The city where the original owner lived was Shangdu, in Yu Province. Due to its size and large population, the government had designated the 1st and 15th of each month as the days for collecting grain rations.
The Steel Factory Dependents' District, where the Zhong family resided, was scheduled for the 15th.
Before dawn on that day, Father Zhong had already pushed the family’s handcart, taking Mother Zhong to the grain bureau to queue up.
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