My courtyard shelter

"I had finally made over 3 million, but I was unlucky. We encountered a cold wave at the beginning of the month, and then I lost everything. The company almost went bankrupt." Xu's mother sighed again.

"How could this happen?" Xu Ting exclaimed.

"Isn't it like this in business? There are gains and losses. How can you always make money?" Xu's mother was very open-minded.

"What should we do next?"

"Dongzi persuaded your father, and your father listened to him. It's better to do business more steadily in the future, and not be so impatient."

"That's true."

The mother and daughter chatted for most of the night, and they didn't fall asleep until after 1 a.m.

The next day, on the second day of the Chinese New Year, Wang Xiujuan brought her grandson and granddaughter to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning.

"This is my eldest son, this is his wife, this is my second son, who is also the mother of Lingling and Xiaoxu, and this is my eldest granddaughter."

"This is your Aunt Wang, these are Aunt Wang's grandson and granddaughter, the eldest is Zhang Yong, the youngest is Zhang Xue."

Wang Xiujuan greeted several people one by one. At first glance, these two families are ordinary families. It seems that the old Zhang family relied on Xiao Xu to make a fortune.

After the courtesy, Wang Xiujuan pulled Xu's mother to talk about "family matters". As for the children, they had been playing together for a long time, and the whole yard was filled with their cheers.

"Old Zhang, I just received news that there will be a big move soon, and everyone will have a hard life next. How is your food storage?"

Xu's mother nodded quickly and gave a "conservative" number: "It should be fine within two or three years."

"It's still a little less, but it's enough to eat sparingly."

"Old Wang, what happened?"

"I don't know the details, anyway, it's a big move, and it might go back to the time when we were young." Wang Xiujuan said worriedly.

"You are talking about..."

"That's right. We used to have food stamps, but now we have food cards. We used to eat from a big pot, but maybe we will have to eat from a big pot in the future."

In fact, the news Wang Xiujuan got was half true and half false.

If Xu Dong heard this, he would definitely tell him that the big pot would never come back.

But there will be big canteens in the future, and citizens can go to the canteens to buy food directly, saving water and electricity bills.

"Alas, the children are still young, what should we do?"

What Xu's mother is most worried about is the triplets. The grandchildren are still so young, how can they survive?

"It's not as pessimistic as you think. No matter how difficult the country is, it's impossible for the children to have no food to eat. Besides, your Xu Dong is also a member of the system, more or less..."

"I understand! I just feel suffocated."

"Don't talk about you. I feel suffocated too. Why are our lives so hard? It's fine to suffer when you are young, but you have to suffer again when you are old."

Wang Xiujuan left after staying for less than an hour. Xu Dong looked at his mother with a worried face and couldn't help asking:

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Did the eldest brother make you angry?"

Mother Xu shook her head: "No, it's none of your eldest brother's business."

Under Xu Dong's questioning, Mother Xu finally told the content of the conversation just now in general.

"Mom, you are too worried. If the sky falls, I will support it, nothing will happen." Xu Dong persuaded with a wry smile.

"Can you bear it?" Mother Xu said unhappily.

Xu Dong showed off his arm muscles and said with a double meaning: "Your son has been prepared for a long time, so you can relax!"

Xu's mother smiled and didn't take her son's words seriously at all.

"Okay, Mom, Aunt Wang's words are absolutely exaggerated."

"What do you mean?" Xu's mother asked quickly.

"Now the whole country can't grow crops, and can only rely on seawater desalination plants and plant factories. The country has already mastered most of the country's grain."

Xu Dong didn't care whether his mother could understand or not, and said it all at once.

Xu's mother seemed to have realized something.

Xu Dong continued to explain: "At this time, the most important thing is not the distribution of grain, but the production of grain. This is the key."

"Are you saying that there will be no big pot meals?"

"Absolutely not. Didn't the country come up with grain cards? This is already the most efficient way of distribution."

"But..."

"No buts, with our country's infrastructure capabilities, we will definitely get through the difficulties."

Xu Dong's words were not nonsense.

When he died in his previous life, the country had actually achieved self-sufficiency in grain, and even a part of it could be used for breeding.

Of course, a huge price was paid in the process.

After persuasion, Xu Ma finally recovered a little bit of spirit, but only a little bit. Even lunch was made by Yang Lina, Xu Ting and Tan Aifang.

…

On January 25, the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, Xu Ting and Xu Bin's families left early in the morning.

This time, they came to pay New Year's greetings, and both families only brought a bottle of wine and some cakes as New Year's gifts. The things were probably bought at a high price on the black market.

Xu Ma sent back dozens of kilograms of salted fish and dried seafood, as well as a bucket of cooking oil to each family.

She didn't send much other things, and they didn't need them.

In the blink of an eye, it was February, and the big move that Wang Xiujuan mentioned really came as expected.

February 1.

The official suddenly issued an order to announce the establishment of a special office for the state of emergency.

The office will temporarily exercise all the powers of Daxia and implement a one-year state of emergency throughout the country.

Then, the special office issued a "Letter to the People of the Nation", saying that due to the rapid deterioration of the drought, the country has entered the most difficult moment, and finally called on all the people to share the difficulties.

Watching the TV news, Xu Ma breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom, I have said that the higher-ups will not do any big pot meals anymore. Now you finally believe it!" Xu Dong said with a smile.

"Well, rest assured, our family's food is finally saved."

In the final analysis, the reason why Xu Ma was so scared was mainly because she brought her family into the role of a local tyrant.

"Mom, you're just overthinking. As long as we obey the law, no one can control us."

"You can't say that." Xu's mother shook her head repeatedly, "You and your father should keep a low profile in the future to avoid getting into trouble."

Xu Dong pulled his police uniform and smiled, "I'm also half a policeman, what can go wrong?

As for dad, they are backed by a state-owned enterprise, so there shouldn't be any problems. If it doesn't work, the worst that can happen is to close the company."

"Your dad can't bear to let go. The company is his life now." Xu's mother sighed.

Xu Dong handed Xiaobao to his mother and joked, "Then it depends on whether the company is more important or the grandchildren are more important? With Xiaobao and them, I guess Dad will definitely be more willing to go home and hug his grandchildren."

"It would be great if it's really like you said."

ps: Add three more chapters.

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