The courtyard of the steel rolling mill, Li's house.
The Li family of four was sitting together eating dinner.
"Mingzi, were you responsible for the pigs in the steel rolling mill today?" Father Li asked after taking two bites.
"Well, that's right. The one I picked up is now a regular person. I originally planned to tell you about it after dinner."
Li Ming put down the chopsticks and steamed buns in his hands and took a sip of water.
"Actually, I thought about bringing it to our house at first, but then I thought it was inappropriate. If someone saw it and then stabbed it in the factory, it would be a bad thing. It would be even more inappropriate to put it in our home if someone saw it."
"Especially our neighbor Yan Laoxi."
"That's right, my son did the right thing, and we can still get some benefits from it to the steel rolling mill. As for the pig weighing more than 200 kilograms, our family of four will definitely not be able to finish it. It will be troublesome if it breaks down by then."
Mother Li was very satisfied with her son's performance, and Father Li nodded in agreement.
Li Ming then took out today's reward and put it on the table. Li's mother and father Li's eyes lit up. Li Rui, a little girl, was very quick to reach out and grab it, but she was grabbed by her mother with chopsticks. Knocked.
"This is the reward given by the steel rolling mill today, a bicycle ticket, a radio ticket, and some vegetable tickets for meat and vegetables tomorrow."
Father Li was speechless. He held the bills in his hand and read them, "Good guy, you got a lot of good stuff just after you started work!"
"The steel rolling mill issued six meat and vegetable coupons. Once filled, it will be enough for our family to have a good meal. I also gave out two meat coupons today."
Mother Li rolled her eyes at him and said without any mercy, "You are worse than a child. Our children can still make six. With your two, our family can have a meal of meat and vegetables." "
Li Rui's eyes lit up when he heard that they could eat pork dishes tomorrow. Although the Li family could occasionally eat meat on weekdays, they haven't eaten much for a while now. They usually eat fish to improve their food, but now This wild fish has a strong smell. To make it delicious, you need a rich red sauce. Most people are reluctant to make it this way.
"You can eat meat tomorrow, yeah!" Li Rui jumped up, causing a burst of laughter in the family.
"But don't buy this bicycle and radio yet. We just got a bicycle for Akiko this year. If I buy it again, I'm afraid I'll be remembered."
Mother Li is very clear about the neighbors in the courtyard. To put it bluntly, there are not many good people in the whole courtyard. Although the front yard is much better than the middle courtyard and the back yard, the front yard is not completely different from the other two. If the courtyard is separated, it would be better to have less trouble.
Father Li agreed very much and did not refute it. As for Comrade Li Ming, he didn't mind at all.
"It's okay with me. Originally, I was thinking of using this bicycle ticket to buy a bicycle for my father. He doesn't mind riding it later. If we can't wait until the Chinese New Year, our family can use these two tickets."
"That's okay, haha." Father Li felt even more happy when he heard that this bicycle ticket was for his eldest son to buy a bicycle for himself, and poured himself another glass of wine.
"Mingzi, remember to use the tickets tomorrow, and then bring them back for a meal in the evening to improve the food for your mother and your sister."
"Okay, but since I've become a full-time employee, I have to have a meal with my colleagues tomorrow night. I'll be back late in the evening, so you can just eat by yourself."
Li Ming told his family about his arrangements, and the two elders had no objections. The family had a lively meal.
Yan family.
Yan Fugui's house was opposite the Li family. The courtyard at this time was no better than the buildings or courtyards of later generations, and the sound insulation effect was not strong. In addition, the lively noise coming from the Li family was not quiet, so the Yan family heard it very clearly.
"Old Yan, since Li Ming joined the steel rolling mill, I have seen that the Li family's life is getting more prosperous day by day!"
The third aunt was quite envious when she heard the lively sounds coming from the Li family.
Yan Fugui picked all the peanuts on his plate into his mouth and took another sip of Erguotou without adding water.
"I can't help it. Both the children of the Li family are promising. It will be better when their Li Rui graduates." After saying that, he looked at the unsatisfactory things in his family.
As for the children of the Yan family, they pretended not to hear anything and just ate the little food in their own bowls, not taking what Yan Fugui said to heart at all.
Yi family.
Yi Zhonghai felt quite sad when he returned home today, mainly because his Li family children were too ambitious. Today, they bought another fat pig from the steel rolling mill and directly became a regular employee.
Originally, Yi Zhonghai was a level 6 fitter, and Li's father was a level 5 welder. Normally, Yi Zhonghai could give himself some sense of superiority in this aspect, but now it's better. Although he's not a good father, he can't stand up to his son. ah.
Thinking about the useless apprentice he had taken in, he sighed again. Although Jia Dongxu's skills were not up to par, it was Yi Zhonghai who did it intentionally for the sake of easier control in the future, but it did not prevent him from being jealous.
The aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai but didn't mention this matter. She also learned about the eldest son of the Li family from the neighbors who came back today. Bringing it up now is no different from rubbing salt into Yi Zhonghai's heart.
"Lao Yi, Qin Huairu came to our family again today to borrow food. Can you take a look?"
Yi Zhonghai frowned. Although he intended to help the Jia family, he could see that it was difficult to get food in Sijiucheng these days. Otherwise, the steel rolling mill would not have been without meat for more than two months to improve its food. Sighed again.
"Okay, you can bring two kilograms of thick noodles to the Jia family tomorrow, but our family doesn't have much food now. You have nothing to do on weekdays and go out for a walk to see if you can get some food."
"If it really doesn't work out, I'll take the time to go to the pigeon market and collect some. Although it's not cost-effective, it's still better than having no food to eat."
After hearing this, the aunt nodded and didn't answer. After all, their family really didn't have much food.
Liu Haizhongjia.
Compared with the quiet time in the front yard and the backyard, the backyard has a bit of a "destroyed" smell.
Without him, it's the traditional drama of the courtyard - beating the Japanese in bangs, oh, beating the son.
There was a lot of excitement in the backyard, and everyone was still awake, so no one came out to take care of it. Instead, everyone stood at the door of their house to watch the excitement.
As for the reason for being beaten, it was simple. Liu Haizhong was jealous when he saw that Li Ming was received by the leader today and received a reward from the leader.
When we got home for dinner, the child was so stubborn that he accidentally cut the small wine glass he was drinking from in his bangs, and then he got a beating.
It is worth mentioning that the eldest son was beaten to pieces, while the second son was beaten.
