Siheyuan, I want to lie down but I become a tool

Zhang Xingwang asked his elder sister:

"The fish sold for 26 yuan? How much did you sell it for and how did you sell it?"

"It's 37 cents a pound. You don't know. My mom and I almost didn't get home today. Everyone was eager to grab it."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

"That's not the case."

The eldest sister said with a proud look on her face.

Through the eldest sister's narration, I understood the experience of selling fish, which was full of ups and downs.

It is said that the mother and daughter prepared a backpack and went to the central courtyard to deliver one to the eldest uncle's house. Before they left the central courtyard, they were stopped by Jia Zhang, who insisted on delivering one to their family as well.

Just as he was talking about Zhang Xingwang, he interrupted and asked:

"Did you send it later?"

"No, it happened that Liu, the clerk from the street office, came over, and Jia Zhang didn't dare to stop them. Jia Dongxu also came out, so mom half sold it, half gave it away, and asked for 30 cents to share with them a fish weighing about two kilograms."

"Isn't that a loss?"

"If my younger sister hadn't been crying and holding onto the fish basket, Jia Zhang would have snatched it away."

"It seems that my little sister also contributed at the critical moment!"

"No, my little sister cried and said that she would not give her brother's fish to anyone else, haha."

"Oh, my little sister is the most reliable. Why did the street office come here?"

"It's Uncle San who's telling everyone that you're so lucky to have caught a lot of fish, and the people from the street office are here to share some of the fish with them."

"Does the street office dare to buy fish from private individuals?"

"That's nothing. People working in the street office are also human beings and they have to eat. As for this Xiao Liu, I've seen him in the Pigeon Market. Although he was wearing a hat, I recognized him at a glance. When I asked him, he still refused to admit it." The elder sister said with a puzzled look on her face.

The elder sister is really fierce. She was from the street office and went to the pigeon market. Not only did you recognize her, but you also chased after her to say hello. With the elder sister's EQ, it's no wonder she moved away later.

Jia Zhang is also a ruthless person, who is really good at taking advantage of opportunities. If it weren't for the appearance of the street office, she would have succeeded.

Wang Xiulan is such a soft-hearted person, she is bound to lose if she faces Jia Zhang's unreasonable and troublesome personality.

With the eldest sister's condition, she can only help in a fight, but she is a mule when it comes to pulling. If the smart fourth sister was here, she might be able to fight off Jia Zhang.

At this time, Zhang Xingwang could think of Jia Zhang's excuse, which was nothing more than that the children at home were young and wanted to eat meat, so why was it only given to the uncle and not to their family?

When I asked my eldest sister, it turned out to be almost correct.

Fortunately, she did not succeed, otherwise there would be no need to sell one to each family with so many residents in the front, middle and back yards.

As she spoke, the elder sister carefully took out the money from selling fish from her pocket and handed it to Zhang Xingwang. It was probably the first time that the elder sister had so much money in her pocket. She said:

"Just count, all the money from selling the fish is here. You have no idea how easy it is to sell. Fortunately, the purchasing station is close. If it was far away, all the fish would have been sold out on the way."

Zhang Xingwang took the money, looked at the women at home and said:

"It just so happens that I still have a few cloth coupons. Let's use the money to buy cloth tomorrow and everyone can make new clothes. Your younger sister performed the best, so make one for her."

When the women heard this, they all smiled happily. The younger sister even came over happily and kissed Zhang Xingwang, leaving his face covered with saliva.

Suddenly the eldest sister patted her head and said:

"I almost forgot. Xiao Li from the Street Office said that if you catch any fish in the future, tell him and he will buy from you privately, and he will take as many as you can. Brother Zhuzi also said that if you catch a lot, you can contact him, and their factory will also buy them, and the price is higher than that at the purchasing station."

It seems that fish is also in short supply. Sha Zhu must have known their situation and simply wanted to help. After all, they are chefs and have no shortage of food. And he was not in charge of purchasing, so the credit cannot be attributed to him.

We need to think about what Mr. Li from the Street Office said. He clearly said that they would collect the money privately, but he still wants as much as he can.

I guess he was speaking on behalf of the entire subdistrict office, but we cannot rule out the possibility that the property was transferred privately offline.

In the evening, everyone at home was worried and excited about Zhang Xingwang's "heatstroke" and the fish selling matter. Everyone was a little tired, so Wang Xiulan asked everyone to go to bed early.

The next day, Zhang Xingwang was woken up by the "ding" sound of Brother Tong signing in. It indicated that he had signed in successfully, and was rewarded with 0.1 cubic meters of space and 8 kilograms of corn. The space also increased to 1.8 cubic meters.

I turned over and got up, feeling full of energy, and the dizziness from yesterday was completely gone.

Today is a day off, and my family is here. I feel that the house is not big enough. The two rooms together are less than 50 square meters. Apart from two beds and a dining table, there is almost no room to move. The house is a big problem. Very few people have property certificates, so I have to plan slowly.

The little sister was playing beside his bed. When she saw her brother get up, she came over and asked expectantly:

"Brother, are you well?"

"Well, my brother is well now."

When the little girl heard this, she asked happily:

"Can you buy me some candy?"

"Okay, my little sister is so good, brother, I will go out and buy it for you later."

At this time, the mother came over, took the little girl away, and said lovingly:

"Don't be anxious, little girl. Let your brother wash up first. We'll eat. After dinner, let him buy you some. Your brother has money now anyway."

The family started to sit together to eat. In the morning, we had sweet potato porridge. I asked my fourth sister and she said that lunch was boiled cabbage with sweet potato porridge. The family was very happy to hear that they were eating sweet sweet potato porridge.

Well, I should have said it. If I could have held on a little longer before going to sleep yesterday, it would have been better. I said less. As a result, my mother and elder sister kept a carp weighing about three pounds for dinner and sold all the rest of the fish.

This time I caught some fish, and I must keep a few more for my family. I can’t eat pork for the time being, but at least I want to have fish to myself, and let my family eat until they are tired of it.

While the whole family was at the dinner table, Comrade Zhang Xingwang held a short meeting to instill in his mother Wang Xiulan and elder sister the concept that the family was not short of money, and emphasized the family's future food standards and the problem of excessive frugality. With the support of the younger sister, Comrade Wang Xiulan and Comrade Zhang Zhaodi made a profound self-examination with a smile on their face.

But there is nothing we can do about it. Since my father passed away, the family has been frugal for the past few years. My mother is only a first-level fitter in the factory, with a monthly salary of 27 yuan. My second sister has no job, and my eldest sister can only do odd jobs, and her income is not stable.

Especially this year, in order to pay for Zhang Xinwang's medical treatment, the fourth sister and the youngest sister are fine, but the mother and two sisters have been going hungry for most of the past six months, and it has become a habit.

By the way, I assigned a task to my eldest sister, gave her money and food coupons, and asked her to go and take a look around the grain store later.

Can I buy some millet or something? Forget rice. I'll just have a dry meal at home tonight.

After dinner, he carried the excited little girl straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. While the salesperson was muttering "prodigal son", he bought 20 feet of cloth, five popsicles, a pound of White Rabbit milk candy and some small sweet snacks.

Then I walked home. I really couldn't help spending money. A pound of White Rabbit candy cost 18 yuan, and the fabric cost yuan a foot. In total, I spent yuan.

Not counting the ticket money, it’s equivalent to half a month’s salary for my mother.

What was rare was that the third uncle who was the gatekeeper was not at home. He probably saw that Zhang Xingwang had a good harvest yesterday, so he went out fishing early in the morning. When I arrived at the middle courtyard with the little girl, I was suddenly stopped by the uncle standing at the door.