Humming various medleys of unknown tunes all the way, Du Weiguo returned to the courtyard.
To say that the courtyard house he lives in now is actually very grand.
Guangliang Gate, Weeping Flower Gate, Moon Gate, it turned out to be a large house with five entrances, and a garden pavilion and corridor, but now they have been destroyed and divided, and now it has become a three-entry courtyard. The original garden pavilion The cloisters have also become large courtyards.
There are currently 23 families living in the courtyard, with a population of more than 110 people.
Du Weiguo lived in the backyard, with two rooms in the east wing and a side room. This should have been the original room of his eldest son.
2 rooms plus a wing room, the total area is 78 square meters. In this era, there is no so-called shared area. 78 square meters is the indoor use area. According to the calculation of later generations, it should be almost 100 square meters smaller, which is very generous.
Don’t think that in the 1960s, when the population was relatively small, the housing area was very affluent. Friends, at that time, buildings in the city were even rarer than today’s courtyard houses.
Moreover, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been called for more people to create greater strength, and every household has had children. Even after the natural disaster in 1963, China's population was approaching 800 million.
At that time, not only the Forty-Nine Cities, basically the big cities with relatively dense populations, were actually very crowded and the houses were limited, but the population was increasing. And as the children grew up, got married, and had children, the per capita living area would increase. More and more embarrassed.
It reached its peak in the 1970s, especially after the educated (youth) returned to the city. At that time, there were often 7, 8 or more people in a family, and several generations were crowded together in a house of only 30 or 40 square meters. Yes.
At that time, there were all kinds of houses with partitions. Sometimes the partitions in a room were only 3 or 4 square meters, and there was no room for anything except a bed and a cupboard.
This is not a story. Even in 2022, there are still houses like this in large courtyards in Beijing. There is no water supply and drainage. The rent is only 4 square meters and the rent is more than 3,000. The location is good.
Taking Du Weiguo's current house as an example, if his grandfather, father and mother are still alive, then at least 5 people must live in these two and a half houses, because Du Weiguo will definitely have more younger brothers and sisters.
And according to Du Weiguo's age, he will soon face the problem of getting married and having children, and at least two more people will be added.
So there are 7 people living in 2 rooms, and this is a situation where Xiao Du’s uncles and elders are no longer here.
So like Qin Huairu's family, before Jia Dongxu's accident, there were already a family of 6, crowded into a house of more than 40 square meters, barely separated by an inner and outer room.
It was okay when the children were young, but once the children got older, it became overcrowded. Once they were older, it became difficult to live in the house when the children were of different genders.
Now Du Weiguo alone occupies a 78-square-meter two-and-a-half-room house, which is still the east wing of the original main courtyard. In the entire Sijiu City, except for the senior leaders (cadres) who live in buildings and a small number of people who own bungalows and independent courtyards, basically everyone It can be considered a ceiling level.
The more he understands this era, the more satisfied Comrade Xiao Du will be with the welfare of the system.
So delicious.
Going a little further, when Xiao Du returned to the courtyard, he met Xu Damao coming back. At this time, the workers in the steel rolling mill had not yet got off work.
Xu Damao is a projectionist and belongs to the literary and art publicity department. In addition to the publicity department of the steel rolling mill, the district projection station is also his leading department, so his working hours are relatively flexible.
Moreover, Xu Damao often goes to the countryside to show movies. This is a job arranged by the district screening station. Going to the countryside to show movies can also earn some money. Those who have money and things have it. Farmers in this era are really poor, and having a full meal is a luxury. , but the commune brigade is not poor at all.
Everyone understands this.
So Xu Damao is 24 years old and is now a level 9 projectionist with a salary of 34.5 yuan, which is very high.
Coupled with the fact that you have a family and free time, in this era, it can be considered a relatively fairy-like job.
Xu Damao was dressed quite smartly today, wearing a gray Lenin-style lapel short-sleeved shirt, dark blue trousers, small leather shoes, his hair was parted as if it had been licked by a calf, and his whole body was smooth and smooth.
In his hand, he also held two bottles of Fenjiu, a large piece of pork, a large carp, and a bag of eggs. The net bag also contained peppers, persimmons, cucumbers, green onions, and the like. In the other hand, he also carried two bags wrapped in brown paper. The cooked food, from the looks of it, should be beef in sauce and peanuts.
The feeling of carrying these things in 1963 was almost the same as carrying two super beautiful and talented girls in the elevator at the same time in later generations.
Good guy, it’s just this little thing. It’s really hard to get off the ground without great unity, and you need to have tickets.
Therefore, Xu Damao is indeed the most arrogant spender in the compound besides Xiao Du.
"Oh, brother Damao, is there a happy event at home? Did you buy such good things?"
"Hey, Mr. Xiao Du, what a coincidence. I'm going on a blind date today, and Aunt Huang from the compound next door will bring the girl over for dinner. I heard that the girl is a lady, so we can't show off our timidity."
"I haven't mentioned it before. Brother Damao's conditions are first-class in our compound and even in the steel rolling mill. Coupled with Brother Damao's good eloquence, it is absolutely suitable."
"Hey, I'll lend you some good advice, Mr. Xiao Du. I'll prepare some good food another day, and we two can have some drinks alone."
"Okay, Brother Mao, then I wish you a smooth blind date in advance and a beautiful woman in your arms!"
Well, I guess Xu Damao's blind date today was Lou Xiao'e, the silly girl in the courtyard.
While talking, the two of them entered the yard. The three ladies in the front yard were drying clothes. Seeing Xu Damao carrying these good things, their eyes widened and they forgot to speak.
The family motto of the third uncle’s family is that if you don’t have enough food and flowers, you will be poor if you don’t calculate it. Almost every day, it’s cornbread batter, steamed buns, cabbage and potatoes. Even eating pickles has to be calculated based on the root cause. All year round, you can only have one meal during the Chinese New Year. Vegetable dumplings stuffed with meat.
The last time Third Aunt ate meat was probably during the Chinese New Year. It had been more than half a year, and she was really hungry.
The situation of the third uncle's family may seem funny, but in fact it is the real situation of ordinary people's families, but with some artistic processing.
The third uncle is a Chinese teacher at the Steel Rolling Mill Staff Primary School. His salary is 27.5 yuan a month. He has three sons and one daughter. Two of them are studying in middle school. The eldest has not yet found a job. The whole family of six depends on the third uncle. One's salary to live on.
In this way, the four children all went to junior high school, and the girl seemed to be admitted to college later. The family was able to buy bicycles and radios one after another, but they were all born from their mouths.
When they arrived at the middle courtyard, Jia Zhang and Bang Gang, who were enjoying the cool weather, saw it. Their eyes were glowing green, and they were staring straight at the things in Xu Damao's hands, and their saliva was almost drooling.
Mrs. Jia Zhang blackmailed Yi Zhonghai for 300 yuan yesterday, but she hasn't received the money yet. The uncle said that he would go to the credit union to withdraw money today. Mrs. Jia Zhang was not afraid that Yi Zhonghai would default on his debt. The whole hospital saw this. Can't rely on it.
"This damned Xu Damao bought so many good things and didn't even mention sending some to my house," Ms. Jia Zhang cursed.
"Milk, I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat!"
Bangge is only 9 years old this year, but the clues about this White-Eyed Wolf Siheyuan Pirate Saint have already begun to leak out. He learned the truth from the Jia Zhang family, is wolf-hearted, shameless, and selfish.
"Wait for this old man Yi Zhonghai to give me the money tonight, so I can buy you some meat."
While Jia Zhang was talking, her saliva dripped out. She was so greedy.
