Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

In the following days, because he lived in the same room with Yu Shui, He Lai no longer entered the space and rarely went out at night.

However, the black market was also severely cracked down in 1961, and many black markets were shut down. In the former Soviet Union alone, hundreds of thousands of people were arrested, most of whom were farmers who came to the city to exchange for food.

pitiful!

Because of the communal dining system and natural disasters, farmers had neither food nor pots at home. Almost all commodities in the city were supplied with "vouchers" or "tickets". Farmers had no money for these tickets, so they could not buy anything.

Therefore, farmers had to go hungry and exchange the little food rations and local specialties they saved with city residents in private in exchange for some necessities for survival.

It’s a pity that this road is also blocked. People say that things sold on the black market are expensive!

But the government immediately promoted high-priced products at this time!

To put it bluntly, they sell whatever is high in price! First, sugar, cakes, pork, and then state-owned restaurants. You don’t need a ticket, you can eat at a high price. A meal can cost 20 or 30 yuan!

Pork alone is 7.5 yuan per pound! It has increased tenfold. If you have money, you can eat it.

The price of a watch increased from fifty or sixty yuan to one hundred and eighty yuan, and the price of a bicycle increased from one hundred and sixty yuan to six hundred and fifty yuan!

There are also famous liquors such as Moutai, whose prices have increased five or six times!

55度1斤瓶装的茅台酒零售价格由2.97元上调为16元，65度1斤装的二锅头零售价格由1.52元上调为8元。

The black market was simply nationalized, but farmers still couldn’t sell their products and could only sell them to the state at low prices, and the state became the largest and most domineering black market!

The funny thing is that the country has started this business of selling things at high prices!

In 19 days, 650 bicycles were sold in five counties of the northern province at a price of 4292 yuan each.

What an astonishing number! I thought the farmers had a lot of money in their hands! I never thought about how much money the real farmers have!

How could a farmer with only a few work points and a net income of a few dozen yuan a year afford such a bicycle? Even a worker in the city would have to save for more than two years without eating or drinking!

Who are the people who buy bicycles in the countryside? I guess they can only be the leaders of the townships or their relatives!

……

He Lai was lying in the yard that day when Qin Huairu came over from the next yard.

When He Lai saw Qin Huairu coming over, he sat up and said, "Sister-in-law, Brother Zhuzi is not here with me."

"Sister-in-law is not looking for him, she is looking for you." Qin Huairu said with a smile.

"Looking for me? What's the matter?" He Lai asked curiously.

"Well, Xiao Laizi, I heard that you can tell whether the baby is a boy or a girl by taking the pulse. Can you help your sister-in-law take a look?" Qin Huairu said.

"Uh...sister-in-law, why bother? It's the same whether it's a boy or a girl. If it's a girl, do you want to abort the baby in your belly?" He Lai said speechlessly.

"That definitely won't happen, but I still want to know in advance." Qin Huairu said embarrassedly.

"Sister-in-law, did Brother Zhuzi or my father-in-law ask you to ask?" He Lai was a little curious.

"No, they don't know. It's me who wants to know. Xiao Laizi, there is only Zhuzi's family left in the He family, and Xiao Yangzi is the only male in the next generation. He is too lonely. Xier and the others are all girls. They will definitely marry into other families in the future. I want to give birth to a few more male children for the He family. Can you help me?" Qin Huairu begged.

He Lai thought about how Qin Huairu in the original novel even let her daughter marry a live-in son-in-law, which showed that she attached great importance to family background.

Even if Qin Huairu continues to give birth to girls, she will definitely let some of her daughters marry sons-in-law in the future.

He Lai thought about it for a moment and then stretched out his hand.

Qin Huairu immediately understood and lifted her arm and let it go.

As soon as He Lai felt the baby's pulse, he knew it was a girl.

"Sister-in-law, it's a daughter."

"Xiao Laizi, do you want to take another look? Isn't it said that sour food is good for boys and spicy food is bad for girls? I especially like sour food."

When Qin Huairu heard He talking about girls, her heart sank and she spoke hurriedly.

"Sister-in-law, don't look at it. I'm not wrong. The saying that sour boys and spicy girls are not scientific. They are just some rumors. Don't take them seriously."

He Lai explained.

"Ah! How could this be!" Qin Huairu's three views were shattered. How could the saying "sour boy, spicy girl" be wrong? Isn't that what the old people always say?

"Sister-in-law, I actually think boys and girls are the same. If you want Xiaoyangzi to have another companion, then just find a son-in-law who will live with you." He Lai could only say.

"Oh, what's the point of a live-in son-in-law? How many of these men who can marry into the family have any prospects? Forget it, forget it. A girl is a girl." Qin Huairu lowered her head in disappointment.

"Hmm." He Lai thought about it and it made sense. Sha Zhu's family wasn't wealthy, so who would choose to marry into their family's family?

A situation like that of Li Huaide would never happen in Sha Zhu's family, unless the couple was from the countryside. But with Sha Zhu's character, he would never let his daughter marry a rural person.

"Xiao Laizi, do you have any way to help me get pregnant with a boy? I feel sad that I have only been a girl my whole life." Qin Huairu said worriedly.

"Uh...sister-in-law, this is a bit embarrassing for me." He Lai said awkwardly.

"Xiao Laizi, I know you have a way. Tell me about it. I promise not to tell anyone!" Qin Huairu said urgently.

"Well, okay, I'll tell you, but I can't guarantee a boy. It just increases the chances a little bit." He Lai said.

"Okay, Xiao Laizi, tell me quickly." Qin Huairu couldn't wait to know.

"In fact, the way to have a boy is very simple. Boys should eat more acidic foods, and girls should eat more alkaline foods!"

"What it means is that you can let Brother Zhuzi eat more acidic foods, such as meat, fish, and acidic fruits.

Sister-in-law, you should eat some alkaline foods, such as cabbage, spinach, leek, radish, banana, pear, spinach, mushroom, fungus, etc. You can also eat some soy products in moderation, which are generally alkaline foods. "

He Lai revealed the secret of giving birth to a boy in later generations.

"Xiao Laizi, wait a minute, I'll go get some notes." Qin Huairu said, and immediately ran back to get paper and pen.

He Lai was speechless. He still had to remember this!

Soon Qin Huairu came back with paper and pen. She wrote down every word He said.

Qin Huairu looked at the notes in front of her and suddenly realized the problem.

At home, Sha Zhu kept giving her meat and fish, which were the acidic foods that He Lai mentioned, but Sha Zhu himself always ate alkaline foods such as cabbage and tofu.

This is exactly the opposite of what He Lai told me! No wonder I keep giving birth to girls! So this is the problem.

"Sister-in-law, this doesn't guarantee you'll get a boy, and it's only for eating when you're preparing for pregnancy. Don't do anything rash." He Lai reminded.

"Okay, okay, sister-in-law knows about it and won't do anything rash. Thank you, Xiao Laizi." Qin Huairu took the secret recipe and left happily.

What He Lai didn't know was that from then on, Sha Zhu's family was going to be in turmoil.

Silly House

When Sha Zhu saw Qin Huairu coming back, he immediately brought her a bowl of pickled fish.

"Wife, come and try the pickled fish I made especially for you. It tastes delicious. I caught this fish myself."

Sha Zhu laughed.

Qin Huairu was shocked when she heard this: fish and pickled cabbage! They are both acidic foods!

"I don't want to eat this pickled fish anymore. I'm going to be a vegetarian from now on. Make me some cabbage, bean sprouts, and oyster mushrooms!"

Qin Huairu refused.

"What? Wife, don't you like pickled fish the most? Why don't you eat it?"

When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu's words, he was stunned.

"From now on, you will eat fish and meat, and I will eat cabbage, radish and mushrooms!" Qin Huairu added.

"Ah? Wife, don't scare me. Don't you like eating meat the most? Why don't you eat it suddenly?"

Sha Zhu asked quickly.

"Don't ask, just do as I say. From now on, you eat meat and I eat vegetables! If you eat cabbage and tofu secretly, watch out for your skin!"

Qin Huairu said this and went back to her room to lie down. She needed to digest what He Lai said.