Chapter 86: Continue to Stock Up
The weather was getting hotter, and Shen Qing had a large family. She had enough time to roast two hind legs. The three members of the Guan family had work to do during the day, so they could only use the night time... She lowered her voice and said, "You can't make much at a time. If you buy too much, it will spoil easily after a long time.
How about this, I'll eventually have to go to town to sell eels, and every time I bring back fresh pork hind legs, you can come over and share a couple of pounds. It's both convenient and fresh, how about that?"
Guan Li couldn't wait to receive this. She was so happy that she couldn't stop expressing her gratitude: "Thank you, Auntie!"
Ever since I went to the city with my aunt last time, my family would buy a few pounds of pork every few days, half of which we would eat fresh and the other half would be made into smoked meat;
You know what, oil and water really do nourish people. The three of us at home are obviously much more energetic!
About ten pounds of smoked meat were saved, and later the smoked meat and pork jerky were made together. It should be enough for our small family.
Shen Qing took the opportunity to say, "When I buy white flour every time, should I also give you two pounds? You can go home and fry it. It will keep well. When you eat it, rinse it with boiling water, sprinkle some salt for a salty flavor, and add sugar for a sweet flavor.
If there's no fire, I can just eat and drink water, it'll fill my stomach anyway."
She was well aware of the Guan family's financial situation. Her family was not short of money, but only of a good body. To maintain a good body, she had to start by changing her mindset and improving her food!
Guan Li agreed without hesitation: "Okay! It's just that Auntie has to bear the burden."
The silver was given to her, but the meat and flour had to be carried back by her aunt herself, including the Guan family's share.
Shen Qing was not afraid of others buying it, but was afraid that they would not listen to his advice, so he said indifferently: "It's okay, we have a donkey cart, so we won't be tired."
You can just buy white flour from the mall and pick it up on the way back. It won’t be tiring even if you don’t have a donkey cart.
There was more than one pork shop, and this one was out of pork fat, so the group went to the next one and went to five in a row, buying a total of 20 kilograms of pork fat and 15 kilograms of pork belly.
Pork fat is the most practical. Both the lard residue and the lard are full of oil and water. Shen Qing directly gave ten kilograms of it to Guan Li - her family made soap, and although the lard was not saved, they had been eating the lard residue. Compared with Guan's family, their family had more than enough oil and water.
When you are about to set off, you don’t need to use the lard to make soap. Instead, save it all in jars and use it for cooking on the road.
Guan Li felt relieved when she saw the ten pounds of pork fat, and she quickly went to the ceramic shop and bought two large ceramic jars.
The one at home was too small, so she had to fill these two large clay jars before the flood came!
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Guan Li thought that her family had a donkey cart, meat and grain were settled, clothes and shoes were available, and she had also bought an iron whistle, so there was nothing else she needed to buy.
As a result, after following Shen Qing, I realized that there were so many things to buy!
Oilcloth, although she and her aunt's family both had carriages where people could stay in the rain, the carriages couldn't hold much belongings, so the rest had to be pulled on carts;
It’s okay for pots and pans to get wet in the rain, but food and clothes are completely unacceptable!
And you have to buy not only large pieces, but also small pieces. People can use umbrellas, but in heavy rain, the protection provided by umbrellas is limited. And the baskets you carry on your shoulders and the bamboo baskets you carry on your back must be wrapped tightly with small pieces of oilcloth. Otherwise, not to mention whether they can be used after being soaked in water, the heavy weight will at least add a lot of weight.
After buying the oilcloth, I naturally bought the oil-paper umbrella and raincoat as well.
They had always used a tinderbox, a flint. Even with dry firewood at home, it was difficult to start a fire, let alone in the wet wilderness. A tinderbox ignited with a single blow, which was incredibly convenient.
Salt is essential, and it’s always a good idea to have a few extra pounds.
Gauze, my aunt said that multi-layered ones are good for making thin summer shirts, which are breathable and easy to dry;
If I were to make a single-layer menstrual pad with cotton, wouldn't I just put wood ash inside? What would I need gauze and cotton for?
Seeing that she was confused, her aunt went out of her way to explain: "We don't know whether to light a fire to cook on the way. If we don't cook, where will we get the ash? If we can't keep up with the team just to collect the ash, it will be a waste of time."
Even if there is wood ash, it is not very convenient to change it. You can wrap cotton in gauze and change it at any time even if you get into the car on the road. After changing it, just find a place to throw it away. It is clean and refreshing, and you can feel comfortable in hot weather.
They have to arrange these things for themselves!
Guan Li had never heard such words before. When she was young, her mother was bedridden and her younger brother was disabled. She often went to get medicine and was often bullied and ridiculed. Her father did carpentry work to earn money and she did housework and took care of her younger brother. She treated herself like an adult from a very young age.
Her mother never taught her these things. The women she had seen all lived a life of hardship. They were reluctant to make two more menstrual belts, so how could they be willing to use cotton?
But it was all because of my aunt. If she hadn't asked me to work, how could I bear to use cotton...
Shen Qing is busy shopping. She is not alone now, but with a whole family!
There are so many people, young and old, men and women, it's always a good idea to buy more - the more varieties the better, so that if the mall opens a daily necessities category one day, it won't be out of place when you take them out.
Alas, I don’t know when the mall will open classification next time...
The cart was filled with jars, oilcloth, oil-paper umbrellas, straw raincoats, pork, etc. It was a mess and full of blood, so cotton and gauze naturally could not be put on it.
Huo Bing had two children to take care of and was breastfeeding. Jiang Yu and Jiang Shui were enjoying the novelty of riding in a donkey cart, so they offered up their compartment to store their belongings, and the two of them walked on both sides of the cart.
The car was piled high with supplies, and Jiang Yu felt as if they were piled into her heart. Even though she knew that the days ahead might be extremely unstable, she was not afraid.
Being with her family and her sister-in-law, she felt strangely calm and at peace.
She looked at the energetic Shen Qing in front of her and called softly, "Sister-in-law"
"Oh, Xiangnan, isn't this your sister-in-law? No, that's not right. It should be your ex-sister-in-law."
The mocking words came rudely, and the group stopped in their tracks. Shen Qing's face darkened and he squinted his eyes as he looked towards the source of the voice.
Jiang Xiangnan and Jiang Xiangbei reacted quickly, stuffed the donkey rope into Jiang Shui Guan Li's hands, and rushed to stand in front of their aunt.
Two women and one man were walking slowly towards us diagonally. They were Liu Sheng, Wang Chuntao and Liu Yaner.
When Liu Yan'er heard Wang Chuntao calling her by her former name, her brows furrowed slightly. She caught a glimpse of her bulging belly out of the corner of her eye and swallowed back her displeasure.
Forget it. My brother finally came to the city to pick her up and reunite with her. There’s no need to say anything unpleasant or annoying.
She looked at Jiang Yu. To be honest, when Jiang Yu was her sister-in-law, she worked hard and was very polite and respectful to her. There was nothing wrong with her. But she couldn't have children and the Liu family was willing to support her. In the end, she was ungrateful and actually left the Liu family!
Once she leaves the Liu family, she is no longer a member of the Liu family.
As Chuntao's sister-in-law, she naturally has to help her family.
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