Chapter 185 Helping Junior Brother and Jia Dongxu got into trouble

Old He’s house.

Under Sha Zhu's expectant gaze, Wang Mengde pondered for a moment.

Then he said, "Silly Zhu, this idea of ​​mine requires a certain price, and I don't care whether it will succeed in the end."

He didn't want to say it at first, as the affairs of the Jia family had nothing to do with him.

Besides, this idea is a bit cruel.

But who made Sha Zhu spend so much money that he actually wanted to give him a copy of the secret recipe of hot pot base.

In the past, the two of them had eaten hotpot at Sha Zhu's house several times, and the taste was much better than any well-known hotpot brand restaurant he had eaten at in his previous life.

He had specifically asked for the secret recipe, hoping to learn it and cook it at home anytime.

Unfortunately, he said it several times and was flatly rejected.

Unexpectedly, this time for the sake of the Jia family's affairs, Sha Zhu was actually willing to take out this recipe.

Wang Mengde naturally wanted to seize this opportunity.

Last time, Sha Zhu gave him the chili sauce recipe, and he asked He Shengnan to make it according to the recipe. Now it has become the main dish to go with meals in their family.

Both adults and children like it very much.

"Okay, Meng De, as long as your idea is good, whether it succeeds or not in the end is none of your business. I will tell you the secret recipe without reservation."

Sha Zhu patted his chest and promised.

At the same time, his heart was bleeding.

This was a gift given to him by the master who taught him Sichuan cuisine when he graduated.

He originally intended to pass it on to his future son, and not even to his future apprentices.

Now, in order to help Sister Qin solve the problem, he can't care about so many things.

"Yeah." Wang Mengde picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, ate a bite of food, and then said in a low voice:
"Shazhu, there is a family in Yuer Hutong whose situation is exactly the same as your sister Qin's, except that Li Dayou has a Beijing hukou, while his wife and two children all have rural hukou.

A while ago, his wife and two children were registered as Beijing residents."

"what?"

Sha Zhu raised his head in surprise, forgetting to put the food on his chopsticks into his mouth. He quickly asked:
"Meng De, how did their family get their wife and children to become city residents?"

He had never heard of the story about the family in Yuer Hutong that Wang Mengde mentioned.

But he also felt happy in his heart, because he was sure that the other party would not make up the story to deceive him. In this way, the predicament of Sister Qin's family could be solved.

Thinking of this, he put down his chopsticks and stared at Wang Mengde without blinking.

Looking forward to his next words.

“It’s simple to say, just let his wife take over his job.

In May, Li Dayou was working the night shift at the factory. He fell asleep, and an accident occurred. It is not known whether it was due to improper operation or other reasons.

His leg was injured, and although his life was not in danger in the end, he became disabled and needed to use crutches to get around. He was no longer able to do his job in the factory.

Because he is the breadwinner of the family and the only source of income, if he falls, the family will naturally have no way to survive.

Therefore, the factory leader let his wife take over his job as a formal worker.

In this way, with a formal job, his wife's household registration will be solved, and the two children registered with her will also be registered in Beijing."

Wang Mengde explained in a low voice.

In fact, the succession system was implemented as early as 53.

On January 1953, 1, the state promulgated the "Draft Amendment to the Implementation Rules of the ********* Labor Insurance Regulations."

Article 24 of Chapter VI of the draft, “Provisions on Treatment of Death”, provides:

"When a worker or employee dies or becomes disabled due to work and is completely unable to work, and his or her immediate family members are able to work and the enterprise needs people to work, the administration or the employer should give priority to hiring them."

At that time, the provision of children replacing employees in this context only applied to employees who died in the line of duty or became disabled due to work and completely lost their ability to work.

Later, around 60, in order to allow millions of people to return to the countryside, various factories and units began to implement the succession system on a large scale.

Moreover, the condition of "the worker or employee dies in the course of work or becomes disabled due to work and completely loses his or her ability to work" is not required. As long as the factory agrees, the children can take over their parents' jobs.

"You mean to let Jia Dongxu..."

Although Shazhu's nickname contains the word "silly", he is actually very smart.

As soon as Wang Mengde finished speaking, he understood what he meant.

Then open your mouth and say it.

"No, Silly Zhu, let's not continue this conversation."

Wang Mengde quickly stopped him and said, “I only mentioned a case that existed in Yu’er Hutong. As for the others, I don’t know.”

Some things cannot be explained.

It's enough for everyone to know it in their hearts. Once it is said out loud, it becomes obvious.

If something really happens, he will also be responsible.

"Yeah, I understand."

When Sha Zhu heard him say this, he immediately understood his concerns, nodded, and said, "Meng De, I will write down the secret recipe for you after dinner.

Don't worry, there is absolutely no mistake in this secret recipe. I guarantee that the hot pot base you make according to the recipe will be exactly the same as mine."

He felt that the idea Wang Mengde had just proposed was very feasible.

Moreover, there are successful precedents, so there should be no problem.

Naturally, he would not deny it, so he took the initiative to take out the secret recipe.

"Hahaha, then I won't be polite."

Wang Mengde said happily.

The two people skipped this topic and chatted about some other gossip.

The banquet ended after an hour.

When he was the only one left at home, Sha Zhu washed his face and wiped his body with the cold water he had just pumped from the well.

Then he sat on a chair in the living room, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan and thinking about his worries.

I thought that if Sister Qin could take over and work at the steel mill in the future, I would be able to meet her every noon.

When the time comes, every time you serve food, make sure to give her a little more so that she can replenish her body.

But now there is a problem, that is how to make Jia Dongxu accept the self-torture tactic.

After all, no one would be willing to let a healthy person suffer from disability.

I thought about it for a long time and my head hurt, but I still couldn't think of a safe solution.

Sha Zhu had no choice but to prepare to deal with the situation as the time comes.

three days later.

That night, Wang Mengde was in his living room when he suddenly heard Jia Dongxu's roar and Jia Zhang's cursing coming from next door.

After listening carefully, I realized that Sha Zhu couldn't help but go to Old Jia's house to offer advice.

Unfortunately, although he had good intentions, the people of the Jia family did not appreciate it.

Got kicked out directly.

If she hadn't been afraid of the bad influence, Jia Zhang would have chased him to Lao He's house and sat on the ground and made a scene.

This wicked woman actually let her son deliberately have an accident in the factory, hoping that he would become disabled.

This made her extremely angry. If she hadn't been so hungry and had no strength left, she would have held a "private concert" in the yard.

At night, at the old Jia's house, Qin Huairu lay on the bed with her eyes open, thinking about how much food she should eat tomorrow.

It's only the middle of the month and the family's food supply is already running out. This is the result of her counting the rice she has put into the cooking pot for more than ten days.

If the consumption rate had continued as before, their food would have been gone long ago.

As for the idea that Sha Zhu came to their house tonight and proposed, they didn't take it to heart at all.

No matter how difficult life is, I cannot let my husband become disabled.

After thinking for a long time, he sighed secretly, suppressed his hunger, and slowly fell into a deep sleep.

Next to her, Jia Dongxu listened to the rhythmic breathing of his wife and children, feeling very uncomfortable.

Due to lack of nutrition recently, his already thin body has become even thinner than a bean sprout, as if a gust of wind could blow him away.

Several times, when I was standing in the factory and operating the machine, I felt dizzy and almost fell down in the workshop.

Every time I think back to that scene, I feel extremely flustered.

He was really afraid that one day he would fall headfirst onto the machine, and then, what would happen to his widow and orphan left at home?

And these probabilities are very high.

Because in the past ten days, he has not had a full meal, and at the same time he has to do long hours of physical labor in the factory.

I already sensed the limit.

If this continues, he's really going to get into trouble.

Thinking of this, Jia Dongxu's eyes flickered in the dark, and then he closed his eyes.

Mid-August.

The impact of the new policy has gradually shown its power.

Guanganmen Hospital.

In the internal medicine clinic.

Li Xiang tightened his belt and took a few sips of water to make his stomach feel a little better.

He hasn't had a full meal for several days since the restaurant started accepting food coupons.

Feeling the hunger in his stomach, he forced himself to stay awake, gently put down the teacup, then stood behind his senior brother and listened carefully to his explanation of the patient's diagnosis and treatment methods.

I dare not relax at all.

Being able to stand behind a senior brother, watch him see patients, and receive his teachings is an opportunity that countless Chinese medicine doctors dream of.

They, the brothers, have always been the envy of others.

If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

A few minutes later, after the patient happily walked out with the prescription, Wang Mengde stretched his body and, while no other patients were coming in, turned to Li Xiang and said:

"Junior Brother Li, have you had any problems recently?"

In the past few days, he found that his junior brother looked a little strange and his energy was a little low.

There is no longer the same spirit as before.

Moreover, just now, he heard the other person's stomach growling.

"Brother, I..."

Li Xiang found it difficult to speak.

He didn't want to lie to his senior brother, but he didn't know how to start.

"Junior Brother Huang, you go ahead and speak."

Seeing his expression, Wang Mengde didn't waste any words and directly asked Huang Sizhong who was standing next to him.

"Brother, Brother Li has only eaten one meal a day recently, and each meal only has two steamed buns.

He exchanged the remaining food coupons for steamed buns every week and sent them back to his hometown in Fangshan."

Seeing that his senior brother was questioning him, Huang Sizhong did not dare to hide anything. He ignored Li Xiang's expression and directly told him the details.

"Junior Brother Li, are you having difficulties at home?"

“Brother, this is the situation.

My family is from the rural area of ​​Fangshan. Since last year, we have never had a full meal in the village brigade canteen. This year the situation is even worse. My parents are in poor health and almost had an accident.

So I replaced most of my rations with steamed bread and brought it back to them every week when I went home. "

Li Xiang gritted his teeth and told the truth.

After saying this, he was afraid that Wang Mengde might have some thoughts in his mind, so he added:
"Brother, don't worry, I can handle it and it won't affect my studies."

After hearing what Li Xiang said, Wang Mengde felt very unhappy.

He knew that the days ahead would only become more and more difficult, and it would take at least two years for things to gradually get better.

During this period, there were many people like Junior Brother Li Xiang.

This phenomenon is not only reflected in rural areas, but also in most people in cities.

As time went on, the food counters in the stores became empty.

The bran radishes that no one cared about in the past and the dried lotus roots covered with mud have all disappeared.

In the past, every winter, the cabbages that were purchased at random piled up like mountains, and they were also rationed according to the purchase book, and many people would rush to pick up even the rotten leaves.

At 6 or 7 in the evening, Wangfujing and Xidan Streets become deserted with few pedestrians. When you are hungry, no one has the energy to go shopping.

In order to reduce consumption and implement the instructions of combining work with rest, all physical education classes and production labor classes in schools have been suspended.

The teachers no longer assign homework every day and cancel all extracurricular cultural and sports activities.

At the same time, there is only one class every afternoon, and class meetings are basically not held, so that students can go home early.

"Junior Brother Li, you can't do this for too long. Your body won't be able to bear it.

So, from now on, every week, I will give each of you eight people five pounds of cornmeal to apply for from the hospital. Don't rush to refuse, because it's not given to you for free.

There will be many more times when we need you to work overtime in the future, so this is the overtime pay I give you in advance."

Wang Mengde thought about it and then said.

But I was afraid that he would refuse, so I found an excuse.

In fact, it’s not really a reason. He has a lot of things to research in the future, and he just needs a few fellow students to help.

As for why they didn't give more, it was because they were afraid of the situation of 'a little bit of kindness, a big bit of hatred'.

Moreover, if he is given too much, even if he has made great contributions to the country and the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, some people will still feel dissatisfied.

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Li Xiang almost cried, knowing that his senior brother was helping him, but afraid of hurting his self-esteem, he used the name of overtime pay.

"Why be so polite to my brother? If any of you have any difficulties, you can tell me.

I can’t say anything else, but I can still help you apply for some small benefits.”

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

When the other fellow students got the news, they thanked him together.

Twenty extra kilograms of corn flour a month can save lives, and every family will be able to live a lot more easily in the future.

night.

When I returned to the courtyard and just reached the front yard, Yan Bugui stopped me:
"Meng De, something big happened in our hospital. Jia Dongxu had an accident in the factory!"

(End of this chapter)