Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 217 Coping
Seeing Silly Zhu's aggrieved look, He Yuanchao took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to him, lit his own cigarette, took a puff, and then told the two of them roughly. current situation.

The reason why I told Silly Zhu and his wife this is because a difficult period is coming soon, and we can take this opportunity to make preparations in advance.

After listening to He Yuanchao's words, the unhappiness in Shazhu's heart disappeared instantly. He took a puff of cigarette and said with doubts on his face: "Second uncle, what you are talking about is what the big shots above should consider. As for our family, we are just ordinary people. Having a banquet when we get married shouldn’t bother anyone, right?"

"What do you know? Although my second uncle comes from an ordinary family, he is now a cadre. Besides, our future aunt comes from a high-ranking cadre family. Can we not pay attention to these influences?"

After Yu Li said this, she didn't care about her man who was trying to argue with her. Instead, she turned to look at He Yuanchao and asked about her concerns.

"Second Uncle, are you saying that things like firewood, rice, oil, and salt will become increasingly scarce in the future?"

After hearing Yu Li's words, He Yuanchao couldn't help but feel secretly satisfied. It was absolutely right to choose her as Sha Zhu's wife. They both listened to what he just said, but Sha Zhu and Yu Li were paying attention. Things are completely different.

After taking a puff of cigarette, He Yuanchao nodded to Li and said, "Yes, judging from the reduction in monthly salary and various bills, we have to be prepared to live a tight life."

Silly Zhu saw that his wife had a sad face after listening to his second uncle's words. He immediately comforted her with a proud voice: "You can't be hungry in a lean year, so don't worry, wife, as long as I have something to eat, you will be fine." You will never be hungry."

Looking at her husband who was still a little unaware of the seriousness of the problem, Yu Li was about to say something to him when she suddenly realized that she had now married into the He family, and the conditions of this family were much better than those of her previous family. If there are more, even if there are difficulties, it will not be too difficult to deal with them.

Besides, my husband is a chef in the factory, so he can’t get hungry. He’s very lucky. It’s just that life is tight. It’s not like he’s never had a hard time. In the worst case, he’ll just drink water by himself and let Silly Zhu If they eat dry food, as long as their husbands can't survive, their family can always survive.

Thinking of this, Yu Li's words changed when she reached her lips, "I know you are capable, but we have to prepare more than we should!"

Although Si Zhu was prone to being stupid at times, he was not stupid at all. After listening to his wife's words and seeing that his second uncle had no objection, he also came to his senses at this time.

"How to prepare? The food in the food book is rationed. Even if we go to Xiaoshi to stock up some supplies, we don't know how long this kind of life can last! If it's short-lived, it's okay to make do with it. It’s over, but what if it’s long-term and we won’t be able to keep food?”

After Silly Zhu finished speaking, he looked at his wife-in-law, and the couple looked at their second uncle who was smoking a cigarette.

He Yuanchao had already planned this matter in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have told Silly Zhu until the incident came to an end.

He and Zhang Min will not talk about it. If there is a shortage of supplies and people are hungry, my father-in-law's family will not ignore it. In his previous life, He Yuanchao heard a senior cadre's son say that even between [-] and [-], During the most difficult period, all kinds of materials were distributed to the families of senior officials without discounts.

Silly Zhu works in the factory and is a cook, so he cannot go hungry. Although Yu Li is a temporary worker with only salary and no benefits, she still has food and supplies. Even if her niece Yuyu does not receive subsidies from the school, she still has food. If you have an urban household registration, you can still have food supplies.

At present, there are only five members of the He family, including Zhang Min, who has never been married. Except for He Yuyu, who receives organizational subsidies, the rest of the people are paid and have food rations. Even if half of the food and various supplies are distributed, these three I can get by with a makeshift year, even if it's a little tight, but I won't go hungry.

After flicking the cigarette ashes and looking at the worried Silly Zhu couple, He Yuanchao smiled and reassured: "You don't have to worry too much about this matter. It will probably pass in two or three years. Besides, with our family With the current conditions, as long as we make reasonable arrangements every month in the future, even if it cannot compare with our current days, we will never go hungry."

Speaking of this, He Yuanchao glanced at Yu Li, who looked ugly, and thought of her parents' situation. He took a puff of cigarette, paused and said, "If you two are worried, make more preparations from now on." Corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes can be stored for a long time, so they can be used in emergencies."

After hearing this, Sha Zhu and his wife finally felt at ease. Yu Li's eyes were even redder. She looked at He Yuanchao gratefully and said, "Thank you, uncle."

What He Yuan said later, based on Yu Li's cleverness, could not have guessed that it was preparations for Silly Zhu to help his natal family in the future. Otherwise, given the current conditions of the He family, there would be no need to prepare these things. .

Seeing that Yu Li understood what she meant, He Yuanchao did not continue to pester the matter and said with a smile: "Family, why are you being polite to me?"

After saying that, he waved his hand to stop Yu Li who was still trying to be polite to him. He turned around and told Silly Zhu: "Zhu Zhu, don't go out and talk about what you said tonight, and don't tell anyone about it. Do you remember?"

Looking at his second uncle's serious expression, Shazhu nodded quickly and promised: "Don't worry, second uncle, I'm not stupid. I will never tell anyone about this."

As soon as Shazhu finished speaking, before He Yuanchao could speak, He Yuyu, who opened the door and entered the room, took over the conversation with a smile and joked: "Brother, why can't you tell others? Then can you tell me? "

"Ah! Second uncle, you are here too!"

He Yuanyu, who had just come back from outside, thought it was his brother and sister-in-law who were talking privately, but when he entered the room and saw He Yuanchao, he was stunned for a moment, then he hurriedly came forward with a smile and said.

He Yuanchao glanced at his niece He Yuyu, whose face was red from the cold, and then said with a smile: "Why, second uncle is not welcome?"

"Why don't you welcome me? It's too late for me to be happy that you're here."

As he spoke, He Yuyu put his arms around He Yuanchao's neck and swayed back and forth.

Feeling the coolness all over He Yuyu's body, He Yuanchao patted her arm and said with a smile: "Okay, you're a big girl and you're acting like a spoiled brat, so you're not afraid of your sister-in-law laughing at you, so hurry up and take off your coat to keep warm. Don’t catch another cold.”

"I am close to my second uncle. I don't care who wants to laugh at who."

After saying that, He Yuyu glanced proudly at Yu Li, who was looking at him with a smile, then let go and walked towards the coat hook at the door with a smile.

(End of this chapter)