Chapter 478 Returning Late

Breakfast was simple. Liu Yinyin cooked noodles, added vegetables and eggs, and also cut some shredded meat into it.

Thinking that Gu Cheng was going on a mission, Liu Yinyin also made him a braised pork.

There is no other way. When doing physical work, you really can’t do without eating some meat.

The weather was cold, so Liu Yinyin didn't let the children go out.

The mother and her children lived together in the room with a fireplace burning next to them. The room was warm and cozy.

I'm just a little bored.

Today is Sunday, and Zhou Xiaomei's two sons have returned, so they did not come to visit Liu Yinyin.

Hong Ling did come over and this time brought a bag of snacks from the factory for Liu Yinyin.

"Wow, your house is so warm..." Seeing the fireplace in Liu Yinyin's house, Hong Ling became envious.

It snowed a little last night and it was freezing cold.

She rushed back in the cold wind, almost frozen.

Liu Yinyin poured her a cup of hot tea and said, "Come sit here when you have time. Just come and have a seat. You don't need to bring anything."

Hong Ling sighed and said, "The factory provides benefits to employees without spending any money."

This is the good thing about working in a food factory. The salary is not that high, but the employees will be given some benefits from time to time.

"Leave it for the children..." Suddenly thinking of something, Liu Yinyin asked, "Sister Hong Ling, do you have any good snacks for sale in your factory?"

Hong Ling was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

Liu Yinyin explained: "It's just a bit more expensive, a more upscale snack. I want to buy it as a gift."

Gu Cheng said he would take them to Qing City, where they would visit his former leader.

I've been there once before, but I was in a hurry and didn't buy anything. I can't be rude again this time.

Hong Ling suddenly realized: "That's it, when do you want it? I'll buy it for you."

Liu Yinyin is still unsure, but snacks can be bought at any time, and she still has to send things to Liu Ersao and Zheng Qiangwei.

Otherwise, you can buy some snacks for your family to enjoy.

When it comes to food, Liu Yinyin never lets her family down.

"Sister Hong Ling, how about you buy me two packs of high-end snacks next time you come back from vacation?"

Hong Ling nodded and said, "Okay, as long as it doesn't snow or rain heavily, I will be back on Sunday."

Hong Ling talked for a while and then left. She had to go home to make lunch.

Liu Yinyin looked at her watch and it was almost noon.

We still have four or five pounds of pork at home, which is perfect for making dumplings in such cold weather.

It was too late for lunch, so I could only make dumplings in the afternoon and eat them in the evening. Coincidentally, Gu Cheng said he would come back for dinner today.

At noon, Liu Yinyin heated up the braised pork left over from the morning, steamed some rice, and stir-fried some vegetables.

Let’s just eat lunch like this. The weather is really cold and Liu Yinyin doesn’t really want to cook.

After lunch, Liu Yinyin soaked a handful of mushrooms and a handful of bamboo shoots, and prepared to make dumplings with mushroom and meat fillings and bamboo shoot and meat fillings.

It was cold, so Liu Yinyin moved a small table into the room to do some work and look after the children at the same time.

Before she finished her work, she saw the snow outside the window falling heavier and heavier, and Liu Yinyin couldn't help feeling a little worried.

It's snowing so heavily, I don't know what's happening over there.

Not only Gu Cheng, but Zhou Xiaomei's man Fan Zhenxing also went up the mountain to hunt today.

Zhou Xiaomei was not worried at all.

"They are soldiers, and every mission is dangerous. Hunting is not a big deal for them. Don't worry, the soldiers will go up the mountain to hunt at this time every year."

"Sometimes the weather is worse than this, and it's okay."

Liu Yinyin felt sympathetic: "Sister-in-law, are there a lot of prey on the mountain?"

"That's right." Zhou Xiaomei muttered, "This place has many mountains and few people, but there are many wild animals. Sometimes when I go to Dongpo Mountain, I can encounter big snakes on the road. It's so scary."

No one dared to go out at night because some wild animals would come out at night to look for food.

Zhou Xiaomei added: "They go hunting in the mountains and have a good harvest every year. Today should be no different."

However, the game they hunted had to be stored for the soldiers to survive the winter, and it was difficult for people in their family compound to buy it.

As leaders, they can bring back some game.

Speaking of pork, Zhou Xiaomei said, "I want to go to Dongpo Mountain tomorrow to ask around. It's snowing, so there should be people killing pigs in the village."

Liu Yinyin raised her lips slightly: "Sister-in-law, are you ready to dry the bacon?"

Zhou Xiaomei: "Yes, let's dry some bacon and send some back home. How much pork do you want to buy? I'll bring it back for you later."

"I... just need to buy a pound or two of pork." Liu Yinyin thought, "Sister-in-law, if there is any pig entrails, please buy some for me. I want to make salty food."

It’s troublesome to cook when the weather is cold. You can make salty food once and eat it for two or three days. You can steam a few more steamed buns in the morning to save yourself the trouble of cooking every day.

Zhou Xiaomei was slightly surprised: "You can also make salty food?"

Liu Yinyin nodded: "Everyone in my family said it's delicious, I'll send some for you to try later."

Zhou Xiaomei's eyes lit up: "Then I'll be waiting."

She didn't think Liu Yinyin was bragging. After knowing each other for so long, Liu Yinyin's cooking skills were truly impeccable.

The weather was cold and it was getting dark around five in the afternoon.

Liu Yinyin made a lot of dumplings this time. She chopped three pounds of pork and stuffing, mushroom meat stuffing, and bamboo shoot meat stuffing.

All together, there were about 280 dumplings.

Zhou Xiaomei helped her make a lot of dumplings, and Liu Yinyin packed a bowl of dumplings for her to take back for the children to taste.

As for Hong Ling, Liu Yinyin also sent a bowl of dumplings over.

After finishing all this, Gu Cheng hasn't come back yet.

Liu Yinyin only cooked two bowls of dumplings, which she and Gu Yanyan ate alone.

If Gu Cheng comes back, I'll just make some more dumplings.

I don’t know how long it had been, but Liu Yinyin and the children fell asleep. They were half asleep when they heard someone knocking on the door.

Gu Cheng is back.

Liu Yinyin looked at her watch. It was already past eleven o'clock.

"Why are you back so late?"

Gu Cheng took off his military coat and placed the large piece of wild boar leg in the wooden basin.

After taking a breath, he said, "There are many prey in the mountains, so we walked a little far."

Liu Yinyin didn't ask any more questions: "There's a fireplace in the room, go in and warm yourself by the fire, I'll make you some dumplings."

This time, the harvest from hunting in the mountains was really good. Four large wild boars were hunted, and Gu Cheng brought back a wild boar leg weighing more than ten pounds.

Just enough to dry the bacon and send it back to the island.

Gu Cheng was a little absent-minded during the meal. After a while, he said to Liu Yinyin, "Please prepare some food. I will take it to the clinic tomorrow."

Liu Yinyin was stunned: "...What, someone was injured?"

"No." Gu Cheng told her truthfully, "We went hunting in the mountains today and rescued a little boy. If we hadn't acted in time, he would have been killed by a wild boar."

"Little boy?" Liu Yinyin wondered, "How old is he? What was he doing in the mountains? Did he get separated from his family?"