Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

He bought lotus seeds naturally because he wanted to plant them in the space. He would have a pond to raise fish and plant some lotus roots. This would also make some contribution to the aquatic ecology of the space, and plants could also accelerate the expansion of the space.

Moreover, lotus pods and lotus roots are both good things. Chen Xu really likes the taste of lotus root stewed with pork ribs. Unfortunately, the pork ribs nowadays are not good at all. If you can find a trace of meat on them, it can only mean that the chef who removed the bones is not good enough...

There were other things he liked, such as food, which he was short of. The dozens of kilograms of food he just bought would not last long. Chen Xu felt a little sad. Even he, a guy with a golden finger, was worried about his livelihood, so he could imagine how others felt.

After calculating the time, Chen Xu started to rush to the steel mill. Most of the buyers were like this. No matter how much they played or made noise, they still had their meals in the steel mill canteen and tried to save as much food as possible at home.

The canteen is just the same without Sha Zhu. The dishes in the big pot are all the same no matter who cooks them. Besides, Sha Zhu is not the head chef now, so it doesn't matter whether he is there or not.

Chen Xu ordered one portion of potatoes and one portion of cabbage, plus two steamed buns, and that was his lunch.

It would be fine if they were all vegetarian dishes, but the little bit of oil floating on top is hard to see unless you look carefully.

Most of the workers in the steel rolling mill do physical work, and each of them can eat more than the other. If it weren't for saving money, they would eat as much as possible. However, the number of tickets is limited, so they have to use them sparingly.

You need a ticket to eat in the factory. The only advantage is that it is much cheaper than outside, which is considered one of the benefits for workers.

Two taels of food coupons could be exchanged for four steamed buns made of two liang of flour at the factory, which was a very good deal. If it were outside, it would probably cost at least half a jin of food coupons.

No tickets are required for dishes, and they are two cents per serving.

In this day and age, everyone wants to work in a factory, not only because workers are the big brothers now, but also because of these benefits, which are related to every aspect of everyone's life.

This is why refugees generally cannot survive in the city, just like Chen Xu now. If he doesn't find a job, he won't have food coupons. Even now, as a purchaser, he only has a few food coupons subsidized by the purchasing department. It is difficult for him to eat enough in the factory cafeteria with these food coupons.

If you do odd jobs, it will be even more difficult. Without a fixed source of food coupons, you can only find ways to exchange them for food coupons, or use other things to replace food. But the current price of food coupons is too outrageous, and many people simply cannot afford it.

Why do they eat bran, tree bark, grass roots, and even soil? In fact, it is simply because of the household registration issue. No matter how difficult it is to obtain a city household registration, at least there is a certain food ration. At least there are about 10 to 40 kilograms of food a month. At most, they will not eat well or enough, but they will not starve to death.

This is why Chen Xu's predecessor starved to death after arriving in the city.

Even if a rural hukou is moved to a city, unless one finds a formal job and transfers his hukou to an urban hukou, he still does not have the capital to survive in the city for a long time.

In this era, there is a world of difference between rural and urban household registration.

In fact, Chen Xu wanted to buy some small fish when he went to the Pigeon City, but unfortunately he didn't see any. Although the space was not very reliable, he still wanted to try his best to expand the space. Men want their things to be bigger, right?

Siheyuan.

In the backyard of the deaf old lady's house, Yi Zhonghai didn't look very happy. The three uncles in charge were scolded by Director Wang from morning to noon, and now they rushed back to tell the deaf old lady about the matter.

It is true that he has some prestige in the hospital and the factory, but he is just a Shuncheng in the public security department.

The deaf old lady was also anxious at this time. Her eldest grandson was arrested by the police. This was too much.

"Xiao Yi, didn't you say Xu Damao is not dead?"

The deaf old lady actually didn't know much about the situation. She knew that Sha Zhu and Xu Damao had a fight in the yard last night, but she didn't come to watch the fun. This kind of thing had happened more than once or twice, and with Yi Zhonghai around, she thought there would be no trouble.

As a result, something happened. When she rushed to the Central Courtyard, Sha Zhu had already left the courtyard and rushed to the hospital with Xu Damao and a few old men on his back.

She couldn't bear it any longer until midnight, and when she woke up, it was already the next morning.

Fortunately, an old lady came over and told her about the situation. The deaf old lady was relieved to know that Xu Damao was not dead.

But Auntie knew very little. Yi Zhonghai came back last night feeling exhausted physically and mentally. He said a few words and fell asleep. Therefore, Auntie and the deaf old lady were not aware that Xu Damao might have been crippled by Sha Zhu.

Yi Zhonghai could only tell the story of Xu Damao again. After learning that Xu Damao might be deposed, the deaf old lady looked a little ugly. This matter was a bit troublesome. Xu Damao's father Xu Fugui was not someone who was easy to talk to. Moreover, she was also involved in what happened back then. Xu Fugui would most likely not give her face.

"This stupid guy doesn't even know how to move..."

The deaf old lady sighed, but still gave instructions to Yi Zhonghai.

"Well, help me go to the police station to check the situation first."

Yi Zhonghai nodded, and together with an old lady, he helped the deaf lady to the police station. When they arrived at the door of the police station, Yi Zhonghai said that he had to go to work in the afternoon and left.

The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai's receding back with an unhappy expression on her face. To put it bluntly, the relationship between her and Yi Zhonghai was one of mutual exploitation.

Yi Zhonghai established an image of an ancestor for the deaf old lady in the courtyard so that she could spend her old age in peace. The deaf old lady would settle some troubles when Yi Zhonghai needed her to come forward. They usually lived in peace, but they had differences when it came to caring for the elderly.

Yi Zhonghai designated Jia Dongxu as the person to take care of the elderly, but the deaf old lady thought that Sha Zhu was more suitable. Therefore, Yi Zhonghai didn't care much about Sha Zhu's affairs. Although the deaf old lady knew what was going on, she still felt a little unhappy.

The aunt also noticed that the deaf old lady seemed unhappy, and hurried to persuade her.

"Old lady, let's check on Sha Zhu first."

The deaf old lady nodded slightly. Her body, which had been walking steadily just now, became hunched over. She walked into the police station tremblingly, as if she would collapse in the next second...

But even so, the deaf old lady did not see Sha Zhu. There was already solid evidence that Sha Zhu was the murderer, and the police were still investigating the incident, so he could not see outsiders at all.

The two tried to persuade the police in any way they could, but one policeman, considering the old lady's age, explained the situation to them and asked them to leave the police station.

The deaf old lady standing at the door of the police station looked even uglier, but she had no choice since the police station did not give her face.

An aunt asked carefully.

"Ma'am, what should we do now?"

"Go back and wait until things are settled."

Xu Damao's condition is unclear now, and she has no intention of going to the hospital. It would be better for her to wait until Xu Damao's matter is confirmed before thinking of a solution. It is true that she has some connections, but these things will be used less and less, so they naturally need to be used where they are needed most.

What if she hurriedly looked for someone to use their connections, and in the end Xu Damao was not in any trouble, wouldn't that be a huge loss for her? Moreover, if the matter was really serious, she didn't think it would be useful to use her connections.