Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 723: Rationing Questions
Wang Zhan rolled his eyes at him, turned around and asked, "Uncle, how much is this knife? I'll buy it."

Old Xu was stunned at first. This knife had not been sold for years. It was not that it was bad, but that it was too good and the price was also high.

Old Xu looked at the kids, sighed and said, "Why are you guys making trouble? Okay, just watch and do what you need to do. I still have business to do."

In fact, Wang Zhan did see the extraordinaryness of the knife, so he asked directly: "I am a guest when I open the door. Boss, please name a price. If the price is right, I will take this knife."

At this time, Wang Xiao came over, looked at Old Man Xu, and persuaded him: "Master Xu, this is a fellow disciple of my master, just name a price."

When Old Xu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, looked at Wang Zhan carefully, and said, "Then let me be a little cheaper. Five million, you can take it, just to show you how we are here."

Wang Zhan was happy and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. The guy with the saddle bag over there, take out my purse, pay the money, and then return the things to me. Otherwise, I will let you lie in this archery yard. Bazuo doesn't keep side doors."

The people in the Archery Compound were shocked when they heard Wang Zhan's last words. The people living here immediately surrounded the boy who was about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The boy was dumbfounded and just stood there. Old Xu looked at him and said, "Sun Liuzhi has run away. No one is taking care of you, right? Xiaoliu, why are you here looking for work?"

Xiao Liu was about to cry, and begged for mercy quickly: "Master Xu, I was wrong. I came in with these guys, I really didn't know. I will take it out now and never dare to do it again."

The reputation of the Gongjian Courtyard is well-known, and most people don't dare to come here to cause trouble, especially the Buddha, who always avoids here, so the people here reacted so strongly this time.

Old Xu looked at the skinny young man with patches all over his body and sighed. He softened his heart and snatched the purse. He turned to look at Wang Zhan. Wang Zhan also sighed and said, "It's just buying two sickle heads. Why is there so much trouble? Okay, let's pay and leave."

Wang Zhan took his wallet and gave five million to Old Xu. Wang Zhan said hello to Wang Xiao and walked out. Old Tie was holding the knife and smiling. Several people hurriedly walked out of the archery compound.

The big buddy patted his chest and said, "Wang Zhan, this time I owe you. I will pay you back slowly when I make money. Do you think this is okay?"

Wang Zhan chuckled and said, "Do you really think that this is for you? If you take it home, will it still be in your hands? You should just leave it at my house and take it whenever you need it."

When the elder brother heard this, he thought about the situation at home, shuddered, and said, "Yes, if I take this home, I guess my brother won't be able to get it. I'll leave it with you, but it's still mine."

"Okay, it's yours, that's it." Wang Zhan looked at this stubborn old friend and said impatiently.

A few people were walking home leisurely. Halfway through, Xiao Si and his friends took the money and turned a corner, going to Dazhalan. They were going to buy fishing nets. Wang Zhan and the other two did not follow them and went straight home.

As school was about to start, Wang Zhan was busy packing up the meat stored at home, and most of it was sent to the basement. Only grains, vegetables and radishes were placed in the cellar. But he was a little confused these days. Most of the people around here were workers from various factories. Now they all used the work point system, which was also a new rationing system.

What is his family then? How will he buy necessities for his life in the future? He can't just sit there and do nothing. These days, even buying soy sauce and vinegar is difficult. He can only buy them from the street vendors who carry loads of goods on their shoulders.

On this day at the end of August, Wang Zhan was teasing Jinbao in the backyard while Wang Li was patrolling her territory with the two little geese. Now the two little geese have become Wang Li's new pets and they are together almost every day. Until Wang Li wanted to take the little geese to bed, Wang Zhan got angry and Wang Li gave up the idea, but she still stays with the little geese every day.

There was a knock on the door in the front yard, and Wang Zhan stood up. He thought Xiao Si and the others had come, so he didn't ask who they were and just opened the door. When he looked up, he saw Sister Wang standing at his door.

Wang Zhan quickly let the person in. Sister Wang said, "I've been too busy lately and haven't come to see you. How are you and your sister doing lately?"

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Aunt Wang, don't worry about us. We are fine. Xiao Si and He Yushui often come to accompany us."

Sister Wang smiled and said, "That's good. Are there any difficulties at home now?"

Wang Zhan hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Aunt Wang, you see, my classmates' parents are all workers, and they are now all assigned work by the factory. What should I do? It's so difficult for me to buy things now. I have to go around everywhere in East City and West City."

Sister Wang was stunned for a moment, because she had completely forgotten about the brother and sister. She slapped her forehead and said, "It's my fault. You should take the receipts to the supply and marketing cooperatives or state-owned stores to get your daily necessities and food. You don't need to pay. The Military Control Commission will regularly distribute some daily necessities every month. You two forgot to report it because of me. I'm really sorry. Please wait for me for a while. I will give you all the previous ones at once later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Sister Wang turned around and walked out in a hurry. Wang Zhan looked at Sister Wang's back suspiciously. Why did he feel that Sister Wang seemed to be hiding something from him? She could have forgotten this, right?
If Sister Wang knew about this, she would really cry out that she was innocent. She knew about this matter, but it was not her responsibility and she didn't ask much about it. She had a carefree personality. She was the deputy director of a district's military control committee and had too many things to do every day. She had no time to think about the affairs of Wang Zhan and his sister.

Sister Wang returned to the Military Control Commission and went directly to the Civil Affairs Group, which was responsible for handling this matter within its jurisdiction. The head of the Civil Affairs Group was a middle-aged man in his fifties named Zheng. He was also a government official before liberation, but he had no stains and was also an activist supporting the peaceful transition of Peiping.

Sister Wang knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Come in!" Sister Wang pushed the door open and walked in. Team Leader Zheng looked up and saw that it was Deputy Director Wang. He stood up immediately. After all, he was also his superior, so he said: "Hey, Deputy Director Wang, why are you here? If you have anything to say, just tell me and I'll be right there."

Sister Wang really hated this kind of officialdom in the past, but after all, they were from the same unit, so she smiled and said, "I came over to ask something."

Team Leader Zheng came out from his desk, motioned with his hand, and said, "Please take a seat. You can order me."

Team leader Zheng asked Sister Wang to sit on the sofa opposite. Sister Wang asked directly, "Have we distributed all the rations for the martyrs' families?"

Upon hearing this, Team Leader Zheng said, "This is a bit difficult. We are still coordinating. The supplies distributed in our district are limited and cannot meet the needs of all the martyrs' families and widows and elderly people living alone. Therefore, we have approved a portion of the martyrs' families and widows and elderly people living alone in the designated areas. Of course, this is not all. We will gradually complete the distribution of all the supplies in the future."

(End of this chapter)