I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

"I really don't have any coarse grains. How about I give you 100 kilograms of white flour as a wedding gift?" said Cao Dongfang.

"100 kilograms of flour, you are so generous. How about I pay for it? It's too much and I feel embarrassed to accept it." Uncle Li said.

"100 jin of flour only costs yuan. If you give me money, it will be considered as 'speculation and profiteering'. I don't want to bear that responsibility. I'd rather give it to you for free!"

I'm not short of money!

It's not that I'm giving it to you for no reason. It's just that since you're getting married, you still need to store up food. 100 kilograms of flour will be used up in a few months.

It can be exchanged for coarse grains, the ratio is about 1:4. The country is not rich, so it is better to save some food and buy or exchange it at the pigeon market.

The current grain prices are not high." Cao Dongfang said.

"I can exchange it for some food. I don't have a rank. I was transferred to guard the factory gate and got 45 yuan a month. I have been saving 15 yuan with 30 yuan for ten years.

I'm alone and I don't care!

There is no end to the money!

There’s simply no way to spend it all!

Not bad money!

The country has been very good to me, so there’s no point in saving money!

Buy more food, and sell the leftovers. It's just a small amount of money, so I don't need to worry about any "speculation".

You still have a lot of money, but you don’t have any coarse grains! "Uncle Li said in disbelief.

“Since September 1953, my family has not eaten coarse grains. We would occasionally steam two steamed buns, which we would eat for a week or give to others.

Why eat coarse grains when you have fine grains! "

Cao Dongfang said.

"Yes, this may sound annoying, but it's the truth!

I'll take the lunch box back. I can eat two more meals of the five kilograms of braised pork. I'll smoke slowly and go back to buy coarse grains in the evening!" said Uncle Li.

"That's fine. Uncle Guan and the others know where you live. I'll drive back later and deliver the food to you in the evening," said Cao Dongfang.

"Thank you Dongfang!

......

"Uncle Guan, I'm back. Are many people in the convoy out driving?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"The cars are out. There are only five cars in the fleet, including yours. No one dares to drive without you. Do you want to use the car today?" Uncle Guan asked.

"Send some flour to Uncle Li tonight as a wedding gift. I won't be there when he gets married.

What are you missing?

Cao Dongfang asked.

“No, except for meat. You told us the news and we bought a lot of supplies in advance. We can make up for the shortfalls now. Basically, there is no problem.

The four of us have stored a total of 1,200 kilograms of grain, so there is no need to store any more, right?" Uncle Guan asked.

"Three hundred kilograms for a family is not a lot, so you can continue to buy. Food prices will rise this year.

In August and September, the country will also reduce the urban food ration to no more than two kilograms per person.

If we don’t buy food, many people will have to starve for two more days. It’s better to store food than to have money. This is also a good business. "Cao Dongfang said.

"It's a pity that you don't have any coarse grains, only fine grains. I'll tell Lao Yu and the others that we have a lot of missions to go out on, and there are many places where you can buy food.

Save more and sell it for two dollars! " said Uncle Guan.

“Let’s sell it for more than 2.5 yuan next year. This year is another disaster year and the grain output is not as good as last year. Next year will be the most difficult time!

The price of grain at that time....white flour was three yuan per pound, and it was no problem. The people were hungry, so they bought more grain from other places! "Cao Dongfang said.

"The grain output this year is not good, and there will be big problems next year. If we collect more grain, the price will not be high. It would be scary if the price of white flour reached two or three yuan per pound!" said Uncle Guan.

"Uncle Guan, do you know Uncle Li's family?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"I know him and have been there quite a few times. There are five rows of houses in front of ours and his house is in the sixth row. He has two rooms for each person.

After the marriage, a widow with two daughters can live here, and we will go to get married. "Uncle Guan said. "When will Dongfang return to the factory? Many people miss you. "

"On the 23rd, I have to go out again, maybe until the end of May. There's no use missing me. It's okay to go hunting occasionally before the New Year, but not for several days in a row!" said Cao Dongfang.

"You've been busy this year too. Just take a rest when you have too much to do and don't worry about those people in the factory!" said Uncle Guan.

"I know! I'll drive there at night!" said Cao Dongfang.

"I'm waiting for you!"

Cao Dongfang drove home!

.......

"Come on, Uncle Guan, give us thirty kilograms of pork and ten kilograms of mutton. Uncle Yu and his family are not at home, so the children can have some braised pork!

Cook some mutton soup! Meat is different from grain! "Cao Dongfang drove to the outside of Uncle Guan's house.

"You went out hunting again." Uncle Guan asked.

"My martial arts skills have improved. I can travel faster than a car within 1000 kilometers. I spend two hours hunting each time, and only use the car when there are a lot of prey.

This is a box of Coke and a box of chocolate for the children. Let's go to Uncle Zhao's house. "Cao Dongfang said.

"It's faster than a car, you're awesome. It's also faster than a gun within 20 meters! I'll take the things in and we'll go together." Uncle Guan said.

......

"Congratulations, Mr. Li, happy wedding, this is the wedding gift," said Cao Dongfang.

Thank you Dongfang, white flour, mutton, pork head, what is this small box of things? Uncle Li asked.

"Mr. Li, is anyone here? Come in and sit down." Following the female voice, a woman appeared.

He is about 157cm tall, looks okay, has short hair, and has a nice, soft voice. He doesn't seem like a difficult person to deal with.

"Dongfang, you can just call me Aunt Li. This is Cao Dongfang. We work in the same factory. Like Lao Guan, we are in the fleet. You can just call me Dongfang!" said Uncle Li.

"Hello, Aunt Li! I was not in the factory when you were getting married. I came to visit you today. I am sorry to bother you!" said Cao Dongfang.

"Old butler, Dongfang, please come in quickly. Why do you have to bring so many things? We are not rich now!" said Aunt Li.

"There aren't many things. I'll take them in first," said Cao Dongfang.

"Wenxiu, no one is rich, except Dongfang. Please accept our wedding gift. The braised pork tonight was given to me by Dongfang." Uncle Li said.

"Dongfang, what's in that small box?" Uncle Li asked again.

"Chocolate, a military product from the United States, is a food that increases body calories.

When you are hungry, eating a piece of chocolate is very helpful. At least it can replenish your calories and you won’t be too hungry.

Eat one or two pieces a day and brush your teeth after eating. It is bad for your teeth, just like sugar. "Cao Dongfang said.

"Hello, Uncle Guan!"

Two little girls came out from the inner room. They were thin, with dry and yellow hair. It was obvious that they were malnourished. They had not recovered after twenty days of marriage. After calling Uncle Guan, they looked at Cao Dongfang.

"Xiaoying, Xiaohua, this is Brother Dongfang. The braised pork you like to eat tonight was given to me by Brother Dongfang." Uncle Li said with a smile.

"Hello, Brother Dongfang!" the two little girls called in a low voice. They were a little timid and didn't dare to speak loudly.

"Hello! I'll give each of you a bottle of Coke since this is the first time we meet." After saying that, Cao Dongfang took out two bottles of Coke from his bag.

"Take it, thank you Brother Dongfang." said Uncle Li.

"Thank you, Brother Dongfang!" The two little girls thanked him and took the Coke!

“Thank you Dongfang for your stuff, I can give it to them to replenish their body.

Supplies are scarce. Food can still be bought, but meat is really hard to buy. If you have money, we won’t let you ‘speculate’! " said Uncle Li.

"It's just a small amount of money, Uncle Li, don't worry about it!" Cao Dongfang said indifferently.

"Little money is bullshit. Even if you have money, you can't buy mutton. I haven't seen mutton in the butcher shop in the past six months.

I saw a pig's head once, and it was bought by the person in front of me. He was greedy for meat! "Uncle Li said.

"If I need meat, I will go hunting. I will have meat when I need it." Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

"I can't compare to you!" said Uncle Li.

"Uncle Li, I'm going back now. I have some things to do. Come back when I'm free." Cao Dongfang said. "Goodbye Aunt Li, Xiaoying, Xiaohua!"

"If you are busy, I won't keep you here. Come and sit down when you are free." Uncle Li said

.......

“Old Li, it’s embarrassing for this young man to take such a thing.

There are 100 kilograms of flour alone, yuan. There is also mutton and a big pig's head. "Aunt Li asked.

"Mom, Uncle Li, this drink is delicious, you should try it!" Xiaoying and Xiaohua said.

"We don't want to drink anymore. Xiaoying and Xiaohua can drink!" said Grandpa Li with a smile.

"The young man's name is Cao Dongfang, he is a government employee, he works in the steel mill fleet, and his monthly salary is 440 yuan... Uncle Li began to popularize science.

"440 yuan a month is not enough, you said it, it's him!" Aunt Li said in surprise.

"It's normal that 440 yuan a month is not enough to spend. I got yuan this time, and a lot of it was donated to needy families.

He and his father are both good people!

What a pity for his dad!