I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 101, Osmanthus Village Pastry Pigeon City

I rode my bike back to the street office and returned my bike for many years.

Then he took out all the big white pears, borrowed flowers to present Buddha, and gave them to Director Wang as a thank you gift.

Director Wang refused to take it, saying that it was just a bike ride and it was not a big deal.

After giving way to each other for a while, the big white pears were divided equally in the end.

Several aunts in the street office were assigned.

The big white pears were not completely divided, and there were twelve or three left, so Leader Kang did send a lot of gifts.

Carrying a few bags back to the courtyard, I felt a little heavy after so much effort for many years.

When they got home, Qin Huairu was not there, but Xu Wumei and the others were doing their homework.

"Hey, what's the wind blowing today? Are you doing your homework?"

With his joking, the quiet atmosphere of Xu Wumei and the others doing their homework was completely broken.

In the sound of three brothers and three uncles, they all rushed forward, wanting to take over what had been in their hands for many years.

"Stop, stop, it's too heavy, you can't lift it, let me do it."

"Third Uncle, I can carry pears, let me carry them."

The little guys are very greedy, but they have already seen through their thoughts for many years. They stared and said, "Go aside, don't move around, how can you eat if you break it? Did you eat melon seeds and peanuts yesterday? Don't think I don't know."

The melon seeds and peanuts that Wang Xiaohong threw away angrily yesterday were taken out by Xu Xiaoqian and 'lost'.

In fact, it fell into their stomachs.

The little guy who was seen through was not ashamed, and said with a smile, it is a pity to throw it away, and it is not a waste to eat it.

After being defeated by little kids for many years, I don't bother to care about them.

After putting the things down, they clicked one by one.

Ten catties of rice, thirteen big white pears, three pieces of cured pork, one pack of white rabbit toffee and three boxes of Guixiangcun pastries.

These three boxes of cakes are triangular cakes, almond cakes and jujube sesame cakes, all of which are special cakes of Guixiang Village Food Store.

Most people have food stamps, but they dare not buy pastries.

But for Leader Kang, with many children and a good income, buying pastries is naturally not a problem.

There are so many things that have surprised me for many years.

Although there has not been a three-year famine, tickets have been implemented according to population quotas. Food and clothing are the most important things at present.

The reason why Leader Kang's family does not lack these is probably because all the adults in their family have jobs.

Generally speaking, in this day and age, a dual-career family will definitely live well if there are no parents to support.

But if the parents have pensions or are still working, that's not to mention.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle, this is Guixiang Village pastry, did you buy it from Xidan? Can I eat one?"

When Xu Xiaoqian saw the pastry, her eyes lit up, and she pestered her third uncle and said.

Xu Wumei, Xu Xiaoman and Xu Weidong on the side also looked at it eagerly, obviously wanting to eat too.

"Haven't you guys eaten lunch? You know what to eat, go call your grandma back, and ask her to share it with you."

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The three little guys jumped up in an instant and went straight to the middle courtyard.

Only Xu Wumei didn't go, but licked her face and asked her third brother, can she try it first?
"It's not a good comrade to eat alone. You can ask your mother when she comes later."

"Okay, third brother, did you buy these things? Why did you suddenly buy so many things?"

"Don't ask, I'll talk about it later, or I have to explain it again."

Painting can also earn some extra money, which seems to be a good job.

However, it has been clear for many years that this happened only occasionally.

Besides, he often goes out to work to earn extra money, and after a long time, something must happen.

After a while, Zhou Hongmei came back with her three daughters-in-law and three little ones.

She was stunned when she saw the things on the Eight Immortals table.

"Third, where did all this come from? Are you wasting money again?"

When has there been pastry in the house since the introduction of tickets?
When I go to Xidan and department stores, I just pass by those pastry shops and food stores, and I don’t buy them at all.

Because the food bought with money and tickets is not as good as cooking it yourself.

After all, what you make yourself is delicious and saves money.

"I didn't buy it, it was given by the leader. Mom, share these and eat them. Remember to save some for Dad and the others. I'll go to the middle courtyard to have a look."

After finishing speaking, he mentioned the white rabbit toffee that he had just distributed, got up and left.

Looking at his back, Zhou Hongmei smiled and cursed in relief, what are you doing with these candies?
"Send some to the masters."

When the voice came, many years had already come to the hall.

"Poor and generous!"

Zhou Hongmei cursed angrily, but turned her head to see the daughters-in-law staring at the cakes on the table in a daze.

There is no way, the pastry is really delicious, just looking at it makes me want to eat it.

Although there is still bacon, the meat has not been made into a dish, so it can't be eaten. The pastries are different and can be eaten immediately.

As for the big white pear, everyone is not particularly rare.

Still the same sentence, it is serious to fill the stomach. The big white pear is simply to quench the thirst and satisfy the hunger. It is a dream to expect it to fill the stomach.

For many years, I didn't know how to distribute them, so I came to the side room with milk candies, and said to Fan Guiming and the others:
"Masters, stop for a moment. There are some candies here. You can share them."

It is not acceptable to put it on the ground, as it may attract ants, so divide it directly.

Fan Guiming and the other nine were so surprised that they didn't even need to say anything.

But for many years, he stuffed it into Wang Changyuan's arms with a smile, "Take it, you have worked so hard."

Seeing this, Wang Changyuan, Fan Guiming, and Zhong Zhenbiao were all grateful, and after sharing the toffee, they worked harder.

Neighbors saw this scene, sour.

He Yushui, who was enjoying the cool air in the veranda, suddenly said, "Brother for many years, did you just give out wedding candy? Why didn't we have a share?"

He Yushui is one year older than Xu Wumei, and will be a third-year junior high school student in September.

"I haven't gotten married so soon, I won't get married until next month, so you have to wait for this wedding candy."

Many years answered with a smile, and then went down the well.

This made He Yushui a little speechless. I haven't talked a few words yet, so it's really boring.

After a while, Zhou Hongmei and the others came back and helped dig wells together for many years.

Hu Meifeng, who is calm and breezy, is also very strong when she is working today, unlike before when she was not working hard.

It is probably because of the cakes from Osmanthus Village.

Fan Zhaodi is similar. When he was working, he never forgot to inquire about his work for many years.

The latter changed the topic in a few words, obviously not wanting to talk about work.

Qin Huairu knew the thoughts of the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law, and even heard the voice of many years.

So the smart girl took over the topic and started chatting about other things, all trivial things.

Fan Zhaodi was very helpless, she had a simple mind, she just wanted to know more about the work she had done for many years.

If possible, she would also like to increase the income of the wood in her family, and make the small treasury thicker.

For her, splitting up and buying a house is what she wants to do most at the moment.

In the evening, when Lao Xu and the others came back, they were surprised for a while when they saw that there was a lot of food in the house, as well as delicacies such as pastries.

With something to eat, when digging the well, the old Xu father and son were full of energy.

Different from the previous Wowotou, what we ate this evening was rice, and the whole family had a taste of it.

No one in the family was picky about food, even the youngest Xu Weidong had bulging cheeks and a small belly filled with two big bowls of rice.

Another day, this morning, I got up earlier than before in many years.

It was very dark outside, and he didn't know what time it was, so he went out.

It is a bit troublesome to live without a watch.

On the street outside, there were no people at all, and neither did the patrolling armband team.

Seeing that there was no one around, he first tried to take out the wooden board from the bracelet space, and then put it back.

After trying a few times and confirming that there was no problem, he went to Dongzhimen Pigeon Market.

He had inquired about this pigeon market a long time ago, but he never went in to see it.

In the dark, I walked to a small alley, which was surrounded by large courtyards extending in all directions.

In a relatively spacious alley, a few people were standing, seeing many years coming, not speaking.

After so many years, I was a little disappointed. The black market is too small, right?

There are only a few people in total, and there are no customers. Can this still be called a market?

"Comrade, is there any food?"

Disappointment is disappointment, but he still stepped forward to ask.

He was still cautious, but the other party didn't pay attention to him, just looked at him vigilantly.

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After being speechless for a while, a few more people came here one after another, and they all had things on their shoulders.

Well, it took many years to realize that he just asked the wrong person.

Moreover, it may be that he came too early, and the pigeon market hasn't started yet.

So he didn't ask any more rashly, but waited aside.

Sure enough, in the next few minutes, there were many more people.

At this time, the transaction has already started.

But they all communicate in low voices, even in silent sign language.

After observing for a while for many years, he also stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

"Comrade, are you selling food?"

"Yes, it's fine grain, do you want to buy it?"

As we all know, fine grains are white flour and rice, while coarse grains are corn, purple rice, oats, buckwheat, soybeans, mung beans, etc.

Today's white flour or rice requires residents to take their own grain and oil supply books, that is, grain books, and go to the grain station where the residents are located or the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy them.

White noodles cost [-] cents a catty, not to mention a ration for every household, and food stamps are also needed.

After the limited supply, there will still be some families who have surplus food coupons, fine grains, etc., while others are short of these.

Families like Cheng Zhongyun and Kang Yongsong naturally have no shortage of food, because there are many people in their families who are employed.

But Yan Bugui's family is very short of food. Let alone eating fine grains, being able to survive on coarse grains is already very successful.

Many Nian was startled, and quickly asked the other party how much fine grain?How much do you sell it for?

He didn't ask laymen like food stamps.

There is no issue of tickets for consumption in Pigeon Market. On the contrary, there are still people selling tickets.

Regardless of any era, there is no shortage of second-hand dealers.

Although this is a speculative act, as long as it is profitable, it will definitely not stop those who want to survive, go through fire and water for it, and follow one after another.

"I have eight catties of fine grain, and it costs twenty-three cents a catty. Comrade, do you want to buy it?"

Hearing what the other party said, after many years of mental calculation, I think it's not bad.

The extra five cents must be food stamp money.

Although he is not very clear about the price of food stamps on the black market, it must not be low.

In short supply like food stamps, they should be very popular.

Especially next year, it will be even more incredible.

"I bought it!"

There is no hesitation for many years, just win it! .

Eight catties of flour cost a total of one yuan and eighty-four cents.

After the transaction was completed, both parties left satisfied.

Leaving Pigeon City, I came to an uninhabited alley for many years, and then put the eight catties of flour into the bracelet space.

"How big is this space?"

After thinking about it, he didn't go back to Pigeon City, but ran to a certain construction site in the city.

As a frequent runner, I have been familiar with the surrounding area for many years, and of course I know where there is a construction site.

In this place, a lot of excavated backfill soil was piled up on the side of the road.

He wandered around the backfill and roughly estimated the volume of the backfill, which was roughly the volume of a house of about 25 square meters.

While estimating, it was basically confirmed that there was no one around.

So, he put his hand on the backfill, and the next moment, all the backfill disappeared.

"Hiss, in other words, is there at least 25 square meters of space?"

This size is already very large.

Moreover, he is not sure whether this is the limit of the bracelet space.

After thinking about it, he didn't continue the test.

Put the backfill out, and he's out of here.

When he has a chance next time, he is going to the suburbs to find a suitable place, and then calculate the actual size of the bracelet space.

For now, if there are 25 cubic meters, it is actually enough.

He doesn't have a lot of wealth, a total of just over a thousand. He didn't buy a bicycle, sewing machine or watch. As for the radio, forget it, he doesn't need it.

In addition to buying these three major items, he also borrowed [-] yuan from Yi Haizhong, so there is not much money left for him.

Therefore, if you want to save some food to cope with the famine in the next three years, you must either rely solely on wages, or you have to think of other ways.

As for the way to accumulate wealth now, perhaps we can only find it in the pigeon market.

Then he went back to Pigeon City, and there were not many people inside.

The east has already begun to appear pale, in other words, it is almost dawn.

For many years, I spent another two yuan, bought some coarse grains, and then left.

Because there is no one in the pigeon market, he can't buy anything.

After running home, taking a shower and having breakfast, I went back to work in the design institute for many years.

However, as soon as he arrived at the unit, Yao Weiguo, the chief of the personnel department, called him to his office for many years.

"Group Leader Xu, we received a report. I heard that you have been absent from work for three days in a row just over a week after joining the company. Is there such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)