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

A few days later, Xu Damao officially got married, and Zhang Jialiang delivered the supplies that Xu Damao had promised him. Because of these supplies, Xu Damao's table of dishes could be considered rich.

In such difficult times, a meal like this could definitely be considered presentable, and Xu Damao's marriage would also be considered prestigious.

At the banquet, Zhang Jialiang also met Lou Xiao'e. To be honest, Lou Xiao'e was not ugly, with fair skin and a good figure. Whether in terms of appearance or character, not to mention family background, marrying Xu Damao's grandson was definitely a marriage of downgrade.

This kid Xu Damao has been very nice these days, and he is always smiling when he enters and leaves the compound every day.

When they first got married, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were a perfect couple, in love with each other, and their life was quite happy.

But while Xu Damao was happy, no one else in the compound was happy, because another piece of bad news made everyone even more depressed, and everyone's food ration standard was lowered again.

It is already September, and the drought situation across the country has not eased, but has become worse.

Seeing that the autumn grain output was bound to result in a poor harvest, the price of grain on the black market began to soar again.

Food prices have been rising all the time and have never stopped, but the rate of increase is now even faster. The price of food on the black market is now about four times the normal price in previous years.

No family can escape this disaster. For example, the Jia family, who had made preparations some time ago, still has a month until the autumn harvest. They still have food now, but it will be eaten up in a month. At that time, it will be like the sky falling.

Jia Dongxu was the only one in his family who had food rations. The biggest impact on his family was not the reduction in food ration standards, but the crazy surge in food prices outside.

If they finish eating the food they have and then go to buy expensive food, Jia Dongxu's salary can only buy enough food for one adult according to the current food prices. The Jia family is now facing a big crisis.

Today, the Siheyuan was holding another general meeting. The three uncles had no mood to talk about other things. They just went straight to the notice about the reduction of the food ration standard. Of course, Liu Haizhong was still responsible for conveying this notice.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Today, I won't talk about anything else but just one thing!

The street issued another notice today. Due to the severe drought, a reduction in autumn grain production has become an inevitable outcome. So in order to cope with the difficulties, everyone's grain ration will continue to be reduced, by three kilograms for adults and two kilograms for children.

I know this news is very difficult for everyone to accept, but no matter what, when difficulties come, everyone must grit their teeth and get through them. The country is also in a difficult situation now, which requires us to unite as one to overcome difficulties. "

As soon as Liu Haizhong finished speaking, everyone in the compound was in an uproar. This news was a bolt from the blue for everyone in the compound and was too difficult to accept.

What is food?

Food is life. If you don’t have enough food, the feeling of being hungry is really terrible.

“Ah, the rations have been reduced again!

This is how to do?

We already don’t have enough food to eat, and if the rations are reduced again, it will be disastrous!”

"That's right, my husband does heavy physical work, how can he work if he doesn't have enough food to eat?

If I don’t work, how can I earn money to support my family?”

“The food rations must not be reduced any further, this is really fatal!

There are only two people in our family who have food rations. Life is already difficult, and if the food rations are reduced, we really won’t be able to survive!”

"That's right. The prices of food outside are going crazy right now. And there is so little food. It's hard to buy even if you have money. This is really terrible!"

"Three uncles, you are highly respected, you must think of a solution for us!

Otherwise, we really can’t live like this!”

Everyone in the compound was extremely depressed. The food ration standard was lowered again, which was a heavy blow to everyone.

Although everyone knew that the reduction in food rations was not just a matter for one compound, but applied the same to everyone in the country, no one could accept it all at once.

Several female comrades were already sitting on the ground crying. As housewives, they knew the most about the food in the family.

They knew clearly what a reduction in food rations meant. Life at home would definitely be extremely difficult in the future, and they felt scared just thinking about it.

Yi Zhonghai knew at this time that it was difficult for everyone to accept this news, but no matter how difficult it was, there was no other way, so he had to comfort everyone. After all, they were the ones in charge, and this was part of their job.

“Everyone calm down. No one wanted things to turn out this way. The reality is that the situation is difficult, and the country is also in a difficult situation, otherwise it would not have made such a difficult decision. So we still have to find ways to be self-reliant. Finding a way to survive is the most important thing.

Now there are only two options: either increase revenue or reduce expenditure.

Open source is the approach we took in the past. We went outside to find all kinds of wild vegetables, tree barks, and tree roots. As long as they were edible, it didn’t matter if the taste was a little different, as long as it could save our lives, we would try to bring home whatever we could.

Another thing is to save money. You must start saving food. Those who go to work during the day must eat something. When you cook porridge in the morning, just add more water and drink the soup. Have a full meal at noon and save as much as possible on dinner.

People should also reduce their activities and stay still if possible to minimize consumption.

These are all I can think of. Let’s brainstorm and if anyone has a better idea, please bring it up for discussion and we can unite to face the difficulties.

I think this period won’t last too long, and it will be better next year. We must grit our teeth and get through this difficult period.”

Zhang Jialiang agreed very much with the methods mentioned by Yi Zhonghai. These measures had been implemented in rural areas a long time ago. He had visited many rural areas in recent times and had seen many such situations.

Now that everyone’s food rations in the city have been reduced, it is inevitable to try this method.

Zhang Jialiang was also at the meeting. He was not worried about his family's food problem, but he would have to tell his family to be more careful about hiding what the family usually eats in the future.

Otherwise, while other families are starving, they can still carry on as usual. If they are discovered, it will be difficult to explain.

Now that the grain ration standard has been lowered, the person who is least worried in the entire courtyard is Zhang Jialiang.

Logically, the next family should be Yi Zhonghai's. He earns a lot and there are few people in his family, just him and an aunt. They both have food ration quotas, so even if there are some gaps, they can be filled by spending some money.

However, the second family in the compound now is not Yi Zhonghai's family, but Xu Damao's family. He has a job and receives a salary every month, plus he has a lot of gray income. The most important thing is that his wife Lou Xiaoe's family is not short of money and tickets.