Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

The old lady also knew what happened last month, which was a devastating blow to the black market in Beijing.

Since the bumper grain harvest in Hebei in 61, the grain price in the city should have come down. However, the black market and pigeon market controlled by those with ulterior motives were only concerned with making huge profits, and they didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.

Rice costs 15 yuan per pound, white flour costs 12 yuan per pound, and the cheapest corn flour costs 3 yuan per pound.

This is no longer a matter of whether people can afford to eat or not, this is a matter of life and death for ordinary people.

In 59 and 60, although the black market was also rampant, the authorities turned a blind eye to it because the black market and pigeon market were needed to facilitate the people's purchase of food.

But this time you are clearly robbing money from ordinary people. Can the higher-ups still tolerate you?

At the order, on October 10th, the case of private exchange of items (charged with black market transactions) was cracked down and seized in one day, and people were arrested.

Public security, procuratorial and judicial organs "severely and promptly" reviewed and dealt with more than 1 people, arrested more than 100 people "in accordance with the law", placed 34 people under control, "put more than 100 people through labor education", detained more than 700 people, and conducted more than 1000 people through "labor education review". The rest were forcibly repatriated to their hometowns or taken back by their units for handling.

With such a great force, not to mention Lou Bancheng, who already had no power, even the four lords in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest of Sijiu City were greatly impacted. As far as Zhao Shanhe knew, even Monkey was captured.

When the deaf old lady heard the other party's complaint, she also knew that Lou Bancheng was telling the truth, so she hesitated for a long time before replying.

“I also know that this sudden raid has caused you great losses, but the things that our superiors have instructed us to do cannot be delayed any longer.

We must get the military data by the end of December at the latest, otherwise if someone comes from across the sea, it won’t just be me that’s going to be punished, you’ll have to be punished as well.”

When Lou Bancheng heard the old lady say that someone was coming from the other side of the sea, the muscles on his face trembled unnaturally. This reminded him of the torture instruments he had seen in the interrogation room of the Bureau of Secrets before liberation.

People like him who enjoy the fruits of other people's labor cannot withstand the punishment. It is estimated that he would be worse off dead than alive.

Feeling frightened, he quickly spoke to the deaf old lady.

"Ms. Long, although we have lost some manpower, the planned progress can still be guaranteed. At worst, I can spend a lot of money to go to Tianjin to find some more people.

And my last chess piece is about to enter the game. Once it is in place, we can proceed to the last step. Then it will depend on your support."

After hearing what Lou Bancheng said, the deaf old lady nodded in satisfaction.

"Well, I have weapons and ammunition ready. Once you give me a signal, we will start the operation. This scene will be spectacular and will definitely catch the Investigation Department off guard.

I also want to ask, how long are you going to keep Xu Damao? I'm still waiting for Sha Zhu to marry Lou Xiao'e."

Lou Bancheng laughed and said to the deaf old lady.

"I guess your idea will fail. Ever since you asked He Daqing to return to Sijiu City, he has been wanting Sha Zhu to get married soon.

I heard that he recently introduced a young female doctor from the steel mill to Sha Zhu, and the two are having a hot affair. Sha Zhu even ignored Qin Huairu because of this doctor. "

The deaf old lady was also a little surprised. She had never thought that Sha Zhu could escape from Qin Huairu's control. It seemed that the doctor had some skills, or he was just extremely beautiful. She knew best what kind of person Sha Zhu was.

"I didn't expect that such a big thing would happen in the yard when I was in Tongzhou recently. It seems that I have to go back and take a look when I have time."

After Lou Bancheng sent the deaf old lady away, he returned to the chair beside the bed and sat down.

He was no longer sleepy because this matter was too important. If he succeeded, the entire Lou family would cross the sea and still be able to enjoy wealth and glory. If he failed, they would be shattered and bear the infamy for the rest of their lives.

This made it difficult for him to make a decision, but things had already developed to this point and it was impossible for him to turn back.

Zhao Shanhe didn't know about the deal between the deaf old lady and Lou Bancheng. When he rode his bicycle to the factory in the cold wind early in the morning, he found Uncle Yao, who had not appeared for a long time, waiting at the factory gate.

"Uncle Yao, what's going on with you today? Why are you here at the factory gate?

It’s very cold, don’t catch a cold.”

When Yao Decai saw that the person coming was Zhao Shanhe, he waved to him and replied in a low voice after the person came up to him.

“This is my life of hard work.

When it was almost time to get off work last night, Director Li received a call from the village below, saying that they wanted to thank the machine repair shop for helping them repair their machines and wanted to send a newly slaughtered pig over.

Director Li intercepted the matter directly and told the other party that the machine repair factory was a subordinate unit of the steel rolling mill, and the pig could be sent directly to them.

The other village secretary was also very happy and said that he would send the pig over today.

Director Li was afraid that something might go wrong, so he repeatedly told me to wait at the factory gate.

Who knew it would be so cold today? I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

Zhao Shanhe felt that this plot was so familiar? Could it be that...

But he didn't say it explicitly, because if he had said it, it would have been like predicting the future.

After asking the sentry on duty at the door to bring Uncle Yao a cup of hot water, he went straight to the Public Security Department. He also had to think about what his next step would be if it was really Cui Dake who came.

He read the newspaper in the Public Security Department for a while, and it was not until after 9 o'clock that he received a call from the sentry, saying that the truck delivering pigs from the countryside had arrived at the factory gate. When Zhao Shanhe arrived at the factory gate, he saw that many people had gathered there to see the live pigs.

Although the steel mills of this period had their support in the form of fish, how could fish meat compare with pork?

When you see the TV drama about the machine repair factory being on guard all the way and holding meetings to discuss how to deal with the problem, you can understand how rare this pig is.

When Zhao Shanhe saw the pigherd delivering the pigs, with his black hair parted in a 3:7 ratio, wearing a blue double-breasted cotton jacket, with an honest look and his eyes moving around, he knew it was Cui Dake.

If it were someone else, you really wouldn’t be able to tell that the other person wasn’t a good person.

He walked a few steps to Yao Decai and said.

"Uncle Yao, now that the pig has been received, let the person who delivered the pig go back. This is a key department, not everyone can come in casually."

Yao Decai was also surprised. What was wrong with Zhao Shanhe today? Was he still grudged against the villagers who sent the pig? Why was he not polite at all and wanted to chase them away directly?

But Zhao Shanhe is a cadre after all, and also his junior, so he has to give him this face.

"Shanhe, then you can ask the people from the Public Security Department to deliver the pig to the Logistics Department. I will settle the money with the pig herder and let him go."

Cui Dake heard the conversation between the two people clearly. He saw a man in uniform not allowing him to enter the factory, and another official agreed. This made him very anxious.

He had put in a lot of effort to come here, and he didn't want to just go back and continue farming.

"Leader, I have something important to explain."

His voice was so loud that it scared Yao Decai who was talking to Zhao Shanhe.

"Why are you shouting so loudly? It's not like we can't hear you. What else do you want to say? If you have something to say, then tell us what it is. If not, get ready to go home. I'll pay you the pig money right away."

"Leader, I raised Xiaozhuang from childhood, and we have a deep bond.

I want to see it on the road with my own eyes, can you please? Please."