt Wang hooked her finger and said, "There's only one week left. What do you want to buy?"

Liu Yinyin said truthfully: "Buy some coarse grains, ducks, duck eggs, etc. It's getting cold, buy some food to store for the winter."

"That's right." If we don't stock up on food like we did last year, we'll go hungry if a natural disaster strikes.

Aunt Wang said, "We don't have any food at home. If you want to buy duck eggs and seafood, you can go to my house and get them."

The ducks at home were originally raised to sell, even if Liu Yinyin didn't buy them.

She would also take it to the market to exchange for other things to supplement the family income.

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "I will definitely go back."

She had to hurry to the supply and marketing cooperative to work, so Aunt Wang left after sitting for only a short while.

Except for Aunt Wang, everyone else went upstairs to see the children.

After everyone left, Jiang Cuihua whispered, "The gifts given by your colleagues are quite generous..."

Aunt Wang gave Liu Yinyin a duck, a basket of duck eggs, five pounds of millet, and a bag of brown sugar.

The others were in the same boat. Although they believed in reciprocity, it was a shame to receive so many things at once.

Jiang Cuihua was really a little shocked.

In the countryside, no one would send so many hard goods.

This is not even a real relative.

Jiang Cuihua clicked her tongue twice: "Now we don't even have to buy food."

Liu Yinyin's six colleagues probably had discussed it beforehand, and everyone gave similar gifts.

All together, we got three ducks, two hens, and one goose.

The big goose was a gift from Ma Guilan. Perhaps it was to express her gratitude to Liu Yinyin for selling her the job, so the gift was a bit heavier.

In addition, there are ten kilograms of millet, ten kilograms of flour, five kilograms of rice, and five kilograms of rice noodles.

Eggs, duck eggs, five packets of brown sugar, three packets of red dates and two cans of honey.

They are all foods that nourish the body.

The rest is fine, you can leave it aside and eat it slowly.

There is really a lot of brown sugar at home. Including the previous ones, there are a total of twelve bags.

This stuff can't be drunk as water.

Liu Yinyin pondered: "Mom, keep two packets of brown sugar for yourself, send two packets back home, and the rest... Auntie Wang said there will be a big market on the island in a week, so I can take them to the market and exchange them for something else."

There's no need to stock up too much brown sugar, just enough to eat is fine.

As for gifts, just buy them when you need them. Liu Yinyin has a system, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to buy brown sugar.

Jiang Cuihua nodded: "Okay, otherwise I won't be able to finish it."

There are also plenty of eggs and duck eggs, which can be saved for the full-month banquet the day after tomorrow.

Thinking of the banquet, Jiang Cuihua couldn't help but ask, "Yinyin, how have you discussed with Gu Cheng? How many tables will be set for the banquet tomorrow?"

"Four tables will be enough." Liu Yinyin said bluntly, "Only my elder brother and his second brother and a few colleagues are here, so one table will be enough. Gu Cheng has more comrades over there, so we need to arrange three tables."

"Mom, Gu Cheng said that he has arranged for someone to come and help with the banquet, so we don't have to do anything."

Four tables of banquets are not too many, but they are not too few either.

At least, Jiang Cuihua definitely can't handle it all by herself.