Chapter 255 The courtyard is going to be in chaos again
Chapter 255 The courtyard is going to be in chaos again
"Happy New Year, Mr. Wu!"
Although the New Year has passed and the factories have resumed operations, this is the first time we meet after the Chinese New Year, so of course we have to say Happy New Year.
"Happy New Year!"
Master Wu also clasped his fists, and then whispered, "When did you come back?"
Uncle Wu also knew that Li Jiayi was going to the countryside and would be gone for several days. He had mentioned this before the New Year.
"I just came back last night, and here I am today. Has no one looked for me these days?"
"How could it be possible that no one is looking for you? You know what the situation is now."
"Okay, give me the order, I'll deliver the items tonight, and then you can collect the money for me."
"No problem, leave this to me."
"Ok!"
Holding the list, Li Jiayi left Uncle Wu's house and came to the second courtyard.
According to the quantity on the list, Li Jiayi took out the grain and meat. In this weather, there was no need to worry about the meat going bad.
I locked the door, thought there was nothing else to do, and rushed home.
When he got home, his elder and younger sisters were studying in the room. Li Jiayi greeted his elder sister and went upstairs.
After lunch, Li Jiayi drove the sled to the courtyard, this time with a box.
Because he wanted to give the fat man some peanuts, melon seeds and beef jerky.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is March 1st, the day when school starts.
The three siblings came to school with the textbook money, but the important notice written on a big red paper at the gate left Li Jiayi speechless.
The school is on holiday, and the holiday is indefinite. As for when school will resume, we will notify you separately.
"Boss, what's going on?" The little black fat man came behind Li Jiayi at some point and asked Li Jiayi who was reading the notice.
"I don't know either! From what the notice says, students are allowed to study at home and only need to come to school for exams."
"Boss, this is bullshit! Even with teachers teaching, many students still can't learn! They still teach themselves."
Li Jiayi spread his hands and said, "It can't be helped. We are not from the same school. I guess all schools are closed for the holidays!"
The little black fat boy shook his head and said, "It's already vacation time, why take an exam? It's better not to take one."
Li Jiayi touched his chin and said, "We still have to take the exam, but the exam standards may be lowered."
Although it is vacation, the textbook fees still need to be paid, because I need to get the books, otherwise how can I study on my own.
Moreover, there was no tuition fee in that era, and the money paid was all used to buy books.
The three siblings and the fat boy went to the cashier's office, paid the textbook fees, and then each of them left the school with a bag full of books.
"Fatty, even though it's vacation, you still have to study. Read more books when you have nothing to do."
"Uh! Boss, why is this?"
Because in the opinion of the little black fat boy, it is impossible for students to study after returning home.
If others don’t learn, why should I learn? Besides, even if I want to learn, I can’t learn it! Because I don’t understand it at all.
"No reason! Besides, I just asked you to read more books. It doesn't matter whether you learn it or not."
"Is that so? That's no problem. At worst, I can just read the book when I have nothing to do."
"Ok!"
As for Li Jiayi himself, he was not worried because he knew how to do all of these, and so did his two sisters.
My eldest sister has even started high school courses a long time ago.
Although my eldest sister does not plan to go to high school, she is also studying high school courses. She would like to study technical secondary school courses, but she cannot do so because technical secondary schools teach technology.
After saying goodbye to the fat man, the three siblings went home.
"Brother, is the situation outside so serious now?" the second sister asked with a frown.
"What do you think? Let's not talk about others, just talk about our family. If I hadn't brought back food and meat, what do you think would have happened?"
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Li Jialin quickly calculated and her face became more and more ugly.
Before the difficult period, Li Aimin weighed 42 kilograms, Ye Xin weighed 36 kilograms, Li Jiaqi weighed 15 kilograms, and Li Jialin and Li Jiayi weighed 12 kilograms.
That is to say, for all people combined, the monthly ration is only 117 kilograms.
Now I have lost 30% and weigh only 81.9 kilograms, less than 82 kilograms.
What does this mean? On average, each person only has a little over 16 kilograms of food per month.
A little over sixteen pounds, averaging out to half a pound per person per day, half a pound of food a day, not including oil or water.
You can imagine what will happen.
The most important thing is that these grains are not just white flour, rice or cornmeal, but also 40 percent miscellaneous grains.
Let’s put it this way, you won’t starve to death, and besides, if there are people in the family who have jobs, they should be fed first.
Because at this time, many people are doing heavy physical work, and if they don’t eat enough, it is easy to get into danger.
For workers who basically deal with machines, not having enough to eat is undoubtedly a death sentence.
"Brother, our family is lucky to have you."
"Do you understand the importance of food now?" Li Jiayi asked.
"Yes!" "So, second sister, don't think that everyone can eat their fill even if they don't eat well. If everyone can eat their fill, the school won't be closed indefinitely."
A few days after the school was on vacation, something happened in the courtyard. Shi Zhen's family returned to the city.
Maybe they can't live in the countryside anymore, and I don't know who arranged it, but they got long-term residence permits.
But what good is it to be able to live there for a long time? They still don’t have a ration, and if they want to eat, they can only buy expensive food at the pigeon market or the black market.
With Shi Shangfei's salary, even if he used it all to buy food, it probably wouldn't be enough for their family to eat.
And this is about buying coarse grains or mixed grains. You have to know that there are six people in their family!
Although Li Jiayi did not go over to watch the fun, he took a look from a distance and also saw Shi Datiao.
Shi Datiao now looks unrecognizable as a human being. He is not only dark but also very thin. He is like a completely different person from before.
The reason why people in the yard went to watch the fun was because Shi Zhen saw Shi Datiao in this state and cried in his arms.
In Shi Zhen's words, this is the only child in their family!
Now that their only child has become like this, it would be strange if she didn't cry.
"Sisters, if you go out in the future, you must lock the door. Not only the front door, but also the main room door and the kitchen door."
"Why?" asked the second sister.
"You'll know this later. Oh, and if one of Sheng is at home, there's no need to lock the door."
"Oh, I see."
Li Jiayi shook his head. With Shi Zhen's family coming back, the courtyard would probably be in chaos again.
Especially Shi Datiao. With this guy around, it might not only be Courtyard No. 7 that is in chaos, but all the nearby courtyards.
But that has nothing to do with him.
After dinner in the evening, Liao Kai and Xu Wenwen came home.
Of course they didn't come here to take a sauna, the weather now is not suitable for a sauna.
Liao Kai and Xu Wenwen came over just to drink tea and chat, mainly for the sake of drinking tea.
Because Liao Kai knew that Li Jia’s family had good tea!
"Brother Li, what do you think the Shi family is doing back from the countryside? I think it's better to stay in the countryside than in the city."
"Who knows! They may have their own ideas."
"That's true, but when they come to the city, their spending will increase a lot!"
What Liao Kai said is correct. In the countryside, there are many things that don’t require money, but in the city, everything requires money.
One of the reasons why Li Jiayi's grandparents were reluctant to come to the city was that they did not want to add burden to their son.
In the countryside, they can just grow some vegetables and eat them for free, but in the city, they have to buy vegetables if they want to eat them.
To put it bluntly, even if you take a shit you have to pay, this is no joke.
Because in this era, there is also a health fee, although it is not much, but it is there! And it is collected per person.
Otherwise, who will pay those who sweep the streets and toilets?
"Uncle Liao, when you and Auntie go out to work in the future, please make sure to close and lock the doors and windows."
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Liao Kai nodded and said, "That's for sure. With Shi Zhenshi and Shi Datiao in this courtyard, who would dare to go out without closing the doors and windows?"
"Brother Kai, what's the situation with Shi Zhen and Shi Datiao?" Xu Wenwen asked.
Liao Kai looked at Li Jiayi and his three siblings, then turned to Xu Wenwen and said, "I'll tell you about this when we get home."
Liao Kai thought it was not nice to say these things to the children, but what he didn't know was that under Li Jiayi's indoctrination, Li Jiaqi and Li Jialin already knew what was going on.
"Oh!"
At this time, Liao Kai turned his head and looked at Li Jiayi and said, "When are you going to Changping?"
"Uh!" Li Jia was stunned for a moment and said, "Uncle Liao, I think I just sent it over a few days ago?"
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Liao Kai said helplessly: "Now everyone is hungry, so we can only add more oil and water, so..."
How could Li Jiayi not understand this? It’s just that the energy is being consumed too quickly.
"Uncle Liao, it's not so easy to kill wild boars now because they are short of meat!"
"Jiayi, so you can't get wild boars now?"
"Uncle Liao, it's not that we can't get it, but we can't get that much in such a short time."
"This..." Liao Kai scratched his head.
He also knew that he was going a bit too far. He used to get 10 or 8 heads a month, but now he does 10 or 8 heads a week.
"Uncle Liao, I can't get that many wild boars for now, but I can get you a batch of fish. Do you want them?"
"Yes! Of course. Let me tell Director Liu tomorrow. Let me know what he says and how much he wants."
"Yes!" Li Jia nodded and said, "When you are sure, let me know and I will send it to you."
"That plus one! I want to ask, is this fish big?"
"Big, I can say it's very big. Even if you want 10,000 kilograms a day, it won't be a problem."
"What! So many?" Liao Kai looked at Li Jiayi in surprise and asked.
"Ok!"
"Hahaha, OK, that's really great."
PS: Love is always there, can you give me a monthly ticket? Thank you!
(End of this chapter)