Siheyuan: The wife was intercepted after returning from the battlefield

Huijuan held the child and smiled, "I'll call you Pingzi too. It will sound more intimate this way."

Lin Ping smiled and nodded, pretending to feel the pulse of the old couple, then smiled and said, "It's not a big problem, just one acupuncture will be enough. I wonder if you have silver needles at home?"

Lin Ping said this to cover up the rejuvenation technique.

Old Liu shook his head and said, "I don't have that thing at home. I'll ask someone to find one for me."

After saying that, he asked the guard to go to the health room to get a set of silver needles.

Not long after, the guard brought the silver needles. Lin Ping asked the old couple to lie on the bed, and then pierced a random place on their backs with the silver needles, performing the rejuvenation technique. A faint green light flashed, but Huijuan, who was standing by, was so focused that she covered her mouth in surprise, thinking that Lin Ping was indeed a strange man.

After the acupuncture, the old couple had rosy complexions and felt several years younger. Old Liu laughed and said, "It feels so good. We haven't felt this comfortable in many years. Pingzi, you are indeed a miracle doctor." After saying that, he gave a thumbs up.

Lin Ping smiled slightly and said, "You are too polite, old leader."

Old Liu pretended to be displeased and said, "What chief? From now on, call me Uncle Liu."

Lin Ping smiled and said, "Okay, Uncle Liu."

Zhou Xiangqian was envious when he saw this. He thought that with this relationship, Lin Ping's career would be smooth sailing in the future.

In the afternoon, Lin Ping returned to the steel rolling mill to spend his days.

In the evening, Lin Ping and his two sons returned to the courtyard and went straight to Lin Ping's yard. Ever since Lin Shanhai and his wife moved in, Lin An and Lin Yun's family basically ate across the courtyard.

As soon as the three of them entered the courtyard, they saw Lin Xuan, Lin Qing and He Yushui running wildly in the yard.

"Second brother, second uncle, Brother Pingzi." When the three little girls saw Lin Ping coming back, they all ran over happily and hugged his thighs.

In the past few years, Lin Ping has bought a lot of delicious food for the three girls, so the three girls are very attached to Lin Ping.

Wang Xiuzhi, who was picking vegetables in the yard, saw this and laughed and scolded, "You are just being close to Pingzi."

Lin Yun brought out a basin of water and said, "Dad, Anzi, Pingzi, hurry up and wash up. We'll have dinner soon."

Lin Qing was the youngest and the one who clung to Lin Ping the most. She hugged his thigh and said coquettishly, "Uncle, Niuniu wants to eat White Rabbit candy."

Lin Ping took out three pieces of White Rabbit from his pocket and shared them with the three little girls, reminding them, "We will have to eat soon. Eat after you finish your meal."

The three girls nodded obediently.

Lin Yun glared at her daughter and said, "Pingzi, you are too indulgent to them. In this day and age, who would want a child like them?"

Hearing this, Lin Ping rubbed Lin Xuan and Lin Qing's heads and said with a smile: "It's okay, sister, my friend has connections, and getting some candy tickets is nothing."

Lin Xuan and Lin Qing immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Second Uncle (Er Guo)."

He Yushui, who didn't get to hug Brother Pingzi's thigh, was very envious. She also wanted to hug Brother Pingzi's thigh, but she was sensible and didn't compete with Lin Xuan and Lin Qing.

In the evening, there were two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a basket of large white flour steamed buns on the table, which was a very rare good meal in that era. Lin Shanhai and the other two drank wine, ate pork head and chatted.

Wang Xiuzhi, Lin Yun and Li Jing were picking up food for the three maids, making the room very warm and cozy.

The next day, the steel mill.

Lin Ping came out of the meeting room with a heavy heart. As expected, the quota was reduced by 10%, making life even more difficult for ordinary people.

When I got back to the courtyard after get off work, I saw people gathered in the middle courtyard, so I asked Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, what's going on?"

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "I just came back too, so I don't know the details. It seems like someone from the street is here to announce something."

Lin Ping understood what he said, it must be about reducing the quantity. Sure enough, when everyone gathered, Yi Zhonghai came out and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet, Director Wang will announce the street policy."

Director Wang stood up and said with a heavy face, "Comrades, I believe you all know that there is a food shortage now. Because the country is in trouble, the ration has been reduced by 10%. I hope everyone understands, but I believe that the difficulties will eventually pass."

When everyone heard about the reduction in food rations, they were all very upset, especially those families whose food rations were not enough, such as the Jia family and the Li Qing family, who were in the most difficult situation.

Li Qing's face was filled with sorrow. His family did not have enough food to begin with, and his monthly salary was basically all used to buy bargain-priced grain. Due to the famine, the bargain-priced grain became more and more expensive day by day, and his current salary was just enough for his family to barely get by. If the ration was reduced by another 10%, his family would starve.

But he didn't know that the negotiated price of grain would be even higher in the future, and it would be difficult to buy grain even if he had money in the middle period, and that would be the most difficult time.

Jia Zhang jumped out and said, "Director Wang, Dongxu is the only one in our family who has a ration. Life is already difficult. If the ration is reduced by another 10%, how can our family survive?"

Qin Huairu has not had a good life in the past few years. It is different from what she imagined. On the contrary, the Lin family is getting better and better. This makes her regretful. However, this is her own choice and she has to endure it no matter how hard it is. Now when she hears about the quantitative reduction, her eyes are full of sorrow.

Upon hearing this, Director Wang looked at Jia Zhang and sighed, "Jia Zhang, you were reluctant to move when the household registration was relocated because you were concerned about the little food you could eat in the countryside. Now it's too late to regret it."

When Jia Zhang heard what Director Wang said, she immediately stopped talking. It was her own fault for being greedy in the first place.

Seeing that Jia Zhang didn't say anything, Director Wang continued, "I know that some families in the hospital don't have enough food, but there's nothing we can do about it. The country is in a difficult period now. I hope everyone can understand and wait until we get through this difficult period. Families who really don't have enough food can only go to the Pigeon Market to buy bargain food on the black market."

After Director Wang finished her announcement, she took the street staff away because there were still many courtyards waiting for her to convey the message.

In the west wing, the Lin family was sitting in the main house.

Wang Xiuzhi had a worried look on her face. Some time ago, she received a letter from her hometown and sent ten yuan and fifty kilograms of corn flour. But now the situation in the city is like this, let alone the countryside. How could she not be worried?

Lin Ping naturally knew all this. Although Wang Xiuzhi's parents were both gone, she still had two younger brothers and a younger sister at home. It was just that their home was in the rural area of ​​Xinyang, so they had only communicated through letters over the years.

Seeing Wang Xiuzhi's worry, she couldn't help but say, "Mom, how about I go to my hometown in Xinyang to see my uncle and aunts?"

Wang Xiuzhi's eyes lit up when she heard this and asked, "Pingzi, can you do it? Can you leave your job?"

Lin Ping smiled and said, "Why not? I can just take a few days off and bring some food to my uncles. I can't let them starve."

Wang Xiuzhi was excited when she heard this: "Okay, okay, if that's the case, I'll be relieved."

The next morning.

Lin Ping took a few days off from the steel rolling mill and then returned to the courtyard. As soon as he got back to his yard, he saw that Wang Xiuzhi had already prepared 100 kilograms of corn flour.

Wang Xiuzhi saw Lin Ping coming back and asked, "Pingzi, did the leader allow you to take leave?"

Lin Ping smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I'll leave early tomorrow morning."

Wang Xiuzhi was delighted when she heard this and said, "Okay, here are the 100 kilograms of coarse grains and 50 yuan I prepared for your uncles and aunts. You can take them with you. With these, your uncles and aunts will be able to survive this period."