Siheyuan: Struggle in the Red Era

He Yuzhu had a very loud voice, and when he yelled, everyone in the yard could hear him.

Soon, the porch in front of his house was crowded with people.

"I told you, He Yushui is an ungrateful person. Shazhu raised him up, but before she even grows up, she wants to dump Shazhu and live alone."

No one chatted with her in the yard during the day. Jia Zhang had been holding it in for too long. Now that there were many people around, she found an opportunity to speak: "If you ask me, it was all the instigation of that money-losing bastard in the backyard. Otherwise, why would Yushui, who was fine, want to split up the family?"

Aunt Jin laughed and cracked melon seeds while saying, "If I were Yu Shui, I would also want to live alone. With ten dollars in my pocket every month, I can do whatever I want. Do I have to be a maid for my sister-in-law?"

Liu Sanya also grabbed a handful of melon seeds and ate them happily: "That's right, pity this girl, she used to be so happy, but now she has to look at He Sanmei's face every day, she has really become a girl."

Aunt Wang said, "Zhang Xiaohua, I know you don't like Baoyan. What does this Yu Shui split have to do with Baoyan?"

The three aunts looked at the few people eating melon seeds and snacks with envy. Since these people found jobs, their backs were straight and their money was much more abundant, so they were willing to buy some Mao Ke to eat.

Jia Zhang stared at the snacks in the hands of several people and said, "Give me some too."

Aunt Jin generously gave her a small portion and said, "That's right, what does it have to do with Baoyan?"

Jia Zhang quickly stuffed all the melon seeds into her mouth and said vaguely, "He Yushui didn't want to split the family business earlier or later, but after going to the backyard, he started clamoring to split the family business. Who would believe him if it wasn't that money-losing bastard who instigated him?"

The second aunt came over and interrupted, "This matter really has nothing to do with Baoyan."

Aunt Jin and the others immediately surrounded her and asked, "Why do you want to split up when the rain is fine?"

Seeing that her hands were empty, he stuffed a handful of fur into her hands.

The second aunt grabbed Mao Ke tightly and said excitedly: "You don't know how rude Sha Zhu and his wife are. Yu Shui was forced to go to find his father. Everyone knows it, right?"

Everyone nodded, and when she said she was going to find her father, everyone was surprised.

"In the end, a week had passed, and Shazhu went to Baoyan and asked where Yushui was."

"what?"

"That's impossible. I haven't seen Yu Shui for a week and had dinner with her, and you didn't even ask?"

"That's right. It takes a week, not just one or two days. Who has so much food to feed the rain?"

The second aunt chuckled: "Ren Shazhu said that Yu Shui has money and tickets, so he won't starve. You tell me, what's the point of having a brother like this?"

Liu Sanya suddenly said, "That's not right. Isn't it He Sanmei who runs the He family? Didn't she take all the bills? Even when Shazhu went to buy food, he had to give money and bills from He Sanmei. Where did Yushui get the bills except for He Daqingyou's living expenses?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

In those days, restaurants wouldn’t sell food to you without food coupons.

The third aunt suddenly said, "You need food coupons to get food in the school cafeteria."

Aunt Jin smacked her lips and said, "Yu Shui really needs to split up the family, otherwise her two good brothers and sisters-in-law will starve to death."

When Shazhu heard this, he was so angry that he rushed out and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about? When will Yu Shui starve to death? She is my sister, my real sister!"

He turned around and yelled at He Yushui: "Yushui, tell me yourself, when did I starve you to death?"

He Yushui lowered his head and said, "You didn't mean to starve me to death."

He Sanmei held her belly and cried out: "Oh, I don't want to live anymore. I've only been married for a few days and I'm pregnant with the He family's child. My sister-in-law won't let me live. What's the point of living? I might as well follow my sister-in-law's wishes and die. I'll also avoid the bad reputation of starving my sister-in-law to death."

He Yuzhu angrily scolded: "Yushui, are you satisfied now? You forced your sister-in-law into this state. I really raised you for nothing."

He Yushui's tears fell down, but she kept her lips pursed and said nothing.

He Sanmei simply rolled her eyes and lay down on the recliner.

He Yuzhu was so scared that his soul almost dropped out of his body: "Third sister, third sister, are you okay?"

Lin Baoyan, who had been watching from the outside, sighed. It turned out that the family division could not be accomplished this time.

After school started, He Yushui went to school and didn't come back for three months.

There was a bumper grain harvest across the country in the first half of the year, which was reported by the state, but something seemed to have gone wrong in the grain system. It was said that many people from top to bottom in the entire system had been arrested.

However, this is a good thing. At least, it is now very convenient to buy negotiated grain, which is also the reason why He Yushui did not go home to get grain coupons.

He Yushui has money. It is said that her father sends her an extra 5 yuan every month, which is enough for her to use.

Anyway, when Lin Baoyan went to her school to see her on the weekend, she was quite energetic.

At the end of November, Lin Baoyan went to the grocery store to spend all the expiring tickets she had.

After buying other things, Lin Baoyan went to the candy counter to have a look.

"Hey, Sister Fang, when did our store get so many candies? What kind of candies are these? The candy wrappers look so beautiful." Lin Baoyan asked in surprise, looking at the colorful candies on the counter.

Fang Hong, who is almost 30 years old and whose son is not much younger than Lin Baoyan, smiled: "Hey, long time no see, Baoyan." She is a salesperson at the candy counter: "These are newly produced in Northeast China. They are called rainbow candies. They taste good and are not expensive. Do you want to buy some?"

Lin Baoyan blinked her eyes. Rainbow candy? Made in Northeast China?

Very good, no matter how expensive it is, she will buy it today.

He took out the money and candy ticket and handed them to Fang Hong: "Sister Fang, I want to buy four taels of this rainbow candy."

Fang Hong took the candy ticket and said, "Oh, four taels."

The monthly candy ration was only two taels. Lin Baoyan smiled and said nothing.

Fang Hong weighed the rainbow candies skillfully, wrapped them in kraft paper, and handed them to Lin Baoyan: "In addition to the new rainbow candies, we also have another kind of candy."

She took out a small box from the counter, which was filled with small cylinders. She picked out a few of them and said, "There are ten small hard candies in here. They taste great. They are said to be mixed-flavor hard candies. They are also newly produced in Northeast China."

Lin Baoyan looked at the familiar color scheme and familiar packaging, and understood.

Unfortunately, she had no candy tickets on hand, so she had to reluctantly refuse: "Sister Fang, I have used all my tickets to buy rainbow candies. I will buy them next month when I have saved up tickets. By the way, is this candy easy to sell? Don't come too late next month or it will be gone."

Fang Hong said with a smile: "This candy is very easy to sell. It just came out. We are in the inner city and everyone can buy it. If you go to other places, you may not be able to buy it. It is said that," she raised her eyebrows proudly and said: "This candy was originally to be exported abroad to exchange for foreign exchange, but our leaders said that our people also have demand for it, so we must keep some for domestic sales."

"You said that it can be exported to earn foreign exchange. This candy must be delicious."

Lin Baoyan nodded: "Indeed, I heard that foreigners like to eat candy. This candy is not delicious, but they are not fools, so they will definitely not buy it. In this case, this candy must be very popular. I will come here after I get the invoice next month. Sister Fang, you must save some for me."

"Okay, come earlier next month. If you come too late, I won't be able to keep you, Sister Fang."

"Okay, I'll come once the ticket is issued."