I messed up the Siheyuan

While Wang Ping was cooking, Yi Zhonghai and the other two were on their way home from get off work.

Yi Zhonghai in front stood with his hands behind his back, striding forward with great momentum.

Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu behind were like two followers, following closely on the left and right.

Jia Dongxu lowered his head, frowned, and looked worried.

Sha Zhu just looked around here and there, looking nonchalant.

When they were almost at the entrance of Nanluoguxiang Hutong, Jia Dongxu raised his head and looked at Yi Zhonghai in front of him with a hint of hesitation on his face.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and called out weakly, "Master!..."

"Hmm!..." Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment, stopped, and turned around, "What's wrong, Dongxu?"

Without waiting for Jia Dongxu to answer, he asked with concern: "Dongxu, why do you look so bad today? Are you feeling unwell? How about we go back to the factory clinic to see a doctor?"

"It's okay, Master, I'm fine! I just didn't sleep well these past two days!"

After Jia Dongxu finished his reply, he was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would talk about something else, so he hurriedly continued: "Master, I..., the food at home is..., not enough to eat... What do you think?..."

"Not enough to eat again? This...didn't I just bring you five kilograms of corn flour a few days ago?"

"Master... I... have a large family..." Jia Dongxu said with a slightly red face.

Before he could finish his words, Sha Zhu beside him laughed and said mockingly: "Brother Dongxu, with the way your family eats, he can't handle it no matter how much food you have!"

"Let's not talk about others, let's just talk about Aunt Jia."

"I was on my day off yesterday. Uncle, guess what happened?" As he said that, he turned his head to Yi Zhonghai again.

"At noon, Aunt Jia sat at the door of their house, eating a bite of pickled cabbage and a bite of steamed bread... My goodness... She ate six steamed bread."

"It tastes so good!"

"Thanks to Aunt Jia's enthusiasm, I ate an extra bowl of steamed bread at noon...really...uncle...I'm not blind at all!..."

Then, he turned his head to Jia Dongxu, "Brother Dongxu! I'm not saying anything!...Aunt Jia is a bit of a foodie."

"From what I can see, you seem to have gained a little weight compared to last month!"

"If you want your family to have enough food, it's actually very simple! Just let Aunt Jia eat less."

"Really!... If Aunt Jia eats half as much as she should, not only will your family have enough food, but Aunt Jia will also be able to lose some weight..."

"You!..." Jia Dongxu's face flushed red, he pointed at Sha Zhu and cursed: "Sha Zhu, what the hell are you talking about? Do you believe I will beat you up?"

"Oh! ... Jia Dongxu, then I really don't believe it. Why don't you try to hit me?"

"Enough!...Enough!..." Yi Zhonghai waved his hand majestically to stop the conflict that was about to break out between the two.

"Stop talking... You are so old... and you are still quarreling in the street. Isn't it shameful?"

After seeing that the two of them stopped talking, he hesitated for a moment before saying to Jia Dongxu: "How about this!... Dongxu!... Tonight, you go to my place and get another five kilograms of corn flour..."

"Ah!...Okay! Okay! Okay!...Thank you, Master...But..."

"But what?" Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu puzzledly.

"That..." Jia Dongxu's face flushed, and he said with a choking sound: "I...I calculated...by the next salary payment, I will need...seven or eight kilograms of food..."

"You!..." A trace of anger flashed across Yi Zhonghai's face.

But soon, he regained his composure and said helplessly, "Okay then! I'll get you another ten kilograms of corn flour tonight!"

"Oh!...Okay!...Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" Jia Dongxu kept expressing his gratitude, "Master, don't worry! I will never forget your great kindness to our family! From now on, just look at me..."

"Alright! Alright!" Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, interrupting him, and said helplessly, "Dongxu!... I'm not afraid to tell you that after I give you these ten kilograms of corn flour, the food in Master's house will barely last until the day when we get paid."

"Next month, Master will be able to help you a little more. However, starting from the month after next, Master will be able to give you at most 25 kilograms of food every month!..."

"Ah!... This... Master!... What are you doing...?"

"Dongxu!... It's not that Master doesn't want to help you a little more, it's really..." Yi Zhonghai said helplessly: "Starting from the next month, our quota will be reduced!"

"Subtracted? How?"

"Whether adults, children... or workers, cadres..." Yi Zhonghai held up three fingers and said seriously: "Everyone's ration will be reduced by 30% starting from the next month."

"Thirty percent reduction?" Before Jia Dongxu could say anything, Sha Zhu beside him shouted in surprise, "Uncle, where did you hear that?"

"Didn't I go to Yanjing Manufacturing Plant this morning to provide technical support?" Yi Zhonghai explained, "There is a sixth-level worker named Cao there, and his family has relatives working in the city's grain bureau.

He told me this when we were working together.

According to him, the city's official document on reducing the ration has been sent to the Municipal Grain Bureau. It will be announced by the whole city next month, and then officially implemented the month after next."

"I think there should be nothing wrong with this!" After saying that, Yi Zhonghai shook his head helplessly again.

"Master!... Then..." Jia Dongxu was completely panicked, "What will happen to our family in the future?"

"Hmm!..." Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment and comforted him: "Dongxu, don't worry!

Let's hold a meeting of the whole school tonight.

The first thing is to inform the hospital of the news I received so that everyone can be prepared.

Another thing is to let everyone in the hospital lend a hand.

Every family should squeeze together and try to get 30 kilograms of food for your family every month.

Adding the twenty-five kilograms of food I gave you, that’s more than fifty kilograms.

If your family saves a little more, it should be about the same."

"Hey! Hey! Hey!..." Jia Dongxu responded repeatedly: "If this can be accomplished, it will really save our family... Thank you... I..."

After saying a lot of words of gratitude, a hint of hesitation appeared on Jia Dongxu's face again.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but feel disgusted, 'Is this disciple not done today?'

However, he didn't wait for Jia Dongxu to speak, and pretended to be straightforward and said: "Dongxu! If you have something to say, don't waste time, just say it directly.

Master, I will definitely help you if I can! "

"Um... Master!..." Jia Dongxu's cheeks flushed slightly, and he said hesitantly: "Huai Ru is almost three months pregnant with her third child, and her figure is starting to show.

But..., we haven't had any meat in our house for more than two months.

Can you help me find a piece of meat? I want to nourish Huairu."

"Meat? ...This...?"

Yi Zhonghai felt even more disgusted, "How dare you open your teeth? Where can I get you meat at this time?"