Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Chapter 232 Rumors and Hidden Crisis

Although Liu Guangqi's escape has come to an end, the blow he brought to the second uncle is far from over.

In addition to the economic aspect, the most important aspect is spiritual.

The boss who usually provided him with good food and drink actually ran away. It was a huge blow to Liu Haizhong. It would probably take him a long time to get over it.

Liu Haizhong used to walk in the aisle with his head held high and his chest puffed out with an air of dignity, and he would seek out leaders to observe and learn from them. Now he walks with his head down and avoids people.

I heard that he was too lazy to do his work in the workshop and often hid in a corner smoking for more than half an hour at a time.

The neighbors did not really follow Yi Zhonghai's advice and keep the news secret, and they were still talking about it.

There weren't so many jobs back then, and the old ladies and young wives in the courtyard didn't have to go to work. After finishing their housework every day, they would get together and chat while making matchboxes.

They are also the best disseminators of all kinds of gossip, and all kinds of gossip come from their mouths.

"Have you heard? Liu Haizhong's eldest son secretly ran away while the factory was holding a sports meet."

"Yes, I went to a small city with my wife's family to help with reconstruction."

"It is said that Liu Haizhong beat up the second and third sons at home, and the eldest son's wife saw it, so she persuaded the eldest son to run away."

"No, I heard that the second aunt had a quarrel with her daughter-in-law and the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could not be eased, so she ran away."

"What you said is wrong. My son's brother-in-law's father-in-law lives next door to Liu Haizhong's house. I heard him say that Liu Lao Da wanted to divide the family property but failed to win the argument, so he chose to run away."

"That's not right, Aunt Ding. Aren't the deaf old lady and Xu Damao's family living next door to Liu Haizhong's house? How come they are my father-in-law?"

"It's either next door or opposite. Anyway, that's the case. There's no way to go wrong!"

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The news became more and more outrageous. Later, there were even people saying that Liu Guangqi was an enemy spy who could no longer hide and had fled abroad. Moreover, one or two people insisted that what they spread was the truth.

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that what they say is just hearsay and their own adaptation, which has nothing to do with the facts.

But no one cares about this, it's just a gimmick, a topic of conversation, and a way to entertain everyone.

Liu Guangqi's efforts were not in vain, as he brought changes to many people in the yard.

The one who benefited the most was the deaf old lady. Now she is very proud: "What did I say at the beginning? Parents are unkind and children are unfilial. Now it has come true, right?"

Seeing this, Sha Zhu once again had the idea of ​​getting married. He planned to go to Yushui School more often to see if he could find a junior college student or something like that, who would be educated and have an income, and would also be prestigious when he told others about it.

With the example of their elder brother, Guangtian and Guangfu made up their minds that they would run away if they had the chance.

The most interesting thing is the third uncle's family. Yan Bugui even held a family meeting for this purpose: "What do you think? I said that Lao Liu's education method is wrong, right? The old saying that a good son is born under the stick is outdated. What matters now is..."

Listening to her father-in-law's high-handed talk, Yu Li didn't agree: "Second uncle's way of education is certainly wrong, but you are not much better! The two of them are the same, so don't laugh at each other."

Jia family.

After the initial gloating, Jia Zhang also became nervous.

She was worried that Banggeng would not provide for her in her old age, and was even more worried that Qin Huairu would run away. She suddenly became the one with the lowest status in the family, and had to put on a smile when talking to everyone.

Qin Huairu was also somewhat touched by what she saw, and her attitude towards Banggeng unconsciously improved a little.

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Time flies, and it's Saturday again.

There are still people discussing the topic of the Liu family, but at least it has faded a lot. We have to move forward, right?

When something new happens nearby, no one will talk about this matter anymore.

Of course, there will still be private discussions.

Steel rolling mill.

As the deputy director of the steel rolling mill and the deputy director in charge of the logistics department, Li Huaide smoked one cigarette after another with a worried look on his face.

The ashtray on the table was half full of cigarette butts, a rare sight.

The reason is simple: I encountered a difficult problem.

News came from above that the country’s food reserves were once again in crisis.

From ancient times till now, food problem has always been the most concerned issue in people's livelihood. Even in the ancient wars, there was a saying that food and fodder should be sent before troops move out.

There is no problem more serious than food shortage.

Since the second half of this year, the emergency situation of insufficient food reserves has occurred several times.

The canteen director reported to Li Huaide many times, saying that the food stocks in the warehouse were less than ten days' worth, and asked Director Li to find a solution quickly.

But what could Li Huaide do? Besides reporting to his superiors, what else could he do?

The shortage of supplies is a nationwide problem. What can he do?

To put it simply, after October, there was basically no fresh meat available in the market, and ordinary people could only use meat coupons to buy canned food even if they had meat coupons.

It would be fine if it was just fresh meat that was in short supply, but the key is that there is a shortage of all other supplies, including food and vegetables.

Although there is a bumper grain harvest this year, Li Huaide has already found out the true situation through his connections. At least in the next six months, the food shortage problem will still exist.

Li Huaide had just finished a phone call, and he was told that the higher-ups were already studying a new supply policy.

The quantity still needs to be reduced, but the specific amount of reduction has not yet been determined.

The policy on meat coupons has been announced. Starting from next month, the meat supply will be reduced from 2 taels per month to 1.5 taels, and canned meat will be used instead of fresh meat.

That's why Li Huaide was worried.

Wang Hongtao didn't say anything about this. This was not an issue he could interfere with.

Find a chance to secretly fill up the steel mill warehouse?

Not to mention that Wang Hongtao is not a kind-hearted person. If he really did this, the army would definitely blockade and impose martial law on the steel mill the next day, and then all the workers in the factory would be taken away for quarantine and investigation, and they would be checked one by one, and no one would be able to escape!

He would never do such a thing.

Wang Hongtao rarely showed a frivolous expression. Instead, he put away his cynical mood and smoked a few cigarettes with Li Huaide.

Others may not know, but Wang Hongtao knows that this situation will continue for at least two years, and will not improve fundamentally until 63.

I thought: Just hold on, it will be fine after these few years. Although the conditions in these few years are difficult, the sense of happiness is not necessarily lower than in the future, at least...

After calming down, Wang Hongtao sent Li Huaide home.

After a few days of easing, Wang Hongtao's pick-up and drop-off person changed back to Director Li, but Sister She was not angry or anything.

If it was too obvious, Li Huaide would have been suspicious.

Although the two met less often, their feelings for each other did not fade at all. Wang Hongtao did not really abandon She Lijuan. He would still go to the She family's small courtyard for a private meeting every now and then.

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He who knows nothing is fearless.

In the courtyard, except for Liu Haizhong's family, everyone else was still immersed in joy.

No!

The quota had just been issued and the steel mill had just held a sports meeting. Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction.

After receiving the grain from the grain station, everyone felt much more at ease.

If you have food in your pocket, you will not be worried.

But few people noticed the helplessness behind the smile of the grain station manager.

Residents who returned home early have already lit a fire and prepared to cook to welcome the men who have worked hard all day.

This is happiness!