The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

After he finished speaking, everyone looked towards the Jia family, wanting to see how Jia Dongxu and his wife would react.

Because the Jia family was the only special one among the residents in the entire courtyard. Jia Dongxu was the only one in the family with a city hukou, so he was the only one who had a grain certificate and a fixed amount of food.

Zhang Xiaoyu, her two children and Jia Zhang are all registered in the village. Even though Xiaozhang Village has a relatively large share of land, the public grain paid by the village is higher every year, and there is not much left after paying. Now the normal price of grain per mu of land is only 30 to 40 kilograms.

The more envious I was before, the more fortunate I am now.

Zhang Xiaoyu silently hugged her daughter Xiaodang, with a hint of bitterness in her eyes.

She is not Jia Zhangshi who doesn't know how to make trouble. She knows that this is the policy and no matter how much she says, it won't change anything.

He sighed in his heart, thinking that the good days had not lasted for two years without Jia Zhang. He was also angry that Jia Zhang was too greedy, as the grain from the land of four people was eaten by one person.

With the full implementation of the food coupon system, the burden on families increased. If one had money but no food coupons, one could not buy any food. One had to spend money for food coupons.

Based on the experience of flour coupons, ticket prices and grain prices should be equal.

Jia Dongxu also remained silent, thinking about this question.

Seeing that no one asked any more questions, Liu Qing said, "If you have any questions, you can ask the three gentlemen in the hospital. The meeting is adjourned." Then he went home.

After the general meeting, He Yushui ran home. "Brother, Brother Awei asked you to come over. I guess it's about your work."

He Yuzhu asked in confusion. "Is it true? Is it better than working in a steel mill?"

He Yushui said angrily. "My dear brother, you are just stupid. Brother Awei is the only level 8 slaughter worker in Shengli Cannery. How many leaders do you know?"

I thought, you know shit, Brother Awei is the factory director, and the eighth-level butcher is just a scam.

He Yuzhu was immediately delighted when he heard this. "That's right. It would be great if I could work at the Victory Canning Factory."

"hurry up."

After saying this, He Yushui turned around and left.

After finishing his meal, Chang Wei sat in the yard, crossed his legs, smoked a cigarette, and lamented that the courtyard was boring.

I can understand why those big guys in later generations have to go to the countryside to build a small yard to grow flowers and grass, and add two acres of land to do some farming. This is because they have free time.

Now, apart from being harassed by a group of creditors at home every weekend and taking a martial arts class at the welfare home in the morning, he has as much free time as he wants. He is so bored that he can only go to the slaughterhouse to kill pigs for fun. He used to help because there was not enough manpower, but now he is just idle.

Ever since Jia Zhang was sent back to the village, there has been nothing lively to see in the courtyard.

On the contrary, there was a happy event that made him envious: Gao Shuzhen finally got her wish and gave birth to a daughter, named Yi Zhenbao. Zhang Xiaoyu of the Jia family also gave birth to a daughter, also named Xiaodang.

Poor him, he has three big creditors again.

Last August, Xian Yisheng's eighth son, Chang Qianchuan,

In August this year, Tian Zaosheng's son, the ninth son, Chang Yuxuan, was born.

In October this year, Qinhuai Yusheng’s tenth son Chang Yichen.

However, the younger generation in the hospital has begun to graduate and become adults, and compared to the older generation, their status is very uneven.

Liu Guangqi, the eldest of Liu Haizhong's family in the backyard, graduated from technical secondary school this year, which made him proud. He was assigned to do logistics internship at the light machinery factory outside Dongzhimen, earning 33 yuan a month and with an administrative level of 26, so he was considered a cadre.

This light machinery factory used to belong to the Lou family. It was the light machinery factory that Lou Zhenhua wanted to trick him into becoming his son. It was a small factory with less than a hundred people.

This is the only one of its kind in the courtyard since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Liu Haizhong couldn't help but be very proud. He was even happier than when Liu Guangqi was admitted to a technical secondary school. After all, his son is now a real cadre.

Xu Damao, who is also from the backyard of the Xu family, has graduated from high school for a year. Even though he was watched studying every day, he almost didn't graduate from high school, let alone get into college. Others are like a millimeter away from the truth, but Xu Damao is a thousand miles away from the truth. He simply ignores the millimeter.

Fortunately, Xu Fugui had connections in the factory, so he allowed Xu Damao to learn how to project movies from him, preparing to become a projectionist in the future, following in his father's footsteps.

He Yuzhu from the He family of the Central Courtyard was arranged by He Daqing to study in Hongbin Building for half a year. He has recently returned after completing his training and is preparing to look for a job.

Yan Jiecheng, a member of the Yan family in the front yard, graduated from high school this year and is now an unemployed vagrant.

Yan Bugui was an elementary school teacher. He had no chance to arrange a job for his son and could only wait for the street office to assign him one.

He wandered around like a vagrant every day. When he had no money to spend, he had to work as a waiter at the grain station for two days out of desperation.

This kid is still too young and unwilling to give up his dignity. If he keeps doing it, his daily wages will be quite high.

My thoughts were drifting when I saw Liu Qing coming back.

Chang Wei collected his thoughts and asked casually, "Is it done?"

Liu Qing walked behind Chang Wei and massaged his shoulders. "Yeah."

Chang Wei smiled and said, "With the old lady from the Jia family not around, there won't be any trouble, but the Jia family won't be as comfortable as before!"

I added in my mind that after a few years of collectivization, if they don’t go back to farm, food will have nothing to do with them. That’s when things will be difficult.

Liu Qing asked in confusion. "How could that be? Don't we have land and food in the village?"

Chang Wei smiled and explained to her. "This year, the public grain harvest is more, and the grain you can get from helping to grow crops is only 30 to 40 kilograms. Since the beginning of the year, the Jia family has not brought back any grain, which proves that the grain obtained by the four people was eaten by Jia Zhang alone. And Jia Dongxu is the only one in the Jia family who has a grain certificate, how can a family of four have enough food? They have to spend more money to buy grain coupons than before."

"That's right. I guess the government also has this in mind. With the implementation of the comprehensive lottery system, many people who can't make a living in the city will probably return to the village to open up wasteland and farm."

"People are running to the city. There are not enough jobs. There are not enough jobs for retired soldiers."

The two were chatting when He Yushui ran over like a happy little bird and sat next to Chang Wei with her arms folded.

"Brother Awei, my brother is here."

Chang Wei casually threw down his cigarette and stamped it out, then gave her a loving pat on the head. "Slow down, I still have a cigarette in my hand."

Seeing He Yuzhu entering the courtyard, he said again, "Sister Qing, please come in. I want to talk to Zhuzi for a while."

"Ok!"

After the two entered the house, He Yuzhu also walked forward.

Chang Wei smiled and gestured, "Sit down and listen to Yu Shui. You are officially a disciple now. What are your plans?"

He Yuzhu sat down and touched his head with a smile. "I have learned the craft and now I am a senior worker. I am going to work in the factory. My father also wrote to me and asked my uncle to ask the leader of the steel mill, but I don't know the result yet."

Chang Wei handed He Yuzhu a cigarette, lit one for himself, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled the smoke. "Don't bother with Yi Zhonghai. I'll introduce you to the Shengli Canning Factory. The second canteen is in need of a chef."

It is difficult to find a job nowadays, so if He Daqing asks Yi Zhonghai for help, he will definitely have to spend money.

For the sake of He Yushui, we should give He Yuzhu a hand. At least he is a nice person now.

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