Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

Jia Zhang was not going to do this anymore. Even if they moved to Pigeon Market, they would have to exchange all of Jia Dongxu's salary for food to have enough food for the family.

And it is conceivable that they are not the only ones who are short of food. By then, more people will go to the Pigeon Market to buy food. The price of food in the Pigeon Market and the black market will also rise.

If this continues, the Jia family will not be able to survive. Jia Zhang was usually afraid of being driven to the countryside. After all, she had lived in the city for so many years.

Her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson are all around her. If she goes to the countryside and doesn't work to earn work points, who will feed her? Who around her will listen to her?

Therefore, she tried to stay as far away from the street office, which had the power to decide whether she stayed or went, especially Director Wang of the street office.

But today, the future life of the Jia family is at stake. Her son is too honest and can't say a word. Her daughter-in-law is too timid and cares too much about her face. Today, she is the only one who is willing to sacrifice her face.

So Jia Zhang said loudly to Director Wang for the first time, "Director Wang, you can't make this arrangement. My son is the only one in our family who has a city hukou.

The monthly food supply is already not enough, and if you reduce it by 20%, we will not be able to survive. You can’t let us starve to death, right?”

Director Wang looked at Jia Zhang, because there were many courtyards that Director Wang would need to visit in person later. After explaining everything clearly, Director Wang had to go to the next courtyard and was too lazy to say more to Jia Zhang.

He said directly, "The reduction in food supply is not up to me, nor is it up to the district or the city.

If you have any objection to this, you can report it to the higher authorities or make a complaint.

The same goes for other people, not just the Jia family. If anyone has any objections, please report them to the higher-ups. I am only responsible for conveying them. Don't tell me any nonsense reasons."

Obviously Director Wang was also angry about what Jia Zhang said.

After Director Wang finished speaking, the yard fell silent. Hearing that it was an order from a superior, and not Director Wang's idea, everyone fell silent.

Including Jia Zhang, who had just spoken loudly, now had a gloomy face, lowered her head and said nothing.

Now she felt a little regretful. She was too anxious at that time and was the first to speak out. Now she was a little scared.

The reduction in grain supply was not just for the Jia family, so she shouldn't have been so hasty to speak out in opposition. If Director Wang retaliated against her afterwards, she might really be driven back to the countryside.

Director Wang looked at the courtyard and saw that no one had any more questions. He was relieved.

After all, this is her jurisdiction. Sometimes it's impossible to reason with these uneducated people.

They only believe in their own reasons. If you don't take a tough stance, you can't control them. No one seems to be interested in this policy.

At the same time, I felt that what I said just now was a bit harsh. Now it’s time to accept the reality. I also need to comfort these residents or boost their morale.

So he said, "Comrades, the country is currently facing some difficulties. In addition to this year's severe drought, the grain harvest in the north is poor. We need to work together and help the country overcome the difficulties.

We ordinary people, if you save a bit, he saves a bit. If we all tighten our belts together, the difficulties will soon pass. "

Director Wang saw that not many people in the courtyard responded to him, but he didn't care. These residents, especially in this courtyard, are all selfish. Their ideological awareness is not high.

Director Wang had said what he needed to say, and what he needed to say to comfort them. There were still many things to do, and he could not care about these people's feelings.

He hurriedly left Courtyard No. 95 and continued to notify the courtyards behind one by one.

Although Director Wang left, the people in the yard were reluctant to leave.

Jia Zhang had a gloomy face. She turned around and looked at the first uncle Yi Zhonghai, and the first uncle Yi Zhonghai was also looking at the Jia family.

There is nothing else to say. Usually, there are only two people in Uncle Yi Zhonghai’s family, and they can’t finish the monthly food supply.

Every month he helps the deaf old lady in the backyard and his apprentice.

Although the deaf old lady in the backyard is a five-guarantee household and her food, clothing and other expenses are all covered by the street office, it doesn't cost much money or food to ask an old lady to cook and take care of the elderly, but it will give her a good reputation.

Now that the food supply has been reduced, the deaf old lady can continue to take care of her, but the Jia family's aid will indeed be reduced.

There was nothing he could do about it. He and his aunt had more food than they could eat. He could help the Jia family and let Jia Dongxu take care of him in his old age. It was still possible for him to help them.

Now that the food supply has decreased, the amount of food available for relief has also decreased.

However, the Jia family’s grain supply became less, but the amount of grain needed for relief increased.

In this way, if he continued to support the Jia family, he would have to pay money every month. Although the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai was not as stingy as the third uncle Yan Fugui.

But there was no habit of extravagance in this era, and Yi Zhonghai, the eldest uncle, was also calculating the gains and losses in his mind. He looked at Jia Zhang's gloomy face not far away.

Thinking that the Jia family might make trouble because of the reduction in their relief grain, he thought that it was only a matter of a few dollars. He would help them temporarily and see what happened later.

But Chen Changan didn't care about that. Not to mention the reduction in food supply, he and his sister were relatives of martyrs, and the state provided subsidies, so there was no way they would starve to death.

Chen Changan has hands and feet and he stopped asking for state subsidies a long time ago. Besides, he is now the factory director, so there is no way he and his sisters will starve, right?

Finally, there were still two thousand kilograms of grain in the cellar of his house. Chen Changan was afraid that there would be natural disasters in the next three years and his family would not be able to use the two thousand kilograms of grain.

It would be a pity if it gets damaged later. Thinking of this, he stood up and picked up the small stool he brought with him and prepared to go back.

At this time, after thinking it over, Uncle Yi Zhonghai saw that the crowd was about to leave, especially Chen Changan, who was carrying a stool and walking leisurely towards home. It was as if Director Wang's news just now had no impact on him, Chen Changan.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai suddenly had an idea and shouted to Chen Changan, "Changan, don't leave in a hurry. I still have something to say. The same goes for old and young masters. Don't leave in a hurry. I have something to say."

Chen Changan looked at Yi Zhonghai, the uncle who called him, and thought, I'll stay and see what other trouble you can come up with.

Seeing the noise gradually decreasing in the crowd, Uncle Yi Zhonghai began to speak, "Everyone should have heard what Director Wang said just now.

This is the country's policy. We should be sympathetic to the country's difficulties. But there are also ways to save ourselves."

There was a cry of surprise from the crowd. Even Jia Zhang began to look at the eldest master with shining eyes.