Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I want to go to the moon

"you?!"

After being yelled at by Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng took a step back in fear, but he felt very embarrassed because he showed his cowardice in front of the younger generation of Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu and He Yushui.

"Alright! You've got guts! Just wait and see how these gentlemen deal with you!"

"Humph!"

So he turned around and left.

Originally, a few old men were discussing how to deal with Xu Damao, when the smell of seafood wafted over and everyone was extremely greedy.

The deaf old lady had also come out of the hospital, but she had just had sex with Xu Damao, so she didn't have the nerve to ask for food. The Jia family was even more so, with only Jia Zhang cursing insincerely, but she also knew that Xu Damao would never give her food if she asked for it at this time, and would only get scolded instead.

Moreover, for the sake of the whole institute meeting in the evening, Yi Zhonghai could not let these people complicate things now.

So, in the end only Yan Jiecheng volunteered for the job. He claimed that he had some friendship with Xu Damao. Otherwise, why would Xu Damao give Yan Bugui a string of dried mushrooms, peppers, etc. every time he came back from showing a movie? Wasn't this a sign of respect for the Yan family?

The results of it?

All I got was the word "get out".

Yan Jiecheng has decided that he will never say a good word for Xu Damao in the meeting and will do the opposite of what he does in everything!

Ignoring Yan Jiecheng's impotent rage, what's the point of uttering threats like a child?

If you, Yan Jiecheng, can take any follow-up actions, something direct, I will still respect you as a man.

Just a "humph"?

That's it?

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they walked out the door and headed towards the central courtyard. Xu Damao even locked the door out of habit.

"Brother Damao, the old man said that we can't lock the door..." He Yushui reminded him. She knew that she couldn't persuade Xu Damao, but at least she shouldn't give the old man a chance to criticize her over such a detail, right?

"If you don't lock it, are you waiting for the Jia family to come and steal again? Banggeng is still in the hospital, but Jia Zhang is still at home."

"Yushui, you often live on campus, so I suggest you keep your valuables with you or leave them at school. Lock your door, too. Otherwise, if something is lost, you won't be able to explain it."

"As for Shazhu's house, just leave it to him. Even if you lock it for him, he will think you are meddling."

He Yushui frowned, not knowing whether to lock it or not, but Brother Damao was right, it was necessary to carry valuables with you or leave them at school.

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When we arrived at the central courtyard, we saw three uncles already sitting around the square table in the middle. A deaf old lady was sitting behind them, and a middle-aged man who looked like a cadre was sitting in front of them. There was a pen stuck on his chest and a notebook in his hand. He had the airs of a cadre. Even the second uncle was looking at him furtively, as if he was trying to learn his sitting posture.

From Xu Damao's memory, we learned that this person was Deputy Director Dong of the Street Office. It was now the end of 1958, and Aunt Wang, Director Wang, had not yet been transferred here.

Xu Damao thought, this is because all other methods have failed, so what about bringing in the final BOSS?

Can it be useful?

Xu Damao smiled secretly. Even if they are from the street office, I will still fight them to the death if they provoke me!

When he glanced at the Jia family, he saw that all the Jia family members were glaring at him fiercely, and Jia Zhang was still mumbling something. Although he couldn't hear it, it was obvious that she was cursing, and the curses were quite dirty.

What surprised Xu Damao the most was that Banggeng had actually come back with a plaster bandage on his leg and a crutch in his hand, looking just like the deaf old lady.

Looking at the fierce look on the kid's face, Xu Damao smiled, ignored him, and found a seat to sit down.

I just like to see you guys wanting to kill me but unable to do it, it's just powerless rage.

"Everyone is here, please be quiet. Today, Deputy Director Dong from the Subdistrict Office will talk about the new policies first. Please applaud and welcome him." The second uncle stood up with a big belly and explained the content of the meeting. In front of the leaders of the Subdistrict Office, he did not make a long speech.

But when he heard the word "deputy", Deputy Director Dong's face changed slightly. Xu Damao saw this detail clearly, but he just laughed secretly. People in the 21st century understand this title. Deputy positions must not be called deputy. People can call themselves deputy, but you can't call them that all the time. Isn't this annoying the leader?

Thinking back carefully, Yi Zhonghai was the same way. In the early morning at the police station, it was Deputy Chief Du who kept calling out to him.

However, he had no obligation to remind Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong that if they wanted to become officials, they could just work their way up.

"First of all, I have a message for you all. Due to the severe drought this year, some non-staple foods will need to be purchased with coupons. You will know the details when you get the coupons, so I won't go into details here."

"As for meat coupons, there are three per person per month, which cover pork, beef, and mutton. There are none for Hui Muslims in our courtyard, so I won't go into details."

"Sugar coupons - brown sugar, white sugar... fresh eggs... and also available for May Day... while stocks last." Almost no one listened to what came after that.

As soon as these words came out, the neighbors below were almost furious.

Pork, an essential oil, was already adjusted at the end of last year. Urban residents are already limited to buying pork every day, but they are still often out of stock, and not every household can afford it.

But now, with this change, you can’t buy it even if you have money—

Xu Damao frowned. Has the situation become so serious now?

"As for the previous quota, there was a call in August to reduce the quota of regular workers by 10% in order to support the construction of the Third Front, but now..."

"In order to respond to the call and reduce the burden on the country, everyone's ration must be reduced by 10%."

The meat ticket system was changed before. Those who could afford it could afford it and had ways to buy it. Those who couldn't afford it had no choice, so even if there were complaints, they were not too big.

But if the ration of staple food is reduced, it will be fatal!

Especially the workers in the steel rolling mill, who are all heavy manual laborers. How can they work if they don’t even have enough staple food?

"Deputy Director Dong! How can this be possible?!"

"Dongxu is the only one in our family with a city hukou, and the monthly ration is only 32 kilograms, but there are five people in our family!"

"Isn't this forcing our family to die?!"

Upon hearing the news, Jia Zhang sat down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum.

But Deputy Director Dong said with a look of disdain: "Jia Zhang, I reminded you a few years ago to transfer your household registration with Qin Huairu, but you didn't listen. You still wanted to keep the one acre and three mu of land in the village! You only thought about the little output from the land every year."

"I have done this for your family three times. All the neighbors in the compound know about it."

"Now that the rural areas have established large communes, all the land has been reclaimed by the public, and the cities have implemented rationing. Who can you blame if your Jia family doesn't have enough land?"

“Who could have thought there would be a drought this year?”

"If you ask me, either you go back to your hometown and eat in the communal pot, or your wife finds a job, then the children's household registration can be transferred, and there will be enough food for everyone."

"What's the point of crying now? What were you doing earlier?"

Deputy Director Dong felt annoyed whenever he thought of this matter. It was this Jia Zhang who refused to transfer to a city hukou in the past few years, and even her daughter Qin Huairu was unable to transfer either.

You have married and moved to the city, but your household registration is still in the countryside. Aren't you mentally ill?

If it was just her family, it would be fine. But the brainless Jia Zhang was promoting the benefits of keeping the household registration in the village. They could get land, ask relatives and friends to help farm, and get a share of the output every year...

The key is that there are people who actually believe this! Up to now, there are still more than a dozen households in their street that have not changed their household registration because of Jia Zhangshi -

This guy is a troublemaker!

He was now responsible for all this, so he had heard about Yi Zhonghai and others secretly making donations. But as long as it was not excessive, he would turn a blind eye. It was better than letting these people starve to death, right?

As for sending these people to the countryside? Sending them to the countryside at this time is really forcing them to die, and it is the separation of flesh and blood! No matter how brave he is, he can't do such a thing as giving birth to a son without PY. At most, he usually uses this to scare these dishonest guys.

Xu Damao then did a simple calculation. He was a light manual laborer like Jia Dongxu, and reducing his monthly income by 10% would be enough for his own food. It was truly a typical case of one person feeding the whole family.

As for my parents' side, my old man is a light manual laborer, my mother is an ordinary resident, and my younger sister just turned ten years old. The total amount is enough for them to eat even if we subtract 10%. At worst, I can just send some meat and fruit to them.

After He Yushui lost weight as a middle-aged student, she basically had enough to eat, so she could find time to supplement her diet.

Everyone in Liu Guangtian's family has city household registration, so there is no shortage of food. It's just that the family favors the eldest child more, so they don't eat well.

With this calculation, Yan Bugui's family basically has enough to eat, but they are used to complaining about being poor on a daily basis.

And the Jia family...

Xu Damao calculated that 90% of the ration for a light manual laborer was enough for five people. Jia Zhangshi was a big eater and a picky eater, and Banggeng was also a picky eater. Wouldn't they have to go to the pigeon market to buy food at a high price? But Jia Dongxu was only a second-level worker, and his salary was 37.5 yuan...

Wow, all the fun will come out once next year comes!

Yi Zhonghai and others had only been in charge for a few years, probably since He Daqing left in 1952. Although these years were difficult, they were generally able to get through. Therefore, there were not many major events in the courtyard, and the atmosphere of a one-man show had not yet formed, as in the TV series.

Xu Damao suspected that a lot of things happened in the next three years, and with Jia Dongxu hanging on the wall, the atmosphere of the entire compound changed - it became more "united".

Xu Damao just wanted to live his own life. Anyway, their target was always the Jia family and Sha Zhu. It had little to do with him. As long as they didn't provoke him, everything would be fine.

While Xu Damao was thinking, Yi Zhonghai spoke over there.

"When it comes to food, we all need to have confidence in our superiors. In difficult times, we all need to persevere, help each other, and we will definitely get through this."

"But speaking of helping each other, I have to mention a few things that happened in our yard recently!"

"Someone has completely trampled on our fine traditions of helping each other and respecting the elderly and loving the young! In this difficult period, we cannot allow this evil trend to continue to wreak havoc! So, today we invite Deputy Director Dong from the Street Office to come over and put an end to this evil trend in the compound!"

Xu Damao's mouth twisted -

[Hehe, you can just report my household registration booklet——]

[Let’s get down to business! ]