86_86695 "Potato, an inconspicuous crop native to South America, was transformed into a monster with an average yield of 2,000 jin per mu by the intelligent Chinese in the twenties of the seventeenth century. Thus, by the end of the seventeenth century, China's population had swelled from 90 million to 300 million. ”

"Hundreds of years have passed, and now, from the Arctic Ocean to Antarctica, from the Americas to Asia, Chinese farmers can be seen driving agricultural machinery, plowing and harvesting potatoes."

"Yes, historically, the steam engine or the Revival Society ruled China. But the potato allowed the Chinese to rule the world. ”

- Joseph Reed, 1955, "The Empire of the Potato"

Although it is known that these silver dollars and steel hammers are very valuable. However, feeling the silver dollar and steel hammer in his pocket, Yang Shouye was still a little apprehensive in his heart. Under the ghost's mission, Yang Shouye walked to the door of a huge but deserted building.

This huge two-storey building is home to the Fuxing Society's Songzi Food Bureau. Yang Shouye already knew under the guidance of Mao Ermao that this building like a big yamen was the unit responsible for the grain management of the entire Songzi County. The grain trade in the entire Songzi County must be carried out in this big yamen.

Of course, at present, the common people in the Songzi area have only seen the grain bureau constantly selling old grain to other units, and they have never seen the grain bureau buy grain from anywhere.

Although it is not clear why the grain bureau, which is not doing well, is building such a large amount. However, Yang Shouye still wanted to see if the Fuxing Society currency in his hand could really buy enough food.

The halls of the Food Bureau are huge. The scale seems to be larger than the Songzi Canteen that Yang Shouye went to at noon. However, in such a huge building, only one counter is manned.

As soon as Yang Shouye entered the Food Bureau, the first thing he saw was not the inconspicuous counter guarded. Instead, there was a large row of containers filled with all kinds of grain by the wall.

All kinds of grains that were more precious than gold in Yang Shouye's eyes were placed there unattended. Several women are using cloth bags to fill food from those food cabinets.

It's really a coincidence, among the women who are buying food, there is one who happens to be Mao Ermao's wife, Mao Zhang.

Mao Zhang is in his 40s this year and is also from a military family in Hangzhou Wei. It happened that when Mao Ermao was transferred to Yang Shouye's grandfather's new 100 households, she married Mao Ermao, who had become a regular soldier. When Yang Shouye was very young, he knew this second aunt Mao. This woman can be said to be the most temperamental woman in the entire hundred households.

Back then, because the 100 households could not pay the regular soldiers' salaries, this second aunt Mao scolded three generations of the Yang family successively. Not only was Yang Shouye scolded by her when he was a hundred households, but even his father and grandfather were also scolded by this second aunt Mao.

However, because although the Yang family is a hundred households, they can neither fight nor rob, and their lives are limited compared to ordinary military households. Therefore, everyone can understand the Yang family's nest and incompetence. Except for this second aunt Mao, there is really no one else who has scolded his family so blatantly.

As soon as Yang Shouye found Mao Zhang's figure, he subconsciously wanted to hide. But he was still discovered by the sharp-eyed Aunt Mao.

There was no way, Yang Shouye could only step forward and say hello to Aunt Mao.

From the first month to May, it was only about three months of work, and Aunt Mao changed a lot. The unkempt peasant woman of the past is now dressed in a light gray labor cloth dress and a pair of cloth shoes of the same color and fabric on her feet. His hair is meticulously combed, his face is clean, and he looks shrewd and strong.

Mao Zhang's family arrived in Songzi County by steamboat at the end of February this year. As soon as he entered the three-bedroom house that the factory gave Mao Ermao, Mao Zhang's scolded Mao Ermao for having no conscience. said that Mao Ermao himself lived a good life like an emperor in Songzi, but let his wife and children suffer in the living hell of Hangzhou Wei.

Mao Ermao's three children, the eldest was only 19 years old, and was assigned to study in an industrial school. The second and youngest sons were placed in a regular school for primary school. After a month of training and study, Mao Zhang was arranged to work in a garment factory, specializing in sewing the clothes of various labor cloths.

All of the Revival schools are closed. Students only have one day of family leave per month. The Renaissance Society's factories provide workers with two meals a day, lunch and dinner. Because there is a military drill in the morning, even if it is a home-cooked breakfast, it must be hearty.

Mao Zhang's family ran out of food because he rushed to the Food Bureau to buy food on his rest day, and happened to meet Yang Shouye.

The enterprises of the Fuxing Society are all the state-owned enterprises of the first 30 years of modern China from the cradle to the grave. Food, clothing, housing, medical care, schooling, pension, and burial. Although the current workers of the Revival Association are only first-generation workers, there are not many who have been retired or buried. However, food, clothing, housing, transportation, medical treatment and schooling, the enterprises of the Revival Association have been fully managed.

However, Aunt Mao, who has just arrived in Songzi County for a few months, is not very accustomed to this kind of life where food and clothing are managed by the enterprise, and even people watch the bath before going home to sleep. She is also very keen on buying food for her family. In fact, most people's breakfast is solved in a large canteen with a large amount of cheap, convenient and fast.

Once a woman is able to make money, the change for her whole person is very huge. Now Aunt Mao can earn a salary of two silver dollars a month. Although it is less than half of her husband's, Aunt Mao's confidence in doing things has become very sufficient.

For example, for Yang Shouye, the former six-rank military attache of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, although she dared to scold Sang and scold Huai, but when she was face-to-face, even if Yang Shouye was dismissed, she still didn't dare to talk to him loudly. Now, Aunt Mao, who has earned a salary, no longer has any fear of Yang Shouye. She is a nephew of the Yang family, and the one she calls is loud and firm.

Seeing that Aunt Mao, who had changed a lot, was in high spirits, but she didn't mean to spill on him at all, and treated him very enthusiastically, Yang Shouye breathed a sigh of relief on the one hand, and on the other hand, he just took the opportunity to ask Aunt Mao how to buy food.

Aunt Mao took Yang Shouye and began to explain to him in detail the grain prices of the Food Bureau of the Fuxing Society.

"This thing is called a potato, and this thing is called a sweet potato. The yield of these two things, I heard from the people on the farm, is the highest. One acre of land can collect at least 1,800 catties. So, these two things are the cheapest. A steel hammer sells for ten catties. ”

Aunt Mao introduced Yang Shouye: "Don't look at this thing, it doesn't look good, but the taste is okay." It's okay to eat it as food, and it's okay to eat it as a vegetable. If you get it right, it won't be bad if you save it for half a year. We were in the factory, and we ate mashed potatoes from this thing for dinner. I ate it and it was delicious. ”

Walking to the next grain cabinet, Aunt Mao continued to say to Yang Shouye: "This yellow, orange and orange is long-stemmed wheat. We call it corn here. The people on the farm said that the yield of this thing is not low, and it is easy to produce six or seven hundred catties per acre. One steel hammer can buy six catties. This thing is broken and steamed with white rice, and it tastes good. It can also be ground into noodles to make steamed buns. The steamed buns eaten in the unit are all steamed with this thing and white noodles. ”

Walking to the third grain cabinet, Aunt Mao said, "You should know all these things." This is white flour and this is rice. I've heard some old people say that such good rice and noodles used to be something that only the government wanted. These things are expensive. It costs ten steel hammers for a pound. ”

Pointing to the grain cabinet in the other direction, Aunt Mao said, "It's that the unhulled millet I just saw over there is cheaper." That kind of millet, one steel hammer can buy two catties. But you have to spend money to go to the mill to make shells. But it's cheaper than buying the polished rice directly. ”

Second Aunt Mao finished introducing all the food, looked at Yang Shouye carefully, and pondered for a while before saying to him: "Your second uncle Mao in our family has done those bastard things in the past, you know." He had foolishly bought a lot of food before, and in the end it was all wasted. You haven't entered the Revival factory yet. In terms of food, the temporary ID card you use can only buy up to two catties a day. You live in a hotel, and you don't have anything to cook for, what do you do to buy food? ”

"If you want me to say that. Hurry up and go to the labor bureau to report your name. Attend military training and training early. When you become a regular employee, the unit will assign you a house. After you divide the house and marry your daughter-in-law, think about buying food. Now you can only pile it up in the hotel if you buy it. The Revival Society also does not allow food to be sold to outsiders, and if you want to leave with food, you can't. ”

Not to mention, Yang Shouye is a little clever. He had just roughly figured out how cheap the food for the Revival Society was. As far as the husked millet is concerned, one steel hammer, that is, ten coppers, can buy two catties. It's ridiculously cheap. He just thought that he would definitely make a lot of money by buying a large amount of grain with his silver dollars and steel hammers and transporting them back to Hangzhou to sell.

Therefore, I heard Aunt Mao say that the revival will not allow food to be sold. Yang Shouye hurriedly asked, "Second aunt, what does it mean that this grain is not sold to outsiders?" ”

Second Aunt Mao said to Yang Shouye with a little proud expression: "Now, this Songzi County and Zhijiang County across the river are all the territory of the Fuxing Association. The Revival Society said that in its own territory, the people must be fed. Therefore, only those who work in the Revival Society and have an official ID card of the Fuxing District can buy food at the Food Bureau of the Renaissance Society casually. ”

Looking at Yang Shouye, who was a little depressed, Aunt Mao persuaded him: "Nephew of the Yang family, don't think about it. Honestly go to the labor bureau to sign up, and it is better to be a worker of the revival association. If you want me to say, being a worker in the factory of the Revival Society is much better than doing that kind of Rausch hundreds. ”。