Chapter 14 Flour Purchase Certificate

Go home.

I saw Ran Xiaomei sitting there without saying anything, just picking shepherd's purse with her head down.

The two younger brothers also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere and sat there obediently.

Wang Mengde said flatteringly, "Mom, it's you who made the Jia family and the eldest master lose face with just a few words. Ordinary people can't control them."

"Hmph, they are not afraid of me, they are just being unreasonable." Ran Xiaomei said without raising her head.

"If it were anyone else, with Jia Zhang's ability to 'make trouble for no reason' and the favoritism of the eldest master, ordinary people would definitely not be able to get away with it. In our courtyard, only the deaf old lady in the backyard and you can make Jia Zhang suffer."

Wang Mengde continued to compliment.

He was telling the truth. Jia Zhang was fearless. Apart from the deaf old lady and Ran Xiaomei, even Xu Damao's mother in the backyard was no match for her.

Ran Xiaomei raised her head and said with a half-smile: "Don't think I don't know what you did. This kind of scene is no problem for you. Even if I'm not here, they can't take advantage of me."

Just now she went to the next door courtyard to borrow needles and thread, and asked others specifically to find out what her son had done at the last meeting of the 95th courtyard.

She was originally worried that Wang Mengde would be bullied living alone in the yard, but her son's previous performance made her completely relieved.

"Hey, isn't this what mom taught me?"

"Don't give me that. By the way, I have no problem with you fighting with others to protect your brother, but you should be more careful in the future and don't be too rough with your hands."

"Mom, I remember."

Wang Mengde knew that his mother was doing this for his own good, so he squatted down and helped pick the shepherd's purse.

Looking at the tender shepherd's purse in front of him, he thought of pork and shepherd's purse dumplings, and his mouth suddenly watered. So he asked, "Mom, where did these shepherd's purse come from? How about I go to Fatty Guo to buy a pound of pork this afternoon, and we can wait for Dad to come and eat dumplings together in the evening."

Fatty Guo was his high school classmate and deskmate, and his family ran a pork shop nearby.

Fatty Guo is as his name suggests. Because his family is well-off, he is rather fat and is often laughed at at school. Every time, Wang Mengde stands up for him, so the two have a very good relationship.

After graduating from high school, Fatty Guo returned home and followed in his father's footsteps, helping out in the butcher shop. Every time Wang Mengde went to buy meat, no matter what time, he could always buy the best pork belly.

“Eat dumplings, eat dumplings.”

Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo also said in unison.

The two little guys were good at observing people's expressions and knew that what happened just now was over, so they regained their energy.

"These shepherd's purse were given to us by your Grandma Liu next door. She and her grandson went to the wild fields in the suburbs yesterday and dug up a lot of them." Ran Xiaomei explained.

"Okay, then we'll save these shepherd's purse to make dumplings in the evening." Then, seeing that his three sons had expectant eyes, he readily agreed.

This is the time to eat shepherd's purse. Many people in the city who have free time take a small shovel and a bamboo basket and go outside the city to dig a large basket to take home for cooking. Whether it is eaten cold, fried or used to make dumplings, it tastes great.

Thinking about making dumplings in the afternoon, Wang Mengde remembered the flour purchase certificates issued this month. He went to the inner bedroom, took out a small wooden box from under the bed, and took out two flour purchase certificates from it.

"Mom, this is the flour certificate I issued this month. You can take it back later."

Before the implementation of food coupons in 55, flour purchase certificates were first issued in Beijing on December 1953, 12.

“面粉购买证”面额有1、4、8、10市斤和根据购买需要直接填写的“集体购买证”五种。按正式户口每人每月发一枚8市斤的面粉统一购买证，同时不同工种所在单位还有一些份额，有的4市斤，有的10市斤。

Wang Mengde is an employee of a state-private joint venture enterprise. His company pays him 4 jin of rice every month, which adds up to 12 jin.

After receiving his monthly allowance, he basically did not keep any of it but sent it all to his mother. He was not at home steaming buns anyway, and would only need some occasionally. The two or three pounds of flour in his bag was enough to last him for a long time.

"Put it away first. I'm busy now. Don't lose it. Give it to me when I leave in the evening."

Ran Xiaomei quickly instructed.

It would be troublesome if it was lost. Without the flour purchase certificate, you couldn't buy white flour at the grain store, and the whole family would have to eat steamed corn bread for several days.

As for buying from private grain stores or rural areas, forget it. The unified purchase and sale policy of grain implemented in 53 had long blocked this avenue.

Therefore, it was a completely unrealistic idea to store a batch of white flour during this period. Fortunately, Gold Finger came and he could buy some food from it later, which made him feel relieved.

Jia family.

Qin Huairu was treating the wound on Banggeng's face with great concern while thinking.

What Ran Xiaomei said just now deeply hurt her heart. This label of being from the countryside has always been attached to her, and she has not gotten rid of it even after marrying into the courtyard for several years.

"Mom, Dongxu, why don't we go ask an old man if there is any way to transfer Banggeng and I's household registration to the city."

Qin Huairu said tentatively.

"Why do you want to transfer your hukou? Isn't rural hukou good enough?"

Jia Dongxu, who was sitting there sulking, asked curiously.

"That's right. If your household registration is moved to the city, Yi Zhonghai will have a reason not to provide our family with flour in the future." Jia Zhang also spoke up.

Jia Dongxu is the only one in the Jia family who has a city hukou. Even with the flour purchase certificate issued by his unit, their family only has 12 kilograms of flour.

There are only two people in Yi Zhonghai's family, but they buy 20 kilograms of food every month. After buying the food, they would give several kilograms to their family every time.

"Mom, Aunt Yi has not been in good health recently and needs additional nutrition. She may not be able to support our family in the future." Qin Huairu said in a low voice.

She knew that her man had a stubborn temper, so she planned to start with the mother-in-law.

"You won't support us anymore? How can that be? How are we going to live in the future? If Yi Zhonghai dares to do that, I will go to his doorstep and curse him.

Besides, if you are not in good health, you should eat more whole grains, which are easier to digest and healthier. "

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes in surprise and said righteously.

"That's right, he is my master, isn't it his duty to support our family?" Jia Dongxu said as a matter of course.

Seeing that both her mother-in-law and her husband were against it, Qin Huairu could not insist any longer. She planned to find an opportunity to persuade Dongxu in bed later. As long as Dongxu supported her, this matter would be easy.

At noon, after a simple meal, Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo lay down on the bed and began to take a nap, and Ran Xiaomei began to take off and wash his quilt covers and cotton clothes.

Wang Mengde strolled to Fatty Guo’s pork shop, spent 80 cents (later all used the second set of RMB), and bought more than a pound of high-quality pork belly.

(End of this chapter)