Courtyard: My wife is Wen Li

"Small stoves are my strong point. If I went to another unit, I would at least be a fourth-level cook." He Yuzhu explained what happened before.

"As far as our factory is concerned, I am the sixth-level cook. If you dare to wear small shoes for me, the man will turn around and leave without waiting for you."

"The level of the steel rolling mill is here. Where can they find a chef except me?"

"Well, that makes sense!" Yan Bugui nodded, "Otherwise, I have to say that I'm a craftsman of yours. It's the same wherever you have craftsmanship!"

"By the way, you haven't said it yet!"

"What did Yi Zhonghai say to you at first?"

He Yuzhu poured another drink and then said: "When Yi Zhonghai came to drink with me, he had been persuading me to take Yuyu to Baocheng and find my dad back."

"I was also angry and aggrieved at the time, and I really wanted to go there and ask for myself."

"It's just that I drank too much later. When I woke up, I lay in bed and thought, since he is gone, can we really find him back if we go looking for him?"

"And it was the time for the grading assessment!"

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up, "Yes, I can't even remember it if you don't tell me."

"Third uncle, your elementary school was taken over early, and the Hongxing Elementary School that was renamed later is considered the primary school for the children of the steel rolling mill." He Yuzhu said: "But our steel rolling mill involves many things, and it is privately operated, including dividends. question."

"If I left with He Yuyu and missed the grade when I came back, let alone the grade, would I still have a share in this job?"

"Even if I go again and don't participate in the qualifications, I will just be a helper cook!"

"The most you can give me is the treatment of a level 10 cook. How much is the difference in salary?"

Yan Bugui nodded, "Yes, it seems that Yi Zhonghai has bad intentions!"

"When I got up early the next day, I remembered the things at home. Then I rummaged through and found money at the bottom of the box, which is almost equivalent to more than 500 today!" He Yuzhu then continued: "Most of the other money was taken by my dad. Taken away.”

“But I don’t know how many there were in the family at that time!”

"Then there's the noodle vat and the vegetable cellar. There's a lot of stuff in there, enough for Yu Yu and I to eat for a long time."

"If I didn't take a look, it would be anyone's guess whether there would be anything else when I come back. From that moment on, I would lock the door."

Yan Bugui asked in shock: "You mean Lao Yi will take your things?"

"I don't know!" He Yuzhu shook his head, "Yi Zhonghai is an old worker in the factory. He knows the importance of grading, but he keeps asking me to protect the city."

"This is obviously not right. I have to speculate on his purpose with the greatest malice."

Yan Bugui was shocked. It was like this at first. He was not involved at that time, nor was the second uncle Liu Haizhong. Only Yi Zhonghai came to He Yuzhu's house.

He Yuzhu continued: "He came again the next morning and asked us brothers and sisters to go to Baocheng. In the end, I kicked him out. He looked like he couldn't believe it."

"After that, I had no contact with their family, even the Jia family."

Yan Bugui now understood that the two families had been in conflict for a long time, and Yi Zhonghai was just taking advantage of the lean years to attack, but how many years had it been?

Is it because Yi Zhonghai suddenly took action because an opportunity arose during the lean years?

"Zilla!" Yan Bugui said, "You have to be careful about Yi Zhonghai in the future!"

"It's okay!" He Yuzhu smiled, "If a cow doesn't drink water, can he still forcefully press its head?"

"He doesn't have the strength. If he really wants to trouble me, I'll just fight him with my fists. He's just an old man in the courtyard!"

"What about him?"

"In the factory and I'm in the cafeteria, I can't even get close to him. He just needs to be honest."

"Otherwise, you see how I deal with him!"

Then the two of them exchanged glasses and drank half a bottle of wine before Yan Bugui stood up and left.

At this time, Wen Li spoke, "Zhuzi, I haven't felt what you said before, but this time I really feel it. Your compound is really complicated!"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Where are you going?"

"Wait, it's okay that there's nothing serious happening in the courtyard. Once something big happens and breaks the current balance, it will be a troubled time!"

"Anyway, please remember that in this compound, you must not have extra sympathy, because it is not worth it, and you may get bitten back."

…

The matter passed like this, and until the Chinese New Year, He Yuzhu's family often went to Wen's house and paid little attention to the people in the compound, and the matter gradually calmed down.

1960 was not a good year. As the drought continued, this year was still not a good year. He Yuzhu always secretly sent food to the Wen family.

In this way, the two families were able to eat enough without feeling bloated.

Since the steel rolling mill is a key unit and involves heavy physical labor, although there is little food, we try to ensure the ration for front-line workers.

However, life is not easy for the Jia family. Because of their large rural household registration, their family's ration is insufficient.

Especially now that the crackdown on the pigeon market is extremely strict, it is even more difficult to buy food, and the Jia family now has five members.

Even if Jia Dongxu's salary is high, it is of no use. The food rations for the whole family are really not enough. If it were not for Yi Zhonghai's support, their family would probably starve to death.

Jia Dongxu was also worried about this matter. He couldn't watch his mother, wife, and children go hungry!

So I can only try to eat as little as possible, eat one meal in the factory cafeteria at noon, and try not to eat in the morning and evening. Nowadays, most people eat two or even one meal a day.

Yi Zhonghai felt that there was no solution, so he turned to He Yuzhu again, but this time he had learned his lesson and was going to talk in private first.

But he couldn't go by himself, so he first went to Liu Haizhong, "Old Liu, the Jia family is having a hard time, and the whole family relies on Jia Dongxu's alone."

"I did provide some support, but it wasn't enough!"

Liu Haizhong was stunned, this time Yi Zhonghai actually came to find him again, "Old Yi, you don't want to find He Yuzhu again, do you?"

"Has it only been a few months?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded, "There is no other way. We can't watch their family starve to death, right?"

"As for that?" Liu Haizhong frowned, "The quotas of both of you are not compromised. How can you still support ten kilograms of stick noodles a month?"

Liu Haizhong was reluctant, after all, he was very shameless last time.

"Jia Dongxu has lost a lot of weight now. After all, there are elders and younger children in the family. He can't watch his family go hungry, right?" Yi Zhonghai said: "If people in our compound starve to death, this will be a big deal!"