Chapter 29

One month later Zhou Rong and Li Qiang successfully held their wedding; weddings in that era were also very simple; the newlyweds bowed to the portrait of the great leader; everyone sang red songs together; then they offered tea to the elders; Li Qiang had no elders on his side, Li Qiang was raised by Li Bin; when offering tea, Li Qiang and his wife served tea to Li Bin and his wife.

He Yuzhu was also very capable; on Li Qiang's wedding day, He Yuzhu invited his own master to come and present Li Qiang with a ladle; actually, He Yuzhu's master also believed in returning favors, after all Li Qiang had given his disciple three job quotas at the steel mill, and the price was much cheaper than market price.

Li Qiang had space, so he was not lacking supplies; therefore the quality of the dishes was also very high; out of ten dishes, six were meat dishes, which was unique in the Siheyuan.

The leaders of the steel mill had basically all arrived, and Li Qiang set up exactly fifteen tables.

"Qiangzi, I didn't expect you to have this connection," Li Huaide said with a smile, looking at the dishes on the table.

"Brother Li, these were all obtained through comrades," Li Qiang could only use comrades as a front.

"Brother, if in the future I come to you for help, you must not embarrass me," Li Huaide said, this was him giving himself a preventive shot in advance.

"Don't worry, Brother Li, as long as I can do it, I'll have no second thoughts," Li Qiang was still worrying about how to handle the supplies produced by his space later, and Li Huaide just showed up at his door.

"Fine, having your word is enough," Li Huaide said with a smile.

Other leaders also came forward to congratulate. A banquet also let the people in the Siheyuan see Li Qiang's connections; not only because leaders big and small from the Yagangchang came, but more importantly Li Qiang could also get this much meat.

Li Bin had drunk too much, and Li Qiang helped him to the bed.

"Qiangzi, you now have a family and a career, I and our parents can consider this accounted for," Li Bin said, holding Li Qiang's hand and smiling.

"Brother, get a good sleep," Li Qiang pulled a thin blanket over Li Bin, looking at the smile at Li Bin's corner of mouth, Li Qiang's eyes involuntarily reddened; Li Bin had always been like an old father managing everything for him.

In the blink of an eye, it was 55 years, and Li Qiang's son Li Tao was also born.

"Qiangzi, there will be a general meeting at seven tonight," Li Qiang had just gotten off work when Yan Butgui stopped him, who was heading home.

"Okay," Li Qiang also didn't pay much attention.

At seven in the evening, Li Qiang came to the central courtyard holding his son.

"Qiangge, let me hold him for a while," He Yuzhu came over and said.

"You're not little either, these days I've had your sister-in-law look for a matchmaker to find a suitable partner for you," Li Qiang handed his son to He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu and Li Qiang have a very good relationship, so Li Bing is also familiar with him; the little guy in He Yuzhu's arms reached out to poke his mouth.

"Not in a hurry, I'm only 20," He Yuzhu said. Because of Li Qiang's time travel, his relationship with Yi Zhonghai is not good, and Yi Zhonghai has not brainwashed him. Li Qiang wants to take this opportunity to quickly find a partner for He Yuzhu to marry; if he delays until Jia Dongxu passes away, then Yi Zhonghai setting his sights on He Yuzhu would be troublesome.

"Twenty is not young either; the state-mandated marriage age is 20, right? Don't be picky, finding a decent person to live with is better than anything."

"I understand, Qiangge."

The two were chatting when Director Wang, accompanied by a staff member from the street office, walked over.

"Xiaotao, see what Aunt has brought you," Director Wang came up to He Yuzhu, took out a small wooden toy from his pocket and handed it to Li Tao. Because of Director Li's relationship, Li Qiang and Director Wang get along well, and Li Tao is also not unfamiliar with Director Wang.

"Sister Wang, thank you, you always bring him something every time you come," Li Qiang said gratefully.

"Don't be polite with me, let's start the meeting; today there's an important announcement to make," Director Wang said, and after finishing he prepared to start the meeting; the neighbors in the Siheyuan also knew that Director Wang was the matchmaker for Li Qiang and Zhou Rong, so they also knew about Director Wang's relationship with the Li family.

"Today I've gathered everyone here to convey a new policy," Director Wang said, and after speaking he intentionally paused for a moment.

"In order to ensure supply-demand balance, the state has decided to implement the unified purchase and sale policy, which means that starting next month, all residents will register at the street office with their household registers, and the street office will issue grain coupons, cloth coupons, and corresponding certificates based on each household's and each person's specific situation; that is, from now on purchasing goods will require coupons, and at the same time, to prevent undermining the unified purchase and sale policy, private business is strictly prohibited; otherwise, everyone will be punished for speculation and profiteering; below I will tell everyone the quota standards,"

Special heavy manual laborers: in regions where rice is the staple, average 50 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 55 catties per person per month.

Heavy manual laborers: in regions where rice is the staple, average 40 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 44 catties per person per month.

Light manual laborers: in regions where rice is the staple, average 32 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 35 catties per person per month.

Staff of agencies, groups, public and private enterprises, clerks, and other mental laborers: in regions where rice is the staple, average 28 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 31 catties per person per month.

Middle and high school students: in regions where rice is the staple, average 32 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 35 catties per person per month.

Ordinary residents and children over ten years old: in regions where rice is the staple, average 25 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 27.5 catties per person per month.

Children aged six to under ten: in regions where rice is the staple, average 20 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 22 catties per person per month.

Children aged three to under six: in regions where rice is the staple, average 13 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 14 catties per person per month.

Children under three: in regions where rice is the staple, average 7 catties per person per month; in regions where coarse grains and flour are the staple, average 8 catties per person per month?.

"Director Wang, what does 'coarse grain' refer to?" a neighbor asked at that time.

"Coarse grain is also called coarse grain; rice and white flour we collectively call fine grain, corn flour, millet, sorghum, and sweet potato flour we call coarse grain; moreover, the proportion of fine grain purchased with coupons is 70%, and coarse grain is 30%," Director Wang explained.

"Director Wang, only Dongxu in our family has a Beijing household registration; does that mean the rest of us have no quota?" Jia Zhangshi asked.

"Yes, all coupons are issued based on household registration; those without Beijing household registration definitely have no quota."

"Director Wang, our family of four only has Dongxu with a quota; how are we supposed to live from now on?" Upon hearing Director Wang's explanation, Jia Zhangshi immediately burst into tears.

"Jia Zhangshi, can you blame others for this? When registering the household back then, the military control committee notified you many times to move your household registration back, but you refused; you even refused to let your daughter-in-law Qin Huiru's household registration move, and now you know regret?" Director Wang said angrily.

The reason Jia Zhangshi is unwilling to move her and Qin Huiru's household registrations is that their registrations are in the countryside; when the countryside distributed land, they still had a share; even if she didn't farm it herself, she could let relatives and friends farm it, and they would give her family some grain each year; Jia Zhangshi refused to move in order to enjoy this advantage, but now the countryside has also been reformed; those not living in the village have their land uniformly taken over by the village collective; now Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huiru have lost both their rural land and their urban quota, and life from now on will indeed be hard.