Rebirth in the 70s: A military wife who was married into a vegetative state

After the photos were taken, it would take a few days to pick them up. An Nian paid the money and got the invoice.

Yu Luyuan's pocket is now cleaner than his face, and he is currently struggling to make a living. When he stands on the side and watches his wife pay, he secretly swears that he will make money quickly.

When he got home, he took the initiative to pull his brother aside.

"Yuejin, when will the delivery matter you mentioned years ago be finalized?"

Yu Yuejin was originally surprised that his elder brother was looking for him, but he perked up when he heard this.

"Brother, this is what I went to the county for today. All the goods from the textile factory have been prepared. Chengzi said that the trains will be arranged in the next two days, so we can prepare in advance."

Yu Luyuan breathed a sigh of relief, as long as there is a way to make money.

"Okay, we'll pack our bags later. If we take the national highway from our place to Haicheng, it will take four days on the way, and eight days for the round trip.

We have not actually inspected the condition of the national highway, and we must set aside one day for emergency response. "

"Hmm, it was two years ago that Chengzi last visited Haicheng. It took ten days to go back and forth almost two years ago."

Yu Yuejin also inquired about a lot of information. It was his first time following a car and he was very nervous. After meeting Zhang Cheng today, he asked all the questions he could think of.

"Okay." Yu Luyuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, "We will bring dry food for two days to eat on the road, and we can make supplies when we drive to a larger county. We must also prepare two bottles of water, just in case."

"Okay, I'll listen to my brother." Yu Yuejin nodded obediently, "Then I'll go tell mom and ask her to steam two steamed buns for us."

It is not suitable for steamed buns. There is no place to steam and cook them on the road. The fillings inside are too cold and will cause diarrhea.

Steamed buns are different, boil some water, tear them apart and soak them to eat, you will be full!

"Ah."

After the two brothers finished speaking, they left.

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An Nian was reading in the room and did not deliberately listen to the conversation between the two. He only raised his head when Lu Yuan reached his door.

Yu Luyuan looked at her and smiled:

"Nian Nian, I'm going on a long trip in the next two days. I'm going to Haicheng. Is there anything you want to take with you?"

An Nian blinked. When she was studying geography, she memorized the map of the entire country of China, but her impression of Haicheng still remained in the two-dimensional image on paper.

"What's there in Haicheng?"

Yu Luyuan leaned against the door, thought for a while, and said.

"There should be a lot of things. That's where our country opens up to the outside world."

He didn't know how to describe it, but he happened to see the blue hairpin on her head: "Your hairpin is the style from Haicheng."

An Nian raised his hand and touched the hairpin on his head, took it out, played with it in the palm of his hand, thought about it, and said.

"If the price is cheaper in Haicheng, brother, you can buy a dozen more cards and come back."

"Okay." Yu Luyuan nodded.

Seeing that he agreed without hesitation, An Nian couldn't help but laugh: "Brother, you didn't even ask me why I bought so much?"

As she spoke, she carefully put the hairpin back into her hair.

"If you like, you can buy as many as you want. But I don't have much money right now. When I make money, I'll spend it all on you."

A man who eats soft food is not qualified to say that he wants to buy something for his wife. Yu Luyuan is very self-aware and touches the tip of his nose a little embarrassed.

"I should be able to earn a few dozen yuan from this trip. I can use the money to buy it when the time comes, okay?"

An Nian was amused by him and took out a stack of money from the drawer.

"Here! Brother, I'll give you all this money."

Yu Luyuan didn't reach out.

An Nian grabbed his hand and forced it into his palm: "Mom said, a poor family has a rich life. When you go out, bring more money, and I can rest assured at home."

"Too much……"

A full ten sheets of unity.

Yu Luyuan felt a little blocked in his heart.

"Not much. Anyway, I don't have anywhere to spend money at home." An Nian winked at him with her left eye, very cute. "And all this money was given to me by my mother."

An Nian is now a little rich woman.

When she went to the county town today, she also took out the money for the prescription given to her by the county hospital and deposited it all into her bankbook.

She now has 2800 yuan in her bankbook.

There is also 300 yuan in cash in hand.

The cash came from the bride price given to her by her family.

Hahaha, to be honest, An Nian always felt that he had earned it.

She took hundreds of dollars in bride price from the Yu family and didn't bring any dowry. She had very few things in the An family, only a few clothes, and now the clothes have been eliminated.

In the past few months, food and supplies have been provided by the Yu family.

She eats at home and her parents don't charge her living expenses. An Nian really has nothing to spend money on.

"Do you like dolls? Can I buy you two?"

Yu Luyuan looked at the worn long-eared rabbit doll on her bed.

An Nian also looked over, stood up, walked to the bed and picked up the rabbit, held it up and smiled at Yu Luyuan.

"Okay, I like little rabbits!"

"Yes." Yu Luyuan nodded lightly and reached out to touch the doll's head. "It's just as cute as you."

"Really?" An Nian raised the doll high, put it close to his face, and tilted his head. "I think I'm cute too."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Yu Luyuan chuckled, touched the doll's hand and put it on An Nian's head, rubbing it vigorously.

-

During dinner, the two brothers broke the news.

Li Youmei was a little worried: "Will there be any danger on the road?"

Before, she thought it would be good for her sons to go out for some exercise. But when it came time to go out, she started to worry again.

"There is no danger. We drive large trucks and we travel on national highways, so no one dares to intercept them. Moreover, the trucks are only loaded with cotton cloth, which is not valuable, and there are few petty thefts."

Yu Luyuan opened his eyes and told lies.

Nowadays, driving is no different from exploring. Cotton is also a necessity. For food, clothing, housing and transportation, "clothing" has always been the first priority. In ancient times, cloth was equated with money.

Although it was already modern times in 1978, people were not well off and would only pull out a few feet of cloth to make clothes during the holidays. It was precious.

And cotton is the best thing to steal, it’s light weight and small.

It is much easier to hold than those steel materials and various electrical appliances that weigh hundreds of kilograms.

"Really?" Li Youmei didn't know the difference. Hearing what her son said, she breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you leaving the day after tomorrow?"

Yu Yuejin nodded: "The specific time has not been determined yet, but it should be the day after tomorrow."

"Sure, there's still some time. It's definitely not enough for you to just eat steamed buns on the way. It's best to get some dried meat."

Li Youmei thought for a while and made a decision, "Zhengjun, you go to the butcher shop early tomorrow. How many meat tickets are left in our family? Use them all."

"it is good."

Yu Zhengjun has always been cutting meat when he goes out these days, and he is already familiar with it.

"You want lean meat and tender meat. I'll use it to make jerky!"

"no problem!"

"Mom, I also want to learn to make jerky!" An Nian raised his hand.

"Okay, mommy will teach you step by step! I'll teach you and you'll know how to do it!"

Li Youmei nodded happily. She loved teaching people how to cook. Unfortunately, several people in the family had already learned it, leaving her useless. Now that An Nian, who knew nothing, was here, she could finally enjoy it.

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Early the next morning, after dinner, Li Youmei started making dried meat.

An Nian followed the prepared study plan, finished her morning reading, and then did two sets of exercises before walking into the kitchen.

The meat has been preliminarily processed, cut into finger-thick pieces, and set aside for later use.

"Mom, I'm here." An Nian rolled up her sleeves as she walked, "What should I do now?"

"Come over and help add the seasoning. I'm going to start getting the ingredients."

"it is good."

An Nian walked up to her and looked at the pile of bottles and cans in front of her, a little shocked.

"Mom, do you want to put so much seasoning?"

"If you want to have a rich flavor and a good texture, you must add a lot of seasoning. But you don't add much to each item. For example, you only need to add a small spoonful of this. It is mainly used to remove the mutton smell of the pork."

"Our family likes spicy food. Let's add more chili peppers later. By the way, dried chili peppers are also delicious when fried to a crisp, so add some more."

"Yeah." An Nian listened carefully and nodded repeatedly. "Mom, do you want to put some cooking wine?"

"Just put it into the pot later."

Li Youmei added the seasonings into the big bowl little by little, telling An Nian each time she added one.

An Nian has a good memory and will never forget something after hearing it once. He also converted the professional terms "a small spoonful", "a little bit" and "a tiny bit" in his mind into measurement units that he can measure.

After making all preparations, An Nian stepped away a little and watched from behind Li Youmei as she put the meat into the pot and blanched it, took it out to dry, poured oil into the pot, and fried the meat.

"Fry the meat until it is ready. If you don't know how to judge, just look at the color of the oil and the bubbles on the side.

Look around the edge of the pot. If bubbles start to appear, you can take the meat out. "

As Li Youmei spoke, she moved her hands very neatly. She quickly took out the meat and put it in the basin next to it to drain the oil.

"Just shake it through the sieve a few times, and you don't have to drain it too thoroughly. Leave a little oil on the surface to make the jerky taste more fragrant."

The dried meat was poured into the large basin that had been prepared long ago.

"Nian Nian, you can pour in the seasoning now."

"Okay!" An Nian responded and turned around to pick up the condiments. "Mom, how much do you want to pour in?"

"Pour it all in."

An Nian raised his hand, and the fried golden dried meat was covered with colorful seasonings.

Li Youmei stirred quickly.

"Okay, it's almost done like this. Nian Nian, can you try it? Is it too bland?"

An Nian opened his mouth and bit the dried meat that tasted close to his mouth.

The lips first come into contact with the crispy skin of the dried meat, and then you bite it gently with your teeth, and the meat juice inside escapes. The meat juice is mixed with the seasonings, and the taste is amazing!Invincible stick!

An Nian nodded repeatedly to her mother-in-law and raised her thumbs up.

"Mom, you are so awesome!"

"Hahahaha, is it delicious?" Li Youmei also laughed, picked one up and ate it. "It tastes a little salty, but they can use it as a dish on the road."

She pursed her lips and muttered to herself.

"I think it's just right!" An Nian liked the taste very much. "The more you chew, the more delicious it becomes."

"Sure! That's it!" Li Youmei nodded with a smile and handed the basin to An Nian. "Bring it to the table. Don't eat too much now, it's too hot and irritating."

"it is good."

An Nian obediently took back his hand, licked his fingertips, and put down the dried meat reluctantly.

"We can't waste this oil. Let's fry some fried dough sticks and fried dough cakes."

Li Youmei has always been careful with her budget, and she had asked Yu Zhengjun to proof the flour before.

Now uncover the gauze, take out a ball of flour and start frying the dough sticks.

Fried dough sticks are easier to make. Just pull out a piece of flour and roll them up flexibly with chopsticks. After frying, you will have two fried dough sticks stuck together.

Fried pancakes are a little more troublesome, but there is not much else in the house, so vegetables are sufficient.

Just chop the vegetables into small pieces, add some minced meat that you didn't use just now, and make delicious pancakes with it.

Fried pancakes use relatively thin flour. Use a special round spoon to pour a spoonful of it, then stack a layer of green vegetables, put a piece of meat, and finally pour a spoonful of flour liquid on top, and you're done.

"Nian Nian, do you want to try?"

Seeing An Nian watching with great interest, Li Youmei suggested.

"Okay." An Nian had already wanted to take advantage of it, and he took the spoon without any timidity.

"Yes, just add a small spoonful, spread the vegetables all over, put the meat..."

The two of them taught and learned, and more and more pancakes were fried.

Yu Zhengjun was previously in charge of lighting the fire. When he saw Yu Luyuan entering the kitchen, he stepped aside and handed the stove to him.

Yu Luyuan lit the fire and looked up at his serious-looking wife. The smile on his face never disappeared.

An Nian looked down and saw him, and smiled back.

The pancake in the pan had turned golden. An Nian turned it over and waited until both sides were fried before taking it out.

"Brother, do you want to eat pancakes?"

This was the first fried pancake she had fried, and An Nian wanted to give it to Yu Luyuan.

"it is good."

Yu Luyuan was not afraid of being burned, so he directly pinched the edge of the pancake and took a bite.

A crisp sound sounded.

An Nian stared at him with bright eyes: "Is it delicious?"

"good to eat!"

In an instant, the whole kitchen seemed to become brighter, and the smile on An Nian's face was bright.

Li Youmei saw from the side that the relationship between the two couples was getting better and better, and she felt happy.

With the encouragement, An Nian was full of energy, and she fried the next pancakes.

Nearly twenty oil cakes are piled in a small bamboo basket, exuding a unique fragrance.

Li Youmei picked up a few pancakes in another small basket and said, "I'll bring some to the next door."

When fellow villagers in the village cook something delicious, the people next door can smell it clearly, and they are used to giving each other some.

-

After they dry the meat, it will be delicious enough.

Yu Yuejin received accurate news.

"Brother, let's leave at five o'clock tomorrow morning!"

"Okay." Yu Luyuan nodded in agreement.

"Brother, I'm a little excited!"

Yu Yuejin's first trip abroad was to Haicheng, a place that could only be seen in newspapers. He was so excited that his face turned red.

"Do you think Haicheng is beautiful? Is it the same as what is written in the newspaper?"

"I haven't seen it either, but it should be very prosperous." Yu Luyuan did not criticize him, but smiled and patted his shoulder. "But don't just think about having fun. We will go back and forth for ten days. Whenever you have a break, you must learn to drive with me."

"Ah... I still need to learn to drive?"

Yu Yuejin was a little scared. He had seen trucks and it was difficult just to climb up...

However, what man hasn’t fantasized about driving? !

The next second, Yu Yuejin became happy.

"Okay! As long as you don't think I'm stupid, brother, I will definitely be able to drive the car well!"