Acai's Sky

A Cai stood in front of a dazzling array of fabrics, her eyes scanning the area.

The colorful fabrics with various patterns made her a little dazzled, but her eyes finally stopped at the various plaid fabrics.

Especially the classic black and white plaid, which seems to never go out of style and exudes a unique charm.

She thought to herself that if she could use this plaid material to cut out a piece of clothing that was both reasonable and fashionable, maybe she could really wear it for the rest of her life.

At this moment, Gao came over with a piece of bright red material in her hand and started to gesture it on Acai's body.

"Acai, I think this piece of red cloth is nice. It's just right for making you a beautiful cloak." Gao said with a smile.

A Cai nodded in agreement.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Gao casually asked, "By the way, where did we put the things we brought from home? Why don't I see a single box?"

Li Huaishan, who was standing by, heard this and grinned, revealing his big white teeth. "Haha, those things are all stored in the hotel in Xi'an. We'll start slowly transporting them back tomorrow night. We can't bring them all back at once. We have to transport them a little bit every day so that they won't be easily discovered!"

After hearing this, Gao nodded with relief and continued to choose the fabric.

After a while, she picked out some cloth suitable for the New Year, and carefully rolled up the rest, then wrapped it carefully with oil paper, ready to store it in the basement later.

At the same time, the Li Jingqi brothers were not idle either.

According to Gao's instructions, they picked out several small bags from the pile of dried goods they had just bought, such as dried sea cucumbers, diced scallops, dried kelp, dried shrimp, dried shrimp, seaweed, dried sea fish, etc.

These bags are filled with carefully selected high-quality goods, which will be kept to be given as gifts in a few days.

Ah Cai took a curious look over and opened her mouth in surprise.

My goodness, these men actually packed their purchases in sacks, and each sack was very heavy, probably weighing at least a hundred pounds.

This amount of food is enough to feed the family for a long time, right?

The lunch was very sumptuous.

Not only does it have a mouth-watering way to cook salmon, but it also has a fragrant chicken stew with mushrooms.

The tender chicken and fragrant mushrooms are perfectly blended together to create a rich and mellow delicious soup, which will make you intoxicated with every bite.

The classic pickled cabbage and pork belly is also a dish not to be missed. The sour and crisp pickled cabbage paired with the fatty but not greasy pork belly is a delicious treat that melts in your mouth.

Look at the plate of spicy and sour potato shreds. The golden potato shreds are cut into even thicknesses. After being carefully fried, they exude an attractive spicy and sour aroma, have a crisp texture, and are very appetizing.

The last dish, braised eggplant, is even more delicious in color, aroma and taste. The soft and glutinous eggplant absorbs the rich braised sauce, and its color is bright red and tastes sweet and delicious, which will definitely satisfy diners.

When Li Huaishan noticed that the fish on the plate was actually a salmon, a bright smile instantly broke out on his face, and even the deep and shallow wrinkles on his face seemed to come alive, vying to emerge.

He was as excited as a child, and hurriedly rummaged through the corner to find his long-treasured Fenjiu.

Seeing this, Gao was also very happy. She quickly stood up, took the wine glass, sat opposite her husband, and prepared to drink together.

After the two of them clinked their glasses lightly, Li Huaishan picked up the glass and looked at it carefully. The clear wine in the glass reflected the joy in his eyes.

Li Huaishan took a sip of the fine wine and smacked his lips, thoughtfully saying, "This is such a good wine! I'll need to stock up on more. I'll have to buy some more and store it later. Later, I'll go to Xi'an with Doctor Shen and ask some friends there to help brew a few more pots."

Gao was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and asked doubtfully, "Isn't Doctor Shen an expert in winemaking? He has quite a bit of wine stored at home!"

Li Huaishan smiled and shook his head, explaining, "Those are all medicinal wines with different effects. Let's hire someone to brew pure Fenjiu specifically for us, and then use our connections to buy some other local specialty wines to try."

As they spoke, Gao thoughtfully offered Ah Cai a piece of food, who was sitting obediently beside her, and asked with concern, "Did your trip home cost a lot? You brought back so much, but you didn't bring enough seafood. I bet if the neighbors found out, they'd all come over to exchange some. Even if it's just for making a bowl of seaweed egg drop soup, it's sure to be delicious."

Li Huaishan chuckled, stretched out his right hand, spread out his five fingers and shook them, and said proudly: "Not much, not much, just five small yellow croakers."

After saying that, he took out a few golden small yellow croakers from his pocket like a magic trick and placed them carelessly on the dining table.

Ah Cai stared intently at the small yellow croaker, the size of a mahjong tile, and thought to herself: I really do have a box full of these things! It's just that they are all stored safely in [Home] and cannot be taken out at the moment.

Li Jinghong, standing nearby, curiously picked up a small yellow croaker, weighed it gently, and exclaimed, "Hey, this little thing is much lighter than those heavy paper money! Just this little piece can be exchanged for a bag full of banknotes!"

When Li Jingqi heard his brother's words, he couldn't help but glance at him sideways, muttering in his heart: Why is this guy's focus always so different?

"I heard the country has started recycling gold and silver on a large scale. I'm afraid everyone will have to use paper money for transactions in the future!"

It was Li Huaishan who spoke. He nodded and added thoughtfully, "The war in the north must be very difficult. Our country wants to purchase advanced weapons and equipment, but lacks sufficient foreign exchange, so we have to use these precious gold and silver resources."

Upon hearing this, Gao came over and said with a smile, "That's right! The Liu Laonian family is actually responsible for guarding the supplies that Xiaobenzi looted from all over the place. It is said that among those supplies, there are countless gold bricks and ingots!" Everyone was surprised when they heard this.

Li Huaishan frowned, "They got it easy. They made our Mianmian speechless until now. If it were before liberation, I would have poked hundreds of holes in him."

Gao slapped the table in fear. "They're so ruthless that they hired a bunch of gravediggers to dig a tunnel right at our basement. If they dig it up, there'll be nothing left of us!"

Li Jingqi interjected, "How did they get targeted? We were very careful when we moved. We mostly moved after dark."