On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Xu family slept too late last night and didn't wake up until someone knocked on the door at around nine o'clock.
"Who is this, so early in the morning?" Xu Guangtian complained a few words, then walked out wearing a cotton jacket.
Xu Xiangyang opened his eyes. He didn't hear the knock on the door, but was woken up by Xu Guangtian's voice.
He got up, put on his clothes, washed his face and brushed his teeth before going to the main room.
Someone has come in from outside the door. It is Captain Liu Hai from my hometown.
"Xiang Yang just got up." He greeted.
Xu Xiangyang smiled and nodded, "Happy New Year, Uncle Liu."
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." Liu Hai nodded with a smile.
Seeing other people's lives getting better and better, I feel really jealous.
"Captain, why are you coming to wish us a happy new year during the New Year?" Xu Guangtian had always worked under someone else before and was not used to it.
In fact, it was only natural for Liu Hai to bring gifts to wish everyone a happy new year. Not to mention that his whole family had settled here, Xu Xiangyang's job also brought them a lot of convenience.
Just like Liu Hai, if he wants to buy something but has no coupons, and his sons in the city are not as promising as Xu Xiangyang, who can he turn to?
I still have to come to Xu Xiangyang and ask him for help.
So, not everyone is who you think they are.
No one comes to the temple unless he has something to do!
"It's just some food. Besides, Uncle Wang has been here with you guys, so I should come and take a look." Liu Hai was referring to Wang Zhongshan.
We are all elders, so it seems acceptable to say this.
In other words, Xu Guangtian and his wife believed it, but Wang Zhongshan and his wife, and Xu Xiangyang did not believe it.
You are all smart people, who are you trying to hide here?
After chatting for a while, Grandma Wang went to prepare lunch. Wang Xiumin was responsible for looking after the children. These two children had a hard time.
As we were chatting, I don't know how the topic of Lao Xu's family came up.
Liu Hai glanced at Xu Guangtian and said, "Xiang Min has gone to work at the commune now, selling vegetables at the grocery store. But I heard that this job costs a lot of money, and Xu Laoer's family is not happy about it."
"Now Xu Laoer has also divided his family property, but they didn't get much food, and they didn't get any money at all. It all went to Xu Xiangmin through connections."
It was obvious that Zhang Xiufen was wrong in this matter, but Xu Laoer's family had finally gotten on its feet, and they actually dared to split up.
A lot of things happened during this period, and Liu Hai explained it clearly in a moment.
Xu Guangtian's expression was somewhat complicated. "My second brother is also a coward, even worse than me. There are three girls in the family, why are you afraid of people? What's wrong with the girls? You can't just watch your own children starve to death, right?"
In fact, he had also heard about what was happening at home. The second Xu family worked so hard every day, but the whole family still had not enough to eat. On the other hand, the eldest Xu family ate so much that their mouths were full.
Of course, he didn't feel sorry for Xu Laoer. It was all his own choice. If the family had not been divided, he would have had to do the same.
How good it was now! After the family split up, the three of them became city dwellers. He had a job, and his wife had given birth to two big, fat boys.
Of course, all of this was brought about by Xu Xiangyang, and he kept it in mind.
Liu Hai felt that Xu Guangtian was right. If he wasn't really a loser, how could he have been a laborer for so many years?
In fact, they should have followed Xu Guangtian when he divided the family property. That way, at least they would not have been given only 100 kilograms of grain in the middle of winter.
There are still more than three months before spring. How can a family of five eat 100 kilograms of corn?
Liu Hai patted Xu Guangtian on the shoulder and said, "Guangtian, you're doing well now. Stay well in the city. Don't worry, old lady. If I don't give her a letter of introduction, she won't be able to leave."
Now you have to bring a letter of introduction when you go out. Of course, it’s okay if others don’t check it, but people from rural areas can tell it, so most of them have to be checked.
If you don't obey and leave the city quickly, you will be arrested as a vagrant.
Regardless of age, too many people are shameless these days.
Xu Guangtian nodded, feeling relieved after hearing this. It wasn't that he was afraid, but if someone really came to cause trouble when he was at work, wouldn't his wife and children be the ones to suffer?
Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Xu Xiangyang said, "Uncle Liu, is there any problem in the team that I can solve? You said I'm away from home all year round and don't have time to go back and see my fellow villagers."
He knew that this person came to pay New Year's greetings with New Year gifts, so he must have something important to do, and he made so many promises.
He can't just ignore it when others vote.
Besides, with Liu Hai watching over him, he would save a lot of trouble.
When Liu Hai heard this, he first smiled and then said, "Xiangyang, it was nothing, but now that you mention it, it seems like something is really wrong."
"It's like this. Hasn't our brigade always been short of subsidies? This Lunar New Year is really hard for everyone. Furthermore, we didn't even kill a pig this Lunar New Year. As the brigade leader, I feel really bad!"
Their brigade's harvest was average this year, and the two pigs they raised didn't survive. Even worse than not having pigs to deliver, they were frustrated by the lack of meat for everyone.
Even though this place is close to the mountain, can you really hunt there? It's so icy and snowy, you can't even shoot a bird.
Xu Xiangyang raised his eyebrows, waiting for his next words.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Liu Hai continued, "I want to ask you if you can bring back a few dozen kilograms of meat. Money is not a problem, but we don't have tickets."
He wanted to ask for a hundred kilograms, but after thinking about it, he didn't dare to say it. What if the other party was unwilling to help?
These few dozen kilograms are not enough to share, so you can set up a pot at the brigade headquarters, stew the dishes and share them out.
Otherwise, the family only has a few pounds of meat, which is not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth. Even if we make dumplings, if we put too many vegetables, they will be tasteless.
Xu Xiangyang frowned and asked, "Uncle Liu, isn't there more than a hundred households in the brigade? How much of the dozens of kilograms of meat can each household get?"
This is obviously not enough. It’s better not to share the meat for each family.
Liu Hai sighed helplessly. It was just over a hundred households, but he also knew that this meat was not cabbage, so how could they just take out more than a hundred pounds?
"Xiangyang, I know this stuff is not something you can just ask for. Just take as much as you can. Thank you, sir."
There was helplessness in his tone, and there was nothing he could do.
Every family had no meat to eat. This year during the Chinese New Year, his family bought a pound of meat but didn’t cook anything.
After all, everyone else is eating other things, but the aroma of meat is wafting from their house. Isn't that a disgrace to everyone?
Seeing that he knew what was going on, Xu Xiangyang said, "How about this, you wait here for a while, I'll go out for a while."
It's a way to make money anyway, and Liu Hai is a tight-lipped person, so there's no problem in helping him.
People did help him, at least they were able to resolve the messy relationships in the Xu family, which was a great help.
What's more, Xu Xiangyang is also looking at the long-term. With this favor, he will not be rejected when asking for help in the future.
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