Scholars in the courtyard

"Wangcai, go back to your nest."

When Wangcai saw Yang Xiaotao coming back, he immediately wagged his tail and begged for mercy, looking like he was trying to please him.

Yang Xiaotao touched the dog's head and knew that more and more people would be jealous in the future. It was just the right time to raise this dog.

I just want to 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 for national food stamps in order to cope with the current situation.

Of course, it's normal for Yang Xiaotao to do this. Who doesn't usually buy food? The difference is that most of what Yang Xiaotao eats is exchanged for credits. He has saved up all these white flour and miscellaneous grains. It is estimated that he still has one or two hundred kilograms of them.

Taking advantage of the night, he walked out of the room and came to 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 nothing happens, 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 made a decision in their hearts 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.

"I have extra noodles at home and I can't finish them all by myself, so I might as well bring them over!"

"No, your uncle and I have enough food to eat. We don't need yours."

Aunt Chen immediately refused, and Uncle Chen on the side also reached for the dough bag.

"Uncle and aunt, don't worry."

"I've also heard about this. It's not a month or two months, it may last for a year or two."

"Let's not be pretentious, the days ahead will be long."

The two of them were also deep in thought after hearing Yang Xiaotao's words.

If it is true as Yang Xiaotao said, we really have to help each other these days.

"Okay, my wife, put your 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. It happened that he passed the test today, so Quan was celebrating.

Under the 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 Xiao'e 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 forefront, but 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 spoke 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, wasn't it just a few dollars missing? Isn’t it just food reduction?

Is your wife’s family 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, if we live behind closed doors from now on, the Xu family will be the Xu family, and the Lou family will be the Lou family!"

"Don't move 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.

"Well, what does this mean?"

"If it's difficult to co-write, just leave us alone!"

Xu Damao jumped up, tilted his head and opened his mouth, his face full of ferocity.

"What do you mean we don't care? We have hands and feet, and we are not crippled or weak. Can't we still support ourselves?"

Lou Xiao'e also stood up. She naturally knew Xu Damao's character. She had been married for almost two years, and she knew Xu Damao's thoughts clearly.

"Hmph! Just relying on my little salary, can't we just make a living every day?"

"What's wrong with Wo Wo Tou? I didn't say anything. It's so uncomfortable to be a grown man. Are you a man?"

"Is he a man? You, Lou Xiao'e, let me tell you, at least I, Xu Damao, can make money to support my family. Don't ask this question again, or I..."

"Ouch, ouch, let go, let go."

Xu Damao, who had been hard for three seconds, had his ears twisted by Lou Xiao'e and his head lowered.

"You're trying to show off to me, right? Why don't you save your energy for bed?"

"I'm going to the countryside day by day. The incident with Huahua last time hasn't passed yet. What did you do last night?"

Lou Xiao'e was so domineering that Xu Damao immediately became shorter.

"Ezi, Ezi, listen to me..."

Liu Haizhongjia.

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 disappeared 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 excitement 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.

When I wake up in the morning, 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, fried leeks, and a plate of steamed buns with noodles. I also made some corn cakes for Wangcai to soak 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 look after his home 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.

Seeing 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 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 everyone goes back to their 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, holding 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 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 used as patriotic food.

Yan Fugui felt uncomfortable all over when he found out.

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 conjure 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 my third aunt about this idea, but she was frightened and said, "No way, old man, please don't talk nonsense."

Yan Fugui thought this was evil even behind closed doors, but now he believed in Lao Ma's ideas.

"However, this Yang Xiaotao is really lucky."

"When there is food, you plant vegetables, and when there is no food, you plant cobs. How do you think this is so well-arranged?"

The third aunt finally spoke up, somewhat agreeing with the third uncle's conjecture.

"After eating, wash your hands quickly, the children are waiting!"

Seeing the presence of the old god Yan Fugui, the third aunt hurriedly urged him. Yan Fugui came to the table and looked at a pot of gray steamed buns in the middle. Next to it was a plate of radish heads. The only dish on the table was boiled cabbage. There was no Meat.

Looking at the plummeting food, Yan Fugui threw down his chopsticks in frustration, "I'll go take a look!"

"Yang Xiaotao is a bit evil!"

"It's impossible to figure out the secret, so as not to suffer a loss later."

Yan Fugui ignored the gazes of his family when he got up, and hurried to the middle courtyard. Then he saw Yang Xiaotao putting a bowl of corn pancakes into the doghouse, and vaguely saw a chicken bone, which was bitten by Wangcai. There was a crunching sound.

For a moment, Yan Fugui felt that he was not as well fed as a dog.

Arriving in front of the hospital, Wangcai discovered Yan Fugui.

Wangcai naturally screamed twice at this guy who wanted to eat him.

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.

Turning 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 take a look at 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 know what the situation is now."

"This little bit of corn can save lives at a critical moment. As for you, you can stop worrying about calculations."

Yang Xiaotao was straightforward and showed no mercy at all, probably because he knew exactly who the person in front of him was.

Despite his smiling face now, the plot behind his back 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 didn't blush or breath, and was not angry at all. He was still smiling.

"Xiao Tao, you have a villain's heart and a gentleman's heart."

"We scholars are most particular about integrity. We would rather starve to death than chew, and we would rather break than bend!"

"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 immediately. I'm just eating and resting."

"This, this, it's nothing, that's it."

"That's right, when the corn is ready, I'll share it with the three uncles."

"The third uncle's house is really in trouble. Don't worry. From now on, you can leave all the watering and weeding to me when you come back from get off work. All you need is fifty kilograms."

"Oh, don't leave."

"Here, go home and rest."

Yang Xiaotao didn't want to hear any more, so he turned around and went into the house, slamming the door shut.

Yan Fugui's face was dull, and he sighed for a long time and walked home.