The Ye family belongs to outsiders. The reason why this village is called Mengzhuang is because the Meng family has a common surname.

However, there is another big family, the Xu family, whose population is not weaker than that of Meng Xing. It’s just that the Xu family moved in relatively late, and the village’s name has already been known.

The Xu family are old cousins ​​of the Ye family. The reason why the Ye family came here is because Ye Yuze's grandma took Ye Yuze's grandfather back to her parents' home after she became a widow.

At that time, she was an orphan and a widower, so her parents gave her a room and a half to live in.

Until my grandfather married a wife and had children, and then they became a family. They all lived in this one and a half house.

Dad originally had five brothers and sisters. The second eldest child died in infancy.

My father went to elementary school for two years, and then he went to a factory in Jin City to recruit workers at the age of fifteen, and he followed the recruiter.

Later, the army recruited soldiers, and my father directly joined the army in Jin City. Because he was a little educated, he participated in the training of health workers. He directly became a health worker in the company. Finally, he was demobilized collectively and went to Xinjiang.

It's a good thing that my father got a salary when he went out. Otherwise, I really don't know how grandma could raise this family.

At this time, my uncle was still in high school, and he was earning cents in the village. My aunt was working as a private teacher in another village.

My family's financial situation is considered adequate in the village.

The reason why Ye Yuze frowned was because the yard was originally small, and it was built in the middle of the yard. The yard was basically gone.

The rural areas of Hebei are all about big yards. At that time, there was no such thing as homestead land. As long as the brigade agreed to build it, your house was legal.

Since we are building a house, we naturally have to build it bigger.

The reason why it was built in the courtyard is because there are three rooms here. The original house only had one and a half rooms.

Behind it is the home of Xu Seng, secretary of the brigade. His house has six rooms and he gave birth to six daughters.

This was looked down upon at the time. It was called a dead family because there were no sons to pass on the incense.

When my father came back, he wanted him to transfer two rooms so that he could build four. But he refused.

There are also cousins ​​from far and near. The relationship between Xu Seng and the Ye family has gone beyond the fifth server, that is, beyond the scope of the fifth generation of close relatives. So the relationship with the Ye family is not good.

The current trouble is that the west end of Xujiazhan's village is next to the river. When floods occur every spring, the water often reaches the edge of the village.

Therefore, the foundations in the village are very high, and the land on which they were built has long been filled with houses. Therefore, each family can only build on the foundation of the old house.

But there is no such situation at the east end of the Meng family's village.

"Dad, let's make a place at the entrance of the village to come out?"

Ye Yuze opened his mouth to discuss with his father.

Dad hesitated for a moment. "The money we have is only enough for four brick houses. It would cost at least 200 yuan to lay such a high foundation. We don't have enough money!"

Ye Yuze immediately felt relieved when he heard this! As long as it has something to do with money, it's not a big deal!

Ye Yuze turned around and went out to Ma Ye's house.

Mr. Ma's surname is not Ma, but Xuma. Although this man is not a cadre in the village, he has a very high prestige.

Because he has seven sons, all of whom are tall and strong. Moreover, Mr. Ma has an upright personality and likes to fight injustices. Therefore, the village cadres usually do not provoke him.

Mr. Ma and the Ye family are close relatives, so their relationship is considered close.

Ye Yuze passed by the canteen in the village on his way to Ma Ye's house. He went in to buy something as a gift.

Forget about food and drinks, they didn't exist in those days. The canteen was also affiliated with the supply and marketing cooperative and sold things like oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, needles, thread, and brains.

The most conspicuous thing upon entering are two large vats, one containing soy sauce and the other containing vinegar.

Bring your own bottle to drink, it costs two cents a bottle. In fact, it tastes pretty good, and it's all brewed.

It has nothing in common with the messy blending of later generations.

Ye Yuze looked around the shelves. They were all sparsely displayed with some daily necessities.

Only in the end did Ye Yuze find several bottles of wine in a corner.

It must be because no one has been there for a long time. There is a layer of dust on the wine bottles and no one cleans it.

There are also some snacks on the pastry side. At that time, most of the snacks were shortbread.

It's sweet and crunchy. It looks firm and melts in your mouth when you eat it.

This is because this thing is made of flour mixed with oil and sugar, and it will definitely melt when it comes into contact with water.

This was a rare delicacy at the time. Ye Yuze had never tasted it.

Ye Yuze directly ordered two bottles of wine and two packs of snacks. The salesperson at the canteen was stunned.

He has been running the store for several years and has never encountered many such large merchants.

The guy at the canteen is an old bachelor in the village. He is lame in one leg. His name is Shitou.

He was not a member of the supply and marketing cooperative. He was allowed to look after the store because the brigade staff saw that he could not do farm work.

The items in the canteen can be bought without a ticket, so the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't take them seriously.

He has no salary and only earns cents. But this guy is good at making money. He can always produce some extra snacks when buying goods to please women.

I heard that some greedy wives were taken advantage of by him.

He didn't know Ye Yuze, so he asked.

"Whose child are you? Why haven't I seen you?"

After taking one look at this pervert, Ye Yuze originally didn't want to talk to him. But thinking about the fact that he was about to start building a house, he smiled.

"I am Ye Wancheng's eldest son."

Shi Shi's eyes lit up.

"No wonder I dare to buy things like this. It turns out that I am a child of a public family."

The stone made a tut-tsk sound from its mouth.

At that time, those who worked outside were called public servants. In the eyes of the villagers, their status was very high.

"I heard that your family is going to build a house? How are the preparations going?"

Shitou had nothing to say. Ye Yuze wanted to leave directly, but suddenly remembered something.

"Uncle Shitou, can you get meat tickets?"

Shitou narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "This is a bit difficult!"

"If you can get fifty kilograms of meat tickets, I will give you two kilograms of meat!"

Ye Yuze put down his words and left. He just wanted to try this. At that time, it was considered good if people could have a meal of meat during the Chinese New Year.

And many red and white dishes are replaced with tofu. There is no way. I can’t afford it.

Ye Yuze felt that although this guy was lustful, he still had some abilities. If he couldn't buy it, he should find a way to get some high-priced meat.

In 1976, many things were not so strictly controlled. Today, people use bicycles to give away people to earn extra money.

Mr. Ma is a short old man. He can even be said to be somewhat handsome. Somehow he gave birth to a bunch of sons who are tall and thick.

As soon as he entered the door, Mr. Ma recognized Ye Yuze. Ye Yuze had been to the village several times when he was a child.

"Your father and others have all come to see me. Why are you still taking things?"

Master Ma complained to Ye Yuze with some annoyance, but he didn't mean to refuse.

It seems that the old man is really greedy for wine, especially this kind of bottled wine. He can't even remember how many years he hasn't drank it.
Chapter completed!