Deaf Old Lady's house.
“Which little brat is eating meat without showing respect to this old ancestor?" Deaf Old Lady was very unhappy. She tapped her cane and walked toward the door.
…
The smell of meat from Lu De Min's house also wafted into the middle courtyard.
The Jia family.
“So fragrant! A neighbor is eating meat!” Qin Huai Ru, with her big belly, was especially hungry. She couldn't help but swallow her saliva at the smell of meat. She looked at Jia Dong Xu with anticipation in her eyes, her meaning obvious. She also wanted to eat.
Of course Jia Dong Xu knew his wife wanted to eat meat.
But the wedding had cost almost all their savings. Especially buying a sewing machine to save face earlier had made them look good, but also spent a lot of money. Life was hard afterwards.
So, when his wife wanted to eat meat, Jia Dong Xu couldn't help her.
He couldn't blame his wife.
If he had to blame someone, it would be the one eating the meat.
“Eating meat when it's not even New Year's! Such a waste! I'll go see who is so wasteful!" Jia Dong Xu said, then walked out. He soon came back.
“It's that kid named Lu in the back courtyard eating meat!"
“How can that little brat have so much money to eat meat? Could he really be an enemy agent?" Jia Zhang Shi voiced her suspicion.
“There's actually a possibility!" Jia Dong Xu's eyes lit up. If Lu De Min was an enemy agent, their Jia family would have made a great contribution.
Contributions had rewards. Maybe they could get a house.
“Don't scare the snake. We'll secretly investigate! Once we have the evidence, we'll report it to the military control committee!"
“Yes! We'll report him! But, when we report it, don't go to the Red Star Military Control Station. Avoid leaking information. We'll go to the higher-level military control committee to report it!"
“Of course!"
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Yi Zhong Hai's house.
Yi Zhong Hai also frowned: “Who’s eating meat when it’s not a holiday? No unity at all!"
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The front yard.
The Yan family.
“So fragrant! It must be Lu De Min's house eating meat. I saw him buying meat back!"
Yan Bu Gui couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
His child said he wanted to eat meat. Yan Bu Gui immediately launched into a long lecture.
“Eat meat! All you know is how to eat! If you want to eat meat, get your old man a first place score back…"
“Then I won't eat it!" Yan Jie Cheng hung his head and said.
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Lu De Min was in his room, happily eating his meat. Suddenly, he heard a frantic knocking on the door.
He asked loudly who was knocking.
“It's me, Liu Hai Zhong. I need to talk to you!" Liu Hai Zhong's voice came from outside. Then, without permission, he pushed the door open.
Wow!
This guy is really rude.
Lu De Min didn’t have a good face for this impolite uninvited guest:
“What do you want?”
“It's like this. You're eating meat? Hey! You have eggs too?" Liu Hai Zhong didn't feel there was anything wrong with barging in without the owner's permission. His eyes swept over the bowl in Lu De Min's hand, his jealousy getting stronger.
“Yes, I’m eating. What about it?” Lu De Min said calmly.
“You're Little Lu, right? You just moved to our courtyard. There are some things you don't know. In our courtyard, residents usually only eat meat during the New Year or major holidays. You're new here and don't understand the rules, so I'm here to tell you. Don't eat meat on normal days. Save some money, and put it away to get married!” Liu Hai Zhong put on a hypocritical facade, pretending to be concerned for him.
Lu De Min was surprised. “There's actually a rule that you can’t eat meat when it’s not a holiday or New Year's? I’ve never heard of this. Did the military control committee set this rule?”
Liu Hai Zhong didn't dare to blame the military control committee and quickly said: “No, the military control committee didn’t set it! I didn’t say that!"
“So it was decided by the courtyard privately? Who decided?”
Liu Hai Zhong pulled out the big flag and said: “All the residents in the courtyard agreed on it!”
After hearing Liu Hai Zhong’s words, Lu De Min was a bit surprised. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood. Obviously, these old guys had no money or didn't want to eat well, so they forced those who were better off not to eat well either.
In short, it was moral kidnapping. They didn't eat meat, so others couldn't eat it either.
Lu De Min didn't care. He didn't bother to argue with Liu Hai Zhong.
“If it's not the military control committee's rule, then it’s fine.
As for the courtyard’s rules, whoever wants to follow them, go ahead. I don't care. I’m still growing, and I'll eat and drink what I should. Alright, go on, don't send me off. I'm hungry. I need to continue eating!"
He didn't give him any face at all!
Liu Hai Zhong was furious, about to erupt. Suddenly, he saw the military control station uniform placed on the chair. He remembered that this kid worked at the military control station and seemed to be someone he couldn’t afford to provoke.
Liu Hai Zhong left Lu De Min’s house with a very unhappy face and found Yi Zhong Hai.
“There’s a troublemaker in our courtyard! He doesn’t take us old people seriously!"