Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

After hearing Xu Damao's words, Zhang Minghui put down the work in his hands and started chatting with Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, what's going on in the countryside?"

Xu Damao was no longer in the mood to joke and spoke in a heavy tone.

"Minghui, don't you know that there is a campaign this year? The crops in the fields were not well taken care of, and now the harvest in the countryside is not ideal."

"After harvesting the grain, we still have to pay it back to the government. Farmers don't have much grain left, so they are just waiting for the higher-ups to come up with a solution!"

After hearing this, Zhang Minghui did not continue. This was not something that ordinary people could handle.

"By the way, do you know what Shazhu is busy with recently?"

When Zhang Minghui heard this, he thought the two were real enemies, so he came back to inquire about Sha Zhu.

However, Zhang Minghui always felt something was strange when He Yuzhu did not appear during the last battle.

Later, Zhang Minghui asked around and found out what He Yuzhu was busy with.

"I heard from the neighbors before that Shazhu is helping people with banquets recently! His family has been spending a lot of money recently, and they are not well off, so he is looking for some extra money."

When Xu Damao heard this, his eyes rolled around, and I don't know what he was thinking.

Then the two chatted for a while and then dispersed.

Two days later, the neighborhood office notified us that this year's cabbages had arrived and asked neighbors to prepare them. Previously, each family had to go out and buy their own cabbages.

This year is the first time that it is under national control.

In 1958, the Beijing Municipal Government concentrated resources from all parties to "store cabbage for the winter". Citizens registered for the supply of vegetables with "resident shopping certificates". From then on, the history of Beijingers storing cabbage for the winter began.

It was just daybreak. Zhang Minghui put on a cotton coat, gloves, a hat, and a woolen scarf. Just as he was about to go out, Doudou opened his sleepy eyes, rubbed them with his little hands, and climbed out of the bed.

Shivered.

"Brother, I will go with you too. I want to help you with the work."

Zhang Minghui put Doudou back into the bed with a distressed look on his face, and then consoled him in a low voice.

"Be good, Doudou. I'm going to buy some cabbage for the winter today. We have to wait in line for a long time, and you'll be frozen by then."

"Doudou, just wait at home obediently and help dry the cabbage at home when the time comes, okay?"

Hearing his brother's words, Doudou nodded sensibly. Then Zhang Minghui covered himself with the quilt and turned to go out. Xu Damao was waiting for him outside the door!

Seeing Zhang Minghui coming out, he shouted loudly.

"Let's go! Minghui, the queue will be very long!"

As they were talking, the neighbors in the yard came out of their homes one by one.

Xu Damao was riding a tricycle, and no one knew where he borrowed it from. This guy was from all walks of life and knew a lot of people.

He carried Zhang Minghui out of the hospital.

As soon as I walked out of the courtyard gate, I saw a dense crowd of people walking out of the alley, all wearing winter clothes, some pushing bicycles, some pulling carts, and carrying all kinds of tools.

Once we got to the street, it was even more spectacular. The people in line had formed a long queue, and the noise, conversations, and angry shouting echoed in the street.

The two found the end of the line and just as they lined up, they saw that the back was instantly filled with people, including men, women, young and old, and it was very lively.

Zhang Minghui stared at the magnificent view in amazement. He had never seen such a scene before. He couldn't help but look around and saw Zhang Minghui looking back and forth.

Xu Damao pulled his coat closer and said with a smile.

"Minghui, don't look at it, there's nothing to see. Hurry up and take a nap. It's still too early for us to get off the bus by the time we get in line! It will take at least two or three hours."

After watching for a while, Zhang Minghui lost interest in watching and his eyelids drooped. Like Xu Damao next to him, he squinted his eyes.

When I was dozing off, there was suddenly a loud noise, mixed with voices of cheering.

Xu Damao pulled Zhang Minghui excitedly.

"Minghui, Minghui, don't sleep. There's a fight going on up ahead."

Zhang Minghui opened his eyes with a start and looked forward. There were crowds of people in front of him and he could not see clearly. He jumped onto the tricycle in a flash and this time he could see clearly that two families were fighting not far away.

The two aunties were pulling each other's hair and cursing at each other from time to time. The two old men next to them started fighting and wrestling.

Wow, wow! All the people sleeping around woke up and cheers could be heard from time to time.

There were also people who watched the fun and offered advice from the side.

"Hey, stir him, stir him, you have to use your waist to exert force! This is not right."

"Hey, man, you're wrong. It's cold now, and you're wearing too many clothes, so you can't shake it off. You have to run to his lower body and kick him in the crotch."

Xu Damao, who was standing nearby, felt his butt tighten and clamped it together. He knew how it felt to have your crotch kicked. It was so painful.

Shouting loudly on the side.

"Yes, kicking the crotch is a good move. It hits the target every time."

People who didn’t know thought Xu Damao often used this trick and looked at him with strange eyes.

Zhang Minghui wanted to laugh when he heard this. Xu Damao, you are a weakling in combat. You have gained experience from being beaten by Sha Zhu and now you know the power of this ultimate move.

A group of people came over from behind, wanting to see what was going on. Unfortunately, there were too many people in front and they couldn't squeeze in. They could only jump from time to time to look at the scene in front.

This was the first time the subdistrict office had organized such an event and they lacked experience. Not many police officers were dispatched, and it was not until almost ten minutes later that two police officers came running over and took away the two families that had been fighting.

Even after everyone was taken away, the heated atmosphere at the scene did not die down. Groups of people began to talk loudly, which completely woke up the neighbors' sleepiness.

Zhang Minghui and Xu Damao were chatting happily.

At this time, cheers were heard from the front, causing people around to ask questions one after another.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

After a while, I heard that the people in front had already started to get the cabbages, and cheers were also heard from here.

After waiting in line for more than three hours, the two finally brought back all the cabbages from their home garden, a total of four to five hundred kilograms, which was enough for their food for the winter.

When pulling it back, someone would occasionally pretend to be an expert and comment on the quality of the cabbage.

Xu Damao rode forward with a grunt, and Zhang Minghui pushed the bike hard from behind. It took a lot of effort for the two of them to get the bike to the backyard.

As soon as I entered the backyard, I saw Doudou sitting at the door waiting for Zhang Minghui, his little face pale with cold.

Zhang Minghui ran over with heartache and carried Doudou into the house.

"Doudou, why don't you stay inside? It's so cold outside. What if you catch a cold?"

Doudou tilted his head and spoke in a soft voice.

"Brother, I want to see you sooner."