Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 103, To Survive (Subscribe)

At Xizhimen Pigeon Market, Zhao Mancang appeared here in disguise.

He came here today, ready to spend some money to ask those middlemen to help him find out about Zou Tianyun.

He naturally wouldn't go to someone else's unit in broad daylight to inquire. If he guessed correctly, Zou Tianyun should be a cadre.

College students of this era were very valuable and had high status. They were directly assigned to become cadres after graduation. Not to mention that Zou Tianyun was admitted to university before the founding of the People's Republic of China, so he was naturally a cadre a long time ago.

Only when you know both yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

Zhao Mancang never fights a battle without confidence.

Even if he was cheating now, he would not rush to the door. Confronting him face to face would not only put himself in danger, but would also be the stupidest and worst-case scenario.

Among the thirty-six strategies left by our ancestors, there are other strategies, and this is the best one.

After spending some money, Zhao Mancang left the Pigeon Market and went to the Dongzhimen Pigeon Market.

In order to get revenge, Zhao Mancang was not only cautious but also more serious this time.

Find the pigeon markets in Xizhimen, Dongzhimen and Andingmen, and get some information first.

During this process, Zhao Mancang also made some money.

About a month later, imported drugs appeared on the market again, which made the middlemen very angry.

He was selling imported medicines in Andingmen Pigeon Market, but the middlemen here knew about it and gave him a very high price.

Last month, when Zhao Mancang sold two boxes of fluorouracil injection to Qiu Zhigang at Xizhimen Pigeon Market, the price was 500 yuan per box.

But now, the middleman actually gave Zhao Mancang a high price of 581 boxes.

It's really a bit surprising!

Zhao Mancang sold four boxes and earned 2,320 yuan.

Such a high price made Zhao Mancang extremely cautious, and he even sold it in two batches.

As a result, after he changed his clothes, he was still spotted when he sold two boxes of fluorouracil injection and left Pigeon City for the second time.

"I've already learned how to track and counter-track, so how could I let you catch up?"

Zhao Mancang, who was thinking this way, was soon slapped in the face.

Because the middleman behind him named Chu Qingsong was actually a tracking expert, Zhao Mancang was unable to get rid of him.

Zhao Mancang was forced into a corner. He walked quickly in the dark alley, while seizing the time to let the system upgrade its tracking capabilities.

After a while, Zhao Mancang finally succeeded in getting rid of the other party.

"This guy doesn't really look like a middleman. Could he be someone with some status?"

Watching Chu Qingsong, who was extremely anxious and disappeared after he couldn't find him, Zhao Mancang thought doubtfully.

He had thoughts about it, but he didn't try to pry into the other person's thoughts.

However, just as he turned around, he heard movement in front of him.

"Hiss, didn't I check the almanac before going out today? The Armband Team actually ran into an enemy spy? Oh no, this bastard is actually running in my direction!"

Zhao Mancang's face changed drastically and he ran away.

He couldn't let the other party catch up, so he quickly ran diagonally to the northwest.

However, the enemy spy Sun Jinjiang did not run in a straight line, but ran behind Zhao Mancang, as if he had already set his sights on him.

"Damn it, you really have to mess with me, right? Fine, then I'm really going to mind my business today and let you, a bastard, go operate the sewing machine."

After running two kilometers, Zhao Mancang found that the enemy spy Sun Jinjiang was still biting him, and he immediately thought viciously.

So he hid at the corner of the alley, waiting for Sun Jinjiang to arrive.

Bang!
When the other party appeared cautiously a few meters in front of him, Zhao Mancang didn't think twice, swung the stone in his hand and threw it out as fast as lightning.

At the same time as hitting the opponent, Zhao Mancang had already arrived in front of Sun Jinjiang.

The latter is an enemy spy after all. Regardless of his strength, it is absolutely possible that he is carrying a gun.

Therefore, Zhao Mancang could not be careless and would give it his all when taking action.

This time he was acting both to protect himself and for justice, so the enemy spy Sun Jinjiang was doomed to die.

Sun Jinjiang, who was captured, originally wanted to resist, but Zhao Mancang quickly broke both his arms and legs, leaving him completely unable to move.

"who are you?"

It was not until this time that Sun Jinjiang realized that he had hit a wall. Unfortunately, Zhao Mancang had his face covered the entire time and did not say a word.

A pistol, two magazines and a wallet were found on Sun Jinjiang. Zhao Mancang looked through the wallet, took the money and bills, and returned the wallet to the other party.

Then, in Sun Jinjiang's astonished gaze, he turned his head and disappeared into the darkness.

Sun Jinjiang was stunned. Was he being robbed?
Are robbers so powerful these days?
But could this gangster not be so patriotic? At least untie me, and most importantly, put out that kerosene lamp.

After a while, Sun Jinjiang was caught by the armband team that caught up with him.

Hu Yanming, Wang Dingwen, Qiu Liangsheng and other members of the armband team surrounded Sun Jinjiang with extremely surprised expressions, not understanding what tricks the latter was playing this time.

It was not until they saw clearly that Sun Jinjiang's joints had been removed and he could not move at all that they understood what was going on.

"Someone helped us?"

Wang Dingwen was extremely surprised, and Huyan Ming and others hurriedly searched around, but of course they found nothing because Zhao Mancang had already escaped.

Zhao Mancang was very excited after running to a safe place.

He was standing about a kilometer away, watching the armband team arrive at Sun Jinjiang's location, and then turned and left.

The system prompted that Sun Jinjiang’s resentment experience value had directly reached 99, which made Zhao Mancang very happy.

Let this bastard enemy spy chase you and see if you die this time!

Soon, Zhao Mancang returned to the street near Courtyard No. 18 of Huguo Temple. There was no one around him. He took out the money and tickets and counted them, and he was so happy that he grinned.

This enemy spy was quite rich, with 87 yuan in cash alone, as well as a lot of food coupons, meat coupons, and wine coupons.

I guess he eats and drinks a lot on weekdays.

Anyway, these are all cheap for Zhao Mancang.

The most important thing is that this time Zhao Mancang finally has a pistol of his own.

This is a Walther P38 pistol, a semi-automatic pistol developed by Germany in the s. It has high technological content and was once the sidekick of Marshal Manstein.

The bullet is a 9*19mm Luger pistol bullet, which is fed by an eight-round detachable magazine and has an effective range of fifty to seventy meters.

"I hope I never have to use this thing, but in this day and age, it seems difficult to do so."

Zhao Mancang was very satisfied with the pistol. He muttered to himself, turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

Early in the morning, when Zhao Mancang woke up, Lin Wan was still sleeping soundly in his arms.

His big hand was holding her bowl, and it was really soft.

Lin Wan's sleep was not very light, but after being moved a few times by Zhao Mancang, she woke up of course.

When I opened my eyes, it was already dawn outside, so I got up carefully and went to cook.

The little greedy cat's sleeping posture was quite dishonest. She had rolled to the corner, hugged her own little pillow, and fell asleep soundly.

In August, Beijing is naturally very hot during the day, but very cool at night.

So when you go to bed at night, in the second half of the night, the temperature is about 19 or 20 degrees, so you still need to cover yourself with a blanket.

When he got up and went to the toilet outside, Zhao Mancang became very disgusted again.

The neighbors pulled him aside to discuss what happened last night.

But there is still a strong smell in the toilet. How could he be willing to chat with others here?
After hurriedly returning, Zhao Mancang took the time to wash up.

At this time, he especially wanted to urge Master Gong and other decoration masters to hurry up and complete the decoration work of the courtyard house near the Friendship Hotel.

After breakfast, Zhao Mancang sent Lin Huijun back to Heizhima Hutong, and then went straight to the courtyard near the Friendship Hotel on Zhongguancun South Street.

When the two wolf-blue dogs heard their owner's footsteps, they wagged their tails and barked a few times, looking very excited.

While directing the two wolfhounds to perform actions, Zhao Mancang checked the progress of the yard decoration.

It seems that the renovation will be completed in the middle of the month without any major problems.

"Then bear with it for a while, and then you can move in directly."

Zhao Mancang smiled and nodded. When he was about to leave, he happened to run into Master Gong and others.

After chatting briefly with the masters, Zhao Mancang rode his bicycle back to the steel plant.

There was nothing to do today, and Zhao Mancang was quite relaxed throughout the day.

Zhang Zongxi, who was taught a lesson by Zhao Mancang yesterday, has already calmed down.

It was probably Zou Tianyun who instigated this kid Zhang Zongxi behind the scenes, but Zhao Mancang did not alert the enemy and pretended not to know about it.

Anyway, Zhang Zongxi is now far superior to Zhao Mancang in terms of fighting strength, medical skills, and authority in the clinic.

At such a time, Zhang Zongxi still wanted to make trouble for Zhao Mancang, which was undoubtedly a humiliation to himself.

In the breeding room, the ten female yellow cattle purchased by Director Yang and his team, as well as the seven female yellow cattle brought back by Zhao Mancang from the Northeast, are expected to start the dairy cow improvement plan in September.

Lin Kai's brother-in-law is now a relatively formal worker and no longer looks like a second-rate guy.

It can be seen that Lin Kai cherishes this job very much and probably wants to make more money.

It is also possible that his parents Lin Guohua and Zhang Dongyue had scolded him, so he worked so hard and Zhao Mancang did not need to worry about him anymore.

Since it is so worry-free, Zhao Mancang is of course relieved.

This kind of thing is really too cool.

All in all, for Zhao Mancang, today was one of the more comfortable days he had since returning from a business trip in Northeast China.

In the evening, in the east wing of the central courtyard, Zhao Mancang was having dinner when he suddenly said to Lin Wan:
"Wan'er, the loan issue is almost done. I estimate that I will be able to borrow the money by the 24th. Then we will find a house and move."

The 24th of every month is the day when salaries and food coupons are paid. Only at this time will everyone have money in their hands.

The courtyard house near the Friendship Hotel will need to be placed for a few days after it is renovated, so there is no problem moving in after the 24th.

Anyway, I just have to endure it for a few more days, it’s no big deal.

"Well, it's all up to you."

Lin Wan nodded softly and smiled.

Zhao Mancang has always been the one who has the final say in this family, not only because he is a man, but also because he makes more money.

Whoever has economic power will naturally have more say at home.

The next day, Zhao Mancang was still sitting in the clinic's office in a daze as usual.

It was mid-morning now, and the patients who had come for consultation in the morning had already been seen.

Jiang Dayong appeared out of nowhere and asked Zhao Mancang if he had time to go out with him.

"Is it swine fever again? Or something else?"

"It's from the Huaishuling Production Team. They hunted two large wild boars and want to sell them to us. Do you want to go and take a look?"

"What's so interesting about this?"

Zhao Mancang rolled his eyes, continued to stare at the book in front of him, and shook his head.

"Go and see for yourself. I still need to read."

"Are you sure you're not going? Comrade Liu has already come to visit."

Seeing Jiang Dayong's teasing expression, Zhao Mancang was even more speechless, and at the same time he couldn't help feeling strange.

Logically speaking, he was already married. With Jiang Dayong's big mouth, there was no way he wouldn't have told the Huaishuling Production Team, which meant that Liu Baochan would definitely know that she was married.

What's more, the last time he was in the Huaishuling Production Team, he had already told Liu Baochan that he had been on a blind date and was about to get married.

Now is a new era, a new China, and a new society. Could it be that Liu Baochan still wants to be a concubine?

Given her skin color that was often tanned by the sun, she would have to be kept for at least a month before she was qualified to be a concubine, not to mention that there were no concubines in that era.

Even if she wanted to be a concubine, Zhao Mancang would not be happy.

"Hey, Doctor Zhao, let's go. They're already here, can you at least take a look?"

While Zhao Mancang was in a daze, Jiang Dayong had already pulled him out.

"Hey, Lao Jiang, how many gifts have you received from them? Why are you so partial to them?"

At this moment, Zhao Mancang stared at Jiang Dayong speechlessly.

The latter's behavior was indeed a bit over the line, which inevitably made Zhao Mancang a little angry.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party had helped him several times and they had a good relationship, Zhao Mancang would really have given the other party a hard time.

"Bullshit, am I that kind of person?"

Jiang Dayong immediately rolled his eyes and spoke very rudely.

While the two were pulling each other, not far away, Liu Changge, Liu Dazhu and Liu Baochan were standing under the shade of a tree, smiling at Zhao Mancang.

The latter didn't expect that they actually came. The most surprised was Liu Baochan. He really didn't know why the other party was so persistent?
Forget it, I'd better make it clear to the other party to avoid getting myself into trouble.

Soon, Liu Changge, Liu Dazhui and Jiang Dayong had already gone to the cafeteria, while Zhao Mancang and Liu Baochan stood under the shade of the trees, chatting at a very safe social distance.

It was really just a casual chat, but the first sentence Liu Baochan said scared Zhao Mancang.

"Zhao Mancang, do you remember what happened that night? I'm so sorry. I got you drunk."

"You can say I don't love myself, or that I'm trying to get close to someone rich and famous, but I just want to be with you. I don't want anything else, I just want to live."

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. My family fled all the way from the south before the founding of the People's Republic of China. We saw too much death back then."

"The Huaishuling Production Team is indeed doing well now, but I don't have enough to eat every day. I don't want to die."

Liu Baochan was very bold, and Zhao Mancang could also see that the other party was really determined to go all out.

She told us everything about her past and her thoughts.

Zhao Mancang was very surprised. It was rare to see a girl in this era who was so bold, knew what she wanted, and dared to put it into practice.

Because she actually admitted openly that she was the one who slept with Zhao Mancang that day.

She also decided to get pregnant with his child, hoping to tie him down with her.

However, she felt guilty, and she might not succeed in one try, so she wanted to take this opportunity to confess directly.

If there wasn't anyone else within a few dozen meters and there wasn't much wind at the moment, Zhao Mancang would probably have covered her mouth and told her not to speak anymore.

terrible!

Good heavens, if others heard what she said, Zhao Mancang might not be in any serious trouble, but she would probably be paraded through the streets.

To be honest, Zhao Mancang was afraid of the other party.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else. I came here today just to say goodbye to you, that's all."

At this point, Liu Baochan saw that Zhao Mancang did not offer any attempt to retain her or anything else, and sadness welled up in her heart, and she almost cried.

However, her eyes began to turn red, but she tried her best to hold it back.

Zhao Mancang watched the other party leave. From beginning to end, he didn't say a word to the other party, except for the two words "hello" just now.

what did he say?
What else should I say?
Although there was no one else within dozens of meters, Zhao Mancang believed that there was definitely someone at the clinic watching him and Liu Baochan.

You have to know that he is a married man. Who doesn’t know that his wife is Lin Wan?

Therefore, Zhao Mancang could only be extremely cautious.

But he didn't want to hurt Liu Baochan, for fear that she would do something stupid, and then he would not be able to wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

After the other party left, Zhao Mancang went to the cafeteria.

At this time in the cafeteria, Liu Changge and Liu Dazhu had already unloaded the two big wild boars.

"Comrade Liu, please come here for a moment. I'd like to talk to you."

Zhao Mancang waved to Liu Dazhui, who immediately walked forward with a silly smile and came to the corner with Zhao Mancang.

Since there was no one around, Zhao Mancang handed the money and food coupons in his hand to the other party.

"Comrade Liu, please go back and tell your daughter that I can't give her anything, but this is a small token of my appreciation. Also, ask her to wait for me under the persimmon tree at the entrance of Huaishuling Production Team at 4:30 tomorrow morning. Don't arrive early, and don't be late."

After saying that, Zhao Mancang turned and left.

If he wants to solve this problem, he must take the time to make things clear.

In public, at the steel plant, Zhao Mancang really couldn't speak.

To be honest, Zhao Mancang really can't help the girl with her good intentions.

Looking at Zhao Mancang's back, Liu Dazhu was a little confused for a moment. He looked at the money and food coupons in his hand and was so scared that he quickly put them in his pocket. Too much!
On the way back to Huaishuling Production Team, only Liu Dazhu and his daughter Liu Baochan were there. Liu Changge and Jiang Dayong went to the state-owned restaurant in the city to have fun.

The latter is the canteen purchasing agent, and Liu Changge naturally wants to have a good relationship with Jiang Dayong.

Liu Changge can't reach Dong Shaoxian, the canteen director, but he can definitely be on good terms with Jiang Dayong.

In the future, you never know when you will need Jiang Dayong's help.

Although Huaishuling Production Team is a vegetable planting base, most of the workers recruited in the city are selected from the production teams in these vegetable planting bases.

But there are still too many people and too few opportunities.

"Dad, is this really the money he gave you? This is a hundred yuan, and with these food coupons, it's enough to buy twenty kilograms."

On the way, when Liu Baochan received the money and food coupons given by Zhao Mancang from her father, she couldn't help but say with joy.

She knew that Zhao Mancang was not such a heartless person. At the same time, she also realized why Zhao Mancang stopped talking to her just now.

It seems that Zhao Mancang was afraid that someone would find out, so he didn't say anything.

"When have you ever seen me with so much money?"

Liu Dazhu looked at his daughter with a simple and loving smile and said:
"Although I don't really support you, the fact that he's so generous now proves that you were right in choosing the right person."

"Needless to say?" Liu Baochan said with a bit of pride, then worriedly:
"But he gave me so much money, what will he do? And him... Never mind, I'll pay him back tomorrow."

In the city, in a state-owned hotel.

Jiang Dayong and Liu Changge sat down, ordered their dishes, and started chatting about gossip.

What's the latest gossip about the steel mill?
Some time ago, there were two talented people, Hu Dongyan and his wife Dong Yanqiu. One dared to agree to his wife's request to perform hemorrhoid surgery on him, and the other actually did it.

The key point is that Dong Yanqiu is actually afraid of blood. He is such a talented person.

Apart from this gossip, there is also the one about Zhao Mancang.

Zhao Mancang was almost becoming a celebrity in the steel plant. Not only in the unit, but also Zhang Zongxi, the director of the health center, was causing trouble for him. His home in Courtyard No. 18 of Huguo Temple was also burglarized, which caused a series of disturbances.

How should I put it, Zhao Mancang seems to have a physique that makes him a troublemaker.

After chatting about these gossips for a while, Jiang Dayong gossiped about Liu Baochan and Zhao Mancang.

However, Liu Changge didn't know much, especially since he had promised Liu Baochan not to reveal the last incident to anyone.

Liu Changge is not stupid. It will be of no benefit to him to offend Liu Baochan.

He was even happy to see Liu Baochan and Zhao Mancang succeed.

Once something good is accomplished, Liu Changge might be able to get help from Zhao Mancang in the future.

After all, Zhao Mancang is such a good doctor, so Liu Changge is of course happy to get close to him.

Of course, Liu Changge was reluctant to send her daughter to Zhao Mancang as a concubine, and she couldn't send her away because she was not as beautiful as Liu Baochan.

"It's better to keep your voice down and don't tell anyone about this. It would be bad if others knew about it."

The two of them were cautious and careful, so naturally no one listened to them.

Zhao Mancang didn't know about these things. At this time, several uninvited guests came to his office.

In the clinic office, three leaders, Xing Shuqi, Shen Zhongxin and Yang Shourong, all came.

However, at this time they all stood aside because the real leader was Qi Jikang, a leader in military uniform.

"Dr. Zhao, thank you for saving my brother."

Qi Jikang has a very gentle attitude and doesn't seem like a leader.

Of course, the other person could also be an actor who is good at acting, and he might just be trying to play the role of "courteous and humble" in front of others.

Zhao Mancang was very humble and put himself in a very low position. He even attributed the credit to Ming Kecheng, Qu Guochun, Hong Wumin and others who were also in the operating room at the time.

The leader who was called by Peng Wenxian to take him to Union Hospital for treatment that night was Qi Jikang's elder brother Qi Jitong.

Although Zhao Mancang was not very clear about what kind of leader the other party was, judging from Qi Jikang's temperament and dress, it was very likely that he was a military leader.

After a few polite words and some encouragement from Qi Jikang, he left.

When Qi Jikang left, Xing Shuqi and other leaders of the steel plant saw him off all the way with extremely respectful attitudes.

After seeing the leader off, Xing Shuqi and the others came back and saw Zhao Mancang with a headache on his face:
"Boss, what should I do with these gifts? I can't accept them."

The leader was really generous. He directly gave Zhao Mancang two bottles of Moutai, two bottles of Wuliangye, a Zhonghua cigarette and more than 30 kilograms of drumsticks.

It is actually the hind leg part of the pig, also called the trotter.

It's not a wild boar, but an ordinary big fat pig with a lot of meat.

So this leader is really generous.

Although no money was given directly, there were quite a lot of gifts.

Take Moutai for example. It was designated as the national liquor in 1949 and is very popular.

Needless to say, Wuliangye is definitely a very famous liquor.

In 1956, Wuliangye won the first place in the tasting of major famous liquors by the Ministry of Food Industry of China, and was praised by many experts: it has a long-lasting aroma, a mellow taste, a sweet taste, a refreshing throat, and all the flavors are well-balanced and just right. It is especially famous for its comprehensive taste.

Therefore, just these four bottles of wine are worth a lot of money.

What's more, there is also a Zhonghua and a Pipa leg?
Of course, compared with Zhao Mancang's life-saving grace to his elder brother, the gifts that Qi Jikang gave out are not worth mentioning.

And the reason for giving such a generous gift actually has another meaning: that is, the matter ends here.

If Zhao Mancang thought that he could rise to a high position or achieve other things in the future just by saving his elder brother's life, that would be impossible.

We are all smart people, and some things don't need to be said explicitly.

"Just accept what your leader gives you. What's there to be afraid of?"

Xing Shuqi's words were the final word, and Zhao Mancang had no choice but to accept it.

These are all legitimate incomes, which is really great.

The dissatisfaction he felt about being called up by Peng Wenxian to undergo surgery that night disappeared at this moment.

However, Zhao Mancang still "borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha", claiming that he did not like smoking, and gave the Zhonghua to Yang Shourong, and gave a bottle of Wuliangye and Moutai each to Xing Shuqi and Shen Zhongxin.

Of course, the three of them would not want it, because Shen Zhongxin was saved by Zhao Mancang, who was also the savior of Yang Shourong's brother-in-law Qian Changsheng, and Xing Shuqi was also saved by Shen Zhongxin.

Even if these relationships were not mentioned, Xing Shuqi and the other three would not accept Zhao Mancang's gift.

But Zhao Mancang was a good person. He gave the gift and received some money.

It can be said that the three of them bought these gifts.

In 1950, the Zhonghua brand cigarettes produced by the Zhonghua Tobacco Company were born. It is the designated brand we use to entertain Chinese and foreign guests. The specifications are mainly divided into two types: 50-stick tins and 20-stick soft packs.

Under normal circumstances, there are two types of Zhonghua cigarettes. The one with a filter is 72 cents a pack, and the one without a filter is 60 cents a pack.

So the cigarettes Qi Jikang gave me were 72 cents a pack of filtered Zhonghua cigarettes, which came in a soft pack of 20 cigarettes. So if you calculate it this way, the whole pack cost 14.40 yuan.

After Yang Shourong bought it, he gave five of the twenty packs of Zhonghua cigarettes to Xing Shuqi and Shen Zhongxin respectively.

Well, they are all a group of experts, and this wave of profit distribution is finally in place.

After the leaders left, Zhao Mancang directly asked Feng Xiuyu to borrow a boning knife and cut out some meat from the drumstick.

Some was given to Feng Xiuyu, Huang Shuifang and Liu Xiaoxi, and some was given to Guan Changchun.

As for Zhang Zongxi and Yang Qingshan, Zhao Mancang was too lazy to pay attention to them.

Since they are willing to stand against him, there is certainly no reason for Zhao Mancang to send them meat.

This is like throwing a meat bun at a dog, it will never come back.

He's not stupid, of course he wouldn't do that.

In addition, some was distributed to Director Wu Huamin, Zheng Damao, Wang Shunfa, Lin Kai and others in the breeding room, as well as Li Baoguo, Xiao Shutie, Han Xiaochuan, Fan Tong, and Zhang Jianyong.

The most important thing is that he gave Su Wanzhen two kilograms of meat directly.

Anyway, a total of ten pounds of meat were distributed, which is not much, but definitely not a small amount.

It was just a small favor, but it could also be used to stop people from gossiping about him being too "unsociable" and stingy.

Reputation is very important in this era, so Zhao Mancang would naturally pay attention to this.

His salary is already very high, and someone gave him a gift, and it was seen by others, so he should pay more attention to the impact.

Giving away ten pounds of meat is not a lot, but it can restore some reputation. For Zhao Mancang, it is a huge profit.

After get off work in the evening, Zhao Mancang returned to Courtyard No. 18 of Huguo Temple with more than 20 kilograms of pork drumsticks, a bottle of Moutai and a bottle of Wuliangye.

After getting home, the neighbors will share some.

A total of two kilograms of meat were taken out and distributed to the families of Mei Xuesong, Wei Hongzhou, Cao Liyun, and Uncle Feng. There was definitely no meat for the Jin family and the Luo Caixia family, there is no doubt about that.

Logically speaking, Zhao Mancang was about to move out, so there was no need to waste meat on this.

But in the past two days, because of the Jin family's affairs, Zhao Mancang's bad reputation has become even more famous.

Taking out two pounds of meat can be considered as a way to ward off disaster by spending money.

"Wow, that's a lot of meat, uncle. Did you buy this?"

Zhao Mancang had just distributed the meat when Lin Wan came in with the little greedy cat.

When Lin Huijun saw the pork on the table, her eyes widened and she almost drooled.

"This was given to me that night."

This explanation was actually meant for Lin Wan, because the little greedy cat was only looking at the pork. After Zhao Mancang finished speaking, she made her own request: Can we make braised pork tonight?

Because braised pork is delicious and she likes it, and there is so much meat in front of her, wouldn’t it be a waste if she doesn’t cook pork belly?
That night in Courtyard No. 18, except for the gloomy Jin family and the rapidly declining food quality of Luo Caixia's family, all other families ate meat.

Especially Zhao Mancang's family, they directly cooked five pounds of braised pork. It was a big plate full of meat, which made Zhao Mancang and the other two full.

"Uncle, I'm so full and happy, I can't move."

Lin Huijun, who leaned against the wall after eating, patted her round belly and said weakly.

Lin Wan looked at her with amusement and said:
"Rest for a while, then stand up and move around to help digest the food."

In fact, Zhao Mancang and Lin Wan had just told the little greedy cat that if you can’t eat anymore, don’t eat anymore.

But faced with a plate with several pieces of meat left on it, of course she had to help clear it.

In this era, digesting food after a meal is definitely a very rare and luxurious thing.

Just after midnight, Zhao Mancang got up and left Yard No. 18.

In the yard of the Friendship Hotel, Zhao Mancang came here and began to train two wolf-blue dogs.

Zhao Mancang was busy with work during the day and had to accompany Lin Wan, so he naturally didn't have more time to train the two wolf-blue dog puppies.

When I bought them from the pigeon market last month, the two wolf-blue puppy puppies were just a few days old, and now they are only about two months old.

At two months old, the cubs are already well trained.

"Down, Back, Come Back, Sit."

When Zhao Mancang gave various commands, the two cubs were able to execute them well.

They are still very smart. Although they respond slowly to some complicated commands occasionally, they are still pretty good.

After completing the training task, Zhao Mancang rewarded them with food.

"Guard the house well"

After coming out of the yard, Zhao Mancang went straight to the Huaishuling Production Team.

As expected, Liu Baochan was waiting on time under the persimmon tree at the entrance of the village.

"Brother Zhao, is that you?"

The difference from yesterday was that Liu Baochan's voice was much more cheerful this time.

"it's me!"

Zhao Mancang picked up the flashlight, put his bicycle aside, and decided to have a good chat with her.

As a result, she boldly went forward and hugged Zhao Mancang, saying some embarrassing "sweet words" emotionally.

As a scorer of Huaishuling Production Team, Liu Baochan only had a junior high school education. This academic qualification was not high, but in Huaishuling Production Team, he was definitely an "intellectual".

As an intellectual, the Huaishuling Production Team was also close to the capital, so she was able to access some vernacular books and novels.

Of course, every time she had the chance to come to the city, she would buy books for free in the bookstore, after all, she had no money to buy books.

Books are one of the few commodities that can be purchased with money without tickets, and there are no restrictions on purchases.

But if you don’t have money, you can only get it for free.

Listening to Liu Baochan's particularly pure and hilarious "love words", Zhao Mancang smiled bitterly in silence.

Zhao Mancang really didn’t know how to refuse this girl.

"Comrade Liu, I don't know if you are not clear about my situation. Let me make it clear to you again. I am married and my wife is very good."

Zhao Mancang let go of her and maintained social distance, but she interrupted him before he could finish his words.

"I know, and I also know that she has a daughter who is four years old this year."

"Since you know this, you should know that I can't divorce her and marry you."

"I don't expect you to marry me. I just want to live. I don't need anything else. I just hope you can let me live."

Although she didn't say she wanted to be a concubine, but used survival as an excuse, her meaning was already very clear.

This made Zhao Mancang even more helpless. He was obviously a time traveler, but now it seemed that he could not convince this "rebellious girl".

"Now we are in a new China, a new era, and a new society. Monogamy is stipulated by law and cannot be violated. Even de facto marriages are recognized."

Zhao Mancang reached out to interrupt Liu Baochan who was about to speak and continued:
"Please listen to me first. You said you wanted to live. Is that difficult?"

"Our country will definitely get better and better, and everyone's life will become more prosperous."

"So you don't have to worry about not being able to survive."

Liu Baochan waited for him to finish speaking, and then began to refute him and give him examples.

Take her own work in the Huaishuling production team as an example. Her monthly salary was only five yuan, no more.

According to the Beijing city's food supply standards, general residents and children over ten years old should eat 24 to 28.5 kilograms, and the average should not exceed 27.5 kilograms.

The Huaishuling Production Team is a vegetable production base, so everyone eats commercial grain, but the grain quota is only half.

They are paid according to the average standard for light manual laborers, which is half of 35 kilograms, or about 17.5 kilograms per month.

This standard is not high, it can even be said to be very low.

There are seven people in Liu Dazhu's family. In addition to Liu Baochan herself, she has five younger brothers and sisters.

Children over ten years old have the same food quota as adults, while children under ten years old have only half the food quota of adults.

That is 8.75 kilograms.

Last winter, Liu Baochan's youngest sister, Liu Baohua, almost starved to death.

If Liu Baochan wanted her younger brothers and sisters to survive, she had only two options: either find a high-paying job in the city, or marry a city dweller with a high-paying job.

Both paths are difficult, but Zhao Mancang appeared at this time.

So, he became Liu Baochan's target.

It's just that she is not lucky enough, but she has invested a lot of money. It is difficult for her to give up at this time.

Because Zhao Mancang was divorced, she thought that as long as she gave birth to a son for him first, perhaps this would be her chance.

Of course, Liu Baochan would not tell Zhao Mancang about her plans, so she vaguely used the excuse of "surviving" to soften Zhao Mancang.

Although her original purpose was to survive, after she learned about Zhao Mancang and his ex-wife Huang Xiuling, she knew that if she wanted to win over Zhao Mancang, she could not follow the Huang family's old path.

And her family cannot become a burden, otherwise even if she has Zhao Mancang's son, she is likely to be divorced.

As a smart person with only a junior high school education, Liu Baochan knew very well what she wanted, which was why she was so cautious, decisive and bold.

Just because Zhao Mancang perfectly meets all her fantasies about her future husband.

Therefore, even if she gave up everything, it would be worth it.

The half-true and half-false words made Zhao Mancang completely silent.

Through Liu Baochan's words, Zhao Mancang thought of more, especially the famine that began in 1960 after 1959.

If nothing unexpected happened, if Liu Baochan had married someone at random, her younger brothers and sisters, and even herself, would have most likely starved to death.

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