Chapter 725: The First Share Reduction 1

Chapter 725: The First Share Reduction 1

As Director Wang and two officials from the street office walked out of the hanging flower gate of the central courtyard, they heard a burst of heated discussions behind them. However, the three of them did not stop and walked straight out of Courtyard No. 95.

Xu Fugui, Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo looked at each other and saw bitterness in each other's eyes. Who could have thought that after the three of them became the managers, they would actually encounter the unfortunate thing of reducing the grain supply quota. However, it was useless to say anything now. Since it was an instruction made by the superiors, they could only strictly implement it.

Xu Fugui took the lead and walked towards the wooden table under the big locust tree and sat directly on the bench in the middle. Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo also sat down on his left and right respectively.

Xu Fugui looked at the residents who were talking in front of him and shouted loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment. Let's continue the meeting now."

The residents present gradually stopped talking, and everyone looked at the three managers sitting behind the wooden table.

Zhou Erniu suddenly said, "Uncle Yi, you three stewards can't just stand by and watch. Our No. 95 courtyard has a fine tradition of mutual assistance and solidarity. You three stewards should think of a solution for everyone. If the food supply is reduced by 10%, many families may go hungry."

When people heard Zhou Erniu's words, many of them brightened up and agreed with him.

Xu Fugui glared at Zhou Erniu fiercely and cursed in his heart, "Damn it, this bastard surnamed Zhou, how come he has learned all the tricks of Yi Zhonghai? It's just that Yi Zhonghai used to uphold the banner of mutual help, unity and friendship, but in order to get the residents of Courtyard No. 95 to pay money and provide food to help him support the Jia Zhang family, now this bastard is even thinking of kidnapping the three of them, he is simply blind."

So Xu Fugui snorted, "Zhou Erniu, your family of four has been supplied with food. Even if the superiors reduce the supply by 10%, I'm afraid your family won't starve, right? Don't forget, you have two children in your family. You can't say that your children don't have enough food, right?"

Zhou Erniu just wanted to deliberately make things difficult for Xu Fugui and the other two. He deliberately made a bitter face and said, "Uncle, they say that young boys eat their parents out of money. Our two children are at the age when they can eat. The original ration of 21 kilograms per child was barely enough for them to eat. Now the two children have been given nearly 4.5 kilograms less food. It's really not enough. Uncle, can you three stewards just watch these children starve?"

Xu Fugui and the other two all looked livid. Yue Xiangqian could not help but say, "Since this is an instruction from our superiors, we three managers can only strictly implement it. Zhou Erniu, if your family really does not have enough food, you should think of more ways to deal with it. After all, you can still buy some food in the pigeon market." At this point, he looked at the residents present and said, "In our No. 95 courtyard, every household has workers working in units and factories. In this special period, it is completely possible for each family present to spend a few more dollars every month to buy some high-priced food in the pigeon market. Since the superiors have given clear instructions, we can only strictly implement them. Instead of wasting time here, we might as well go home and discuss it and see how to deal with the coming days."

At this time, a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties stood up from the crowd. He was Hu Youli, who lived in the front yard. Seeing Hu Youli stand up, Hao Aiguo, the third uncle who also lived in the front yard, couldn't help but sigh inwardly, but it was obviously impossible for him to stop the other party from speaking.

Hu Youli looked at the three stewards sitting behind the wooden table and said bitterly, "Three stewards, I'm sure you three know the situation in my family. We are already three people, and I am the only one who has food supply. My wife and son are registered in the countryside, and we can only rely on buying some expensive food in the pigeon market to barely make ends meet. But now the food ration has been reduced by 10%, and I guess the food price in the pigeon market will definitely increase. Maybe other families can still make ends meet, but relying on my monthly salary of more than 30 yuan, our family really can't afford it. I'd better ask the three stewards for help."

Xu Fugui and the other two felt a little confused for a moment. They all knew that Hu Youli's family was indeed in a difficult situation, but what could they do?

Xu Fugui approached Yue Xiangqian and Hao Aiguo and whispered a few words to them. The two nodded repeatedly after listening.

Xu Fugui looked at Hu Youli who was still standing in the meeting room and said loudly: "Master Hu, we also know that your family is in a difficult situation, but how many families are not in a difficult situation now? Today, the superiors just announced that the food supply quota for urban residents will be reduced by 10%. We three managers, like everyone else, just heard the announcement from Director Wang of the neighborhood committee. This happened too suddenly and we were caught off guard. You asked us to think of a solution for you now. To be honest, even we ourselves are worried about our son's lawsuit at this moment. Do you think this will work? Let's think about it carefully in the next few days and ask the managers of other courtyards and slums about their practices. There are still a few days before the new regulations are implemented on January 1st next month. You should find ways to buy more corn flour in the pigeon market. You are absolutely right. It is estimated that the price of food in the pigeon market will definitely increase. Here, I would like to remind all the households present that those who need to buy high-priced food in the pigeon market should hurry up. In this case, it is better to do it sooner rather than later."

At this point, Xu Fugui suddenly saw He Daqing sitting in front of the main house in the middle courtyard smoking. He was moved and immediately continued, "Director He is now the director of the canteen of the training base of the Security Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant. I wonder if you have any good ideas to help the old and young men in our No. 95 courtyard?"

Hearing Xu Fugui's words, everyone couldn't help but look at He Daqing who was sitting in front of his house.

He Daqing glanced at Xu Fugui who was sitting behind the wooden table and sneered secretly. Xu Fugui, who was full of bad intentions, actually wanted to shift the blame to someone else. So he laughed dryly and said, "Everyone, I am just a stinky cook with some cooking skills. What can I do about such a major matter with clear instructions from my superiors? Besides, in our No. 95 courtyard, we now have three stewards. Such major matters related to each household still need the three stewards to worry about it."