My courtyard shelter

Wang Xiujuan rolled her eyes at Xu Ma, and at the same time scraped her face with her fingers, teasingly:

"Your family's conditions are 'difficult', so wouldn't it mean that ordinary families like us wouldn't be able to survive?"

Then he pointed at Xu Dong and his wife who were planting vegetables:

"Look at this vegetable garden. It's such a big area. Which family is as luxurious as yours and still complains about being poor?"

Xu Ma smiled awkwardly, and then replied: "Your family is not an ordinary family, right? Zhang Kai is still the director. I heard that he will be promoted to the district soon?"

“The documents haven’t been officially issued yet!”

Having said that, Wang Xiujuan's face was filled with uncontrollable joy and pride.

Xu's mother became sour when she saw the other party's face. She casually said "Congratulations" and then changed the topic to how to grow vegetables.

"I didn't expect your Xu Dong to know a lot. In this crazy weather, it's too cold at night, and the yard is prone to drafts. It's true that we can only grow some cold-resistant vegetables."

Wang Xiujuan was born in a rural area. When she was young, she farmed with her parents. Later, she was admitted to a junior college and majored in agriculture and forestry. Farming was her special skill.

"I want to grow some vegetables, but why is it so difficult?" Xu's mother was speechless.

"Actually, it's not impossible. You can build a better-enclosed greenhouse on the vegetable garden. If that doesn't work, building a vegetable greenhouse can also work." Wang Xiujuan suggested.

"Forget it, I finally calmed down for a while, I don't want to bother anymore." When Xu Ma heard that it was so troublesome, she refused without thinking.

Wang Xiujuan felt it was a pity: "It's up to you. I originally wanted to borrow your vegetable garden to grow some strawberries, but it seems that's no longer possible."

"What kind of strawberries are you growing? Why don't you just go to the market and buy them? They're huge!"

Wang Xiujuan gave a rare explanation: "If you grow it yourself, you can eat it with confidence. There are not so many messy hormones."

"What do you mean, fruits also produce hormones?"

Xu's mother was shocked. She had only heard that pork and beef had hormones before, but she didn't expect that fruits also had them.

"What do you think? It's okay for us adults to eat these steroid-infused fruits, but children are different. They are still developing. Who knows if there will be any sequelae, so it's better to eat less." Wang Xiujuan explained in detail.

Xu's mother immediately took it seriously. Her triplets were already weak. If they ate fruits containing hormones, would they be okay?

After seeing off Wang Xiujuan and her grandson, Xu Ma quickly called Xu Dong to her side.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Xu Dong patted the dust on his body and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was almost evening, and the temperature didn't drop at all.

Xu Ma quickly handed over a towel, then explained Wang Xiujuan's suggestion and expressed her agreement.

"It's okay to build a greenhouse, but there is a shortage of supplies in the market now, so let's wait for a while!" Xu Dong thought for a while and said.

As for the vegetable greenhouse, I will not consider it for now. Firstly, it is too ugly and does not match the style of the courtyard. Secondly, there are many children in the house, and it is the age when dogs hate cats, and the plastic film is not durable.

"It's up to you!"

…

After planting the radishes, Yang Lina briefly washed herself and then went out to buy vegetables with Xu Ma.

Now every other day, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law go out to do some shopping.

Since the panic buying ended, and with the improvement of transportation conditions, the supply of vegetables in the capital area has increased significantly, which has greatly alleviated the "vegetable panic".

However, meat is still in short supply and hard to come by.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law first went to the nearest vegetable market. There were many vendors in the vegetable market and they sold many things. It was easier to buy rare items than in big supermarkets.

While shopping all the way, Yang Lina couldn't help but complain: "The price of vegetables has gone up again. I remember that the last time I came here, cucumbers were still three yuan per catty, and now they are almost four yuan."

"The potatoes have already cost 4.2 yuan. I don't dare to peel them anymore." Xu Ma put down the potatoes in her hand and complained.

The potato vendor couldn't help but interjected: "It's not us who want to increase the price. It's the wholesalers who have increased the price, and we can only follow the increase."

"Oh, I don't know when it will end?" Xu Ma sighed.

"Then you can wait. The first half of the year is definitely out of the question. Now let's see what happens in the second half of the year?" the vendor replied.

Yang Lina took the opportunity to ask:

"What if it doesn't rain in the second half of the year?"

The vendor spread his hands and said, "Don't talk about vegetables then, maybe even eating will be a problem."

Perhaps stimulated by the vendor's words, Xu's mother bought twenty kilograms of potatoes in one go. She was not afraid that she would not be able to finish them all, as potatoes lasted long enough.

Carrying the potatoes, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law bought some other vegetables, but there was still not a single hair on the pork.

Unwilling to give up, the two wandered around the market for several times and finally got lucky.

"Boss, how much does the tube bone cost?" Xu Ma asked immediately.

"Eighty...a pound. It was just shipped from outside. The quantity is limited. If you want it, buy it quickly. If you want to buy it later, you won't be able to buy it." The vendor replied lazily.

Xu's mother became angry when she heard this: "What? There's no meat on your bones, how dare you sell them so expensively?"

"The market price is this. I got these tube bones with great help. If you don't buy them, don't block others."

After Xu Ma hesitated for a moment, the tube bone was completely rounded by a wealthy aunt.

"I'm so angry!" After leaving the vegetable market, Xu's mother was still indignant.

Yang Lina smiled bitterly and advised: "Mom, don't be angry, it doesn't matter if you don't buy the pork ribs. We don't need this little bit of meat. Let's not be the scapegoat."

"I'm not angry about this little bit of meat. I'm angry about your dad. If it weren't for him, there would still be meat hanging all over our yard!" Xu's mother said with a lonely face.

Yang Lina was also very regretful, but she couldn't say it, "Didn't Dongzi say that there is still a batch of bacon and ham in the basement. After all, there is no shortage of meat at home."

Xu's mother was relieved and not angry at all. She couldn't help but sigh:

"Dongzi is still thinking far ahead. Your dad can't do that. We have to listen to Dongzi in the future."

Yang Lina naturally agreed. Anyway, this matter is beneficial to them and their husband and wife.

Next, the two went to the nearby supermarket to shop. The rush to buy has been over for almost half a month, and many shelves inside are still empty.

This time, I was lucky enough to grab a turbot weighing over 3 jin and buy a box of old popsicles.

After all, "summer" is here, and the Coco sisters have been clamoring for ice cream, but unfortunately, the supermarket only has the old popsicle brand.

In the end, the turbot cost 188 yuan, and the old popsicles didn't increase much, 50 yuan a box.

Back home, Xu Dong was fertilizing the grape vines. The grape vines, which originally bloomed in April and May, are now full of pea-sized fruits, and it is estimated that they will mature next month.

In addition, many of the bonsai flowers and trees in the yard have died, probably because they can't adapt to the current climate. As for the ones that survived, Xu Dong planted them on the edge of the vegetable garden.

In this way, when the greenhouse is built one day, it can be regarded as worthy of the name.