Li Ping also spoke up, "Dad, Mom, I think we can see if there are people selling jobs. If there are, we can pay them first, and then they can pay us back slowly after they start working and get paid.

If there are extra jobs, I can also arrange some for my two cousins ​​from my uncle's family. After all, if the money is just sitting there without tickets, it can't buy anything, so I might as well give it to them. If the money is not enough, I still have some here."

When Li Ping said this, everyone looked at him in surprise.

You know what, what Li Ping said is really feasible.

Although the position can only be inherited by relatives, once both parties have reached an agreement, no one will pursue the matter even if a random relationship is involved.

For example, when Uncle Xu brought Li Xu into the car team, he said that Li Xu was his nephew. If he hadn't said that, Li Xu wouldn't have been qualified to work...

Speaking of money, that's even more true. Money is really useless without tickets and you can't buy anything.

Although Li Xu didn't know how much money Li Jiakang and the other two had saved, he knew it was definitely not a small amount.

The only problem is that there aren't many people willing to sell jobs...

But once you come across it, it is definitely a good deal to spend money to buy the job.

The more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that this was feasible, so they started to discuss it again.

Sun Xiu looked at Li Ping with kindness in her eyes. How could she not want to help her parents' home?

But the saying that a married woman is like spilled water has not been said just once or twice.

As the daughter-in-law of the Li family, she naturally has to consider the Li family more.

But now, Li Ping's suggestion gave him hope of helping his brothers from his natal family.

Or it could be said that one person sees the shortcoming while two people see the long!

Li Xu himself had never thought of this method.

After thinking about it, Li Xu gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, Mom, if you can really find a way, we can exchange it for food."

Li Xu felt that if he really found someone willing to sell his job, he might not be able to buy it with money alone, but using food should be no problem.

And it shouldn't cost much food either. Judging from the daily attendance, Li Xu can accumulate hundreds of kilograms of fine grain in a month...

So far, apart from what we have taken home, there are still dozens of kilograms of fine grains in the space.

Before Li Jiakang could react, he asked directly, "Where can we get food to exchange?"

Sun Xiu reacted and asked hurriedly, "My dear son, can you get a lot of food?"

Now Li Xu has also been promoted to a "good son"...

"Mom, it's impossible to get a large quantity, but if you grit your teeth and get a few dozen kilograms, it shouldn't be a problem." After saying that, Li Xu added, "I'm talking about fine grains."

Li Xu didn't dare to report a higher quantity. After all, this was not food for his family to eat, and it would be too conspicuous if he exchanged more food with others.

Hearing this, everyone was shocked again. Although Li Xu usually brought home a lot of food, it was only a few kilograms. Everyone was still surprised to hear that he could get dozens of kilograms.

Li Mei asked worriedly, "Where do you get all this food..."

Li Mei didn't finish her words, but Li Xu already understood what she wanted to ask. Everyone also had this doubt, so he quickly explained,

"Don't worry about where the food comes from. You just have to buy it with money. And even if you go out to trade, you have to say that this is the food that the family has saved up through years of frugality."

When everyone heard that it was bought with money, they felt a little relieved. At least they had a reason to comfort themselves.

As for saying that it was accumulated by his own family, that is not a problem at all. Even if Li Xu did not mention it, everyone would say so.

After all, you can't just say that the food was bought by your own family, right?

Li Jiakang finally understood and after thinking for a moment, he said, "If it's fine grain, about 40 kilograms should be enough to buy a job."

"Ah? 40 kilograms is enough?"

Li Xu was stunned. He didn't expect it to be so little.

He originally thought it would take more than 100 kilograms!

Li Jiakang sneered, "Do you think 40 kilograms is too little? I quoted the excess amount, and you might not need that much."

What Li Xu didn't expect was that everyone nodded in unison, obviously agreeing with this statement.

Li Xu asked again and finally figured out what was going on.

It turns out that since last year, not only has the amount of food everyone receives each month been decreasing, but the proportion of fine grains has also been decreasing.

Now Li Xu's family receives less than 20 kilograms of fine grains in a month, and the rest is replaced by coarse grains. Excluding the amount given to Mr. Li and his wife, there are less than 10 kilograms of fine grains left in the family.

You know, there are 8 people in Li Xu's family...

This is not the most outrageous thing. The most outrageous thing is the standard for meat tickets.

Before the disaster, the monthly meat ticket standard for each person was 6 to 8 taels, but now it has been reduced to 2 taels per person per month.

By this standard, the butcher shop still has no meat...

In other words, the meat coupons everyone receives every month are useless.

Some people may think that they can save the meat coupons and buy them later when there is meat.

Sorry, it's not just meat tickets. Most tickets issued now have a time limit. If you exceed the purchase time, the ticket is no better than a piece of waste paper...

It is conceivable that according to current standards, how much fine grain can other small families receive in a month?

Even so, they are reluctant to eat it. Many families will exchange the fine grains for some coarse grains as soon as they receive them, so that their family members can eat more.

But the same cannot be said for the elderly and children. They cannot bear to eat coarse grains all the time, especially the children who need milk. They rely entirely on the government-subsidized brown sugar and the rice soup on top of rice porridge to survive.

There's no other way. I'm not getting enough nutrition and I don't have much milk, so I have to do this.

It can be said that if Li Xu had not brought back a lot of food, how could the family dare to eat like this?

After Li Xu understood the current value of 40 kilograms of fine grain, he realized that the remaining grain in his space was almost enough to change his job...

Li Xu thought for a moment and said, "Let's do this. You all look for ways to get the food. I'll take care of the food, and you guys will be in charge of the rest of the negotiations. Of course, the lower the price, the better."

Everyone said that even if you didn't say it, everyone would definitely lower the price.

Next, we added some details.

Soon, the Li family's first general meeting was officially concluded successfully.

At the meeting, it was decided to use the food Li Xu obtained as the main source and the family's cash as a supplement to exchange for some work for the relatives.

At the same time, the order of exchange was determined to start with the second uncle's family, followed by the eldest and second uncles' families. As for other subsequent matters, they are still to be determined...

At the same time, it shows the unity, friendship and mutual help among the Li family members.

In particular, Li Jiakang and his wife expressed that they were very happy.