She was robbed by the leader of the family and had three children.

Chapter 343 Ye Shu's Extravagance

Ye Shu rarely left the island to buy things in Dafeng before. He only went to Dafeng to buy rice, flour, grain, oil, malted milk, sugar, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, daily necessities, etc. when he got his salary.

Because Huo Yisheng is not at home, her family mainly eats seafood. As for vegetables, they have a vegetable garden at home, so they don’t need to go out to buy vegetables, meat, etc.

But after the weather got cold, she started to go to Dafeng from time to time and began to spend the many meat coupons she had saved.

If she comes across good pork belly, she will buy it. If not, she will buy lean pork, ribs, pork shanks, etc. She also buys pig's trotters and pig's tails.

These days everyone is poor and can’t eat anything good. There is no oil in the stomach, so when they rarely eat meat, they all like to buy the white fat.

On the contrary, no one is interested in lean meat, which leads to lean meat being very cheap and easy to buy.

Especially since you don’t need meat coupons to buy bones, the price is even cheaper.

For example, pork belly costs 8 cents per pound and requires a ticket, while bones only cost or cents and don't require a ticket.

Ye Shu and Jin's wife Zhuang Jingjing took turns going to Dafeng to buy things. Since several families had many children, one person went and the other two stayed to look after the children.

In this way, Ye Shu would have room to maneuver when acting alone.

Every time she went there, she brought a large sack and a basket. She put the meat, bones and other things she bought into the sack and then into the basket. Then she would go to an empty corner and quietly hide most of them into the space bag.

With a large sack to cover it and a basket to hold it at the bottom, others won't be able to see if something is missing.

She used the remaining half to make smoked meat and cured meat when she got home.

Seeing the bones she bought, Jin's wife, Zhuang Jingjing, and the others were puzzled: "There's no meat on them, what can you eat?"

The bones of those days were different from those of later generations. Every bone was picked cleanly.

If you eat it like this, you really can't taste the meat.

Ye Shu said, "You can make soup with these bones. You can add some vegetables and noodles, or even a bowl of noodles. It's more nutritious than watery soup!"

She prepared this mainly for the children. In the future, when the children drink soup and eat noodles, they will eat the broth made from bones. It is delicious, fragrant and nutritious!

When Mrs. Jin heard this, she thought it made sense!

Both she and Zhuang Jingjing were tempted, but neither took action.

The main reason is that they don't have the courage like Ye Shu. They only have a fixed amount of meat coupons, which is not enough to eat fresh meat, and there is no extra to smoke bacon.

Moreover, when this meat is made into smoked meat, it will shrink, and what shrinks is all the fat and water!

If this little bit of oil can be made into fat, it can last for a long time!

Giving the oil residue to children to chew is delicious and nutritious!

However, when they heard that bones were cheap and could be used to make soup to supplement the children's nutrition, and that no tickets were required, the two of them took it in mind. In the future, they could buy some to make soup in the winter and give the children a bowl of warm bone soup, which would warm their bodies and be nutritious.

Hadn't they thought about this before? Didn't they know bones were cheap?

Of course not, it’s just that life was tight in the past, so even if the bones were only 30 cents per pound, they would not be willing to buy them.

Now they have taken over Ye Shu's favor and can eat seafood at least five days a week.

It may not seem like much, but over time, you can really save a little money.

With more money, my mentality naturally changes. Buying bones to make soup for children to increase their nutrition doesn't seem to be a difficult thing.

Ye Shuxun's bacon has to be hung up, so others can definitely see it.

Making bacon these days, especially on Island No. 3, is a new thing!

It’s not that others don’t know how to do it, it’s just that there’s really no need!

Everyone was talking about it for a while, especially in the small square, where groups of three or five were whispering to each other: "We only have so few meat coupons every month, which is not enough to eat every month. How can we make bacon and smoke meat? Does her family have some other income?"

This question is asked with a bit of bad intention. You know, under the planned economy, everyone's quota is limited, and exceeding the quota is a violation.

Today Ye Shu was busy smoking meat, so she didn't bring the three little ones out. It was Mrs. Jin and Zhuang Jingjing who helped her bring them out to play.

Upon hearing this, both of them frowned.

Mrs. Jin's temper flared up: "Hey! What are you guys talking about over there?"

"What do you know? Why are you just talking nonsense?"

"You know nothing and yet you just talk nonsense and spread rumors and slander? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

Zhuang Jingjing calmed down a bit, and after Jin Saozi finished her outburst and calmed down those gossipers, she began to present facts and reason:

"Ye Shu has been eating with us almost all the time lately. We've all noticed it. Her family often eats seafood, and she doesn't like meat. Since Captain Huo isn't home, I haven't seen her buy meat. So, she's naturally saved up some meat coupons from the past few months!"

"Besides, she's made so many contributions, and the organization always rewards her. Everyone knows this. Why are you now saying that her hostage situation is shady?"

Zhou Jinping said at this time: "Although she has the tickets, she shouldn't waste them. Moreover, as a military family member, she should set an example and play a positive leading role."

Since Luo Yunfang stopped being active and was reprimanded several times by Chief of Staff Huang, Luo Yunfang retreated behind the scenes and no longer took charge of the Propaganda Department's affairs.

Now Zhou Jinping is the head of the Propaganda Department.

Recently, Ye Shu has been making quite a fuss about bacon and cured meat, which has a negative impact on the atmosphere. So, as a cadre in the Propaganda Department, she feels that she should give some advice:

"I won't tell her in person, otherwise it will seem like I'm exaggerating and have a bad influence. You two have a good relationship, so please help me persuade her."

Mrs. Jin immediately got angry: "No, how can making bacon and cured meat be considered extravagant and wasteful? How can someone eat a piece of meat in any way they want? Do they need your approval?"

Zhou Jinping was not alone in her fight. Many people around her shared the same view and immediately retorted:

"When making bacon and cured meat, almost half of the fat and water in that pound of meat is reduced. If it turns into lard, how long will it last? The greasy residue can be used for cooking and can be given to the children as snacks! What she's doing now is a waste!"

Mrs. Jin and the others were so angry that they couldn't find any words to refute for a while.

Someone else said, "She's just relying on subsidies from her husband's family and her parents' family in Beijing! But I heard that both of her family members in Beijing have retired! Or maybe they retired because of a disagreement with their superiors! I'm afraid she won't be able to get any subsidies from now on!"

When Mrs. Jin and her husband heard this for the first time, they were shocked and looked at each other in bewilderment.

It was the first time for the others to hear about it as well, and there was silence for a moment.

At this moment, the person who had just spoken suddenly screamed "Ah!" She covered her face with her hands, stared at Guaiguai in disbelief, and said angrily: "Hey! This little girl actually dared to throw mud at me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, before anyone could react, someone shouted again: "Look, someone from Ye Shu's family is coming!"