The life of Lao Liu since 1944

Soon after the two left, Hou Jie also walked out of the door. Entering the vegetable market compound, as the business scale expanded, in order to meet the growing demand, he had to purchase several new yards as storage space. These new yards were transformed into larger warehouses with a more reasonable layout and more complete facilities, providing sufficient guarantee for the storage of various materials.

In order to facilitate management, Hou Jie deliberately sent away his trusted younger brother. However, considering the frequency and practicality of daily operations, he made a key for himself to avoid bothering his younger brother every time. Holding the new key, Hou Jie easily opened the door lock of the warehouse, walked into the interior space and began to get busy. He planned to replenish the supplies in the space, properly place some urgently needed items, and also purchased some weapons to store in the warehouse in case of emergency.

After finishing the material handling, Hou Jie carefully checked and confirmed that every item was in good condition. He told his younger brother to be smart and take good care of the family's property and materials, and then walked quickly to the temporary warehouse in the mountains.

Here, he needed to regularly check whether the stored food was fresh and whether the precious gold and silver jewelry was safe and intact. After careful inspection, he did not find any signs of anyone entering, so he felt at ease to fill the entire Suishen space with the necessary items and food.

After completing all this, Hou Jie closed the cave passage and returned to the open road. While no one was paying attention, he skillfully retrieved a car, started the engine and drove towards Sijiu City.

Although the journey of several dozen kilometers was not short, he had a clear goal and firm determination in his heart. When he was close to Sijiucheng, he put the car into the space and rode on a bicycle. After a hard journey, when he arrived at his destination, it was already afternoon, and the sun was shining obliquely on the streets and alleys.

Although he was a little tired, Hou Jie didn't have much time to rest. He just sat down at a snack stand on the roadside and shouted to the shopkeeper:

"Boss, give me some of your signature dishes. I'm hungry."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately started to work. A waiter came with a rag to wipe the table for Hou Jie and put away the dishes. Although the stall was small, there were still many customers. He said loudly, "Wait a moment, sir. I'll be right here."

During the break, I couldn't help but look around. Seeing the clothes and mental state of the people on the roadside, I felt an inexplicable emotion in my heart.

For the common people at the bottom of society, they were really poor. Their cotton-padded jackets were covered with patches upon patches, like a series of bleak paintings. The same was true for their pants and cotton-padded shoes, which were all made of the cheapest fabrics, beige, gray, and black, monotonous and dull, and completely lacking the colorful colors of later generations.

The children were even more distressing. They were wearing ragged clothes, like little beggars. The color of their clothes had turned black, as if they could never be washed clean. The faces of adults and children were pale, and it was obvious that they had been lacking food and water for a long time. Many people had frostbite on their hands and feet, which undoubtedly exposed the problem of keeping warm. In this world, being well fed and well clothed was a luxury for them.

If you don't have cheats, you may not be much better than them. We are all trying to make a living, no one is better than the other.

However, among this poor crowd, there are also a few people who are well-dressed and respectable. Their clothes are clean and tidy, which is in sharp contrast with the surrounding environment. However, these people are a minority after all.

The problem of lack of food and clothing is only one aspect. On the other hand, the lack and instability of livelihood is also a headache. Hou Jie's eyes can't help but wander, but his mind is full of thoughts, constantly thinking about countermeasures.

At this moment, the city of Sijiu was relatively stable. Due to the large supply of cheap food, not many bad incidents were heard.

But Hou Jie knew very well that this calm was only temporary. He had already lowered the price of grain, which had ruined many people's ways of making money. They were all waiting for him to make a mistake and for him to fail!

Although he managed to calm the situation temporarily with bullets, Hou Jie knew that if he accidentally expanded his business, he would be in the center of the storm and needed to be extremely careful, because once he angered the public, he would be doomed.

For myself, even if I face danger, I can hide in the space and avoid the risk temporarily, but what about my family? After spending so much time with them, I have already established a deep emotional bond with them, and I really can't bear to leave them.

In the current complex social and personal environment, his power is as small as a drop in the ocean. He seems unable to change anything and has no influence on the changes of the times. For this powerlessness and helplessness, he is full of expectations in his heart, looking forward to the early arrival of the new era and hoping to be in a more just and harmonious social environment. However, in the world of TV dramas, he knows that according to the advancement of historical process, the new era will not come for several years, so he has to choose to be patient temporarily and wait for the opportunity.

Hou Jie stood up, brushed off the dust on his butt, sighed, and decided to go home. When he got home, he found that his father had already returned. Hou Jie walked up to his father and said, "Dad, our house will start to be renovated tomorrow. Please go next door and talk to Uncle Chen. We will stay there for half a month." His father responded, "Okay, I'll go talk to him later." Hearing his father say this, Hou Jie nodded.

He felt a little envious of his father who didn't care much about his affairs. But he didn't blame him. Everyone has their own strengths. His father's talent was not here, and there was nothing he could do. At the same time, he sighed helplessly: "Who made me have such a father!" Then, Hou Jie said bitterly to himself: "I can't be ungrateful! I am much happier than many people."

He even had some strange ideas. Why not learn from other novels and try to snatch one or two beautiful women? But forget it. He really couldn't do such a thing. It was too immoral. Although he had no morals, he should still be reserved for a while! Just don't mess with him.

Thinking of this, Hou Jie couldn't help but feel helpless and self-deprecating: "Woo woo woo, I'm here too early! When will this day ever come to an end?"