My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 383 Lack of Coal
In addition to cooking oil, there are many other things, such as bird's nest for Yang's mother, tobacco, wine, sugar and tea for Yang Jianbang and his wife, clothes and school supplies for the two children.

Chai Han laughed from ear to ear.

Soon it was time for dinner. After Yang Jianbang's unremitting efforts and Yang Lina's help, Xu Dong finally chatted with his brother-in-law.

He picked up a piece of meat and asked:

"What kind of meat is this?"

Yang Jianbang did not answer on the spot, but secretly made a "snake" movement. Children are timid, and if they know that they are eating snake meat, they may not be able to eat it.

Of course, except for my two children.

Sister and brother Yang Ge didn't care what kind of meat they ate, as long as it was meat, they were eager to eat meat every day.

"Are there many such things?"

Xu Dong didn't mind taking the opportunity to buy some and bring them home. Snake meat is a great supplement, especially suitable for elderly people like Xu's father and Xu's mother.

Chai Han directly shook his head: "Brother-in-law, this 'chicken' is hard to find. My mother and I went to the black market more than a dozen times, and finally came across something for sale."

Xu Dong nodded, completely dispelling his thoughts.

For a while, the dining table suddenly fell silent.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Yang Lina took the initiative to provoke a new topic:

"Chai Han, how is your work going?"

When it comes to work, Chai Han simply stopped chopsticks.

"I'm now a regular worker at the post office. I have a salary. Although the salary is not as high as his father's, it's not bad. The key is that wherever I go, people will look at me with high regard."

"How much salary do you get for a regular worker like you?" Yang Lina asked curiously.

"Including overtime pay, I can get about 5000 yuan a month, which is not too little."

Since becoming a regular, Chai Han has completely stopped thinking about going back to her natal family. Even if she returns to her natal home, she will definitely not be able to find such a good job based on her education.

"Are you tired from work?" Yang Lina continued to ask.

"It's okay. The post office has recruited a lot of temporary workers. They are basically doing the heavy and tiring work. We just need to be in charge of commanding."

Xu Dong interjected, "How much is a temporary worker a day?"

"There are day shifts and night shifts, [-] for the day shift and [-] for the night shift. I don't know what happened this year. The number of unemployed people suddenly increased. The streets are full of people looking for work."

Chai Han couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"The salary is so low? Why don't they go to the coast to work?" Yang Lina wondered.

Chai Han shook her head, she couldn't answer this question.

Yang Jianbang often travels on business, but he knows some inside stories:
"Because of the lack of electricity, many construction projects in the coastal areas have been shut down one after another this year. The electricity cannot keep up. This is a flaw."

"Why is there a lack of electricity? Wasn't it fine for the first two years?"

"The lack of electricity is just a symptom. The root cause is the lack of coal. I think my brother-in-law works in a power company and should know better than me about this."

Xu Dong nodded and introduced casually:
"More than [-]% of our country's coal production is in the northwest states, and transportation is very troublesome.

Especially the desertification in Northwest China is becoming more and more serious. Whether it is coal mining or coal transportation, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger every day.

As far as I know, this year's total coal output is only about [-]% of last year's, which is a bit of a sharp drop, and it won't be resolved in a short period of time. "

"No wonder there are frequent power cuts recently." Yang Lina said thoughtfully.

Chai Han smiled wryly and said: "Sister, don't complain, our side has only been connected to electricity for one or two hours a day since a few months ago, compared with us, Yanjing is simply soaked in a honeypot .”

"So ruthless?" Yang Lina asked in astonishment.

"Otherwise, what can we do? It is said that we must do our best to ensure the power supply of the plant factory. If there is no electricity, no one will die. If there is no food, people will really starve to death."

"The temperature is so high now that you can't stay in the house at all. How do you usually avoid the heat?"

Yang Jianbang pointed to his feet: "Many sewers have been rebuilt in the city. If the heat is really unbearable, you can go and hide under it."

Xu Dong nodded subconsciously. It turns out that the construction sites here are all underground. The underground is indeed a good choice. It can escape the heat in summer and the cold in winter.

Most importantly, energy can be saved considerably.

"If you are interested, I will take you down to have a look tomorrow." Chai Han suggested.

"Okay!" Yang Lina agreed immediately, "We'll go when we come back after paying homage to Dad tomorrow."

"Sister, Longling Cemetery is not far from the city. Let's charter a car to go there early in the morning. We will definitely be able to make it back before noon." Yang Jianbang echoed.

"That's good."

Yang Lina's mood became a little depressed.

Xu Dong held his wife's hand and promised, "I'll accompany you back next year on Tomb-sweeping Day."

"You're so busy at work..."

"Next time the two of us come directly by plane, without the kids, two days on the weekend are enough."

Soon, the topic turned to Xu Dong's work, and Yang Jianbang and his wife were very interested in finding an "official" in the family.

On Mother Yang's side, she focused all her attention on the children, and took turns picking meat for them from time to time. Seeing the little ones eating happily, she felt very happy.

It's a pity that my wife left early!
"Eat slowly."

"Thank you grandma!"

Mother Yang wiped her grandson's mouth: "Our eldest treasure is really polite."

……

After dinner, Xu Dong took his family into a nearby high-end hotel, but his brother-in-law's house was too small to fit in.

He directly booked a large suite.

The couple couldn't sleep without the kids with them when they were away from home.

After sending Yang Jianbang and his wife away, Xu Dong can finally relax a little bit. Today's train ride is really tiring.

After lying down for less than half an hour, Yang Lina came to urge her:

"Honey, the kids are already in bed, you should go take a shower too!"

The water in the hotel needs to be paid extra. Xu Dong bought five large buckets in one go, which is already the maximum quantity that can be bought.

A total of 5000 yuan was spent.

One bucket is used for drinking water, and the remaining four buckets are used for washing water.

"it is good."

Xu Dong took a change of clothes and went into the bathroom.

The temperature was a little cold at night, so Yang Lina specially mixed some hot water, Xu Dong didn't even apply soap, but simply rinsed it off.

After her husband finished washing, Yang Lina started to wash. It was more troublesome on her side. Not only did she have to take a shower, but she also had to wash her hair.

It's midsummer right now, and I have to wash my hair almost every day, especially my hair. Sometimes washing my hair takes more water than taking a bath.

At this time, you can see the advantage of bald head!
Seeing Yang Lina coming out of the bathroom, Xu Dong immediately walked over with a hair dryer, ready to help his wife dry her hair.

Sure enough, it is worthy of being a high-end hotel, even a hair dryer is prepared.

"Honey, I'll blow your hair for you."

Of course Yang Lina would not refuse, she sat on the bed with a smile, Xu Dong plugged in the electricity, and dried his wife's hair after seven or eight minutes.

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