Chapter 474 Firewood

If there is no firewood, just go to the mountain and chop down some trees.

Otherwise, you can ask the children at home to go to the mountains to pick up some dead branches and leaves to burn.

There's no need to spend money on firewood.

But when I thought about the fact that Liu Yinyin had to take care of three sons and had no way of going out, I understood her.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Xiaomei said, "There should be someone willing to sell firewood in the countryside. I'll ask for you later."

Chopping wood is not a difficult task. If there is money to be made, people will generally take on this job.

Liu Yinyin added: "Tell the other party that I will exchange...cloth for firewood."

She originally wanted to talk about white flour, but then she remembered what Zhou Xiaomei had said before, that the villagers in Dongpo Mountain had surplus food to sell, so they should not be short of food.

Zhou Xiaomei asked curiously, "You have a lot of fabrics in your home?"

Liu Yinyin's guess was correct. The people in Dongpo Mountain did not lack food.

But cloth... was definitely in short supply. The villagers didn't have many cloth coupons, so they couldn't buy cloth to make clothes, and they didn't even have enough clothes to wear at home.

In some families, the whole family has to share the same piece of clothing.

Liu Yinyin hummed and made up an excuse: "I used to work in a supply and marketing cooperative and collected a lot of defective cloth."

Zhou Xiaomei was quite tempted because her man held a high position and had a good salary and benefits.

But it couldn't support the food and daily necessities of a whole family. There were many children in the family and the fabrics were scarce.

Zhou Xiaomei felt sorry for her children, so she would definitely give the fabrics to them.

She herself hasn't made new clothes for many years and has been wearing her old clothes.

I have worn a cotton jacket for more than ten years. I dare not change it even though it is no longer warm enough. The winter is very difficult.

Liu Yinyin saw that Zhou Xiaomei had a troubled look on her face and looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

I took the initiative to ask: "Sister-in-law, do you want to buy some fabric?"

Zhou Xiaomei was stunned: "...But, I don't have any cloth coupons."

Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "It was originally a defective cloth. I didn't buy it with a cloth ticket. I hope you don't mind the defect."

Zhou Xiaomei exclaimed: "How could it be!"

The defective cloth from the supply and marketing cooperative is not something that ordinary people can buy.

Liu Yinyin found some pieces of cloth. These pieces of cloth were indeed collected when she was working before, and some of them were exchanged from Aqiang.

It is said to be a defective cloth, but in fact it is just dyed with a slightly different color, and it is not easy to see if you don’t look carefully.

Zhou Xiaomei was very happy. She endured it again and again, and finally picked out only two pieces of blue cloth.

So that I can make two new suits for my two sons, and with the remaining clothes, I can make one for my daughter.

As for herself, she could use the children's old clothes to make two sets of clothes.

Zhou Xiaomei owed Liu Yinyin a big favor this time, so she said gratefully: "I will go to Dongpo Mountain later and ask who has firewood for sale."

Liu Yinyin: "No rush."

There is still a month left before winter, so we can take our time stockpiling firewood.

Maybe one day when Gu Cheng has time, he will go to the mountain and cut down a few trees.

Zhou Xiaomei is impatient: "It's okay, it's not far anyway, I'm free at home anyway."

Liu Yinyin lent her a bicycle so that it would be more convenient for her to go there by bicycle.

Zhou Xiaomei was very efficient. She went to Dongpo Mountain in the afternoon and immediately took care of the firewood purchase.

I introduced Liu Yinyin to a family and negotiated with them that if they gave her two carts of firewood, she could get a piece of cloth in exchange.

The other party was also very active. Over the next two days, they brought four carts of firewood to Liu Yinyin's family.

The firewood has been chopped into pieces, but it is still wet and needs to be placed in the sun for a few days.

In an instant, the yard of Liu Yinyin's house was filled with firewood.

This time, Gu Cheng only took his troops to the mountains for training for a few days and returned home soon.

Seeing the piles of firewood in the yard, Weiwei was a little surprised: "Where did all the firewood come from?"

Liu Yinyin explained: "Mrs. Zhou helped me change it. She used two pieces of cloth."

Gu Cheng hummed and said, "I'll take a day off tomorrow and go to the mountain to chop some more firewood."

While he has free time, he also wants to deal with the things that need to be dealt with at home.

Liu Yinyin didn't agree: "Don't work so hard. You finally have a day off. Just rest at home and take care of the kids. You haven't been with them for a long time."

As for firewood, there was so much in the yard that it was almost enough.

Even if it's not enough, just spend a piece or two of cloth and buy some more from the villagers.

Gu Cheng rarely has a day off, so it is more important for him to seize the time to cultivate the relationship between father and son.

Thinking of his sons, Gu Cheng felt very soft in his heart.

Liu Yinyin was tired of taking care of her son: "It's just right, tomorrow morning I want to go out with Zhou's wife and buy some things from the nearby village."

She found that Zhou Xiaomei was a very enthusiastic person, and since she didn't have a job, she liked to go out and walk around.

Gu Chengcheng didn't say anything. It was really hard for Liu Yinyin to take care of the child alone when he was not at home.

That night, Liu Yinyin found Zhou Xiaomei and told her about her plan to go to Dongpo Mountain.

"Gu Cheng is back. I want to go to the countryside to buy an old hen and make some soup for him."

Zhou Xiaomei smiled and said, "You are so good to your man."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Zhou Xiaomei continued, "But it's normal. They have a hard life as soldiers. If they don't eat well, their bodies won't last long. I'll buy an old hen tomorrow."

Men are the pillars of the family, and this money cannot be saved.

In the evening, Liu Yinyin made spicy dried fish, scrambled eggs with leeks, and stir-fried lentils.

The staple food is white rice.

While eating, Liu Yinyin said to Gu Cheng again: "We have a bicycle at home. After buying things tomorrow, I will go to town again to send a letter to my parents and my eldest and second brothers."

After being in the new military region for so long, Liu Yinyin has not yet replied to the letters from her hometown, and she doesn't know how Huang Xiaoyue is doing.

In addition to the people at home, there is also Dong Huaqing. I have to tell her the address of the new military district. The two of them have been in contact for such a long time.

Dong Huaqing introduced Liu Yinyin to many young girls who wanted to buy clothes.

Not to mention how often, Liu Yinyin would send them clothes once a month, sometimes more than ten pieces.

In this way, a lot of supplies can be obtained.

Most of the milk powder, maltose, White Rabbit milk candy, biscuits and other things in the house were sent by Dong Huaqing.

Sometimes I would send some fabric to Liu Yinyin.

To be honest, thanks to Liu Yinyin's efforts, the family has saved a lot of fabrics, and there is a thick stack of them in the closet.

You don't have to worry about running out of fabric.

Also...I don't know if there is a black market in town, I'll have to ask about it later.

Seeing how much she loved going out, Gu Cheng couldn't help but ask, "How about we find someone at home to help take care of the kids?"