Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

the next day.

Chen Xu got up early in the morning and planned to go to the grain and oil store first.

The bad thing about not having a ration is that the food coupons he had on him could not be saved at all. In the end, the few food coupons he had could only be exchanged for grain. Seeing the food coupons worth nearly a hundred yuan turned into dozens of kilograms of grain, Chen Xu felt his heart bleeding.

Moreover, you cannot replace all of it with white flour. White flour is now in short supply even in grain and oil stores, and each person has a limited amount. However, there is no limit on the amount of two-he flour, as long as you have a ticket.

Chen Xu bought five catties of white flour, and the rest were all two catties of flour. Anyway, they all had the same ticket, just a little more expensive.

Looking at the money in his hand that had hardly moved, Chen Xu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He finally understood why tickets were more important than money in this era. With tickets, you could still buy daily necessities, but having money didn't necessarily mean...

If you want to spend money, you will eventually have to go to the black market or the pigeon market, but the pigeon market generally requires a ticket. It depends on how the seller is willing to trade, but at least there is room for negotiation. This is not the case in the formal market. Without a ticket, you are just a chicken and can only stay away.

I still have to go to the steel mill, at least to report in, and then I can do what I need to do.

The good thing about being a buyer is that you can leave at any time. After all, how can I buy without the factory? The reason is very good.

First, I went to the Propaganda Department to ask for leave for Xu Damao. As a dear relative, friend, and brother, Chen Xu was willing to help with this small favor.

However, the head of the Propaganda Department looked at Chen Xu and asked about Xu Damao's situation immediately, which made him a little confused. Did the news spread so quickly?

The section chief said that he knew it a long time ago, but he still praised Chen Xu very much. After all, the fact that he could think of his friends at least proved that Chen Xu was a good person.

After leaving the Propaganda Department, Chen Xu went to the Purchasing Department, where he was still asked all kinds of questions. He was shocked. What happened last night was known to the whole factory this morning. How did they manage to spread the news so quickly?

He underestimated the passion for excitement and gossip in this era. There were no entertainment programs now, so the slightest movement would be known to the whole city. What's more, it was a matter of the factory. With the residents of the courtyard around, such explosive news would naturally spread quickly.

Chen Xu didn't stay in the purchasing department for long. He said hello and planned to go to Pigeon City to take a look.

Then, I watched helplessly as Sha Zhu was taken away by the police, and he was taken along with him...

The only difference was that Shazhu was sent away with a silver bracelet on his head, and people were very kind to him.

"Comrade, please come with us to the police station. We need your cooperation to understand some situations."

"Ok."

Chen Xu naturally had no right to refuse. Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were also taken away. Then when he arrived at the police station, he saw Yan Bugui as expected.

At this moment, Yan Bugui was being scolded all over by a middle-aged woman. When he saw Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong coming in, his eyes suddenly filled with tears, as if he had seen a savior.

Noticing Yan Bugui's eyes, the middle-aged woman turned around and saw the two men and started scolding them.

"Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, is this how you use the power given to you by the people? Ah? You let someone get beaten up and seriously injured right under your noses, are you dreaming of going to heaven? Speak up!"

"Director Wang, I..."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai said four words, Director Wang became even angrier.

"You dare to talk back? Let me tell you, Yi Zhonghai..."

(Five thousand words are omitted below)

Looking at the three managers who were being scolded to the point of despair, Chen Xu inexplicably felt like laughing.

"Alright, Director Wang, let's understand the situation first, and you can educate them later..."

A comrade who looked like a leader wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly interrupted Director Wang's lecturing. He knew that Director Wang was good at lecturing, but he didn't expect that she could keep lecturing for so long. If he let her continue, he would have nothing else to do today.

Chen Xu and others were questioned separately, but it wasn't a big deal, just tell the truth.

"If there is nothing else to add, you can leave, but we may need to get some details from you later."

"Okay, you can always come to me if you need anything."

Chen Xu and the three uncles came out quickly, but Sha Zhu was not so lucky. If Xu's father was ruthless and wanted to kill him, Chen Xu probably wouldn't see this guy for a long time.

Seeing Director Wang standing outside with his hands on his hips waiting, the three uncles were a little timid. Only Chen Xu took the initiative to say hello. When he fled to Sijiu City, it was Director Wang who arranged a room for him.

"Hello, Director Wang."

Chen Xu looked well-behaved. He didn't want to be scolded like these three old guys and couldn't even raise his head.

Director Wang obviously still remembered Chen Xu. He looked very kind, as if he was a completely different person from when he was scolding the three old men just now.

"I remember your name is Chen Xu, right? I heard that you found a job in a steel mill. You are a good guy, work hard."

"Thank you, Director. Director, I still need to go buy supplies. Do you think so?"

"Well, you go first. I'll talk to the three uncles in your courtyard."

Chen Xu walked out, and he could still hear Director Wang's continuous roar behind him.

"Listen carefully, everyone, go to the street office for re-education for half a month. I am impressed that the manager can do what you have done, especially you, Yi Zhonghai, as the most important person in the courtyard..."

Yi Zhonghai: ...

"And you, Liu Haizhong, you still dare to say it's none of your business. You don't want to do it anymore, right? Fine, I'll satisfy you..."

"No, Director Wang, I was wrong, really wrong..."

Liu Haizhong cried and screamed, saying that taking away his status as the second uncle would be more painful than killing him.

"And you, Yan Bugui, as a teacher, you don't even have the most basic sense of responsibility. You just watched..."

Yan Bugui felt hopeless and felt that he couldn't live this life. In addition to going to work every day, he had to go to the street office to receive education for half a month. How much of his time was wasted. Wouldn't it be better to be a door god in the courtyard with this time? He could even take advantage of others occasionally.

Unfortunately, no matter how reluctant he was, he didn't dare to say no. He and Yi Zhonghai were both smart people. At least they wouldn't be as foolish as Liu Haizhong who dared to refute Director Wang's words. Did he think that he was not criticized harshly enough?

Chen Xu left the police station in a happy mood.

Pigeon City.

Chen Xu had some memories of his original body coming here, but this was the first time he came here in person.

There were a lot of people, and quite a few were selling things, but most of them were daily necessities. There was very little food, and the prices were not cheap. Some people were even selling wild vegetables and the like. Anyway, Chen Xu couldn't recognize what they were.

After looking around, Chen Xu saw something that interested him.

"Uncle, how much do you sell these lotus seeds?"

The old man glanced at Chen Xu and told him his price.

"Two cents a pack."

Chen Xu looked at the lotus seeds that had turned black and doubted whether they could still be grown.

He knew that lotus seeds were the seeds of lotus roots, but that was all he knew and he didn't know much about the other things.

"Uncle, how should this thing be planted?"

The old man smiled and said.

"You are the first one who really wants to grow lotus seeds. Others buy my lotus seeds just to eat them."

Chen Xu nodded silently. Unless he had his own pond, who would have the space to grow lotus roots? Besides, lotus seeds were not inedible. Although the coptis chinensis inside was a bit bitter, it was nothing compared to hunger.

"I have a pond in my hometown, I want to give it a try."

"Peel off part of the shell on the tip, soak it in water overnight to let it absorb enough water, and then plant it in the mud. If the pond is not dry, you can just throw it into the pond. It will slowly sink by itself, but the survival rate will be much lower."

Chen Xu bought a bag, which weighed about two taels. No wonder the old man said that others would buy it to eat. One dollar can buy a pound of so-called seeds, and the lotus seeds contain starch, so it is not impossible to eat them as a staple food.

Compared with other grains, this thing is considered cheap. Other grains, even corn flour, costs about one dollar and fifty cents without a ticket. White flour has risen to more than three dollars or even higher. With this calculation, lotus seeds seem to be quite cost-effective.