The strong fisherman in the courtyard

The director of the second canteen specifically called Ma Hua out of the canteen.

Ma Hua seemed a little reserved as he stood opposite Director Liu.

"Ma Hua, don't be so reserved, relax a little!" Director Liu patted Ma Hua's shoulder with a smile and handed him a cigarette.

People with skills will always get better treatment.

Ma Hua took it respectfully, "Thank you, Director."

Hey, look at this, look at this! What is talent? This is talent! He Yuzhu is just a skilled fool at best!

If Ma Hua's ability had been discovered earlier, Old Liu would have kicked people like He Yuzhu out of the Second Canteen long ago. But it's not bad now. At least the Second Canteen has Ma Hua, so he won't be held back when he gives special treatment to the leaders in the future, right?

"Everyone was very satisfied with the pig-killing meal you prepared for lunch today! You should study your cooking skills well. I'll give you a tip in advance. We will definitely select a chef for our second canteen this year."

"The only one who can compete with you at that time is Sha Zhu. As long as you can beat Sha Zhu, I guarantee that you will have a secure position as the chef!"

Ma Hua was immediately shocked when he heard what Director Liu said. This was too exciting. He didn't expect that not only would he be able to become a full-time employee this year, but if he did a good job, he could even get the position of head chef!

"Yes, don't worry, Director."

Ma Hua said this with full of energy. With a teacher like Li Ming, if Ma Hua still can't beat He Yuzhu, wouldn't all his efforts be in vain?

Director Liu patted Ma Hua's shoulder with great satisfaction. He didn't mind giving help to a promising young guy like this, except for Sha Zhu!

"You can come to me if you have any problems in life." After saying this, Director Liu walked out.

Since you have decided to show your kindness, don't be stingy and give as much as possible. He learned this from Li Huaide!

Ma Hua stood there and finished smoking the cigarette given by Director Liu, encouraged himself, and then returned to the kitchen. Technology is something that requires constant practice.

If you are like He Yuzhu, who feels that you have learned enough and just lies there every day, even the best skills will be wasted!

. . . . . .

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

Comrade Li Weiguo returned home with his two little kids, each carrying a lunch box.

Mother Li didn't cook at this moment, she just heated up the steamed buns in advance. After all, she would have a ready-made meal in the evening, so she could be lazy today.

As for heating, it is even simpler. The stove has not yet been turned off. Just put the aluminum lunch box on the stove and wait for a while.

After the three people came in, they put their lunch boxes on the stove and then found a place to sit.

"How's the food at your steel mill today?"

"good."

“Very delicious.”

"It wasn't made by Shazhu, it was made by another new chef in the cafeteria."

Li Ming directly revealed the gossip that everyone liked. The Li family had a lot of dislike for Sha Zhu, and they were very happy to see Sha Zhu get humiliated.

"Hey, I was wondering why the silly guy at the window next to me looked unhappy when I was getting my lunch today, haha."

"So this idiot has been replaced by someone else!"

Although Mr. Li is not a petty person, that bastard Sha Zhu has targeted their Li family again and again. Isn't it true that Bodhisattva also gets angry sometimes?

Not to mention a living person with seven emotions and six desires!

"Brother, do you know who did this?"

Li Rui blinked and asked curiously. The lunch today was indeed quite to her taste.

"Ma Hua, that's the one I introduced you to before."

"Hey, his cooking skills are really good now!"

Li's father and mother did not interrupt. They just watched the brother and sister interact and chat happily. The atmosphere in the Li family was extremely warm.

Chapter 208 Yan Fugui came to buy food

The peaceful days in the courtyard lasted another week until the rest day of the week came again.

Li Ming was lying on a chair in the yard basking in the sun. The third uncle in the front yard saw Li Ming and walked over with a smile.

"Akiko!"

Li Ming opened his slightly squinted eyelids and looked at Yan Fugui, "Uncle." He threw another cigarette to Yan Fugui.

Yan Fugui lit up a cigarette happily, then looked at Li Ming, "You are the one who knows how to enjoy it. Hehe, this Daqianmen is more comfortable to smoke than my economy cigarettes."

"Well, it doesn't matter what you smoke, why did you have time to come to see me?"

Li Ming had no intention of chatting with Yan Fugui. This man was well known for not visiting without a reason. He must have something to ask for since he came to see him now when there were few people in the courtyard.

"You kid, to be honest, your uncle's family doesn't have enough food, so he wanted to find you and buy some food from your friend."

The smile on Yan Fugui's face never faded. After all, he came to ask for a favor today. The most important thing was that Li Ming asked him to buy some food before the New Year, but he didn't. Now his family had no food, so he went around and came to Li Ming again.

Li Ming shook his head. "Uncle, you are too late. My friend has stopped selling his food a long time ago. He will have no food left after the Chinese New Year."

"I'm worried about where to get all the food for my family in the future. The prices on the black market are too high right now."

Li Ming spread his hands and explained to Yan Fugui briefly that since the end of last year, Li Ming had no plans to continue selling grain to the Yan family.

Before, he agreed to sell grain to the Yan family because of special circumstances. Now it is different! If Yan Fugui still wants to get grain from Li Ming, then there is really no room for negotiation.

It’s not about money. The main thing is that Yan Fugui is too good at taking advantage of others. It’s not an exaggeration to say that he is taking advantage of others!

Besides, Li Ming doesn’t lack Yan Fugui’s money to buy food, so it’s better to get rid of this trouble completely!

Yan Fugui's face fell, he didn't expect to get such news from Li Ming. He went to the black market twice in advance, and the price of food on the black market can be described as outrageous. After comparison, Li Ming's channel is still cheaper, so he gave up the idea of ​​coming to Li Ming to get some.

Unexpectedly, this side is gone too!

"Well, Mingzi, you have to help Uncle San think of a solution. You see, we are neighbors and we have had a pretty good relationship in the past!"

Yan Fugui didn't really trust Li Ming, so he planned to try to persuade him.

"Really? Think about it carefully. Have I ever brought food back from outside after the New Year?"

Li Ming pretended to look worried and said that he had never brought any food back from outside. He just went to the old house quietly at night and took out some food.

I guess even the two old hens at the door of the old house don’t know about this, so how would Yan Fugui know?

"But, what can we do?"

Yan Fugui let out a long sigh. He thought about it and realized that Li Ming had indeed never brought food from outside. Not only him, but no one else in the Li family had ever brought food back.

Now he had no choice but to believe it.

Seeing that Yan Fugui believed it, Li Ming decided to give him more trouble and told him to buy food on the black market in the future. In the original story, Yan Fugui's family was also living well.

I think this kind of thing is not difficult for the calculating experts in Siheyuan!

"Uncle, don't worry about whether the food on the black market is expensive or not. I've heard many people say that they are running out of food on the black market!"

"If you think about it for a while longer, I think it will be really hard to buy this food."

Yan Fugui had heard of this rumor, but the difference was that he didn't believe it before, but he believes it now.

He nodded heavily, "Okay, I'll think about it."

"Mingzi, continue to rest."

"Hey, okay."

Li Ming sent Yan Fugui away and continued to bask in the sun on the recliner. He was very happy that he could get rid of the Yan family, who was a hindrance to his success.

Originally, he thought that if he rejected this old man Yan Fugui, would he cause trouble? But now, Yan Fugui is very honest, which makes Li Ming worry less.

It seems that the previous brutal actions against He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu still have some deterrent effect on the neighbors with normal brains.

Front yard, Yan's house.

When the third aunt saw Yan Fugui coming over from the Li family with a frown on his face, she immediately had a bad feeling in her heart, "My dear, what's going on?"

Yan Fugui shook his head. "No, Mingzi is gone."

"Could it be that he is fooling us?"

The eldest son Yan Jiecheng interrupted.

Yan Fugui glared at his son. They were all sons, so how could there be such a big difference between them?

Even if people try to fool him, what can he do?

"It shouldn't be. Since the Chinese New Year, I haven't seen the Li family bring food back from outside."

Out of his duty as a father, he patiently explained the situation to Yan Jiecheng.

"Then what should we do?"

The third aunt said worriedly.

"Well, if that doesn't work, I can only go to the black market. It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, but it's better than having nothing to eat!"

Yan Fugui continued to sigh. He felt that today was just the beginning of the day, but he sighed more times than in the previous week.

"If that doesn't work, we can just use cornmeal and sorghum flour. We can buy the fine flour from the grain store when we get the receipts every month."

The third aunt gritted her teeth and said that although her family had not eaten thin noodles many times before, they could still have it once or twice a week.

This time, I'm not going to eat thin noodles. The two children next to me were stunned. I used to have hope every week, but now it's gone?

"Well, you're right. I'll go to the black market tonight and buy some whole grains first!"

As the head of the family, Yan Fugui adopted the opinions of the three aunts and made the final decision. As for the children in the family, they had no say, and whatever Yan Fugui said was final.

If you want to eat refined grains, that's fine! Go get them yourself, and I'll make them for you if you can! If you can't, just eat coarse grains.

. . . . . .

Time flies and it is noon. My sister went to the library early in the morning to read. Recently, under Li Ming's suggestion, the little girl likes reading, not only to kill time in the steel mill.

Normally, she also likes to read books of various categories from all walks of life. I have to say, this girl is more enthusiastic about reading now than when she was in school!

Originally, Mr. and Mrs. Li were a little worried that their child would feel sad about not being able to go to such a good technical secondary school. Later, they found that they were overthinking.

The old couple breathed a sigh of relief as their daughter's enthusiasm for study was even stronger than before.

Chapter 209: Various Situations in the Central Courtyard

"Brother, I'm back, let's eat."

Sister Li Rui waved the food she brought back from outside and greeted Li Ming.

"Okay, I'm right here."

The sky is big, the earth is big, eating is the most important thing, and there is no need to rush to bask in the sun.

Father Li went out for a stroll on his bike to see if he could buy something useful. It was not just food that was in short supply at the moment; other non-staple foods, even chemical soap boxes and chemical sandals, were also hard to find.

It's hard to buy even if you have a ticket. What if you don't have a ticket? It's even more embarrassing. You can go out and turn left or right.

The Li family brothers and sisters were eating happily at the moment, but the other families in the courtyard were not so happy. The Yan family across the street obviously had nothing to eat, but they still had enough food to last for a few days.

It’s nothing more than low pressure at home!

As for the middle courtyard and the back yard, the air pressure there isn’t that high!

In the middle courtyard, the Yi family.

"My dear, is there enough food in our house?"

Yi Zhonghai asked while stuffing his lunch into his mouth.

The lady put down her chopsticks and thought for a while, "It should be enough for the two of us to eat for two months."

"After all, we don't eat much at home, but the one next door is the big spender."

"Don't worry about other people's families for now, just take care of our own family first." Yi Zhonghai wiped his mouth, picked up a cigarette from the table, lit it and smoked it.

I don’t know when, but Yi Zhonghai started smoking more and more frequently. Before, Yi Zhonghai hardly smoked even when eating.

"I'll go out and have a look when I have nothing to do during this period. I'll buy something if I find anything suitable."

"If it doesn't work, I'll go to the black market. Many people around me have been there several times."

Yi Zhonghai was smoking and muttering at the same time. Anyway, the Yi family had enough food now, so they just needed to think more about the future.