There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

In the east wing of the landlord, Zhang's mother opened the small warehouse, which was full of things, everything. Zhang Guoqing knew at a glance that this was because he hadn't been here for a few days, and his mother had prepared a lot.

Zhang's mother directed him: Xiao Wu, you pack all these mountain goods together. After I pack them, you squeeze them into two big bags. The remaining game and bacon are all compacted. You are not afraid of being crushed. Pack them into one bag. package. We will send these three packages to the train tomorrow, and you send a telegram to your grandfather and ask them to pick them up.

Looking at these things, Zhang Guoqing's head grew big, Mother, I've given them all. What can we eat by ourselves? You can pack a few things and pack them into a bag. The smaller ones are easy to carry. I will go to other villages the day after tomorrow to buy food. Some of them were mailed in parcels. Keep these for home to eat, otherwise our family would have to eat wowotou with pickles.”

Mother Zhang covered her mouth, couldn't help laughing, stretched her head to look outside, and whispered, You still want to buy it in other villages, and the village at the foot of the mountain to the north of Daqing Mountain is all taken away by your mother-in-law. In our village, we collected the scraps, where do you buy them? Some people keep them for their own food, and you can’t buy them anymore. So listen to me and pack them quickly. Take them back to the capital for her, or wait for her a few days ago When the package arrives in the capital, if you mail it over, these things are not rare anymore.

Hearing this, Zhang Guoqing was speechless, How much did you buy? Isn't it a sensation in the ten miles and eight towns. And how does my mother-in-law know where to buy it? Those villages are at the foot of the mountain, and some villages cannot even be driven into.

Zhang's mother put her waist up proudly, and looked at him sideways, No, they bought them secretly. Your mother-in-law took Xizi to find those hunting houses, and the hunting family introduced a family. She followed this line, even The cart was full for four days. I mailed the package twice to the second uncle in Jiaojiao Daxibei. He said that he couldn’t buy it if he wanted to eat it there. You can eat it yourself or give it to others. These things are not available in our place. It’s worth the money, big cities are very expensive, and you can’t buy them. In the next few days, they will be mailed to Grandpa Jiaojiao, Uncle, and Auntie, and they will all be mailed to them. Hearing from Xizi that there are too many things, she first mails them twice in the county, and then Just drive to a few nearby villages and mail them separately. She is careful. Otherwise, what if it spreads all over the township.

Zhang's mother watched him packing, and made some suggestions from time to time, Don't worry, she mainly sells wild game and bacon. Every village has mountain products. We are not afraid that we will not be able to buy them. Besides, there are so many large and small markets at the end of the year, just buy again. There are still some in the kitchen cellar, keep them at home to eat.

Zhang Guoqing squeezed the game and bacon hard, and packed them into square packages. I mentioned it, it’s okay, it weighs 70-80 catties, I guess his mother bought a lot in the village, and later he will secretly give her some money.

Mother, I know. The family only weighs about ten catties. Who did you buy it from? No one in the village knows how to hunt. I see the most pheasants, and these bacon are also from this year. Whose?

Mother Zhang picked it up by herself, and moved to the corner satisfied.

Your uncle's house and your uncle's house were all taken away by me. Years ago, the village still had to hunt. They were not afraid that there would be no game. The bacon belonged to your aunt and her mother's family. The pigs that had been secretly raised for less than a year were just killed. I made it into bacon and planned to sell it secretly, so I took all of it. I didn’t go to the village to buy bacon, and there were too many people. It’s the mountain product, and it was bought by your elder brother’s strict-mouthed friends, plus our own. Don’t worry. Well, your father ordered it.

Zhang Guoqing was relieved when he heard his father's instructions, Mother, is there anyone who butchers pigs and wants to sell meat, no matter how much, you can buy it all for me, and if the village kills mutton, it doesn't matter how much, how much? Buy some.

Mother Zhang looked at him curiously: What's wrong, you want to buy so much?

Zhang Guoqing took a look and put the two packs of mountain goods in the corner. It looks like the three are not too big. They will be delivered directly to the carriage tomorrow, and they will be sent to the capital for help. Send a telegram to someone to pick them up ,should be no problem.

Zhang Guoqing thought for a while, and still revealed that he had also heard some rumors in the provincial capital this time. Others don't believe it, but he does. It's about time to collect slowly.

I heard a rumor. From next year, everything needs a ticket, even matches, and a needle. Like the food stamps in previous years, everything needs a ticket.

The things in the market cannot be sold by private individuals, but can only be exchanged. Only the public and collectives such as supply and marketing cooperatives and village brigades can trade. Others say that the market will also be closed.

So in the future, if you have money but no tickets, you will not be able to buy things. After seeing off my mother-in-law tomorrow, we will drive to see if there is anything we can't live without, and we will buy them all. See what you don't need tickets and buy some.

If this is the case, think about the rural areas where you have to buy everything except food. Where are the tickets? If you really wait for the year-end settlement and give some receipts, how will you live that year? If you think about the cloth ticket again, you just need to have money to buy cloth in the past, but now you can’t buy cloth without a cloth ticket. We don't need to be nervous about these rumors, just know it in our hearts.

When I buy meat, I want to give it as a gift. Several families in the county lacked nothing but meat. I want to tell my second brother to go to the police/security/bureau first, see if I can send some meat there, get in touch with those bosses, and I also want to send some to others. Mother, look at how the elder brother arranges, you give me some advice, the elder brother and the second elder brother can only be arranged in the county and the village, they can't be arranged all at once, and they can't attract too much attention, so as not to gossip outside.

Zhang's mother looked at her son in surprise, and suspected that she had heard it wrong. How many people want to go to the city, but it is easy to go to the city? But now he told her that it was okay, but not to be too flamboyant.

Mother, where are you? Father Zhang's voice sounded from outside the door.

Zhang's mother hurriedly pulled him in. She didn't dare to make decisions about such a big family matter, and it depended on what the child's father said.

Father Zhang looked at Mother Zhang, glanced at the package on the ground, and said to Zhang Guoqing, Are you all right here? Go back to the room with Dad and tell me how this time went, and who did you meet?

Zhang Guoqing took his mother and followed Zhang Dad into the next bedroom. Father Zhang lit the long pipe, took a puff of dry tobacco, and waited for them to talk.

Zhang's mother told him in detail what Xiao Wu said just now, about the possibility that all tickets will be used next year. Father Zhang didn't say anything after hearing this. He looked at Zhang Guoqing and saw him nodding.

Father Zhang squinted his eyes, took another puff of cigarettes, and comforted his wife, If all the bills are changed to the ticket system, the money will be useless, especially in rural areas. Food stamps, cloth stamps and meat stamps, next year if all bills Nothing strange. Damn, then you can listen to Xiaowu and go to the provincial capital to see, there is no need to worry, with Xiaowu here, we are not afraid of running out of tickets, and we are not afraid of not being able to buy them.

After hearing this, Zhang's mother thought for a while and said, The child's father, Xiao Wu plans to let his second brother join the county police/security/bureau, and ask my boss what is his plan?

Father Zhang shook his head, Don't be in a hurry, don't go into the city yet. You can't all three enter the city, it's not good-looking, and the impact is not good. The second child goes in, his family has small children and the burden is light, and the second child's family can earn money at home. Order rations. Plant some vegetables in the yard, raise pigs and chickens. Wait for Xiao Wu to enter the city. Then arrange for the second family, and take it easy. Ask them what they mean. Xiao Wu, how did you go this time?

Zhang Guoqing was thinking about what to say, and he was afraid that they would worry if he said it too seriously. After a while, I first talked about who I met when I went to the provincial capital, what important elders I met, and what friends I made. Then he talked about the old man's care for him, and what he had explained in the past five days. After finishing speaking, it seems that his father has nothing to ask. I know this is waiting for him to sum up his feelings.

Mr. Lin is seven-point sincere to me, and three-point intentional. My mother-in-law is here, and I haven't had time to talk to Jiaojiao about these things. I haven't met other Lin family members yet, so let's take a step and see. Some things are very difficult to explain. When my father-in-law comes back, I will understand. The most important person in the Lin family is my mother-in-law. If they are good, get in touch with them more, and if they are bad, avoid them. I have something to discuss with you. You see, we are safe. Is the household registration in the capital or directly in the village?