The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 300, New Year’s Goods

After leaving the courtyard, more than 100 people from the courtyard headed toward the Dongdan Vegetable Market with flashlights in their hands. People continued to gather on the road, and the team grew stronger.

The north wind is blowing loudly, and the cold winter night cannot freeze the enthusiasm in the hearts of everyone in the courtyard. Everyone is full of expectations for the purchases at the end of the year.

But this time everyone was disappointed.

There is still no fresh meat in the market supply at the end of the year, and even poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese that were sold by households in the past have also changed to new regulations this year.

The next day, at seven o'clock in the morning, the Dongdan Vegetable Market opened on time.

Notices about the availability of meat were quickly posted in front of the meat kiosks and poultry stalls.

Due to the impact of famine and limited supplies, the market was still unable to supply fresh meat to the general public.

Fortunately, the superiors came up with a solution and urgently allocated a batch of canned meat. As usual, meat stamps can be used to exchange for canned meat.

Canned meat charges 0.5 kilogram of meat coupons per kilogram, and several meat coupons can be exchanged for a can of canned meat to ensure the public's demand for meat.

As for meats such as chickens, ducks and goose, they are no longer supplied on a per-household basis, but are supplied with meat stamps. One catty of meat, chicken and duck can be converted into one catty of meat stamps. The inventory is limited and while supplies last.

As soon as the announcement came out, the entire market square was buzzing with discussion. Although they were disappointed, there was nothing they could do about it. The whole country was in a difficult period, and everyone was mentally prepared to survive regardless of whether there were more or less supplies.

For a time, the meat kiosk and chicken and duck stalls were crowded, especially the chicken and duck stalls, which were more popular because they sold raw poultry.

At Routing, Li Weiguo, Silly Zhu, Xu Damao and a group of other young people from the quadrangle arrived early and quickly bought their own shares not long after the market opened.

Everyone bought about the same amount. Li Weiguo and Shazhu each bought a 397-gram can of raw pork can, one for one can, and cost 4 taels of meat stamps.

Not to mention, canned meat is really not cheap. No wonder it is mainly used for export to earn foreign exchange. The price is really affordable for ordinary people based on their monthly income of about 30 yuan a month.

After buying the canned meat, the salesperson stamped each of their grocery books to prove that they had purchased it, and then sent them away with a wave of his hand. There were a lot of people waiting to buy in the back, and it was really crowded.

After putting away the canned meat, Li Weiguo and the others were not in a hurry to go back. There were many kinds of ingredients available for purchase in the vegetable market, so they wandered around from stall to stall.

Although the quantity of meat purchased by everyone is not ideal due to insufficient stock, the Imperial Capital is the best place after all, and a certain supply of other types of ingredients can still be guaranteed.

Looking at the entire vegetable market, you can see a wide variety of non-staple food products, vegetables and fruits, fresh aquatic products, dry goods, seasonings, etc. It is a dazzling array. As long as you have a ticket in hand and according to the supply standards of your household registration, you can basically buy a few taels.

Finally, after squeezing in the surging crowd for more than an hour and walking around in circles, a group of them came out of the market sweating profusely carrying large and small bags.

Li Weiguo's harvest was also good. He had a wide variety of tickets, and he was not short of money. In the end, he bought the most things in the courtyard.

3 kilograms of Chinese cabbage, 5 taels of tofu, 2 taels each of vermicelli and vermicelli, 1 tael and a half of MSG, 1 catty of white wine, 1 catty of rice wine, 1 catty of rice cake, 2 pieces of soybean curd and stinky tofu, 5 pieces each of kelp, jellyfish, pickled mustard and green onions. Two, 1 pack each of yellow flowers, fungus, pepper, aniseed, ginger, dried chili pepper, dried shrimps, etc., I bought dozens of items.

Silly Zhu's harvest was not bad. Before he came, he exchanged a lot of tickets with Li Weiguo and bought twenty or thirty miscellaneous items.

Yu Yu and the others had been waiting at the exit of the vegetable market for a long time. As soon as Li Weiguo and the others came out, they all came over to help carry their things.

"Brother Wei Guo, are you tired?"

Seeing that he was sweating profusely from exhaustion, Yu Yu quickly took out a handkerchief from his pocket, stood on tiptoes and carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Li Weiguo took a few deep breaths and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's just that it's crowded inside."

Don't be crowded, tens of thousands of people are crowded into the vegetable market, and the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the vegetable market is seven or eight degrees.

After the rain wiped his sweat, Li Weiguo looked around at the harvest of everyone in the courtyard.

Everyone bought similar things. Due to the family's income and the number of tickets, each household only bought a dozen or so items.

For example, Lao Yan's family is even more frugal. In addition to necessary ingredients such as cabbage, tofu, vermicelli, and vermicelli, the third uncle saves everything else he can. He basically doesn't buy spices such as pepper, fennel, aniseed, and star anise. He saves up to Extreme.

Xu Damao is in sharp contrast to the third uncle. Xu Damao is much richer this year. He has dozens of items in his hands, and he has bought everything he can. At first glance, he has bought everything. The food supplies are not much less than those of Li Weiguo.

It seems that Xu Damao is really working in the right direction, and he is treated properly as a leading actor in a courtyard house.

By the time everyone returned to the courtyard, it was almost eleven o'clock.

When I went there in the early hours of the night, I was still in high spirits, but when I came back, the mood was not so high, and everyone was withered and droopy.

Fresh meat is unavailable, and canned food is too expensive. If we wait in line tomorrow, few people will be willing to spend money to buy it, so queuing in this group will be meaningless.

However, compared to Li Weiguo's team at the meat stall, the first and second uncles who went to the chicken and duck stall had some gains.

The first and second uncles each bought a small rooster, which weighed a pound. Although there was not much meat, it was still a raw bird.

Moreover, after the first wave of people bought chickens and ducks, the stock of chickens and ducks was sold out soon after, and the supply was stopped on the spot. It can be said that they were lucky. Many people queued for a long time without buying, and they almost cried. Speak up.

Fortunately, the market material dispatcher brought over a batch of canned chicken and duck in time and managed to cope with the situation.

Back in the quadrangle, Li Weiguo and Sha Zhu and the others went back to the main room in the middle courtyard first, and handed over all the things they bought to Sha Zhu to take care of. It was Sha Zhu’s job to cook whatever was available later, and Li Weiguo was only responsible for eating. .

After entering the house and putting down the things, Silly Zhu sat down on the bench and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, after struggling all night, I only bought these few things. It seems that I won't be able to eat meat dumplings during the New Year. "

Peng Feiyan smiled and comforted: "It doesn't matter if you don't eat meat dumplings. We can make cabbage dumplings, and vegetarian dumplings are just as delicious."

She didn't feel anything. She was very satisfied with her current life. The countryside was much harder than the city. She had survived no matter how hard the days were.

Silly Zhu shook his head, without comment, took out a big cock and gave one to Li Weiguo, but when he turned around and saw the old god Li Weiguo, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes! How come you forgot this man?

Silly Zhu smiled and licked his face before leaning over and touching Li Weiguo with his elbow: "Weiguo, what delicious dishes should we have during the Chinese New Year?"

He knew that Li Weiguo had special channels. He didn't know whether others could eat meat, but Li Weiguo definitely had a way.

Yu Yu, the greedy little cat, also looked over with his big eyes flashing expectantly.

Li Weiguo smiled, thought for a while, and said, "I can get some rabbits and fish, can you do it?"

Chickens, ducks, geese and pork are not available to everyone now, so it would be inappropriate to bring them out at this time of year. Fish and rabbits are fine, and those who are capable can get them in the wild, so they are not eye-catching.

"Yes! It must be possible!"

Silly Zhu clapped his hands and immediately got excited: "Braised rabbit, griddle rabbit, fried rabbit in sauce, spicy rabbit, as well as braised fish, steamed fish, boiled fish, you just need to get the things, and I'm sure it will be cooked." The food is so delicious that your tongues will want to swallow it, hehehehe."

"Gulu."x2

Hearing what he said, Yu Yu and Peng Feiyan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. They hadn't even seen a single trace of the dish yet, and the series of dish names made them ravenous.

"Okay, I'll get it for you on New Year's Eve."

After that, Li Weiguo winked at the three of them, indicating to keep a low profile and not make any noise.

"Hey." x3

Silly Zhu and the other three were overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.