Three days later, Aunt Chen returned from the holiday and brought a string of bad news that made Zhou Jiao, who was in a happy mood, wake up suddenly.

After droughts, frosts and floods in the north, some parts of the south are even more miserable. In addition to these, hailstorms, locust plagues, and armyworm plagues are continuous.

Zhou Jiao didn't even ask, she knew that there would be no harvest, and it would be another disaster year. Even if he was prepared in his heart, he really confirmed from others that this mood was even more complicated.

Before she could sigh, Aunt Chen was already lying in her ear, asking her to save some time. At present, the monthly ration of the city cadres is 28 city catties, the citizens only have 26 city catties per month, and the monthly pork supply per person is only 2 taels.

Zhou Jiao listened to the heart plug - it seems that the amount of time to go back to school is going to be reduced. Is she easy? All of a sudden, the two of them were deducted and had to eat their old books again.

I never thought that there would be an incident that made her feel distressed...

"I went to the supplies department to ask before I came back, and every household in the hospital should reduce the amount except for pregnant women and infants. In the future, meat will be mainly distributed by internal farms, and tobacco and alcohol will also be supplied on holidays. ”

Zhou Jiao shook her hand weakly, "Aunt Chen, you just finish it all at once, don't hit me in waves." ”

Aunt Chen smiled, "At the end of this year, you give me more household money." I'm going to queue up at the service club every day. After the New Year, as soon as the holidays are over, it is more difficult to buy anything. ”

Zhou Jiao gave her a thumbs up, it's amazing! The team of wool lines in the cold days is no wonder if they don't freeze to death.

After Aunt Chen finished speaking, she didn't have time to say a few more words, so she hurriedly ran to see the warehouse. She's worried, she's not at home for the past two days, and she doesn't know how much this girl has harmed.

After a while, Aunt Chen came out with a smile and boasted, "Good job this time." Is there a way? Let Xiao Wu prepare more inventory. ”

Zhou Jiao looked at her speechlessly - she didn't have to make excuses herself, people had already given reasons. Is there a cow in the black market? She's the biggest way, okay?

"Forget it, don't risk it. No matter how much the amount is reduced, the material department will never let the chief go hungry. ”

What Zhou Jiao can say, it's all about people talking to themselves and amusing themselves. Not to mention, without her space, their family might be really hungry.

No matter how powerful her father is, no matter how status, can he still grab military rations?

"I heard that there is no market this year, and there are more people rushing to the temple fair. How many people in the capital should be crowded? Although life is sad now, there are still many rich people, and no one can help them. ”

Zhou Jiao was hit hard by Aunt Chen again, and she smiled wordlessly.

By analogy, this year's temple fairs in the city must be crowded, in addition to joining in the fun, there are more people looking for opportunities to save some supplies.

The nature of the temple fair has changed, so what did she do in the past? What to see on the streets? Avenida or crowds? The son's long rock sugar gourd seems to be even more useless, and he must not squeeze people to death.

Originally, Zhou Jiao also planned to take her son to the temple fair in the first month, so that the child could see what a grand festival was. Compared with waist twisting songs, high-altitude fireworks or something, the temple fair is the most down-to-earth.

Well, now the plan has to be well planned.

Lin Lishan sneaked back in the afternoon, and without saying a word, she pulled Zhou Jiao into the room with a thief's eyebrow.

Zhou Jiao was curious to death - what kind of play did this old lady sing? Could it be that the smiling man was promoted and made a fortune? There's no need for such petty theft.

Lin Lishan smirked happily, took a handful of bills from her bag and handed them to her daughter, showing off proudly: "How is it?" You're fucking amazing, aren't you? ”

Zhou Jiao didn't have time to see what bills they had, so she hurriedly asked her, "Mom, where did you get it?" You can't make a mistake. There is no shortage of food in our family, so don't let anyone get caught. ”

When Lin Lishan heard this, she slapped her head angrily, and said hatefully: "I'm not usually very smart, why am I stupid at a critical time." Do you think your mother is leading the team to be busy day and night, what the hell do you really want to rob? I'm the head of the regiment, where else do I want to go! ”

Zhou Jiao laughed stupidly, "Your daughter is wrong, spare the little one." It's all subsidies and exchanges, right? Mom, you're so smart! You're amazing! ”

Her words made Lin Lishan laugh, and she rubbed her hair before stopping.

The mother and daughter had a fight, and Lin Lishan sighed: "The family affairs are left to you, and you can't let my daughter play 'Cooking without Rice'." After the first month, we all have to reduce the amount, and we have to think of ways to raise some food stamps for you to spare at school. Especially Xiao Wu has a big appetite and can't let him go hungry. ”

Zhou Jiao was very moved at first, but then it was not a taste. She muttered, "Xiao Wu is your own son." How not to worry about me being hungry. ”

After saying that, she laughed first.

"Your kitten has an appetite, how much can he eat. Don't think that your mother hurts Xiao Wu, he is your husband, and he depends on him at home and abroad. I have been good to him, and he must not have been nicer to my daughter. ”

Zhou Jiao blinked her eyes and nodded with a smile. What divine logic? However, some people feel sorry for their man, as long as it is not a little girl, she is willing to accept it.

"Mom, your son-in-law is prepared. You must not make friends with outsiders in a low voice for the sake of foreign objects. ”

Lin Lishan glanced at her, raised her chin and snorted, and said arrogantly: "Who am I, and I still need to be as flattering as those people?" ”

Seeing this, Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded.

That's fine, don't lose the bones of the Zhou family. Although the space can't let her mother know, there is really no need for some foreign objects to make her mother aggrieved.

"Mom isn't stupid. Mom knows in her heart that our family is more than enough. With your father's status here, and Xiao Wu, a capable son-in-law, who doesn't give me face, I need to bend down to outsiders? ”

Lin Lishan's arrogance made Zhou Jiao a little distracted - her mother is a happy woman! The Lin family fell, and she had her husband and son-in-law behind her, and there was peace close to her in the future, which was the aura of the heroine.

"You see if there are any bills that are about to expire, remember to hurry up and use them. I still have to run back to work and call the regiment if I have something. ”

Zhou Jiao stood at the gate to see off Lin Lishan who was in a hurry, thinking that it was not a few hours before her mother got off work at this time, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

Zhou Jiao looked up and saw that the sky was okay, and went back to the back room to change her clothes. After explaining her whereabouts to Aunt Chen, she walked out of the compound slowly with a special bag on her back.

As the end of the year approaches, there should be a lot more going home to visit relatives. The more you walk towards the center of the city, you can see students wearing small cotton jackets and big cotton pants or cotton monkeys with cotton hats and small dolls with five-eyed cotton nests tied to their feet. She had forgotten that school was also closed now, so it was no wonder that there were many more people on the streets.

Zhou Jiao braved the light snow, pacing leisurely, looking at the milk doll in the arms and hands of the old man and the old lady with a gentle smile on her face, and smiled from time to time.

She was wandering around to see the scenery, but she ignored the passing buses, and the pedestrians passing by in a hurry all involuntarily glanced at her.

Zhou Jiao's mind wandered, strolling through the streets and alleys, trying to check the background of each family and learn more about the life of ordinary people. Leaving the compound and facing the reality, she couldn't say what she felt for a while.

Difficult! It's too hard! Firewood, rice, oil and salt, life is indispensable, and it is not easy for anyone to live.

A piece of candy bites in half, and the children laugh; Buying four taels of oil, the joy of the old ladies. Fortunately, with these contented people, life is still full of sunshine.