The Red Era: The Crowd in the Siheyuan

Chapter 470 Military Uniform Fever

Just after the New Year, Lou Zhenhua and his family left Peking and returned to Hong Kong Island.

After the Lou family left, He Yuzhu found an opportunity to collect the gold bars, antiques, calligraphy and paintings of the Lou family into the space.
As for the furniture and furnishings in the house, he did not move them.

Not long after the Chinese New Year, the trend of wearing military uniforms gradually became popular throughout the city of Beiping.
When the militia organized a training march, the workers who joined later tried every means to get a set of old military uniforms of retired soldiers.
Many people even asked about He Yuzhu being here.

"Captain He, when will our militia be able to have uniforms? You old comrades are all wearing beige military uniforms, but we are wearing gray-blue work clothes. This is too embarrassing."

"Yes, Captain He, can you please ask your superiors to give us a set of military uniforms?
Even if it's old, it's fine. It looks so impressive when worn."

Looking at these militiamen with eager faces, He Yuzhu spread his hands, smiled and shook his head.

"I said, what are you thinking?

Although our life in Daxia is much better than in previous years, and the cloth coupons have been restored to some extent,
But overall it’s still difficult.
How many militiamen are there? Where did the higher authorities get the supplies? They distributed more than 1 million or nearly 2 million sets of military uniforms at once. Not to mention the old ones, even if the new ones were included, there wouldn't be that many.

If they really distributed the money, I don't know how severe the famine would be. In the end, they wouldn't be able to pay it back, so the cloth coupons for the people would have to be reduced.

Do you think this kind of thing will be considered?"

When everyone heard He Yuzhu say that Daxia was having a hard time, they knew that the idea of ​​issuing military uniforms would definitely fail.
But when I heard that they were going to issue more than 1 million or nearly 2 million sets of military uniforms,
The militiamen were quite surprised.
"Captain He, you didn't lie to us, did you? Do we really have so many militiamen in Daxia? You are not making fun of us!"

"Captain He, this is too many. How can there be so many? Not to mention uniforms, there aren't even enough guns."

They raised their hands to show the water beads and 56 and a half.
He Yuzhu couldn't help but shook his head.

"Although I am only the captain of our Beiping militia, I can also see the specific situation of the entire Daxia militia, and I will definitely not fool you about this matter.
As for weapons,
Only our position in Peking is different. The militia's weapons and equipment are better than those in other places. At the very least, they are all water-linked beads.

In some remote areas, the militia still use single-shot and old-fashioned weapons.
You are already very happy.

If you really want to unify the uniforms, it is impossible to make military uniforms privately, but it is not a problem to use the cloth coupons to buy some green cloth and make a replica to wear. "

When the militiamen heard He Yuzhu say that they would use their own cloth coupons to make imitation military uniforms, they were obviously divided.
Some people are reluctant to spend the few cloth coupons they get each year.
But some other comrades thought that this was not impossible, and thought about going home to calculate whether they had enough cloth coupons at home to make imitation military uniforms.

Not only the militia, but also He Ying, who had just returned from school, pestered him for his military uniform.

"Dad, there seems to be a military uniform at the bottom of your box, and you don't want to wear it. I asked mom to make it smaller for me, okay?

When I wear it to school, my classmates will be so jealous."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Yuzhu knew that he was talking about the same stuff he brought back from the Peninsula, and then he glared at He Ying, who had a hopeful look on his face.
"What are you thinking, you little bastard?

That was something your father wore when he was on the battlefield. How could I give it to you to alter it for me?

Besides, you are all wearing military uniform, so shouldn’t I treat you equally? Shouldn’t Yuejin and Qingqing also have one? Now that you are all wearing them, shouldn’t mommy wear one too?

Don't even think about taking my military uniform.
In a couple of days, when I have a break, I will take you to buy some cloth, and then make two sets of imitation military uniforms for each of you, and you can wear them every day."

When they heard that He Yuzhu was so rich that he wanted to make two for each of them, not only He Ying, but also He Yuejin and He Qing were extremely happy.
"Really, Dad, are you really going to make military uniforms for me and my brother?"

He Yuzhu picked up his daughter and scratched her nose.
"Of course, when has Dad ever broken his word? When I have a break, I will go and get some cloth for you, and then let Mom make it for you." "Oh~oh~, you are so nice, Dad.

Mom, Dad said he would make two sets of military uniforms for us so that I can wear them in the future."

"Yes, yes, now that you have military uniforms to wear, your dad will spoil you. How many cloth coupons will it cost to make so many sets of clothes at once?

That is to say, when your uncle passed away, he gave me all the cloth coupons in the house.
Otherwise, we don’t have that much cloth at home.”

After pinching her daughter's little face, Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu with some concern.
"Zhu Zi, we are making so many clothes at once, isn't it a bit too eye-catching? Can you slow down?"

Hearing this, knowing what she was worried about, He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head for a day.
"It won't be long. Just wait and see. Before long, imitation military uniforms will be popular in all of Beijing. The green cloth will definitely be sold out, and you won't be able to buy it in the future.

Let's make a few more sets at a time and keep them for later use, so we don't have to queue up to buy the cloth from others."

Lou Xiao'e was obviously surprised to hear He Yuzhu say that the green cloth would be sold out, but she did not doubt whether what he said would come true.
After all, He Yuzhu has never made a mistake on important matters over the years.

"Okay, then don't wait until you have a holiday. I'll buy it when I go out for a walk with the old lady tomorrow.

It’s too late.”

"Okay, go ahead and buy it, but don't be too stubborn and don't get too tired."

"Don't worry, it won't happen."

Just as the couple finished talking, they saw a wretched head sticking in at the door.

"Hey, sister-in-law, what are you and Zhuzi talking about? What do you mean by tired or not? If you have anything to do, just ask our Qiuye for help."

"Da Mao is back, I just thought that your Qiu Ye had to go to school and I didn't want to disturb her.

Do you have any good news today? Why are you so happy? "

When Xu Damao heard Lou Xiao'e's question, he said proudly,

"Hey, today I went to the home of the leader of the Machinery Department with our Director Yang to show a movie. The leader thought I was a talent and was going to ask Director Yang to promote me."

Xu Damao has been learning to project movies from his father since he was a child, so his professional skills are actually quite good.
In the TV series, if he hadn't been trying to provoke Sha Zhu and said bad things about him and his leader had heard it, he wouldn't have been kicked out by the leader of the Mechanical Department.

Now He Yuzhu has no connection with the steel mill, so Xu Damao can naturally complete the task well.

As for being appreciated by the leadership, it is definitely a pleasant surprise.

Of course, whether this is really a happy event is a matter of opinion. After all, Li Huaide will be the head of the steel mill in the future, and those promoted by Director Yang will definitely have to sit on the bench for a long time.

But no one can predict what will happen in the future.

After all, Xu Damao is not a good person, and he is quite good at backstabbing.

(End of this chapter)