My courtyard shelter

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"Jianbang, didn't your sister bring wine? Let's have a nice drink tonight."

Father Yang looked very happy.

"Dad, you are not well yet, so you can't drink."

The first person to persuade her was actually Chai Han. This wine had long been regarded as a treasure in her pocket. It was related to the subsequent work adjustment, and one bottle would not be enough.

It's not that she is selfish, it's that the reality doesn't allow it.

Although their family's living conditions are much better than those of ordinary families, they are not to the point of squandering money. They can still save as much as they can on high consumption.

Others followed up with some words of advice. It was related to health, and Yang's father had to compromise in the end. Yang Lina took the opportunity to make a cup of milk powder for her father.

"Dad, just drink milk!"

When little Yang Ge saw the milk, he was greedy again: "Auntie, I want to drink milk too."

"This is adult milk powder. You, a kid, can't drink it." Yang Jianbang explained while touching his daughter's head.

"Good granddaughter, come to grandpa." Father Yang waved to his granddaughter.

"Dad..." Yang Lina quickly advised.

"It's okay, it's okay to take a sip."

After drinking a large sip of milk, the little girl was satisfied, and of course little Yang Zhen was not left behind either. The two siblings thought about it for a long time.

The dinner was very sumptuous and the whole family had a great time.

In the end, all the food was eaten away. The eldest niece Yang Ge finished a loaf of bread by herself, which made Yang Lina terrified.

I don’t know where the little girl gets her appetite?

After dinner, several women cleaned up the kitchen together, and Yang Lina couldn't help but remind:

"Chai Han, don't let Yang Ge eat too much in the future, it will easily hurt his body."

"It's okay. I usually don't have much food at home. A loaf of bread is just right."

Chai Han didn't care. People were hungry everywhere now. Being able to eat well was a blessing. That is to say, the eldest aunt's family was well off, so she would care about health care.

Yang Lina saw that her younger siblings didn't take it to heart, and even her mother had an indifferent attitude, so she stopped trying to persuade her. As a married daughter, talking too much would only annoy people.

Next, Yang Jianbang took his elder sister and a pair of children and planned to go out for a walk. While eating, he could also see the local customs and customs.

As a group of people walked in the community, the Yang Ge siblings held biscuits in their hands, attracting a large group of children to follow them.

As a mother of five children, Yang Lina hated to see her children suffer the most, especially some of the little ones, who were covered in patches and as thin as bamboo poles, which was unbearable to look at.

"Brother, don't you have a children's bureau here?"

Yang Jianbang smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, this is the porcelain capital, not the capital. You can't just enter the city's Children's Bureau if you want to, and even if you go in, your life may not be better than outside."

"What a sin!" Yang Lina sighed.

"It will be a blessing if you can survive. I heard that several countries in the south are about to die. In comparison, our country is doing very well. After all, everyone still has something to eat."

"Where did you hear that?" Yang Lina asked curiously.

"There are many families in the city who have married wives from there. Now it has been spread all over the world. It should not be false."

"What did you marry? I think she bought a daughter-in-law, right?" Yang Lina said angrily.

Yang Jianbang was a little embarrassed: "Sister, do you know this kind of thing?"

"There is a similar thing happening in Yanjing. Your brother-in-law has a colleague who is over fifty. He is also married to a Southern Dynasty woman in her thirties. I heard she is a college student from a prestigious school. Now she is even pregnant with a child."

"Did it cost a lot of money?"

The Southern Dynasties were still considered developed countries before, and with higher education, the market would definitely be different.

"I heard from your brother-in-law that the rice alone cost more than two hundred kilograms."

"This is too...too..."

Yang Jianbang didn't know whether to say it was too expensive or too cheap. It seemed that nothing was appropriate.

Yang Lina glared at her younger brother and said helplessly:

“I don’t know when this drought will end?”

Yang Jianbang shrugged: "Who knows!"

Yang Lina suddenly changed the subject: "Brother, is our old house still there?"

"It should still be there. All the things that can be sold in my hometown have been sold out, and the ones that can't be sold have been secretly buried by our father. Now there is only a bare house left, with only a few kilograms of scrap metal left after it was demolished."

"I really want to go back and take a look!" Yang Lina said longingly.

Yang Jianbang quickly advised: "Don't, there are no police outside the city. It's too dangerous. I haven't been back for almost two years. I don't know what's going on in my hometown!"

"You don't need to explain to me, I'm just talking. Even if I want to go back, I don't have time. I have to catch a flight tomorrow morning!" Yang Lina shook her head.

Yang Jianbang breathed a sigh of relief.

After leaving the gate of the community, the four of them walked along the street. Dust was billowing on the street, and a sanitation worker was cleaning the street every ten meters.

It was time to get off work, and the shops on both sides of the road were crowded with people. Most of these shops sold second-hand goods. You could buy basically everything except food.

This also includes domestic water. An ordinary barrel of bottled water costs more than 800 yuan, which is extremely expensive.

Yang Lina bought some clothes for the two children. Although the clothes were second-hand, at least they had no patches and were much better than what they were wearing.

Finally, Yang Jianbang led his sister to a nearby water supply station.

There is no water supply station in Yanjing. It is the first time that Yang Lina has seen such a public facility. It is very similar to a grain store, except that one sells grain and the other sells water.

There are three long queues outside the water supply station. Everyone holds a variety of water containers in their hands, including plastic buckets, large mineral water bottles, leather bags, and even pressure cookers.

"What is the price of water here?"

"The official unified price is 5 yuan per liter. The monthly water quota will be charged to the grain card. Generally, it will be more in summer and less than half in winter. Basically, it can be used."

"I asked you to move out, but you insisted on staying. I don't know when this kind of life will end?" Yang Lina sighed.

"Sister, I think life is pretty good now, so don't persuade me."

Yang Jianbang is a person who is easily satisfied.

During the Chinese New Year, he accompanied his wife to her parents' home. To be honest, although his father-in-law's family lives in the coastal area, their life is not much better. Compared with their family, it is far worse.

…

After a round of shopping, Yang Lina made a video call to her family. As soon as the children saw her, they couldn't help but yell for their mother.

Especially the three brothers, Dabao, cried more sadly than the other. From childhood to adulthood, this was the first time that their mother left them to go far away.

"Okay, stop crying, mom will be back tomorrow afternoon." Yang Lina hurriedly coaxed.

"Wow... Mom, did you break your leg? Grandma said so before."

Dabao cried even harder.

"How could it be, look at mom's leg, isn't it fine, where is it broken?"

Yang Lina quickly pointed the camera at the leg so that the three brothers could see clearly.

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