Siheyuan: Buyers get rich from hunting
Chapter 6 Sugar Cubes, Snow Cream
Commune canteens were also a feature of this era.
After the production team finished its work every year, most of the grain it obtained was turned in, and a small portion was distributed according to the work point system.
As for the commune canteen, residents needed to pay a certain amount of food to the canteen.
Only in this way can we eat from the collective pot.
Due to severe disasters in recent years, communal canteens have been cancelled in many places.
But some people just don’t have any plans, and they find that the food is gone while they are eating.
Qinjia Village also cancelled its canteen last year, but later found that people were almost starving to death, so they rebuilt the commune canteen. Even if the food is a little thinner every day, it is better than starving to death.
The Liu family was doing well off, so if they couldn't get enough food in the commune canteen, they would make a pot of wild vegetable porridge at home.
Although it is thinner than the one in the cafeteria, it is better than nothing.
After finishing their work, Liu Xingwang and his group planned to go to the canteen to eat first, and then go back to eat wild vegetable porridge.
Don't underestimate it's just wild vegetable porridge. Others should know that they have an extra meal at noon, so there will be some gossip.
So they ate in secret, and luckily the Liu family was far away and the smell could not be transmitted.
Liu Xingwang was walking in front and turned around when he heard hurried footsteps.
"Why are you here? Why didn't Ping An and the others come?"
Although the little ones in the family did not go to work, the Liu family paid some rations for them so that they could eat in the commune canteen.
After all, the adults are busy outside at noon and there is no one at home to cook.
The three little guys will starve to death.
Chen Lan did not reply to Liu Xingwang's words. Instead, she walked up to him mysteriously and said to the others, "When you have made the porridge and pickles, bring them back to eat."
"Why bring it back to eat? You have to bring the dishes and chopsticks back too."
"By the way, peace has no fixed amount... Well, take your portion back and tell them to eat what they cooked at home first, and don't need to wait for us."
Liu Xingwang reacted immediately and whispered instructions to Chen Lan.
Chen Lan ignored Liu Xingwang and said to her sons and daughters-in-law, "Don't listen to your father. Take the food back and say you're going back to be with Ping An."
"I'm telling you, Ping An has brought back some good food, so eat it later and don't tell anyone about it."
Chen Lan's mysterious look aroused the curiosity of several people.
However, there were many people in the cafeteria, so they didn't say anything else. They all nodded and went to line up for food.
After they finished their meal, they all found excuses to take it back home to eat.
This caused everyone in the cafeteria to look at each other in confusion.
"Why did the Liu family take their food home to eat? It's just a small amount, can't they just eat it in a few bites?"
"Maybe he went back to be with Ping An."
"By the way, Ping An didn't have a ration of food. He must have eaten more than us at the factory. I guess they took it back just to share with Ping An."
"Ping An ate them all. What should they do?"
"If my son is that successful, I will give him everything he wants."
The people in the cafeteria discussed it briefly, then stopped talking and focused on the food in front of them.
Now is the busiest time for farming, and working in the morning consumes too much energy.
Although I didn’t eat much at noon, it’s better than nothing.
Compared with those who fled famine, they were considered very lucky.
No one was forced to leave their homes and no one starved to death.
In the face of such a disaster, being able to survive is the greatest blessing in life.
The Liu family didn’t know what was going on in the cafeteria.
They all hurried home with their bowls in their hands. As they got closer to home, their curiosity grew.
"Grandma, what delicious food did Brother Ping An bring? Could it be bread?"
My uncle has two daughters. The eldest daughter is Liu Xiaoxia, 16 years old, and the younger daughter is Liu Xiaoyan, 14 years old.
The speaker was the eldest daughter, Liu Xiaoxia.
Although these are two granddaughters, Chen Lan has never disliked them.
Chen Lan had read some books for a while. Unlike those foolish women, she could not even understand the idea of gender equality. Instead, she repeatedly belittled her own status.
Look down on your own gender.
How can she respect others when she even looks down on herself?
Therefore, Chen Lan's thinking has surpassed 90% of people in this era.
"You'll know when you get there. If I tell you, there won't be any surprises, right?"
Chen Lan had a smile on her lips. She found it funny when she thought about their expressions later. She even forgot the heartache brought by the big spoonful of lard that she was obsessed with.
"The old woman likes to show off."
Liu Xingwang glanced at Chen Lan and felt a little excited.
He strode forward and soon arrived at his door. He pushed the door open, sniffed, and his eyes widened.
"Oh my god, you even cooked some food for lunch."
"It wasn't me, it was Ping An who did it."
The family became even more curious and hurried to the main room, where they saw a large pot of chicken on the big round table.
"Oh my god, where is the chicken?"
Liu Xingwang and several men hurriedly put their bowls on the table and wanted to raise their hands to pick up the meat to eat.
Bang bang bang~
Chen Lan gave each of them a pair of chopsticks.
"What are you eating? Ping An hasn't come yet. Are you a starving ghost reincarnated?!"
Hearing this, they felt a little embarrassed and could only put down their hands in disappointment.
"Mom, where did this hen come from?"
When the people in the main hall heard this, they all stood up and looked, and saw a fat hen locked in the chicken coop in the yard.
"Humph, this is also brought by Ping An, you better not tell others about it, lest others get jealous."
When the family heard this, they were both excited and relieved.
Zhang Guifang, in particular, happily handed the food to the aunt and went into the kitchen, where she saw Liu Ping'an who had just fried the chicken offal and put it on a plate.
There were three little ones surrounding Liu Ping'an, all of them staring at the plate in Liu Ping'an's hand with wide eyes, their saliva almost flowing out.
"Mom, you are back."
Liu Ping'an turned around and saw Zhang Guifang. Zhang Guifang walked over with a smile and took the plate.
She took a look and said distressedly, "Son, you killed all the chickens."
"No, I only brought a rooster and a hen. Isn't there a hen left in the yard?"
Zhang Guifang rolled her eyes at him when she heard this.
"How can we kill hens? They are precious eggs. Egg prices have risen sharply now, and they are only a few cents each."
When Zhang Guifang saw the three little ones coming over, she handed the plate to Xiaoqiang.
"Take it over here, don't eat it on the way."
Xiaoqiang held the plate excitedly, his nose twitching, and walked out of the kitchen slowly, fearing that a piece of chicken offal would fall off the plate.
The three of them walked out of the kitchen slowly, as if in slow motion.
At this time, Zhang Guifang touched Liu Ping'an's face distressedly and said, "It's a good thing that you care about your family, but don't spend so much."
"If you live alone in the city, you still have to focus on yourself. We have a collective canteen, so you won't starve to death."
Liu Ping'an had no choice but to repeat what he had just said to his grandmother.
Zhang Guifang's expression then turned from gloomy to bright.
"Don't worry, mom. I'm a buyer now. How can I be so tactful?"
Liu Ping'an felt warm in his heart. He squeezed Zhang Guifang's shoulders and said flatteringly, "I also brought some good things. I'll take you to see them."
The two left the kitchen and walked back to the main room.
The main room was full of people, all staring eagerly at Liu Ping'an as he came in.
"Eat, don't wait for me."
Seeing that he didn't sit down and the others didn't pick up their chopsticks either, Liu Ping'an had to sit down quickly as well. The others immediately looked at Chen Lan, and only started to pick up their chopsticks when they saw Chen Lan nod.
"Dad, hurry up and bring out the wine."
After tasting the chicken, uncle Liu Jianguo narrowed his eyes with joy and hurriedly urged Liu Xingwang.
Liu Xingwang glared at him, then stood up and muttered, "You've been thinking about my wine all day, go make your own if you can."
Liu Xingwang turned around and picked up some chicken with chopsticks to eat before going to the inner room to get some wine.
"Ping An has really made it big now. These two chickens are so precious now. The Qin family at the head of the village has a skinny hen that is like a treasure, but it is not as fat and energetic as the one in our family."
Uncle San was still complaining while eating and started to criticize other people in the village.
"You are the laziest, and yet you blame others."
Liu Xingwang took out a small bottle from the inner room, and the other three men stared at it eagerly.
The others were not interested and just kept eating, taking one chopstick after another.
"Eat slowly, Ping An hasn't eaten much yet."
Seeing everyone wolfing down their food, Chen Lan became so angry that she knocked on the table.
The others immediately put down their chopsticks in embarrassment and looked at the chicken greedily.
"Come on, grandma, let's eat together. We're all family, why should we separate ourselves? Let's all eat. If it's not enough, I'll bring it back later."
Liu Ping'an hurriedly stopped his grandmother, walked to his grandfather, picked up the bottle and poured a glass of wine for his grandfather, uncle, third uncle, and his father.
"Eat and drink, and life will get better and better in the future."
Ping'an's status is different now. He is not only the favored eldest grandson in the family, but also a worker with a promising future.
Even his grandfather believed what he said.
"Ping An is right. We are all family, so why should we be so distant? Let's all eat."
After grandpa made the final decision, no one felt awkward anymore. They all picked up their chopsticks and started discussing recent events. It was very lively.
Everyone ate with great relish. They put the chicken into their mouths, not even leaving the bones behind, and chewed them into pieces before swallowing them down into their stomachs.
Liu Lele, who had mediocre teeth, couldn't chew it, but he still ate the bones happily.
Liu Ping'an liked the scene in front of him very much and wished he had a camera to take a picture of it.
After eating for a while, everyone in the Liu family had a greasy face and started burping.
"I haven't eaten enough in a long time. It's so comfortable."
Uncle Liu Jianguo patted his belly and looked at Liu Ping'an happily.
"Ping An is still promising. Now he is a worker in a big factory. I don't know how many people envy him. I will introduce you to a wife someday."
"What kind of daughter-in-law can you recommend?"
Chen Lan interrupted Liu Jianguo and said with disdain, "My eldest grandson has to find a city woman when he is looking for a wife. Why would he find a country woman? She will be a burden if there is no commercial grain."
"Yes, yes, I was confused."
Liu Jianguo didn't dare to argue with Chen Lan. He just patted his head with a smile.
"By the way, grandson, is your current job as a purchasing agent enough for you?"
Liu Xingwang took a sip of wine, remembered something, and asked.
"If it's not enough, your grandfather has some money here. You can use it. We usually have no money to spend, so it will rot if we keep it here."
The others did not object when they saw this, but Liu Ping'an could not possibly accept it. He hurriedly said, "That's enough. I only get 37.5 yuan a month in salary and I have food. I can't even finish it!"
"so much!"
Uncle San’s eyes widened.
Each of their work points was worth only one cent, and their annual wages were not enough to offset their food expenses.
I didn't expect my nephew to earn so much.
"That's nothing. I'm still a low-level clerk. There's a senior worker in our compound, who's also the boss of our compound. He makes 99 yuan a month."
"Oh my god, can I spend all the 99 dollars in my lifetime?"
My uncle was also dumbfounded and became even more envious of the city people.
"In the current situation, even if you have a lot of salary, you have no place to spend it. The situation in the city may not be better than in the countryside."
Ping An explained, but no one really believed him and thought he was just comforting everyone.
But Liu Ping'an was telling the truth.
In this situation, you can’t buy anything even if you have money. Even Quanjude has started to limit its supply every day, and the workers at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill also have very little to eat.
Even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. There is only so much food, so money is useless.
Everyone ate and drank, and this meal was the happiest and longest one in recent days.
The first people to leave the table were a few women and a group of children.
Although it was a five-pound rooster, with more than ten people eating it together, it was impossible for anything to be left. The only things left were a few men who had not finished their wine and were bragging and chatting with pickles.
Liu Ping'an didn't drink either. After eating, he left the table and saw several children squatting outside the house.
Liu Ping'an's mother and his aunt and third aunt went to clean the kitchen, and his grandmother went to clean his room, so the children squatted here to bask in the sun.
He immediately saw his two sisters’ sun-baked faces and squatted over with some heartache.
"Brother Ping An."
The two sisters called out sweetly when they saw him coming.
"Hey, come here, I have some candy."
Liu Ping'an took out some candy from his clothes and handed it to his two sisters. The three little ones, touching their bellies, stared at him again.
"You three have already eaten. You can eat again tomorrow."
Liu Ping'an will not spoil these three little ones. Eating too much will hurt their teeth, and they will cry when their teeth hurt.
But he was not an unkind person. He took out a piece of candy, broke it into three pieces, and gave each of the three little ones a small piece, letting them taste it.
When the two younger sisters saw the three little ones eating, they embarrassedly took the candy that Liu Ping'an handed over to them.
They put it on their lips and bit it, feeling extremely happy.
Seeing this, Liu Ping'an took out some cold cream from his pocket.
"Brother, what is this?"
The clingy Lele sat in Liu Ping'an's arms with a candy in his hand, looking at the vanishing cream curiously.
"Haha, this is something to clean your face. It smells nice. Do you want to try it?"
“Smells good?!”
Lele's eyes brightened and she shook her body happily.
"LeLe likes fragrant things, I want it."
Liu Ping'an smiled knowingly and opened the vanishing cream, attracting everyone else's attention.
He applied a small amount of cold cream, put it on Lele's face and started to wipe it.
As Liu Ping'an wiped it, the snow-white cream disappeared on Lele's skin, melting like the snow, leaving Xiaoqiang stunned.
After wiping, Lele touched his face and exclaimed in surprise: "It smells so good and so soft. My face is as soft as an egg!"
Lele ate hard-boiled eggs once when she was a child, and she has never forgotten the feel and taste of them.
Liu Xiaoxia and Liu Xiaoyan were both a little envious when they saw this.
They are exposed to the wind and sun every day, and they look much older even though they are in their teens.
Of course Liu Ping'an would not show favoritism. He applied some more lotion and rubbed it on the faces of his two sisters.
The two younger sisters also knew that there was a difference between men and women, and their faces turned red.
But after wiping, they forgot about it and touched their smooth faces happily.
"Brother, I want it too."
The two little guys also came over. Ping An shook his head helplessly and wiped the smudges for the two conceited little men.
Main hall, courtyard, kitchen.
The Liu family was filled with laughter and joy.
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