Siheyuan: What to do if there is no system

In 1959, a disaster year came.

Due to the serious leftist errors in the Great Leap Forward and the People's Commune Movement in 1958: These movements ignored the laws of economic development and led to waste of resources and insufficient food reserves.

Drought. From January to April 1959, severe spring droughts occurred in Hebei, Heilongjiang and other places, affecting 1 million hectares of crops. The drought in Heilongjiang reached a depth of 4 to 300 inches, which was rare in history. From June to August of the same year, a severe drought occurred in the Yangtze and Huaihe River basins. By late July, the affected area had reached 4 million hectares. It continued until early August and expanded to the north of the Yellow River and the southwest inland, with an affected area of ​​5 million hectares.

Frost. From April to May 1959, severe frost disasters affected more than 4 hectares of farmland in North China and Heilongjiang.

Floods. From February to June 1959, three flood disasters occurred in the south. Floods flooded the Pearl River, Yangtze River and Huaihe River basins, causing more than 2 million hectares of farmland to be flooded. In late July of the same year, heavy rains suddenly hit Hebei, Beijing, Heilongjiang and other regions, and mountain torrents suddenly occurred, flooding more than 6 million hectares of farmland.

In late July of the same year, heavy rains hit Hebei, Beijing, Heilongjiang and other regions, and mountain torrents broke out, flooding more than 7 million hectares of farmland.

At the No. 95 compound, at a general meeting, Uncle Li from the front yard shouted, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, it's all your fault. If everyone had listened to First Uncle, it would have been fine. In March and April, I saw that food was already in short supply, and now the ration has been reduced. None of us are full, and we don't have the energy to work."

Jia Zhang saw Yi Zhonghai's unhappy face and could only say, "It's all Yan Laokou's fault. Everyone was hoarding grain, but he insisted that it was illegal. As a result, Yan Laokou secretly went to buy grain. We all saw it with our own eyes. Yan Laokou, what do you think we should do about this?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Fugui quickly replied, "Oh! You misunderstood. I went to a friend's house to borrow food. It was just over ten kilograms of corn flour. We have six people in our family and we can't get enough to eat. This is not a solution. By the way, the uncle's family has stored a lot of food. Uncle, why don't you share some with everyone?"

Liu Haizhong said disdainfully, "Old Yan, what you said is true. I informed everyone in advance. Jia Dongxu's family knew to line up in the middle of the night to buy food, and even went to the black market. But you didn't believe anything I said at the time, and accused me of fanning the flames. Tell me, who reported me to the street office? I have a temper too. I was kind-hearted for the compound, but you reported me. You really have no conscience."

Jing Hao immediately stood up and said, "My uncle is right. You are too cruel. Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu, me, He Yuzhu, and Liu Guangtian, we went to buy food for everyone in the middle of the night. You just forget about it, but you actually reported us. You deserve to starve."

Xu Damao said even more arrogantly: "Haozi is right. We originally bought a lot of food. Now both the money and the food have been withheld. Who is responsible for this loss? We finally bought several hundred kilograms of food. Who the hell is this? Stand up if you have the guts."

He Yuzhu almost laughed out loud. Xu Damao was really good at telling lies without blushing or beating his heart. But he held back and stood up and said, "That's right. He sold grain. He got it with great difficulty because of the first master's face. Who else in the other courtyards has this face? If you don't believe it, ask Jia Dongxu. He is the apprentice of the second master. Can he tell lies?"

Jia Dongxu stood up embarrassedly. The people who reported it were his master and Yan Fugui, but he couldn't say anything. He said, "Yes, I saw several carts of grain with my own eyes. We pulled back one cart and divided it among our families. When we went there for the second time, we were caught by government officials. Fortunately, the eldest uncle had a big face, otherwise, we would have been punished and our money would have been confiscated. For others who didn't buy grain, you should find a way out on your own!"

Uncle Zhang said, "Oh! What can we do? It's all Lao Yi and Lao Yan's fault. You, you, oh!"

Yi Zhongtian immediately said: "Brother Zhang, how can you blame us? We are also for the sake of discipline. No one knew there would be so many disasters this year, and our two families don't have any extra food!"

Soon, the other dozen or so families who failed to buy food began to blame Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui. These dozen or so families all participated in the report, which made them unable to eat enough.

Liu Haizhong snorted and said, "You are fence-sitters. I, Liu Haizhong, disdain to associate with you. More than a dozen of you have reported me, and Director Wang has personally named you. Do you really think I don't know? Well, I've already said that I, an old man, have been punished severely, and the channels for grain cannot be obtained. Are you satisfied? In addition, except for those who have not reported, you can come to me to borrow grain, but those who participated in the reporting, get out of here. Well, I still say that it will probably be like this for the next two or three years. Everyone, figure out a way, and adjourn the meeting!"

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he immediately left angrily. A lady also hurriedly followed him. Before Liu Guangtian left, he cursed: "You are such a jerk. You took my kindness for granted. You deserve to starve."

Xu Damao was extremely happy. Jing Hao's plan was awesome. It helped him punish these villains. It was really damn refreshing. He would go to Sha Zhu's house soon to celebrate and call Jia Dongxu along. Hahahaha!

When Liu Haizhong got home, he immediately said, "Mother, how is my acting? Isn't it okay?"

Auntie said happily, "Boss, you acted really well. In the future, even if our family eats better, they won't dare to object. Jinghao, this little bastard, has so many tricks. I didn't expect that Director Wang would cooperate with him."

Liu Haizhong said with a smile: "Jinghao, that kid is really a jerk. After this incident, our families usually have to eat well, and they have no choice but to beg us to help them."

Soon, Guangfu came over and said, "Dad, Brother Damao asked me to ask you to go to Brother Zhuzi's house. He asked you to drink with them. He brought some good wine."

The lady said, "That's not good! Won't people gossip about it? No one will have enough to eat."

Liu Haizhong said disdainfully: "What's wrong with that? These people have reported it, and several of us have paid a lot of money. What can they say? I'm going, you guys can eat whatever you want."

Soon, the smell of cooking came from He Yuzhu's house in the Central Courtyard. In order to retaliate against these people, Xu Damao deliberately opened the door and windows of He Yuzhu's house to let the smell drift away and annoy these ungrateful people.

Then, there were sounds of laughter, drinking and eating coming from He Yuzhu's house. Many families in the compound had already eaten and were discussing what to do in the Central Courtyard. They were also worried that this kind of day would last, and they didn't know how long it would last.

When everyone saw them eating and drinking, most of them were extremely jealous, while a few were glad that they had not listened to Yi Zhonghai and Yan Fugui and bought some food, so that they would not go hungry for at least a few months.

Yi Zhonghai was even more furious. Now he was surrounded by several families, who insisted that he and Yan Fugui find a solution for them. After the meeting, they all came to his home.

When Yan Fugui smelled the fragrance, his mouth was watering. He wanted to have a meal, but he also regretted it so much. He was a teacher after all, so how could he be bewitched and become involved with Yi Zhonghai.

Fortunately, I bought more than ten kilograms of corn flour, which can sustain me for a little while, otherwise my family would be even more hungry. I led other people in the compound to report Liu Haizhong and others, which was a complete fallout. If I go to beg them again, they will not give me a good face. I can only rely on Yi Zhonghai to find a solution.