Siheyuan: Steel Mill Driver

Ding Youtian took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I've heard a little bit. You know the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, right? It's being renovated and constructed now, and the project requires a lot of steel and components."

"This batch of supplies should be urgently needed now. I guess we are here to transport these supplies!"

Li Feng nodded and said, "That's fine. We don't have to walk too far. We'll be there soon after leaving the city!"

"I heard they're going to widen and deepen the canal. This is a big project and will require a lot of materials. We'll be busy in the future!"

"Haha, kid, we've been very busy these days. You two drove a new car and kept it on the street for such a long time, so just go home and enjoy it secretly."

At this time, Director Tian said, "Okay, everyone is here, please be quiet. Many people now know what is going on. I won't waste any more time. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project need us."

"Now everyone, get in your cars, go to the warehouse, load up the cars and leave immediately."

Li Feng and Niu Dali were still in the same car. After loading the car, they followed the convoy to the Beiyunhe River.

When we arrived, we saw that the place was full of cars and boats. It turned out that not only their steel rolling mill was transporting supplies here, but other factories were also transporting supplies here.

The two followed the convoy and were busy for a whole day. Fortunately, there was no need for transportation at night.

In the courtyard, the food was already boiling, and everyone was talking about the reduction in food rations.

As soon as Yan Bugui arrived home, he was taken back home by the three aunts and told about the notice from the street office.

Yan Bugui nodded and said, "I heard this at school. What do you think? It's right to listen to me, right?"

"It's a thing! You have a long-term vision. You don't even know that after Jia Zhang found out about this, she almost fainted."

"Before, she could change her household registration, but she refused to do so. That guy made her feel proud when she was in the cafeteria. Now, she's getting her comeuppance!"

"Her family, she and Qin Huairu both have rural household registration, and the child follows the mother's household registration, which is also rural. Now that the city has stopped providing food, only Jia Dongxu has a ration of food, and the whole family is just going to starve!"

Yan Bugui said, "Keep your voice down. If Jia Zhang hears you and makes trouble for you, I won't care."

The third aunt snorted and said, "Who wants to take care of her family's business? I'm afraid that when the eldest uncle holds a meeting, he will donate grain and money to the Jia family. Who can bear it?"

Yan Bugui sighed and said, "That's true. Let's wait and see what the meeting says tonight."

"Is there going to be a meeting tonight?"

"If Yi Zhonghai knew about this, he would definitely hold a meeting!"

As soon as Li Feng got home, he was notified that there would be a meeting in the front yard. When he got home, Ding Fengqin had already prepared the meal.

He took a bite and said, "Who did you learn this from?"

"You figured it out! I learned this from Yu Li. She taught me how to cook, and I gave her half of the food as tuition."

"It's okay, eat. There will be a meeting in the hospital after eating."

Ding Fengqin sat down and said, "I heard that when Director Wang and I came to notify them, the people in the hospital were making a commotion! I knew there would be a meeting in the evening!"

After the two of them finished their meal, Li Feng saw that most people were outside, so he sat at the door with some melon seeds in his hand.

After everyone arrived, Liu Haizhong stood up and said, "Today's meeting of the entire institute is about one thing: the issue of food rationing."

"Everyone should know it by now. My family should have told me that some people in our hospital still have rural household registration, so there is no problem with the quota."

"I discussed it with Uncle One and Uncle Three, and we decided to hold this whole hospital meeting to discuss countermeasures."

"Now, the most experienced master in our hospital will preside over this meeting."

Yi Zhonghai said: "The food ration is a big problem now. We need to discuss and solve it. Now the ration has been reduced. Although we may not have enough to eat, we can still survive this difficult time."

But it is not possible for some families. For example, there are four people in the Jia family, and only Jia Dongxu has a fixed amount. This will not work.

At this time, Liu Qingshan said: "Uncle, I still have my family. My wife is still pregnant and will give birth soon. She needs nutrition everywhere!"

"Ah, yes, and there's also Liu Qingshan's family in the outer courtyard. His wife is about to give birth too."

"Now I have decided that everyone should lend a helping hand and help them get through this difficult time."

"Those who have food can give some food, and those who don't have food can give some money. Let's start donating food and money."

"After that, we will allocate the funds based on the number of people in our hospital who do not have urban hukou."

Although the people in the hospital were reluctant, they all donated some things more or less, and Yan Bugui took a pen and wrote them down.

When it was Li Gousheng's turn, he didn't say a word. He just cracked melon seeds.

Everyone in the courtyard was looking at him. Yi Zhonghai knew he was not easy to mess with, so he said, "Okay, is it done? When it's done, Third Uncle, distribute it fairly!"

Some people refused to do it after hearing this. For example, Chen Ergou said, "That's not right, Uncle Yi. Li Gousheng, Xu Damao, Shazhu, Uncle San, Uncle Er, Uncle Yi, you didn't donate?"

Jia Zhang was originally unhappy when she saw that several people did not donate, but she did not dare to offend Li Gousheng. She did not expect that at this time, the young man Chen Ergou would say that it was none of her business whether Li Gousheng donated or not, and she was happy to watch the show.

Li Gousheng didn't say anything, just looked at everyone present with a joking look.

Yi Zhonghai was in a dilemma. He didn't know whether to say it or not. If he said it, he was afraid of being punished. If he didn't say it, he couldn't go on.

In fact, he didn't want to get involved in this matter, nor did he want to donate money and food. Even if he had money, he had to pay off his debts. He couldn't even bear to eat the food himself, so how could he donate it?

He could only ask: "Where's Xu Damao? Why can't I see him?"

Yu Li said: "Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies, and Lou Xiao'e went back to her parents' home."

"What's your situation, Zhuzi?"

Sha Zhu came to his senses and said, "I don't have enough food, and I don't have enough money to spend!"

Yi Zhonghai asked in confusion: "Why don't you have enough food? Besides, you are a chef in the cafeteria, how can you be hungry?"

"I won't starve, but I can't starve because of the rain! Besides, I'm going to get married soon, and I don't have enough food and money!"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned and said, "You are going to get married soon? Whose girl is it? Why didn't you discuss such a big thing with me? I don't agree with this marriage."

Sha Zhu asked in confusion: "I want to get married, what do I need to discuss with you? Besides, we have already obtained the marriage certificate and are now under state protection. I will bring her over on the 18th of this month."

"I was originally planning to do it! But now that food is rationed, I won't set up a table, and I won't accept gifts from everyone!"