After taking a bath, I feel much more relaxed!
Wang Fugui joked, "My eldest grandson has good capital and is a real man!"
Ye Zhiqiu was not shy either. There were only two of them now, but if they went to a bathhouse, there would be a group of people. There was nothing to be shy about!
He said proudly, "That's right, I'm quite strong, so I need weapons to match my body!"
The two chatted for a while and then went out with their clothes. Wang Xiaolan was already washing clothes. After taking their clothes, she called out to Ye Zhiqiu and said, "Boss, don't leave yet. Mom has something to tell you!"
Ye Zhiqiu asked in confusion: "Mom, what's the matter?"
"When you get to their place tomorrow, don't be silly and cook a meal, eat, and then leave. You should ask Xiaomei to go out for a walk. I've already told your dad about the bicycle.
Tomorrow they are going to try their luck at the same place as today. It would be perfect for them to ride your bike there. You can take your tools there and also bring back the yams and wild vegetables you dug.
You can take the girl for a stroll on your bike, take some pictures, eat some snacks, etc. Oh, and you can also go to the movies. I see that those young couples who are dating, who doesn’t want to go to the movies?
Ye Zhiqiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Okay, thank you for your concern. I know what to do!"
It's not that it's a bad time to watch a movie! It's hot and the cinema is quite stuffy, and there are no fans or anything.
Besides, new movies have just been released, including "Children of the Party" and "Eternal Waves". Movie theaters everywhere are packed with people. There is really no need to join in the fun!
Ye Zhiqiu returned to the living room, took the cigarette handed to him by Wang Fugui, and after lighting it, he said with a smile: "Grandpa, there are Zhonghua cigarettes in the cabinet in my room. They are all gifts I received for helping you today. If you want to smoke, go and get them."
After saying that, he looked out the door and saw Ye Tianya accompanying Wang Xiaolan in washing clothes, fetching water for her at any time. Then he whispered, "Don't tell my dad, that guy will show off to the factory when he has good cigarettes!"
Wang Fugui said happily: "Grandpa, it's good enough to have cigarettes to smoke. There's no need to smoke such good cigarettes. I don't dare to smoke too much now, for fear that the little girl will dislike it!"
Well, now that I have a daughter slave, I have a granddaughter slave too!
It’s not that I have to say anything, it’s just that Ye Bailu is fair and clean, with a little bit of flesh on her body, which makes her look pretty and cute, and she is indeed very rare.
After finishing a cigarette while chatting, someone knocked on the closed gate and Yang Gui's voice came from outside.
Ye Tianya went to open the door. Since Ye Zhiqiu could see from where he was sitting, he said something to Wang Fugui, walked outside, and heard what Yang Gui said.
"Well, I'm here to inform you that tomorrow we're sending people to exterminate the four pests. Every household must send someone to participate. Children can make spider webs and kill mosquitoes and flies, while adults can set nets to catch sparrows and fill rat holes with water!"
Ye Zhiqiu walked over at this time, handed Yang Gui a cigarette, and lit it with a match. He asked curiously, "Uncle Yang, what's going on? Didn't my mother and the others arrange the task? Why are you assigning tasks again?"
Yang Gui said mysteriously, "The task is assigned, but the wife of our street office director is here, and Lao Wang's wife is here too. With all these wives working in the street office, who can guarantee that the task can be completed with such a dispersed team?"
So they decided not to assign any tasks. Tomorrow, the female comrades from the street office will be responsible for leading the elderly and children to make spider webs and to go to places like cesspools to catch and kill flies and mosquitoes.
"For this four pests eradication campaign, even though our subdistrict office was established not long ago, we can't fall too far behind! If we become a lagging subdistrict, it will affect the delivery of various supplies, and then it will affect all personnel!"
Everyone felt a sharp pain in their teeth when they heard this, thinking that such a troublesome activity had been organized. Only Ye Zhiqiu understood clearly that this campaign of eliminating the four pests was not just for them, but a nationwide movement!
He asked, "Uncle Yang, how many people will my family need to send out in this situation? I have something to do tomorrow, so I can't participate in this!"
Yang Gui replied, "Well, your mother is definitely one of them, and you can just let your father go too. It would be fine if there were two of them.
There's nothing we can do about it. Our commune was preparing to harvest corn, but after this incident, we have to postpone it for a day.
Oh, and remember to get in line early tomorrow, Wang Meizi! To help everyone get excited about the "Four Pests" campaign, the subdistrict office has provided two pigs, and you can buy them without a meat ticket!
I'm telling you, don't spread it around. Lao Wang and the others have received the news. They're going to officially introduce bills in the future, and you'll need bills to buy anything.
Our commune is fine; the receipts go directly to the commune. You workers and those with urban household registration have to go to the neighborhood office to collect your monthly receipts."
Ye Zhiqiu was stunned. He asked curiously, "What's going on, Uncle Yang? I heard others say that bills will not be implemented until next year."
"Well, don't we have commune household registration, factory household registration, and city household registration here? So Sanlitun is one of the pilot areas. All the sub-district offices in Beijing with communes like ours are pilot areas."
So that's how it was. Ye Zhiqiu even suspected that there was something wrong with his memory, because he clearly remembered that the bill era was not fully implemented until 1959.
There aren't any strict regulations for meat coupons or grain coupons these days. Just like at a restaurant, if you go to a restaurant without a meat coupon, no problem! Just add the meat coupon price, slightly more than the actual price, and you're good to go.
After the full implementation, it wasn't very strict at first. For the time being, anyone with money could get meat and grain, which helped them make up for the losses and even make a small profit.
The reason for the stricter regulations later on was that supplies were starting to become scarce. Even if you could get supplies with money, the prices were too high. Not only would you not make money, but you would actually lose money!
Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile, "We're so unlucky. If we need receipts for everything, it means that what we can buy every month will be limited!
"Will we still accept the old meat tickets when the time comes? We won't only accept the new meat tickets, right?"
Yang Gui shook his head and said, "Of course the old version of meat coupons can be used. The new meat coupons are divided into the upper, middle and lower ten-month periods, and each household is limited to three meat coupons per month.
In fact, the meat coupons issued were not very different. They were divided into three amounts: one catty, half a catty, and two taels. The amount of meat each two-tael meat coupon could buy would be determined based on the situation at the time.
Anyway, I heard from Lao Wang that after the trial coupons started, one meat coupon worth two taels could buy three taels of pork. In other words, if each household was given a meat coupon worth one jin and four taels per month, they could only buy two jin and one tael of pork at most!
Ye Zhiqiu was overwhelmed by what he heard. He wanted to buy three taels of meat for the price of two taels. However, there were three people in their family, because he and Ye Tianya lived alone, and Wang Fugui and Wang Xiaolan lived in one household.
I just don’t know how many bills are issued every month. I guess it’s hard to even issue one kilogram!
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