Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 51 Thick-skinned (please recommend!)
"Next person!"

At ten o'clock in the morning, at the grain station in DC, a staff member picked up the seal, stamped a seal on the grain book in front of him, pushed the grain book towards the counter, and shouted habitually.

Qin Huairu heard the shouts from the staff, and quickly put the food book in his hand on the counter, and said politely: "Comrade! I want to buy all the rations for our family this month."

Knowing Qin Huairu's intention, the staff took a serious look at the food book, and replied blankly: "Comrade! Jia Dongxu's ration is 17 catties in total. According to the above policy, starting from this month, Jia Dongxu's ration I need to lose another two catties, and the total remaining is 24 catties, do you want to buy some of it? Or buy it all back?"

The five members of the Jia family all depended on Jia Dongxu’s ration. Jia Dongxu’s ration of 27 catties per month could not meet the needs of the five members of the Jia family. Now, the ration has been reduced by three catties per month. In other words, it's like adding insult to injury.

Qin Huairu heard the situation introduced by the staff of the grain station, and thought of the actual situation of Jia's family, and hurriedly begged the staff of the grain station: "Comrade! Our family of five depends on my man's ration. Three catties of food has been reduced, so how should our family live?"

Hearing Qin Huairu's entreaties, the staff of the grain station were completely unmoved, and replied blankly: "Comrade! This is an order from above, I didn't withhold the grain from your family in private, and you didn't find me. use."

The middle-aged woman in the back, seeing Qin Huairu's hesitation, asked Qin Huairu dissatisfiedly: "Comrade! Do you want to buy food? If not, please let me go?"

Qin Huairu, who was hesitating, heard the middle-aged woman's urging, quickly put the money on the counter, and said with a heavy heart: "Comrade! I want to buy all the quota."

In the end, with a heavy heart, Qin Huairu left the Chengdong Grain Station with 24 catties of grain.

Yan Bugui had just walked to the entrance of the courtyard after getting off work when he looked at Qin Huairu walking towards him with a grain bag in his hand.

Seeing Qin Huairu's listless expression, Yan Bugui remembered the news that Wu Aiguo had revealed to him, and quickly asked Qin Huairu: "Qin Huairu! Are you coming back from the grain station? Has this monthly grain station reduced the number of us? Ration of food?"

Hearing Yan Bugui's question, Qin Huairu thought about the reduction of Jia Dongxu's ration by three catties, and replied solemnly: "Third Master! Dongxu's ration was reduced by one catty last month, and it was reduced by two more this month. Jin, three catties of grain is the ten-day ration of our family, tell me, what should we do?"

After Yan Bugui was reminded by Wu Aiguo, he took out all the family's money and poured food from the Pigeon City to his family.

Through these ten days of hard work, Yan Bugui moved more than 200 catties of grain to the house by using the method of ants to move.

They all say that they don’t panic when they have food in their hands. Yan Bugui saw Qin Huairu’s worried expression and thought of the food stored in their cellar, so he quickly reminded Qin Huairu: “Qin Huairu! There is a severe drought across the country now. It’s serious, which will lead to a reduction in food production. If your family doesn’t want to go hungry, hurry up and take the money to buy some food from Pigeon Market!”

After Qin Huairu bid farewell to Yan Bugui, he returned home with a grain bag. Jia Zhang, who was taking out shoe soles in the house, saw Qin Huairu holding a grain bag in his hand, and cursed at Qin Huairu in dissatisfaction: "Qin Huairu I asked you to buy food, why did it take so long?"

Qin Huairu heard Jia Zhang's questioning, thought of Jia Dongxu's ration being reduced, and replied sadly: "Mom! Dongxu's ration has been reduced by two catties again this month, and the grain station said that the next The monthly quota will be reduced again, what do you think should be done?"

Jia Zhang, who was reprimanding Qin Huairu, learned that Jia Dongxu's ration had been reduced by two catties, and immediately became anxious, and immediately asked Qin Huairu: "Qin Huairu! Why did the grain station reduce Dongxu's ration? "

Qin Huairu heard Jia Zhang's questioning, thought of the news she had learned from the grain station, and replied, "Mom! It's not just reducing our Dongxu's ration, but reducing everyone's ration."

"In addition, when I just came back, I met the third master at the gate of the courtyard. The third master told me that this year, the drought in all parts of the country due to lack of water has caused a large reduction in food production. This situation will last for a very long time. It is recommended We'd better go buy some food and save it."

When Jia Zhang heard what Qin Huairu told her, she didn't believe what Qin Huairu said at all. She stared at Qin Huairu with triangular eyes and asked Qin Huairu dissatisfiedly: "Qin Huairu! Jing, he will be so good, I suggest you buy some food and save it?"

Jia Zhang's arrogance and unreasonableness made Qin Huairu feel very speechless. At this moment, she instinctively chose to remain silent, put the grain bag in the tank, and began to prepare the family's lunch.

At around [-] o'clock at noon, Wu Aiguo drove back to Chaoyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative.

When Director Jiang saw the pickup truck parked in the yard, he hurried out of the office and immediately asked Wu Aiguo, "Comrade Aiguo! Have you implemented the contents of the morning meeting?"

Wu Aiguo heard Director Jiang's inquiry, saw colleagues coming out of the office one after another, and reported to Director Jiang with a smile: "Director Jiang! You can go to the carriage to see for yourself, there are surprises!"

When Director Jiang heard Wu Aiguo's answer, he quickly ordered an office clerk, "Xiao Liu! Hurry up and take two people and open the trunk of the car."

Hearing Director Jiang's order, Xiao Liu hurriedly dragged a colleague to open the back of the car, and what came into view were six pieces of slaughtered pork.

"Pork! It's pork!" Xiao Liu shouted excitedly when he saw the six pieces of pork placed in the carriage.

When Director Jiang heard Xiao Liu's shout, he thought he had heard it wrong, so he quickly walked to the back of the carriage. When he saw the six pieces of pork neatly placed in the carriage, he quickly asked Wu Aiguo : "Patriotic! What's the matter with this pork?"

Hearing Director Jiang's question, Wu Aiguo saw everyone's surprised expressions, and replied with a smile: "Director Jiang! Everyone said that I went early, so it's better to go by coincidence. When I went to the farm of my comrades-in-arms, their farm was just right. Killing pigs."

"I'm a thick-skinned person. Since there is a reason to let it go, I tried my best to brazenly ask for a thousand catties of pork and five hundred catties of salted duck eggs from my comrades in arms."

Director Jiang heard the situation introduced by Wu Aiguo, thinking of the comrades in the club, and being able to happily spend this Mid-Autumn Festival, he replied happily: "It's good to be thick-skinned! It's good to be thick-skinned!"

(End of this chapter)