The booming era begins with the director of the Propaganda Department!

Chapter 338: See Elena Again!!!
Well, how did this person know that the Zhang family is so poor that they can only eat two meals a day, so they specially come to provide warmth and targeted poverty alleviation.

What else could Zhang Shenfei say? This was the effect they had originally wanted to achieve. So he could only smile and accept the bag of food.

"Why didn't the oil cake come???"

"He's on a business trip again." Siyan explained, "He specifically asked me to tell him that the food he sent over also has a share. He said that no matter what, we brothers have to make sure the Ten King Kongs are well fed, right? Oh, and our Ruanruan also brought a bunch of pig intestines, which I wrapped in dry lotus leaves and stuffed in the sack."

I used to think it was not good to slaughter pigs in the meat processing factory, but now at this time of year, I found that, damn, it smells so good!!!

Every day I slaughter pigs at the meat processing factory and clean their large intestines. Whenever I get the chance, I take one home, wrap it around my waist and take it home.

Although when the brothers and I opened a vegetable store together, we ate pig offal and it was so disgusting that we wanted to vomit when we saw it.

But this is a different time!!!

What is pig intestines these days? It’s oily!! Definitely good stuff!!!
Because they eat pig intestines every day, the children in their family are stronger than those in other families.

"Oh, there are pig intestines as well. Thank you so much, Ruanruan. Anyway, brothers, I want to thank you on behalf of the Ten Vajras of our family." Zhang Shenfei bowed half-jokingly.

"We are all brothers. There is no need to thank me. If it weren't for Brother Dafei, you arranged us to work in the transportation company. We wouldn't be living the good life we ​​have now." Siyan frowned and said seriously.

"Ignore him, he's just playing the cymbals for fun." The fat man patted Siyan'er on the shoulder, then turned to look at Zhang Shenfei, with a joking tone: "I heard that the nickname given to Xiaolao by Big Girl's sister-in-law is called Stop. Does this mean she really doesn't plan to continue trying to have a daughter?"

He still remembered that Tang Da Niu had threatened that she would not stop having children until she gave birth to a girl! !
How can you accept your fate after giving birth to ten sons? ? ?
"You bastard, you're just talking about something else." Zhang Shenfei rolled his eyes at him. "If you want to know whether my sister-in-law still wants to have an eleventh child, go ask her in person. Why are you asking me? Can you do it? Do you dare?"

"How dare I do that?" The fat man immediately raised his hands in surrender.

Tang Da Niu was originally a bully in Dongcheng District. Now the eldest son in the family, Zhang Pingan, is already 19 years old and has joined the army, defending his country every day.

The second son, Zhang Shunshun, went to secondary technical school and will be eighteen after the Chinese New Year. There are also the third son, Zhang Fendou, the fourth son, Zhang Fenjin, the fifth son, the sixth son... They are all growing up.

It can be said,
With these ten sons standing behind him, that girl Tang is just like Brother Gongming among the Liangshan heroes. Liu Xiangqian is not crazy, why would he provoke them??? !!!!!
Zhang Shenfei sneered, looking down on him: "I don't think you would dare."

"I call this a man who knows the times a hero."

"Oh, you know idioms now? It seems that all your studies in night school were not in vain."

"Of course not. I want to be a high-level intellectual in the future..."

After separating from Fatty and Four Eyes, Zhang Shenfei threw the sack of food into the space, then lightly loaded up and continued on his way home.

Unexpectedly, just after passing two alleys, I saw another acquaintance.

"Uncle Wang, now that you are here, why don't you go home? What are you doing here?" He leaned over and asked with a smile.

Wang Mantang was leaning against the blue brick wall of the alley. Hearing this, he raised his head, threw the cigarette in his hand to the ground, and stomped it out with his foot.

"School is over."

"Yeah, school is over."

"Come with me."

After saying that, Wang Mantang turned around and walked forward with big strides without waiting for Zhang Shenfei.

Although Zhang Shenfei had no idea what his uncle was up to, he followed behind obediently.

The two of them walked out of the alley one after the other, and after twists and turns, they arrived at a very secluded place.

As soon as the two men stopped, they saw Wang Mantang's eldest son Zhuzi, carrying a sack on his back, turning out from somewhere around the corner.

Seeing the bulging sack, Zhang Shenfei's heart skipped a beat and a guess flashed through his mind.

really,

After Zhuzi opened the sack, the sack full of dried sweet potatoes appeared in front of the three people.

"Uncle Wang, what are you holding this for..." Zhang Shenfei looked at Wang Mantang.

"This is the sweet potato chips my ex-wife from my hometown in Linzhou, your ex-aunt, sent me. She hid them herself...

She sent a lot this time, and we couldn’t finish it and were afraid it would go bad, so I was thinking of giving you some.

I know that your family is large, and your children are like calves, growing up...

Originally, sweet potatoes were not something that we could afford, but we didn’t have anything else at home.”

"But the steel rolling mill construction site has stopped working, and you guys are not going to have a good life..." Zhang Shenfei wanted to speak.

As if he was afraid that Zhang Shenfei would refuse, Wang Mantang immediately said with a stern face: "Accept it. If you don't accept it, you are looking down on the friendship between your uncle Wang and your father over the years."

"What a fool you are, kid! Since there is no food at home and we can only eat two meals a day, why don't you ask your uncle Wang for help?
If I hadn't wanted to visit the old lady today, but hadn't come across Xu Fugui by accident, I wouldn't have known that your family is having such a hard time right now?"

Wang Mantang also blamed himself in his heart for being careless. Why didn’t he think that the Zhang family had so many children to raise?

Look, look, in order to save food for the younger generations, the old lady went to live with her daughter outside the Great Wall. What kind of thing is this!!!

Seeing Wang Mantang chattering incessantly, Zhang Shenfei became extremely confused.

What could he say? He accepted the things from Four Eyes and Fatty because those guys were now drivers, traveling all over the country, and they had more ways to get food than other people.

But Wang Mantang's family didn't have a good life either, and the sweet potato chips were durable, so there was no such thing as them going bad if they couldn't finish them. It was just that Uncle Wang felt sorry for them and sent them an excuse because he was afraid they would have nothing to eat.

Although he was extremely conflicted, Zhang Shenfei accepted it after careful consideration.

The main reason was that their family’s reputation for food shortage had already spread to Wang Mantang’s ears through Xu Fugui, and it would be a bit unreasonable if he didn’t take it himself.

At worst, after three to five months, he can find an excuse to supply food to Wang Mantang's family.

Seeing Zhang Shenfei accept the food, the Wang father and son finally showed a hint of relief on their faces, and the two sides chatted for a while.

After learning that Zhuzi had become a small leader in the ancient construction team and had a girlfriend who was a middle school teacher, Zhang Shenfei patted him on the shoulder:

"Good boy, I've seen that you have great potential! Hurry up and marry your girlfriend. Then, give her a pair of twins. Then you can live a life without regrets."

Zhuzi grinned and said, "How can I give birth to twins? I don't have the good fortune like Brother Liangzi."

Zhang Shenfei said meaningfully: "My mouth is blessed. If I say you can give birth to twins, you can give birth to twins."

"Then I'll have to rely on Brother Dafei's help." Zhuzi also smiled.

The two talked about work again. Wang Mantang told Zhang Shenfei that after leaving the steel mill housing construction site, their main job now is to repair some dilapidated roofs and imperial gardens in the Forbidden City. "When I was repairing Dongzhimen before, the superiors praised me for my good work. Now that they know that the housing construction has stopped, they transferred me to the Forbidden City, right?" Wang Mantang said this with deep emotion.

Longji is a red-top craftsman. They built the Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City.
The restoration and recording were handed over to him again, how can this not be considered a kind of perfection and inheritance?
“Everyone says Dongzhimen, Xizhimen and the Forbidden City are well built, but if you want to restore them to be exactly the same as when they were built, you need higher technology!

I'm not bragging, but I'm the only one in the whole city who can restore Dongzhimen Gate to its original state!!! I'll go to Dongzhimen Gate whenever I have time to take a look at the parts I have restored." Wang Mantang's eyes were filled with pride.

He restored Dongzhimen Gate to the satisfaction of his superiors and the common people. In his opinion, this is something worth praising and showing off for the rest of his life! !

Zhang Shenfei's eyes darkened when he heard this. If he remembered correctly, it wouldn't be long before Dongzhimen would be demolished.

In fact, it’s not just Dongzhimen, there’s also Xizhimen, etc…

In the original version of Family Portrait,

Because of the demolition of Dongzhimen, Wang Mantang and the son of the person in charge of the demolition of Dongzhimen, Zhuzi, became enemies...

But in fact, it was not just the Wang father and son who had conflicts due to the demolition of Dongzhimen.
But no matter what twists and turns there are, the demolition of old city gates such as Dongzhimen and Xizhimen has become a foregone conclusion.

Zhang Shenfei thought that he should find some time to go there before the old city walls were demolished to appreciate the final splendor of these old buildings.

After seeing off the Wang father and son, Zhang Shenfei continued to put the food in the space in the same way, and then walked into the courtyard with empty hands.

Just walked in,
I met Xu Damao and another female comrade.

"Oh, Director Zhang is back. Let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Guan Hongguo." Xu Damao pointed at the female comrade next to him, raised his chin slightly, and said with a little pride.

Zhang Shenfei took a look at the woman. She was of medium build, with big eyes, and a yellowish-white complexion. Her two pigtails were tied with red satin bows.

Although the clothes he was wearing were also mainstream at that time, they had no patches on them and were cleaned very well, as were the small leather shoes.

It can be seen that the girl's family conditions should be good, and it is said that she also works in a popular unit such as a food factory.

But also,

The Xu family father and son have always been good at scheming. In the original drama, Xu Damao, a projectionist, was able to hook up with a capitalist's daughter like Lou Xiao'e.

In this life, Xu Damao became an official. Although he was only level 25, he should not take bean buns as dry food. With such an identity, Xu Fugui would definitely choose a good one for him, at least better than Liu Lan! !

After Xu Damao invited Zhang Shenfei to attend his wedding banquet, he took Guan Hongguo and went out of the courtyard.

Although the two were walking side by side, there was at least half a meter of distance between their shoulders. They were not touching, nor were they holding hands.

This is also the norm for dating in this era.

Even though he was dissolute in private, Xu Damao, who visited the Eight Great Hutongs before liberation, had to restrain himself in front of others.

Zhang Shenfei walked in and met Yan Bugui.

Since I was hungry,

Although Yan Bugui still sat in the front yard every day, staring at the residents coming in and out, and his eyes still scanned the things they brought like searchlights, he rarely talked to anyone.

No way, talking is tiring...

……

In November, the first tractor factory in Luocheng City began production.

This is undoubtedly good news for Yan Bugui.

Whenever he met Zhang Shenfei in the yard, he would ask him indirectly, hoping to get more information from him.

Not long after Xu Damao and Guan Hongguo got married, Xu Fugui and his wife moved out of the courtyard with their daughter Xu Fengling to make room for the newlyweds.

Xu Damao had promised them at the wedding that they would have two children in three years, both of them had to be boys, so that they could fully enjoy being grandparents.

During the Spring Festival of 1960, vegetables became a second-category food in the country and were also supplied in limited quantities with tickets.

Each person with a registered permanent residence in the city was given two taels of vegetables per day, mainly potatoes and cabbage. Tea had been classified as a second-class commodity since 1959.

There were difficulties in transferring grain into the city of Sijiu, and at one point the inventory was not enough to sustain an emergency situation for six days.

In addition to the further reduction of adult food, dishes, etc., the baby began to grow milk. Two bottles a day, each bottle half a pound.

One bottle is provided for babies over one year old, and then mixed with milk substitute powder.

One ticket for milk powder and one ticket for baby sugar are issued every month. With the ticket, one can buy one pound of milk powder and two ounces of brown sugar.

Peanuts and melon seeds are no longer available on ordinary days. During the Spring Festival, you can go to the supply agency with your resident certificate and buy half a pound of peanuts (unshelled) and two taels of roasted melon seeds.

Sesame paste is supplied to each household, one or two ounces per household, and thin yellow paste is supplied to each household half a pound, which are also special supplies for the Spring Festival.

It can be said that in this New Year,
Every household in the courtyard tightened their belts, except the old Xu family in the backyard who lived a very comfortable life.

The "enrichment" here does not refer to the fact that the couple earns a lot of money.
In terms of earning the most, the only one who makes the most money in the whole courtyard is Yi Zhonghai, except Zhang Shenfei.

But no matter how much you earn, what can you do if you don’t have a fixed amount? ? ? Even if you have money but no tickets, you can’t find a place to spend it!!!

You can go to the pigeon market to buy expensive food, but the price of food there has increased sharply. The price of Bayi flour has risen to three yuan per catty.

Yi Zhonghai's monthly salary of less than 100 yuan could only buy 30 kilograms of flour...which was just the monthly ration for an ordinary young worker.

At this time, money doesn't seem so important...

On the contrary,
Xu Damao's wife works in a food factory, which produces biscuits, bread and other fine foods.

According to regulations, products that do not meet quality standards will not be shipped out of the factory, but can be purchased by internal employees.

In addition, just like the pig intestines wrapped around Wenruanruan's waist, the food factory employees also have ways to take things out...

With these, Xu Damao and his wife’s staple food is guaranteed.

When every household in Siheyuan was worried about food,
Xu Damao and his wife couldn't even finish their monthly rations, and it was said that they would secretly sell their food coupons...

Not long after the Spring Festival, Zhang Shenfei had just returned to Yenching University to report, and Elena, whom he had not seen for a long time, unexpectedly appeared at the gate of Yenching University.

(End of this chapter)