The conspiracy of the courtyard

Chapter 158 Coming in droves

That day, Lu Zixuan summarized all the information and went home to sort it out. He heard Guo Tiejun's voice before he entered the door.

"Chen Ping, I heard that you work at the grain station, and you're the deputy station chief.

For a girl to have achieved such results at such a young age, she really has a bright future. Haha..."

Seeing that Chen Ping had no intention of responding, Guo Tiejun laughed dryly and continued:

"That's right, I never come to the temple for no reason.

You have seen the situation in our yard. Several families have run out of food.

I heard that in our yard, only your family has relatively abundant food.

I have the audacity to come and borrow some food from you on their behalf. Do you think it is convenient for you?"

Chen Ping knew this day would come and had already put the food in the cellar in advance.

He turned around, took out the bag that usually contained coarse grains, and walked in front of Guo Tiejun.

"Master Guo, I don't know where you got the news that my family has plenty of food.

This is my family’s grain bag. Take a look and see if there are 20 kilograms of it.

We have five people in our family now, and Xiaoman is pregnant. How much do you think I can lend you?"

Guo Tiejun thought that Chen Ping brought the grain bag and agreed to lend him the grain, and he was overjoyed.

Hearing this, the hand that was stretched out to take the food froze in mid-air, not knowing what to do.

He laughed awkwardly and said:

"Hehe... um, sorry, I thought there were three people working in your family.

Since they don’t eat at home, there must be enough food.

How about this, you also plant some sweet potatoes on that shelf outside your house.

Can you give some of it to them first, so they can get through this difficult time, and then pay it back to you when they recover? "

Seeing that Guo Tiejun was shameless, Chen Ping stopped being reserved and started firing directly.

"Master Guo, do we have an old grudge? Why did you choose our family? Do you have to borrow something from us before you're willing to give up?

I am willing to talk to you nicely because you are older and this is basic courtesy.

It’s not because of your status as a manager, nor is it because you are taking advantage of your seniority. I just don’t want to argue with you. Do you understand?

Isn't my refusal clear enough? Then I'll tell you clearly that I won't lend you anything, understand?"

Guo Tiejun's face turned red after being scolded, and he said angrily:

"What old grudge do I have against you? I just feel that your family should not be short of food.

You are the deputy director of the grain station and also the accountant. Don't you have the final say on the amount of grain stored in the grain station?

Your brother also works in the cafeteria, and is in charge of so many people's meals every day. Any little that is left over will be enough for you to eat.

Unlike us ordinary workers, who don’t have enough to eat all day and still have to work in the workshop.

Forget it, if you don’t want to lend it to me, then don’t lend it to me. I’ll just wait and see what will happen to you rich but unkind people.”

Neither Chen Ping nor Lu Zixuan stopped Guo Tiejun from leaving.

Chen Ping didn't want to make his family worry, but Lu Zixuan didn't even take him seriously.

However, He Yushui, who was reading a book in the cubicle, could not accept this provocative behavior and wanted to argue, but was stopped by Chen Ping.

During the meal, He Yushui told He Yuzhu and Cheng Xiaoman about this. He Yuzhu just said a few words of comfort and didn't say much.

Just when He Yushui thought that the matter was over, Guo Tiejun began his miserable life.

First, when he was queuing up for food in the cafeteria, he was clearly at the front of the line, but when it was his turn, he found that the food was gone.

I had to change to the next window and queue up again. When it was my turn again, they were sold out again, so I had to change to another line.

After repeating this process twice, all the vegetables, steamed buns and corn bread in all the windows had been sold out. With no other choice, they had to go back to the workshop to work on an empty stomach.

Guo Tiejun understood that He Yuzhu was taking revenge on him, but his dignity and face as a man would not allow him to bow to others.

So I returned home as quickly as possible with an empty stomach and dragging heavy legs, hoping to eat as soon as possible to regain my strength.

But when he got home, he found that the house was empty. After asking, he learned that his wife had followed Cheng Xiaoman to the Second Steel Rolling Mill.

He was so angry that he could only vent his anger on the bowls and dishes in the house. Only after he had broken all the porcelain pieces on the floor did he calm down.

When he saw his wife coming home with a satisfied smile on her face, his anger level rose again, and the two had their first quarrel since entering the yard.

It was also the first time for Guo Tiejun to fall asleep listening to the beautiful melody coming from his stomach.

It was not until the next morning, after eating five steamed buns in a row, which were specially prepared for my wife, that I felt alive again.

There was no time to savor the hard-to-swallow taste before I hurried to work.

At noon, in order to avoid going hungry again, he asked for leave from the workshop director on the grounds of feeling stomach discomfort and arrived at the cafeteria 10 minutes early.

Since I was the first person to enter the cafeteria, I did not receive any unfair treatment.

He even arrogantly forced the purchase of the pure white flour buns and meat dishes that were reserved for the workshop director.

When he returned to the workshop, satisfied and with his head held high, he found that the apprentice who had done odd jobs for him had been temporarily transferred to the warehouse.

He could only receive materials, process and deliver parts by himself, which seriously slowed down the work progress and he was severely criticized and warned by the workshop director.

She hurried home excitedly, carrying the unfinished meat dishes and steamed buns from lunch, hoping to use these delicious foods to break the cold war atmosphere between the couple.

But unexpectedly, when I entered the house, I didn't see my wife's cold face, but saw a family of six from the most needy family in the yard, sitting neatly around the eight-immortal table.

Before I could ask what was going on, my thoughts were interrupted by a shrill cry.

"Uncle, please save our children.

Our family really couldn't make ends meet anymore, and we had eaten up the last two sweet potatoes.

It doesn’t matter if the two of us starve to death, we have lived enough anyway, but our children are still young and cannot go with us.

Please think of a way to lend us some food. We all kneel down before you and beg you to have mercy on us..."

Before he finished speaking, they started kneeling and kowtowed. Guo Tiejun immediately softened his heart and took out his lunch box, opened it, and then took out chopsticks and handed them to the children.

"Come here, kids, these are the vegetables and steamed buns I brought back from the factory, eat them first."

Guo Tiejun helped the couple up and took out 5 yuan from his pocket and put it in their hands.

“Er Meng, while there is still daylight, you two should go and ask if there is any high-priced grain left.

If not, we can find another way. Go quickly. The children are at my house and will not be in danger."

After expressing their gratitude profusely, Zhao Ermeng and his wife immediately ran out of the yard in ecstasy.

After they left with their well-fed children, Guo Tiejun was thinking about how to save face and ease the deadlock between the couple.

Another poor family also knocked on Guo Tiejun's door with their entire family.

"Uncle, please have mercy on our family. We have used up the last handful of cornmeal we had to make porridge.

Even if we have to work like slaves, we will definitely repay you for saving our lives."

Guo Tiejun hurriedly stopped the couple who wanted to kneel down, and without saying a word, he took out 5 yuan and asked them to buy the expensive grain.

As soon as the family left and before they had time to close the door, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu pulled Xiaodang in.

"Uncle, you know the situation of our family. My mother doesn't even have a food allowance, and the children are too young, so there is really not enough food.

Please help me since we are in the same workshop..."

Before Jia Dongxu finished his miserable performance, he was stunned by the 10 yuan handed over by Guo Tiejun. He left after expressing his gratitude profusely.

Then, Xiaohua also brought her children to Guo Tiejun's home. Then...