The one known as the Four Dogs is the literate one in the village.

Upon hearing the gossip from a group of older women, he laughed heartily.

"Alright, from now on, we won't eat sweet potatoes. Eating too much of that stuff gives you heartburn and non-stop gas."

The crowd burst into laughter at his words.

This was considered a way to ease the tension for Yang Qingwen.

Seeing this, Yang Qingwen smiled and called out, "Alright, everyone, let's eat. Just bear with it for now. Once we've crossed the snowy mountains and the grasslands, our days will be better."

Hearing this, everyone chuckled happily and went to get their food.

Just bear with it a little longer, and it will be over in about half a month.

Yang Xiaole came to collect a ticket for about a pound of sweet potatoes and a bowl of cabbage, which was the latest distribution. After this, he would have to eat at school, as there would be no more meal tickets. If he wanted to eat, he would have to eat at home.

Xi Zi's portion was even smaller than his, based on the age standard in the city.

Xi Zi, who received his meal, looked at the sweet potato in Yang Xiaole's hand and asked with a pout, "Brother, can you finish that? If not, can you give me some?"

Yang Xiaole glanced at him and asked in return, "Can you finish yours? If not, give me some!"

Hearing this, Xi Zi pouted, took a bite of the sweet potato, and started eating.

Fine, let's just pretend I didn't ask.

Yang Xiaole looked at Yang Guangzhi, who came to eat with him, and asked, "Dad, did you get the permit? Otherwise, it will be troublesome if we get caught when we go there tomorrow."

Yang Guangzhi nodded in response, "It's ready, so don't worry. By the way, we'll leave early tonight."

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Yang Xiaole nodded lightly at his words. Yang Guangzhi had to come back early, as he could only stay there for a day.

After eating, they didn't go to work in the fields in the afternoon.

As soon as it got dark, Yang Guangzhi came back, ready to take a nap and leave early in the evening.

Yang Xiaole and the others followed behind him.

With Yang Guangzhi at home, Xi Zi naturally slept with him.

They slept until midnight, not even midnight yet, and they were awakened by Yang Guangzhi, who was heading to the city.

Yang Guangzhi didn't know the time, but he knew.

After calculating, it should be almost dawn when they arrive there.

They arrived at the coal-pulling place after two hours, and unfortunately, they had to wait for a car while walking. An hour later, they finally managed to catch a coal-pulling car.

They squeezed in, and the three of them got on the car to the city.

When they arrived at the quadrangle courtyard, it was already past four o'clock.

Fortunately, the gate of the quadrangle courtyard was not locked, so they gently pushed the gate open and walked in.

"Hey, who's there?"

As soon as they entered, they saw two figures coming out of the courtyard.

Yang Xiaole took a closer look and quickly greeted them, "Grandpa Wang, Auntie Zhao, I'm Wang Qiuju's son. I came to see my mom."

The other party was the wife of the seventh-level welder, Grandpa Wang, and Auntie Zhao was the wife of the big carpenter at the furniture factory, Grandpa Zhao.

Grandpa Wang recognized the voice and said, "Oh, it's you. I thought it was someone else! Why did you come so late?"

"Oh, it takes time to rush over from the countryside! Grandpa Wang, what are you doing?"

Yang Xiaole explained and asked with a smile.

Grandpa Wang smiled and said, "We're going to the vegetable market to see if there are any chickens or fish for sale. We need to buy some. We have to hurry, or they'll be gone."

Yang Xiaole nodded.

At this time in the capital, chickens, ducks, and fish didn't require tickets, but the quantity was very unstable. If you wanted to eat, you had to hurry, or they would be gone.

"Alright, you go ahead. It's not easy to come here. Hurry up and go."

"Okay, you go ahead. It's not easy to come here. Hurry up and go."

After saying that, they left with Auntie Zhao.

Seeing this, Yang Guangzhi gestured to Yang Xiaole, "Let's go, let's go in."

Then the three of them went to the east wing and knocked on the door.

The light came on after a while, and Wang Qiuju, wearing a coat, opened the door from the inside.

Seeing the few people, she was very happy, "I guessed it was you at this time. Come in quickly."

"Mom, who is it?"

Yang Xiaogang's voice came from the room on the left.

"Your dad!"

Wang Qiuju responded with a smile.

After a while, the sound of footsteps came from the next room.

Yang Xiaogang also came out, "Dad, why didn't you come earlier? It's late at night, and you can still get some sleep!"

Yang Guangzhi thought about it and nodded, "Yes, we'll come earlier next time. We'll sleep here at night."

As he spoke, he took out some dried tobacco and started smoking.

The few people didn't go into the room, and Xiaoli had already fallen asleep.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole asked Wang Qiuju, "Mom, how's work? You haven't sent a telegram."

Wang Qiuju, holding her youngest son, smiled and said, "I've already arranged for work, and I've been working for a week. Sending a telegram is so expensive, three fen per word. I can't explain clearly, so I might as well wait for you to come! A dozen words would cost a few mao."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded.

Indeed, a few mao was quite expensive.

He then asked about the work situation.

When he heard that Wang Qiuju was selling eggs at a grocery store, his eyes lit up. This was a good job!

To put it bluntly, with this job, her status in the courtyard would not be low.

Of course, it wasn't just selling eggs; she would also sell other things, mainly eggs.

While talking, Wang Qiuju smiled at the few people, "It's lucky that you came this week. If you had come next week, I would have been working."

Yang Guangzhi asked strangely, "You have to work on Sundays?"

"Yes, the common people still need to buy things on Sundays! We take turns to rest at other times, and those who don't want to rest will get a subsidy in the future. The director said that I just arrived, so I can rest this Sunday."

After saying that, she thought of something and happily invited the few people into the room."Come in, I have something to show you."

After saying that, she led the way into the house.

On the bed in the inner room, Xiaoli was lying there, sound asleep.

Approaching the wardrobe, she dug out a small box from beneath the clothes.

"Look, these are the tickets issued by the Neighborhood Committee on the 25th. Here, these are mine and Xiaogang's together. This is a Meat Coupon, we have a total of one jin and two liang. This is an Oil Coupon, for eight liang, Soap Coupon, Scented Soap Coupon... The rest are mostly Food Coupons, and Cloth Coupons will be issued next month."

Wang Qiuju happily showed them the items.

She took out two Sugar Coupons and laughed, "Sugar is distributed by household, two jin per household per month."

It was also Yang Guangzhi's first time seeing so many coupons.

He was overjoyed.

There really was a lot of sugar!

Wang Qiuju handed the box to Yang Guangzhi, saying, "I'm planning to sell these coupons. We can't use many of them, and the Sugar Coupons are expensive on the market! Like the Oil Coupons, we can't consume that much, so I'm planning to sell them too. They say there are people who specialize in buying them. Once sold, I'll quickly repay the money to others."

Yang Guangzhi nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

It's like living in the countryside, just endure it for a while.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes.

I've been working hard to spend money to buy these, and now you're turning around to sell them.

It turns out I've been busy for nothing!