Chapter 491: Pork Belly Soup

Gu Yanyan said that school was boring, but in her heart she still wanted to go: "Go ahead."

Anyway, it's still quite interesting with so many children in the school.

Liu Yinyin changed the subject and asked, "Did you make any new friends?"

She was more concerned about whether Gu Yanyan could adapt to school and get along well with his classmates.

As for grades...Gu Yanyan is still young, and as I said before, if he doesn't study well, he can just repeat the grade.

Gu Yanyan tilted his head and thought for a while before saying: "A lot of new friends, Li Jinyu, Wang Mingming, Sun Xiaoyan..."

If it weren't for the fact that he could get to know a lot of kids at school, he wouldn't want to go to school.

Liu Yinyin: “…”

She was overthinking it. From childhood to adulthood, Liu Yinyin had never cared about Gu Yanyan.

When he was in his hometown, he would run around with other kids in the village every day. As long as there was no danger, Liu Yinyin would never care about him.

During the two years on the island, I also played with my friends from daycare.

Gu Yanyan can’t be said to be a social expert, but he is certainly not afraid of strangers. No matter where he is, he can quickly play with other kids.

As for the rest, Liu Yinyin wasn't too worried.

She taught Gu Yanyan since he was young that the little boy didn't need anyone to interfere with him when eating or going to the toilet.

Finally, on the first day of school, I gave the little guy a treat to encourage him.

Liu Yinyin said to the boy, "Mom bought some pork today. Can I make braised pork for you?"

On weekdays, Gu Yanyan’s favorite foods are braised pork and braised spareribs.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yanyan shook his head and said, "No, Mom, I'm full. Dad will take us to the state-owned hotel for dinner, and Brother Xiaofei will be there too."

Liu Yinyin: “…”

Not only her, Gu Cheng was also worried about his son. Just now, when he went to pick him up.

Gu Yanyan kept complaining about being hungry.

Gu Cheng asked him if he had eaten lunch. Gu Yanyan said he had, but not full.

The meals distributed to the children are also divided into grades according to the rations that the students hand in to the cafeteria.

The best quantity is two dishes, one meat and one vegetable, plus the staple food of white flour steamed buns.

The worst quality is the black-faced steamed bun, which is eaten with pickled vegetables.

Liu Yinyin gave Gu Yanyan enough food and receipts, so the little family ate the best.

However, compared with the food at home, the food in the cafeteria is definitely inferior.

There were only a few slices of meat in the pickled mustard greens, and not enough oil or water, so the kid naturally couldn't feel full.

Although Gu Yanyan is young, he has a big appetite and is tall.

He is about the same age as a six or seven-year-old child. This is one of the reasons why Liu Yinyin was willing to send Gu Yanyan to school.

It doesn't seem strange that the little guy is in the first grade.

When Gu Cheng heard that his son did not have enough to eat, he thought about how young he was and how he had to go to school.

In order to comfort the young man, he took him to a state-owned hotel for a meal.

It is luxurious enough to comfort the little family.

As for Chen Xiaofei, he wanted to live at home, so Zhou Xiaomei did not arrange for him to live on campus.

Gu Yanyan adapted well on the first day.

The next day, as the food at school was not very good, Liu Yinyin cooked an extra egg in the morning and asked the little boy to take it to school to eat.

After Liu Yinyin sent him to school, she went to the office to find Teacher Zhang.

"Teacher Zhang, did Gu Yan cause you any trouble yesterday?" Liu Yinyin asked.

Teacher Zhang thought of the soldier who came to take care of Yanyan yesterday, and calmed down and said, "Gu Yan's mother, Gu Yan is very well behaved, but... he doesn't like to study very much."

Gu Yanyan doesn't know the importance of studying yet. He comes to school just to have fun.

Liu Yinyin didn't care much and said, "As long as he doesn't cause you any trouble, Teacher Zhang, if he doesn't listen to me in the future, just tell me."

In the next few days, Liu Yinyin would ask Gu Yanyan about his situation at school every day.

After knowing that the little guy is not bullied at school and is not opposed to going to school.

Liu Yinyin was completely relieved.

After that, apart from the trouble of picking him up and dropping him off, there were no other problems.

If the weather is really bad, Liu Yinyin will ask for leave for Gu Yanyan.

As winter turns to spring, the weather gradually warms up.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for spring ploughing.

The people in the family compound did not have to go to the fields to earn work points, but they still had to take care of their private plots.

Spring plowing season is also the time to plant vegetables.

Suddenly, many more family members came and went to the private plots.

In addition, the plastic shed that was previously built for eating vegetables should also be removed.

The plastic film can be put away and saved for use in winter.

Fortunately, there were still some vegetables in the shed, so we wouldn't be short of food during this lean season.

Liu Yinyin's family not only has vegetables, but also two strawberry fields.

Liu Yinyin takes good care of the plants and the two strawberry fields are growing well.

However, the fruit is not ripe yet and we have to wait ten days or half a month before we can eat it.

Liu Yinyin has to take Gu Yanyan to town to study in the morning. Actually, commuting to town every day is not entirely a bad thing.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Yinyin can smuggle some supplies out of the system.

During this period, the food at home has improved a lot.

That morning, Liu Yinyin came back from sending Gu Yanyan back.

Zhou Xiaomei said to her, "I'm going to the mountain to find some wild vegetables to eat."

This month, the wild vegetables on the mountain have just started to sprout and are very tender.

Liu Yinyin said casually: "Sister-in-law, isn't it said that there are many wild animals in the mountains? Is it dangerous?"

Since there are vegetables to eat at home, Liu Yinyin is not very interested in digging wild vegetables.

I want to dig wild vegetables so that I can sell them to the system to earn some pocket money, so that I don’t always have more expenses than income.

Zhou Xiaomei: "I'm going with someone else. It's on a nearby mountain. It won't be dangerous."

Liu Yinyin has to take care of the children, so she definitely can't go out with them to pick wild vegetables.

When returning from the town, Liu Yinyin smuggled out two pounds of pork and a pig stomach.

Pig stomach can be used to make soup.

Liu Yinyin cleaned the pig's stomach, blanched it, cut it into strips, added ginger, lotus seeds, yam and red dates, and stewed it on the stove.

Recently, Liu Yinyin likes to cook soup, such as pig stomach soup, pig heart soup, pig liver soup...

Each has its own advantages. Among the medical books that Dr. Zhang lent to Liu Yinyin before, one of the books specifically introduces some health-preserving diets.

After stewing the yam, lotus seed and pork tripe soup, you can just stir-fry some vegetables for lunch.

The weather is getting warmer and the fireplace in my house is no longer used much.

Thick quilts, cotton jackets and other items also need to be washed and put away.

The triplets have just learned to walk, and without Gu Yanyan's help, Liu Yinyin has to keep an eye on them almost all the time.

And I have to play with them.

To be honest, taking care of children is more tiring than working, and what's more, Liu Yinyin is taking care of three children.

It’s because I’m young, otherwise I really wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Around noon, Zhou Xiaomei came back from the mountain.

This place is remote and there are many wild vegetables on the mountain.