Chapter 404 This year may not be easy
Luo Zhenghao thought about it and felt that he had to listen to his eldest sister's opinion on this matter. Voldemort No. 1 didn't care after listening, but the eldest sister, who was too lazy to think about it, let her younger brother help her make the decision. After all, from childhood to adulthood, she had never worried about all the big and small things. She just went out to work and came home to eat, and the main thing was to be obedient.
When dad was around, I listened to him. When dad was not around, I listened to mom and the fourth brother. Now that my younger brother is in charge, I naturally listen to him. Be prepared for mistakes, as my brain has long been rusty.
Luo Zhenghao is even more outrageous in this regard. He and the eldest sister are a perfect match in this respect. As long as the eldest sister is involved, all friends and family have to stand aside. In TV dramas, this kind of people are the ones who elope and make their parents angry to death the most.
Zhang Xingwang discovered through recent observations that this guy has good looks, but his values are completely off. He doesn't know how he gets along with outsiders, but when it comes to his eldest sister, he is so emotional. The only thing that weighs the pros and cons in his mind is the deep revolutionary friendship. He is the ultimate love-brained person that even zombies would despise...
Afterwards, Zhang Xingwang asked about his eldest brother-in-law's job and learned that he was a section-level official in the police station. He immediately decided not to hold the banquet. At the same time, he looked at Luo Zhenghao with surprise as he was flirting with his eldest sister, wondering how this guy managed to be so popular in the army.
Afterwards, Wang Xiulan, who couldn't stand it any longer, ordered Luo Zhenghao to leave and told him to go home immediately. After watching Luo Zhenghao fix the door reluctantly, she covered her head with her hands and had a headache.
He muttered that Xiao Luo must have some problem. He was chatting with the eldest girl outside in the rain. He was soaked like a drowned rat and was not aware of it at all. He must have had a brain injury. What if he gave birth to a stupid son?
After two days of drizzle, the sky finally cleared up. When I got off work in the evening, I heard Wang Xiulan muttering that it was already the 11th today, and she hadn't seen her eldest cousin come to return the money. Judging from the behavior of her eldest aunt's family, something must have happened in the village.
Zhang Xingwang's heart tightened when he heard this. According to the manager, Old Sixth Master, the crops outside the city might be ruined this year. Yesterday, Director Qi told him with a gloomy face that another document would be issued tomorrow.
This time, not only will the ration be further reduced, but other supplies will also be added to the mix. Meat is probably out of the question, as it is estimated that one person will only consume one or two kilograms per year.
The subdistrict office even held an emergency meeting and spent the entire afternoon studying but still couldn't come up with a good strategy. Instead, Director Wang blocked Zhang Xingwang in Director Qi's office.
She solemnly said that she had achieved significant results recently, and that Liu Jiaque was almost annoyed by her and had already agreed, so that Zhang Xingwang and the wild boar should be mentally prepared.
Director Wang then made up his mind. He turned his head and bit his back teeth and asked if the wild boar could be replaced with coarse grains, the more the better.
Afterwards, Director Qi also rarely sang the same tune with Director Wang, asking Zhang Xingwang to purchase as much food as possible. He said earnestly that the current situation was serious and the two of them would fully cooperate in this regard. He and Director Wang would be responsible for any problems, and told him to raise any needs or concerns at any time.
Director Wang stood up and wanted to leave before he finished listening to the second half of the sentence, but ended up sitting down dejectedly and expressed in a quiet manner the principle of not worrying about small matters and not being able to take care of big matters. Before he finished speaking, the secretary pushed the door open.
He highly praised Zhang Xingwang's procurement work, and in the surprised eyes of Director Wang, he affirmed that Zhang Xingwang was a good comrade, asked him to keep up the good work, and told him to believe that the organization would not forget every comrade who had made contributions. Then he dragged Director Wang away. His words seemed to express something, but also seemed to say nothing...
While Zhang Xingwang was pondering this, his fourth sister had already brought the meal to the table and respectfully called her to eat. The little girl looked at the cabbage on the table and curled her lips, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by Wang Xiulan.
"Xingwang, I'll tell you again, even if you have the ability to get the meat, you have to keep it for Xiaoya to come back, even if it's just to nourish your second sister. Anyway, before Xiaoya comes, I will be anxious for anyone in the family who wants to eat meat."
The two younger sisters were so angry after hearing these words that they dared not say anything. The fourth sister looked at the eldest sister wolfing down the food and felt that the eldest sister was so lucky. Their mother had just announced that the whole family would become vegetarians from now on, and the eldest sister was going to get married and live alone the day after tomorrow. What kind of luck was this?
Zhang Xingwang also agreed with this. When the documents come out tomorrow, based on the previous food at home, it won't take a month for everyone to smell the bad stuff and report you. By then, no excuses will work.
Zhang Xingwang followed Wang Xiulan's words and told his family about the situation of the crops in the village and the policies that would be implemented tomorrow. Then everyone was silent. Wang Xiulan's face changed drastically and she fell into memories. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She said with a sad face:
“I’m afraid this year will be difficult…”
The meal lost its flavor as before. Wang Xiulan hurriedly ran to the kitchen and started to organize the family's stored food, saying that she would deliver the food to the old couple after her eldest sister's business was done.
The street office was bustling the next day. After the document was distributed, a steady stream of people came to ask questions. For this reason, the head of the people's commune even stood up to explain to everyone.
When the people heard the bad news that would probably last for a year, they fell completely silent. As the crowd gradually dispersed, panic began to spread. After all, people need food to survive, and most of the people who came to ask about policies were those who were struggling to make ends meet.
At once, I saw the various states of the lower-class people. For a moment, many men had gloomy faces, and several children were frightened by their mother's crying and were at a loss. There was also an old grandmother hugging her frightened grandson with a nostalgic look in her eyes...
Zhang Xingwang also saw Yu Li and her mother in the crowd. The mother and daughter were also frightened by the news and hurried away with the crowd.
As soon as I got back to the temple after get off work, everyone surrounded me. The third aunt no longer cared about the previous unpleasantness and asked Zhang Xingwang:
"Zhang...Section Chief, do you know that this issue of quotas and bills will last for a year? Is it true?"
Seeing that everyone had calmed down and was waiting for news, Zhang Xingwang looked at Liu Haizhong who had hurried over, parked his bicycle, and then replied:
"The news is true, but I don't think it will be accurate year by year. It depends on how the harvest is next year."
Following Zhang Xingwang's answer, the exclamations from the side continued. Liu Haizhong immediately gave up the idea of holding a meeting of the whole hospital. He was not stupid. This meeting would not solve anything except paying money. It was different from the previous one. Now most of the hospital was affected by the disaster. Even if he put in all his salary, it would not be enough.
The Liugen family and the Jia family were the most affected this time. Yan Bugui turned out to be a blessing in disguise because he had a daughter-in-law. Compared to the Liugen family's gloom, the Jia family didn't take it seriously. After all, Jia Dongxu had a good master, although this master had made his life miserable for the past year...
