Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Wang Zhengguo squatted outside and waited, and Li Dazhu went in to find Wang Zhengjun.

When he saw someone, he would ask where Wang Zhengjun was. Everyone is curious. When the person asked him what he was doing with Wang Zhengjun, he would smile and say, "Wang Zhengjun is such a good brother. Wang Zhengjun came home and asked him to lend him some food. He was I didn’t agree to anything, so I quickly packed up my rations and drove them over on a mule cart. I didn’t know where Wang Zhengjun’s family lived, so I found them here.”

When others ask the same question, he gives the same answer.

As a result, except for the master chef in the canteen who was still cooking, almost everyone in the Mining Bureau knew that Wang Zhengjun's eldest brother from his hometown in the countryside had sent him food. This originated from Wang Zhengjun borrowing the stored food.

After Lao Li left, those who got the answer immediately whispered among themselves.

"The old farmer in the countryside has a harder time than us. Why does he go home to ask for food?"

"That's right. Most of the food is supplied to the city. How many people can eat in the countryside? In the county where Wang Zhengjun's hometown is, more than 10,000 people died of starvation, and most of them were farmers in the countryside. You can imagine how... Tragic situation.”

"My hometown county originally had a population of more than 30,000 people, but now there are only more than 10,000 people left."

"Well, the people in my wife's family's production brigade are almost all hungry."

"So miserable? Are all your hometowns like this? I have always lived in the city and I don't know much about the situation down there."

"We have commercial grain, and our chance of survival is far higher than that of farmers who don't have much food after paying public grain. Thank you to the country, thank you to the leaders, thank you, thank you very much. Although we are not full, at least we will not starve to death."

"I remember that in 1961, the production team in my hometown only had five kilograms of wheat rations for the whole year. How could he be willing to ask his brother for it?"

"What's so strange? Doesn't his wife ask for food rations from her parents' family every year? Didn't you forget that her sister-in-law came to ask for food with her baby in her arms during confinement? Maybe it's their family's tradition to ask for food from the countryside."

"He is from the Wanglou Brigade. The Wanglou Brigade is famous for not having a single person starve to death."

"That being said, life in the Wanglou Brigade must be very tight. The rations are also based on points. If you give your rations to others, you will be hungry."

"Looking at his appearance, he is so heartless. Listen to Lao Li, his brother doesn't even know where he lives."

"I haven't heard him mention any relatives in his hometown."

In the midst of everyone's discussion, Wang Zhengjun walked out with a livid face. Seeing his expression, everyone pretended that they had not said anything just now and were doing their own work, but their eyes were fixed on Wang Zhengjun's back, and Wang Zhengjun arrived at the door. When he saw Wang Zhengguo, he lowered his voice and shouted: "What are you doing here? Do you know what impact it will have on me?"

Wang Zhengguo touched the patch on his dog-skin hat with a naive and careless look. He pretended not to notice Wang Zhengjun's suppressed anger and said with a smile: "My youngest, I will give you some food. Didn't you say that your nephew-in-law is pregnant?" , isn’t there enough food at home? Your sister-in-law and I are getting older, and our work is not as good as when we were young. The rations we share have to supplement those of your nephews, nieces, and grandsons. It’s hard to squeeze this out through your teeth. Don’t be too little. If you think it's too little, I..."

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? Why do you come to where I work?"

He did not refuse the food sent by Wang Zhengguo, but he only cared that Wang Zhengguo came to the wrong place and at the wrong time.