Chapter 430 Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs

As the year draws to a close, meat processing plants are supplying a lot more pork.

It is quite convenient to buy pork because of the relationship with Mrs. Miao.

However, no matter how convenient it is, the meat coupons should still be given.

Liu Yinyin accepted the pork and took out two meat coupons and stuffed them into Old Lady Miao's hand.

"Grandma Miao, consider this piece of pork as something you bought for me."

Mrs. Miao smiled and said, "If you want to buy pork in the future, just come to me."

She knew it was inconvenient to eat meat on the island.

Liu Yinyin smiled and nodded: "I will definitely trouble you in the future."

It is indeed a good idea to buy meat from Old Lady Miao, but there is no place to live in Qing City.

Every time I come here on the same day, I have to rush back on the same day. I even have no time to ask Mrs. Miao to buy pork for me...

I still have to buy a house in Qing City.

After leaving the family compound, Liu Yinyin first found a deserted place and smuggled out fifty kilograms of flour.

After that, I went to the black market.

It was almost noon and there were not many people in the black market. Fortunately, I met Aqiang.

It had been a long time since she last came to the black market, and Aqiang almost didn't recognize her. It took him a long time to react.

"Sister, it's you!"

Liu Yinyin: “…”

"Sister, what good things have you brought over?"

It was also because Liu Yinyin was generous. Otherwise, Aqiang, who deals with all kinds of people every day, might not be able to remember Liu Yinyin.

After a pause, Liu Yinyin said: "I brought 50 kilograms of flour..."

"Big sister, you are really generous." A Qiang couldn't help but raise his thumb and asked, "Big sister, I buy all kinds of grains, do you have other grains to sell?"

No wonder he asked that. It’s the end of the year and the villagers need to buy New Year’s goods.

They have no other way to make money, so they can only sell part of their food rations to buy New Year's goods.

The harvest has been good in the past two years, and the grain prices on the black market are not that high. If the grain prices are not high, there will be less profit.

To make the same amount of money, Qiang has to sell more things.

Liu Yinyin didn't deny it directly: "For the time being, I don't have any, so I'll just sell 50 kilograms of flour."

Ah Qiang understood and asked, "What do you want to exchange?"

"Change for some cloth, cotton, or even pork..."

In the end, Liu Yinyin exchanged for two pieces of cloth, three pounds of cotton, and a pair of women's cotton shoes.

The cotton shoes were quite thick and Jiang Cuihua should be able to wear them, so Liu Yinyin accepted them.

There was no pork, but we did get a large piece of pork ribs, weighing three or four pounds.

Liu Yinyin stuffed the cotton under the backpack and laid the cloth and cotton shoes on top.

The ribs are also wrapped in two layers of baking paper and placed in a basket.

After exchanging supplies, Liu Yinyin found a state-owned hotel to have lunch.

Eating alone, she ordered a bowl of pork liver noodles.

Carrying her things, Liu Yinyin did not go to the department store again. After dinner, she went straight to the pier and took a boat away.

When they were almost home, Liu Yinyin smuggled out two cans of maltose, five bags of milk powder, a can of premium biscuits, and a bag of White Rabbit milk candy from the system.

Two pounds of pork, two bags of snacks, two bags of melon seeds, and two bags of peanuts.

After returning home with so many bags, Liu Yinyin was almost exhausted.

"Why did you buy so many things?" Jiang Cuihua heard the noise and hurried out of the room.

Liu Yinyin put the things on the tea table: "I bought them for the New Year..."

The New Year is coming soon, so we have to prepare some food, right?

Anyway, the weather is cold now, so pork ribs and other things can be kept for a while.

"Mom, come here and take a look. I bought you a pair of cotton shoes. Try them on to see if they fit you."

Liu Yinyin took out a pair of cotton shoes from her backpack and gave them to Jiang Cuihua.

Jiang Cuihua tried it and said curiously, "It's comfortable, but it's not cheap, right? Don't buy it next time. I can make it myself."

"Oh, right..." Thinking of something, Liu Yinyin took out another bag and gave it to Jiang Cuihua, "I bought a few pairs of soles. You can make two pairs of shoes and send them to Dad later."

Many people in the countryside can make shoes. Other things are not difficult, but the hardest part is making the soles, which is time-consuming and laborious.

"You still have this thing for sale?" Jiang Cuihua said in surprise, "With ready-made soles, making shoes is much easier."

The shoe soles were actually smuggled out of the system by Liu Yinyin, but she had seen shoe soles for sale when she was shopping in a department store before.

She smuggled out similar soles and had no problem.

Whether there are pairs of soles or not will keep Jiang Cuihua busy for a while.

And fabric cotton...

Liu Yinyin said, "I also bought two pieces of cloth and three pounds of cotton. Mom, I want to make two new cotton-padded jackets for you and Dad."

Jiang Cuihua said, "No need. Your father and I both have cotton-padded jackets. The children are growing fast, so we can keep them for them."

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "No, that won't work. Just consider it as my way of honoring you two. Mom, thank you for your hard work during this period. If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't know what I would do."

Jiang Cuihua said angrily, "You are my daughter, so it is my duty to help you. Besides, I have food and shelter in your house, and I get 50 kilograms of flour every month. It doesn't matter if I work a little harder."

In fact, she was worried about nothing else...

Gu Cheng was not at home at the moment, so Jiang Cuihua said frankly, "Yinyin, isn't your mother-in-law coming to the island soon? I'm afraid she will have some opinions then."

The daughter of a wealthy family is unemployed now, and on the surface, the whole family is supported by Gu Cheng.

As a mother-in-law, Jiang Cuihua should not steal the limelight from the mother.

Liu Yinyin said indifferently, "Gu Cheng said last night that he would send a telegram to his hometown, asking her not to come over."

Jiang Cuihua's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Yes, I'm worried that she, an old lady, doesn't know the way."

"That's right..." Jiang Cuihua said with a smile, "You are already old, why are you still struggling?"

At first, Jiang Cuihua would not have been willing to come to the island if she had not heard that her daughter was pregnant with twins.

A nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own thatched nest. Living outside is not as comfortable as living at home.

Liu Yinyin smiled but said nothing. She was not sure whether Gu's mother would come or not, but Gu Cheng had sent the telegram.

However, Gu's mother may not listen to him.

Liu Yinyin was too lazy to care: "Mom, cook the ribs tonight."

This time I bought two strips of pork, half a chicken and a large piece of ribs, enough for several meals.

Jiang Cuihua: "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

The ribs weighed three or four pounds, and Liu Yinyin didn't plan to eat them all in one meal.

"Chop half...we'll have sweet and sour pork ribs tonight, and the other half, add some radishes to make soup for lunch tomorrow."

It was getting late, so Jiang Cuihua went to cook dinner.

Liu Yinyin cleaned up the remaining things and bought some meat for her own consumption.

Cloth and cotton are used to make cotton-padded clothes for Jiang Cuihua and Liu Laifu.

The rest are some food and milk powder for my sons.

Two cans of maltose, one for Jiang Cuihua to drink, and the other one was sent back to Liu Lai Fu.

There are also some snacks, biscuits, and White Rabbit milk candies for Gu Yanyan.