Chapter 93 Green Plum

Anyway, the house in the compound has been cleaned up. Although we can't cook there, it's still suitable for living.

Gu Cheng looked at Gu Yanyan who was drinking porridge by himself and said, "I will try to come back as soon as possible."

There is only his wife and children at home, and he would be worried if he doesn't come back to see them.

The next day, just as Gu Cheng left, Liu Ersao arrived.

Liu Yinyin is too lazy to talk about her now.

Mrs. Liu was holding a small basket filled with green plums.

She held a green plum in her hand and chewed it, enjoying it very much.

Liu Yinyin looked at it with a sour taste in her mouth and asked, "Is it delicious?"

Could this person be so hungry that he can eat anything? He can even eat green plums if there is no fruit.

"It's delicious." Mrs. Liu handed one to Liu Yinyin, "Do you want to try one?"

Yesterday her parents sent her a basket of green plums. Others said they were sour, but she found them quite delicious.

Her mother was very happy when she saw this, and said that since she loved sour food so much, she must be pregnant with a boy.

Liu Yinyin took it subconsciously and took a bite...

It’s so sour that it makes people doubt life.

I really don’t know how Mrs. Liu managed to eat it.

Liu Yinyin asked her: "Where did you get so many green plums?"

It is unlikely that they will buy it. No one would buy such sour green plums.

But there are no green plum trees on the mountains near Liujia Village.

Mrs. Liu had a green plum in her mouth and said incoherently, "My parents sent it to me yesterday. There are plenty of green plums on the mountain."

This thing is too sour, and the villagers don’t like to eat it. Even if the green plums rot on the mountain, no one wants them.

Moreover, green plums are appetizing. The villagers are already hungry, and they will not eat something sour.

When her mother heard that she was pregnant, she sent her a basket of green plums for some unknown reason.

Jiang Cuihua was almost mad. Who would come to visit and give such a sour thing?

Fortunately, Mrs. Liu liked to eat green plums, so Jiang Cuihua didn't say anything.

Liu Yinyin was moved by what she heard. After thinking for a moment, she said, "There are a lot of green plums in your hometown? Can I exchange some?"

Mrs. Liu was startled and asked in confusion, "Don't you dislike eating?"

Liu Yinyin just took a small bite and didn't dare eat any more.

Liu Yinyin coughed twice: "...Green plums are a bit sour if eaten directly like this, but I read in a book that if this kind of green plum is pickled with some sugar and made into sugar-pickled green plums, it should taste better."

She doesn't like to eat it, but she can sell it to the system. This kind of wild green plum is not cheap.

Mrs. Liu clicked her tongue twice: "Why are you bothering with this?"

They even use sugar to marinate it, which is so expensive, right? She said it would be better to just drink the sugar water.

Liu Yinyin asked again: "Can you change it?"

"You really want green plums." Seeing that she was serious, Mrs. Liu said, "You don't have to exchange anything. I'll ask my eldest brother to send you another basket later."

There were plenty of green plums in her mother's village, and they were worthless. Mrs. Liu was too embarrassed to exchange them for anything.

Liu Yinyin thought: "One basket is not enough, send some more. I won't let you suffer a loss. I will exchange eggs with you."

Liu Yinyin no longer smuggled eggs out, but she still saved two or three hundred eggs at home. She wanted to go to Aunt Li to ask if she could exchange the eggs for some food.

"Can you finish eating so many green plums?" Mrs. Liu asked in surprise.

She eats green plums just to satisfy her craving for food. Eating too much of that stuff is bad for your health.

Liu Yinyin laughed and said, "This is also my first time making candied green plums. How can I succeed in one try? I guess I need to try a few more times. Don't worry about it. Anyway, I am useful."

"Well, I'll ask my eldest brother to send a few baskets over later." Second Sister Liu exclaimed in amazement, thinking that her sister-in-law was really lucky.

If we have leftover eggs at home, we can exchange them for green plums and make candied green plums.

If it were any other family, which young wife would dare to do this? She would be scolded to death.

Liu Yinyin had just picked a basket full of eggplants. She moved a small table under the eaves, put the chopping board on it, and prepared to cut the eggplants into strips and dry them in the sun.

Mrs. Liu sat nearby, eating green plums and chatting with Liu Yinyin about trivial matters in the village. She pointed in the direction of the school outside the yard.

Gossip: "Guess who I saw when I came here just now?"

Liu Yinyin said without raising her head: "Jiang Zhiqing?"

It is not surprising that Jiang Zhiqing often comes to school since he raises rabbits at school.

"It really wasn't him this time." Mrs. Liu said mysteriously, "I saw your cousin Hongmei."

Liu Yinyin was not interested: "What is she doing here?"

To be honest, perhaps because the original owner had been hurt by rumors, she was not interested in all kinds of gossip in the village and was even a little disgusted.

Mrs. Liu loved to share gossip with others. She became more and more excited as she talked: "Oh, what else can she do? She must be here to help the educated youth Jiang raise rabbits. In fact, some people in the village have been gossiping that Hongmei has fallen in love with Jiang Zhiqing. I am so worried about her."

Jiang Zhiqing is a nice person, but he looks down on Hongmei. If Liu Hongmei is so enthusiastic, it will definitely be bad for her reputation.

However, the girl was also very stubborn. Her family did not allow her to contact Jiang Zhiqing, but she always sneaked out to help Jiang Zhiqing with work.

Mrs. Liu used to think Hongmei was a very well behaved child and even wanted to matchmake for her, but she didn't expect that the girl was so courageous.

Liu Yinyin listened without interrupting and thought that unless Jiang Zhiqing returned to the city, it was only a matter of time before he would marry a wife in the country.

Not everyone can endure living alone.

After talking about Liu Qingmei, Mrs. Liu changed the subject and gossiped with Liu Yinyin about which young wife in the village had sneaked into the woods with someone else, and which widow had hooked up with a man from another village...

It sounds very coherent, but I don't know whether it is true or not.

After finishing her green plums, Second Sister Liu closed her mouth, patted her butt and was about to go back: "I'm leaving now. When I get back, I'll tell my parents to pick some green plums and send them over as soon as possible."

Liu Yinyin said: "Pick as many as you can. I'm not in a hurry."

After drying a basket of dried eggplants, Liu Yinyin picked a basket of long beans to dry.

The consumption of vegetables at home is not very large, and those that are not eaten will become old if they are not picked.

The fruits we dried last time included dried peaches, dried figs and dried plums.

After drying, there are only seven or eight kilograms of dried fruits in total.

Liu Yinyin stored them in the cupboard for Gu Yanyan to chew on later.

By evening, it was almost dark, but Gu Cheng still hadn't returned.

I don't know if he will come home tonight.

Liu Yinyin didn’t want to cook in the evening, so she bought some hand-rolled noodles from the system and simply cooked them to eat.

Thinking of Gu Cheng, Liu Yinyin bought an extra portion and hung it in the well.

If Gu Cheng comes back, give him a bowl of noodles.