In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

Director Zhao asked, "Xingguo, how many days of leave are you on this time?"

Wang Xingguo quickly explained, "Uncle, I was only notified tonight. I only have two days off. There's an urgent mission that requires me to go."

Director Zhao nodded and said, "Never mind then. I was just saying I'd have you try the old methods to see if you could bring back some coarse grains."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Xingguo said, "Uncle, when I come back from this mission, I will get you a batch of supplies."

Director Zhao quickly asked, "Is your mission this time related to procuring supplies?"

Wang Xingguo shook his head and said, "I can't talk about the mission. Just wait and see."

Director Zhao nodded and said, "Alright, I can't find a way to get supplies right now. If you can help, then help. The supplies approved last time were too few, not even enough to distribute to all the edema patients. Sigh..."

Director Zhao said goodbye and left; he was going back to rest.

Not long after, Wang Xingbang returned.

He looked at Wang Xingguo with a strange expression and said, "Second brother, tonight I went to the yard to offer to lend them money, but they all refused."

Wang Xingguo gritted his teeth and said, "Do they even have the nerve to ask for that?"

Everyone chimed in, telling Wang Xingbang what Director Zhao had said that evening.

Honest people can be even more formidable when they get angry!

Wang Xingbang said angrily, "How dare they! They've been misleading us into thinking they were the ones who did these things, and now they have the nerve to ask us for help!"

Actually, by this point, Wang Xingguo had calmed down.

He said to Wang Xingbang, "Brother, we can only blame ourselves for being too foolish, becoming a laughing stock for so many years. From now on, we'll sever all ties with them, regardless of whether they live or die, and never think about them again."

Wang Xingbang nodded emphatically and said, "No matter what happens to them in the future, I will never look at them again!"

After Wang Xingbang calmed down, he said with a sigh, "Looking back, Grandpa Zhao did appear all the time, but we never thought that he was the one handling everything. We just assumed that the neighborhood office was short-staffed, so he came to help us with various things."

After chatting for a while, it was already 10 p.m., and Li Laishun went home. Everyone then went back to their rooms to rest.

Wang Xingguo was already exhausted, and no matter how well he adapted to working on the train, he still couldn't sleep well.

After Li Xiuping put her son to sleep, Wang Xingguo was already fast asleep; he simply couldn't stay awake any longer.

Wang Xingguo slept until nine o'clock the next morning. He stretched and went to wash up.

When he finished washing up, his sister had already brought out the hot food for him, and Wang Xingguo began to eat.

While eating, he asked, "Is there anything else you need at home? I'll go out and get some later. Remember to give Grandpa Li's and Uncle's families priority when it comes to nutritional supplements."

Li Xiuping nodded and said, "There's still half a piece of cured pork left, all the eggs are gone, there are two salted duck eggs left, two cans of food left, about a pound of brown sugar left, and one unopened can of malted milk powder. The fish has all been delivered. Sister Han gave birth to her third child last week, so I gave her the remaining crucian carp to make fish soup to help with lactation."

Wang Xingguo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go get a batch later, and while I'm at it, I'll see if I can get a piece of pork to make braised pork."

At this moment, Wang Jianhua suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, saying, "Meatball~ Ha~ Meatball~"

Wang Xingguo exclaimed happily, "Oh my, my son can actually say 'meat' now!"

Wang Xingning explained, "Jianhua is very smart. A few days ago, Uncle Li taught him to say 'Grandpa'. Jianhua somehow managed to say the word 'Grandpa,' which made Uncle Li very happy. So these past few nights, he has been teaching Jianhua to say 'Grandpa.'"

Li Xiuping happily said, "Our son is probably getting enough nutrition, so he seems to learn things faster. Now he calls me for food when he's hungry."

Wang Jianhua is almost twelve months old now. Children who develop earlier can actually reach this level, so it's not considered a special talent.

But he's my own child, and I find him pleasing to the eye no matter what. I think he's the smartest baby.

After breakfast, Wang Xingguo played with his son for a while and helped him take a few steps. Actually, at his age, he would want to stand up and learn to walk on his own, and with something to hold onto, he could take several steps.

It wasn't until noon that Wang Xingguo finally rode his bicycle out.

He went for a walk outside, bought baskets and tools, and mounted them on the back of his bicycle.

There's no way around it; although we have two bicycles at home, neither is as convenient as the purchasing agent's bicycle.

After learning that he was going on a mission, Wang Xingguo stopped being so frugal with his supplies. After all, if he went there to buy goods, he would have everything he needed.

So at 2 p.m., he made his first trip home, bringing back 20 kilograms of cured pork, sausages, chicken, and duck, as well as nearly 15 kilograms of chicken and duck eggs.

The second trip carried 100 jin of wheat flour and 100 jin of rice.

The third trip brought fifty cans of various kinds of food, as well as fifty kilograms of pork. Five kilograms of pork and five kilograms of sausages were given to the security department.

Li Xiuping was stunned. She could hardly believe her eyes at so many nutritional supplements.

Wang Xingguo carried the things into the house, then said to Li Xiuping, "Wife, what do you think we should do with this pork?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiuping asked, "Honey, are you planning to sell it for a high price, or just give it away?"

Wang Xingguo shook his head and said, "Wife, after going through a lot, I've come to believe that enough money is enough. It's not that I want to be a saint, it's just that I've always felt that if I have the ability, I should help those close to me live a better life."

Li Xiuping asked, puzzled, "Is this pork given away for free?"

Wang Xingguo slapped his forehead and said, "What are you thinking? You spendthrift woman, do you think I don't have to pay for it? I should at least calculate the cost at five yuan per kilogram."

Li Xiuping laughed and said, "I thought you wanted to give it away directly. I was saying that this kind of rare pork is so hard to buy now that you can't even buy it with money. It would be like being a fool to give it away directly."

The couple started processing the pork, cutting it into pieces weighing about three ounces each.

There was no other way; 206 households lived here. The other two-bedroom apartments served as offices for the security personnel, as well as a communal canteen and their dormitories.

Because Building No. 1 is where the main gate is located, it has four fewer apartments than the other buildings. The compound has a total of 218 apartments, including 72 three-bedroom apartments and 146 two-bedroom apartments.

If there isn't enough pork, then divide it into eggs or cured pork and sausages.

Wang Xingguo simply divided the meat into pieces, while Li Xiuping was responsible for calling people to divide it up.

It would be most appropriate for Li Xiuping to handle this. Although everyone knows that Wang Xingguo brought the items back, Li Xiuping selling them to them at a low price would save face for them.

In the future, if Li Xiuping has any problems at home, or if she needs to promote policies, who won't step forward to help her?

Wang Xingguo doesn't need this small favor; after all, he has enough face. Everyone knows that he arranged for them to live in this house for free, and that alone is enough.