Another month passed.
During this period, Sun Yizhu also completed his engagement with Zhao Zhaodi.
Zhao Zhaodi said that her elders all wanted to see Sun Yizhui, so they suggested holding the engagement ceremony at their home.
Uncle Sun and his wife thought it was the same everywhere, so they agreed.
At that time, Li Xu was unable to go, so only Li Jiakang and his wife went with him.
However, Sun Xiu said that the elders of the Zhao family were quite "kind" and did not make faces or say anything wrong.
When they saw Sun Yizhu, everyone patted him on the shoulders enthusiastically.
It's nothing serious, just a little swelling in my shoulder afterwards.
Uncle Sun and his wife didn't take it seriously at all and thought it was normal for Zhao Zhaodi's family to behave like this.
He was also very satisfied that Sun Yizhui was engaged to Zhao Zhaodi.
As for Sun Yizhu himself, he didn't take it seriously at all. He could only say that he was in pain and happy at the same time, and was even looking forward to the disaster ending soon.
Li Mei also sent two more letters from school, still talking about what happened at school, and nothing else.
As for Li Xu, it’s hard to say.
Everything was fine a few days ago, but today I got some bad news.
At this time, he was sitting in the car, listening to Liu Gang's words with a helpless look on his face.
"Xiao Xu, everyone in the car team has discussed it. Not many people go to the cafeteria for lunch anymore, and we don't want to attract attention. So everyone has decided to eat quietly in the car from now on."
"Just discuss it." Li Xu sighed, "What kind of thing is this? Even having to eat lunch secretly in the car."
Liu Gang also looked helpless. "We can't help it. More and more people in the supply and marketing cooperative are skipping lunch. Recently, some people even asked to borrow food from us. These days, we don't even have enough to eat at home, so how can we lend it to them? To avoid trouble, we've decided not to eat lunch, at least not in front of others."
Since some time ago, fewer and fewer people have been eating lunch in the cafeteria.
But this does not include the people in the motorcade. The food standard of the motorcade was already high, and even after the reduction, it was still much more than that of other people.
So some people started to target them.
In recent days, many people have borrowed food from Liu Gang and others.
Just like what Liu Gang said, we don’t even have enough food to eat at home, so who would dare to lend it to others?
Many people hold the idea of trying their best to borrow money, thinking that if they can borrow money, that’s better, but if they can’t, there’s nothing to say.
But some people were different. When they couldn't borrow money, they said some weird things, which made Liu Gang and the others very angry. They even beat up a few people.
In order to avoid more trouble, several official members of the motorcade decided not to go to the cafeteria for meals after discussion. When someone asked about borrowing food, they said that they could not afford lunch at home and there was really no food to borrow.
"I understand. It's just that we only brought porridge. The weather is still good now, so it's okay to eat it cold, but what should we do when the weather gets cold later?"
It's already November. Although the temperature has dropped a little compared to before, it's not much. It's still bearable to eat something cold. But if the weather gets cold for a while, eating this will be a real pain.
Liu Gang thought for a moment and said, "If that doesn't work, I'll just bring some rice and then find some hot water to soak it in."
Such a familiar way of eating.
Li Xu thought for a long time before he remembered that when Li Chen was making a fuss about not going to school, his family made him a simple porridge with this method...
But the rice was hot from the pot, so he hesitated and asked, "Is it okay to soak cold rice in hot water and eat it?"
Liu Gang waved his hand, acting very experienced, "It's nothing, my stomach might feel a little uncomfortable at first, but it will be fine once you get used to it."
Li Xu looked at him speechlessly, thinking that he had never eaten like this in his two lives. In his previous life, when he was hungry, he had takeout and instant noodles. In this life, he only had hot meals in his memory when he was in school.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's eat the porridge first, and then try it as you said tomorrow at noon."
Liu Gang also said "hmm".
The two chatted until noon, and then took out their lunch boxes.
In order to prevent people outside from seeing them, the two of them sat directly on the floor of the cab, picked up their lunch boxes and started eating.
The two of them didn't say to pour out some of the cold water and add some boiling water.
It's because people think the water in the porridge is very nutritious, so Liu Gang is reluctant to pour it out.
He couldn't bear to let go, so how could Li Xu have the nerve to do that?
However, the two of them can still bear the slight chill for now.
In the evening, Li Xu talked about this matter.
He only complained a few words, but unexpectedly Li Jiakang said more, "Just be content. After all, you can still eat quietly in the car. But we are in a bad situation. In a few days, we will really not be able to eat lunch."
Li Xu was stunned. "Dad, has it almost come to this?"
He knew that the number of people eating lunch in Li Jiakang's factory was also decreasing, but their work was physical labor, different from those in the supply and marketing cooperative, so there were still many people who would eat lunch.
But after hearing what Li Jiakang said, I guess the lunch situation won’t last long.
Sun Xiu nodded at the side. "The number of people eating lunch is decreasing. Most people just drink water. Now nearly half of the people don't eat. When most of them don't eat in a few days, we won't be able to eat either."
Li Ping also had a distressed expression on his face, but didn't say anything.
"Mom, how about we eat dry rice in the morning from now on and eat more, so we won't get hungry so quickly." Hu Guilan said hesitantly.
"That's a good idea. Let's do it this way. If we can't eat at noon, then we can eat more in the morning." Li Xu also agreed.
Sun Xiu and Li Jiakang exchanged a glance, and then Sun Xiu made a decision. "Okay, then we'll just have dry rice. We'll eat it tomorrow morning, and the three of us won't bring lunch."
"Mom, it hasn't come to that point yet. It's not too late to wait until that day comes. You can bring some rice and soak it in boiling water tomorrow like me." Li Xu persuaded.
Sun Xiu waved her hand and said, "No, it would be too conspicuous if we brought rice with us. We can get used to it first."
"Yes, you can't bring it. It's okay to bring porridge normally. Many people in the factory eat it this way, so it's not conspicuous. But dry rice is too conspicuous." Li Ping also said quickly.
The main reason why everyone in the Li family dared to eat rice porridge openly was that fine grains could no longer be exchanged for coarse grains, so everyone had to eat it even if they were reluctant. Most of it was given to working laborers to help them build up their bodies.
In addition, people usually use fine grains to make porridge or rice gruel, so that they can eat it for several meals. Few people choose to make it into dry rice.
So after listening to their words, Li Xu didn't say much, "Okay, you guys can do whatever you want."
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