Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 334 Rejection

After they finished chatting, He Lai gave Liang Ladi an acupuncture treatment and let her rest in bed.

Before leaving, he wrote a letter of recommendation to Ding Qiunan and asked her to give it to Dean Fang Qing.

As for the development of Nan Yi and Ding Qiunan, He Lai is still quite optimistic. He hopes that they can be together and make up for the regrets in the original drama.

As for Liang Ladi, just let it be. I believe that with her own support, she doesn't need to look for a stepfather. If she can really meet a man who loves her and her children, He Lai also wishes her well.

It can be seen from the recent few meetings that Liang Ladi has become much more restrained and will never try to please men again.

When He Lai returned to the courtyard, he found that the people in Courtyard 94 were gathered together chatting again.

"He Lai is back." With a shout, everyone in the yard looked at He Lai, which confused He Lai.

"He Lai is back." Uncle Qian stepped forward and greeted him.

"Uncle Qian, what are you discussing?" He Lai asked curiously.

"Hey, what else can we say? It's just that there's not enough food. Let's get together and think of a solution. How about He Lai and you say something?"

Uncle Qian expressed everyone’s thoughts awkwardly.

"Yeah, come on, say a few words."

"Yes, yes." People in the yard spoke up.

He Lai also gradually understood why everyone was hungry even though the food ration in the city was quite high.

No oil or water! That's the key!

Think about it, an adult man in later generations could only eat about one kilogram of rice a day, which is different from people today, who still feel very hungry after eating one or two kilograms of staple food a day.

For example, workers clearly have a ration of more than 30 kilograms, but they still cry out for hunger. Why? Because they have no side dishes. First, there is no vegetable, second, there is no oil, and third, there is no meat. If there is no vegetable or oil in the stomach, it will be a waste to rely on some staple food!

There is really too little oil and meat. Now we only have two or three taels of oil per month, which is really not enough.

In these days when there is only food but no vegetables, I truly realize the truth of the saying "the poorer you are, the more you can eat."

So why do the upper class people always say that the lower class people are the reincarnation of starving ghosts? That’s because the upper class people eat meat, while the lower class people eat wild vegetables!

Thinking of this, He Lai suddenly remembered that he could make seeds from soybeans. He already had some planted in his space, all for growing bean sprouts to eat. He Lai thought that if he set aside four or five acres of land to plant some, he would be able to make a lot of soybean oil in no time!

"He Lai, He Lai." Seeing that He Lai didn't say anything, Uncle Niu pulled his sleeve and reminded him in a low voice.

"Uh...oh, aren't you guys fishing? Wouldn't it be nice to catch some fish and exchange them for food on the black market?"

He Lai came back to his senses and said something casually.

"He Lai, you may not know that there are not many fish in the nearby rivers now. If we go out fishing at night, we can only catch two or three kilograms of fish at most. And it's far away. It's better to stay at home than to walk there."

Uncle Qian explained.

After all, going out at night requires a lot of energy and will affect the next day's work. If the gain is not great, there is no need to go out. After all, it takes four or five hours!

"Oh, I see! I don't have any other solution! I can just go to the mountains in the north when I have time, but this is not suitable for you to go. It's too dangerous."

He Lai said helplessly that after all, nothing can be raised in the city, and there are no side jobs for citizens to do.

"Hey, He Lai, why don't you take us to the mountains? We also want to catch a wild boar! But you know we have no experience and we don't have bicycles. It will probably take four or five hours to go back and forth to the mountains."

Uncle Qian said.

"Uh... Uncle Qian, it's not that I don't want to take you. This deep mountain is really dangerous. I only dare to go in because I have a gun and my physical fitness is much better than others."

He Lai explained that he really didn't want to take people into the mountains because it was too dangerous. If something happened, it would be disastrous.

He also understood that the people in the courtyard were waiting for him to take them to the mountains. After all, the wild boar last time was too tempting for them.

So He Lai was afraid that they wouldn't believe him, so he specially found a brick.

"Everyone, look carefully. If you can split this brick like me, I will take you there."

After He finished speaking, he split the brick in his hand into two halves with a knife.

This action frightened many people, but some young people still picked up bricks and tried it, and the result was undoubtedly failure.

After all, this is a brick being smashed with the hand, not placed on a table, so the force is not on the same level.

"Didn't you bring a lot of people with you last time?" a resident argued.

“Last time, we actually had no intention of going into the mountains. We only planned to look for some wild rabbits on the hillside outside the mountains.

Later, when there was really nothing left, I decided to take He Yuzhu and Xu Damao, and the three of us went into the mountains together. But the process was still very dangerous. The two of them were also scared by the wild boar. If you don’t believe me, go and ask them if they are still willing to go into the mountains.

It is really dangerous to go deep into the mountains, and you must have a gun.

Otherwise, why would people in the countryside rather starve than go into the mountains to hunt? Think about it carefully."

He Lai explained patiently.

When the people in the courtyard heard He Lai's explanation, they all nodded. Yes, if it was so easy to enter the mountains, wouldn't the rural people all be rich? They would not have no food to eat!

"We got it. He Lai, please don't mind it. We were just thinking about meat and didn't get the point."

Uncle Qian took the lead in apologizing. As a purchaser, Uncle Qian knew a little bit, but he was blinded by the benefits of hunting at the beginning and forgot the current situation in the countryside.

He Lai waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, I know everyone wants to go into the mountains because they have no other choice.

If there is nothing else, I will go back first. "

After saying that, He Lai walked straight back to his room.

After He Lai left, the whole hospital meeting became a mess. There was nothing to be done, as this was the first time He Lai rejected everyone's request.

"Mr. Qian, what should we do now? He Lai probably doesn't want to take us to the mountains."

Resident A said.

"Why are you still thinking about going into the mountains to hunt? Do you have a gun? Do you know how to use it? Why don't you go to the black market and buy one!"

Uncle Qian was speechless.

"How can I afford to buy a gun? If I had the money, I would rather buy some food!"

Resident A muttered.

"Then why are you still grumbling? Do you really think He Lai owes you something?"

Uncle Qian shouted angrily, and Resident A immediately fell silent.

"Hey, I was thinking about taking a break tomorrow and asking him to take us there, but now that's out of the question."

Resident B sighed and said.

"Stop talking. Ren Helai has no relationship with you. Why should I take you there? If you have the ability, go by yourselves!"

Uncle Niu also spoke up at this time. He had always felt that this kind of thing was unreliable. Living a stable life was better than anything else. It was not like people were starving to death, it was just that the food was a little worse.

"Okay, okay, everyone go home and rest, and stop talking about it. Comrade He Lai is right. It's deep in the mountains, it's very dangerous, so let's not even think about it!

If I hear you say bad things about Comrade He Lai behind his back, don’t blame us for being rude to you.”

Uncle Han from the Intermediate Court stood up and announced the adjournment of the meeting. At the same time, he warned everyone in the court that he worked in the steel rolling mill and knew He Lai's ability, so they should not make enemies with He Lai because of this matter.

Upon hearing this, the people in the yard went home one after another. However, Widow Dong's eyes lit up. She had a gun!