This New Year, other than the Jia family's gloomy mood, all the families in the courtyard were doing well. In the blink of an eye, 1960 had arrived, and everyone's new life had begun.
On the first day of the new year, He Yuzhu went out early in the morning to open the door and fire cannons, hoping to have a good start in the new year. In the capital, He Yuzhu and his sister no longer had any relatives, so they did not have to go out to visit them.
After He Yuzhu and the Deaf old lady finished their breakfast, he brought his sister to pay their New Year's greetings to the various families in the courtyard house. He pulled his happy sister home and asked her to chat with the Deaf old lady. He took out the snacks he bought from the supply and marketing cooperative and placed them on the coffee table. He turned on the radio and listened to the opera. Then, he waited for others to come and pay their New Year's greetings to the Deaf old lady and him. Not long after, He Yuzhu's house became very lively. There were adults and children. They happily ate melon seeds and candy and chatted. Just like that, the day passed quickly.
He Yuzhu lived a leisurely life at home for a few days and even went on two blind dates. The girls were also pretty and could be considered beautiful. Unfortunately, He Yuzhu felt that he was not attracted to them, so he rejected them politely. Then, he began to live in a factory and a courtyard house.
Two months passed in the blink of an eye. At the beginning of the new year, not only did everyone's life not get better, but it also became more and more difficult. The resources in the capital were basically guaranteed, but the monthly rations of each household were also reduced. Not only did the families with more people not have enough to eat, but they might even run out of food at the end of the month. This was still considered good. He Yuzhu heard that other places were starving to death.
As a large factory, the country could still provide a lot of materials. Basically, it could still ensure that the workers in the workshop were full. Of course, the meal tickets for the administrative staff and logistics staff of the rolling mill were only half of what they used to be. After all, in order to successfully complete the production tasks in the factory, it was necessary to ensure the food of the frontline workers.
Of course, even if the conditions were so difficult, He Yuzhu, his sister, and the Deaf Old Lady could not go hungry. He Yuzhu could eat his fill in the factory every day and leave the monthly quota for his sister and the Deaf Old Lady. Moreover, He Yuzhu had the system. Although he could not rely on the system to sign in for wealth, he could sign in dozens of kilograms of grain every month even if he was unlucky. If he was lucky, he could even sign in hundreds of kilograms. He could not go hungry at all.
In the past six months, he, his sister, and the Deaf Old Lady had been eating the food in the cupboard at home without stopping. Moreover, there were still 500 to 600 catties of food in the space that they had not taken out. He Yushui only cared about eating every day and did not care about anything else. Although the Deaf Old Lady had noticed it, she only thought that the food was brought in by He Yuzhu from outside. She reminded him a few times to be careful and did not say much.
The Jia family, the source of all evil in the Siheyuan, had used the excuse that their family had run out of food more than ten days ago. Jia Zhangshi began to borrow food from the Siheyuan. If He Yuzhu had not been paying attention to the Jia family's situation, he might have believed it.
Although there were more than 20 families in the Siheyuan, none of them had enough to eat. How could they help the Jia family? The only ones who could help were He Yuzhu and the First Uncle's family. After all, they were all thin and had high salaries. In the end, the First Uncle lent them 20 catties of cornmeal, but He Yuzhu refused on the excuse that they did not have much food. Then the next day, the First Uncle came to talk to He Yuzhu. The Deaf Old Lady heard it and asked the First Uncle to bring her food to the Jia family.
However, not long after, Jia Zhang-shi began to play tricks again. She hugged Jia Ping 'an's portrait and sat at the door all day long, crying and wailing. She said that no one cared about her and that her family's orphans and widows were going to starve to death. In a few days, they would have to accompany him. She was sorry to Father Jia and him. The Jia family was going to be extinct. Hearing this, her sister did not dare to sleep alone at night and ran to sleep with the deaf old lady.
In the end, it was still First Uncle who sent over a dozen catties of cornflour. He also asked He Yuzhu to send some food to the Jia family. He talked about how difficult it was for the Jia family's orphans and widows, how Qin Huiru was pregnant and could not go hungry, and so on. He Yuzhu felt a headache coming on. He really could not reject First Uncle, so he could only send over a dozen catties of cornflour to the Jia family.
。Just like that, the Jia family finally stopped fighting until the day before yesterday. Jia Zhangshi probably understood that she would not be able to get any food no matter how much she caused a ruckus. In the end, she sent out her ultimate killer weapon. When Qin Huairu, who had a big belly, stood at the door of the First Uncle with tears streaming down her face, the First Uncle did not hesitate to take out a small bag of food from his house. Qin Huairu thanked him and slowly returned home with the food. He Yuzhu, who had secretly watched this scene, could not help but laugh and sigh. This Jia family was really amazing. Not only was it the " Big Belly King " He was also a "good actor".
After a while, He Yuzhu could no longer smile because the woman with a big belly was knocking on his door. He Yuzhu opened the door helplessly and looked at Qin Huairu, who was crying like a pear blossom in the rain. He Yuzhu could not say anything else. In the end, he filled up a dozen catties of cornmeal and handed it to Qin Huairu.
After Qin Huairu left, He Yuzhu was truly afraid. He knew that he could not win against the Jia family and that he would be finished if he did not get married soon.
This morning, He Yuzhu went to work expressionlessly. He thought that it would be March tomorrow. The rolling mill would be paying wages, and he could go to the grain station to receive March rations. The Jia family should be able to rest for a while.
In the afternoon, when He Yuzhu came back from work, she realized that two families in the courtyard house had run out of food. The children were so hungry that they did not even have the strength to cry. He Yuzhu rushed home and packed two bags of cornmeal to send to two families. Then, she returned home with a wave of thanks.
After closing the door, He Yuzhu was in a bad mood. He knew that many families in the Siheyuan, including the First Uncle's family, only had enough food for today. They were all waiting to collect their rations tomorrow. They could not provide any help at all. He understood the situation.
However, He Yuzhu knew very well that other than him, Xu Damao's family and Qin Huairu's family should also have food in the courtyard house. Xu Damao's family was currently under the control of Father Xu and Mother Xu. These two were even worse and more selfish than Xu Damao. There was also the Jia family. Not to mention hiding it in private, they had just taken dozens of catties of cornmeal from him and an old man. Why couldn't they take out some? How could the two families watch these children starve for a day?
He Yuzhu used to think that these two families should at least have some bottom line. Now, it seemed that these two families had broken their hearts and were hopeless.
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