Vol 2 Chapter 465: Uneasy New Year

After three days, Aunt Chen returned from the holiday and brought a bunch of bad news to wake up the happy Zhou Jiao.
After drought, frost and floods in the north, some parts of the south are even more miserable. In addition to these, wind and hail, locust plagues, and armyworm plagues appear continuously.
Zhou Jiao didn't even ask and knew that there was definitely no harvest, and it was another disaster year. Even if he was prepared in his heart, it was confirmed from his population that his mood was more complicated.
Before she could sigh, Aunt Chen was already lying next to her ear, let her save a bit of expense. Nowadays, the cadres in the city have a monthly ration of 28 jin, while the citizens only have 26 jin a month, and the monthly supply of pork per person is only 2 taels.
Zhou Jiao listened to the heartbreak--it seemed that she was going to reduce her weight again when she returned to school. Is she easy? Suddenly, the two of them were deducted and they were going to pay for themselves.
Never thought that there would be an incident that made her feel bad...
"Before I came back, I deliberately went to the material office to ask, except for pregnant women and infants and young children, all households in the hospital will also reduce the amount. In the future, meat will mainly be distributed by internal farms, and tobacco and alcohol will also be supplied on holidays."
Zhou Jiao shook her hand weakly, "Aunt Chen, just say it all in one go, don't hit me in waves."
Aunt Chen chuckled, "At the end of this year, you can give me more home. I have to line up at the service agency every day. After the first month and the holidays, it's harder to buy anything."
Zhou Jiao gave her a thumbs up, it was amazing! It's strange that the team of woollen lines in the cold sky doesn't freeze to death.
After finishing speaking, Aunt Chen hurried to see the warehouse before she could say a few more words. She was worried. She was not at home for the past two days, and she didn't know how much the girl had harmed her.
After a while, Aunt Chen came out with a smile and boasted: "Good job this time. Is there any way out? Let Xiao Wu prepare more stock."
Zhou Jiao looked at her speechlessly-she didn't have to make excuses for herself, she had already given reasons. Is there a cow in the black market? She is the biggest way, okay?
"Forget it, don't take any risks. No matter how much you reduce, the material department will never let the chief hungry."
What Zhou Jiao can say is all people talking to herself and making herself amused. Not to mention, without her space, their family might be really hungry.
No matter how powerful her dad is, no matter how much he has status, can he still grab rations?
"I heard that there is no market this year, and there are more people rushing to the temple fair. How many people do you think should be crowded? Although life is sad now, there are still a lot of rich people.
Zhou Jiao was hit hard by Aunt Chen again, and she smiled bitterly.
By analogy, this year's temple fairs in the city must be very crowded. In addition to joining in the fun, more people are looking for opportunities to save some supplies.
The nature of the temple fair has changed, so what did she do in the past? What to see on the street? Main road or crowd? The son's big long candied haws seemed even more useless, and he still had to squeeze people to death.
Originally, Zhou Jiao planned to take her son to the temple fair in the first month, so that the children could see what a grand festival is. Compared with twisting songs and high-altitude fireworks, temple fairs are the most down-to-earth.
Now it's good, the plan has to be detailed.
Lin Lishan sneaked back in the afternoon, without saying anything, pulling Zhou Jiao into the room with eyebrows.
Zhou Jiao is so curious--what kind of drama is this old lady singing? Is it possible to be promoted and made fortune with a smile? That wouldn't need to be so petty.
Lin Lishan giggled cheerfully, took a handful of receipts from her bag and gave it to her daughter, proudly showing off: "How is it? Your mother is good, right?"
Zhou Jiao didn't have time to look at the bills, and hurriedly asked her, "Mom, where did it come from? You don't make mistakes. We don't lack food. Don't be caught by others."
Lin Lishan was so angry that she patted her on the forehead, hating iron and steel, and said, "I'm not very smart at ordinary times. How can I be silly at critical times. Do you think mom is leading the team day and night, so I really want to grab some credit? It's the head of the regiment, where else to go!"
Zhou Jiao laughed silly, "Your daughter is wrong. Let's spare the little one. It's all subsidies and exchanges, right? Mom, you're so smart! You're so amazing!"
Her words made Lin Lishan laugh, and she would mess her up with her hair.
After the mother and daughter had a fight, Lin Lishan sighed: "I will leave the family affairs to you, so I can't let my daughter play the "Clever Woman Without Rice Cook". After the first month, we all have to reduce the amount and we have to find some food. The tickets are for you to spare at school. Especially Xiao Wu has a big appetite and can't make him hungry."
Zhou Jiao was very moved when she heard it, but later it was not. She muttered, "Xiao Wu is your son. Why don't you worry about my hungry."
After speaking, she laughed first herself.
"Your little cat has an appetite and how much can you eat. Don't think Mom hurts Xiao Wu, he is your husband, and he is all dependent on him outside the house. I treat him well, but he can't treat my daughter better."
Zhou Jiao blinked and nodded with a smile. What logic? However, someone loves her man, as long as she is not a little girl, she is willing to accept it.
"Mom, your son-in-law is prepared. Don't whisper to foreigners for the sake of foreign objects."
Lin Lishan squinted at her, snorted with her back chin up, and said arrogantly: "Who am I, and I still need to flatter like those people?"
Zhou Jiao smiled and nodded straight at the sight.
That's good, don't lose the strength of Zhou's family. Although the space can't let her mother know, some foreign objects really don't need to make her mother wronged.
"Mom is not stupid. Mom knows that our family is more than good and bad~EbookFREE.me~ You have your father's status here, and there is a capable son-in-law, Xiao Wu, who doesn't give me face, I can use it for outsiders Bend over?"
Lin Lishan's arrogance made Zhou Jiao feel a little lost—her mother is a happy woman! When the Lin family fell, her husband and son-in-law supported her again, and the peace of being close to her in the future was the halo of the heroine.
"Look at any bills that are about to expire. Remember to hurry up. I have to run back to work and call the group if I have something to do."
Zhou Jiao stood at the gate and sent away Lin Lishan in a hurry. She couldn't help but laugh when she thought that her mother was not a few hours away from get off work.
Zhou Jiao looked up and saw that the sky was okay, and went back to the back room to change clothes. After explaining her whereabouts to Aunt Chen, she walked out of the compound with a special bag on her back.
As the end of the year approaches, there should be a lot more going home to visit relatives. As we walked towards the center of the city, we could see student babies wearing small cotton jackets and big cotton pants, or cotton monkeys wearing cotton caps, and small dolls with big five-eyed cotton nests on their feet. She has forgotten that school is also on holiday nowadays, no wonder there are so many people in the streets.
Zhou Jiao braved the little snow, pacing leisurely, with a gentle smile on her face, she looked at the milk doll held in the arms of the old man and the old lady, smiling from time to time.
She was strolling around looking at the scenery, but ignored the passing buses and the hurried pedestrians, all of whom looked at her involuntarily.
Zhou Jiao wandered around the streets, trying to check the family background and learn more about the lives of ordinary people. Leaving the compound, facing reality, she couldn't tell her feelings for a while.
difficult! Too hard! Firewood, rice, oil and salt are indispensable to life, and it is not easy for anyone to live.
A candy bite into half, the children laugh; buying four or two oils, the joy of the old ladies. Fortunately, with these contented and happy people, life is still full of sunshine.