webnovelfull Chapter 20 Food Crisis
Chapter 20 Food Crisis
Wang Xiaohu pursed his lips. This old guy's mouth stinks so much. He really wants to beat him up.
"Uncle~wow, what a beautiful car, is it ours?" Wang Jiujin is now Wang Xiaohu's little fan girl. In her mind, there is nothing that her uncle can't do.
"Yeah, I just bought it. How about it? Can I take you for a walk?"
"I can ride a bike. My uncle taught me. Look."
Wang Jiujin started riding in the yard in two steps. Because he was short, he could turn sideways, stretch his other foot over the bar, and then ride awkwardly.
Plus the yard isn’t big and you can walk all the way to the end, but it’s fun to play there.
Gradually, many children gathered around, and the news that Wang Xiaohu had bought a bicycle spread throughout the courtyard in a flash.
Everyone came over to congratulate them. It turned out that the beasts were only a small group of people, not everyone was like that.
"It's so lively here. Hey, whose bicycle is this?" Sha Zhu came back with a lunch box in his hand. He was probably back from preparing the banquet. Suddenly, after a flash, Qin Huairu suddenly appeared next to Sha Zhu.
He took the lunch box very skillfully and accidentally touched Sha Zhu's hand: "Zhu Zi, you are so kind. You know I am lacking in nutrition. I will remember you."
"You're welcome. We're from the same courtyard. Of course we should help each other when we're in trouble. I'm not like some people who have money to buy bicycles but won't help others. How cold-blooded!"
"Come on, those who want to ride bikes, line up. Uncle will take you out to ride bikes~" Wang Xiaohu was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot. Anyway, as long as he didn't mention anyone by name, Wang Xiaohu wouldn't feel anything he said.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang."
"Old Wang is still the best."
"I live next door...let my child go first..."
Zhang Hailian came out and saw that her son was so popular, and her anger subsided a little: "You little bastard, I'll teach you a lesson later. You have money but you don't save it to marry a wife, but you spend it recklessly."
"It can't be said that this is useless. Nowadays, you have to go through three rounds to get married. It's also good to have a bicycle. I can ride it when I go back to the countryside in the future." Zhang Lanxi had some ideas in mind.
"Oh? Are you blaming me? How about I give you another three turns and one ring?" Zhang Hailian's face darkened and she immediately said in a cold voice.
"Oh, Mom, it's not like that. I don't have such an idea. Being able to marry Xiaolong and follow him into the city is a blessing I have earned in eight lifetimes. Why should I ask for anything else?" Zhang Lanxi is good at coaxing people, and she made Zhang Hailian happy with just a few words.
"Fortunately, we came here early. If we had come to Sijiucheng a few years later, it would have been difficult to transfer our household registration." Zhang Hailian was proud of this. When she came here, she asked to transfer her household registration to Sijiucheng and she definitely didn't want to be a country person anymore. Sure enough, it was controlled not long after, and her children also followed their mother's household registration.
"That's right. With you at home, our family is as stable as a rock." Zhang Lanxi really admires her mother-in-law for this.
……
In the evening, after dinner.
"You're going to school tomorrow, right? Are you ready?"
"No problem, everything is ready." Wang Jiujin said there was no problem at all, it's just studying, it's a matter of one plus one.
"I want to go too." Wang Sankuai said enviously.
"You have to wait a little longer, San Kuai. You are still too young now."
As they were talking, footsteps were heard outside the door. Wang Dalu and Wang Xiaolong came back. These two would go out to find odd jobs whenever they had time. Life is hard for everyone these days.
"Dad, big brother, how was your harvest today?"
"Not bad. I helped someone transport goods and earned 1 yuan, and I also got 3 taels of food coupons." Wang Xiaolong was very satisfied with today's harvest. He earned food rations again.
"Xiao Hu, what is this bicycle?" Wang Dalu was already touching the bicycle, even more so than Yan Bugui, with a frivolous look on his face.
"I bought it. The army issued a bicycle ticket and I saw the price was good so I bought it."
"It's too expensive. You should save your money to marry a wife." Wang Dalu said this without moving his eyes away.
"I've told him too, but he didn't listen. He also said that money is meant to be used, and you can earn it again if you lose it." Zhang Hailian came over and said with a smile after washing the dishes.
"Forget it, we've already bought it. You can't spend money like this in the future. Although I have saved money for you to get married, there will be so many places to spend money in the future. A penny can go a long way." Wang Dalu came from the countryside, and he knew too well what hard life was like.
"Ok, I know."
As he was speaking, Yan Bugui walked over.
"It just so happens that you are all here. The Intermediate Court will hold a general meeting later."
"What's wrong with Old Yan?" Wang Dalu asked.
"It's like this. Life is getting harder and harder. Let's hold a meeting to discuss how to get through this difficult time together."
"Okay, we'll go over there later." Wang Dalu has also been feeling a bit stretched lately. The monthly ration is getting smaller and smaller, and now coarse grains account for 90% of the total, which is not enough to eat.
If Wang Xiaohu hadn’t carried some food back last time, we might not even be able to have porridge now. The current situation is that we have money but cannot buy food.
Wang Xiaohu was not panicking. Since he was short of food, he pretended to go to the Pigeon Market and carry back ten kilograms of corn flour. He would catch a fish from time to time to supplement protein, which was enough for him to eat.
As for the others... there was nothing he could do to help them. As long as they weren't starving to death, Wang Xiaohu had no intention of doing anything.
Middle Court.
The three uncles sat down, but the deaf old lady did not come out. This old woman was a five-guarantee household and she could not finish her monthly ration, so of course she was unwilling to come.
Because Yi Zhonghai's first sentence made Wang Xiaohu almost spit out water.
"I think we need to concentrate our efforts on major tasks. It would be safest to gather all the food in the yard, set up a big pot in the yard, and eat together."
"I don't agree!" The first one to disagree was Xu Damao. This guy was a projectionist and lived a very comfortable life. He also had a capitalist fiancée and had no shortage of food.
"Xu Damao, I didn't hear clearly what you said." Sha Zhu came out with clenched fists, looking like a rough man.
Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said, "Don't be impulsive, Silly Zhu. The whole institute meeting is for people to speak freely. You can ask any questions you want."
"I said I don't agree. You have not been to the countryside, but I have. Qin Huairu, you tell me, is a big canteen okay?" Xu Damao said to Qin Huairu who was silent on the side.
"I think... it's okay." Qin Huairu lowered her head and said quietly. Yi Zhonghai had just said that as long as this matter was done, there would be no shortage of food in the future.
"It would be better for us to take out the extra money at home and work together to find a way to buy food!" Xu Damao snorted coldly and sat back down.
Wang Xiaohu was watching it clearly from the side. It was so interesting. Sha Zhu was like Li Kui, and Yi Zhonghai was Song Jiang, one with a black face and the other with a white face.
"Dad, what do you think about this?" Wang Xiaohu asked softly.
"The canteen can't be run anymore. There are no canteens in the countryside anymore." Wang Dalu glanced at the three uncles above and sneered, "They are really just eating for free. I overestimated them. I thought they really wanted to help solve the food problem, but they just wanted to enrich themselves."
"Then we have to talk. Xu Damao may not be able to handle it alone." Wang Xiaohu looked at the people around him. They were all pretending to be cowards.
"At least we should make our attitude clear. If they still want to run a big canteen, our family will not get involved." Wang Xiaolong also said softly.
"Okay, I'll go first!"
……
"I don't agree with the suggestions of those uncles. I think Xu Damao's reasons are very sufficient. His proposal just now is also very good and creative. Xu Damao, please continue to give us some ideas." Wang Xiaohu stood up and stretched out his hand to compliment Xu Damao.