"Uncle Cousin, I'll only tell you this, and I won't admit it when I get out of this door. Now the countryside is full of big canteens, and a group of people eat and drink nonsense, and they don't save at all. When have we ever lived such a day, and how big the gap is in such a hoho. Uncle Cousin, you are the accountant of the brigade, and you must know better than me. ”

"In the countryside, if there is no food, can the city be good? There will definitely be a shortage of food in the future, so my family will find a way to store food. Uncle Cousin, if you have a way, you can also stock up some food. Who can tell what happens next? ”

Zuo Lin and smash it, smash it, and spit out a puff of smoke.

sighed: "Actually, I know it too. It is already an open secret that many knowledgeable people in the commune are already secretly storing grain. Ordinary villagers have no choice, and the militia directly comes to collect grain. Most of them were fraudulently deposited from the public office by the leaders of the brigade and several squads. ”

After a pause, he continued: "It's also a sin, but fortunately, the situation in our village is better." ”

The two sighed for life.

Yan Jiecheng then explained to Zuo Linhe: "Uncle Cousin, I came this time to see if there are any mountain goods and prey in our countryside, as long as they can be eaten. ”

Zuo Linhe didn't reply to Yan Jiecheng's words, his brows furrowed, and he asked, "Is it already so serious?" ”

Yan Jiecheng could only nod silently.

"Uncle cousin, you first let a few familiar families secretly find mountain goods, anyway, your own house storage will be confiscated by the canteen, it is better to secretly exchange some money with me, and it should be emergency."

"However, we must let everyone keep their mouths shut and don't go around talking."

"Xie Cheng, you can rest assured. In the final analysis, our Zuojiazhuang is a family, there is no foreign surname, and the village is united. ”

"Take grain collection as an example, in those villages where the households are complex and there are many contradictions, the grain collected by the members' families is completely clean. In fact, every household in our village has some grain in stock. ”

The two of them didn't sigh any more, in the end, they were not saviors, they couldn't take care of themselves, how could they control others.

Leaving Yan Xie Cheng at home, Zuo Linhe went out to contact him with the goods.

In less than an hour, Zuo Linhe came back, took off his hat first when he entered the house, drank a sip of water, and said: "There is no food, but there are many non-staple foods." ”

"It's all apricot peels, almonds, walnuts, persimmons, hawthorn slices, mushrooms, fungus, wild vegetables, and dried radish. Do you want it? ”

"Yes, how can you not want it, as long as it can be eaten, I will not refuse anyone to come."

The two of them summed up the price, apricot peel, almonds, walnuts, hawthorn slices, these are all calculated according to a pound and a dime.

Mushrooms, fungus, wild vegetables, and dried radishes are all counted at two cents.

After the two of them finished together, some villagers came to the door one after another with bags and baskets.

Yan Jiecheng stayed in the main room and did not come forward, it was all Zuo Linhe who negotiated with everyone in the kitchen.

Yan Jiecheng looked out of the window, and the villagers were in a hurry, and they didn't speak when they met each other, as if they didn't see each other.

After a while, Zuo Linhe walked to the main house. whispered to Yan Jiecheng: "Fifth uncle, I brought two dried rabbits. His asking price is a bit high, asking for four cents a pound, and three cents in previous years, so ask if you want it? ”

Then he said: "The fifth uncle is a hunter. The eldest son in the family is three years older than you, and he talked about his family affairs this year, and he will marry after the New Year. No, the money doesn't come together, so if you can help, just help. ”

Yan Jiecheng thought for a moment and said, "Give him four cents and five cents, according to the price of pork." ”

Zuo Linhe looked at Yan Jiecheng in surprise and asked, "Three cents and five are fine, this price is not enough." You're at a loss. ”

"It's okay, Uncle Cousin, this rabbit is dry. Besides, since the fifth uncle is a hunter, if he finds something good in the future, he won't think of me first. ”

"Yes, okay, then interpret it as you want."

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Yan Jiecheng carried a bag and entered the courtyard.

Fortunately, his house is in the front yard, and the door god is his father.

Otherwise, there will be another storm.

When the three little ones were already asleep, Yan Jiecheng poured out the contents of the house.

Fold the bag carefully and put it away.

This bag is a washed and yellowed cloth bag, sewn with a bag of flour, which Yan Jiecheng borrowed from Zuo Lin and his family, and he will have to return it next time.

"This, this, so much." Yan Bugui said as he flipped through some dry goods.

"It's a pity that it's all dry goods, there is no food, and the countryside is not having a good time at the moment."

This big bag of things is not old or young, and it cost Yan Xie more than nineteen yuan in total.

Fortunately, fungus, mushrooms, and ground vegetables can be soaked.

"You're still too young to live, how much does it cost. This rabbit is only three cents a pound, where can it be the same price as pork. ”

"This, boss, you can say it, I won't reimburse you for the extra money you spent, and besides, look at the fungus you received, it's a little smaller."

"Alright, alright, Dad. I remember that I have a few catties of jujube to leave me a little water to drink, and put the rest in the cellar quickly. I don't want your second elder to be reimbursed, count me as your filial piety. ”

Although Yan Bugui disliked things that were not good and expensive, he still wanted to reimburse Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng was angry and funny.

This dad is really principled.

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng didn't want the two of them to pay, the old couple immediately praised the big jujube for being big and full.

When you arrive, Yan Bugui hides good things.

After leaving the cellar, there was a period of calculation, this little thing, in the mouth of the old couple, can help the whole family save a whole month's rations.

After the old couple finished calculating, the three mothers heard Yan Xie crying, so they went to coax the child.

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiecheng embarrassedly and said, "Boss, your rabbit, can I use one?" ”

Yan Jiecheng thought to himself: Could it be that he is greedy and wants to eat rabbits, his father is a restrained person in his heart, which is not like him at all.

"Hey, what do you think? I'm going to visit the old gentleman. When Yan Bugui saw the look on his boss's face, he knew that he wanted to be crooked, so he hurriedly said.

"Old gentleman?" Yan Jiecheng was puzzled.

"Hey, it's your dad's teacher back then, and this has to start with your grandfather who slammed the door." The three mothers coaxed Yan Xie and then answered.

"In the past, your grandfather was pulling a foreign car in a car dealership, and he often pulled a gentleman from the school."

"The old gentleman has no children and no daughters, so your grandfather asked your father to wait at someone's house every day."

"It's not been a long time, and the old gentleman will teach your dad to read and write. was calculated by your grandfather in this way, and your father can be regarded as having a book to read. By the way, old man, what did the old gentleman teach you? ”

Yan Bugui recalled his experience of studying in his youth with a sigh on his face. Seeing the three mothers asking, they said:

"The old gentleman was a traditional literati, and he taught me all in his own home. First, he taught me to read the hundred family names and the three-character classic, and later learned the rhyme and the thousand-character text. ”

"I have read some Tang poems, Analects, Zengguang Xianwen, and Guwen Guanzhi. There were also teachings in the newly compiled Chinese language at that time. ”

"The old gentleman is rich in five cars, and he has no reservations about me, and he also sponsors some pen and ink from time to time. Later, he recommended me to go to the National No. 4 Primary School as a teacher. ”

"The old gentleman is a heavy drinker and loves meat. It's just that you know about the situation in our family over the years, so I'm not prepared..."