radiothebook Chapter 548: 549 A huge problem
Chapter 548: 549 A huge problem
Chapter 548 549. A huge problem
Since his wife became pregnant, in order to prevent his wife from lacking nutrition, the living conditions of the Yue family have begun to improve significantly.
Yue Wenxuan began to worry about his wife's three meals a day. The indispensable breakfast is a cup of milk powder and an egg. The wife is not allowed to eat in the cafeteria for lunch. Instead, she is asked to bring a lunch box to the work.
Originally, Lin Zhixi didn't want to do this because she thought it was a bit too high-profile. After all, everyone else eats unpalatable work meals, but her lunch box contains rice and nutritious dishes. Even if she avoids people, there will always be times when she is discovered. When colleagues see her eating, they will inevitably Let's discuss it.
But during this special period, Yue Wenxuan was very insistent. Considering the little life in her belly, Lin Zhixi still listened to Yue Wenxuan's advice and went to work every day with the lunch box prepared in the evening. In order to prevent others from talking about her, she had to be more careful and try to avoid people when eating so that others would not see what she was eating.
Happy days always pass quickly, and a month passes before you know it.
After seeing the last patient in the morning, Yue Wenxuan was about to return to the office when his college classmate Fan Hongjian suddenly came over.
"How come you, a busy man, have time to come to my place?"
Fan Hongjian is now the deputy director of the hospital's department. He is very busy every day. If there is nothing wrong, he will definitely not come to the hospital to see him.
"I can't hide anything from you. I really have something to tell you. I'll give you another meal by the way.
"This matter is a bit complicated to talk about. I only heard Xu Ping talk about it after I asked about it yesterday."
"What happened to Xu Ping's family?"
Her mother was also a wise woman. She knew that the other two sons in the family were unreliable at this time. A few days ago, she brought her little grandson all the way to Kyoto to beg for food.
After listening to Fan Hongjian's story, Yue Wenxuan immediately understood Tan Xuping's situation and difficulties.
"If I remember correctly, his mother-in-law is not from the countryside, right? Why did she come all the way begging for food?" Yue Wenxuan was a little confused.
After Tan Xuping and Shen Guangxia got married, both of them were outsiders and stayed in Kyoto to work. They relied on each other and had no burdens. Their lives were quite happy.
"Then let's go. We may not be able to eat pork slices today, but even if we don't have this dish, there are other meat dishes that will definitely satisfy you."
Her adoptive parents worked in a small county town and were from an ordinary working-class family. They were not considered wealthy. However, because Shen Guangxia had been smart since she was a child, they still provided her with education.
Shen Guangxia's life experience was a bit bumpy.
The small county where she was born has suffered severe disasters in the past year. In order to survive, some people even left their homes and went out to beg for food.
Before Yue Wenxuan could continue to ask, Fan Hongjian told the story.
Having a meal at your place last week brought out my gluttony. The pork belly in the restaurant was so delicious that I have been dreaming about it every day. "
Tan Xuping is a foreigner and rarely talks about family affairs. Yue Wenxuan and he are not in the same company, so they don't know each other even more.
Yue Wenxuan has always maintained close contact with his three college roommates, and he just treated them to a big meal in a restaurant last week.
Shen Guangxia's adoptive father was her biological father's cousin. After giving her away, the two families still had contact.
Tan Xuping's wife is a nurse, her name is Shen Guangxia, and her hometown is also out of town. The two got together after being introduced by others and formed a small family.
Walking out of the door of the hospital, Fan Hongjian began to explain the reason for his visit today: "I came here today to discuss matters with Tan Xuping's family. He is a thin-skinned person. With such a big thing happening at home, he doesn't know how to deal with our friends." Just say hello and we can help him in some way."
She was originally born in a rural family. When she was six years old, she encountered famine and was given away by her parents.
"A few days ago, his mother-in-law came here begging for food with her little grandson. I only found out about it after listening to other people's comments."
Shen Guangxia has been very motivated since she was a child, and she has strived for herself. Later, she was admitted to a health school and was originally assigned to work in a hospital in a small county. But she had great ambitions and won the opportunity to come to Kyoto for training. Later, she seized the opportunity to stay and work in Kyoto Hospital.
Shen Guangxia's eldest brother passed away after the Spring Festival. Her eldest sister-in-law took her two daughters back to her parents' home, leaving only one younger son who was forcibly kept by Shen Guangxia's mother.
Shen Guangxia was given away when she was a child, and her relationship with her biological mother was definitely not deep, but in any case, the old lady who came to Kyoto was also her biological mother. Based on this alone, Tan Xuping could not ignore her.
Tan Xuping is a very responsible and upright person. Not to mention that the old lady who comes to his door is his wife's biological mother, he will definitely not turn away even other estranged relatives.
However, although he has the heart to help others, he does not have the ability.
The old lady and the grandson she brought did not have rations. The rations for Tan Xuping and his wife were only barely enough to eat. Now there are two more people. The rations for two people have to feed four people. It can be done in a short time. You won't be able to afford it for a long time.
This is not a problem that can be solved with money. If Tan Xuping wants to support these two people for a long time, he has no other way but to solve it through the black market.
Tan Xuping is also a very principled person. He will definitely not do this unless it is absolutely necessary.
It was precisely because she knew what kind of person he was that Fan Hongjian would worry about him after knowing the whole story. He couldn't think of any good solution himself, so he could only come over to discuss with Yue Wenxuan to see if Yue Wenxuan had any good solution.
"Life is so difficult now, and something like this happened again. What do you think Xu Ping should do?
Last night I lay in bed tossing and turning and couldn't sleep. I thought about it all night but couldn't come up with any useful ideas. We just have too many ideas, so I can only come here to find you. "
Fan Hongjian and Tan Xuping have been comrades-in-arms for many years, and their relationship is closer than Yue Wenxuan and Nie Xianzhang.
Yue Wenxuan also felt a headache and said helplessly: "You really think highly of me. What can I do? All I can do is give him more food stamps or overseas remittance coupons.
What else can I do? There is nothing I can do. "
Of course Fan Hongjian understands this. He came to discuss with Yue Wenxuan, not really hoping that he could come up with other solutions, but just hoping that Yue Wenxuan could give Tan Xuping more food stamps.
After Fan Hongjian finished explaining the whole story, the two of them arrived at the door of the hotel.
In this hotel, Yue Wenxuan enjoys special treatment. There is no need to queue up or show a number plate, and he can directly enter the private room on the second floor to eat. After the two of them sat down in the private room, Fan Hongjian said enviously: "It's really enviable. If only I had your medical skills, I would definitely be able to be like you and come to the restaurant for a big meal every day at noon. You don’t have to eat the other two meals.”
"If you don't mind the trouble, you can come to me at noon every day, and you will naturally enjoy the same treatment as me."
"I'm so busy with work every day, where do I have time? I'd better study my medical skills. When I reach your current level, I will also enjoy the treatment of a miracle doctor."
"While I still have this treatment, you should come here as many times as possible. Who knows whether the policy will change in the future.
The current situation is so severe. New policies may be introduced one day. Even if you want to come, I may not be able to get such special treatment. "
It is already early July, and by the end of this month, except for a few high-priced restaurants, you will need to pay for food stamps if you go to other restaurants.
Now when you come to a restaurant to eat, although it's difficult to queue up, you don't need to pay for food stamps. Yue Wenxuan enjoys the privilege of being able to dine in a restaurant without queuing up. When friends come over to eat, he just spends more money. This is a small matter for him and his friends.
But when the new policy is introduced, you won't have to queue up to eat in a restaurant, but you will need to pay for food stamps.
Even if friends knew that Yue Wenxuan had a large number of overseas remittance coupons, no one would take advantage of him.
Fan Hongjian didn't pay attention, and Yue Wenxuan didn't continue. He just expressed his feelings.
The current supply is so difficult that the supply of food ingredients in restaurants is also restricted, especially the supply of meat, which is not much every day.
Although this restaurant is large in size, the meat dishes that can be ordered are also very limited. After Yue Wenxuan inquired, he did not ask for Fan Hongjian's opinion and ordered the dishes directly.
There was very little meat supply today, and Yue Wenxuan only ordered two dishes, which happened to be the meatloaf that Fan Hongjian wanted to eat most. In addition to this dish, Yue Wenxuan also ordered Mapo Tofu.
Fan Hongjian also came with a lunch box. Yue Wenxuan asked the chef and asked the waiter to fill his lunch box with a full lunch box of soybean stewed pig's trotters.
Yue Wenxuan is a measured person and knows that things should be done in moderation. Every time he comes to the hotel to eat, he will ask the staff for their opinions and will not embarrass everyone.
In addition, he doesn't often come to the hotel to eat. He usually only comes when he needs to entertain friends. He doesn't make all kinds of unreasonable demands just because the boss gives him some privileges, so he can be warmly received and respected by the hotel staff.
Yue Wenxuan knows very well that the current difficulties have just begun, and such days will continue for a long time. Once Tan Xuping's mother-in-law moves in, she may not be able to leave in a short time.
If you only rely on the help of others, you can only solve temporary difficulties, but cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
After drinking and eating, he asked again: "Old Fan, did Xu Ping say how long his mother-in-law will stay at home?"
"From what Xu Ping said, I shouldn't be able to leave in a short time. It is said that there is not much food allocated for the summer harvest. The best case scenario is that we can only leave after the autumn harvest."
“If you live for such a long time, just relying on the help of friends will not solve the actual problem.
Looking at it now, there is no other way. Whether Xuping is willing or not, he has to buy food stamps from the black market. "
Fan Hongjian was silent for a moment and said: "That's the only way. Xu Ping has always been principled and has never done anything that violates the rules. It will definitely be difficult for him to take this step."
"If you want to buy food stamps, you don't necessarily have to go to the black market. It's still too dangerous to buy food stamps at Pigeon Market. You might get caught one day."
"You can buy food stamps without going to the pigeon market, so who should you buy from?" Fan Hongjian had never done this kind of thing before and didn't know what to do.
“Those who sell food stamps in the pigeon market are all small traders with no connections, and those ticket sellers with connections will basically not go to such a dangerous place.
After these people purchase food stamps through various methods, they usually find acquaintances to sell them. Now every household is short of food, and they don't worry about no one buying it, but they usually only trade with acquaintances to avoid being caught. "
Fan Hongjian heard what Yue Wenxuan said clearly and asked, "Do you know any ticket sellers?"
“I really don’t know him, after all, I don’t need to buy food stamps from ticket sellers.
But I can ask someone to inquire. I know many people, and someone will definitely buy food stamps from a ticket seller. We only need to introduce Xu Ping to a reliable ticket seller, and the problem will be solved. "
This method mentioned by Yue Wenxuan reminded Fan Hongjian, and he said happily:
"Hearing what you said, I suddenly remembered that I heard Nie Xianzhang once said that his parents seemed to buy some food stamps every month.
Since their family often buys food stamps, they must know a reliable stamp seller. Let's just ask him. "
Nie Xianzhang and they were college classmates who lived in the same dormitory, and there was no need to say anything about their relationship. Instead of asking others about such a private matter, it was naturally better to contact Nie Xianzhang.
"Then why don't you just call Tan Xuping? I'll treat you this Sunday at noon, and the four of us will discuss this matter together.
If Nie Xianzhang had a reliable ticket seller, there would be no need to ask anyone else. "
With a solution to the problem, Fan Hongjian was even happier.
Tan Xuping and his wife, one is a doctor and the other is a nurse, and their monthly salary is not low. If they can buy food stamps with money, even if the current black market price is very high, as long as their mother-in-law does not live too long, they should still be able to burdensome.
At noon on Sunday, Yue Yunxuan was waiting in the private room of the hotel early. He has already greeted the waiter at the door. It is not the first time for several friends to come to this restaurant. They can just come up directly without him greeting them at the door.
Nie Xianzhang was the first to arrive. As soon as he entered the door, he said: "Lao Fan said that he had something to say at this party. He even kept it secret on the phone and didn't say what it was about. Do you know?"
"It's not that Lao Fan is trying to keep things secret. The matter is a bit sensitive and it's not convenient to talk about it on the phone."
Before the two came, Yue Wenxuan explained what happened in detail.
(End of this chapter)