Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

"Dongxu and Banggeng are the most important in our family now. Dongxu is the mainstay of the family. He needs physical strength to work. Banggeng is the hope of our Jia family, so we have to give priority to you two in terms of food."

Jia Zhang was a traditional woman. She attached great importance to the men in the family, but paid less attention to the women. She even had one thing she hadn't said, which was that if things really didn't work out, she could give up the little girl Xiaodang.

"This is the only way we can do now. We can only do as the three managers said, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure at the same time.

Starting from today, just eat two meals a day. In the morning, just drink some thin porridge. The thinner the porridge can be.

At noon, I get food at the factory and take it home. I make less food at home and eat as little as possible. I skip dinner.

Bang Geng is important, but Mom and Huai Ru are also important. Our whole family must face this together and no one can be treated differently!"

Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang have somewhat different ideas. Banggeng is his son and it is very important, but other people in the family are also important, so he should be treated fairly.

"Dongxu, you go to work, Huairu, go outside the city to find some food, like the wild vegetables, tree bark, grass roots, etc. that the three uncles mentioned. No matter what, as long as it is edible, bring it back. Huairu, you know these things, right?

I cook at home and take care of our two children.

If it really doesn't work, ask Dongxu's master Yi Zhonghai for help.

With this operation, our family can still barely cope for at least three months. If the situation continues to deteriorate, we will think of other ways.

Ugh!

But if this happens, the next few months will be really hard!"

In the end, it was Jia Zhang who made the final summary and arrangements.

At the same time, Yan Fugui's family was also discussing how to live in the future, and because Yan Fugui was there, his plans were more detailed and specific.

"Boss, you currently earn between 8 and 10 yuan a month, so let's calculate it as 9 yuan.

Now 9 yuan can buy just over 11 jin of cornmeal, and your food ration has been reduced by 5 jin after two cuts.

So now if you go to the streets to do odd jobs, you can still make a profit. You have to continue to do odd jobs, but you will have less food to eat. There is nothing you can do about it.”

Yan Fugui's family was present and listening to Yan Fugui's decision.

"I understand, Dad, but you can't eat too little, otherwise you won't have the energy to work."

Yan Jiecheng certainly knew what the current situation was, but what he said was not wrong. If you eat less, you will not be able to do physical work.

"The first thing we need to ensure in our family is that there are people who can earn money and work, and that means my eldest brother and I.

Starting tomorrow, the child's mother and Jiefang will go out of the city every day to find food. The child's mother has experience in this area, so take Jiefang with you and bring back anything edible.

Apart from work, I go fishing during my free time. If I catch a big fish, I will exchange it for coarse grains or sweet potatoes. If it is a small fish, I will let my family have fish soup.

Jie Kuang and Jie Di, except when going to school, you two should stay in the house and are not allowed to go anywhere. Try not to move around to save energy.

From then on, the family did as we had said during the meeting and only ate two meals a day, skipped dinner, had only thin soup for breakfast, and had some dry food for lunch.

I'll give you a detailed list of exactly how much food the child's mother should put in each meal, and you must follow it strictly.

At night, all family members should avoid any activity as it will consume energy.”

Yan Fugui is indeed a teacher. He has set detailed standards for cooking every meal at home, and the amount of grain in each meal is accurate to the spoonful.

The measuring spoon used for cooking in his family is not a big iron spoon, but a small spoon used for eating and drinking soup.

The amount of food should be measured by the small spoon, and the small spoon must be flat and not pointed.

In fact, according to Yan Fugui's idea, he wanted to count by rice grains, but it was really inconvenient to count cornmeal, so he could only count by spoon.

Yan Fugui even orders pickled vegetables down to the root, with a limit on the number of pickles each person can eat at each meal.

At this time, Zhang Jialiang's family, Zhang Jialiang, his grandmother and mother were discussing how to deal with the reduction in food ration standards.

"Liangzi, Mom, the food rations have been reduced a lot. Now there is an increase in the monthly food gap. I don't know what to do in the future."

Wang Shujuan was worried.

"Mom, how much food do we have left?

How long will the food last if the current situation continues?"

The Zhang family stockpiled a batch of grain a few months ago, but after several months of consumption, a lot of it has been used up.

"I still have about 240 kilograms, which will last about five months at this rate."

Wang Shujuan is very familiar with the current grain reserves in her home, especially after the meeting she went to the place where the grain was stored and made an accurate estimate.

"Mom, grandma, do you think the food ration standard will be lowered in the future?"

The reason why Zhang Jialiang asked this was to prepare his mother and grandmother mentally. The reduction in food rations was carried out in multiple stages, and the current standards are not the final ones.

In his impression, the food ration standard for an adult was eventually reduced by 7 kilograms, which means that after this reduction, the food ration standard will be reduced by another kilograms.

The first reduction in food ration standards has made life extremely difficult for many people. They can no longer get enough food to eat, but they can eat enough to keep themselves from starving.

The second reduction in food ration standards dealt a heavy blow to the vast majority of people, causing most of them to start going hungry. Life would certainly become extremely difficult and harsh.

When the food rations were reduced for the third time, almost everyone was starving. Life became even more difficult. It can be said that life was extremely miserable, and many people were on the brink of struggling between survival and death.

"Ah! Are the ration standards going to be lowered?

Wouldn’t that really be fatal?”

Wang Shujuan is not a brave person, and she was shocked when she heard what her son said.

"If that's the case, someone will die!"

Zhang Jialiang's grandmother couldn't help but think of the natural disasters in the past. The tragic scenes are still vivid in her mind, and she really doesn't want to recall them.

"I think it's possible, but you don't have to worry. I still have some food in my hands, but I haven't hidden it at home. It's still outside. If there's too much food at home, it's easy for something to go wrong.

If there is not enough food in the future, I will bring it back in batches, so don't worry, the food I have hidden is definitely enough for our family to eat, even if the rations are reduced again, it will be no problem, and my second sister will have enough to help with some of it."

Zhang Jialiang felt that it was time to reveal some information about the grain in his hands, otherwise it would be bad to make his mother and grandmother worry too much.

As for the other people in the family, there is no need to tell them. As long as the three of them can reach a consensus and stabilize the morale of the Zhang family, there will be no major chaos in the family.