Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Soon, Xu Damao and Yu Shui finished dividing the things. Even Jia Jia's Yu Shui was not treated differently. Soon, both of them returned to their seats.

Yan Bugui glanced around and took a sip of water and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet for a moment, let's start the meeting. There are two things to do today: one is that we need to prepare a banquet for Yu Shui's admission to university, and the other is a notice from the street that needs to be conveyed to everyone. Let Damao speak first."

Xu Damao was wondering what the street office had to say that made Yan Bugui so secretive and not tell him in advance. Thinking of the heavy rain a few days ago and this year's harvest, Xu Damao had a rough idea in his mind. Yan Bugui, the second uncle, had been quite conscious recently. He knew that this matter would offend people, so he didn't tell him and planned to announce it himself later.

Xu Damao was not polite when he was asked to speak first. "Everyone knows that Yu Shui from our courtyard was admitted to No. 49 University. This is not only a happy event for the He family, but also adds glory to our courtyard and the street.

In the evening, Second Uncle and I have discussed with Zhuzi and Yushui and plan to hold a banquet to celebrate, and everyone in our hospital will come to participate."

When they heard that there would be a banquet, everyone was in high spirits.

"Well, the rain is good!"

"This little rain has really brought glory to our compound."

"I heard that the subdistrict office is going to give Yu Shui a commendation and let her share her learning experience."

"The He family is now in big trouble. Yu Shui will be a cadre after he graduates!"

"My brat just plays all day long. I'll beat him up when I get home and make him go to college."

Xu Damao stood up and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet. I haven't finished what I'm saying yet. Everyone knows what the situation is like outside now. Every household is short of food, and the He family doesn't have that many food coupons.

So after discussion, we decided that we would not collect any money from everyone this time. Everyone only needs to pay some food coupons or grain appropriately. The He family and I will take care of the rest. I promise that the banquet will not disappoint everyone. Everyone is voluntary to sign up for this. Those who want to participate can just give their things to the second uncle. "

"Wow, no money required, just some food is fine too."

"One meal of food in exchange for a banquet, this is a good deal no matter how you calculate it. I will definitely participate."

"Mom, I want to have a feast!"

Yan Bugui knocked on the table at this time, "Okay, let's put this matter to an end. I have some bad news to tell you. I believe everyone knows about the heavy rain some time ago. Now there are reports of poor harvests or even total failures in various places.

I went to the street office for a meeting during the day, and now I'm here to convey the notice from the street office. That is, starting from next month, everyone's food ration will be reduced by another three to five kilograms from the current level."

Before Yan Bugui finished speaking, he caused a commotion among the crowd.

"The ration is so limited. If it is reduced, how will we survive?"

"Yes, this ration is not enough for me to eat, not to mention I have a family to support."

"It looks like we have to continue buying expensive food!"

"Let's go together in a few days. It'll be safer."

"Fortunately, I didn't listen to Jia Zhangshi and moved my household registration to the city. Otherwise, we would have to eat high-priced grain."

"Haha, now that you've mentioned this, it just came back to me. It seems like it was in the 1950s, when people from above came to count the household registrations. At that time, Jia Zhang was reluctant to give up her few acres of land in the countryside, so she refused to change her household registration to an urban one. Now you're just reaping the consequences, right?"

"You know what, ever since Jia Zhang was arrested, our compound has become much more peaceful."

"That's right, Jia Zhang is a shrew, it would be better if she died outside!"

"Okay, okay, the street office will ask us, the manager, to convey the news to everyone first. More detailed information will be posted on the bulletin board outside our compound in the next two days. I will read it to everyone in detail then." Yan Bugui said.

Xu Damao also stood up and said, "At least we still have some food rations, which can barely sustain us. Now many people in various places are starving to death, and many people have come to our city to escape famine. From now on, everyone in the courtyard should keep a close eye on the door to prevent people from fleeing from famine from rushing in. These are all these starving people, and I don't need to tell you what will happen if they really rush in!"

"Oh, yes, yes, everyone in the yard during the day should be careful. I think it would be better to arrange someone to guard the gate. No one is allowed to enter the yard unless they are from our yard or relatives or acquaintances." Yan Bugui came from the old society. He had experienced the looting by rebel soldiers and mobs. That scene was really terrible.

Many elderly people in the hospital also talked about their experiences of being robbed in the old society, which made the young people feel sympathetic.

Finally, the entire hospital unanimously agreed to arrange for people who were not on duty to take turns guarding the gate and resolutely not let strangers in.

"Okay, then let's start from the front yard, then the middle yard, and finally the back yard. Our family lives in the front yard and I'm the second uncle, so let's start with our family." Yan Bugui fully played the leading role of the uncle in charge.

Because this matter concerns the vital interests of everyone, all families with people at home signed up enthusiastically.

Xu Damao had to go to work, and his wife was pregnant, so he couldn't help in the yard. He said, "Everyone knows my family's situation, so I won't help guard the gate. But I suggest using the housing fund to give some subsidies to the gatekeepers, and I am willing to pay 10 yuan a month as a subsidy to everyone."

In fact, Xu Damao said and did this just to make more income for the poor family at home, so that no one would really starve to death. Although everyone in the courtyard has problems and shortcomings of one kind or another, except for a small number of people, they really do not deserve the death penalty.

"Okay, Uncle Third's suggestion is good. It takes care of the people in the courtyard who are in financial difficulty."

“I support this decision as well.”

"Da Mao, be cool!"

"No wonder Damao can be a leader, the way he speaks and acts is different from us!"

"Okay, starting from tomorrow we will have someone on duty to watch the gate. If there is really a crowd of people fleeing famine, we will close the door immediately. Let's end today's meeting here. It's adjourned." Yan Bugui concluded.

The crowd dispersed in twos and threes, and Qin Huairu went straight back home. Fortunately, she took over and transferred the household registration in advance, otherwise the whole family, oh, the old ones were not here, otherwise the young ones would have starved to death, right?

But without the help from Sha Zhu and the old man, the family's income is not enough to make ends meet. I should go to work in the factory, but what should I do with my children? Or should I ask my mother to come and help take care of the children? But in this case, there will be one more person to feed at home!

Qin Huairu looked at the two children lying on the bed, and thought of Banggeng who would be back in a few days. She made up her mind, found a pen and paper, and started writing a letter to her parents.

With the dim light of the oil lamp, Qin Huairu quickly finished writing the letter, then she blew out the oil lamp, got on the kang, and fanned the two children with a palm leaf fan. Although Qin Huairu had many faults, she was very kind to her children.