My Courtyard Refuge

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===Section 22===

As soon as the tea party was over, Xu Ma and Yang Lina hurried back to the courtyard.

As soon as she entered the yard, Madam Xu shouted loudly: “Old man, Dongzi, come out quickly, something serious has happened.”

Xu Dong was holding Xiao Bao in the bedroom and blowing the air conditioner, and immediately walked outside when he heard the sound.

“Mom, what’s the matter?”

Mother Xu took a breath, and immediately asked, “Where’s your father, why didn’t you see anyone?”

“Dad is in the basement. Today he wants to saw wood. The sound of the machine is too loud. I’m afraid it will disturb Xiaobao.”

After Xu Dong finished speaking, he put Xiaobao on the ground, and then Yang Lina led the triplets into the house, and gave him a reassuring look before leaving.

“Hurry up and call him up, and let’s discuss something together later.” Mother Xu ordered.

“Okay!”

Ten minutes later, the whole family gathered in the living room, Madam Xu seemed to have opened up the chatter box, telling the news that she had inquired at the tea party in one breath.

“Lao Sun used to be a teacher. She is very smart. She must be talking nonsense.”

Dad Xu’s expression was a bit complicated at this time, everything made sense, it turned out that Li Chao was not a big fat sheep, but he himself was.

“Oh, if I knew it, I wouldn’t sell air-dried chicken and bacon, it’s cheaper.” Dad Xu regretted.

Xu’s mother was also filled with righteous indignation: “That Li Chao is a profiteer at first glance, not a good thing.”

What else can Xu Dong say, he can only persuade: “Dad, Mom, put out the fire, don’t we still have dried rabbits and geese in our house, we must eat enough for ourselves.”

Mama Xu originally planned to sell these, but Xu Dongqiang pulled them, and the two Ke Ke sisters clamored to eat meat, so they stayed.

“There are dozens of catties of donkey meat.” Yang Lina added.

Xu Ma waved her hand and sighed, “Forget it, it’s all sold, it’s too late to say anything, the most important thing for our family now is the rice in the store.”

Xu Dong nodded in agreement, now he can hoard supplies openly.

“Old man, how much rice is left in the store?” Mama Xu looked at Papa Xu and asked.

“If I remember correctly, there should be 33 more bags, all of which are 50-jin middle bags.”

“What is 33 times 50?” Mama Xu looked at Xu Dong.

“30 by 50Plus 150, a total of 1650 catties. “Xu Dong calculated quickly.

Mama Xu calculated it in her heart, and said, “It’s almost enough to feed our family for a year, so it should be fine.”

An adult’s annual ration is about 300 catties, and the old Xu’s family has four adults and five children, even if the difference is not much worse.

“Mom, don’t forget that there are 6 bags of rice that Aunt Sun and the others asked for.” Yang Lina reminded at the right time.

“Look at my memory.” Xu’s mother patted her forehead, and then changed the subject: “Or, I won’t sell them to them, and we only have one year’s rations, so we don’t know what will happen next year?”

“Then how do we explain it?” Yang Lina blushed a little.

“Let’s say your dad secretly sold out…”

Xu Dong didn’t want the circle of friends that his mother had built up with great difficulty to end like this. The old Xu’s family would live in this street for decades in the future!

And this matter affected the reputation, so he interrupted quickly:

“Don’t! Mom, we still have dozens of tons of seeds in our warehouse… There are rice, wheat, and miscellaneous grains. In fact, there is no shortage of food at home. We can eat enough for decades. We don’t need to break our promise.”

“Really?” Mother Xu said in surprise.

Yang Lina was also overjoyed, and Dad Xu was even more relieved.

“Of course it’s true. I’ll take you to see it later.”

Now that rumors have been spread outside, Xu Dong doesn’t plan to hide it anymore, and can properly disclose some supplies, which can be regarded as the hearts of the family members.

Mother Xu grabbed her youngest son: “What are you waiting for, let’s go now.”

The family took the elevator to the second floor of the basement. Xu Dong pointed to a large row of shelves at the innermost side and said, “These are rice seeds.”

Fearing that some people would not believe it, Xu Dong even opened a bag of “rice seeds” with his own hands, and what was exposed was indeed yellow-orange rice.

Xu’s father and Xu’s mother both stepped forward to grab a handful of rice, and only then did they believe it was true.

Mama Xu said happily: “Now you don’t have to lie to grandson and the others.”

At the same time, Xu Dong suddenly asked his family with a serious expression:

“Dad, Mom, Nana, no one is clear about the sequelae of the previous solar flares, maybe the world will be in chaos in the future.

Therefore, you must not talk about the things in our warehouse, keep them secret, not even the boss and my sister.

By the way, don’t bring Ke Ke and the others into the warehouse in the future, children can’t control their mouths. ”

Xu’s father nodded solemnly, Xu’s mother and Yang Lina were still a little dazed, as if they hadn’t realized the seriousness of the matter.

“Dongzi, will the world really be in chaos in the future?” Mother Xu asked in surprise.

Xu Dong nodded: “It’s very possible. Actually, what Aunt Qian said is right. It’s hot in the daytime and cold in the evening. There must be something wrong with the atmosphere, but it’s not the end of the world.

Alas, you don’t understand even after talking about it. As long as you know that the climate is no longer normal, it is 100% certain that grain production will decrease.

There is not enough food to eat, is it still far from world chaos? Fortunately, several big countries have nuclear buttons, otherwise the Third World War would definitely not have escaped. ”

Seeing the pale faces of several people, Xu Dong hurriedly said with relief: “Actually, there is no need to worry too much. These are just my speculations. Maybe the atmosphere will return to normal in two years.”

“In short, it’s never wrong to be prepared!” Xu Dong finally emphasized.

…

When they returned to the ground, the entire group looked a little gloomy. The Keke sisters thought it was the “bullying” of the triplets who had been discovered, and hid away one by one.

“Old man, hurry up and go to the store with Dongzi, and bring back all the leftovers.” Mother Xu urged, and at the same time, there was an inexplicable sense of urgency in her heart.

Dad Xu nodded to show that he understood.

Ten minutes later, the convenience store arrived.

The father and son began to empty out the convenience store, and all the daily necessities, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, the remaining non-staple food and groceries, and rice were all loaded into the pickup truck.

After loading, the father and son sat at the gate and smoked together.

Usually at home, it is absolutely non-smoking, and it is not allowed outside the courtyard wall. If Mama Xu sees it, she will scold her.

“Dongzi, what are you going to do with this store?” Father Xu asked softly.

Xu Dong didn’t want to irritate his father, since he could afford the rent anyway, “Let’s put it away for now, and let’s see the situation. The location of this store is pretty good.”

“If it doesn’t work, let’s get it back. The rent of 20,000 yuan a month is not worth it.” Father Xu sighed.

“Dad, why don’t I set up a recycling shop for waste electronic products for you?” Xu Dong suggested, mainly because he wanted to find something for Dad to do. Xu Dad is a person who can’t be idle.

In the future, as the severe drought continues, the recycling industry will be a very popular industry with very considerable profit margins.

“This requires a certain technical threshold, right? Dad doesn’t know anything about electronic products!” Dad Xu was really moved.

Xu Dong waved his hand and explained: “It’s okay, we just need to recruit a technically savvy employee, and you will still be the store manager.”

“Is this okay?”

“Sure, the storefront is empty anyway, it’s better to use waste. Cough, Dad, the waste I’m talking about is not you, but the storefront.”Dad Xu: “…”