Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

Qin Huairu changed her way of saying it and said that the lunch box that Sha Zhu brought back was not wanted by others.

But this is just deceiving yourself.

You have to know that leftovers in the cafeteria are very precious these days.

Liu Lan relied on these leftovers to feed her family.

If Yi Zhonghai or Jia Dongxu said this to him, Sha Zhu would chase them away immediately.

But Qin Huairu came to him for help, which greatly satisfied Sha Zhu's chauvinistic vanity.

Sha Zhu subconsciously believed that Qin Huairu asking him for help meant that she recognized him.

This is just like those bootlickers in later generations. When the goddess asks them to buy cosmetics and bags, they feel that the goddess treats them as her own people.

So Sha Zhu covered the lunch box in his hand and handed it to Qin Huairu without saying anything and said:

"Sister Qin, you have two children to raise, so I'll leave this lunch box to you. Just come get it when I come back."

Qin Huairu was also moved when she heard Sha Zhu say this.

She is not yet the white lotus who only knows how to ask for things.

Since Sha Zhu helped her, she naturally wanted to give something in return.

So Qin Huairu smiled and said to Sha Zhu:

"Zhu Zi, I have nothing to repay you. I see that no one washes your clothes for you normally, so I will wash your clothes from now on."

He Yuzhu originally wanted to refuse, but Qin Huairu wanted to repay Sha Zhu, and also wanted to take this opportunity to work for Sha Zhu in exchange for lunch.

She knew that if she kept letting Sha Zhu pay, he would eventually have some ideas.

But if I help Shazhu with some housework, it will be a bit like a transaction.

Qin Huairu finally took two pieces of Sha Zhu's clothes back.

Also brought back was Sha Zhu's lunch box.

Jia Dongxu was very excited when he saw the lunch box.

But when I saw the clothes, I felt a little unhappy.

"Why did you bring back Silly Zhu's clothes?"

"If I don't help Zhuzi with laundry and housework, how can he always bring us lunch boxes?"

When Jia Dongxu heard this, he agreed. Although he was unhappy, he didn't say much.

Jia Zhang said unhappily, "You can help with the laundry, but don't do anything to let down my Dongxu."

"If you don't like it, I'll return the clothes and the lunch box as well."

Qin Huairu rarely retorted.

When Jia Zhang heard this, she became depressed.

She often didn't have enough to eat during this period because there was not enough food.

She still remembers the feeling of being hungry.

So I didn't dare to talk back at this time.

"Okay, Mom, didn't we just agree on this? Huairu is doing this for our family, so just stop saying a few words."

Jia Dongxu also said a few words for Qin Huairu.

Ever since Jia Zhang returned to the countryside last time, his relationship with Qin Huairu has improved a lot.

He also felt that his wife was much smarter than his mother.

Seeing her son say this, Jia Zhang could only mutter, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it."

Then he climbed down from the kang and opened Shazhu's lunch box.

When she saw three slices of meat in the lunch box, her eyes lit up and she grabbed the three slices and put one slice into her mouth, then shared one slice with Banggeng.

Qin Huairu was too lazy to go see Jia Zhang.

She divided the food in the lunch box.

Because she was afraid that her mother-in-law would eat her share later, she finished her meal first, and then took the lunch box and clothes to the sink to wash them.

Thanks to Sha Zhu's blood transfusion, the Jia family temporarily alleviated the problem of food shortage.

But relying on Shazhu’s lunch boxes alone is not enough to make you full.

The food supply at the steel mill was also very tight, so Sha Zhu couldn't bring back a lunch box every day.

Because Sha Zhu felt sorry for Qin Huairu, he often used his own small treasury to buy some food for Qin Huairu.

Jia Dongxu, whose head was slightly green, pretended to know nothing.

Of course he must have been unhappy in his heart. After all, Qin Huairu was his wife. Asking his wife to find a bachelor to feed him was somewhat embarrassing for him as the head of the family.

As for the other people in the courtyard, they were not as lucky as the Jia family.

In order to save food, most people choose to change three meals a day to two meals a day.

And they always give priority to the labor force at home.

As for the non-labor force, it is enough as long as they don’t starve.

Adults don’t let children go out to play after they finish their meals.

No matter whether you are sleepy or not, just lie down on the bed and go to sleep.

Otherwise, you will get hungry easily after exercising and the meal will be wasted.

Wang Jianjun has been busy going to the countryside recently. He took a map and followed the waterways of the city to find his way there.

Just pour water into it when you find a water source.

Anyway, the water in the space cannot be used up, so it can be used to add water to those places in the countryside that are short of water.

This approach is actually just a drop in the bucket.

After all, the whole of China is so big, it is unrealistic to rely on him to add water.

He could only take care of the areas around Sijiu City for now and do as much as he could.

Whenever he encountered a water source, he would reach his hand into the water and then connect to the river in the space to pour the water out.

This crude method often causes water to overflow the river.

Wang Jianjun was too lazy to clean up the mess.

After adding water for you, the rest of the work will naturally be left to you.

His actions did alleviate the problem of water shortage, but also caused panic among farmers in the surrounding areas of Sijiu City.

They thought that the Dragon King was angry.

Otherwise, why would the river water rise inexplicably and even overflow the river channel?

Wang Jianjun also found some time to go back to the countryside to check on the situation.

The situation in Laoyugou Village is not much better.

There wasn't much arable land to begin with.

The commune director also had to collect grain on a large scale.

I heard from Wang Decai that the old village chief almost tried to fight with the commune director with his walking stick.

Wang Jianjun also knew that the commune director did not have the final say on this matter.

The only ones to blame are the speculators.

Those who want to climb up the social ladder use the food that farmers depend on for survival as capital for their own promotion.

Wang Jianjun was also helpless.

There is no shortage of such people in any era.

He could only persuade his uncle to hide all the food.

It's hard to say what a hungry person can do.

"How can you collect grain like this? How can people survive if 80% of the grain is taken away and only 20% is left?"

Wang Decai complained while smoking a cigarette.

If Wang Jianjun hadn't helped their family, they would have starved long ago.

"So I told you, don't work too hard, and bring back more food. The food is all grown in our fields, so it belongs to us."

Wang Yueying couldn't help but complain to her honest husband.

"Okay, Auntie, how much food can you get even if you try? I just happened to have a connection here that can get me a lot of food. I'll bring you 30 kilograms today. I'll get you some more in a few days."

Wang Jianjun quickly spoke up to dissuade his aunt.

If you take some things too far and get caught, it will be troublesome.

If there is a shortage of food, we can supply it ourselves.

If I were caught as an example by the commune because of this, it would be a loss.