My Courtyard Refuge

Special Office

“I managed to earn more than three million yuan, but I was unlucky. Didn’t I encounter a cold wave at the beginning of the month, and then I lost all of it, and almost even closed down the company.” Xu Ma sighed again.

“How could this be?” Xu Ting exclaimed.

“Isn’t this the way of doing business? There is a profit and there is a loss. There is no reason to make money all the time.” Xu’s mother is quite open.

“Then what do we do next?”

“Dongzi persuaded your dad, and your dad listened to it. It’s better to be more stable in business in the future, and you can’t be so hasty.”

“Exactly.”

The mother and daughter talked for most of the night, and they didn’t really fall asleep until one o’clock in the morning.

The next day, the second day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Xiujuan brought her grandson and granddaughter to visit her early in the morning.

“This is the eldest in my family, this is the eldest daughter-in-law, this is my second child, and the mother of Lingling and Xiaoxu, and this is my eldest granddaughter.”

“This is your Aunt Wang. These are Aunt Wang’s grandsons and granddaughters. The older one is called Zhang Yong, and the younger one is called Zhang Xue.”

Wang Xiujuan greeted several people one by one. The two families looked like ordinary people. It seemed that Lao Zhang and the others relied on Xiao Xu for their fortune.

After the formalities, Wang Xiujuan took Madam Xu and talked about “homework”. As for the children, they had already played together, and the whole yard was filled with their cheers.

“Old Zhang, I just received the news that the higher-ups are going to make a big move soon, and everyone will have a hard time in the future. How is the food stockpiling on your side?”

Mama Xu nodded quickly, and said a “conservative” figure: “It should be fine within two or three years.”

“It’s still a little less, but it’s enough to save some food.”

“Old King, what happened?”

“I don’t know the details. Anyway, it’s a big move. Maybe we will go back to when we were young.” Wang Xiujuan said worriedly.

“you are right……”

“That’s right. There used to be food stamps, but now we have food cards. We used to eat big pot meals. Maybe we will eat big pot meals in the future.”

In fact, what Wang Xiujuan heard was half-truth and half-false.

If Xu Dong heard this sentence, he would definitely tell the other party that the big pot of rice would never come back.

But in the future, there will be a big canteen, and citizens can go to the big canteen to buy food directly, and save water and electricity bills.

“Well, the children are still young, so what should I do?”

Mother Xu is most worried about the triplets, how the grandchildren are still so young, how can they survive.

“It’s not as pessimistic as you think. No matter how difficult the country is, it’s impossible for the children to eat, and your family Xu Dong is also an insider of the system, more or less…”

“I understand! It’s just a panic in my heart.”

“Let’s not talk about you, I’m panicking too. Why do you say our life is so hard? It’s okay to suffer when we are young, but we have to suffer again when we are old.”

Wang Xiujuan left after staying for less than an hour. Xu Dong looked at the worried mother and couldn’t help asking:

“Mom, what’s wrong with you, did the boss make you angry?”

Mama Xu shook her head: “No, it’s none of your elder brother’s business.”

Under Xu Dong’s questioning, Xu’s mother still basically said the content of the chat just now.

“Mom, you are worrying too much. If the sky falls, I will support it. Nothing will happen.” Xu Dong persuaded with a wry smile.

“Can you stand it?” Mother Xu said angrily.

Xu Dong showed off the muscles on his arms, and said with a pun, “Your son is already ready, so you can relax!”

Mother Xu smiled, but she didn’t take her son’s words seriously at all.

“Okay, Mom, Aunt Wang’s words are absolutely exaggerated.. ”

“What do you mean?” Mother Xu asked quickly.

“Now the whole country can’t grow land, and can only rely on seawater desalination factories and plant factories. The country has mastered most of the country’s grain.”

Xu Dong didn’t care whether his mother could understand or not, he just said everything in one go.

Mama Xu seems to have realized something.

Xu Dong continued to explain: “At this time, the most important thing is not the distribution of food, but the production of food. This is the key.”

“You mean there won’t be a big pot of rice?”

“Absolutely not. Didn’t the country come up with food cards? This is already the most efficient way of distribution.”

“But……”

“It’s nothing to worry about. With our country’s infrastructure capabilities, we will definitely be able to tide over the difficulties.”

What Xu Dong said was not nonsense.

When he passed away in his previous life, the country had actually achieved self-sufficiency in food, and even a part of it could be used for farming.

Of course, there was a huge price to pay in the process.

After persuasion, Xu Ma finally recovered a little energy, but only a little bit, even the lunch was cooked by Yang Lina, Xu Ting and Tan Aifang.

…

On January 25, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Ting and Xu Bin’s family left early in the morning.

This time when they came to pay New Year’s greetings, the two families only brought a bottle of wine and a few pastries as New Year’s gifts, and the things were probably bought at a high price on the black market.

Each of Xu Ma’s family sent back dozens of catties of salted fish and dried seafood, as well as a barrel of cooking oil.

I didn’t send much other things, and they didn’t need them.

Time came to February in the blink of an eye, and the big move that Wang Xiujuan said came as expected.

February 1.

In a sudden official order announcing the establishment of a special office of national emergencies.

The office will temporarily exercise the full power of the Great Xia and implement a one-year state of emergency throughout the territory.

Immediately afterwards, the special office issued the “Message to the People of the Nation”, saying that due to the sharp deterioration of the drought, the country has entered the most difficult moment, and finally called on the whole people to share the difficulties.

Watching the TV news, Mama Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

“Mom, I told you a long time ago that the higher ups won’t make any big fuss, now you finally believe it!” Xu Dong said with a smile.

“Well, don’t worry, our family’s food can be regarded as preserved.”

In the final analysis, the main reason why Mama Xu is afraid is that she brought her family into the role of a local tyrant.

“Mom, you just think too much. As long as we obey the law, no one can control us.”

“You can’t say that.” Mother Xu shook her head again and again, “You and your dad should try to keep a low profile when you are outside in the future, so as not to get into trouble.”

Xu Dong tugged at the police uniform on his body, and said with a smile, “I’m already half a policeman, what could happen?

As for Dad, they are backed by a state-owned enterprise, so there shouldn’t be any problems. If it doesn’t work, the company will close down at worst. ”

“Your father can’t bear it, the company is his life now.” Mama Xu sighed.

Xu Dong handed Xiaobao to his mother, and joked: “At that time, it will depend on whether the company is more important, or the grandchildren are more important? With Xiaobao and them around, I guess Dad would be more willing to go home and hold his grandchildren.”

“It’s just as good as you say.”