60s: I have a store

Chapter 226 Shepherd’s Purse Dumplings
Zhou Yimin was quite satisfied when he heard the success rate, but it still could not be compared with that of the 21st century.

"Yimin, when will the next batch of eggs be delivered?" the old branch secretary asked shamelessly.

If it wasn't about the village, he wouldn't have said that.

Although there is basically no food shortage in the village now, it is always a good thing to have some surplus food. After such a serious food shortage, who knows if it will happen again next time. We must definitely prepare for a rainy day.

Zhou Yimin thought for a moment and said, "I'll bring the eggs over in a few days."

Since the old party secretary of the village had asked for it, it was difficult for me to refuse. After all, the chickens in the village would be purchased by me in the end, so it was a win-win situation.

After receiving Zhou Yimin's affirmative answer, the old branch secretary felt relieved.

When Zhou Yimin saw the newly built chicken coop, he said, "They built it so quickly, and it's quite big."

In this way, we can raise more chickens. After all, chickens cannot be raised at a high density, unlike bullfrogs, where there is not much space to raise a lot of bullfrogs.

And as far as he knows, in order to prevent bullfrogs from contracting certain diseases, antibiotics and some unknown drugs are often used.

Zhou Xucai and a few others threw the freshly cut weeds into the newly built chicken coop. There were quite a few chicks, and they basically had to replenish the food once a day to ensure that the chicks had enough food. After all, they were all hoping that these chicks would grow up quickly and then be exchanged for money or food.

After finishing the work, it was almost noon, so everyone went back home to eat.

Man is iron and rice is steel. If you are not full, how can you have the strength to work?

The villagers of Zhoujiazhuang are quite satisfied with their current life as long as they have enough to eat. Although the food is certainly not very good, it is many times better than before when they could not even get enough to eat.

The old branch secretary invited: "At noon, otherwise come to my house for a meal."

He knew that even the best food at home was not as good as the usual meals at Zhou Yimin's home, so it could only be considered a makeshift meal.

Zhou Yimin refused and said, "Old Party Secretary, maybe next time! Grandpa has already made the dumplings, but I'm worried about the chicks hatching. Come over and check on them."

The old branch secretary did not continue to invite them, and the two of them went home to eat.

As soon as Zhou Yimin returned home, he found that his third uncle and his family had come over, apparently to eat dumplings.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard crying and Zhou Yimin hurried forward to check.

Lai Fu held Qianqian in his arms, imitating what his mother usually did, and patted little Qianqian's butt from time to time. However, the crying did not stop, so Lai Fu changed the way he held her.

I have to say that the little guy has experience in taking care of children, at least more experienced than Zhou Yimin.

Among the three little ones, Zhou Yimin likes Lai Fu the most. He is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

Zhou Yimin said, "Laifu, let me hold Qianqian! You take a break."

After hearing this, Lai Fu consciously handed Qianqian over.

After Zhou Yimin took Qianqian, he took out three pieces of White Rabbit candies from his pocket and said, "Laifu, share the candies with your brothers and sisters."

As Zhou Yimin held Qianqian for longer, her crying became quieter and she would smile from time to time.

The third aunt came out with dumplings. When she saw Qianqian smiling at Zhou Yimin, she felt a little jealous: "Qianqian, you are still close to your brother. Aunt has been taking care of her for so long and she has never smiled."

Today, Qianqian is crying all the time.

Grandma said that the child was possessed by evil spirits, and asked people in the village to hold a funeral.

It's a rural area! And in this era, it's normal to be a little superstitious.

Although it is strictly forbidden to promote feudal superstition, it is impossible to completely eliminate it.

"It's normal for Qianqian and Yimin to be good friends with Xuqiang's family," said the old man.

If it hadn’t been picked up by her eldest grandson, Qianqian would have starved to death.

In today's environment, every household has little surplus food, so why would they adopt a child of unknown origin?
Who knows if the child will turn out to be an ungrateful one after he grows up, or if his family members will come and take him away after he grows up. What should we do then?
Human hearts are the most difficult to test. Huang Lan fell silent when she saw the old man speak.

Zhou Yimin said, "Aunt San, have you finished the milk powder? I brought back a few more bags. You can give some to Lai Fu and the others from time to time."

Although after this period of feeding, he is a little better than before, but he is still far from the normal-age children in later generations.

"Yimin, thank you, but milk powder is so precious, just give it to Qianqian." Huang Lan shook her hand quickly.

They know best how precious milk powder is.

If Qianqian was not lucky enough to meet Yimin, she would have been lucky to have some rice porridge to eat, let alone milk powder.

The old man was very satisfied with Huang Lanzhi's performance, so he said, "Xu Qiang's family, just do as my eldest grandson says."

Huang Lan quickly thanked him: "Thank you Yimin then."

In fact, over the past month, Lai Fu and his friends have benefited from Qianqian and have drunk a lot of milk powder.

"It's okay. When you're almost done with the milk powder, just tell me and I'll bring it back when I come back." Zhou Yimin said.

Qianqian is my sister, who else can I be nice to if I don’t treat her well?

Moreover, milk powder is indeed a rare commodity for ordinary people, but for me, as long as I have money, I can buy most things.

Grandma brought out all the dumplings, a big bowl full of them. There were two kinds of fillings, one was pork with shepherd's purse, the other was pork with beans.

In order to give his eldest grandson a good meal, these dumplings are filled with several kilograms of pork. If the eldest grandson was not at home, he would definitely not waste it like this.

Lai Fu and the others couldn't hold back any longer, but they didn't dare to pick up their chopsticks until the old man said so, otherwise they would definitely be beaten by their parents.

Huang Lan said: "Yimin, you eat the dumplings first! Let me hold Qianqian!"

"It's okay, just let me hold you!" Zhou Yimin replied.

"Everyone, let's eat! Otherwise the dumplings will not taste good if they get cold." The old man said.

After getting the old man's permission, everyone couldn't wait.

The dumplings are not afraid of the heat and they eat one in one bite. However, it is impossible to eat the dumplings so quickly since they are just out of the pot.

As soon as he bit into it, the juice inside gushed out, scalding Laifu so much that he screamed in pain, but he was reluctant to spit it out, so he could only gasp for breath.

When it cooled down a bit, I was finally able to swallow it. But I couldn’t care less as my mouth kept getting burned, so I just kept eating.

Zhou Yimin saw this scene and said speechlessly: "Come on, eat slowly, there are still so many dumplings, enough for you to eat."

Huang Lan was a little annoyed and knocked Lai Cai on the head with her chopsticks: "Can't you eat slower?"

During this period, I could eat meat from time to time, unlike at the beginning when I felt like a starving ghost reincarnated.

"The dumplings are delicious." Lai Cai said aggrievedly.

I usually eat two-piece steamed buns at home. The dumpling skins made with flour are delicious, and I can eat them even without fillings.

It’s better when the eldest brother comes back. Every time he comes back, they can come over for dinner, and it’s always a big meal.

In fact, there was a lot of food at home, including meat, which was given by his eldest brother. But his mother was reluctant to eat it. She hung it in the kitchen, saying that she would not eat it until the New Year or other festivals.

Or, you can only eat when guests come.

For example, the last time my grandparents came, we had a good meal.

Thanks to brother 08a for the tip from love-sparkling-water!
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(End of this chapter)