Chapter 150 The dull courtyard

After eating, the first thing Yang Xiaotao thought of was the situation in the countryside. According to the memory of his previous life, it should be entering a difficult period now.

"I wonder what Yangjiacun is like!"

When Yang Xiaotao was worried about Yangjia Village, Mr. Yang was sitting with the village cadres. Next to him, Yang Dazhuang read the order that had just been issued. Several of them looked sad.

"This is the situation. The higher authorities require that the public surplus grain be increased by 5%."

Yang Dazhuang exhaled. The situation in the village is not good now. Last year, there was a food shortage for almost a month. If this increases the burden again, the consequences...

Everyone was silent and their hearts were heavy.

Mr. Yang took out the lighter given by Yang Xiaotao, lit the pot with a click, and gave it two puffs. The stiff tobacco made his throat sting.

Ahem

When Mr. Yang spoke out, everyone immediately looked over.

This is their backbone.

"Don't think about it. The decision made above must take into account the overall situation!"

"What we can do is give our full support!"

"Think about what life we ​​lived in the past and what life is like now. Who gave us the power to be the master of the family, and who gave us the chance to survive?"

"We in Yangjia Village are contented with the life we ​​have now!"

After hearing this, everyone looked excited and had already made a decision in their hearts.

"Since the higher-ups need our dedication, what is there to say? This is the glory of our farmers."

"In building the country, our Yangjia Village will not fall behind others!"

Mr. Yang said firmly, and everyone in the room was excited.

During the war, you were not afraid of risking your life, but after living a good life, are you still afraid of not having enough to eat?

Just do it.

"Go back and make it clear to each team that starting tomorrow, meals for non-workers will be halved!"

"For those who work, 80% of the meals will be provided."

"Let everyone overcome difficulties, men, women and children of all ages must join the battle!"

Yang Dazhuang took the words and spoke equally forcefully.

Everyone got up and dispersed.

Soon, everyone in Yangjia Village was shocked by the news, and then they burst into unprecedented enthusiasm in silence.

Then, this enthusiasm quickly spread to the surrounding villages, Baima Village, Qinjia Village, Gaojiazhuangzi, Qujia Zaohu...

In the afternoon, the steel rolling mill did not arrange production tasks because today happened to be the time when wages were paid at the beginning of the month.

This also made everyone realize why an assessment was suddenly added. This was to give workers a chance.

Of course, this opportunity is provided to those who work hard. Those who work secretly and cheat on others will not be able to grasp the opportunity when it comes.

Yang Xiaotao saw Jia Dongxu in the queue and knew that this guy had never passed the exam, and felt funny.

After all these years, I am still like this under the guidance of an eighth-level master.

What a fool.

After looking at Jia Dongxu, Yang Xiaotao didn't take it to heart and queued up to wait for his salary.

According to the previous salary level, the level 4 fitter promoted this time should be 48.5 yuan, which is the same as now.

But after the reduction, 32.33 yuan should have been issued. As for the 5 yuan reward, it was also cancelled, so the amount received was 32.33 yuan.

If you don't advance to level four, you will get 28.33.

There's a difference of four dollars.

When Yang Xiaotao came, sure enough the accountant counted out the money and handed it over, followed by a stack of bills. Yang Xiaotao put it in his arms and walked aside.

Zhou Peng came over after receiving his salary. This time he passed the third level assessment and got 28.33, which was 5 yuan less than the previous level two. His face was a little ugly.

Supporting the country is one thing, supporting your family is another.

Those who are capable can support the country and support their families.

Those who are incapable can do nothing even if they want to support the country.

What's more, those who are useless can't even afford to feed their families.

Yang Xiaotao pulled Zhou Peng to a deserted corner, pulled out a big black ten and a stack of food stamps and stuffed them into his hand.

He can now earn 10 yuan a month from fishing, and coupled with the savings he has saved, this amount of money is enough for his own expenses.

Zhou Peng still wanted to be polite, but Yang Xiaotao looked at him in the chest, and he felt grateful in his heart.

Since there was no work in the afternoon, Yang Xiaotao declined Zhou Peng's invitation and went home early to take care of the corn.

Now, developing hybrid corn and increasing grain production is a top priority.

It is also his best help to Yangjiazhuang.

There was silence in the courtyard.

The third uncle who came back from school was dejected. He didn't have the high morale of a people's teacher at all. Instead, he looked like an escaped white bandit army with no spirit.

The third aunt sat aside, holding Yan Jiedi in her arms, also looking sad.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang on the side did not dare to speak. They both knew that something was wrong with the current situation.

"Old man, how will you spend your days in the future?"

Yan Fugui's school was also notified, and his salary was also reduced by one-third.

Although he shouted slogans like other teachers in school to support national construction, when he returned home and faced several words, Yan Fugui felt uncomfortable.

Fortunately, their family can still receive food supplies every month. Although it is one-third less, their daily lives should be fine.

That is, life is very difficult.

"How to get through it? Just make a plan and get through it."

"The whole country is like this, and no one can do anything about it. From now on, everyone will have a ration to eat, so that we don't end up without food and starving."

In addition to open source, we can only reduce expenditure.

Of course, it would be best if it could be open source, and even better if someone could help.

At this moment, Yan Fugui turned his attention to the middle courtyard.

The middle courtyard, Jia's house, was also silent.

After Jia Dongxu got home, he lay on the bed, looking at the roof, as if he didn't care about anyone.

Qin Huairu sat in front of the stove and lit the fire, holding the barking stick in her arms.

As for Mrs. Jia Zhang, she was leaning against the door, looking at the dim sky with a pair of triangular eyes, mumbling something unknown.

They also heard about what happened in the factory.

The sudden assessment is an opportunity for workers to improve.

It's a pity that the men in their family are still not sure.

Failed the assessment again.

What worries them even more is that the amount of food they already had was only 27.5 per month, and it was cut by another third to 18.3. How will they live in the future?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing that the sticks are getting bigger and bigger, they are becoming more and more edible. Seeing that the belly is getting bigger again, and there will be one more mouth this year. What's wrong with these days?

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Qin Huairu was filled with anxiety and could not see the future for a while.

Just when the Jia family looked gloomy and silent, Yang Xiaotao came from outside.

Although he also lost money, Yang Xiaotao didn't take it to heart at all. The money and supplies on hand were enough for him to live on.

If he hadn't been worried about being too public and passed the Level 4 exam today, he would have wanted to buy a roast duck and go home to celebrate.

I just think that in the difficult times of the country, everyone is working hard and tightening their belts, and I can't stand out too much.

And in the future, try to be as low-key as possible, and eat good things secretly.

When you walk into the courtyard, you feel the depressing atmosphere.

It seems like this is a completely different environment from outside the alley.

They are all in the same situation, the mental outlook of the people outside remains the same, and the colors on their faces cannot conceal their inner passion and positive and enterprising spirit.

But here, even before entering, I felt heavy and depressed, as if I had entered a prison cell, dark and lifeless.

Of course Yang Xiaotao knew what was going on.

It’s just that they can’t accept wage cuts and food ration cuts.
To be continued...