Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Seeing that his two apprentices were open with him, believed in him unconditionally and supported him, Wang Dong decided to help them.

When that time really comes, I can't, as the master, stay at home eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks every day while my two apprentices and their families eat wild vegetables every day and go hungry one day and full the next.

He looked them in the eyes and asked seriously, "Do you two believe me?"

"Of course I believe it..." Tang Dashan answered without thinking.

"If it weren't for you, Master, I would still be working odd jobs outside, and Grandma and Xiaoshan would continue to be hungry as before."

"Without my master, I wouldn't be who I am today. Of course I believe in my master."

Huang Dashan immediately responded: "Master, I believe you too..."

"Do you have anything to say to us..."

"Don't worry, no matter what, we will listen to you."

Wang Dong looked into their eyes, believing that they had not lied to him just now, and then asked seriously: "It's the same question as before..."

"How much money can each of your two families come up with now?"

"Don't hide anything. Tell us exactly what you have, and don't try to be too hypocritical."

Tang Dashan was the first to speak, and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Master..."

"You know the situation in my family. Before I started working, I couldn't even take out 20 yuan. After I started working, I didn't have to eat at home, and I could bring home leftovers from the small kitchen, so I saved a few yuan."

"If I remember correctly, my family should be able to come up with thirty-two dollars."

Huang Longfei immediately replied: "My family still has 40 yuan, which is basically all saved from the past. I have saved less than 10 yuan in the past two months..."

After saying that, he stared at Wang Dong with concern and asked, "Master..."

"Are you doing something that requires money...I'll go home and get it for you right now?"

"What's the hurry?" Wang Dong grabbed Huang Longfei who was about to leave, and replied: "I earn more than 40 yuan a month, and I can also take on banquets outside, so I can't be short of money... I just want to ask you how much money you have left, and then we can talk about the next thing."

"If you two believe in the master, go to the pigeon market every night during the next period of time and exchange all the money in your home for food."

"Corn flour, two-grain flour, white flour, buy whatever you have, as much as you can get."

"Tomorrow I will give each of you twenty yuan, and we will exchange it all for food..."

"Before the food prices skyrocket, we can still buy some high-priced food in the Pigeon Market and store more food for our family..."

"Take the purchased food back to the courtyard in batches and hide it secretly. Don't let others find it..."

"I will only say this to you two. No one is allowed to spread it outside after you hear it."

"I once went out to prepare a feast for the leaders, and heard one of them say that the supplies in the city would become increasingly scarce, and the amount of food on the food list would become less and less in the future. By the worst time, the amount would be reduced by at least 30% from what it is now, and there would definitely not be enough to eat."

"Spend all the money in the house while you can still buy food."

"When you really can't buy food, it's useless even if you have money."

"And the price of food will definitely soar to a level that none of us can imagine."

Huang Longfei and Tang Dashan often went out with Wang Dong to attend banquets, and they knew that Wang Dong basically interacted with leaders like Deputy Director Li.

Leaders definitely know more than ordinary people.

Since the leaders have said that supplies in the city will become increasingly scarce in the future and the supply listed in the grain book will continue to decrease, there will definitely be no problem.

Besides, they would not lose out if they exchanged the money for food and saved it, as they would eventually run out of food. The only concern was that the price of food in the pigeon market was too high.

But if food prices in the pigeon market continue to soar, it will definitely be more cost-effective to buy now than in the future.

Tang Dashan was the first to respond: "Thank you for the reminder, squad leader..."

"I will go to the Pigeon Market to buy food starting tomorrow..."

"I bought a water tank in my basement, which can store 100 to 200 kilograms of food..."

Huang Longfei followed up: "Thank you, Master. If you hadn't reminded me, my family would have been starving in the future."

"Tomorrow night, Brother Dashan and I will go to the Pigeon Market to buy food..."

Wang Dong nodded: "Remember what I just said, you must exchange all the money in the family for food before the New Year."

"After the Chinese New Year, the price of food in the pigeon market will at least double what it is now."

"besides……"

"You must not tell anyone about this, not even to your closest relatives?"

"There is only so much food in Pigeon City right now. If you leak the news, everyone will go to buy food. The supply will be less than the demand, and the price of food in Pigeon City will definitely soar immediately. You won't be able to buy it even if you want to."

"Is everything clear?"

…………

The front yard is Yan Fugui’s home.

From the moment he entered the room, Yan Fugui sat in a chair and sighed.

Before the whole hospital meeting, he had prepared himself to take advantage, but in the end he gained nothing and instead offended Wang Dong further.

"Old man, if you want to blame someone for this, blame Old Yi..."

"As long as Old Yi agrees to let us eat from the same pot in our courtyard, our family will be able to have enough food in the future and save several dollars every month."

"Old Yi is the same. He gets such a high salary every month. He just wants to pay a little more, but he refuses to agree. My family can't even take advantage of it."

"He is the eldest master in our courtyard, and he always claims to be helpful."

"As a result, when it came to him, he was reluctant to spend even a few dozen dollars..."

Yan Fugui was also very angry. The idea of ​​eating from the same pot was proposed by Yi Zhonghai, but he ended up contradicting himself by saying that the Siheyuan did not have the conditions for eating from the same pot, leaving him happy for nothing.

Then he cursed: "Yi Zhonghai is just a villain..."

"All this talk of helping others is just for others to hear."

"I have figured it out. When it comes to scheming against people, neither of us is as good as Yi Zhonghai."

"Before, our hospital donated money to the Jia family. Even though Yi Zhonghai only donated five or ten yuan, which sounds like a lot, it only accounts for 10% of his salary."

"I pay five dollars each time, which takes up 20 to 30 percent of my salary."

"According to what Wang Dong said today, Yi Zhonghai's donations each time are not as much as mine."

"How can he be generous by donating money like this? He is clearly plotting against us. He used our money to help him take advantage of the Jia family. In the end, all the good reputation went to him. We paid the money, but in the end, we got nothing in return."

"The thing I regret most now is offending Wang Dong and plotting against Wang Dong. I shouldn't have listened to Yi Zhonghai's lies at the time. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in this situation now. Not only did I not get any benefits, but I was also in a difficult position and offended Wang Dong deeply." (End of this chapter)