Siheyuan: The wife was intercepted after returning from the battlefield

Seeing this, Xu Damao immediately hid behind Lin Ping, thinking that a good man would not suffer a loss in front of him, and he would find a chance to deal with Sha Zhu later. However, he still stuck his head out and said stubbornly: "Sha Zhu, a gentleman uses words instead of fists. I won't argue with you."

Sha Zhu did not continue to argue with Xu Damao. Instead, he looked at Lin Ping and said, "Pingzi, it's just a name. Sister Qin and I are innocent. What if the old woman of the Jia family heard you say this? Don't say that in the future."

Seeing that Sha Zhu didn't realize his problem, Lin Ping didn't bother to argue with him and just shook his head and continued walking forward.

Qin Huairu was discharged from the hospital on the third day. The child was named Jia Geng, nicknamed Bang Geng. Jia Zhang would show off her grandson in the yard whenever she had nothing to do, especially when the Lin family passed by the central courtyard, she would always say a few words about how good her eldest grandson was.

As time passed to the beginning of 1955, public-private partnership had become inevitable, which also meant the beginning of the era of bills. Although the Lin family had no shortage of food and drink, Lin Ping still asked his family to buy more food. Of course, Lin Ping also stored a lot of food and supplies in his space ring during this period.

Although Lin Shanhai and Wang Xiuzhi did not understand Lin Ping's intention, they still listened to Lin Ping and bought a lot of grain, especially fine grains. They also wanted to talk to the people in the courtyard but they had no suitable excuse. They were also afraid of causing trouble for their son, so they simply did not mention it.

When Lin Ping got off work and returned to the hospital, Yan Jiefang ran up to him and said, "Brother Pingzi, there will be a hospital-wide meeting soon. My dad asked me to come and tell you."

Lin Ping smiled and said, "Okay, I'll be there in a minute."

In the front yard, three old men were sitting at the octagonal table in the shape of a "品" (a character in Chinese). It was Yi Zhonghai who spoke first, and it was Liu Haizhong who started the conversation.

Yi Zhonghai coughed and said, "The street has issued a document, and from now on, a ticket system will be implemented. The monthly food quota for each person will be fixed. You have to go to the street to ask for the specific amount. Go to the street tomorrow morning to collect this month's ticket. From now on, it will be issued by each unit. Okay, that's what I'm talking about today."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, the courtyard exploded. Jia Zhangshi was the first to jump out and said, "Master Yi, what should we do? Dongxu is the only one in my family who has a city hukou. How can we live in the future?"

There were people in the courtyard who were like the Jia family. Their wives had rural household registration, and their children's household registration was with their mother. They didn't have a ration for food, so they all gathered around Yi Zhonghai to ask questions anxiously.

Yi Zhonghai also had a headache and said with embarrassment: "I can understand everyone's feelings, but this is the policy and I can't do anything about it. As for those who don't have enough food at home, we can think of a way. We can't let people starve to death, right? Okay, let's go."

After the meeting, the entire courtyard was covered with dark clouds, covering the back room and the Lin family.

Lin Shanhai sighed, "Fortunately, our family all has city hukou, so we don't have to worry about food. But some families in the courtyard have a hard time."

Wang Xiuzhi also said: "That's right. Li Qing's family in the backyard has a daughter-in-law and three children. What will they do in the future?" The Li Qing's family that Wang Xiuzhi was referring to was the residents who lived in the original Lin family's house.

Lin An shook his head and said, "What can I do? If it doesn't work, I can just go back to the countryside."

Li Jing glared at Lin An and said unhappily, "It's easy for you to say that. We finally came to the city, how can we just go back? No matter how difficult life is in the city, it can still be more difficult than going back to the countryside!"

Lin An laughed dryly upon hearing this and said apologetically, "Don't be angry, my dear. Be careful not to upset the fetus." It was true that Li Jing was already three months pregnant.

Lin Ping laughed and said, "You are really worrying about nothing. Not to mention that rural households have land, so they can always get some food rations back. Besides, there are many families like this in the city. Doesn't the country care? Don't worry, there will always be a way, such as the Pigeon Market."

Lin Shanhai nodded and said, "There must be food in Pigeon City, but the price won't be low. It will be difficult for people who don't have a certain amount of food."

Lin Ping thought that this was just the beginning, and the next three years would be even more difficult, so he said, "Dad, if you don't have a household registration, you have to eat the negotiated grain. There is no room for negotiation."

After returning from collecting the food coupons the next day, Wang Xiuzhi frowned and said, "Not to mention whether the ration is enough to eat, but the ration is 30% to 70%, with only 30% being fine grains and the rest being coarse grains. Moreover, each person only has two taels of meat coupons per month. How can we live like this?" Now the Lin family only eats fine grains, so Wang Xiuzhi frowned.

Lin Shanhai frowned and said, "Don't we still have the fine grains we bought before? If not, we can give the fine grains to Xuanxuan, Li Jing and Pingzi. We and Anzi will eat coarse grains. As for meat, our family has a monthly ration of one pound, which is enough if we save on it."

Lin An looked miserable when he heard this. Who would want to eat coarse grains when they are used to eating fine grains? Lin Ping smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry about the grain and meat. I'll find a way. But we can't tell anyone that we eat fine grains every meal, otherwise it will make people jealous. Then we can say that the fine grains are for Xuanxuan and sister-in-law, and we can also steam some steamed dumplings every time to cover it up."

Wang Xiuzhi nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as Pingzi said, but Pingzi, don't make any mistakes because of the food. You know, our family depends on you now."

Lin Ping knew what Wang Xiuzhi was worried about, and nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, Mom, I know what's going on."

Steel rolling mill.

Li Huaide had a worried look on his face. There was enough food, but there was a huge gap in meat. This included the meat that the Security Department hunted every month. The workers in the steel mill were heavy laborers, and without meat to supplement their nutrition, production would be affected.

"Brother Li, are you looking for me?"

When Li Huaide saw Lin Ping coming in, he stood up and said with a smile: "Pingzi, please sit down." After that, he poured Lin Ping a cup of tea.

Lin Ping took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Brother Li, if you have something to say, just tell us. We are not outsiders."

Li Huaide laughed and said, "Pingzi, you know Brother Li better than me. I came to you to ask if you can get some meat." After saying that, he looked at Lin Ping expectantly.

Lin Ping frowned and said, "Brother Li, is the steel mill so difficult?"

Li Huaide sighed and said, "Pingzi, you don't know that the meat processing plant only gives us 500 kilograms of meat every month. This is not enough. Our factory is a heavy labor factory, and the workers need to supplement their nutrition. Isn't this worrying me, the deputy director in charge of logistics? You have to help me, brother."

Lin Ping knew that the 500 kilograms of meat were not all for the employees. There was also a special meal for the leaders and a banquet. Even if Li Huaide could get some unplanned meat, the steel mill would still be stretched. He pondered and said, "Brother Li, it's not that I don't want to help you, but you know that hunting depends on luck. I really can't do anything about it."

Li Huaide looked bitter when he heard this. He knew that what Lin Ping said was true. He sighed and said, "Well, I'd better think of other ways. But you security department should try your best to get more meat back."

Lin Ping nodded and changed the subject: "Brother Li, my eldest brother hasn't officially started working yet. Do you think he can join our factory?"

Li Huaide nodded at Lin Ping and said with a smile: "These are all trivial matters."

Then he took out a job recruitment form from the drawer and handed it to Lin Ping, saying, "Your eldest brother can report anytime. I will greet you when the time comes. But you have to start as an apprentice. The first year is 18 yuan, the second year is 20 yuan, the third year is 22 yuan, and after three years, you can become a regular employee at 27.5 yuan. As for the type of work you want to do, you can go home and discuss it and fill it out yourself."