I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

"Your salary, benefits, subsidies and levels have increased. Is that good? How much are they?" asked Cao's mother.

"Major general, salary plus benefits is 350 yuan a month, and the subsidy is five times that," said Cao Dongfang.

"That's quite a lot. You're amazing. You've become a general. Your father was far worse than you back then. I'll go tell him later." Cao's mother said with a smile.

“High levels, salaries and subsidies also mean more hard work in the future, as the country has some things to take care of.

It’s not dangerous but it takes a lot of time and it’s not as easy as before.” Cao Dongfang said.

"It would be good if you could do more for the country, so we don't need you to stay at home every day.

Yushui and Jiajia are both older, and we can cook for ourselves, too.” said Cao’s mother.

"But...Mom, we can't remove the bones from the fish, and it won't taste as good as what my brother cooks." Cao Jiajia offered her opinion!

"Cao Jiajia, you go eat, that's all yours." Cao's mother felt embarrassed after being thwarted.

.......

"It's been ten days and you're finally back. Will you go out again before the New Year?" Chen Xueru asked.

"I won't go out. I will go out again after the Chinese New Year, and it may take a long time. I will mainly transport some supplies for the country." Cao Dongfang said.

"Young man, it's okay to work harder. There seems to be less meat this year. It's almost impossible to buy meat in the shop or nearby. Each person only gets 6 taels of meat." Chen Xueru said.

"I heard from my mother that the women in the compound went to buy meat at five o'clock in the morning but couldn't buy any. We don't care about this anymore," said Cao Dongfang.

"Not only is there no meat, there is even no flour. The supply and marketing cooperative has been out of flour for three days. They couldn't even buy flour to make dumplings for the New Year," said Chen Xueru.

"There is no white flour left. It's Chinese New Year, so there will be some in a few days. I think they are being transported. The country will not be short of white flour and meat for making dumplings during the Chinese New Year. There won't be much problem in the first half of the year.

After the spring harvest, problems will arise. Look at the weather in this city.

If it doesn't rain or snow in March, we'll be really doomed. There will be another drought. Food supplies were increasing before last year.

It’s hard to say if there’s a major disaster this time.” Cao Dongfang said.

"Oh! I can't do anything about it. It's almost Chinese New Year these days and there are fewer people making clothes in the shop.

Cloth also requires tickets, and the family’s tickets are not enough for one adult, which is really troublesome. "Chen Xueru shook her head and sighed.

"It's none of your business. You're just a clerk. Just get your salary and dividends." Cao Dongfang said.

“It’s the only way. I can eat well and others can also have their fill. That’s enough,” said Chen Xueru.

"Mind your own business. Just listen to other people's gossip but don't comment on it," said Cao Dongfang.

"Take a few days off before going back to work." Chen Xueru asked.

"Three days, go to work on Monday. Do you have anything to do?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"It's not a big deal. We're running out of coal."

“I’ll buy it tomorrow.”

.......

The next day, Cao Dongfang went to buy coal again and bought seven tons of coal. Grandma Wang still had some, so she bought less and lasted until the end of March. The Cao family and Chen Xueru's family had three tons.

After winter, you still need coal to cook, so having more is not a big problem.

Honeycomb coal was finally available. The honeycomb coal factory was built in 56 and it was finally seen in 59. We can modify the stove and use lump coal.

Since Cao Dongfang came into this world, I have been using lump coal. I don’t miss honeycomb coal too much. I’ll just get used to it!

What Cao Dongfang wants most now is warmer central heating. Using heaters and stoves is still troublesome.

........

"Dongfang, are you taking a break these days? Old Qian and Xiao Sun's family moved out this morning.

It seems to be in the family quarters of the textile factory where the man works. Maybe someone else will move in. "The third uncle said.

"They've moved away. Aunt Qian told my mom about it. I don't know about the Sun family. Are they making room for the steel mill?

In addition to cleaning up the east and west courtyards and several utility rooms in July, at least five or six families can move into this compound. "Cao Dongfang said.

"I don't know who will come. Meat and flour are hard to buy in the East now. Is there any way?" The third uncle Yan Bugui asked unwillingly.

“There is no good solution. Private transactions are not allowed, which has stopped too many people.

The supply and marketing cooperative didn’t go to the black market, right? I haven’t been there, but there should be white flour and meat there. "Cao Dongfang said.

"Alas! Flour was 30 cents a pound, and meat was 1.3 yuan a pound. No tickets were required, and there was little food.

Especially the meat, just a few pounds of meat were sold out in a few seconds. White flour was twice as expensive as what the government sold it at, and we couldn’t afford it!

I can’t afford it at all! "

Yan Bugui said.

Haha, I despise you, Old Yan, for being so stingy. You think it's too expensive at only 30 cents per pound. The price won't drop much from this year. You'll understand by the second half of the year.

I know!

But I won’t tell!

If you want to gain benefits from me, just dream on. I won't get a reputation as a 'speculator' just because of a few pounds!

"Uncle, please think of a solution. I'm going to go back first. Bye!" Cao Dongfang said and went home.

Yan Bugui looked at Cao Dongfang's back and understood that Cao Dongfang would never sell a few pounds of meat privately, and the crime of "speculation and profiteering" was a serious one.

Cao Dongfang was not interested in earning a few pounds of meat, and with such a reputation on his head, he had to think of other ways.

Make dumplings for Chinese New Year!

......

It tasted good. Not long after dinner the next day, I smelled a lot of meat, as if someone was making bacon.

It seems to be Sha Zhu. He Yushui said last night that Sha Zhu bought 20 kilograms of meat from a restaurant, but no one ate it when he brought it back, so he made bacon.

This is also why He Yushui, after hearing what Cao Dongfang said, also wanted to store some supplies. It wasn't her, but Sha Zhu. The New Year was coming soon and the restaurant had meat, so Sha Zhu wanted to make bacon and store it.

Cao Dongfang smelled it, and so did others. Men were at work, women were at home, and the children were starting their holidays, so there were quite a few people in the compound.

There were many people who went to the central courtyard to see who was cooking the meat, but no one asked for it.

Even Jia Zhang didn't say anything. On the 22nd, Qin Huairu gave birth to a girl named Xiaodang. She was discharged from the hospital and stayed at home for the confinement.

Liang Ladi who lives across the street is here again, this one should be Sanmao.

Sha Zhu is a famous chef after all. He can make bacon quickly and it tastes good. He has to go to work.

Tie the bacon with a rope and take it to the corridor of Cao Dongfang's wonton shop to dry in the sun for three to five days.

He Yushui was at home, and she watched while Shazhu went to work.

When everyone in the hospital saw Sha Zhu drying the meat in front of Cao Dongfang's house, they looked at it for a few seconds, swallowed their saliva, and went back.

That Jia Zhang brought the little stick and walked around in front of Cao Dongfang's house three or four times.

Cao Dongfang was annoyed. Jia Zhang and Bang Geng had no good intentions and were greedy for meat. Jia Zhang was too greedy. Such people were rare in the world.

If you dare to take the bacon, I will make you fall to the ground and lose your teeth. Let’s see if you are still greedy.

Neither of them is a good person. Their crimes are not punishable by death, but they are really annoying.

Just deal with them if you say so.

Pfft!Pfft!

“Ah!” “Ah!”

"My tooth hurts so much, oh my god! It hurts so much, help!" Jia Zhangbi was howling again.

Jia Zhang was lying flat on the ground, with the little boy's head pressed under her belly. She was crying loudly and shouting non-stop.

Because his head was under Jia Zhang's belly, no one could hear clearly what he was saying. They only knew that Bang Geng was in great trouble and fell under Jia Zhang's belly.

Not to mention anything else, just the weight of Jia Zhang, pressing on Bang Geng's head, is enough to make Bang Geng suffer, not to mention that Jia Zhang fell so badly, that little Bang Geng!

"Hey, what's going on? Why is Jia Zhang lying on the ground and can't get up? What kind of martial arts is she practicing?"

"Haha, another flat fall. Jia Zhang seems to like this. I wonder if Jia Zhang's tongue fell off."

"Fat, your lower limbs are unstable!"

"It would be better if her tongue was knocked out. She can't even speak human language and can only curse at others."

"Haha, the little stick terrier is in trouble. His little head is pressed under his grandmother's belly. I hope he won't be crushed to death.

Jia Zhang didn't get up either. She just kept pressing on him. Doesn't her stomach hurt?

"It would be better if they all died. They are not good people."

"Help me, pull me up, the stick is under my body, ouch, my teeth hurt so much!" Jia Zhang was begging for help.

More and more people came to watch the fun, but no one wanted to help, as they didn't want to have anything to do with Jia Zhang.

"You've eaten so much and are as fat as a pig. Can't you stand up on your own? Who will help you?"

"It's better to help a pig than to help her."

"Just watch. Whether she and Bang Geng live or die has nothing to do with us."

"Grandma, please get up! I'm being crushed to death!" the little stick shouted from below.

"Dear grandson, hold on, grandma will get up." Jia Zhang heard Banggeng's howling and prepared to get up.

It took a lot of effort for Jia Zhang's round body to roll to the side. Although she didn't get up, she -

There is finally no one on Banggeng!