The same appearance, different families, the results will be completely different.
This is the diversity of society.
Zheng Juan was born beautiful, and beauty is a good thing. Usually, beauty is a compliment, but the conditions of the Zheng family made beauty a burden.
She and Zheng Guangming were both children picked up by Granny Zheng, and they did not have urban household registration.
If you don't have an urban hukou and still live in the city, the problem will be huge.
Before the 1980s, the policy of unified purchase and marketing of grain was implemented, which was a special policy in a special period.
If you are a farmer, you can keep a certain amount for yourself to ensure your own food rations. What is not planned will be purchased by the state.
If they are urban residents, their food is provided by the national plan.
Residents with urban household registration have a red book, an urban resident food supply certificate, which states the specific family size and food rationing standards.
Residents rely on red books and food stamps to buy affordable food supplied by the state.
Even in years of famine, rural areas must give priority to ensuring food supply for urban residents.
In addition, urban residents' employment, education, medical and other resources are far better than those in rural areas.
The dream of most farmers is to have an urban household registration.
And people like Zheng Juan, who live in the city but do not have an urban household registration, first face the pressure of survival.
Her and Zheng Guangming's names were not in the food book, and their family of three could only buy affordable food for one person.
The food ration in the food book is based on comprehensive consideration of occupation, gender and age.
Grandma Zheng’s monthly ration is 26 kilograms, half of which is whole grains.
Although only half of it is coarse grains, Granny Zheng goes to the black market every month to replace the fine grains with coarse grains.
As we all know, whole grains make you feel fuller because they are rich in dietary fiber and will expand in volume after absorbing water.
In addition, long-term use of whole grains is also beneficial to the stability of blood sugar.
This is one of the reasons why there were fewer people with diabetes in the past and more people with diabetes now.
However, whole grains have many benefits, but also obvious disadvantages. They are low in calories, protein, fat, and vitamins, and they are not very hungry.
Long-term consumption is more likely to lead to malnutrition.
Back to business.
Even if Grandma Zheng replaced all the rations with coarse grains, she would not be able to support her family of three.
There is not enough food, so they can only go to the black market to buy food without tickets at high prices.
But the Zheng family had little income to begin with, and they didn't have much spare money to buy food.
Therefore, the Zheng family was hungry many times.
They are used to being hungry.
Zheng Guangming is ten years old this year, but his height looks more like that of a six or seven-year-old child.
Due to long-term malnutrition, his physical development has significantly slowed down.
On the contrary, it is Zheng Juan. Although her face can be clearly stained, her skin is very smooth.
I don’t know what I eat to grow.
Maybe this is natural beauty?
Li Jie didn't stay at Zheng's house for too long. After a while, he said goodbye.
At the same time, he did not tell them about going to the countryside.
After all, they had just met each other, so telling them about going to the countryside would not only be meaningless, but would actually increase their panic.
If they knew that they were about to go to the countryside, they would probably worry about their jobs.
Here, after Li Jie left, the Zheng siblings devoted their energy to work.
Three cartons cost one penny, and for every extra carton, you can get an extra wage. Although this job is very tedious, many people are not willing to do it.
But they regard it as a treasure.
After a long time, Zheng Guangming suddenly stopped what he was doing.
"sister?"
"What does Brother Bingkun look like?"
This question has always puzzled Zheng Guangming. Although he has long been accustomed to the dark world, the appearance of 'Brother Bingkun' has undoubtedly brought him a glimmer of light.
He cherishes this hard-won job.
At the same time, he also cherished this person who suddenly appeared in his life.
He has always been thinking about the appearance of 'Brother Bingkun'. He thought that 'Brother Bingkun' must be very good-looking.
Because 'Brother Bingkun' is so kind and kind.
On the other side, when Zheng Juan heard her brother's question, her hand movements paused slightly, and she tilted her head to think about it.
She wanted to describe Zhou Bingkun's appearance to her younger brother, but because of her household registration, she had not read much.
I couldn't find an accurate adjective to describe it for a while.
After a long silence, she described in a soft voice.
"He is tall, about a head and a half taller than me, and has a big head. He looks very smart."
"He has a very pretty smile, and he has two shallow dimples."
"and……"
Zheng Guangming listened carefully, but when he heard nothing more, he immediately asked aloud.
"And what?"
"nothing."
Zheng Juan smiled lightly and said nothing, but thought silently in her heart.
'And his smile is very warm and makes people feel comfortable.'
'His eyes are also very clean. When he looks at her, there is no disgusting feeling.'
At certain moments, women become very sensitive,
One of the reasons why Zheng Juan doesn't like to go out is that she doesn't like the looks of some people. The way those people look at her always makes her feel uncomfortable.
It was like he was going to eat her.
She is very scared, especially at night.
One night a few years ago, it was getting dark, but Granny Zheng hadn't come home yet. Zheng Juan waited and waited at the entrance of the alley, but couldn't wait.
Later, she could only let Guangming stay at home alone, and she went out to look for him.
She searched all the places where Granny Zheng often went, but she never found it.
As I searched, it became darker.
During this period, she met a few young hooligans who seemed to be arrogant.
Those people were drinking, and when they saw her passing by, they immediately stopped her with their hands outstretched, and their mouths were full of obscene words.
Fortunately, a kind-hearted uncle passed by and helped her fight off the gang of hooligans.
Since then, Zheng Juan has been left with a shadow in her heart. Even now, she does not dare to walk alone at night.
"oh."
On the other side, Zheng Guangming said softly, "Oh." He knew that his sister had something he didn't want to say, but he didn't mind. His sister was so kind to him, so if she didn't want to say it, it was definitely inappropriate to tell him.
"Sister, is Brother Bingkun good-looking?"
"nice."
Zheng Juan blurted out.
After she said the words, she realized that her answer seemed a bit unpretentious. Her face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head shyly.
However, Zheng Guangming's eyes could not see this scene.
If he saw this scene, he would probably be too precocious to think about it.
"hey-hey."
Zheng Guangming didn't know what happened to his sister at all. He was still immersed in his own emotions. He just smiled and whispered.
"It's exactly what I thought. Brother Bingkun must be good-looking."