Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Xue Ying interrupted and said that what she couldn't stand was her brother. He was so old but he didn't study hard and just played around all day.

"How dare you say that to me? Why don't you run around like crazy? What are you doing at home every day? Look at Niu Xiaoyun, who is only two years older than you. She is definitely a rich family tycoon who brings everything home!"

Xue Shiqi didn't expect that his sister would become bolder and dare to go against him, so he immediately started to retort.

Niu Xiaomin didn't want to offend the Xue family, so he asked Xue Shiqi to wait until next week.

He thought about it and decided that if Xue Shiqi still stuck to him next week, he would not go with the group.

Xue's family had bad behavior, so the neighbors didn't want to have close relations with them. He could only expose him, but not Zhao Zhao. Zhao Zhao was the most clever and resourceful, so he had to hide her well.

Tonight, one of the three ducks was killed, and one of the remaining two was given to his grandfather's house, and the other one was shared by his mother with his colleagues. He can earn at least six or seven dollars!

I heard that food is in short supply in the market, and wild ducks are sold at two yuan per pound. They are sold out as soon as they are put on the market.

Well, I'll discuss this with my mom in the evening and ask her to ask around and also try to buy a ball of nylon line and get a few sturdy fish hooks.

While no one has learned this trick yet, he tries to catch more wild ducks. Not only can he improve his family's food, but he can also make a lot of money by selling the extra ones.

Zhao Zhao is right, a man cannot become rich without external wealth, and a horse cannot become fat without night grass.

If we only rely on our parents' salary, the family will never be able to save any money.

Looking at the situation this year, food prices are so high. The four or five hundred yuan that my friends and I earned last year is not enough to buy food for our family to eat for three months.

Alas, it’s not easy to make money but easy to spend it. The more you save money, the more addicted you become!

Han Zhaozhao's family also stewed a duck in the evening. Aunt Shufen from the opposite door saw her slaughtering the duck and gave her a bag of dried bamboo shoots.

This dried bamboo shoot is really a rare thing! Han Zhaozhao has been here for nearly two years, and he has searched all the farmers' markets in Beijing, but he has never come across it once.

In this era, transportation capacity is limited and logistics between the north and the south is very difficult. Growing up in the north, it is harder than climbing to the sky to eat southern specialties every day like in later generations!

Duck stewed with dried bamboo shoots is a match made in heaven, a perfect combination.

When this dish is ready, it will be so delicious that it will make your tongue drop. To be honest, she has been drooling and looking forward to having it!

After the duck was stewed, the old lady personally delivered a bowl of duck meat to the neighbor next door.

"Shufen, this is wild duck meat, stewed by Zhaozhao. I'm sending some to you and your mother to try."

"How can this be so embarrassing? It's not easy to get a meal of meat nowadays. You can leave it for Zhao Zhao to eat. I've already prepared the meal!"

The old lady looked at the table. There were two black steamed buns in a bamboo basket in the middle, and a pair of bowls and chopsticks on each side, with a bowl of boiling water in each bowl.

"Shufen, is this what you and your child are going to eat in the evening?"

Xiaoliang's mother smiled bitterly, "I just started working and my household registration has just been completed. I will not be eligible to buy food until next month.

It is impossible to buy food in the market now, but fortunately the factory leaders know my family’s difficulties and asked the accountant to advance us some money and food coupons.

I bought two more steamed breads from the canteen at noon, and I can only make do with what I had for dinner.”

The old lady suffered a lot when she was young, and she felt very sympathetic towards Shufen and her daughter's current predicament. She was actually a person who was easily moved by kindness!

"Alas! You and Xiaoliang are too thin. It will take too long to hold on until next month. You can't go on like this. If you don't have enough to eat, the child will get sick.

How about this, I'll give you five pounds of cornmeal in the evening, and you can make a bowl of porridge for the children in the morning and evening.

You must accept this bowl of meat. The dried bamboo shoots in it were given by you. I took a bite and they were really delicious.

I still have some at home. Today’s duck is quite big, and I stewed it with some bamboo shoots!”

Xiao Liang drooled as he looked at the meat in the bowl and tugged at his mother's clothes, "Mom, I want to eat meat!"

Shufen was very embarrassed, so she had to reach out to take the bowl, pour the dishes into her own bowl, wash the bowl and return it to the old lady.

"Thank you so much, Auntie. Don't worry, I will pay you back as soon as I buy some food next month."

"You're welcome. From now on, we will all live in the same courtyard and treat each other like a family! Everyone has difficulties in life. Both of our families are women raising children, so let's help each other in the future!"

Now it’s a new society, no one exploits you, you have a job, work hard, and your life will get better and better in the future.”

Xiaoliang's mother nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in her eyes. At this moment, she felt very relieved. The Han family's grandparents and grandchildren were all kind people. It was a blessing for them to live in this courtyard.

After a few days of contact, the old lady was relieved. The mother and daughter usually stay at home and rarely interact with others except for work.

Although Xiaoliang has some intellectual problems, he is not a noisy person. When he is at home, he either sits at the desk writing and drawing, or quietly sticks behind Zhaozhao and plays.

Not only did he not make trouble, he sometimes even took the initiative to help. The old lady also saw that Zhao Zhao was not annoyed by Xiao Liang at all and took good care of him.

Well! This child is indeed a member of their old Han family. He is not forgiving in his words, but he is kind-hearted.

That night, Shufen used the cornmeal given by the old lady to make a bowl of porridge for Xiaoliang, and let Xiaoliang eat it before going to bed.

Seeing her son eating with relish, Shufen looked very satisfied and felt warm in her heart. There are still many good people!

Every time they are in desperate situations, there is always someone who can bring them warmth, allowing them to grit their teeth and persist in living even when they have to step on thorns.

As time went by, Shufen and the old lady got along better and better. They often did needlework and chatted together, caring for each other like family members.

Xiaoliang gradually adapted to the life here and became Zhaozhao's little follower. Han Zhaozhao also often fed him, and Xiaoliang's face gradually became rosy and he smiled more.

Shufen is grateful for the blessing of fate, which allowed her to meet such a good neighbor. She knows very well how rare it is to have such warmth in this strange city.

She secretly vowed to work hard to give herself and her son a better life.

The three families had stewed wild duck, and this fact could not be concealed. After all, in those days, the average working class family could not even eat meat twice a month, and almost every family cooked bland soup.

When someone stews meat, the smell can spread far away. People's noses are comparable to those of hunting dogs.

Eat a piece of meat at night, and when you open your mouth to talk the next night, others can still smell the aroma of the meat in your mouth.

Three families stew ducks at the same time, and it is said that the tempting aroma of the meat will last for three days.

Many people in the alley were not convinced. "I just don't believe that a few kids can catch wild ducks. I am an adult but I can't compare to a half-grown kid."

No matter how much the women are attracted to the lake, they dare not show up. However, the men in the family are full of energy. Even if they are too tired to move after get off work, they will force themselves to wander around the lakes.

What if? What if a wild duck that was chased away and confused was picked up by me?

You still have to have dreams. If one comes true, won’t the whole family be able to eat meat?