Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

Mr. Chen secretly thought that the old lady was not a bad person. At least she was still thinking about helping him find a partner.

And Sha Zhu was also touched and eagerly hoped that a wife would come into his house soon.

After recovering, Mr. Chen did observe secretly and saw Sha Zhu and the blind old lady going out together many times. He guessed that they might have gone to see the matchmaker to propose marriage.

But it is not a secret after all, there will always be a day when a girl will come to propose marriage.

But given the current situation, he didn't quite believe that Xu Damao's presence would easily help this matter come to fruition.

Time flew to January 1, 1958, the first day of the new year. Mr. Chen took a day off and returned home to visit his family.

The family of four shared dinner with Uncle Lin and his friends. The happiest person in the family was naturally the great-grandmother.

Before the holiday, Director Sun of the department store organized a reunion dinner for the employees in the cafeteria. Thanks to the generous support of Wang Gang's family, there was enough fat pork available and everyone ate with gusto.

Although the dandy Wang Gang was idle and had no special talents, the quality of his pigs was impeccable. Even Director Sun and other shop assistants had nothing to say about it and silently accepted his good intentions.

Wang Gang attended the party and proudly announced that he was going to marry Sister Tao, even though he was not yet twenty.

Although his parents have approved of the marriage, they only ask that he work hard.

As for whether Sister Tao was beautiful, Mr. Chen couldn't tell. Perhaps it was because of the different times, and his aesthetic taste might be different from his, so he was not too amazed by Sister Tao.

Mr. Chen also went to his master's house to borrow dinner.

After a period of rest, Wang Shun looked rosy and energetic, not like a man in his seventies.

He was not told about the complicated interpersonal relationships within the Li family.

But this time, after the dust settled, Mr. Chen explained it to Wang Shun in detail.

He was concerned but not worried about it.

The New Year's holiday has passed.

Since Wu Gan came here, the frequency of meetings in the institute has dropped significantly and is no longer as frequent as during the Yi Zhonghai era.

That evening, Mr. Chen received a meeting notice and was told to come back as early as possible. Suddenly he remembered that today was an important day.

Back in the yard, Wu Gan had already started presiding over the meeting and interpreting the latest household registration policy.

Mr. Chen found a seat and sat down, listening to the explanation attentively.

Xu Damao was obviously not so enthusiastic about this and asked Chen Sheng privately in a low voice what those clauses meant.

Although he is somewhat literate and has some understanding of the principles, he does not take the initiative to delve into the policy.

Mr. Chen gently explained to him, "From now on, everyone will have a household registration booklet, and you will be the master of your family because you are the head of the household."

"Okay, I'll be the head of the household." Xu Damao straightened his back as he listened, and deliberately glanced at Lou Xiao'e who was sitting next to him out of the corner of his eye.

"Anything else?" Xu Damao was eager to know the details. "Hukou is divided into rural and urban. We are currently considered an urban hukou."

Xu Damao frowned. "How is it different from before? We are already receiving state-rationed food now."

Mr. Chen then added: "But in the future, if farmers neither go to college nor work in the city to make a living, their household registration will always remain an agricultural household registration." He seemed to be talking casually, but in fact it contained some information about future trends.

After listening to Mr. Chen's explanation, Xu Damao nodded as if he understood it, not quite. Although he did not understand the full meaning, he knew the importance of Mr. Chen's special mention of this point.

Obviously, this is no small matter.

Wu Gan spent a lot of time explaining all 24 clauses, and especially emphasized: "The first one is very important. We will issue a new version of the household registration booklet. Every citizen must receive it and fill in the household registration form. If you are a single-person household, then you are responsible."

When Wu Gan finished speaking, the whole audience burst into relaxed laughter.

“The second item doesn’t have much impact on me personally, but it’s still easier to understand if you listen to it.

In the future, there will be three ways to change from rural to urban hukou: military service, university admission, or having a stable job in the city.

The crowd began to discuss: "It seems that it will be difficult to get food supplies in the future."

"Didn't Secretary Wu say that this won't have much impact on us?"

“I was thinking about helping my relatives solve the problem before, but now it seems hopeless.”

On the other side, in Jia's house:

Jia Zhang was bragging to her son and daughter-in-law, "Humph, how could they understand this? They are all ignorant country bumpkins.

I have kept my land in the countryside with Huairu, and my family helps to take care of it, which is like getting half an extra worker's salary. "

"Mom is really far-sighted." Jia Dongxu immediately looked at his mother's ability with admiration.

"Of course, it was my plan to let you marry Huairu.

What's so good about it? After all, you still have to spend money to buy it.

But having your own fields in the countryside, growing your own crops, and harvesting your own rice is definitely better than the rationed food!" Jia Zhang was quite proud.

Sitting across the room was Mr. Chen, who had no choice but to hear it all.

Understand that this means that once the commune is established, the land will be collectively owned.

Although there may be ups and downs in the future, some private land is allowed and will only be used to grow some crops.

"That's all for today, the meeting is adjourned." Secretary Wu announced decisively without any hesitation.

As Chen Sheng returned home and thought about the situation, he predicted that the Jia family would face a difficult period.

I once hoped to exchange land for urban household registration, but now it seems like an impossible dream.

What’s even more tragic is that Qin Huairu and her children are registered in the countryside, and the Jia family’s difficulties seem to be imminent.

Shaking his head, Mr. Chen sighed deeply, hoping that Secretary Wu could handle the situation properly.

If the Jia family encountered difficulties, the courtyard would definitely become more lively with the help of Jia Zhang, the strong old sister-in-law.

Shortly after the New Year, Wang Gang was urged by his parents to return to work and walked into the office with Sister Tao.

The three of them looked at Wang Gang who walked into the office calmly, and smiles appeared on their faces.

"Warm welcome, Mr. Wang!" Li Caigou, who always has a good impression of children from wealthy families, said enthusiastically.

“I’m not new here, no need to be polite.

Please give me more support. "Perhaps because he was striving for achievement, Wang Gang had a completely new attitude this time.

"Now that you're at work, Comrade Wang Gang, I have to assign you some tasks." Purchasing Li mentioned after he settled down.

Although it does not mean sitting idle, appropriate responsibilities are essential.

"Do you still need to assign me work tasks?" Wang Gang asked doubtfully.

"We can't just ask you to sit there like an idiot. Find something to do to pass the time," explained Purchasing Manager Li.

"Okay, I'll try my best." Wang Gang accepted the arrangement.

So, Li suggested: "How about you go to the counter with the accounting department to check the accounts?"

"That's exactly what I wanted." Wang Gang was obviously happy about this, and everyone agreed with this arrangement.

In fact, the purchasing department currently does not have a lot of work.

Mr. Chen and Li Yuan are responsible for carrying out the account reconciliation task.

Now, Purchasing Manager Li is responsible for signing, Wang Gang follows the accountant to check the accounts; Li Yuanyuan handles the financial statements, and Mr. Chen is responsible for going out to urge for delivery receipts.

During the lunch break, the three of them were drinking tea, reading newspapers, and watching the busy Wang Gang.

If it weren't for the clearly defined responsibilities, it would almost feel like he was part of the accounting department.

"How long do you think he can last?" Purchasing Manager Li asked Mr. Chen casually.

"It's hard to say." Mr. Chen did not participate in such speculation, but it is possible that such people have great patience.

"I don't think he can last a few days." Li Yuanyuan joined the discussion.

"I think he will last for a while." Mr. Chen tends to agree with Li Caigou's judgment.

"How about we make a bet?" Li Yuanyuan suggested making a bet to see what the outcome would be.

"Okay." In the office, Li Caimai often played such harmless little tricks, usually as a reward for cleaning.

"I bet he can't last more than a month, and there's still the half month he owes me last time." Li Yuanyuan put out her chips.

"It's a deal!"

"Then let me be your notary." Chen Sheng felt relieved. No matter who wins or loses, someone will always get the advantage.

Moreover, the recent hygiene and cleanliness issues in his office have really given him a headache.

Recently, Mr. Chen has been feeling rather irritable.

The reason was that a large number of orders had not been delivered, and despite his repeated requests, the results were always disappointing.

In this day and age, many industrial products are subject to a system of unified purchase and sale, and most of the time people have no choice but to wait patiently for their allocated share.

As for gold and fountain pens, retail stores occasionally have a small number of gold pens, as well as some fountain pen shares.

Mr. Chen could accept a slight delay in the delivery, but if the goods were not delivered at all, he would have to step forward to track them down.

Especially now, due to the scarcity of gold pens, annual production is even more limited.

Once the goods arrive, there is often very little left after the leaders and salesmen process them.

Even the Deputy Minister of Logistics had asked Chen Sheng about the situation of his golden pen many times.

For the sake of a few precious gold pens, he went to the higher authorities countless times, but he always received notifications that the documents had been transferred to the cultural company. The gold pen manufacturer was also under the management of the company and acted according to the quota allocation rules.

Then he hurried to the cultural company to inquire, and the reply he received was that the documents had been sent to the factory itself.

Today, Mr. Chen can only visit the fountain pen factory located in Sijiu City in person.

"Mr. Chen, why are you here?" Just after completing the visitor registration, Mr. Chen heard a familiar voice.

Looking back, it turned out to be an old classmate, or to be more precise, the old classmate in my memory.

Mr. Chen suddenly remembered that his desk mate in middle school had given him a pen on his birthday.

Fountain pens were extremely precious at that time, and Mr. Chen still remembers it clearly.

"Zhu Tao, ah! It's been so many years since we last met!" The two hugged each other warmly, as if they were pleasantly surprised to be reunited across time.

Mr. Chen smiled and mentioned that if he had known that Zhu Tao worked here earlier, he would have come to visit earlier.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tao was also very surprised and didn't understand why Chen Sheng was here.

Mr. Chen explained that his grocery store was transformed into a grocery store, and he became the new buyer.

Zhu Tao was surprised after hearing this and praised Chen's good luck.

Mr. Chen took out the copies of the documents assigned by the superior department, hoping that with the help of his old friend, he could successfully get the goods this time.