Li Xu walked onto the street and looked at the people coming and going, and the smile on his face unconsciously disappeared.
Although the people were wearing patched clothes and most of them were thin and had sallow complexions, Li Xu could see their fighting spirit in their eyes.
Li Xu had only learned some knowledge about this era from books before. The books said that people of this period were full of energy and fighting spirit, full of yearning for life and full of confidence in the future.
Now, Li Xu believed it.
Similarly, he also felt that he was out of tune with this era.
Li Xu turned around with a complicated expression and looked at his current home.
Soon, Li Xu regained his confidence, a smile appeared on his face again, and he set off with hope.
Li Xu walked for a few minutes based on his memory and arrived in front of a house.
The gate of the yard was not closed, and I happened to see the best friend of this body talking to a middle-aged woman in the yard.
"Knock knock." Li Xu knocked on the door twice.
The two people in the yard also turned their heads and looked over here at the same time.
"Hey, how come you, such a busy man, have time to come and see me today? Come in, come in." The young man asked with a smile on his face after seeing Li Xu.
"Hey, hello, Aunt Fu." After entering the room, Li Xu first greeted the middle-aged woman standing beside him, and then said to his best friend:
"When am I not free? Now I am free every day."
Where Li Xu is now, if the locals greet each other and ask if they are free, they actually mean to ask if they have free time.
"Xiao Xu is here, sit down quickly, you two brothers can talk, I'll go get you a glass of water." Before his best friend Fu Qing could say anything, Aunt Fu next to him spoke up, then turned and went into the house.
"Haven't you been staying at home these days? Tell me, why do you want to talk to me today?" Fu Qing asked curiously.
"Cough, cough." These words choked Li Xu and he coughed twice.
He thought that this was not his problem. The main reason was that the original person had made a promise before the exam, but after the exam he found it a bit embarrassing that he did not get into high school, so he did not go out for many days.
At this time, Aunt Fu also took out a glass of water and handed it to Li Xu. Then she asked the two brothers to talk properly and turned around and left.
Li Xu organized his words in his mind before speaking:
"Isn't this just a boast? I have no face to face the people of Jiangdong."
"I guess so. Are you looking for me to go out and play today? I've been bored at home these days and I'm almost getting moldy." Fu Qing is a carefree person. Like Li Xu, he failed to get into high school and is currently unemployed at home.
"Now I rely on drinking water to fill my stomach every day. How can I have the energy to go out and play? I have something else to talk to you about today." Li Xu also answered helplessly.
"If someone else said this, I would believe it. But if you say it, I really don't believe it. Your family has three stable jobs. How many of them can be better off than yours?" Fu Qing raised his eyebrows when he heard this and asked in return.
"You know that even if you have a stable job, you can't get extra food. Besides, there are eight people in my family, and I have to send some to my grandparents and second uncle in the countryside every month." Li Xu retorted.
"No way, even in this situation, your family still wants to send food to your second uncle?" Fu Qing looked incredulous at this moment.
"That's not impossible. Although the food ration has been reduced now, we city dwellers still have something to eat. But if we don't take care of my second uncle's family in the countryside, they will really starve to death." Thinking of the reality, Li Xu felt even more helpless.
During this period, due to the lack of oil, water and side dishes, everyone ate a lot.
There are three workers in Li Xu's family. Although they used to have a tight budget, Li Jiakang would sometimes go to the black market to buy some grains, so their life can be said to be quite good.
It’s not possible now. Even if you have money, you can’t buy food.
Moreover, nowadays, people are having children as much as they want, whether in the city or in the countryside. Li Xu's parents have five children, and his second uncle in the countryside also has four children. His grandparents have always lived with his second uncle. Li Xu's parents used to give his grandparents a pension of 5 yuan and 10 kilograms of rice every month.
Since the end of last year, the family has been giving my second uncle 5 kilograms of food every month.
Don’t underestimate 5 kilograms of grain. At this time of year, 5 kilograms of grain can be exchanged for a wife from the countryside.
Li Xu had never experienced the feeling of hunger, but now he actually experienced it.
There is a system for signing in to get some food, but there is no reason to take the food out.
In fact, Li Xu came here today to inquire about the work situation while wandering outside to see if he could find a suitable excuse.
Thinking of this, Li Xu felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry. How could it be so difficult?
Fu Qing didn't know what to say at this time, so he could only change the subject:
"Have your family found you a job?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xu perked up and said, "Not yet. It's so hard to find a job these days. My dad said he's still asking me about it. Have you found a job yet?"
"I haven't found it yet, just like you." Fu Qing said helplessly.
"That's not the case. Your father has so many connections, but he hasn't found a job for you. I came to you today just to ask for information." Li Xu was a little skeptical.
Fu Qing's father used to work in a private butcher shop in the county. After it was nationalized, he became a regular employee.
Working in a butcher shop was very popular during that period. Over the years, Fu Qing's father had accumulated a lot of connections, and even Fu Qing's brother had a job arranged by him.
"My dad said he would find a good job for me and asked me to wait a little longer." Fu Qing answered with some pride.
"Ah, you're still the best. You don't even look down on any lesser jobs."
"Get lost, everyone knows who you are. With your parents' connections in the hemp spinning factory, shouldn't it be easy to arrange a job for you?" Fu Qing complained.
Li Xu's parents used to work in a hemp spinning factory. Later, after the public and private enterprises were merged, they had a regular staff.
Because of their long working hours and serious work ethic, Li Xu's parents became team leaders.
We bought a house in the county town and moved here with our whole family.
Li Xu took a sip of water before answering, "They're just team leaders, so how much of a deal does that have? You know they put my brother in there, and now I can't get in."
"Then don't think too much. When are we going to go out and play?" Fu Qing said.
"Bullshit! I said I'd come to your place today to get some information, but it seems like I came here for nothing." Li Xu frowned.
"Okay, don't get upset. I'll find out where they're hiring these days and let you know when I find out."
"Hehe, thank you Comrade Xiao Fu." Li Xu achieved his goal and smiled.
Li Xu and Fu Qing chatted in the yard for a while. After Aunt Fu came back, Li Xu said goodbye.
When I left, I told Fu Qing that we would go out and play together in a few days, and Fu Qing also smiled happily.
Li Xu came out of Fu Qing's house and strolled towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
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