Chapter 151 Influence
“Wangcai, go back to your nest.”
When Wangcai saw Yang Xiaotao coming back, he immediately begged for mercy, looking like he was trying to please.
Yang Xiaotao touched the dog's head and knew that more and more people would be jealous in the future. This dog was raised at the right time.
Just keep an eye on this yard so that no one comes to steal the corn.
In that case, your hard work will be in vain.
Wangcai lay back in his nest and looked around cautiously.
Yang Xiaotao returned home and just sat down when he thought of something again and took out twenty kilograms of white flour from the space, which he had previously exchanged with national food stamps in order to cope with the current situation.
Of course, it is normal for Yang Xiaotao to do this. Who doesn’t buy food in ordinary times? The difference is that most of what Yang Xiaotao eats is exchanged with credits. He has saved up this kind of white flour and miscellaneous grains. It is estimated that he has one or two of them. There is still a hundred pounds.
Taking advantage of the night, I walked out of the room and arrived at Uncle Chen’s house.
At this time, Uncle Chen also heard about the new policy, and the old couple also asked the street office. Knowing that this was the case across the country, they felt uneasy.
Their family is in Sijiucheng, but their children and grandchildren are all in Shanghai.
If I have nothing to do, I plan to go to Shanghai this year, but now that something like this has happened, going there will only increase the burden. It is better to live in this 49th city, at least the food supply can be guaranteed.
The old couple had made a decision and were about to write a letter to their son explaining the situation when there was a knock on the door.
Uncle Chen opened the door with his coat on and saw Yang Xiaotao standing at the door carrying a flour bag.
"Uncle Chen, aunt!"
Yang Xiaotao walked into the room and put the dough bag on the table. The old couple looked over with surprised expressions.
“There is extra noodles at home, and I can’t finish it by myself, so I might as well bring it over!”
“No, your uncle and I have enough food to eat, so we don’t need you. "
Aunt Chen refused immediately, and Uncle Chen on the side also reached for the dough bag.
"Uncle and aunt, don't be impatient."
"I've heard about this too. It's not a month or two months, it may last for a year or two."
"Let's not be pretentious. , The days to come are long.”
The two of them were also thinking deeply when they heard Yang Xiaotao’s words.
If it is true as what Yang Xiaotao said, we really have to help each other these days.
"Okay, my wife, put the things away so that no one can see them."
Uncle Chen was open-minded and gave instructions, then asked Yang Xiaotao to stay for dinner. Yang Xiaotao did not refuse. He just passed the assessment today, so he had the right to do so. It's time to celebrate.
Under night, smoke rises from the courtyard, but it is much quieter than usual.
In the backyard of the Xu family, the light bulbs were on and the house was equally quiet.
Xu Damao was lighting a fire aside, and Lou Xiaoe was sitting on a chair, lost in thought.
Thinking of her father's words, her heart felt heavy, and she also understood the seriousness of the current situation.
Their family was already at the center of the storm, and now the whole country is experiencing hardship and poverty. If they continue their previous life, wouldn’t it be a thorn in the side of people’s eyes?
"Da Mao!"
Lou Xiao'e said to Xu Damao seriously.
“There was a letter from mom just now.”
When Xu Damao heard this, he immediately pricked up his ears. Now the family's life is entirely supported by the Lou family.
"What did mom say?"
Xu Damao came back from the countryside in the afternoon and heard about the incident. His salary had been cut by one-third, which made him feel distressed for a while.
But he didn’t worry about it, wasn’t it just a few dollars missing? Isn’t it just food reduction?
My wife’s family is still short of money? What kind of food will be available for the next movie screening in the countryside?
Therefore, Xu Damao was simply confident.
"Mom said, from now on we will live behind closed doors. The Xu family is the Xu family and the Lou family is the Lou family!"
"Don't move around unless absolutely necessary."
Lou Xiao'e said softly, she understood that this was her mother trying to clear things up with them, for fear of injuring them.
“Mani, what does this mean?”
"It's difficult to cooperate, so just leave us alone!"
Xu Damao jumped to his feet, tilted his head and opened his mouth, with a ferocious face.
"What do you mean, no matter what? We have hands and feet, and we are not disabled or weak. Can't we still support ourselves?"
Lou Xiao'e also stood up. She naturally knew Xu Damao's character. They had been married for almost two years, and she knew exactly what Xu Damao was thinking.
“Hmph! Just with my little salary, we can’t have sex every day?”
"What's wrong with Wo Wo Tou? I didn't say anything. It's hard to be a grown man. Are you a man?"
"Are you a man? You, Lou Xiao'e, let me tell you, I, Xu Damao, can do it anyway. Earn money to support your family, don't ask this question again, or I..."
"Oh, oh, let it go, let it go"
Lou Xiao'e twisted his ears and bowed his head while Xu Damao was stiff for three seconds. .
“You’re trying to show off to me, right? Why don’t you save your energy for bed?”
"I go to the countryside day by day. The Huahua incident last time hasn't passed yet. I asked, what did you do last night?"
Lou Xiao'e was so domineering that Xu Damao immediately became shorter.
"Ezi, Ezi, listen to me..."
Liu Haizhong's house.
There was a burst of crying, and then Liu Guangfu ran out behind Liu Guangtian. Both of them covered their heads and ran out with their buttocks stuck out.
"You little beast, if you dare, don't come back tonight."
"You two idiots will freeze to death."
Liu Haizhong threw the feather duster out from behind and pointed at the backs of the two disappearing people. Trembling with anger.
The deaf old lady next door slowly opened the door and shook her head when she saw Liu Haizhong not treating her child as a son.
There was a lot of dancing in the backyard.
Yang Xiaotao returned home after breakfast and picked up an English dictionary to review again.
Now, he has almost memorized this English dictionary. He feels that he will be able to memorize it in a few days, and he will definitely have a lot of credits by then.
Wake up in the morning and everything is as usual.
After practicing thrusting in the yard for a while and sweating all over, I went back to the house to prepare breakfast.
Two eggs with fried leeks, and a plate of steamed buns with two noodles. I made some corn cakes for Wangcai and soaked them in vegetable soup. After eating, I checked the growth of corn in the yard.
Xiaowei emerged from the corn leaves. Under her day and night care, the corn stalks had already found their way to her waist. Yang Xiaotao didn't know how the corn was growing at this season, but neither did the people in the surrounding courtyard.
Even Uncle Chen, who had experience in farming, only planted early and grew quickly.
Seeing that the corn had not yet been harvested, Yang Xiaotao knew that it was not yet time.
He told Wangcai to take care of his family and walked to the factory with his bag on his back.
There are more tasks assigned to the factory today. This is also a requirement issued by the higher-ups. Production and construction require more steel and more machines.
After a busy morning, I can clearly feel the change in the food when I eat. On weekdays, a meat dish usually has six or seven pieces of meat, but now one or two pieces are good.
When it was Yang Xiaotao's turn, Shazhu's spoon-shaking appeared again, and there was only a piece of meat, or a piece of diced meat.
Looking at the stupid look on his face, Yang Xiaotao really wanted to punch him.
After eating, everyone took a short break and continued working.
Maybe it was because they ate less food at noon, and in the middle of the afternoon some people couldn't stand it any longer, slowing down the pace of work and causing a decline in production efficiency.
After get off work, Yang Xiaotao felt that the workers around him had lost their usual enthusiasm and did not say much. Now that the assessment has been suspended and benefits have been cancelled, everyone's thoughts are naturally not on technology.
After work, we say hello and go back to our respective homes.
Yang Xiaotao also enjoyed his leisure time. He went home early, read a book and took care of the yard.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, I saw the third uncle Yan Fugui walking from the alley entrance, carrying a flour bag in his hand. It seemed that he had not bought any food.
Yang Xiaotao walked into the yard without asking.
Yan Fugui behind him took a look and sighed helplessly.
Just now he went home from get off work and went to the grain store, hoping to use this month's share.
But when I arrived at the grain store, I realized that this month’s grain distribution had been completed. This was something I had never experienced before.
After some inquiries, I found out that the grain store is not open around the clock, but only on three days at the beginning of the month and three days in the middle of the month. After this time, we can only wait until next time.
Moreover, the amount of food received each time is not necessarily sufficient, only 70% to 80%.
If you don’t take the rest, it will be treated as patriotic food.
When Yan Fugui found out, he felt uncomfortable all over.
For a person like him who likes to calculate everything, in the face of the general trend of the country, no matter how he plots, he will not create food out of thin air.
The ones who can calculate are the people in the courtyard.
Watching Yang Xiaotao's back gradually disappear, and then thinking about the corn grown in the yard recently, Yan Fugui had a strange feeling, as if this guy could predict the future. Otherwise, why would he not grow vegetables but corn?
When I got home, I told the third aunt about this idea, but it made the third aunt panic, "No way, old man, don't talk nonsense."
Yan Fugui locked up I also thought this was evil, but now I believe in Lao Ma's ideas.
“However, this Yang Xiaotao is really lucky.”
“Grow vegetables when there is food, and plant cobs when there is no food. Why do you think this is so well arranged?”
The third aunt finally spoke up, somewhat agreeing with the third uncle's conjecture.
“You’ve finished eating, wash your hands quickly, the children are waiting!”
Seeing the presence of the old god Yan Fugui, the third aunt hurriedly urged, Yan Fugui came to the table, He looked at a pot of gray steamed buns in the middle, and a plate of radish heads next to it. The only dish on the table was boiled cabbage, without meat.
Looking at the plummeting food, Yan Fugui threw down his chopsticks in distress, "I'll go take a look!"
"Yang Xiaotao is a bit evil!"
"I don't think I can tell you the secret, so as not to suffer a loss later."
When Yan Fugui got up, he ignored the looks of his family and hurried to the middle courtyard. Then he saw Yang Xiaotao putting a bowl of corn pancakes in his hands. When he put it into the doghouse, he vaguely saw a chicken bone, which made a crunching sound when Wangcai bit it in his mouth.
For a moment Yan Fugui felt that he was not as well fed as a dog.
Arrived in front of the hospital, Wangcai discovered Yan Fugui.
For this guy who wants to eat himself, Wangcai will naturally scream twice.
Yan Fugui heard the dog barking as soon as he got close, and then stopped, not daring to step forward.
Yang Xiaotao heard the cry, came out of the house, and saw Yan Fugui's figure.
Turn on the lights in the yard, "Third uncle, what's the matter?"
Yang Xiaotao stood under the light and shouted from a distance.
Yan Fugui grinned, "It's okay, why don't I come and see the corn you planted!"
Yang Xiaotao frowned, "What's so good about it? Aren't they all the same?"
"Third uncle, I advise you not to take advantage of my corn. We all know what the situation is now."
< br>"This little bit of corn can save lives at a critical moment. As for you, just stop worrying about calculations."
Yang Xiaotao is straightforward and shows no mercy at all, because he knows the person in front of him very well. Who is he?
Don't look at the smiling face now, but the calculation behind it doesn't care about the previous friendship.
Just like before, the two had "cooperated", but when something happened to Yang Xiaotao, he stepped on him, and it was hard.
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Yan Fugui was neither blushing nor out of breath, not angry at all, and still smiling.
"Xiao Tao, you have a villain's heart and a gentleman's heart."
"We scholars are the most particular about integrity. We would rather starve to death than chew, and would rather break than bend!"
< br>“Stop, stop, stop!”
Yan Fugui was about to drop his book bag again, and Yang Xiaotao quickly shouted to stop.
“If you have anything to do, tell me quickly. I’m eating and resting.”
“This, this, it’s nothing, that’s it.”
“That’s right, from now on. The corn is ready, let’s share it with the third uncle.”
“The third uncle’s house is really hard to open. Don’t worry, you can leave it to me to water and weed when you get off work. All you need is fifty pounds.”< br>
"Alas, don't go."
"Come home and rest."
Yang Xiaotao didn't want to hear any more, so he turned around and went into the house, slamming the door.
Yan Fugui had a dull look on his face, and after a long time he sighed and walked home.
(End of this chapter)