Chapter 449 The Jia Family Has a Hard Time

At the meeting, the militia cadres also agreed to He Yuzhu's proposal to form a hunting team.

Some comrades even said that they had connections with the railway troops in the three northeastern provinces.

We can find a way to get cold chain transport carriages to ensure that the prey hunted by the comrades will not rot easily, but it is just to get a share of the railway.

The cadres present at the meeting had no objection to this.

Being able to get things back intact is better than anything else.

After settling the hunting team's affairs and discussing the militia training, He Yuzhu went home with his lunch box.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw Yan Bugui looking at the sweet potatoes planted in the yard.

"Hey, Uncle Yan, what are you doing?"

Who knew that it would be fine if he didn't speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Yan Bugui sniffed hard, and then stared at the net bag hanging on his bicycle with shining eyes.
"Wow, Zhuzi, I've never seen you bring food back from work in all these years.

You are meat, right?
How many gazelles did you kill with your militiamen on the prairie? The smell of meat filled the air at noon today at the militia training grounds in Shichahai."

Seeing that Yan Bugui was like a dog's nose, He Yuzhu didn't hide anything. He took the lunch box out of the net bag and shook it in front of him, then took it back directly.
"To be honest with you, Uncle Yan,
We had a great harvest on this trip to the prairie. We brought back five carts of yellow sheep. We gave several to each training ground, which was enough for the Jeonbuk militia to have a feast.

But my comrades were thinking about their elderly and children at home, so they all took their lunch boxes home like me.

I ate steamed bread with the soup.”

Yan Bugui was not actually interested in how many yellow sheep He Yuzhu and his militia had killed on the prairie, because He Yuzhu would not give him a single cent.

But I heard that most of the militiamen packed the yellow mutton into lunch boxes and took it home to give to the elderly and children.

Yan Bugui's eyes were shining brightly.

Because their son Yan Jiecheng is a strong young man and also a member of the militia.

Not only Yan Jiecheng, but all the young people in the courtyard joined the militia and received some training to varying degrees. Naturally, they could also eat yellow sheep meat.
So the neighbors in the front yard were just like Yan Bugui.
I fantasize that the young people at home will come back with meat later.
After all, apart from He Daqing and Liu Haizhong, who had high salaries, all the neighbors suffered from edema to varying degrees.
Even Yi Zhonghai and his wife suffered from edema in order to support the old Jia family.

Seeing them discussing how much yellow mutton their children who were participating in the militia training could bring back to them, He Yuzhu didn't say much, turned around and pushed his bicycle back home.

By the time he returned to the middle courtyard with his lunch box, the news had spread throughout the courtyard.
Jia Zhang looked at He Yuzhu's lunch box with envy. She was not shy at all and asked tentatively with a smile,

"Zhu Zi, look, our Qin Huairu is going to give birth in about half a month.

We haven't eaten meat for a long time, and we are really lacking in nutrition. Can you sell the meat in your lunch box to Aunt Zhang so that Qin Huairu can get some nutrition?"

To be honest, the Jia family in the TV series has Sha Zhu, a great enemy, to help them, so they live better than most of their neighbors in the courtyard.

It is impossible for Qin Huairu to be malnourished during her pregnancy.
The five members of the family are all relatively fair-skinned, and Banggeng sometimes complains that the corn porridge is not tasty.

But the Jia family's life now is definitely several times harder than in the TV series.
Qin Huairu earned about 30 yuan a month, and her one-year-old son Xiaodang received a bottle of milk every day. He also received a pound of milk substitute powder made from soybean powder, rice powder, and milk powder, and two pounds of brown sugar every month. In addition, Yi Zhonghai, who had ulterior motives, also provided him with financial support.
The Jia family can barely make ends meet.

However, the only meat they could eat every month was the one pound of canned meat distributed by the higher-ups, which was indeed lacking in nutrition as Jia Zhang said.

But in this difficult era, every household had enough nutrition. What was worrying was not the lack of food but the inequality of food. If the food was given to Jia Zhang, the neighbors would immediately make a fuss, and the gossip would spread throughout Shichahai the next day.

Even though He Yuzhu was a cadre and his family was rich, he didn't dare to ask for this.

"Aunt Zhang, you know, the old lady in the backyard, our Heying and Yuejin haven't eaten meat for a long time, and they are also lacking in nutrition.
I really can't give you this lunch box.

Uncle Yi next door is also participating in the militia training. He will definitely bring back some meat later. Please wait a little longer."

Seeing He Yuzhu reject Jia Zhangshi, the neighbors did not applaud, but they were still very happy to see this result.
After all, in He Yuzhu's eyes, the Jia family's decline

That's compared to the TV series.
In reality, with Yi Zhonghai as their support and Xiaodang's milk and brown sugar, the Jia family's life was much better than most other families in the Siheyuan.

There is no reason to buy yellow mutton from He Yuzhu, not even if Qin Huairu is pregnant.

When Jia Zhang saw He Yuzhu refused, she did not dare to say anything. After all, He Yuzhu had already said that it was for the deaf old lady and the two children at home.
If she continued to act recklessly, the neighbors in the courtyard would definitely not tolerate her.
The Jia family no longer has a man, so how could they dare to take the initiative to cause trouble?

Jia Zhang and the neighbors of the courtyard were waiting in the yard for Yi Zhonghai and his friends to come back, while He Yuzhu took his lunch box to the main house, and then to the deaf old lady in the backyard.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw the deaf old lady and Ran Qiuye talking to Lou Xiaoe in the house.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing He Yuzhu coming back, the deaf old lady was the first to say,
"Zhu Zi, I heard from Xiao'e that you arranged for Xiao Lou and his wife to go to Hong Kong Island. They left yesterday. Isn't Xiao'e sad?"

Seeing that Lou Zhenhua and his wife had already followed the equipment import team to Hong Kong Island, He Yuzhu was relieved.

But he couldn't tell the deaf old lady his thoughts, so he just nodded lightly.

"Yes, isn't it that the higher-ups want to purchase equipment from the West?
I thought my father-in-law and mother-in-law could help with this matter, so I casually mentioned it when I went to the West Flower Hall. Unexpectedly, the State Council agreed.

So he left yesterday. I went to the prairie to hunt sheep, and I didn’t even have time to see him off.”

Then, He Yuzhu looked at He Ying and asked,

"You little brat, were you good when you sent your grandma and grandpa off?"

"I'm a good boy, Dad. My grandma and grandpa were reluctant to let me go when they left. Dad, I smelled meat this afternoon. Did you guys come back from hunting sheep?"

Knowing that his son was craving for meat, He Yuzhu nodded with a smile.
"We got it. Dad and Uncle Zhou brought back six carts of sheep this time. The meat you smelled at noon was from the sheep Dad shot.

I brought them back for you and grandma. They are at grandpa's place! You can eat them tonight."

"That's great, that's great, it's great, I can eat meat again."

(End of this chapter)