Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 12
The visitor spoke quickly and in a low voice while looking around, for fear of being heard by others.

Yang Xiaotao knew that the value of this ticket was the same as before. Even if he had money, he might not be able to buy meat and food, but as long as he had a ticket, he would always be able to buy it.

These days, the country is short of supplies, so tickets can only be used to maintain the balance of the market, so that the limited supplies can be operated, so that there will be no phenomenon that some places are rich and some places are poor.

But in the current social situation, when the emergence of votes solves some problems, new problems also appear.

Just like the grain produced in the countryside will be handed over, but workers in the city can get food without growing grain.

Then, people in the countryside need to eat when they go to the city to do errands, and they have to use food stamps to eat, so where do they come from?

Of course I bought it.

However, food stamps are not issued in rural areas.Therefore, sometimes, people will use some means to find a way to buy some food stamps.

Of course, most of the time, this kind of purchase can be made by the current brigade, secretary, etc. in the name of the collective.

Only when you need it personally will you find someone to buy it.

And this situation is not limited to rural areas. In order to enrich the living supplies, people in the city will also use money to buy some non-staple food tickets, and even exchange some food tickets.

What's more, these days, the rations distributed by the grain store are not much, and many people's food for a month is exhausted in half a month.

There is no other way but to go out and buy some food, and this is how the Pigeon Market appeared.

If someone buys food stamps, there will naturally be those who sell food stamps.

Of course, this kind of action is done in private, and those little-footed aunts can't see it.

As for fishing law enforcement, it's really not happy these days.

"Do you have a ticket?"

Yang Xiaotao also lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.

"Comrade, this is your first time here. It's not difficult for you. I've been selling in this alley for several years."

The visitor was talking, and at the same time, seeing Yang Xiaotao's suspicious expression, he continued.

"I know you have concerns, but people in this business are long-term business. Once word of mouth is bad, who would dare to come?"

"So don't worry, as long as you buy it sincerely, we will sell it with confidence!"

Yang Xiaotao nodded without thinking too much, after all, selling tickets is not uncommon.

The deaf old lady in the TV series will exchange food stamps for money, and the family of the third master Yan Fugui will also exchange fine grains for coarse grains in order to eat enough, so that the amount is larger and they can barely make ends meet.

"how much do you have?"

"follow me!"

The man looked around, then walked towards the entrance of the alley, Yang Xiaotao followed closely.

When I came to a door, I pushed the door open and walked in, and someone closed the door behind me.

"Comrade, don't worry, just in case!"

The man took off his hat and showed a smiling face. He was young, probably in his twenties.

"My name is Shen Lin!"

"Hello there!"

After saying hello, Shen Lin took out a stack of tickets from his pocket, and the people behind him also took out some, and put them on the sidewalk.

"Let's talk about it first. The price of this ticket will be higher than normal. I don't know if you accept it or not."

"I'm OK!"

Yang Xiaotao replied simply, and the two looked at each other, knowing that the other was really rich.

"Here are food stamps, here are meat stamps, here are sugar stamps, oil stamps..."

Soon, the tickets on the ground row were divided into several waves, and Shen Lin talked about the prices one by one.

"The food stamps come with twenty catties of white flour, and I want all the meat stamps, sugar stamps, and oil stamps!"

According to Yang Xiaotao's rough calculation, these tickets add up to only 30 yuan, which is not much for him.

Shen Lin immediately laughed when he heard the words, "Brother, be proud!"

After speaking, the other person started sorting out the tickets, picked out what Yang Xiaotao needed, and handed them to Shen Lin.

"A total of twenty catties of white flour, seven catties of meat, one and a half catties of sugar. One catty of oil costs you 29 yuan!"

Yang Xiaotao didn't look at it and put it in his arms, then put it into his clothes, actually took out 30 yuan from the space and handed it to Shen Lin.

"Brother wait a moment, I'll give you some money."

Seeing that Yang Xiaotao was straightforward, Shen Lin was naturally extremely polite.

"No need, we will come here often in the future, I will let you pay the money first, and we will count it next time."

"Okay, brother is interesting enough, I, Shen Lin, admit it!"

"Come back next time, I'm still here, brother, you can tell me in advance if you need anything."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "You can prepare more meat tickets, as well as alcohol and cigarette tickets, the best you can get!"

Shen Lin's eyes almost narrowed when he heard this, this is a big customer, not many in their compound dare to be so proud.

"Okay! I'll pay attention to you!"

Shen Lin patted his chest to reassure, Yang Xiaotao didn't wait too long, turned and left.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao's leaving back, another person came forward and said.

"Brother Lin, this guy is quite aggressive!"

"So rich, could it be from another compound?"

Lin Shen shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

People in their line of work are most taboo about inquiring, don't ask, don't tell, that's the rule.

"Here's ten dollars, here you are!"

"By the way, Xiao Li. Doesn't your old man often buy wine tickets for drinking? See if you can get two out. This time, he is a big customer."

"Brother Lin, it's not like you don't know that my old man is addicted to alcohol, and the alcohol ticket is his lifeblood!"

"Stupid you, just tell the aunt where the wine ticket is hidden."

"Yeah? You're right, my mother is very strict, so let's do this."

Yang Xiaotao didn't know how the two people behind him planned to cheat his old man, so he naturally wanted to comfort and reward the Wu Zang Mansion when he had a ticket.

"Yongjun Restaurant!"

Looking up at the name, it is very characteristic of this era.

It was not until noon, and it was not time for meal. Yang Xiaotao approached the restaurant, but there was no one around.

"Comrade, eat?"

Out came a stout woman in an apron, smiling.

"Sister, I'm hungry, come here to eat!"

"Okay, what do you eat?"

"I don't know what delicious food we have. Do you have any signature dishes in the store?"

"There are a lot of signature dishes. Don't look at our small restaurant, but my guy is a cook since he was a child. This state banquet meal can't be compared, but it will definitely fill you up."

"What you said makes me even hungrier."

"Haha, half a child eats a poor old man, my eldest is about the same age as you, and eats three steamed buns in one meal. Maybe!"

The eldest sister is good at chatting, and quickly told the quota in the restaurant.

"There are only two hard dishes in our store a day, one is braised pork and the other is twice-cooked pork. We sell up to five servings a day."

"Besides, the Kung Pao Chicken is also delicious."

The eldest sister said, and finally said in a low voice.

“Chicken is homemade.”

Yang Xiaotao understood in an instant.

"Elder Sister, order a set of braised pork and twice-cooked pork, as well as Kung Pao Chicken and Roasted Chicken, and another twenty steamed buns. Erhe noodles will do."

Yang Xiaotao spat out a series of numbers, which shocked the elder sister a little.

"Little comrade, are you sure you want these?"

It's not that she made a big fuss about it. These days, she speculates on food, and if she is caught, she will not be forgiven lightly.

"Sister, don't think too much."

"I happen to be going to visit an elder, so I plan to get some food from you, so I don't need to start a fire again."

Without further ado, Yang Xiaotao took out a stack of bills, "Sister, just settle the score."

"it is good."

The eldest sister thought about it in her heart, there were no customers for most of the day, and now she encountered one, she couldn't miss it.

Thinking of this, I ran to the side, picked up a pen to write and draw in the notebook, and recorded it carefully.

This is the rule of the restaurant, just to deal with inspections, to understand what is sold, how much money is charged, and how many tickets.

"Hello, the total cost is eight yuan and sixty cents, plus two catties of food stamps and one catty of meat stamps!"

Meat tickets are mainly braised pork and twice-cooked pork. As for chicken, you only need to pay for it.

After Yang Xiaotao paid, the eldest sister happily poured a bowl of tea, then went back to the kitchen and started to get busy.

About 10 minutes later, a middle-aged man came out from behind, carrying several kraft paper parcels in his hand, and carried them in a net bag.

"Little brother, your meal is ready."

"Thank you, brother!"

"You're welcome, my name is Zhang Lianjiang, just ask me to call me Brother Zhang."

"Okay, Brother Zhang, you call me Xiaotao, I live in a courtyard at the entrance of the Hutong"

Yang Xiaotao took it, and after being polite again, he carried it outside.

After walking for a while, Yang Xiaotao looked at a place where no one was there, and put the net bag in the storage space.

This time, instead of going home, he went to the compound next door.

When I drove to the yard, I saw children playing at the door.

Then he turned around, took out the twice-cooked pork, Kung Pao chicken and roast chicken, and took out ten steamed buns, covering them with a padded jacket.

I saw a girl from a long distance, and called out the girl's name in my memory.

"Little Li? Is your mother at home?"

The little girl is Zhou Li, five years old this year, the youngest daughter of Zhou Tiezhu in the compound.

As for Zhou Tiezhu, he was a good friend of Yang's father during his lifetime. The last time a fire rescued equipment, Zhou Tiezhu died in the sea of ​​fire and became a martyr in the rolling mill.

When Yang's father was seriously ill, the Zhou family lent a sum of money. Yang Xiaotao had to cherish this friendship.

What's more, the current situation of the Zhou family is not optimistic.

Zhou Tiezhu has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son Zhou Kui, this year, is a tall man, but he stutters. He is usually a dull gourd, but he is very honest.

The second son is Zhou Peng. He is 16 years old and a high school student.

So after Zhou Tiezhu died, the factory gave his work place to the two children. Zhou Wang thought about it and finally gave the work place to the youngest son.

The eldest daughter, Zhou Yun, is ten years old and is in elementary school.

The whole family of five is now counting on the little salary of the second child to live on.

In addition, Zhou Wang's family has a rural household registration, and several children can eat very well. Basically, there is no meal, and life is difficult.

"Brother Yang, my mother is in the house!"

"Where's your brother?"

"The eldest brother is out to catch fish, the second brother is at home, and the eldest sister is also at home!"

Zhou Li spoke quickly, and wanted to play outside for a while.

Yang Xiaotao doesn't mind either, this age is the time to play.

Approaching the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao greeted several people in the courtyard, but found that many people were just perfunctory and didn't care, and went straight to the backyard.

(End of this chapter)