Touching the top of the eldest son's head nearby, she gently said, "Mom doesn't blame you, but Aunt Jiang Yan is good to you. You must remember this in your heart. When you grow up, you must not only be filial to your parents, but also be good to Aunt Jiang Yan. Do you understand?"

"Know."

The three of them nodded repeatedly. Sheng Anhe took He Hongxiu's hand and told them what Jiang Yan had just said in the yard.

He Hongxiu didn’t understand either.

But she heard from her husband last night that Jiang Yan was a translator. Since Jiang Yan said that English was important, she naturally believed it and told the children:

"Aunt Jiang Yan is more educated than mom. Since she said English is important, you should listen to Aunt Jiang Yan and learn English well so that you can serve the motherland in the future."

night.

Sheng Pinghua came back and the couple lay on the bed. He Hongxiu mentioned what happened to the children in the evening.

Sheng Pinghua sighed that it would be a good idea to marry a virtuous woman. This couple can be friends, which will benefit both families.

He Hongxiu hit him and said angrily, "Are you envious? Then go find someone more virtuous."

Sheng Pinghua chuckled and hurriedly hugged his wife to comfort her.

"How could that be possible! My wife gave birth to three children for me, all of them are cute and sensible. She is the most virtuous daughter-in-law in our hospital. Jiang Yan can't compare to you."

After hearing what he said, He Hongxiu calmed down and said, "I think Jiang Yan likes children. If she and Lu Yunsheng don't have children, they will probably have conflicts sooner or later."

Sheng Pinghua said helplessly: "That's their business, we outsiders shouldn't interfere."

"I know." He Hongxiu sighed, "I just thought that Jiang Yan would be lonely when she gets old without anyone to take care of her."

Sheng Pinghua smiled and said, "I think you just have a good life and are so free that you even have the energy to sympathize with others."

He Hongxiu rolled her eyes at him and said, "What do you know? Women are different from men. When you get old, you need children by your side to make your life complete."

"Well, I was wrong. Whatever my wife says is right."

Sheng Pinghua didn't want to argue with his wife and affect the harmony of the family. Besides, men and women do have different ideas. He just needed to take control of the major matters at home.

The next morning.

Jiang Yan, carrying a small backpack, met up with several sisters-in-law at the station, preparing to go to the town for some shopping. Zhuang Cuizhu and Ye Fengjiao also went with them.

It would be inappropriate to deliberately leave out two people from the collective activities of the wives of the soldiers of the Second Regiment, as that would make the Second Regiment seem too disunited.

Ye Fengjiao has been much more well-behaved now, and Zhuang Cuizhu no longer makes any small moves.

The atmosphere is quite harmonious.

The supply and marketing cooperative opens at 8:00 a.m. and is open until 12:00 noon. It takes a one and a half hour break at noon and then opens at 1:30 p.m. and closes at 5:30 p.m.

It was not yet eight o'clock and the supply and marketing cooperative had not yet opened for business, but there were already quite a few people gathered at the door. They were all villagers from the villages near Baiguo Town, waiting to buy things early.

These days everyone is not getting enough food to eat and is undernourished, plus the average height of people in the south is not tall.

Jiang Yan is nearly 1.7 meters tall. Standing in the crowd, she stands out like a crane among chickens. Looking around, she can see the surrounding situation at a glance.

There are a lot of people.

There's absolutely no way to squeeze in.

Seeing the crowds of people ahead, Yuan Sufeng sighed repeatedly, "There are too many people. Why are they here so early? Can we still buy meat?"

Feng Yingchun was also a little worried. The aunts and girls in the village were very strong. They had not done hard work for many years and might not be able to snatch the goods.

He Hongxiu just gave up.

"Let it be. If you can buy it, buy it. If you can't, forget it. Let's come early tomorrow to grab a good seat."

Hearing the discussion among several people, the aunt next to them interrupted, "Hey! You don't know yet? Last week, a notice was issued that our town supply and marketing cooperative will only supply meat on Mondays and Fridays from now on."

The person next to him sighed, "And there are only two pigs a day."

"Why?"

Jiang Yan was shocked and suddenly realized that she didn't understand this era at all.

Baiguo Town and the various communes and brigades under it have a population of tens of thousands, and it takes only four pigs a week for tens of thousands of people.

Even if a pig grows rapidly and weighs 200 kilograms, four pigs would only weigh 800 kilograms, which is 400 kilograms.

There are seven days in a week. Taking the median population of the town as 50,000, the average person consumes 1 gram of meat per day.

Oh my god!

Isn’t this level of poverty a bit exaggerated?

However, what Jiang Yan didn't know was that in those days some counties only slaughtered one or two pigs a day, and it was already considered good for Baiguo Town to get four pigs a week.

Everyone shook their heads, and no one could answer Jiang Yan's question.

We are all ordinary people. No matter what is said by the higher-ups, we can only passively accept it. Objections are useless.

He Hongxiu and her companions were not too surprised to hear that the meat supply was low. These days everything was in short supply, meat even more so, so it was common for the supply to be reduced from time to time.

He Hongxiu sighed helplessly and thought of another way, "Everyone, grab as much as you can. If you can't grab anything, let's go to the sea tomorrow. No matter how little crab meat there is, it's still meat."

When she heard about going to the beach, thinking about how many fish Jiang Yan and her friends had caught last time, Ye Fengjiao hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, remember to take me and Sister Cuizhu with you when you go to the beach."

He Hongxiu agreed, "Okay, I'll call you guys then."

As they were talking, the supply and marketing cooperative opened its door, and the large door made of rectangular wooden boards was taken down piece by piece and placed beside the door.

The staff shouted, "Today we have pork available. The price of pork fat is 1.1 yuan, fat is 0.9 yuan, pork belly is 0.8 yuan, and lean meat is 0.7 yuan. From now on, all pork heads, ears, and offal must be exchanged with meat coupons. Please see the small blackboard in the room for specific exchange."

Upon hearing this, everyone present started to talk in a low voice, but the staff member didn't care. It was not him who couldn't eat meat just because others couldn't eat meat.

Glancing at everyone with pride, the staff member retreated to the wall and waved, "Come in."

Everyone filed in, and Jiang Yan and a few others also hurriedly squeezed in.

The meat stall immediately became lively.

"I want a pound of fat."

"I want a pig's head."

"I want pork belly."

“Pig intestines.”

…

The supply and marketing cooperative suddenly became lively, with people shouting at each other, and people were scrambling to get the pork offal that was usually not easy to sell.

Just as Jiang Yan was trying to squeeze into the crowd, a familiar voice suddenly shouted, "Hey, someone dropped a dollar."

"My, my."

There was an immediate response from the scene. Some people hurriedly lowered their heads to look for it, but others were still trying hard to squeeze in.

Seeing there was a gap, Ye Fengjiao hurriedly squeezed in, but she was too big and was soon squeezed out again.

Seeing Ye Fengjiao like that, He Hongxiu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Ye Fengjiao learns very quickly, but the effect doesn't seem to be as good as your last time."

Jiang Yan shook her head.

In those days, those who had meat coupons were those who ate rationed grain, and ordinary rural farmers had no channels to obtain meat coupons.

There was only a group of people coming and going to buy meat.

Besides, there were so many people present at the time. After she used it, others would definitely learn it after seeing the good effects.