The ups and downs of life in the Siheyuan

In the following days, Li Yuan practiced, signed in, and taught Chen Bing and Liang Zhixiang skills every morning.

Before getting off work on Tuesday, the revised planning outline was handed over to Wang Shengli. He put forward some suggestions for improvement, and Li Yuan continued to revise it.

As for the compound, it has become much more harmonious these days, and everyone's greetings are even more enthusiastic.

The elders also have straighter backs, and of course they prefer to talk to each other.

On Wednesday night, Li Yuan was awakened by the movement outside the door. He was secretly alert, thinking that a thief had entered the hospital.

When he got dressed and opened a corner of the curtain, he concentrated his eyes and saw clearly that it was the Jia family and several people greeting each other.

Judging by his clothes, he must be a farmer.

"One bag of wheat and three bags of corn kernels belong to our old Qin family. The rest were handed over to the commune," a middle-aged and elderly man explained in a low voice.

"Move here quickly, be gentle and don't affect the neighbors," Jia Zhang said excitedly.

Three young men in their prime carried him into the middle courtyard at once.

Only Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and the man who just spoke were left at the door.

"Dongxu, please don't touch this food unless absolutely necessary. I'm so scared now! I make white flour steamed buns and pork vermicelli every day, and I still have enough to eat. The most unbearable thing is the serious waste.

In my opinion, by the beginning of spring at most, the grain bank will bottom out. If you don't pick up the slack at that time, people will die.

My excuse for the food now is that it is Huairu’s share for so many years, so I can replenish it for her now.

Fortunately, everyone is not strict in management now. In the future, no one will save food, and management will be much stricter.

At that time, dozens of members of our Qin family will have to survive on this little food.

I guess the same is true for my in-laws' hometown. If you have time, you should go back and see if you can help save some food."

"Don't worry, Dad, I'll ask for leave and go back tomorrow."

"Dad, don't worry, our city is fine, and the food will definitely not move, so don't worry," Qin Huairu said firmly.

"Dongxu, Huairu, it can really kill people. You must turn it over frequently and be careful not to be squealed by mice."

"I have two large vats at home. I free up the sauerkraut inside, put the grain in them when the time comes, and then cover them tightly to ensure everything is safe."

"I'll go to the factory and buy some more iron sheets and put them under the wooden cover. Even if the mice chew through the wooden cover, there's nothing they can do about the iron sheets," Jia Dongxu also said excitedly.

After hearing what they said, the old man nodded with peace of mind. At this time, the three young men came out, and after a while, Mrs. Jia Zhang also came out.

"Then we will go back. We have to work tomorrow. The lives of Dongxu, Qing family, and Qin family are in your hands."

"Stay one night before leaving," Jia Zhang persuaded.

"No, this matter should not be made public. We will go back at night," Qin Huairu's father replied.

The three of them watched the Qin family leave. Qin Huairu cried like a tearful person, and Jia Dongxu put his arm around her shoulders to comfort her.

"Dongxu, I will go back to the village to stay for a few days tomorrow." Jia Zhang was immediately moved when she heard that the conditions in the village were so good.

"Okay, I'll take you back tomorrow." Jia Dongxu couldn't help but chirped a few times.

Qin Huairu's mind is now filled with food, and she has to guard it for the old Qin family.

Li Yuan watched it from beginning to end, not because he was gossiping, because he had always had a thorn in his heart, and it was verified tonight, and his mood became extremely heavy.

That night, at Jia's house in the middle courtyard, they cooked a pot of wheat under the moonlight, and the family was finally full.

Although Qin Huairu was extremely unhappy, Jia Zhang's words made her agree to use Maizi.

"Huairu, mom will go back to the village tomorrow. Not only can she eat a big pot of rice for a few days, but she can also bring back some food. Then she will be able to provide for today's food.

Besides, you haven’t had your period, so you probably have it again. You have to eat enough for the son in your belly.”

Jia Zhang's few persuasive words made Qin Huairu feel at ease.

Before getting off work the next day, Li Yuan submitted the complete plan. The only difficulty was the purchase of the stamping machine. It was estimated that it would be difficult to get approval.

I got bad news on Friday afternoon: the change of job types in the machinery factory was rejected by the head office.

Wang Shengli originally thought it was a sure thing, but was ruthlessly rejected on the grounds that the head office did not have a similar establishment and needed to consider the long term. My only thought is that the words are not completely final.

This week, there were no more quarrels or scoldings between Lao Suntou and his family. On Tuesday, two brothers-in-law came over with things to help clean up the damaged house.

In the evening, my brother-in-law and brother-in-law had a drink together. When I met Sun's wife in the next few days, she smiled more naturally. It seemed like a big fuss actually solved the problem.

Recently, He Yuzhu leaves early and comes back late. It is estimated that the two of them are making good progress.

Come to think of it, for a chef who is one of the Eight Great Members, there is no difficulty in finding a wife who has no job. Not to mention the sky-high betrothal gifts.

It is said that the woman's parents and several brothers are very satisfied with He Yuzhu.

The 24-year-old He Yuzhu is just an old prime minister. In fact, after cleaning up, it's not that he can't be seen, but he is not handsome. .

People often say that one white face covers all ugliness.

These are difficult times, and food is the most important. A chef who can often bring home oil and water is very popular.

The world-recognized minimum food safety standard is 400 kilograms.

Just after liberation, the per capita grain supply in China was 209 kilograms, far below the minimum safety standard.

In 1956, China's per capita grain supply was 306 kilograms, still lagging behind safety standards.

1956 was the best year. You can imagine how short of food China was.

He Yuzhu's relationship is progressing smoothly, and Li Yuan is secretly happy. As long as the Spring Festival is over, they can directly receive the certificate.

During this period, marriage was not so strict. As long as the year was enough, everyone would turn a blind eye and not pay too much attention to the month.

The Chinese tradition is that as long as the Spring Festival is over, one becomes one year older. Unlike later generations, one's birthday is considered to be one year older.

Regarding He Yuzhu's marriage, Yi Zhonghai communicated several times, but He Yuzhu firmly disagreed with the blind date.

He was helpless, and the deaf old lady began to "cannot hear" again, so he could only worry secretly.

The only one who can help now is Jia Dongxu, but Jia Dongxu is becoming more and more determined when it comes to finding a wife for He Yuzhu.

In the past, Jia Dongxu was very confident in the contact between Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu. In recent months, Yi Zhonghai found that whenever he mentioned this, Jia Dongxu immediately shut up and looked very irritable.

No matter what Yi Zhonghai suggested, he just pretended to be stupid and said nothing.

Yi Zhonghai never imagined that his apprentice now has 5 bags of grain at home.

He considers himself a persistent person, which allowed him to be successfully promoted to an eighth-level worker that everyone admires. He couldn't leave He Yuzhu's marriage alone.

Since He Daqing left, he has been taking care of the He Yuzhu brothers and sisters like sons, watching them grow up, and helping Silly Zhuzi occupy a place in the steel rolling mill.

Without him, Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu's bad temper would have been fired from the factory long ago. The reason why He Yuzhu can always make waves in the cafeteria is entirely because the factory director looks at him for Yi Zhonghai's sake.

Therefore, he hopes that Silly Zhu will find a good wife, at least one he has seen in the past.

A stupid boy who couldn't just let his temper run his course. How could such a big thing as finding a wife be done without Yi Zhonghai's supervision?

Therefore, Yi Zhonghai could only wait and prepare to take action personally when the opportunity came.