Chapter 36 Director Wang’s surprise

Jia Zhang cursed in the yard for a while, then she felt that no one was following her, and her mouth was too cold, so she turned around and ran home.

When he returned to the house, he saw Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu hugging each other, and he cursed in his heart, "Shameless."

Then he ran straight to the stove, lifted the lid of the pot, took the steamed buns and started to eat them.

At this time, Qin Huairu pushed Jia Dongxu away with a flushed face.

The Jia family only had one room, but this room was the original west wing. Although half of it was partitioned off, the rest was still spacious.

After marrying Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu was separated from Jia Zhang by a wooden board in the middle of the bed.

But such a small wooden board is not completely closed. The little couple's affairs were not missed by Jia Zhang.

Of course, this kind of thing is very common these days. There are many children in rural areas, and many of them get married and live with a large family.

However, in order to continue the family line, Mrs. Jia and Zhang not only did not object, but also hoped that the two of them would have children soon, which would make the homeless families in the courtyard angry.

"Mom, Dongxu and I have discussed that our family should keep a low profile from now on. We should at least have a few people who can help, right?"

Qin Huairu comforted her in a low voice, while Jia Zhang gnawed on her buns, thinking of the situation in the courtyard today, and then nodded.

At the third uncle’s house, the whole family had lost all energy and was even quieter than usual.

The third aunt brought some steamed buns to the table. Yan Jiecheng and the children were not in the mood to eat. Yan Fugui looked at the steamed buns and tightened the collar of his clothes.

"Mom, take three yuan and buy some coal tomorrow!"

The third aunt was startled, as if she heard something wrong.

"Lao Yan, three yuan?"

"I told you, don't you understand?"

Yan Fugui felt a little distressed, lowered his head and pinched the dough head.

The third aunt couldn't believe it. What was going on in their family? They were living a tight life. Their eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, was not young yet and was waiting to get a wife.

The family only relies on Yan Fugui to make money. It is a blessing to be able to save one yuan a month on weekdays.

And she also knew that over the years, Yan Fugui had gotten older and his legs could no longer keep up, so he had always wanted to buy a bicycle so that he could go to school more easily.

This money has been saved for several years and has not been touched.

Now, you actually took out three yuan?

Really, the iron rooster has begun to pluck its feathers.

After hearing the master's order, the third aunt naturally had no objection.

Yan Fugui felt distressed for a while, looking at the three children at home, Yan Jiekuang was still too young, so he turned his attention to Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

"You two brothers, come here!"

Yan Jiecheng and his two brothers stepped forward.

Yan Fugui skillfully took out a small red notebook from a cabinet with a pencil inside.

When the two brothers saw this, they both looked helpless.

"The three yuan our family spends to buy coal is for you."

"So, the money must be shared equally."

"My mother, your brother, and I count two portions, and each of you has one portion. The total is four portions. The average is seventy-five cents per person."

"The original payment was fifteen yuan, and the remaining one and a half yuan was left, so this month I have to pay fifteen yuan and seventy-five cents."

"As for liberation, you haven't made any money yet, so just remember it first. We'll talk about it later when you make money."

Yan Fugui wrote down the accounts in the book, and then asked Yan Jiefang to sign at the back.

Neither Yan Jiecheng nor the two refused. They have long been used to this kind of thing.

Otherwise, this book will be almost half used?

The two of them looked at each other and both felt that this home was so cold.

Yan Fugui ignored the unwillingness and determination in his two sons' eyes, let alone the thoughts in their hearts about how to take revenge when they grew up.

Now he feels much more comfortable, the money he lost has been evenly distributed, and he no longer feels so uncomfortable.

The next day, Yang Xiaotao got up early. After dinner, he borrowed a wheelbarrow from Wang Dashan's house and went out to buy coal.

Now that he has agreed, Yang Xiaotao doesn't want anyone to gossip, not to mention it's Uncle Chen's house.

When I walked to the middle courtyard, I saw Qin Huairu getting up early and washing up. Yang Xiaotao glanced at her and walked over without saying hello.

Qin Huairu also looked at Yang Xiaotao walking away, feeling a sense of loss in her heart, followed by anger.

He actually ignored himself?

To treat her like this?

He picked up the basin fiercely and put it down gently the next second. He looked at Silly Zhu who came out from the side with a smile on his face.

Yang Xiaotao pushed the cart to the supply and marketing cooperative and met many acquaintances along the way, all of whom came to buy coal.

Obviously, they also knew about people freezing to death, and were preparing for it, fearing that tragedy would befall them.

When we arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, there was already a long queue at the door. The salesperson in front looked calm and did not look anxious at all.

This is not a society of buyers, but an age of sellers.

The seller is the uncle.

The salesperson is the uncle.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be a slogan on the wall saying "No innocent customers are allowed to be beaten."

I queued up obediently, and finally my turn came around midnight, and I paid five yuan.

Nowadays, there is no high-quality coal for briquettes. There is only one type of anthracite, which costs three cents per catty. Yang Xiaotao bought more than a hundred catties, two full bags.

As soon as he put it in the car, he pushed it to the courtyard.

Today is Saturday, and it is his turn to rest, so he is going to go out again, this time to the scrap collection point. I don’t know if Huang Daniu has received any books in the past few days.

In fact, Yang Xiaotao also wants to go to the library, but he hasn't mentioned it to the director yet. Moreover, the library is a bit far from the courtyard. It takes half an hour to take the bus, which is far away if you walk.

Back in the courtyard, Uncle Chen helped unload the coal, and then listened to what he said.

This morning, the first and second uncles sent five yuan to the Wang family and the Zhou family respectively.

Yang Xiaotao didn't care after hearing this. One of these two people is upright in front of others, but a hypocrite behind his back. The other is showing off for the sake of showing off. This is normal.

But the Jia family is a bit unusual today.

Qin Huairu got up early, and then helped people in the courtyard to fetch water, sweep the floor, and went to the east and west rooms from time to time to help.

As for Jia Zhang, the sun came out in the west, so she went to the front yard with a bottle of soy sauce, saying that she had borrowed it before and returned it.

Uncle Chen also sighed, "Zhang Erniu wants to be a human being!"

The old man could see clearly that it must have been stimulated by what happened last night.

“A dog can’t change its habit of eating shit!”

Yang Xiaotao on the side muttered, and Uncle Chen laughed, obviously very much in agreement.

In the afternoon, Yang Xiaotao first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a box of spring plowing, and then went to the waste collection point.

This time, Huang Daniu paid careful attention and actually received a few books. Yang Xiaotao didn't mind either. Not many people read books these days, and even fewer sold them.

What's more, these are all sold as waste paper.

After putting the cigarette into Huang Daniu's hand and receiving a meal of assurance, Yang Xiaotao walked back carrying a bundle of books.

At this time, in the subdistrict office, Director Wang was putting down a document, the frown on his head never letting go.

Reach out to lift your glasses, then pinch your eyebrows to let your mind empty.

However, how can we relax when we have no clue when facing the tasks assigned by our superiors?

Who would have thought that this year would be so much colder than previous years? And that it would last for so long?

Because of a mistake in judgment, people froze to death in her jurisdiction, and she has been criticized by her superiors.

Of course, it's not just her. Hundreds of people have frozen to death inside and outside Sijiu City this time. Because of this, the higher-ups will pay special attention to it.

However, just paying attention cannot solve the problem. You must find ways to reduce losses.

Originally, she thought that the sub-district office would spend money to purchase coal and distribute it to residents in the subdistricts under its jurisdiction, but in practice, it would require a lot of money.

Their street office couldn't get it out.

In addition, it is to organize fundraisers.

In these days, every household is living on their fingers. If they really want to make donations, wouldn’t that make the poor even poorer? What if greater losses are caused?

After much deliberation, I came up with no good solution, so I had to lean back on the chair, rub my eyes, and completely relax.

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To be continued...