Since the beginning of the year 61, due to the continuous droughts and floods, it was inevitable that there would be a reduction in grain production.
Starting from the year 59, the monthly rations of the city residents had been reduced to a certain extent.
Therefore, if the population of an ordinary worker's family was too large, it would inevitably lead to insufficient food for everyone.
Some families would even give up their food to the main labor force.
This kind of situation happened from time to time, whether in the city or in the countryside!
However, the lives of city residents would definitely be better than those in the countryside.
After all, the country's heavy industries were basically located in the surrounding areas with the city as the center.
For example, the Beijing Red Star Third Rolling Mill that Hua Ma was currently working at was located in Chaoyang District.
Most of the workers lived nearby!
It was now the middle of July, and the Jia family's grain reserves had already run out.
There were still more than ten days until August. Although Qin Huairu had taken over her husband's job, her monthly salary, including her years of service, only amounted to about twenty yuan.
However, due to the small amount of food per person and the fact that the three children had to eat white steamed buns to supplement their nutrition,
It seemed a little tight!
That evening, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi sat face to face. The atmosphere in the room was extremely gloomy!
After a while, Qin Huairu parted her lips and said to her mother-in-law with a troubled expression,"
"Mom, why don't we change the monthly quota to noodles?
This guy's appetite was getting bigger and bigger now. His family really couldn't hold on anymore if he ate white flour every meal!”
Jia Zhang-shi also had a face of agreement and said with emotion,
"As the saying goes,'A half-grown kid will eat until I'm poor.' This saying is not wrong at all!”
Then, the worry on his face became serious and he said firmly,
"However, it's absolutely impossible to reduce the number of white noodles!
He was the only boy of the Jia family, the hope and future of the Jia family, and now it was time to grow up.
We can't let him lack nutrition!"
When Qin Huairu heard this, she felt that it made sense. However, reality was right there. She could only say to Jia Zhangshi,
"Then what should we do? It's not like you don't know how wealthy our family is. Why don't you use Dongxu's compensation first?
Otherwise, I really can't hold on anymore!"
When Jia Zhang-shi heard this, she waved her hand and said angrily,"
"Let me tell you, Qin Huairu! You can't have any ideas about this money.
That's my retirement money. I'll save it for the future marriage. Don't think about it anymore!”
Qin Huairu's expression changed. Suppressing the grievance in her heart, she said,"
"What else can we do?
Now that our family can't live on, we can only care about the present. Otherwise, where will the future come from?”
Seeing this, Jia Zhang-shi could only comfort her daughter-in-law, saying,
"It's not that I'm stingy with this money, but although this money is a lot, there's no income. In the end, I can only sit and eat.
If the money was used up, what should he do then?”
When Qin Huairu heard this, she could only express that she was convinced. She then suggested,"
"Mom, why don't you stop giving you the three yuan every month?
I'll make it up to you when our family is well-off in the future!”
When Jia Zhangshi heard this, she immediately stood up and raised her head to shout at Qin Huairu,"
"Qin Huairu! I knew it. Today, your fox tail has finally revealed itself!
Let me tell you, three yuan a month, not a single cent less. This is what you promised me before you took over.
If you dare to touch this money, go back to your village!”
Jia Zhang-shi was so frightened that Qin Huiru was frightened.
After all, Qin Huairu did not want to return to the countryside.
The reason why she came to the city back then was to escape the life of facing the yellow soil and facing the sky in the countryside!
She was the only girl in the village who had married into the city. Who knew how many people were envious of her!
If he returned to the village now, he did not know how many people would laugh at him.
Moreover, she was no longer the Qin Huairu of the past.
What kind of good man could a widow who had given birth to three children find in the countryside?
Therefore, he could only temporarily dispel this thought. Then, with a bitter face, he said to his mother-in-law,
"Mom, be quiet. Don't wake the child up! I don't want the three yuan anymore.
I swear!"
Seeing that her daughter-in-law was serious, Jia Zhangshi could only nod and give up. After all, she did not dare to force her too much.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be good if the chicken flew and the eggs fell!
When Qin Huairu saw this, she heaved a sigh of relief and asked,"
"Then how are we going to spend the second half of the month?”
Jia Zhangshi thought for a while and then said,"
"How about this? In the future, the stick will eat a steamed bun and an unlimited amount of cornbread for every meal.
As for Little Dang and I, we'll just eat cornbread. The locust flower is still young, so we'll ignore her for now.
If you want to work in the factory, you'll have the same food as a stick!”
When Qin Huairu heard that, she shook her head and said,"
"You don't have to worry about me. Just give my steamed bun to the child!
But even so, it was still not enough!”
Jia Zhang-shi listened and said matter-of-factly,
"Isn't there still Silly Zhu!
Back then, Yi Zhonghai asked him to take care of our family, and he agreed.
Now that a few months had passed, he would only occasionally give some leftovers from the factory.
This is too much!"
Qin Huiru felt a headache coming on when she saw her mother-in-law's shrewdness. She said helplessly,"
"Silly Zhu is not related to us. It's already not bad that he can help us.
Moreover, the lunchbox he brought was quite oily. Look at the stick's pale face. Isn't it all thanks to the lunchbox?
How can you still take a yard after taking a yard?"
When Jia Zhang-shi heard this, she immediately pursed her lips and said unwillingly,
"The lunch box that Silly Zhu took was from the factory, what does it have to do with him? If you ask me, can you give us some money every month?
Isn't this more affordable?"
When Qin Huairu heard this, she frowned and said,"
"How is that possible? Moreover, Silly Zhu is just a young man, it's impossible for him to get too close to us.
We'll be content if you can help us!”
Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up when she heard that. She then leaned over and whispered into Qin Huairu's ear,"
"That money is borrowed, not not not returned!
When the meme grew up and started working, she would return it to him!
Moreover, Silly Zhu didn't have any thoughts of guarding against men and women.
You don't know, Silly Zhu's mother died early, and his father, He Daqing, ran away a few years ago.
No one taught him this, so…"
Speaking of this, Jia Zhang-shi's tone seemed to be meaningful, and a light flashed from time to time in her slightly narrowed eyes,
No one knew what he was planning!
Although Qin Huairu was no longer the shrewd Widow Qin,
But hearing this, how could she not know what her mother-in-law was planning? She looked at Jia Zhang-shi in disbelief and said,
"He's helping us so much. If we ruin his reputation and delay his marriage, we'll be punished by heaven!
No, absolutely not!"
Seeing her daughter-in-law shaking her head like a rattle-drum, Jia Zhangshi said resentfully,
"If I wasn't old, I would have done it myself. I don't need to teach you!
Think about the stick, then think about Xiao Dang and Huai Hua.
Without someone to help our family, can these three children grow up in peace?
Huai Ru! Don't forget that you're their mother!”
Jia Zhang-shi's last sentence was the last straw that crushed Qin Huiru's morals!
"That's right! How can mother-in-law and I, an orphan and a widow, afford to raise three children well?”
At the thought of this, Qin Huairu made up her mind. For the sake of her daughter, she would go all out.
As for Silly Zhu, sorry, he was not as important as his own child!
Jia Zhang-shi saw the expression on her daughter-in-law's face and knew that things had succeeded. She then continued,
"However, it's still not reliable to only have Silly Zhu alone. We still have to find other people as backup!”
When Qin Huairu heard her mother-in-law's words, she instantly snapped back to her senses and said,"
"I thought for a moment, other than Silly Pillar, only Grandpa Yi is suitable!”
Who knew that when Jia Zhangshi heard this, she immediately warned,
"Let me deal with Yi Zhonghai in the future. You can't meet him alone!
Yi Zhonghai is a poor family. How can I not know what he is thinking?
Stay away from him!"
Qin Huairu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How could she not know what her mother-in-law meant? She immediately said,"
"Shouldn't you be worried about me and Silly Zhu? Why would she think of an old man?
He has a good reputation in the quad!"
Jia Zhang-shi replied with certainty,
"Silly Zhu is a stubborn person. I've observed him many times over the past few months. I can tell that he has good intentions and doesn't have such intentions at all!
After all, a young man would not fall for a widow with three children and a mother-in-law!
But that Yi Zhonghai is different. Every time he comes to our house, his eyes never leave you.
He thought that I didn't see through it. He was just like that Liu Haizhong, a bastard. He looked sanctimonious.
Pah!"
Actually, Jia Zhangshi was right. Silly Zhu had never had any improper thoughts towards Qin Huairu.
However, she did not expect her daughter-in-law, Qin Huairu, to have feelings for Silly Zhu first.
By the time she realized it, it was already too late. By then, Widow Qin was no longer under her control.
The best way to do it is to instigate the stick to destroy,
After all, she knew very well that children were one of her daughters-in-law's few weaknesses.
In the end, he was more than happy to see Silly Pillar get married.
At most, he hoped that Silly Zhu could marry a wife who was related to his family!
Of course, Silly Zhu didn't know that someone was scheming against him. He was thinking about whether he should hire another matchmaker to arrange a marriage for him!
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