Year Gengzi, the ninth day of the first month of 1960.
The beginning of spring.
The Spring Festival had just passed, and the snow on the streets of Yanjing had yet to melt.
It was almost evening, and the sun in the west seemed to have no heat at all.
When the cold wind blew, the chill was like needles piercing into his flesh and bones.
Fang Yan rode the borrowed bicycle through the streets of Yanjing.
From time to time, he would press the bell to remind pedestrians to avoid it.
This year's snowfall was very heavy. As the saying went, auspicious snow was a sign of a bumper year, but Fang Yan did not see any sign of a bumper year.
The people on the streets had just celebrated the new year, and their faces were still pale.
The natural disaster that lasted for a year made the lives of ordinary people extremely difficult.
In the past two hundred years, every year of Gengzi was a year of natural disasters and man-made disasters.
Therefore, there was a saying among the people that "there would be a great disaster every Gengzi."
Although he didn't know if it was a coincidence or a certainty! However, the Year of Gengzi was indeed considered an unlucky year by many people.
And Fang Yan knew that there was still this kind of ominous feeling. Counting from this year, there were still two more years before it would get better.
It had been half a year since he had transmigrated.
Fang Yan was already used to his current life.
At that time, he had fallen asleep while watching Love in the Siheyuan. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to a young man with the same name in the Siheyuan.
Now, she was living in a courtyard house full of beasts.
However, it was not yet the era of television dramas.
Therefore, Xu Damao was not married, Qin Huairu had just married into the Siheyuan, and her man, Jia Dongxu, was still alive.
Silly Zhu had just entered the Red Star Rolling Mill kitchen for a year.
He had only recently gained the courage to sneak out of the canteen.
Everything happened before the TV series.
There was no reference value for the time being.
He was in his third year of high school this year and was studying at the high school affiliated to Capital Normal University in the Xicheng District. He was in the same class as He Yushui, Shazhu's sister.
His parents were military doctors and had gone to the west to do third-line construction. Because it was a secret unit, he had not heard from them for many years.
His relatives in Yan Capital had an elder brother.
His eldest brother was called Fang Zhaoyang.
He was a police officer and had been working for three years.
His workplace was in Fengtai, and he lived in the unit's dormitory. He didn't come back often.
I heard that one of my partners is from the No. 27 Locomotives Factory in Changxindian.
Fang Yan had never seen it before.
He turned a corner and rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house.
Many people on the roadside stared at his bicycle basket.
Because in addition to the bamboo tube with an ominous function, there was also a basket full of fish hanging inside.
It was about 20 catties.
These fish were rare items in this season.
Today, he went to Miyun Reservoir, 13 kilometers away from Yanjiao, and used the soil method to fry some fish.
After a busy day, he rode a borrowed bicycle to and fro more than 20 miles just to catch these fish.
There was no other way. There was not enough food at home.
The entire country was starving during difficult times, and Fang Yan's situation was even more difficult.
He had two meals a day, a lump of rice or a lump of noodles for each meal. If he had better conditions, he might add some pickles. He ate quickly.
Then, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to cause any waves. He did not feel full at all.
For example, Fang Yan, who was about 17 or 18 years old and was still growing, had a poor family background. He was starving.
The banana roots in the suburbs and the sweet potato leaves in the fields had been used to satisfy their hunger last year.
This year, there was nothing to eat during the New Year. Even the chaff used to feed pigs was used to eat.
Many people were so hungry that they were swollen.
There was a gradual increase in the supply of items on the national market.
Yanjing City was the only place in the country where you could buy things without a ticket.
The surrounding commoners all came to the city to buy things.
Even the people who came to Yanjing by train would try to buy some fat meat and refine it into pork oil in the canteen of the office.
The food stalls in Yanjing were all lined up.
There was a grocery store near Xinjiekou.
There was a long queue every day.
A fist-sized cornbread cost one yuan.
Even so, there was still a long queue. At this time, the average income of people in the city was only 30 to 40 yuan a month. Those who were extremely hungry could only pay for it.
What was even more terrifying was that those without money could only watch helplessly. Who knew when they would die on the streets.
Meat and food were supplied at the grain station, and there was an endless queue there.
There was no need to put anything in the container. Once the truck was unloaded, it had to be sold.
Not everyone could buy it.
The number of times they ran out of stock had also increased recently.
Fang Yan knew that in July, Yan Jing City would have to start supplying them with tickets.
At that time, starving would become more normal.
Fang Yan's parents weren't around, so he was raised by his brother.
When his brother received his salary on the 8th of every month, he would give him 15 yuan and let Fang Yan buy food.
That afternoon, after his brother got off work and Fang Yan received the money, he had to queue outside the grain station at night.
He learned from the people who lined up and placed a broken basket or a stone to occupy a spot. The next morning, before dawn, he would go and replace the stone and basket.
Then, they could only buy food at noon. Fang Yan would keep one piece of the 15 yuan and exchange the rest for daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt.
Without the system, he could barely last a month.
Sometimes, he had to think of ways to get some other wild vegetables to supplement his food.
He had to do this every month.
At the entrance of the alley in the distance, his classmate, Yu Haitang, was wearing a bright red coat and had been waiting for him to come back.
"Fang Yan!" Yu Haitang waved at Fang Yan.
"Here, Fang Yan!"
Fang Yan stopped his car at the entrance of the street.
Yu Haitang couldn't wait to walk over.
Fang Yan had borrowed the bike from her.
It was Yu Haitang's father's car.
Yu Haitang was a few months older than Fang Yan and belonged to the prettiest batch in the class.
She had double eyelids, big eyes, an oval face, a slim figure, and a pair of long braids.
Due to Fang Yan's good grades, she often asked him questions about her studies. Sometimes, she would ask him questions for more than half an hour. Every time, Fang Yan would patiently explain to her.
As time passed, the two of them interacted more and there were rumors in class that they were in love.
Some people even openly asked Haitang if it was true.
To this, Haitang only smiled with a blush. She did not deny it, but she also did not answer.
However, Fang Yan knew that Yu Haitang had a good impression of him.
Yu Haitang's parents were both working parents, so it was close to the school. Under the situation where everyone was generally hungry, she finally took some fatty meat buns and fried bean paste noodles from home to supplement Fang Yan's nutrition the next day after her parents paid their salaries on the 15th.
Even on normal days, he could bring some peanuts and melon seeds for Fang Yan.
In the years when he lacked food, this allowed Fang Yan's body to obtain a lot of essential nutrients.
He remembered that in the beginning, his usually barren stomach would often be unable to stand the sudden fat treatment and would turn upside down.
At this moment, Yu Haitang did not laugh at him. She only told him to eat slowly.
Yu Haitang was a member of the entertainment committee in the class. She sang well and acted well.
She basically participated in all the performances in school.
She told Fang Yan that her dream was to join the Capital Repertory Theater and perform for the Bureau Chief on the highest stage.
Fang Yan did not say much about this. In the original novel, after Haitang graduated from high school, she entered the Red Star Rolling Mill.
He became an announcer in the factory's radio studio.
Would her fate change because of his appearance this time?
Fang Yan himself did not know.
"I waited for a long time. It wasn't easy to ride on the road, so I was delayed for a while.”Fang Yan steadied the bicycle as he explained to Yu Haitang.
"It's…It's nothing. I just arrived a while ago.”Yu Haitang, whose face was red from the cold, lied with a trembling voice.
She had been waiting for Fang Yan for at least half an hour.
It was so cold that her lips were trembling.
Fang Yan did not expose her. Instead, he took out the empty explosives and fish from the basket.
He generously left the biggest fish in the basket.
At least six to seven pounds.
Carrying the rest of his things, Fang Yan said to Yu Haitang,"
"Take a fish and try it. The weather is cold.”
"Thank you for the car today."
He smiled at Yu Haitang and turned to leave.
Yu Haitang opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
Looking at Fang Yan's departing figure in the distance, she revealed a conflicted and vexed expression.
It was only when Fang Yan's figure disappeared into the alley that she came back to her senses.
Looking at the bicycle and the fish in it, he sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He muttered,
"Blockhead!"
What she did not know was that a voice suddenly appeared in Fang Yan's mind as he walked into the courtyard house.
Ding! You have rejected Haitang's hint three times in total. You have received a reward package. Do you want to open it?
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