When everyone heard this, they really stopped talking. There was no other way. For food, clothing, housing and transportation, cloth was one of the absolute necessities at this stage.

"Old Zheng, you ate alone, so you should drink a glass as punishment!"

Everyone was so envious and hateful. Seeing that they could not get the meat, they did not want to let Zheng Aimin go!

"Hahaha, I accept the punishment! Even though I can't share it with you, it's no problem for me to treat you to a meal when I have time to come over to discuss work!"

Knowing that everyone was feeling upset, Zheng Aimin was also generous and picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

During the meal, everyone talked about their recent situations, and they were all very pessimistic.

"Well, no matter how difficult our situation is, we can still get something to eat. The situation in the nearby communes is not very good. I heard that some people have fainted from hunger!" Cai Guotao said with a sigh.

As someone who works at the Grain Bureau, he has dealings with grain stations all over the country. The collective grain and relief grain below are all gone, and now everyone is struggling to hold on, hoping that the situation will improve after the summer grain is delivered.

"I heard that the situation in the south is too good now. The Yuejiang River, Huangtuo River, and Huaishui River have all suffered floods. Millions of hectares of farmland have been submerged, and people have already started to leave!"

When everyone heard his words, there was a moment of silence. They had also heard some of the things.

As a prophet, Li Guohua naturally knew better. The arrival of summer grain only temporarily alleviated the predicament.

From January to April this year, severe spring droughts occurred in most of North China and Northeast China, except for the suburbs of Beijing. According to statistics, the affected area reached 1 million hectares. From the end of April to the beginning of May, frost occurred in many places in North China and Northeast China, affecting more than 4 hectares of farmland.

There was drought in the north, floods in the south, and typhoons, wind and hail and other disasters occurred in the southeast coast.

By the second half of the year, the situation in the north and south will begin to reverse, especially in the capital area, where the heaviest rainfall in fifty years is waiting.

This year, the communes below are suffering. Next year, when they can’t pay the grain, it will be the city’s turn. That will be the real tribulation.

Sometimes he really didn't want to pretend anymore, so he just came clean. Even though it could only alleviate some of the problems, it was still an alleviation, right? But when he thought of his family, he didn't dare to take the risk. Nowadays, there is no such thing as one person taking responsibility for one's own actions.

If anything happened to him and his reputation was ruined, Yi Zhonghai would take the lead in wiping out all the Li family.

Thinking about his elder brother, Camellia, and his mother Chen Lan, he decided to be a selfish person. I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me!

Besides, I am not doing nothing now. Once the new farm is set up, I can definitely relieve a lot of pressure by putting more effort into it.

"Old Zheng, you also know that we have few people in our factory, only a few hundred. Your farm is so big, can you support me a little every month? Just pour it out from your pocket, the leftovers will be enough for me to chew for two months!" Qian Xinmin said

Their machinery factory is a supporting factory and its supply cannot be compared with that of steel mills and textile mills.

"Yes, there is also our machine repair factory, you can't just stand by and watch them die!" Zheng Hongshan also cried about being poor.

There are only about a thousand people in their machine repair factory, and there is a shortage of several thousand kilograms every month.

"Old Zheng, you know the situation of our factory best. I won't say anything more. I've done it. You can do whatever you want!" Guo Xianrong was even more straightforward. He stood up and toasted him with a glass of wine with great attitude.

Not to mention the agricultural machinery factory, which is the worst off right now. The factory has completely shut down. If it wants to produce, it must have food to boost morale.

"What are you doing? You don't ask for anything from the two masters here, but you come to take advantage of me. Do you think I'm a local rich man? You call me a big farm, but it's just a curtain hanging on a grave. It can't be any smaller! You should know that half of our farm is planted with vegetables, and we also have to supply thousands of people in the textile factory!"

Zheng Aimin was a little annoyed when he heard what they said. He treated you to a good meal, but something went wrong.

Cai Guotao from the Grain Bureau and Wang Manyin from the Supply and Marketing Cooperative are the two people who are in charge of grain and vegetables.

"Don't look at me. I'm just a small director. I can help you with a small amount of food. But as for grains and vegetables, I have no way. I haven't eaten meat for two months!" Wang Manyin made excuses as soon as he saw everyone was looking at him.

"Don't look at me. If I can get food, I'll give you as much as you want. Don't you have enough food?" Cai Guotao said as he picked up a piece of fat meat with chopsticks, stuffed it into his mouth and started chewing hard, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.

Seeing the way he ate, everyone couldn't help but smile. This guy was not pretending.

The meal ended in silence as we were in high spirits.

After listening to the news from several people, Li Guohua was not in a good mood. He rode his bicycle to the supply and marketing cooperative to stock up some more supplies.

Many high-income people have started to spend money on expensive supplementary food as a daily supplement because of the reduction in rations. If you don't buy it now, you may not be able to buy it soon. You have to stick to it for three years, and you can't hold on if there is less food.

Outside the textile factory, there were fewer people hurrying around and fewer naughty children on the streets.

Because the more you exercise, the hungrier you get faster. It is better to lie down after eating to resist hunger.

There were long queues in front of the supply and marketing cooperatives and grain and oil stores. It turned out that it was already the end of June and everyone was collecting next month's food rations.

"Robbery!"

A sharp female voice sounded from the middle of the team.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and a thin middle-aged man squeezed out of the crowd and ran away. It was hard to tell how old he was, but he must have been very hungry. His face was unrecognizable and looked very scary.

Although everyone heard the noise of people snatching things, those who lined up to buy food were either women, children, or the elderly and the weak. It was the end of the month and everyone was starving. How could they have the energy to chase after people?

"He stole my child's hat. Help me, everybody!"

A middle-aged woman, holding a baby in her arms, was crying and looked very helpless.

Li Guohua looked closely and saw that the middle-aged man was indeed holding a small hat in his hand, which looked quite bright and beautiful.

The man was not moving fast, and Li Guohua could easily catch up with him with his speed, but he sighed and stood still.

Because the middle-aged man didn't do anything extremely evil, he just wanted to survive. He probably stole the hat to exchange for food, maybe he had children at home, if he was caught, his family might be finished.

People were also talking about it, saying that it was fortunate that the child was okay, and that this man could do anything when he was hungry, so forget it.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman hugged her child tightly, continued to queue up to buy food, and stopped crying.

Oh, what is this? I have to encounter this.

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