Chapter 43: There are several holes in the underwear

The supply and marketing point of the unit is about the same size as the supply and marketing cooperative in their town. But some commonly used daily necessities can basically be bought. If there is a shortage or no, you can register, and the procurement officer will buy it back from the city later. In addition to daily necessities, there are also some vegetables and meat for sale. Because they are all bought in the morning or the day before, they are not very fresh.

 It seems that the matter of planting vegetables in your own yard has to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Gu Ye saw it and took the initiative to say that he would borrow a hoe later and turn over the land in the yard. After looking around, Shen Zhiyu bought spices for cooking, as well as some flour, noodles, coarse grain powder and starch. The starch here is different from the starch in their place. The starch at home is sweet potato starch, while here it is corn starch.

 There are no chickens at home, so they must have bought some eggs. There are no thermos bottles or washbasins either, so they bought one each. When they came, they were empty-handed, but when they went back, they both had big bags and small bags. Back home, seeing the pile of things she bought, Shen Zhiyu suddenly felt a pang of pain. It’s true that you don’t know the price of rice, oil and salt until you’re in charge of the household. No wonder Mom is reluctant to put spices in every meal, spices are so expensive! Gu Ye paid for everything outside just now, Shen Zhiyu felt guilty and took out her own money. “I still have money, my mother let me bring the betrothal money, and I haven’t used up the money you left me before you left last time.”

 “We’re going to live together, we can’t always use your money.” Gu Ye glanced at her and didn’t take it. Instead, he went back to the room and took out a box. Although there were no words on the box, Shen Zhiyu somehow felt that it contained Gu Ye’s savings. As she thought, the box contained Gu Ye’s allowance and various vouchers he had saved over the years. There was also a red booklet. Shen Zhiyu curiously opened it and saw that it was his certificate of merit! “I’m now a deputy regiment-level officer, with a monthly allowance of over 120 yuan. The allowance wasn’t so high before, but it was still dozens of yuan. Apart from the money I sent home, the rest is here, you take it.

” He’s in the army, the clothes and shoes he wears are all issued by the army. He eats and drinks in the canteen, although it’s not free, but the army has subsidies, and it costs less than a dime per meal. He’s strong and healthy, and he’s rarely been sick. Even if he gets sick, it doesn’t cost money to see a doctor in the army hospital. Plus, he grew up in the countryside. And he’s the second child in the family. Everyone with siblings knows that the eldest is the first child, and the family takes the most care of them when they are raised. The youngest is the youngest child, and they will always favor the youngest son. The middle child, the second child, is the one who has the least presence in the family. Not only do they not get the attention of their elder brother and younger brother, but they also have to help with housework and take care of their younger siblings. Gu Ye is like that. There are many brothers in the family, and they are already poor, so they are naturally more frugal.

It’s not even frugal, it’s stingy! 120 yuan a month?! Shen Zhiyu exclaimed, 120 yuan a month, isn’t that over 1,000 yuan a year?! Isn’t that 10,000 yuan in ten years?! Gu Ye’s intention was that although he didn’t earn much, it was enough to cover the family’s daily expenses. And her snow cream, leather shoes, and the meat she loves to eat, it’s all enough. But Shen Zhiyu was shocked by something else: “You have so many cloth coupons and so much money, why are your underpants still torn, you’re not willing to buy new ones?” This man, although the military uniform he wears outside is also old. But the fabric is good, the material is durable.

 He’s tall and has a good temperament, and he’s been training all year round, with those muscles, just standing there without doing anything, can make the female comrades passing by blush. But such a man. His underpants are still torn!

 Gu Ye: “……. It’s not like I can’t wear them if they’re torn, no one can see them when I wear them inside.” He even had a good reason. Shen Zhiyu rolled her eyes, “I’m not a person.”

 “You’re my wife.” Shen Zhiyu: “…” She was too lazy to argue with him about this, but hearing him say that, her heart inexplicably felt a little happy. This man didn’t blink an eye when he bought her snow cream, but he was stingy with himself. She’ll buy some cloth and make him some new ones later. Counting them, there were over 2,000 yuan. Gu Ye gave it all to Shen Zhiyu, and Shen Zhiyu didn’t hesitate to take it. She had come with him, so of course they were going to live a good life together. It was no problem for her to take the money! After working hard for half a day, they had finished tidying up everything they needed to.

They lay down on the bed together and took a nap for thirty minutes before getting up. Shen Zhiyu called Gu Ye to the kitchen. Although she didn’t know why she had to bring something to Chief Huang’s house, the man didn’t ask. Whatever Shen Zhiyu asked him to do, he did it. Now that food is scarce, everything is precious, and Shen Zhiyu doesn’t know how to cook anything delicious. There are so many descriptions of food in the book, but even if she remembers them, it’s useless. What’s the saying, even a clever woman can’t cook a meal without rice.

And she’s not even a clever woman. Her hometown is a land of fish and rice, there’s nothing much, just a lot of fish, all kinds of dried fish, salted fish, etc.

Every household can get some fish. Shen Zhiyu gritted her teeth and refried the small dried fish she brought from home. It was for Gu Ye’s leader. She was a newcomer, and he had invited her to dinner, so it would be bad not to bring anything, but if she brought something too shabby, it would be better not to bring anything at all.

The fish was coated in sweet potato starch and deep-fried. The batter was thin, and the fish was pan-fried in a little rapeseed oil over low heat until golden and crispy. The smell alone made your mouth water. After frying, the fish was taken out and allowed to cool on the side. Gu Ye scooped out the oil from the bottom of the pan and immediately started scrubbing the pan with a bamboo brush. Shen Zhiyu quickly went to find a towel and handed it to Gu Ye, holding the edge of the pan. “Wait, it’s hot.” “No need.” The man remained unfazed and scrubbed the pan clean. Shen Zhiyu quickly checked his hand, it was already red. “What if you get blisters?

 Go soak it in water quickly.” “I’m fine.” This was nothing to Gu Ye, but Shen Zhiyu insisted, making him soak his hand for over ten minutes. Only when the redness on his fingers faded did she let him take his hand out. Although he thought Shen Zhiyu was making a fuss, he wasn’t as delicate as her, a little touch wouldn’t make his skin waterlogged. But seeing her so worried about him, Gu Ye suddenly felt pretty good. Seeing that his hand wouldn’t blister, Shen Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had never cooked from that book, every word in it was ingrained in her mind, she remembered it exceptionally well. And she didn’t know if the author really loved to eat or was just trying to pad the word count, but whenever it came to food descriptions, it was always long-winded, as if half the content was about how to cook something and how much everyone else loved it when they ate it. Therefore, Shen Zhiyu had a wealth of theoretical knowledge.

Gu Ye had strong practical skills. The two of them, one directing and one doing, although the combination was a little strange, the results were unexpectedly very good. The refried dried fish was incredibly fragrant, the bones were crispy, and even the fish heads were flavorful. Gu Ye had never eaten such a refined dish, with meat, oil, and starch. He himself only dared to eat the fish head and tail, let alone give it away. Seeing his stingy attitude, Shen Zhiyu glared at him, “Who am I doing this for? I’ll give half and keep half, we’ll eat it ourselves, okay?

” Gu Ye finally agreed. While he tidied up the kitchen, Shen Zhiyu went back to the room to change clothes. It was fine to wear this set of clothes when she was traveling and working, but to go to Gu Ye’s leader’s house for dinner, wearing this would be inappropriate. She had planned to wear the red top that Gu Ye had bought for her to wear when they got married. After thinking about it, she decided that as a newcomer, she shouldn’t stand out, it was best to be low-key. She changed into the white linen top and gray pants that Chen Cuijuan had made for her.

Although it wasn’t as stunning as the red clothes. But the clothes were well-cut, without any patches, and the simple and elegant style couldn’t go wrong. Her long black hair with a sheen was tied in two low buns. When she was done, it was almost time, so the two of them went out together.