Bai Zhanguang through the gate of the mansion

Bai Zhanguang thought about it all night, and the next day, he and Lao Li went to check the stocks in the warehouse.

He had to keep the matter of buying food a little more secret, and he didn't plan to tell anyone except Lao Li.

There are not a lot of things in the warehouse. The rice and white noodles add up to several hundred catties, filling most of the room. In addition, there are some bacon sausages, dried game, various canned food, etc.

It looks like a lot, but Bai Zhanguang is still dissatisfied. He calculated last night that if there is a famine, besides the family members, he must take care of Bai Zhanbang's mother and son, Bai Zhanyuan's family, and Bai Huihe who is already married. Bai Mei, the researcher under him (if someone really came to borrow some food, he would have to help him) made a rough calculation, the number of them was nearly twenty, so the amount of food must be a lot.

In addition, there is another problem. Bai Zhanguang didn't think about it, whether there will be changes in this famine and how long it will last. ?Will it still be the case?In the end, he had no choice but to prepare for the worst.

"Mr. Li, I have to trouble you this time." Bai Zhanguang looked very serious, which puzzled Mr. Li. In his opinion, there is so much food in the mansion, which is enough to last a year. No need to add any more.

Lao Li didn't ask why, but asked directly: "Okay. How much do you need?"

"The more the better." Bai Zhanguang clenched his fists, he had food in his hand, and he didn't panic.

"Mr. Li, go to a few more places. Buy less in each place, so as not to attract others' attention."

"Do not worry."

Bai Zhanguang suddenly went to the warehouse to look at the grain. After dinner that night, Qi Ye called him to him and asked him why he did this and why he suddenly went to the warehouse.

"Grandpa, it is estimated that there will be a big food crisis." Bai Zhanguang analyzed the whole story, and then said solemnly and seriously: "These words must not be said outside, there must be many people outside who know that these are lies. But they don’t say it, because it’s not positive to say it. This is a “right” ideology, and it’s easy to be a racist, so everyone keeps silent. I want to write a letter to the chairman, but I dare to remain anonymous. If we can’t save food, our family will have to suffer.”

Qi Ye frowned seriously and thought for a long time, while Bai Zhanguang looked at him calmly.

The room was quiet, and it took a long time for Qi Ye to say, "But, aren't all the food in the national granary?"

Bai Zhanguang can't tell him, □, and he can't say that he knows the future.All of a sudden stuck there.Think about it, think about it, what is the reason!

Suddenly, a thought flashed by!Grain exports! ! !

It seems that the country will sell grain abroad every year under the premise of guaranteeing storage, and export the grain in exchange for foreign exchange!Therefore, the grain in the granary is gone! ! !

Bai Zhanguang immediately told Qi Ye this.

"Grandpa, if this method is followed, there will be no food for the brigade and the commune. Moreover, if my guess is correct, not only will the canteen fail to survive, but there may be famine in many areas, and the central government must allocate food from other places." Bai Zhanguang annoyed , "If there is no food in the local area, if the national relief is not timely, famine will appear!

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Qi Ye remained silent, his expression fluctuating.

Bai Zhanguang sighed softly and said softly: "Grandpa, I know this sounds unbelievable, but I am not whimsical. You also know that the country collects surplus grain and trades with foreigners. Now the lower level reports a good harvest, and the higher level They will sell more, and finally find that the grain depot above is empty, and there is no grain below, and there will be a famine! ”

Qi Ye still couldn't believe it, but seeing Bai Zhanguang so firm, he thought about his grandson's usual decision.

In Qiye’s view, the current situation in the country is still very good, the government is very strong, all aspects are developing rapidly, the factories are producing smoothly, the countryside is harvesting continuously, and the country’s national strength is gradually increasing. Why is there a famine suddenly, and the scope is still large? so big?Is there a famine across the country?

However, he couldn't find a reason to say that Bai Zhanguang was wrong.

"Since you've made up your mind, let's do it!" Although Qi Ye didn't believe it, he believed in Bai Zhanguang. Besides, isn't it just to spend some money?Anyway, most of the family's money is now in vain, so he doesn't feel bad.

As for the food he bought secretly, Bai Zhanguang planned to store it in a secret room at home, where it was very hidden.

In addition to there, he also secretly built a secret room in his own yard, and he planned to put some grain there.After all, there is not only Li Tianyi in this family, but also some servants who have been in the Bai family all year round.In the past, they were loyal to the Bai family, and he didn't know what to do afterward.

He trusted Mr. Li, he saved Mr. Li, he was alone, and he was betrayed by his former apprentice.Bai Zhanguang saved him. If there is no accident, Bai Zhanguang will give him a pension in the future.

Lao Li went to buy food and told Bai Zhanguang about his experience in the black market.

It turned out that the next day, early in the morning, Mr. Li took a car with one of his confidants, and the two of them went straight out of the city.

I still don’t feel anything in the city, but once I leave the city, the atmosphere becomes intense immediately, with red flags flying everywhere, various slogans on various blank walls, and some exaggerated cartoons , such as two children sitting on a particularly big fat pig happily.The high-pitched loudspeaker is constantly broadcasting the good news from all over the place.

"Comrades, comrades, another satellite has been released from the No. 26 experimental field, and a total of [-] jin of grain has been harvested in the five-acre experimental field. This is another satellite released by the commune after the experimental field of the Red Star Brigade!"

Then it was commonplace to beat the gongs and drums, and send the good news to the commune and the county. Everyone was smiling, and the reporters ran back and forth, busy taking pictures of this historical moment.

Lao Li looked at everything in front of him with a smile, and after the lively crowd passed, he walked slowly to an old man and asked him where to go to the market?

"Go to the market, it's there today, there should be one in Wangcun over there." The old man showed him the way, and some people don't know about the market, usually it's a festival, or the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.

When we arrived at Wangcun, there were quite a lot of people in the market, and there were many people who wanted to sell everything, and there were many people who bought vegetables, but they couldn't find food for sale. Lao Li's confidant walked twice in the market, and after a while, He leaned over and told Lao Li that he had heard from an old lady who bought straw hats that the food was now being sold quietly.

Lao Li was a little unhappy, and his face darkened. He felt that he had enjoyed a lot of happiness with Bai Zhanguang for the past two years, and even this "common sense" needed to be inquired about.But now is not the time to be angry, go back and talk about it!

The state has strengthened the unified purchase and sale of grain. No one can sell grain privately. Selling grain privately is an act of speculation and will be arrested by the public security organs and security personnel.

Mr. Li's confidants bought a lot of straw hats. For the sake of the straw hats, the old lady told him to pay attention to those who carried the baskets. Food is usually hidden in the baskets and covered with other things.

Mr. Li used to buy them on the black market in the city. To be exact, someone brought them to the door. This time, he deliberately went out of the city because of caution, but he really has no experience outside the city.

They quietly avoided the supervisors with red armbands in the market, bought slowly in the market, and finally saw the grain in the basket from a middle-aged man. The middle-aged man charged a high price, which was two times the national price. It was more than twice that, Mr. Li bought them all without hesitation.

Seeing that Mr. Li was so rich, he didn't even talk about the price, and after directly handing over the money to the middle-aged man, the old lady behind the middle-aged man immediately stopped him and took him to a remote alley, where there was a corner There is a pile of straw in the house, and there is an old man in his 50s next to the straw.

The old lady took out a bag of grain from the straw pile next to the old man. The grain bag was bulging, and according to Lao Li's visual inspection, it weighed more than 50 catties.He untied the straw rope that tied the pocket, and inside was raw wheat grain.The so-called raw grain is the wheat that has not been hulled.

"Sister, how much is this? What's the price?" Lao Li asked.

"There are fifty catties here. If you want it, you can pay three cents for a catty. It's 15 yuan in total."

"Sister, why are you selling grain? Is there enough food for the family?" Lao Li inquired. Although he heard Bai Zhanguang came out to buy grain, he was still very suspicious.

Although he already knows that there is not enough food in the countryside now, most families must have coarse grains, and white noodles are only available during the Chinese New Year, so steaming two white noodle steamed buns can take away relatives.But there was a famine, he was quite skeptical.

"Even if you don't sell it, it will belong to the commune." The old lady didn't answer his question, she just said this sentence.While speaking, his eyes kept looking around, although the old man in the alley had already gone to watch the wind as soon as they came over.

Lao Li was silent, and there were many slogans painted on the walls along the way, "Everything belongs to the commune", which was the most common sentence among them.This sentence was also published in the newspapers and was highly praised.

But the idea of ​​the farmers is very simple. Since they eat in the cafeteria and everything belongs to the collective in the end, then they can sell it if they can, and put it in their own pockets.

Later, Lao Li bought a lot more one after another, and felt that it was almost two hundred catties today, so he stopped.He didn't want to be watched.They also deliberately took a piece of plastic film to block the food underneath, and spread out the purchased vegetables and many messy things to cover it.

But even so, he still didn't go far, and was stopped by someone.