I am He Yuzhu in Siheyuan

National Day,

Liu Guangqi got married, which was the happy event in the courtyard this year. Six tables were set up in the courtyard and He Yuzhu was the chef.

Each family provided a table for one person, and the food coupons were collected in advance. Liu Haizhong bought a lot of meat at the pigeon market and the black market. Each table had 8 dishes and one soup, and there were enough steamed buns.

There were two tables for people in the yard, two tables for people from the factory, one table for his wife’s family, and one table for Liu Guangqi’s friends.

I have to say that Old Liu was very generous to his eldest son. He prepared everything for the three turns and almost emptied the family's savings.

In the end, both the host and the guests had a great time and nothing unexpected happened.

The He family went there in the rain, and gave a dollar as a share. Then they packed food with the old lady and ate in her room. Women were not allowed to sit at the table.

He Yuzhu didn't sit at the table either. He ate in the kitchen, which was also the rule.

In the end, He Yuzhu collected 6 yuan but didn’t ask for a ticket. We were in the same courtyard and the service couldn’t be the same as outside.

In the evening, Liu Guangtian brought an elbow, saying it was a thank you gift from his father for his presence at noon today.

You can say that Lao Liu is not well educated, but you can't say that Lao Liu doesn't follow the rules. Lao Liu is a face-conscious person, he just wants people to say something nice to him and curry favor with him.

Later, he sponsored his apprentice to go to college, taught his apprentice diligently, and his family came to see him during festivals. So Lao Liu is really not stingy.

Liu Guangqi married the daughter of his boss and has a bright future ahead of him.

After graduation, Xiao Liu has been working hard for his career and rarely returns to the yard. This marriage has earned a lot of face for Lao Liu, and he has been smiling from ear to ear these days.

The courtyard has been harmonious recently. Yi Zhonghai has not come to preach in the past two years, no one gives anything to Yan Bugui anymore, and even Jia Zhangshi has stopped making trouble.

By the way, speaking of Jia Zhang, I have to say that she is a talented person. Now that the rural areas have implemented the communal dining system, I haven’t seen her for a while. She has returned to the countryside.

You wouldn't have thought that Jia Zhang, who couldn't even be driven out of the other courtyards even though she was in jail, would go back to the countryside on her own.

The Jia family has had a hard time in recent years. The whole family depends on Jia Dongxu for survival. Although they have support from Yi Zhonghai, they still live a mediocre life. Jia Zhang has even become thin due to hunger.

Now the countryside is producing steel and eating from a big pot, with no restrictions on quantity, so she went back home. Jia Dongxu gave her three yuan a month as pension, and she lived a comfortable life. Now she won't come back even if he asks her to.

As for those who say that Jia Zhang is lazy and unwilling to work, they must have never been hungry. It has not been ten years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and people have only had enough food for a few years. In order not to starve, what's wrong with doing some work?

Moreover, during the current steel production campaign, no one is taking care of the fields and there is not much work to do.

Qin Huairu followed suit and brought Banggeng back to her parents' home whenever she had time. She always brought some candies or other things that were hard to buy in the countryside and was very popular in the village.

Jia Dongxu also took advantage of this time when he didn't have to worry about food to practice hard. At the end of this year, he was promoted to level 3 and is now at level .

Don't think that Xiao Jia doesn't work hard. Locksmithing is a complicated job that involves many techniques. Moreover, in this day and age, it requires hands-on work. It's not a fully automatic machine, and you have to be able to read blueprints.

The workpieces that steel rolling mills usually come into contact with are limited, and there are many types of workpieces during examinations. In addition, young people have active minds and cannot concentrate, so their hands are not so steady. For an ordinary person, this is already not bad.

It is worth mentioning that Yi Zhonghai is already level 8. He is really talented in this industry. Again, you can doubt his character, but you cannot doubt his skills.

In the original play, in the courtyard, as long as He Yuzhu and Xu Damao didn't make trouble, there would be less trouble. The Jia family was an orphan and a widow, and they couldn't make any trouble without someone to back them up. Qin Huairu only controlled Shazhu in her life, and no one cared about the others.

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The people in the courtyard are quietly storing grain. They are all people who came from the old society. Who would believe that an acre of land could produce 10,000 kilograms of grain?

Their idea was correct and their approach was correct, but it was a pity that they did not expect the food crisis to last for three years.

For He Yuzhu, he felt more and more lonely since Yu Shui lived in the school dormitory. In this age without entertainment, he began to read books.

He Yuzhu also tried to go out and wander around the city when he had nothing to do. He has been to Tiananmen Square, climbed the Great Wall, visited the Forbidden City, toured Wangfujing and many other places.

This man with a modern soul has lived cautiously in this era for five years. Sometimes in the dead of night, he would wonder if this was a dream he had after something happened in modern times and he became a vegetable.

It was not until he pinched himself and felt the pain that he realized he was a living person, living in this era.

Time soon came to 1959.

In June 1959, the conflict between Tuzi and Damao broke out, which directly led to the turbulence of the situation.

The big meals in the countryside could no longer be provided because natural disasters had arrived.

There is nothing much left to buy on the market, and individual rations are being reduced again and again.

He Yuzhu was completely idle, and the steel mill's special kitchens were gone. The workers were not getting enough to eat, and the leaders were having a hard time. At this time, the workers would parade anyone who dared to open a special kitchen.

He Yuzhu's private work also stopped. He had saved a lot of money in the past few years. Even if he didn't get paid in the future, he could still spend it for more than ten years.

He Daqing hadn't sent him money in three months. People were already fleeing famine in the city.

Some people in later generations said that this was the biggest food crisis in human history and the biggest challenge since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Of course, the people in power are the ones who are anxious now. Although there is a shortage of food in the old city, the people have already started to stock up on food in advance. The people of the Chinese nation have a sense of crisis about food.

Many people thought that as long as they could get through this year, they would be fine. Although the rations had been reduced, they still had food. With the food stored at home and what they could buy, they could get through it by tightening their belts. After all, the disaster had just begun.

"He Yuzhu, there's a letter for you!"

The postman handed him a letter. At first He Yuzhu didn't care, thinking it was sent by He Daqing.

Only when I got home did I find out that it was sent from Tianjin.

"My disciple Yuzhu, it's like seeing you in person.

It has been several years since we last saw each other, and I don’t know when you will receive this letter. I have been feeling increasingly unwell since the beginning of the year, so I asked someone to write this in advance.

My time is up, and I've made an appointment with someone to send it three months after I leave, so there's no need to rush around or be sad.

I originally thought that I would keep my skills underground in this life, but I didn't expect to meet you in my old age. Although I only taught you for one year, your talent makes me very happy. I have no regrets in this life!

There is no other reason for me to write this letter to you except to tell you to cook well and pass on this skill.

Don't forget.

Master: Guo Fuqiang

November 1959, 3"

He Yuzhu looked at the letter from his master, tears slowly flowed down his face, and then he grinned.

The master’s cultural level is not high, the cooks’ cultural level is not high, and those who are educated don’t work as cooks.

The letter, written in vernacular mixed with some nonsense, looks a bit funny, but the old man who had given her warmth is indeed no longer with her.

He Yuzhu didn't grieve for too long. People who have seen life and death won't be too afraid or sad about death. Life must go on.

By the end of September, the weather had turned cold, and more and more people were fleeing famine in the city. It was no longer safe outside at night, and people from the public security and security departments were patrolling the streets. There was no right or wrong for those who could not live happily; they were all trying to survive.

It’s time for me to find a wife.

This year, Sun the matchmaker came to the house often. The girls in the city were willing to marry the cook and no longer looked down on him as a low-class man.

He Yuzhu has made up his mind and is ready to find a refugee or someone in the local countryside at this time. Only those who have experienced hardship will know how hard it is to have a good life and will cherish what they have.

On Sunday, He Yuzhu came to the street office and found Director Wang, who was in charge of countless courtyards, but he didn't bring any gifts.

"Hello, Director Wang. I'm He Yuzhu from Yard 95. Of course, some people also call me Shazhu."

Director Wang looked up and saw

"So it's Master He. Your cooking skills have been very famous in recent years. I've eaten the banquets you made several times. Speaking of banquets, I remembered that you are the most troubled person in our street. Matchmaker Sun has told me about you several times. So, today I want to find a matchmaker to introduce you to someone else?"

"No, I came here today to solve a personal problem. I heard that the neighborhood is giving out wives, so I'm here to get one."

He Yuzhu returned with a smile.

Director Wang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he said

"Think carefully. There are many girls among the refugees, but they are not rationed. I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to support them. And if you have a child, he or she will have a rural hukou."

"Don't worry, I'm a cook and I can afford it. You know, I've been looking for a blind date for several years and it hasn't been successful. Now that the government has given me a wife, I must seize the opportunity."

"Okay, I'll take you to the relief station. If there's someone you like, I'll issue a certificate directly. You need a certificate from the steel mill."

"Okay, I understand, Director."

After Director Wang finished his work, he personally took He Yuzhu to the relief station.

Originally, she didn't have to come in person, but now the street is short of staff, and more and more people are fleeing famine. The food consumed every day is also huge. Now there is not enough food, and the higher-ups have asked each street to arrange these people, and each street has a quota.

He Yuzhu is an older youth in the street, and can be said to be a difficult person. This time he came here to directly solve some of the pressure on the street, so Director Wang decided to go and get the job done personally.

The two of them quickly arrived at the relief station on their bicycles.