Chapter 384: Hope of Life

At this time of year, the people who care about food in He Yuzhu's circle are the Jia family and Tan Yali and her daughter.

To be honest, things only became difficult this year.

But that only applies to the countryside. At this time, most people in the city are still working hard.

Therefore, many people in later generations have discussed whether it will become difficult starting this year or next year. (Note ①)

To be honest, if those words were heard by old farmers who had experienced those years, they would slap in the face those who made the year difficult.

The most difficult part now is the rural areas.

Disasters such as insect plagues and other disasters will occur in the second half of the year.

But now the surplus grain of every household is being collected, exported, and exchanged for machinery.

This year, the Russians saw that things on the peninsula were over. Firstly, they no longer needed us, and secondly, we had become famous, which made the boss very uncomfortable.

So the things like "delivery first, payment later" that we had in previous years are no longer the case. Now if you want something, you have to pay first.

We had no money, so we used local specialties to pay for the goods.

How awesome are those things?
Eggs and various fruits must meet certain standards, such as size, before they can be used to offset debts.

A lot of time was wasted in the process.

So, for many things, we are not afraid of not ignoring them, but we are afraid of making trouble.

To put it bluntly, many people are too optimistic.

Of course, it's not that there is no impact at all.

For example, the Jia family had a harder and harder time getting food. Even with the ten yuan subsidy from the Yi family, they still had a tight budget.

At this time, Jia Dongxu was thinking more about Xin San's way of earning extra money.

In order to earn extra money, Jia Dongxu would pester Xin San as soon as he got off work every day, calling him "Brother Xin, Brother San" all the time.

To be honest, if Xin San hadn't wanted to trick Jia Dongxu, Xin San wouldn't even bother to pay attention to Jia Dongxu, who only talked but didn't give any benefits.

But Xin San had a purpose and chose to be tolerant in this regard.

Xin San looked at Jia Dongxu seriously and asked, "Brother Dongxu, please think carefully.

This business does make money and there is no big risk, but it is still a risky business.

If you are unlucky, you will be blocked by someone.

You can’t say anything, you can’t admit anything.”

Jia Dongxu was a little timid, but the rumbling sound of his stomach dispelled his last hesitation.

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and said, "As long as it's not murder or arson, I'll do it."

Xin San smiled. The fish finally took the bait, so he was naturally happy.

Xin San put his hand over Jia Dongxu's ears and whispered: "It's not that serious.

That is, there is a group of guys on the street who love to play cards and often get together to play.

The streets don’t allow that either.

So we have to guard those places.

If we encounter them for a surprise inspection, we can just tell the gamblers the news.

Once every three to five days, two dollars each time.

If they discover it and give early warning, there will be rewards.”

If someone like Yi Zhonghai heard Xin San say this, he would not believe a word of it.

To put it bluntly, it is to help the gambling den to spread information.

But Jia Dongxu's social experience was still a little shallow, and when he heard about two dollars a day, he couldn't think of anything else.

Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement, but Xin San reminded him: "Dongxu, we have a good relationship.

I have something to make clear to you first. You can go and keep an eye on it, but don't ask about what's going on inside, and don't get involved in the hundreds of dollars a day that they win or lose.

We are here to see the road and earn the money we deserve, and don’t think about anything else.”

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu patted his chest and assured Xin San.

At this time, the image of Xin San in Jia Dongxu's mind was similar to that of the righteous and timely Song Gongming.

What Xin San said to Jia Dongxu was all true, and it was impossible for him to create such a big scene just to plot against Jia Dongxu.

The gambling den is real, the lookout is real, and the reward is real.

If Jia Dongxu could follow Xin San's advice and just watch and not get involved, then it would be true that he could make money every day.

Then why would those who run gambling dens trust strangers like Jia Dongxu?
Of course it was because of Xin San’s introduction. People like them complement each other.

It's like there's no need to use alley roamers to spread the news because those people are familiar faces on the streets.

Not to mention the comrades in the station, even the bound-foot detective team, if they see an alley crawler staying in a certain place every day, they will pay special attention to those places.

Therefore, it is normal to use people like Jia Dongxu who have formal jobs.

Another thing is that those people introduced by Jia Dongxu are also potential customers of those places.

Therefore, giving Jia Dongxu a high salary of two yuan a day was just a bait.

People like those nowadays have developed industrial chains and their purpose is nothing else.

Jia Dongxu had no other fixed assets, so Xin San and the others didn't dare to let those people force women into prostitution and traffic in human beings.

The Jia family does not have any real estate now.

It seemed that what Xin San was targeting was Jia Dongxu's workstation.

Starting from two or three years ago, although there is no shortage of workstations, it depends on the person.

Children like the Liu and Yan families in the courtyard have household registration, go to school properly, and then get jobs after graduation. No matter good or bad, there is always a position waiting for them.

But for some people who have problems themselves, it is a huge problem.

Apart from anything else, when He Yuzhu first entered the steel rolling mill, the group of cooks who had a quarrel with Director Li are no longer wanted by the factory.

Without a job, there is no income. Even if you make money through illegal means, you don’t have the courage to eat good food.

So for those people with a shady identity, a workstation is a very valuable thing.

It is naturally unacceptable to queue up in the street seriously.

However, if at this time, someone wants to give up their workstation to them, it only requires manual modification of a file, which is a loophole that can be exploited.

Of course, Xin San and his team have ways to deal with the complexity involved.

Xin San has worked in the steel rolling mill several times in the past few years without making any noise.

In the past, workstations were cheap, only four or five hundred yuan each.

For example, this year, more people came back from the peninsula and the workstations became tight, so the salary for a regular workstation has risen to nearly a thousand yuan.

Jia Dongxu thought he had found an opportunity to make a fortune, but since the day he came to Xin San for help.

The Jia family's work and the life and death of Jia Dongxu's family are all in the hands of others.

According to Xin San's idea, the deaf old lady agreed to give him two hundred yuan in order to make him cheat the Jia family. The more he cheated, the more money he could get.

If Jia Dongxu's workstation is fired, he can earn another thousand dollars.

With such a lucrative business, it’s no wonder that Xin San looks down on the little salary he earns from a regular job.

On the first day that Jia Dongxu did this, he stayed there from eight in the evening to two in the morning. Apart from being a little cold at night, nothing happened.

When the gambling den was about to end, Xin San handed two dollars to Jia Dongxu.

This made Jia Dongxu see the "hope" of life!
　If you search for those difficult years now, you will find that it started in 59.

　　In fact, it was a year earlier. The big pot meals were served, and people ate as much as they could at the beginning, but by the second half of the year, there was no food left.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)