Chapter 419 People from the surrounding area flocked into the city
Yan Jiecheng was a little excited just now, and spoke a little loudly.
Realizing that his words were heard by his father, he couldn't help but shrink his neck and dared not say a word.

Yu Li was speechless when she saw her man's behavior.
But I still didn't dare say much.

On the contrary, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu, seeing that they failed to persuade Yan Jiecheng, continued to instigate Yan Bugui when Yan Bugui came out.
"Uncle Yan, we were just talking about buying a bicycle. With your family's financial resources, it's more than enough to buy a second-hand bicycle. Would you consider it?"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui first glanced at Yan Jiecheng, then looked at the two of them and said unhappily,

"What to buy?

New bicycles are not cheap, so second-hand bicycles are cheap?
Like Lao Liu in the backyard, who emptied his family savings to buy a bicycle and a radio for his eldest son, but what did he get in the end?
The couple moved out right after they got married.
Apart from the words "new people, new things, new country, earn your own money and spend it yourself", in the end, nothing was left for the old couple. "

As soon as Yan Bugui said this, he saw He Yuzhu and Xu Damao looking at him with a smile. Just when he was confused as to what the two were laughing at, he heard a loud shout from Liu Haizhong.
"Yan Bugui, what do you mean by making up stories about me behind my back?
How did I offend you that you have to speak ill of me in front of the younger generations?"

Ever since Liu Haizhong emptied his family savings to help Liu Guangqi marry a wife, his son and daughter-in-law moved directly to the house allocated by the steel mill and only came back during the holidays, they completely became the laughing stock of Maoer Hutong.
Yan Bugui also knew that Liu Haizhong was very sensitive about people using this matter to slander him behind his back.
Now that Liu Haizhong had caught him, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Old Liu, listen to me, this is not what you think. I just said it casually, I really didn't mean anything else."

How could Liu Haizhong be convinced by Yan Bugui's pale explanation? He angrily retorted.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you think I'm stupid? If you didn't have such thoughts on a daily basis and didn't secretly plot against me with others, how could you say it so naturally?

Yan Bugui, you must apologize to me right now, or we will not be done with this matter today!"

Yan Bugui was a man who cared about his reputation. It was impossible for him to apologize to Liu Haizhong in front of the younger generation like He Yuzhu and Xu Damao.
Just when he was hesitating about what to do,
Yi Zhonghai, He Daqing, Jia Zhangshi and the deaf old lady also came out from the hanging flower gate.
"Xiao Liu, why are you standing at the door yelling instead of going out to have breakfast so early in the morning? What happened?"

When Liu Haizhong heard the deaf old lady's question, he exaggerated the story that Yan Bugui had fabricated about him.
"...

Old lady, Old Yi and Old He, you have to take charge of this for me. Old Yan is such a jerk. He spreads gossips behind people's backs. You have to punish him."

After listening to Liu Haizhong's complaints,
Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi and the others all looked at Yan Bugui as if he were a mentally retarded person.
I thought that in the whole Maoer Hutong, or even the whole Nanluoguxiang, everyone has made up stories about others or spread gossips. But these were all said behind the backs of the parties involved. If you say it in front of others in the courtyard like this, you are just waiting to be caught.

Only the deaf old lady looked at Liu Haizhong with some dissatisfaction, because this guy was beating his son at home and disturbing her peace.

At this time, I naturally don't want to stand aside in the bangs.
"Okay, Xiao Liu, Xiao Yan said it was not intentional, what else do you want?
If you are not satisfied, you have to wait until you come back. Everyone has to go out to buy breakfast now. If it is late, you will have to eat by yourself!"

When Yan Bugui saw the deaf old lady taking sides for him, he did not lose his temper and immediately reacted.
"Yeah,

Let's hurry out, there are many rich people from Tianjin and Baocheng coming to grab our food that doesn't require food coupons, if we are late we won't be able to buy food." After saying that, Yan Bugui was the first to turn around and walk out the door.

As their own interests were involved, the neighbors in the yard no longer cared whether Liu Haizhong had been wronged. The men all hurried out, leaving only the elderly, the weak, women and children chatting in the yard.

Even Liu Haizhong himself, thinking that he might not be able to eat if he delayed any longer, immediately lost his temper.
There is no way, although his salary is high,

But the money was drained away by the eldest son’s marriage, and the living expenses are also high. I have no money and I can’t stand up straight!

Walking out of the courtyard gate,
Arriving at the main street of Nanluoguxiang, the first thing that caught He Yuzhu's eyes was the pedestrians coming and going, and the long queues in front of the breakfast stalls.

Due to the reduction in food rations, everyone was hungry, and restaurants in most places began to collect food coupons for meals.

In order to avoid the need for food stamps,
Rich people from nearby cities and farmers from the suburbs all flocked to Beijing for food.

The influx of outsiders into Beijing not only increased the food consumption in Beijing, but also forced the State Council to mobilize more food from other places to Beijing.
It also makes it more difficult for local residents to eat.
At the same time, it also caused serious pressure on public security, which put a lot of pressure on the security department of Beijing. Even the militia had to go out to the streets to help patrol.
This is also the main reason why He Yuzhu and others do not allow the elderly and children in the yard to go out casually.

I stood in line as usual, moving forward with the crowd, listening to the chatter of ordinary people with different accents.
What they talked about,
Rich people have to go to other restaurants and hotels to queue up right after buying breakfast.
Some poor people would buy more steamed bread and mixed flour steamed bread, and go to do odd jobs after breakfast to earn more money to buy food.
Everyone is busy trying to get enough food.

Although everyone is going through a difficult period, except for the wealthy who had no worries about food and clothing before liberation, the vast majority of ordinary people actually have few complaints.

As they say,

These are the most difficult years we have experienced in the new society, but they are also much better than the best years before liberation.

Although everyone was starving, the 6 to 7 million people in Daxia did not starve to death.

Even the senior leaders set an example by going hungry with everyone else.

What else could these ordinary people be dissatisfied with?

The line moved forward quickly, and soon it was the turn of the neighbors in the courtyard. Since they didn't need tickets, all they bought were steamed corn bread, roasted sweet potatoes, boiled potatoes, and a small amount of mixed flour steamed buns.

Smelling the fragrance of the food, everyone who had been hungry for most of the night swallowed their saliva.
Then he couldn't wait to run to the courtyard with his things in his hands.

(End of this chapter)