Siheyuan: I'm not happy, don't even think about having a good life

Seeing Hong Guan go out, Qin Huairu, who was washing clothes, looked up and said, "Hong Guan, go to work!"

Listening to Qin Huairu's weak voice, Hong Guan nodded, "Yes, sister-in-law, where is Brother Dongxu?"

"Oh, he's eating, come out right away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Dongxu came out. At this moment, it was not wrong to describe him as skinny.

Looking over the memories of the past few years, Jia Dongxu had fallen out with Yi Zhonghai, and all of Yi Zhonghai's apprentices were replaced by other people. Although he is now a seventh-level fitter, his reputation has been ruined, and no one is willing to worship him as a master.

Although Jia Dongxu is now a third-level fitter and earns 37.5 yuan, the same as Sha Zhu's salary, the problem is that he is the only one in the family who has a quota, and during the three-year famine, he could not buy food even if he had money!

Although the pigeon market still exists, there is no food for sale at all. Occasionally, a few canned food appear, but they are not only extremely expensive, but will also be bought up immediately.

"Brother Dongxu, you are too thin. I feel like you could be blown down by a gust of wind. You have to be careful and eat more!"

"Oh, sorry to embarrass you. I'm the only one in my family who has a quota. You know the current situation. Even if I have a ticket, I can't buy anything. You're better. You can hunt and fish, so you can always eat meat."

According to my memory, this is Hong Guan's current personality. Every time he has a holiday, he will go to the countryside to hunt or fish. In fact, it is impossible to catch any prey now. With Hong Guan's method of just sitting back and waiting, there is no way he can catch any prey!

Everything is just a disguise. If you go to the countryside now, as long as it is not the busy farming season, there will always be people fishing by the river, and the prey in the mountains have already been plowed many times.

The two walked to the front yard together and saw Liu Haizhong chatting with Yan Bugui. Because of Yan Bugui's poor family conditions, he looked much older and was almost like an old man.

Liu Haizhong has also lost a lot of weight, but his complexion looks okay. Liu Guangqi, standing next to Liu Haizhong, also has a somewhat sallow complexion!

"Second uncle, third uncle, Guangqi, let's go to work?"

"You guys go first. I don't have classes in the morning, so I plan to go fishing. Hong Guan, do you still have that bait? Can you give me some?"

"Uncle, unfortunately, we ran out of it last weekend. How about you wait a while and I'll come back tonight to make some and bring some to you tomorrow?"

"Okay, that's great, thank you Hong Guan!"

"It's okay, we're all neighbors!"

At this time, Sha Zhu also opened the door. Seeing Hong Guan chatting and laughing with others, he snorted coldly. He was not as strong as before. He was regarded as a key training target by Yi Zhonghai, and he completely sided with Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady!

Several people left the courtyard. Hong Guan pushed his bicycle and walked in front with Liu Guangqi. "Hong Guan, I'm getting married soon. Can you lend me your bicycle when I pick up my bride?"

"Of course, it's no big deal. You know, if anyone in the hospital has any problems, they can borrow my car!"

"That's good! Do you know anything about supporting second-tier cities? I heard there will be more food and more opportunities there?"

"Are you asking about the South or the North?"

"The south. I heard it's warmer there."

"I'm not sure about the south, but it shouldn't be much better than here. Peking is the capital, and it can't handle it, let alone the south. But if you live by the mountains, you can eat by the mountains; if you live by the water, you can eat by the water. If you live by the sea, there should be more fish, shrimps and crabs!"

"What about the North?"

"I don't know about other places, but the three northeastern provinces are said to be pretty good. Although it's cold in winter, there's more to eat. There's a saying over there: if you hit a roe deer with a stick, you can scoop up fish with a ladle. If a pheasant flies into the rice pot, they shouldn't starve. And there's a real shortage of talent over there!"

Liu Guangqi nodded, thinking, "Do you think I can have a career if I go to the Northeast?"

Hong Guan knew that Liu Guangqi had run away, but he didn't know where he had gone, so he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Why don't you learn the craft from the second uncle and actually want to support the construction of second-tier cities?"

Liu Guangqi smiled bitterly and said, "You don't know my family's situation. In this situation, my family can't support two fitters. Besides, look at my two younger brothers, they are as hungry as monkeys. If I leave, they can eat more!"

There are not many mentions of Liu Guangqi in the TV series. From the few words mentioned, he doesn't seem like such a particular person. Later on, they never came back once, and when they left, they seemed to have borrowed a lot of money from people in the hospital, all of which was paid back by Liu Haizhong!

Thinking of this, Hong Guan came up with a plan, "That's true, but if you want to go directly to help with the construction, I'm afraid it won't work. You are only a second-level blacksmith now, and your salary is not high. You probably don't have much savings, right?"

Liu Guangqi nodded. "Yes, blacksmithing consumes a lot of energy and requires a lot of food. I spend a lot of my salary on food, otherwise my body can't take it. To be honest, right now, I've been swinging the hammer for less than half an hour and I'm sweating profusely. I'm so tired!"

"That's fine. If I were you, I would at least save some money before leaving. Also, there are food coupons. You know that the purchasing power of national food coupons and local food coupons in second-tier cities is very different, do you understand?

If you don’t have these two things, you will still be hungry when you first arrive in a second-tier city!”

"Then where do you think I should go if I want to help with the construction?"

"Haha, I dare not say that, but if it were me, I would go to the three northeastern provinces. They are now vigorously developing heavy industry, so I can use my skills there. Besides, there are abundant materials. With money and food coupons, I won't have to worry about not having enough to eat. Besides, I am resistant to cold!"

Liu Guangqi continued to think, nodded and said nothing, and soon they arrived at the steel rolling mill, and everyone went their separate ways.

When I arrived at the Medical Department, I felt like I was in another world. I had been in Ode to Joy for a long time, and finally returned to the courtyard world, and even fast-forwarded. Everyone's appearance had changed a lot!

"Hong Guan, what are you looking at?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I was just chatting with someone in the courtyard on the way. I was thinking about something!"

I sat down at my workstation and looked at everyone else. Except for Sister Sun and the chief and deputy chief, the three nurses all had sallow complexions and looked listless.

The new deputy section chief took office in 56. He is eight years older than Hong Guan. It is said that he just came back from the north. He originally wanted to go to the hospital, but when a group of people took an exam, his results were so bad that he was assigned to the steel rolling mill.

After arriving here, his depression was written all over his face. He looked unhappy to everyone and no one tolerated him. As time went by, he became no different from a transparent person in Corey.

Just as he was slowly sorting out his memories of the past five years, Sister Sun suddenly came to Hong Guan and asked, "Hey, do you still have the medicine you gave me last time?"

Hong Guan was stunned for a moment, unable to react to what medicine it was. After searching his memory, he found out that he had actually mixed the small blue medicine with some kidney-nourishing Chinese medicine and took it home for Sister Sun.

"Sister Sun, you can't take the Tiger and Wolf Medicine all the time, it will cause problems! And if you want to have a child, you can't take this medicine, it may affect the child!"

Sister Sun blushed and said, "What are you thinking? It's not your brother-in-law who uses it. He let it slip when he was bragging to others, and someone wants to buy it."

Hong Guan's face darkened. "Sister Sun, you are trying to trick me. How can you say such things? If I sell it, it will be considered as speculation. If others find out, I will have to drink wine!"

"Don't worry, your brother-in-law's friends are tight-lipped!"

Hong Guan looked at Sister Sun with a half-smile, "That's what you promised me when I gave you the medicine!"

Sister Sun showed an embarrassed look on her face. "That's because your brother-in-law was drunk. He would never let anything slip normally!"

"Then how do you ensure they don't drink too much?"

Sister Sun rolled her eyes at Hong Guan and said, "Okay, okay, okay. I don't know why you are so cautious at such a young age. Only I know that the medicine came from you. I won't tell anyone else. If anything goes wrong, I will take the responsibility myself. Okay?"

Hong Guan touched his chin, speechless. I was told to be cautious, but you probably don’t know how many towering trees were broken by the wind!

"It's not impossible, it's just that it's not easy to make this thing. Given our relationship, I can give it to them. If they want to buy it, they can't get it cheap!"

"how much is it?"

Hong Guan shook his head. "No need for cash transactions. One small yellow croaker for ten pills!"

Sister Sun looked at Hong Guan exaggeratedly, "You want to die? One pill costs twenty yuan. You know that gold is not allowed to circulate in the market!"

"Haha, this is not something I should consider. It's their business whether they want it or not! When someone wants to buy it, the maximum amount is fifty pills a month. I can't make more than that. Now you know how good I am to you, right?"

Sister Sun blushed and patted Hong Guan. “What are you talking about? I’ll go back and ask for you. If they want to buy it, I’ll bring it to you directly!”

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news."

It was noon soon, and I strolled to the cafeteria with Sister Sun. Although I had seen the dishes in the cafeteria before, I still frowned when I saw how bland the dishes were. It was too exaggerated. There was not a single grease in the dishes, let alone meat.

He looked up and took a look at the workers in the steel rolling mill. The steel rolling mill now employs tens of thousands of people. All the workers looked pale, and those who worked hard had pale faces. No wonder Jia Dongxu was so miserable.

According to the current situation, it is even a question whether the locust flowers can appear. Jia Dongxu may not live to see 61 years.

I ordered two steamed buns made of 20 grams of flour and two servings of vegetables. After taking a bite of the vegetables, I felt that the weight loss meals in later generations were more delicious than this. But after taking a bite of the steamed bun, I felt even more uncomfortable. It was made of 20 grams of flour and it felt like it irritated my throat.

I guess in order to produce more flour and cornmeal, they added some wheat bran and corn cobs. It's too exaggerated.

Sister Sun who was sitting opposite was the same. She was also forcing herself to eat. She also came from a large compound, so she probably had some extra food at home!

After finally making it until after get off work at night, I found a deserted place, went into the Jungle Manor, took out some venison and stewed it, then put it in a lunch box, then came out and returned to the courtyard!

After entering the house, he closed the door first. He Yushui was used to it. He knew that Hong Guan had brought back something good, so he slyly closed the window as well. "Brother Guan, what delicious food did you bring back?"

Hong Guan opened the lunch box, which was filled with venison. The greasy look made He Yushui swallow unconsciously.

"Eat it quickly, or the smell will spread out easily!"

He Yushui chuckled and said, "I understand. We will sneak into the village without firing a gun!"

After patting He Yushui's head, the little girl quickly went into the kitchen and brought out four steamed buns made of two-grain flour and a plate of pickles, and the two of them started eating right away.

Just after finishing the meal, He Yushui went to wash the dishes, and heard a knock on the door. When she opened the door, she saw Qin Huairu, who was about to become a yellow-faced woman. "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

"Can we talk inside? I have something to talk to you about!"

"Of course, come in!"

As soon as he let Qin Huairu in, he noticed that her nostrils were flaring, as if she was smelling something. Hong Guan thought to himself that he had made a mistake. The smell of the meat had not yet dissipated. It seemed that he could not eat in the big house anymore. He should go to the small house and close the door after eating.

In this age when everyone is hungry, being able to eat meat is a sin!

"Sister-in-law, what do you want from me?"

At this time, Qin Huairu was just a scheming woman, not the white lotus she later became. She fiddled with the corners of her clothes for a few times before speaking.

"Hong Guan, do you have any extra food? I know you and He Yushui have rations, and you always go to the countryside. Can you lend us some food? Food is too scarce now, and you can't buy it even if you have money and tickets.

There are five of us in our family, and only Dongxu has a ration, which is really not enough to eat!"

Hong Guan was about to agree when he suddenly stopped. The corn flour they ate was ground by machine in the Mi Lin Manor. It was too fine. If it didn't match the ones on the market, something bad would happen!

"Sister-in-law, to be honest, we don't have any extra food at home. It's almost the end of the month, and Yu Shui and I can eat whatever we want, and it will be enough!"

Qin Huairu looked disappointed. "Oh, forget it. I'll go to someone else's house and think of a solution!"

Hong Guan quickly raised his hand to keep the person. "Wait a minute, sister-in-law, I haven't finished talking yet. If you believe me, come over tomorrow night when everyone is resting. I will study it for you during the day and get as much as I can.

But the price may be a bit higher. If you have tickets, it will be twice the market price. If you don’t have enough tickets, it may be three or four times the price. I wonder if you can accept it?"

Qin Huairu showed a surprised look, "Yes, that's great, thank you so much, Hong Guan!"

"That's good, but let's make it clear first. I can help you get the food, but you must not let anyone else know about this. Especially ask Jia Zhang to keep her mouth shut. If someone lets it slip, there will be no such thing in the future!"

"Don't worry, Hong Guan, it will never be leaked. My mother-in-law is not stupid!"

"That's good. There's one more thing. You know the quality of the food on the market now. I can't guarantee it. I can only say that it's what we get!"

"Okay, how much can you get?"

"Sister-in-law, tell me the truth, how much does your family need?"

"Twenty kilograms, no, thirty kilograms! Is that okay?"

Seeing Qin Huairu's hopeful eyes, Hong Guan nodded. He knew in his heart that he would not be able to eat so much during this period until the end of the month. Nowadays, those who work have two meals a day, in the morning and at noon, while those who do not work mostly have only one meal a day, so they can only endure the hunger.

Going to the countryside, you'll find that all the edible wild vegetables have been dug up, and you can't even eat wild vegetable dumplings every day. Beijing is considered to be doing well.