Chapter 77: Eggs for Fish

Jiang Cuihua felt upset for a while before going home and asking Liu Mingyuan to go to the county town to get food.

Liu Yinyin has already greeted Aunt Li.

Liu Mingyuan is now quite familiar with the county town, so he won't get lost.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mingyuan brought back 440 kilograms of food.

Liu Yinyin finally breathed a sigh of relief. There wasn't much food, but she could still take in some from time to time, so she shouldn't be short of food in the future.

After class in the afternoon, Liu Yinyin went home and collected a hundred eggs.

Li Chunfang came to find her and said that she was going to her mother's village to get fish. She asked Liu Yinyin to pack some eggs if she wanted to exchange fish, and she would help bring the exchanged fish over in the evening.

The weather is hot now, and the fish caught during the day will easily become smelly. We have to wait until night when it is cooler to catch and change the fish.

After packing a hundred eggs for Aunt Li, Liu Yinyin went to cook.

Braise a pound of pork belly and steam a few cornmeal dumplings.

When Gu Cheng came back, Liu Yinyin couldn't help but mention it to him: "Today I heard from Aunt Li that food prices are going to go up."

She stopped there and didn't say anything else.

Gu Cheng held Gu Yanyan in his arms and fed her apple puree. He looked up at her and asked, "Are you not listening to the radio at home?"

Liu Yinyin blushed: "...I let Yanyan listen to it."

After all, she came from the future, and was just a little curious about such an antique as the radio at the beginning. If you want her to sit there and listen to the radio wholeheartedly, Liu Yinyin really doesn't have the patience.

Gu Cheng said solemnly: "Drought has occurred in many parts of the country. If it continues, it will probably be a large-scale disaster."

Liu Yinyin didn't expect the situation to be so serious. She asked anxiously, "What should we do?"

The family had stored food, so the three of them would not go hungry, but...as Gu Cheng said, this famine would be a nationwide disaster.

Including Liujia Village.

Will they, as a family, be able to keep themselves out of trouble when the time comes?

Gu Cheng held her small hand tightly and said softly, "No one can control this kind of natural disaster. However, as long as I am here, we can live the same way as before."

With his words, Liu Yinyin suddenly felt relieved and held his big hand in return, "I believe you..."

"Yin Yin!"

Outside the door, Li Chunfang shouted, "Open the door quickly."

Liu Yinyin came to her senses and hurriedly got up to open the door, while Gu Cheng followed behind with his son in his arms.

Li Chunfang led his eldest son Liu Zhiwen to bring in the fish. He took a breath and said, "Yinyin, these fish are not big. It's almost four or five eggs for one fish. I'll give you all the 100 eggs. That's all. They are all the freshest fish I picked for you."

Two buckets of fish must weigh more than ten to twenty kilograms.

Liu Yinyin didn't expect that Li Chunfang had used up all the eggs. She went back to the house and packed ten more eggs for her, saying with a smile, "Thank you for your help, Auntie."

Li Chunfang accepted the egg and said with a smile, "No problem. If you want to eat fish in the future, just come to me."

To be honest, she likes to help Liu Yinyin do this kind of thing.

Well, Liu Yinyin would never be picky when given things, unlike some people who would just give her one or two eggs and send her away.

If they were not related, Li Chunfang would not be willing to help them bring things, as her family did not need an egg or two.

There were two buckets of fish, most of which were alive. Some had just died from lack of oxygen, but they were still fresh.

These fish must be dealt with today, otherwise more of them will die tomorrow.

Gu Cheng put his son in the stroller and helped Liu Yinyin prepare the fish.

The fish this time were indeed not very fat. Liu Yinyin counted them and found that there were a total of twenty-four fish, most of which weighed only about one kilogram.

Only two fish were slightly larger, estimated to weigh about one and a half kilograms.

Of the twenty-four fish, six had died from lack of oxygen.

Just like before, Liu Yinyin pondered: "There are eighteen live fish. Four fish will be given to my parents, four fish will be sent to your house, and the other two larger fish will be kept for us to eat."

The remaining eight live fish and the six dead fish were dried and stored.

The weather is too hot to cook mackerel, so we can only dry the fish in the sun.

Those six dead fish must be dealt with tonight, otherwise they will definitely stink tomorrow.

Gu Cheng brought out a wooden basin and said directly: "Deal with all the fish that need to be dried tonight, so you don't have to do it again tomorrow."

He has to go to work tomorrow, and Liu Yinyin will probably do it by herself, so it’s better to finish it together today.

Drying fish is easier than making mackerel. Kill the fish, remove the dirt, wash it clean, and marinate it with white wine and salt overnight. You can take it out and dry it the next day.

Gu Cheng was responsible for killing the fish, while Liu Yinyin was responsible for washing and marinating the fish.

It was already dark by now, and the family of three sat under the eaves, holding flashlights, and the couple worked efficiently.

After working for about an hour, all fourteen fish were cleaned up.

After catching the fish, Liu Yinyin quickly cleaned the yard. After killing so many fish, the fishy smell was too strong.

And her hands. Liu Yinyin always felt there was a strange smell, so she washed them several times with soap before they were barely clean.

The next day, after breakfast, Liu Yinyin took out the fish that she had marinated the night before and hung it on the rack to dry.

Gu Cheng was going to deliver fish to Gu's house, so he left early this morning.

After drying the fish, Liu Yinyin took advantage of the fact that Gu Yanyan was still sleeping and sent the four fish to the Liu family.

On the way back, I happened to run into Jiang Zhiqing on the road.

As before, Jiang Zhiqing was still wearing a white shirt.

Liu Yinyin heard from her mother that several girls in the village had taken a fancy to Jiang Zhiqing, including her cousin, Liu Hongmei.

Liu Hongmei had very high standards. She had not said anything about him until now, but now she fell in love with Jiang Zhiqing at first sight.

But it seemed that it was just her wish, and Jiang Zhiqing had no such intention towards her.

Everyone in the village said that Jiang Zhiqing came from the city and would definitely look down on the girls from their country.

"Comrade Liu." Jiang Zhiqing greeted her.

"Comrade Jiang." Liu Yinyin smiled slightly. This man is quite responsible for his work. It's almost half past seven and he has already come to school.

Jiang Zhiqing was holding two books in his hands, one of which was a Chinese textbook.

There is another book... Liu Yinyin saw him holding this book yesterday, a manual on aquaculture technology.

It looks like a book that provides guidance on raising pigs.

"Comrade Liu, can I ask you a question?" Jiang Zhiqing suddenly said.

Liu Yinyin was slightly stunned: "...just what you said."

Jiang Zhiqing pondered for a moment and said, "I think Liujia Village cannot become rich just by farming."

Land is the lifeblood of farmers, but to be honest, farming can only allow villagers to barely support their families. In terms of money...