Chapter 92: Trading Again
It's not that she wanted to hide it, she just didn't find the right opportunity. Besides, she thought there was nothing to say about it.
"What a coincidence." Li Chunfang smiled immediately, "I just happened to be going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bag of brown sugar, how about you bring it back for me?"
It was so hot today, she really didn't want to go to the county town.
However, Li Chunfang's eldest daughter-in-law just got pregnant, and the food in the cafeteria is not good now. It is not feasible for her to eat like that every day while pregnant with a child.
So Li Chunfang got a sugar ticket and wanted to buy a bag of brown sugar for her daughter-in-law to nourish her body.
Liu Yinyin nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, I'll buy it back for you later."
The village is neither far nor close to the county town, so it is normal for villagers to help each other and carry things.
Li Chunfang smiled and quickly gave the money and sugar coupons to Liu Yinyin.
Liu Yinyin accepted it.
After arriving in the county town, the family first went to the workers' compound.
There are three rooms, the one on the far right is the kitchen. In addition to the stove, there is a cabinet. Gu Cheng also bought two rice jars and a large water jar.
If you want to cook, you have to buy pots, bowls, pans, firewood, rice, oil, salt and other food.
There are few people in the family, so the middle room is used as the main room, with a five-drawer cabinet and a table and chairs for dining.
The room on the left is the bedroom. It is quite large and contains two beds, one large and one small. The small bed is a crib with a fence.
There is also a closet and a desk.
Liu Yinyin looked quite satisfied as the large pieces of furniture in the house were almost ready.
Small items can be added slowly in the future.
Moreover, what Liu Yinyin was most satisfied with was that the county town had electricity and every room was equipped with electric lights.
Having electric lights at home is definitely more convenient at night.
Liu Yinyin thought about it, then turned to Gu Cheng and said, "The room can be lived in after cleaning it up. Oh, by the way... I see that piece of land in the yard is empty, can we plant something there?"
Otherwise it would be a pity.
Gu Cheng also had the same idea and asked her, "Okay, I'll turn the land over and plant some vegetables when I have time later?"
The county has regulations that prohibit raising pigs and chickens, but it does not prohibit growing vegetables if you have a yard at home.
Liu Yinyin nodded: "Let's just plant some radishes and cabbages."
The land is not big, so we can keep it simple and grow radishes and cabbages to store for winter consumption.
Other vegetables are available in the countryside and there is no need to grow them.
After simply cleaning a few rooms, the family of three left.
The 56 kilograms of salted meat had been dried, and Liu Yinyin took a piece of meat back.
I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a bag of brown sugar for Li Chunfang.
Liu Yinyin took a look and bought a bag of red date cakes, a pound of dried kelp and a pound of dried bean curd sticks.
Seeing that the supply and marketing cooperative was selling Laobing ice cream for five cents a stick, Liu Yinyin decisively bought two, and he and Gu Cheng each bought one.
Old popsicles are actually made of water with a little sugar in them. They taste average, but when it’s hot, eating a popsicle is still very refreshing.
As for Gu Yanyan...
When the boy saw the big apples displayed in the supply and marketing cooperative, he couldn't take his eyes away.
Gu Yanyan looked at Ping Guo and patted Liu Yinyin with his chubby hand: "Ah ah..."
What he meant was that he wanted to eat the big apple.
Liu Yinyin didn't buy it and told him, "I have some at home."
We didn’t give away the apples, so we still have a lot. In addition to apples, we also have two big watermelons, figs, and plums.
Gu Yanyan pointed at the big apple: "Ahhh..."
But he wants to eat now!
Liu Yinyin ignored him. Children can't get used to things. She paid the money and walked out.
Gu Yanyan didn't get to eat the big apple. He pouted, turned his back to Liu Yinyin, and buried his head in his father's neck.
He was angry.
The little guy has a bad temper, but he won't cry if he is rejected. At most he will be sulking for three minutes.
Liu Yinyin smiled and saw that the bump on his forehead had not completely disappeared.
Pick up a piece of red date cake and give it to him.
When Gu Yanyan saw the delicious food, he immediately put on a smiling face and took a sip of the red date cake with his little hands.
The red date cakes sold at the supply and marketing cooperative are delicious, fragrant, sweet, and have a delicate texture. Of course, they are not cheap either.
On the way back, Gu Yanyan held the red date cake and ate it in a very serious manner.
I spent half an hour eating a piece of red date cake, and then we arrived at Liujia Village.
There was still a small piece of date cake left in his hand, and the little guy's mouth was full of date cake crumbs.
Liu Yinyin wiped it for him, went to the village chief's house to deliver brown sugar, and then went to Liu's house.
"Aunt..." The eldest nephew Liu Qingwen was playing with mud at the door. He looked at the red date cake in Gu Yanyan's hand and swallowed his saliva.
Only Liu Ersao and a few children were left at the Liu family.
Liu Yinyin gave each of her nieces a piece of red date cake.
A piece of salted wild boar meat was also given to Liu Ersao. The wild boar meat was quite large and weighed more than one kilogram after drying.
Mrs. Liu smiled and asked, "Yinyin, don't you guys save some for yourselves?"
Liu Yinyin didn't bring a basket when she went back to the county town this time, and she carried all the things she bought in her hands.
Mrs. Liu felt a little embarrassed because she didn't see that she had pork in her hands.
Liu Yinyin shook her head: "No, I'll give it to my parents to nourish their bodies."
Gu Yanyan currently cannot eat salted wild boar.
There are four pheasants at home. Liu Yinyin plans to go back and kill one and make some chicken porridge for him.
After returning home, Gu Cheng went to kill chickens.
Liu Yinyin soaked some bean curd sheets and made a dish of cold bean curd sheets and a braised chicken for lunch.
The dish made for Gu Yanyan was minced meat porridge.
Gu Cheng praised the cold bean curd skin: "It tastes quite good when prepared this way."
It was his first time to eat cold bean curd sheets, and he didn’t expect it to taste so good.
"Is that so?" Liu Yinyin is now becoming more and more familiar with cold dishes. Summer is really suitable for eating cold dishes.
Not only cold dishes, but also... cold noodles and cold skin, you can also try them.
"I'll make you something delicious later." Liu Yinyin said.
With nothing to do at home, Liu Yinyin likes to think about food.
Gu Cheng smiled. He had no complaints about his wife's cooking skills. She was never perfunctory when it came to food. Even the vegetables she cooked were tasty and went well with rice.
Thinking of something, Gu Cheng told Liu Yinyin: "I will be back very late tomorrow."
"What's wrong?" Liu Yinyin asked.
Gu Cheng said truthfully: "There is news from Jianguo. I will go to Chongyang County after get off work tomorrow."
"Are you going to buy food? Will anything happen?" Liu Yinyin was a little worried.
Gu Cheng comforted her: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. It's just that it's not good for others to see it, so we have to act at night."
Liu Yinyin reminded him: "There is still a lot of food in the cellar, so there is no need to buy too much."
The main reason is that the Gu family needs to be taken care of, otherwise Liu Yinyin doesn’t want Gu Cheng to take the risk of doing such a thing.
She can handle the food storage issue on her own.
Gu Cheng nodded in agreement. As long as there was enough food, it was fine. He had no plan to buy more.
Liu Yinyin paused and said, "If it's too late tomorrow, you can just stay in the county town. You don't have to rush back overnight."