Chapter 7 Partition
The day passed quickly and it was October 31st.

At noon that day, during lunch, I went to the street office grain store to find Fan Changjun and asked him to ride his bike to pick me up at the steel mill after get off work in the afternoon.

Yu Zhiyuan spent ten dollars on this stove and a few clamps, but he was still very satisfied when he saw the finished stove!
When Hu Hanguang and Fan Changjun got off work and moved the stove back to the backyard on their bicycles, he was already sitting at his square table drinking water.

Seeing two people carrying the stove into the backyard, he went out without saying anything, got a basket to fill it with soil, and started mixing mud at the door.

At this time, the men in the compound were also pointing and talking.

Apart from Sha Zhu who came to help and delivered some shovelfuls of mud, no one else offered to lend a hand.

It took about half an hour to install and light the new stove. It used more coal, but the room naturally became warmer.

I can only exchange more coal tickets later.

Leaving Sha Zhu in the kitchen to cook, Yu Zhiyuan and the other two went to their mother's room to chat.

Yu Zhiyuan looked at Hu Hanguang and said, "How was your trip to Qingdao?"

Hu Hanguang glanced at the two of them and said, "The famine is over, and the villagers are starting to have a surplus. The factory's logistics supply is also slowly recovering."

"That's good! I will give you the money and food coupons tomorrow at noon. You can bring more meat when you go to Inner Mongolia and Northeast China in the future. The Spring Festival is approaching, and people are traveling quickly. The quantity does not need to be too large, just a steady stream, and don't be too conspicuous. What do you think?" Yu Zhiyuan looked at Fan Changjun.

"Han Guang, come to my shop tomorrow to get the money and food coupons! You two are married now, so you need to earn more food. I also need to leave more money for the division of the family!"

"Changjun, please find some time to find a small courtyard outside the east gate. Hanguan can put the supplies there and I will go to get them. The large courtyard where Hanguan and I live is not safe. Yours is even more inconvenient!" Yu Zhiyuan said to Fan Changjun.

"Okay, I'll take the time to do this in the next two days!"

Yu Zhiyuan said to Hu Hanguang: "No matter where you go in the future, it won't cost much to send a telegram before you come back. I will wait for you at the delivery point."

Hu Hanguang nodded.

"Changjun, I'll buy a bicycle ticket later, and you can pick up a new bike. Leave your old one to me. It's too conspicuous to buy a new one in this yard. I can also talk about yours."

"Yeah. Come to me after you've exchanged your tickets. OK, let's do it."

After the three of them finished talking, they lit up cigarettes and talked about other things.

"Chang Jun also brought you a pair of cotton leather shoes, you can take them back later. Zhiyuan, I left a lot of coarse cloth and cotton for you, but they have been soaked in water."

Yu Zhiyuan shook his head. "What's the big deal about soaking it? As long as the cloth isn't damaged, it's fine. You must get enough rest when you go out. Safety is the most important thing! The weather is getting cold. Bring some sea fish with you when you go to the beach. They have a high profit margin."

Yu Zhiyuan looked at Fan Changjun again and said, "Please pay attention to your family compound. I will send the things you need to your home."

As he was speaking, Yang Xuemei knocked on the door and asked him to come in for dinner.

Yu Zhiyuan came out and said to Sha Zhu: "Brother Zhu, where is Yu Shui?"

"At the old lady's place. I called her over and we'll eat together later!" Yang Xuemei replied.

Yu Zhiyuan took out two large bowls, put some of each dish in them, and handed them to his wife: "Put it down, and come over to get the steamed buns!"

He turned back and touched Qiaoqiao's head: "Let's go to grandma's house and have a good meal. Dad and the uncles are going to drink, so don't be bothered by it here."

Qiaoqiao nodded and followed her mother out the door!
Yu Zhiyuan took out two bottles of Erguotou from the bedroom cabinet and placed them on the table, and then they sat down to eat and drink.

You know what, Shazhu’s craftsmanship is really good!

No wonder he is so arrogant in TV dramas.

"Tomorrow the salary will be paid. I will invite the three uncles to dinner. Chang Jun, please save two pounds of pork for me tomorrow and buy half a block of lard. Also take some more bones if you don't want tickets." Yu Zhiyuan said as he took out the money and handed it to him.

"Han Guang, how about I make a whole piece of suet and leave half for you?"

"Okay! After you deliver it to Zhiyuan, just send it directly to my house."

"Brothers, if you have any extra stuff, please send some to the factory canteen. The market price should be increased by invoice! I'll give a greeting to the canteen director. I'll prepare banquets for guests more often in the future." Sha Zhu said.

"Okay. You go and talk to him first, and I'll send it over directly. Just be careful." Yu Zhiyuan said to Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhuzi will come to my place tomorrow night to be the chef and cook a meal for the three gentlemen. I have to thank them."

"Okay. You prepare the ingredients, and I'll come over when I'm done with work!" They ate and drank until ten o'clock.

Yu Zhiyuan went to the old lady next door and carried his daughter back to the house. He washed the sleepy daughter's feet and face before taking off her clothes and putting her into bed!

Yu Zhiyuan went out to flush the toilet, brought back the urinal, and closed the stove damper before returning to the room to wash up and go to bed.

While sleeping, Yu Zhiyuan felt the "Nothing to Worry" sign on his chest vibrate!
He woke up with a start and carefully checked the storage space.

After studying for a while, I found out that the space can be divided according to needs.

The split will not affect each other, and the split size can be changed at any time.

This is great. It will be more convenient to pack supplies in the future.

At five o'clock, Yu Zhiyuan woke up on time, went to the kitchen, turned on the stove, opened the air damper, then took hot water from the water jacket to wash his face and brush his teeth, then hurried out of the city, this time walking further.

The total catch was more than 200 kilograms.

It was almost six o'clock when I hurried to the Pigeon Market.

After entering the pigeon market and putting down the basket, I found that many people were waiting there.

A lot of people bought fish today. It seems that not only the steel rolling mill paid salaries today, but other people were also willing to take out their surplus money to buy some food to improve their lives!
During the intervals, Yu Zhiyuan kept secretly putting fish into the basket and sold all the fish before dawn.

Today's income is nearly 45, which is really the biggest profit in the past few days.

Just as I was about to pack up and look for a ticket scalper, an old man in his sixties came, spinning two walnuts in his left hand.

You can tell at first glance that he is an old man from the previous dynasty.

He pressed down Yu Zhiyuan's fish basket and said, "Hey, can you get fifty carps weighing about one pound tomorrow? I want 40 cents a pound!"

"This isn't too old or too young! It should be fine!"

"No. 18 Maoer Hutong, my surname is Zong. Single family, can you deliver it there?"

Yu Zhiyuan said modestly: "Okay, I'll deliver it to your door at 5:30 tomorrow morning."

Mr. Zong shook his hand: "Then it's settled."

After saying that, he strolled away.

Yu Zhiyuan found Ma Laoqi, the biggest ticket seller in the area, and the two talked for a long time before he bought a bicycle ticket for 28 yuan.

I walked to the state-owned restaurant and bought six meat buns before strolling to the gate of Nanluoguxiang.

I had just walked a few steps into the courtyard when I heard, "Hey, Zhiyuan, are you going to buy breakfast?"

"Yeah. Qiaoqiao wanted to eat buns, so I went to buy some. You're busy, I'll go back first."

Yu Zhiyuan first put the tools in the ear room, went into the house, put down the buns and washed his hands, then went into the bedroom to dress his daughter, put on shoes, wash her face and brush her teeth, and cleaned up his daughter.

He took out a broken chopping board and a broken knife, chopped up last night's rotten vegetable leaves and potato peels, mixed them with a handful of bran, and fed them to the chickens.

After putting away the tools, I walked into the house and saw Qiaoqiao happily eating buns with both hands!

Yu Zhiyuan smiled at his daughter, then went into the kitchen and said to his wife who was making corn paste, "Fan Changjun will come to deliver meat and lard at noon. Wait for him at home."

Then he took out the bicycle ticket and handed it to his wife: "Give him this too. His bicycle will stay. You push the ear room and lock it up."

Yang Xuemei nodded: "Those coarse cloths are used to make cotton clothes?"

"Everyone in our family will have one set. I'll go to Fangshan in a few days to deliver the remaining cotton and cloth to my parents. Later, you can go to the grocery store and buy a few bottles of Erguotou and two packs of Hardman. Is the money enough?"

"It's enough. I didn't spend any money. Yesterday, the director said that I can get last month's ticket today. Add this month's ticket and I'll have a lot of room!"

"That's good. Take some time to buy cotton cloth with all the cloth coupons, and make some clothes for your parents. A good year is coming, and I hope to eat more vegetables from my father-in-law's private plot!"

Yu Zhiyuan started laughing as he spoke!
(End of this chapter)