Chapter 73 Banggeng recognizes his relatives
Chapter 73 Banggeng recognizes his relatives (V)
After everyone left, the central courtyard suddenly seemed empty.
Yi Zhonghai said to Qin Huairu, Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi, "You go back first. I have something to discuss with Shazhu and Xiaojia."
Hearing this, the three of them said nothing and then left.
Yi Zhonghai, Yama, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu went to Yi's house together.
"Uncle, is there anything else?" asked Sha Zhu.
During the meeting, Sha Zhu came out from home again and kept playing the role of a nobody behind Yi Zhonghai.
"Shazhu, you will be in charge of the banquet tomorrow. Make a menu and we will go buy it early tomorrow morning." Yi Zhonghai ordered.
"Uncle, just leave the cooking to me!" Sha Zhu promised.
“We have a lot of dishes to cook tomorrow, so you have to work harder. If you need help, call on others to help.
They won't refuse for the sake of the meal." Yi Zhonghai reminded.
Hearing this, Sha Zhu nodded.
Then, Yi Zhonghai turned to Jia Dongxu and said seriously, "Xiao Jia, we can't afford to make any mistakes tomorrow. You should keep a close eye on your mother and make sure she doesn't do anything weird."
"Don't worry, Master. I will not let Mom come out and cause trouble tomorrow." Jia Dongxu said quickly.
Yi Zhonghai looked at the two of them and nodded with satisfaction.
"By the way, Lao Yi, cooking requires a lot of items, don't forget to prepare oil, salt, sauce and vinegar!" the aunt reminded.
When the three heard this, they remembered this question.
Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai just remembered, "How many are left at home?"
"There are only three taels of oil left, and only three taels left. It's barely enough for us to eat. It's not enough for a banquet." The aunt replied.
Yi Zhonghai's decision to hold the banquet was a spur-of-the-moment decision, and he didn't think too much about it.
Yi Zhonghai looked at Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu, and Sha Zhu immediately said, "Uncle, I have some more at home, use mine too."
Jia Dongxu immediately said: "Master, it's the same in my family."
Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "Forget it, even if the three of us put together, we still won't have enough to make a meal. So, let's go to the black market later and buy some and try to get everything."
It’s not that Yi Zhonghai has never been to the black market, he just didn’t go there very often. Jia Dongxu went there the most often.
Jia Dongxu earns 33 yuan a month, and he gives 5 yuan to Jia Zhangshi as pension money and 5 yuan to Qin Huairu for daily expenses.
Of the remaining 23 yuan, at least 9 yuan must be spent on food.
现在粗粮1毛一斤，白面1毛8一斤，大米2毛3一斤。
He was the only one in the Jia family who had a ration of 44 jin. The other three had no ration, and Jia Zhang liked to eat fine grains.
According to the general ration, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi need 52 jin ration, and Banggeng needs 20 jin ration.
You should buy at least 20 kilograms of fine grains every month, and then buy coarse grains for the rest.
这样一来52斤粗粮要花掉5块2，细粮要3块6，总共8块8。
But considering the appetite of Jia Zhangshi, Banggeng and Jia Dongxu, one pound of fine grains and white flour for one meal is considered too little.
This is just the cost of buying food, not including the money spent on buying food coupons on the black market.
Of course, Jia Dongxu had been buying tickets for so long that he already had his own ticket supplier and the price had been set long ago, but all in all it would cost at least 9 yuan.
Plus, Jia Dongxu also has his own social circle, which also costs money.
In this way, saving 10 yuan every month is considered good.
But overall, the Jia family lived better than others and could save some money every month.
But this also gave Jia Dongxu a reason to be lazy. Even if he didn't get promoted, the salary of a worker at his level was neither better than those of the rich nor those of the poor.
Of course, this is based on the assumption that Banggeng has not grown up, and Xiaodang and Kuihua have not been born yet.
"Okay, uncle, then when are we going? I can rest a little in advance." asked Sha Zhu, who was suffering from back pain.
"I'll call you after everyone goes to bed," Yi Zhonghai replied.
Around 10 o'clock in the evening, according to the original rest time, everyone had gone to bed.
However, because Yi Zhonghai was going to hold a banquet, everyone couldn't sleep and talked in bed.
Hearing the sound of the courtyard gate opening, everyone guessed that Zhong Hai had gone to the black market.
However, no one said anything. Who would interfere when it came to tomorrow's big dinner? The next day.
Early in the morning, the noise in the yard broke Li Kailang's dream.
The clashing sounds of various metals and the noise of moving tables and chairs made Li Kailang feel a little annoyed.
"It's a rare day off, is it necessary to make such a noise so early in the morning?" Li Kailang's resentment soared to the sky.
"Clap clap-"
"Xiao Li, are you home?" The voice of Auntie San came from outside the door.
Li Kailang quickly got up and opened the door.
"Third Aunt, what's the matter?"
"Xiao Li, I'm sorry. Did I disturb you?" The third aunt said embarrassedly.
"It's okay, it's okay, Auntie, what can I do for you?"
"It's like this, you also know what happened in the courtyard last night, right?"
Li Kailang nodded.
"Isn't this Uncle San wanting fish? I'm worried he can't pull it all by himself, so I want to borrow your car. Is that okay?"
The three aunts were a little worried that Li Kailang would not lend it to them. After all, Li Kailang's bicycle was still new, so it was not impossible for him to refuse to lend it to them.
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll get you the key." Li Kailang did not refuse.
At the same time, Yan Bugui also felt relieved. He had originally planned to borrow the car from Li Kailang in person, but was worried that Li Kailang would refuse.
Let the third aunt have a try. After seeing that the third aunt can borrow the car, he can go to buy fish with peace of mind.
Logically speaking, he was the one who agreed to this matter, so he should be the one to borrow from Li Kailang.
The main thing was that Yi Zhonghai not only gave him money to buy fish early in the morning, but also gave him 5 yuan as a fee for running errands.
In order to put the 5 yuan safely in his pocket, he asked the third aunt to borrow it.
When the third aunt saw that Li Kailang agreed, she nodded to Yan Bugui who was hiding behind her.
With his current salary of 26.5, plus a subsidy of 1 yuan, the 5 yuan given by Yi Zhonghai is not a small amount.
At that time, 5 yuan was the standard for poor people, and it could at least guarantee their monthly meals.
Yan Bugui just wanted to make more money.
[From 1945 to September 1952, teachers' salaries were paid in cash in the form of grain plus 9 jin of millet, i.e. grain + cash.]
[In September 1952, the supply system was changed to a wage system based on wages, with wages converted from millet and other comprehensive commodities into monetary wages. The monthly salary of primary school teachers ranged from 9 to 18 yuan.]
[In 1956, the Ministry of Education issued a new salary standard, and the salaries of faculty and staff increased significantly.]
[The status of teachers has been hovering between the last and third place among the 12 industries. Teachers have occupational diseases such as "lung disease", low salary levels, "poor and tired, not as good as high-ranking officials", etc.]
In 1950, the city of Beijing began to classify individuals according to their class status. Yan Bugui was a small business owner, but if he was a teacher, he would be an intellectual.
Yan Bugui made some money while he was a property owner, but not much, otherwise he would not have developed the calculating habit.
The reason Yan Bugui planned this was that before 1956, he had three children to raise and his salary was not enough to cover his expenses.
He spent all the savings he had when he was the owner bit by bit, and gradually developed the habit of calculating.
[After the military control was lifted in 1952 and sub-districts were established in various places, the chief executives were elected by the sub-district offices.]
Considering that Yan Bugui's salary at that time was less than 30 yuan (in Singapore dollars), and a first-level worker could earn more than 30 yuan (in Singapore dollars), it was impossible for him to become a third-rate worker.
He Daqing (Sha Zhu's father) and Xu Wude (Xu Damao's father), both of them have salaries of more than 35 yuan.
It’s just that the two of them were in the middle courtyard and the back courtyard, and couldn’t compete with Yan Bugui.
The street office mainly considered that Yan Bugui was a teacher with good professional ethics and high qualifications, and that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were both from the steel rolling mill.
In order to avoid a one-man show in the courtyard, Yan Bugui was promoted to the position of the third uncle.
Of course, this is only the case now (58). When Yan Bugui has been teaching for a long time, the family will no longer be so tight on finances.
After that, when he said the salary was 27.5 yuan, it was all modesty.
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