Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

Yi Zhonghai picked up the large enamel pot in his hand, knocked it on the table twice, organized his words, and started to calm everyone down.

"Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!

I know that this incident has a huge impact on everyone, but there is nothing we can do about it. The reduction in grain production has become an established fact, and it is not only our compound that is affected, but the entire city.

What we should do now is to face this problem proactively. Since the rations have been reduced, we should find ways to supplement them from other aspects.

Everyone can go outside the city to dig wild vegetables, pick wild fruits, and go fishing. No matter what it is, as long as it is edible, everyone will row it back.

The reduced food supplies are only enough for two or three days. We can save some of them and find some edible food outside the city. I believe we can overcome the difficulties by mixing them together.

So now everyone needs to brainstorm what can be eaten and how to find edible things.”

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Yan Fugui was the first to react. He thought Yi Zhonghai was right.

Now that things have happened and no one can change it, we should face it positively and find a solution. The right thing to do is to go outside the city and find some food to eat.

"Yes, what the uncle said is very right. Now that the policy has been announced, we can't change anything. Besides, it's not just a matter of our compound. Everyone is the same.

Now we should think of a way to find some food to make up for the gap in our food rations.

I think it’s more appropriate to go outside and dig some wild vegetables. Vegetables like purslane, amaranth, and dandelion are very suitable in this season. If you have some skills, you can also go fishing.

But we have to hurry up. Now that the food ration standard has been lowered, I guess many people in the city will have to go outside the city to dig wild vegetables. If you go too late, it will be hard to find them. "

"What the Third Uncle said is very right. We have to hurry up. Tomorrow morning I will ask the mother to take the child to dig wild vegetables. Anyway, the children are on summer vacation now, so they might as well go dig wild vegetables instead of having nothing to do at home."

"I know where there are a lot of wild vegetables. It's in the south of the city..."

"We will go there too. We can dig up some wild vegetables and eat them as meals. At least we can save some food. They are also delicious when made into vegetable dumplings."

"Wild vegetables are not bad to eat. They can be mixed with cold dishes, made into dumplings, or steamed and eaten directly. This is a good idea. The few kilograms of food rations that have been reduced can be replenished by digging more wild vegetables."

People of this era were still relatively resilient. When they first heard that food rations were being reduced, many families found it hard to accept and felt like they were going to starve.

However, after Yi Zhonghai's suggestion, Yan Fugui's affirmation, and everyone's discussion, soon everyone in the yard began to accept digging wild vegetables.

Everyone felt that the reduced food rations should not be a problem for the time being, and they could still barely cope with it for a few months, and the situation would improve after the autumn harvest.

Hearing the discussions and positive responses in the compound, Yi Zhonghai was very satisfied. He said those words at first just to divert everyone's attention, but he didn't expect the effect would be so good.

It seems that I am still capable and have done a good job in comforting the masses.

Now that I think about it, it is indeed true. The food rations for adults were reduced by 2 kilograms, and for children by 1 kilogram. The food rations could be supplemented by digging more wild vegetables. In addition, if we save a little in normal times, the food ration gap of two or three days would not be so difficult to deal with.

At this time, the third uncle was not so depressed. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that his family was not really short of food now, because he could usually save some food in exchange for money. Now he just couldn't make money.

Originally, his family had saved some food over the past month and wanted to trade it at a high price, but now looking at the situation, it would be better to observe for a while.

As long as you have food in your hands, you will not panic. If the situation becomes more serious in the future, you can cope with it as long as you have food at home.

It was wrong to think that the rations would not change. His inertial thinking misled him. After all, the rations had never been reduced. He had to be more rigorous in the future.

Digging wild vegetables is indeed a good idea. Of course, you have to dig them at home. Digging more wild vegetables can save a lot of food. This is a business with no cost. Not taking advantage of the opportunity when you should is definitely not the tradition of their Yan family.

Besides, wild vegetables are not that bad. They taste really good when cooked. At least they are much better than eating too many sweet potatoes and causing bloating and stomach acid.

"Okay, it's decided!

Then let's organize people to go outside the city to dig wild vegetables. We are from the same compound, and everyone knows where there are more wild vegetables. It would be best to inform each other and tell people in the compound.

It won’t affect how much wild vegetables you dig, but it can help the people in the compound. Our compound has always advocated mutual help, unity and friendship.

Without affecting your own interests, it is a very good thing to help your neighbors in the compound, don’t you think?

We will definitely overcome the difficulties if we unite as one!

A few months of perseverance will pass.

We need to be self-reliant and not cause trouble for the government, right?"

Seeing that the people in the compound were in good spirits, Yi Zhonghai quickly encouraged them to be united, friendly, help each other, and respect the elderly and love the young, which he had always advocated.

Now is a great opportunity, and Yi Zhonghai will certainly not forget it. He quickly promotes his ideas.

"Yes, the difficulties will pass, and we will definitely win. We must be self-reliant and not cause trouble for the government!"

Under Yi Zhonghai's instigation, the people in the compound were in very high spirits. A spirit of self-reliance, hard work, unity, friendship, mutual benefit and mutual assistance emerged spontaneously, and everyone was very proud.

Speaking of people of this era, their mental outlook is much stronger than that of later generations. The spirit of fighting against heaven and earth can be easily aroused, and this is also true for most people in their compound.

After returning home, Zhang Jialiang told his family what happened at the conference.

After hearing this, Zhang Jialiang's grandmother and his mother Wang Shujuan couldn't help but pat their chests, feeling very grateful.

Their family listened to Zhang Jialiang's advice early on and have now stockpiled over 400 kilograms of food. With this food at home, they feel confident.

Of course, their family was also affected by the reduction in food rations, and because of the large population, there were eleven people in their eldest sister's family.

This means that we will have less than ten kilograms of food every month. If we don’t prepare early, we will be caught off guard.

Now, his family has food and is not afraid at all. However, people in the compound decided to dig wild vegetables, which Zhang Jialiang's grandmother and his mother Wang Shujuan both thought was a great idea.

“Since everyone in the compound has decided to go pick wild vegetables, let’s go pick wild vegetables too.

Although we have some food at home, it will be eaten up sooner or later. Besides, we can't be different from others, that would be too unusual.

Also, there are quite a few edible wild vegetables, and they taste pretty good.

Jiamei, are you okay with cooking wild vegetables? "