Chapter 441 Help
Grandma Sun walked in front with a cane, leading the way.
The place where the ducks are raised is right next to the house. Although the grandson's house is dilapidated, the old couple are clean people and they keep it quite clean inside.
Grandma Sun told Liu Yinyin: "I have two old ducks at home. I have raised them for two years. You can ask around and you will know. I will not lie to you."
The old duck has been raised for many years, but its weight is about the same as that of ordinary ducks.
Old ducks are nutritious and more expensive, so many people with bad intentions use ducks of the same year to pass them off as old ducks.
Of course, there is a difference between raising a duck for two years and raising a duck for one year. They can only fool city dwellers who know nothing.
In Grandma Sun's eyes, Liu Yinyin looked like a city girl no matter how she looked or how she dressed.
This is why I mentioned this.
Liu Yinyin waved her hands and said, "No need, Grandma Sun. I trust you. Please help me pick a fatter duck. I want to give it away."
Just like before, Liu Yinyin didn't plan to spend money and wanted to directly exchange fine grains for old ducks.
When she came, Liu Yinyin specially brought 20 kilograms of flour with her.
Twenty kilograms of flour can be exchanged for an old duck weighing five or six kilograms, which is just right.
No one can resist the temptation of food, but...
Grandma Sun hesitated and asked, "My dear, do you have any coarse food?"
White flour is a good thing, but given the financial situation of Sun's family, eating fine grains was too luxurious.
If you switch to coarse grains, you can eat more for a long time.
Liu Yinyin: "...Probably."
As a last resort, Liu Yinyin had to open the package sent from her hometown, and sure enough, there was a bag of cornmeal inside.
There are about 50 kilograms, and a bag of dried sweet potatoes, about 20 kilograms.
The rest are some scattered things such as dried vegetables, dried bamboo shoots, and wild walnuts.
The cornmeal and dried sweet potatoes together weighed 70 kilograms, which was enough to buy an old duck.
Grandma Sun smiled and said, "That's fine. Thank you, my dear."
Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, can you keep the other old duck for me? I'll come get it in two days and buy food for the New Year."
This was not a spur-of-the-moment idea; the ducks had been planned to be bought before the Chinese New Year.
Grandma Sun didn't know Liu Yinyin. She glanced at Zhao Yuan and saw him nod.
Then he responded with a smile: "Okay, I'll keep it for you."
Without buying anything else, Liu Yinyin packed her things and went home.
The weather was fine at the moment, and Gu Cheng was sitting in the yard reading a newspaper. He had also moved out the cribs for several children.
Put it in the yard in the sun.
Liu Yinyin asked: "Hey, is the phone installed?"
There is no one else in the house except Gu Cheng and a few children.
"It's already been installed." Installing the phone didn't take any time.
Gu Cheng put down the newspaper in his hand and helped Liu Yinyin carry the things into the house.
Liu Yinyin looked at the new phone next to the sofa and asked curiously, "Can I call my family?"
The telephones at that time were different from those in later times. It was very troublesome to make a phone call.
However, it would be much more convenient if there was a telephone at home.
Gu Cheng: "Sure, just be careful when you speak."
At this time, phone calls were monitored by someone, especially in the military.
Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Don't worry, I understand..."
"By the way, there are no old hens for sale in the village. I only bought an old duck. Can you ask someone to take it to Big Swallow Island tomorrow?"
There are also troops stationed on Dayanzi Island, and ships travel between the two islands almost every day.
"Okay." It was not difficult for Gu Cheng to ask someone to bring some things to Mr. and Mrs. Zhou.
"There's one more thing..." After thinking for a while, Liu Yinyin decided to tell Gu Cheng, "The family that bought the duck today was introduced to me by Zhao Yuan. Their family conditions are very poor."
"Both sons are gone, and only the old couple and a little granddaughter are left at home. The house is also a dilapidated stone house. If there is a strong wind or heavy rain, I am afraid it will collapse at any time."
"In a situation like the Sun family's, can the army provide some help?"
"I heard from Zhao Yuan that the couple's eldest son joined the army when he was young, and there has been no news of him since then. It has been almost 20 years."
In a situation like this, the other party is most likely gone, and there is no news at all. I'm afraid he is missing, or...
The result won't be very good anyway.
The country has not been peaceful for a long time. Before that, it was always in chaos.
There are many families like Sun's family.
After a moment of silence, Gu Cheng said, "I'll talk to the team about this later. It should work."
It's not a big deal. The army provided some bricks and tiles to build two rooms for the old man. As for food...
It can be provided, but the quantity will not be too much. After all, there are many hungry people these days.
There is no way to help.
Liu Yinyin was quite satisfied with the result. The biggest problem of the Sun family was the house.
There are many strong winds and waves on the island, and the Sun family must have spent a lot of money to repair the house on weekdays.
In this way...the remaining money can be used to supplement the family expenses, and the future life will definitely be much better.
After finishing the New Year's shopping, Liu Yinyin started thinking about how to spend this year's New Year's Eve.
Not many families on the island go home for the New Year.
In order to have fun, some families will gather together to celebrate the New Year.
Liu Yinyin thought: "Yesterday when Rose came to visit us, she mentioned that she and Captain Yang would not go back home to celebrate the New Year today, and wanted to have a New Year's Eve dinner with us."
It is not easy for the soldiers and their families stationed on the island, such as Zheng Qiangwei's family.
I have been on the island for almost two years, and I have never returned to my hometown.
There are many cases like her in the family home.
"Did you agree?" Gu Cheng asked.
Liu Yinyin shook her head: "No, I just wanted to ask you."
She actually didn't really want to celebrate the New Year with Zheng Qiangwei's family.
I don’t mean any other thing. Brother Liu and Brother Liu’s family will not return to their hometown.
After all, they are relatives, and brothers and sisters should spend the New Year together.
Gu Cheng thought the same as her: "Then let's go back and spend the New Year with our elder and second brothers."
Liu Yinyin hesitated and said, "...Will it be bad?"
Gu Cheng and Yang Yiming have a good relationship, and the two families are neighbors.
Gu Cheng said indifferently: "It's not a big deal, just explain it to them clearly."
Liu Yinyin said "Oh", "Then I'll talk to her tomorrow."
Since he didn't go to the canteen to get food in the evening, Gu Cheng prepared to cook dinner by himself.
All the vegetables have been bought: sea fish, razor clams, and a bunch of bok choy.
In the evening, I made braised sea fish, spicy stir-fried razor clams, and stir-fried Chinese cabbage. The staple food was white rice.
When Gu's mother saw Gu Cheng busying himself in the kitchen, she was so angry that her nose was almost crooked.
"Look at the wife you married. If she were in the countryside, she would be a complete lazy woman. It's a pity that you still treat her like a treasure!"
Mother Gu really couldn't understand.