Chapter 205 Yi Zhonghai's Transformation and Special Supply

"I'm dead!"

Along with the wailing sound of Jia Zhang from the Jia family.

The neighbors who were chatting and eating by the pond in the middle courtyard suddenly became excited.

What's going on in the Jia family again?

Several people, led by Aunt Xue and Xu Damao, quickly stood up and walked towards the door of the Jia family.

As the eldest uncle in the courtyard, Liu Haizhong was naturally the first to bear the brunt and walked in front.

Yi Zhonghai is Jia Dongxu's master. The two families have a very good relationship. He followed behind Liu Haizhong with a worried look on his face.

When he reached the door, Liu Haizhong stretched his head and looked into the living room. He saw that the Jia family members were sitting at the dining table. Then he asked in a pretentious manner:
"Sister-in-law, what happened?

Please tell me, I am the most senior official in the hospital, and I will make the decision for you."

In the Jia family's living room, Jia Dongxu saw many neighbors outside looking curiously at his house. His expression changed, and then he said in an impatient tone:
"We can handle our family affairs ourselves, so we won't bother you."

Since he became disabled, he doesn't interact with his neighbors in the yard very often.

Normally, he would ignore anyone who greeted him.

Even the most basic courtesy is sometimes lost.

After hearing what Jia Dongxu said, Liu Haizhong suddenly felt unhappy. This kid didn't even call me.

However, he did not leave immediately, but instead turned his gaze to Jia Zhang, who had a sad look on her face.

Jia Zhang hesitated for a moment, her face changed several times, and then she said in a low voice: "Old Liu, there is nothing wrong, you can go back."

"Okay, sister-in-law, if you need anything, just call me, I'll be by the pool."

Seeing that they were unwilling to speak, Liu Haizhong turned around and went back with his bowl in disappointment.

At this time, Jia Zhang saw Yi Zhonghai behind him and hurriedly called out, "Old Yi, Old Yi, wait a moment, I have something to talk to you about."

Liu Haizhong, who had already turned around and walked forward, paused and his expression turned ugly.

He is the boss of the courtyard. Whenever the Jia family has any problems, they don't go to him to solve them, but instead go to Yi Zhonghai, who has been out of office for several years.

snort!
He simply doesn't take a senior official like him seriously.

Thinking of this, he saw Yi Zhonghai entering the Jia family, and he winked at his son Liu Guangfu.

Liu Guangfu had a flash of inspiration today and instantly understood what his father meant. He then quietly walked to the door of the Jia family and eavesdropped with his ear tilted.

Jia family.

When there was no one at the door, Jia Zhang looked at Yi Zhonghai with tears in her eyes, as if she had met a relative: "Old Yi, you have to make the decision for me."

Yi Zhonghai was a little confused for a moment. He glanced at Jia Dongxu and saw that his disciple had a blank expression.

He looked at Qin Huairu again and found that she was also silent, with a look of absent-mindedness on her face.

So he said softly, "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. Just tell me what's going on."

"Ouch~~~"

Before Jia Zhang could even finish her words, she was overwhelmed with grief.

Yi Zhonghai patiently comforted her with a few words before letting her tell him what had happened.

It turned out that this afternoon, Jia Dongxu caught a crucian carp weighing three or two taels and made a big bowl of fish soup.

The whole family sat together happily, eagerly waiting to share the fish soup.

Even Jia Zhang, who loved the hustle and bustle and went out to eat every night, sat next to her eldest grandson Banggeng, which was a rare occurrence.

Qin Huairu divided the fish soup into portions, and everyone got a small bowl except for herself.

A few people drank the fish soup in small sips, and the rest was naturally shared by the crucian carp.

Before Qin Huairu could make a move, Jia Dongxu glanced at his wife and spoke first:

"Huai Ru, there is only one fish, and you eat it at the steel mill every day at noon.

The food in the factory is rich in oil and water, so you should not eat this fish."

And naturally, Jia Zhang nodded in agreement.

She often heard from her neighbors who worked in the steel rolling mill that because most of the labor was heavy physical labor, the food in the factory was not bad and had plenty of oil and water.

The price is subsidized, so it’s not expensive. She has been envious of it for a long time.

Moreover, if there is one less person to share, she can get more.

After hearing his words, Qin Huairu's expression darkened, and she forced a smile and said, "Dongxu, I don't like fish with many bones, you guys eat it."

I chewed the steamed buns in small bites, which were a bit irritating to my throat.

Seeing that his wife had no objection, Jia Dongxu then said to Jia Zhang:

"Mom, you are so old now, you have eaten all kinds of good food in the past, so don't eat the fish this time."

Not understanding how Jia Zhang reacted, he continued to say to the Banggeng siblings:

"Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, you two are still young. You will have plenty of opportunities to eat good food in the future."

"So, I ate this fish by myself."

After saying that, he stretched out his chopsticks, scooped the crucian carp into his bowl, and then carefully started eating from the head of the fish.

By the time the others came to their senses, he had already eaten half of it.

Jia Zhang looked at her son who had become selfish and could not accept it for a moment, so she wailed loudly.

Understood what happened.

Yi Zhonghai was also confused. He was stunned for a full minute before he stared at the selected elderly care target with a complicated expression.

"Dongxu, you can't be a human..."

He preached with great sorrow for more than twenty minutes before he stopped to drink a sip of water.

Across from him, Jia Dongxu had an indifferent expression on his face, which made him even more angry.

In fact, the reason why he was so angry was not only because of his apprentice’s unfilial and selfish behavior, but also because he thought that all his efforts over the years would be wasted.

Now that Jia Dongxu can treat his own mother like this, what can he expect when he comes over in the future?

Thinking of this, coupled with the hot and humid weather, his eyes went dark and he almost fell to the ground.

It was not until it was completely dark that Yi Zhonghai came out of Jia's house.

He did not go home directly, but went to the backyard, to the deaf old lady's house first.

I don’t know what we talked about. After almost an hour, I returned home with a frown on my face.

After that, Yi Zhonghai gradually became interested in Sha Zhu.

Not only did he take good care of her on a daily basis, but he also asked Aunt Yi to arrange a blind date for him again.

No one knew who had spread the news of Jia Dongxu's actions, and not only the neighbors in the courtyard knew about it, but many people in the alley were also talking about it.

Wang Mengde saw all of this.

He knew that from now on, Sha Zhu would be trapped by Yi Zhonghai.

This set of things has been going on for most of my life.

Since the beginning of summer, there has been no rain in the capital for two or three months.

Although there was no news of poor harvest in the newspapers or on the radio.

But everyone became cautious at the same time.

After all, the suburbs of Beijing are not far away, and many people are aware of the situation of this year's summer harvest.

So, in late July, after the food coupons were issued, basically every household sent one person to line up at the entrance of the food station after dinner.

They were all afraid that if they went too late, all the food would be sold out.

If the grain station can only be replenished after a few days, the whole family will starve.

Some people even think more pessimistically.

They were worried that food would not be delivered for a long time. However, Wang Mengde's family did not follow the crowd, because he knew that even in the most difficult times, the capital would not be unable to buy food.

At most, you can play one day earlier.

After all, it is the best place and the political center, so we must try our best to ensure the most basic food supply.

So, when Ran Xiaomei was worried and wanted to queue up with everyone in the middle of the night, she was comforted by him.

Besides, even if there is a shortage of food, he is not afraid, because he can buy enough food for his family to eat for several years in the space at any time. This is also the guarantee that allows him to sit still.

the next morning.

After breakfast.

Wang Mengde pushed his bicycle and walked out of the house.

Hanging on his handlebars was a military green satchel, which contained some gifts prepared for Mr. Pu.

Today is Sunday and he plans to visit his teacher's family.

When we arrived at the front yard, we saw Yan Bugui, carrying a fishing rod and a bucket, and his two sons, about to walk out of the yard.

"Uncle, let's go fishing."

"Hey, Meng De, you still have to go out on the weekend.

I found a good fishing spot some time ago, so I'm going to try my luck today."

Yan Bugui said with a smile.

Now three people in their family go fishing together, and under his guidance, they can catch a lot every day.

Apart from a small portion that he consumed at home, most of it was sold to neighbors or purchasing stations.

During this period, I made a lot of money.

If he hadn't had a bicycle ticket, he would have gone to the mall to buy one.

"Second uncle's fishing skills are pretty good."

Wang Mengde made a casual compliment.

"Haha, by the way, Meng De, I heard that your family didn't go to the grain station to line up to buy grain the day before yesterday. Aren't you afraid that all the grain will be sold out and you will have nothing to eat?"

Yan Bugui suddenly asked curiously.

He was very considerate. Among the more than 20 households in the courtyard, apart from the deaf old lady, only the families of Wang Mengde and Xu Damao did not queue up in the middle of the night.

"There's nothing to worry about. I believe the country will definitely not let us go hungry."

Wang Mengde said with a smile.

Naturally, he would not tell the truth and could only say some nice words.

"Meng De, I'm telling you, next time, you have to line up earlier to prevent yourself from not being able to buy food."

Yan Bugui looked around and found that there was no one around, so he spoke in a low voice.

"It's more reassuring to store some food at home. Last month, I exchanged two kilograms of fine grains for several kilograms of coarse grains. From now on, I will store at least three kilograms of food every month."

As for the reason, he was cautious and did not say it directly.

Many families cannot get enough food because of their large population.

After buying food, they would take out some of the fine grains such as flour and rice and secretly find someone to exchange them for coarse grains.

Usually one pound of fine grains can be exchanged for two or three pounds of coarse grains, and even sweet potatoes can be exchanged for about five pounds.

At the same time, the black market (pigeon market) in the capital city has also been rampant despite repeated bans.

It is said that on the black market, the price of one kilogram of Beijing food coupons could be as high as three yuan.

The price of one kilogram of national food coupons is four yuan.

One pound of Beijing flour coupons (which could be used to buy one pound of flour directly, while ordinary grain coupons could be used to buy fine grains and coarse grains in proportion) cost as much as five yuan.

You have to know that at that time, more than 80% of ordinary workers on the front line of production only earned 30 or 40 yuan a month.

Even if one did not eat or drink, with this salary, one could only buy ten to thirteen catties of Beijing food coupons on the black market.

"Second Uncle, you are the one who thinks long-term. I should learn from you."

Wang Mengde said with pretended admiration.

When it comes to living a simple life, no one in the hospital can compare to Yan Bugui.

Arrived at Pu Lao’s home.

Seeing him coming, Pu Lao and his senior brothers were very happy.

The three people came to the study as usual, each holding a palm-leaf fan in their hands and a cup of hot tea in front of them.

"Meng De, I heard that the clinical trials of Qinghaosan and artemisinin in South Vietnam are about to end."

Pu Lao spoke first.

"Yes, sir. I had a meeting with our superiors a few days ago, together with Dean Lu, and we have set a date. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be in mid-August."

Wang Mengde replied.

Because there are so many patients, the duration of clinical trials is greatly shortened.

In fact, in South Vietnam, these two drugs are not called clinical trials at all, and are used as mature drugs.

Of course, Qinghaosan and artemisinin lived up to expectations and were worth the risk.

As of a few days ago, there were already tens of thousands of patients suffering from malaria.

Except for a few patients who died due to failure to take medication in time, most of them recovered.

These two medicines are also known as miracle drugs locally.

Many South Vietnamese people were trying to stock up on these two medicines as life-saving drugs in the future.

“Yes, I have also studied Qinghao Powder for a while.

To be honest, if the effect wasn’t in front of me, I wouldn’t have believed that this combination of medicines could be used.”

Master Pu looked at his proud disciple in front of him with admiration and said.

We chatted for about two hours.

Wang Mengde politely declined Pu Lao's invitation to have dinner at his home, put down the gift and prepared to go home.

After leaving the yard, besides the army green shoulder bag hanging on his handlebars, there was also a small piece of pork weighing about 100 grams.

As for why Pu’s family has pork, it all starts with his identity.

As a nationally renowned Chinese medicine expert, he is considered a high-level special talent in the country.

For high-level special talents, in addition to the fixed quantity like ordinary people, there are also other special supply channels.

Every month, grain, oil, pork, beef, mutton, poultry, various cakes, candy, dairy products, vegetables, dried fruits, groceries and other daily necessities are delivered to your home by a special person.

After June, every time Wang Mengde came to Pu Lao's house, some popular goods on the market were stuffed into his bag.

Of course, pork is also indispensable.

Return to the courtyard.

That piece of pork has been replaced with nearly one pound of pork belly.

When the neighbors in the courtyard saw this, they all joked, "Meng De, you are going to your master's house again."

After he walked away, everyone gathered together and talked about him with envy on their faces.

Everyone knows that Wang Mengde’s master has special supplies, and everyone is wondering when he will be able to achieve the same level of special supplies.

In fact, what everyone doesn’t know is.

Regarding Wang Mengde’s situation, relevant superiors have held several meetings to discuss it.

The final conclusion is that in October, his special supply will be increased.

(End of this chapter)