Sun Xiu glanced at Li Jiakang again and said, "It's good that you know. Now, go to sleep."

Seeing that she was no longer so angry, Li Jiakang also hugged her with a smile, "Xiu, let's have another son."

After saying that, he wrapped the quilt around her without paying any attention to Sun Xiu's screams.

...

midnight.

Li Xu woke up thanks to his powerful biological clock.

But his body instinct made him roll around in bed for a long time.

Finally, he got up with his firm perseverance.

Back to the black market.

As soon as I entered, I saw a familiar outfit and figure.

Wow, my guess was right. The other party thought that the transaction time was tonight.

Li Xu walked up to him, patted him, and whispered, "Come this way."

The man looked at him, nodded, and followed him.

The two found a corner, and Li Xu asked, "What did you bring this time?"

The man took something out of his pocket and handed it over. "Here, are you interested?"

Li Xu took it and looked at it, only to find that it was actually a jade token.

But I don’t know whether the quality is good or not, he can’t tell the difference, but it feels pretty good.

So he asked, "Is this jade token of yours an old item?"

The man nodded. "Yes, this is something from the Qing Dynasty. It's called a Peaceful and Peaceful Plaque. It's carved from the finest Hetian jade."

Although Li Xu didn't understand it, he had heard of Hetian jade. Plus, it was an old item, so he became even more interested in it.

"How much food do you want to exchange for this jade token?"

"About 15 jin."

Li Xu thought about it, then nodded, "Okay, wait for me."

After saying that, he turned around and went to get the food.

When the man heard Li Xu's agreement, he nodded happily.

It seemed that he didn't expect that Li Xu would actually agree to this price.

Li Xu didn't know whether this thing was made by a jade carving master, but he knew it was definitely far inferior to Dong Qichang's calligraphy and paintings.

Logically speaking, 15 kilograms is a bit high, but Li Xu still agreed.

It was because he was attracted by other good things in the man's hand.

After the transaction was completed, both parties were very satisfied.

And they agreed to come here to trade in the next few days.

In fact, Li Xu had thought about waiting a few years until the movement started to collect antiques, and it would be free if the quantity was large.

But he couldn't guarantee that he would have the opportunity to come into contact with antiques at that time.

If you let him join you in exercising and collecting money at the same time.

Sorry, Li Xu feels that he can't do this...

He would rather not have it than get involved in that messy water.

So it’s better to exchange some now.

After all, ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in the hand.

Two more days passed.

Early that morning, Liu Gang pulled Li Xu into the car and said, "I have some news."

Li Xu was delighted and asked quickly, "Really? What kind of tickets are they? How many are there?"

Liu Gang smiled mysteriously, "This time there are not only tickets, but also good things."

Li Xu immediately became interested. "Uncle Liu, what good stuff do you have? Tell me about it."

Liu Gang no longer kept the secret and said directly, "How about the cloth? Is it a good thing?"

Li Xu's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly, "That's great, Uncle Liu, please tell me how much cloth you have."

Now that the weather has gotten a little cooler, Li Xu is wearing clothes made of cotton.

There's no way, the linen fabrics we wear in summer are too breathable...

Even though Li Xu's family could save some fabric for summer clothes every year, there was still not enough cloth for the whole year...

You should know that not only clothes, but even quilts are made of cotton.

Many of the clothes Li Xu is wearing now were discarded by Li Ping in the past, and they also have patches on them.

There aren't many patches though.

These conditions are already very good.

Many families only have one pair of pants in winter, and whoever goes out wears it...

Liu Gang chuckled, "It's quite a lot, several bolts of cloth."

Li Xu was stunned. "Why does this person have so much cloth?"

"This is what their factory produces. As you know, cloth with defects cannot be sold, and then their factory distributes this stuff as a reward. Besides, this cloth doesn't belong to him alone."

Li Xu understood what was going on. Several people must have pooled their cloth together specifically to exchange for food. "Okay, how long is one piece? How much food can I get in exchange?"

"A bolt of cloth is 90 feet long, and there are six bolts in total. I want to exchange them for 90 kilograms of fine grain."

Li Xu smacked his lips after hearing this. "Uncle Liu, I'm quite satisfied with the quantity, but the price they're asking is way too high. These aren't normal cloths, they're all defective. Logically, I could buy them with money, but they dare to ask for so much?"

Liu Gang glanced at him and said, "You speak as if you can buy defective cloth with money."

Li Xu: ...

There is nothing wrong with this. Even if the cloth has defects, it is not something that ordinary people can see.

Li Xu laughed awkwardly twice, but still insisted, "That's still too expensive."

Li Xu felt that food was the only hard currency now, and these cloths were not worth the price.

Liu Gang didn't reply. Instead, he stared at him for a while, then asked curiously, "Don't you know how many cloth coupons are issued to each person each year?"

Li Xu was stunned, then thought for a moment, "Isn't it 13 feet 5 inches?"

After he finished speaking, Liu Gang looked at him speechlessly, "You really don't know..."

"Ah, Uncle Liu, am I wrong?"

"Nonsense, this happened two years ago. Do you know how much it is now?"

Li Xu looked at him blankly, "How much?"

"Just subtract 10 feet from the number you just mentioned."

"Remove 10 feet?" Liu Xu thought for a moment, then asked in astonishment, "3 feet 5 inches?"

Liu Gang nodded. "Last year I was 7 feet 4 inches tall, but this year it's been reduced by more than half, leaving only these."

Now Li Xu finally understood everything.

You should know that it takes about 15 feet of cloth for an adult to make a set of clothes, and now the cloth distributed to each person every year is three feet and five inches.

It's just enough to make a pair of big pants...

Now Li Xu finally understood how extravagant it was for Li Jiafu to make new clothes for Li Qiang and his wife when they got married...

As for going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy ready-made clothes.

Sorry, there is no such project yet...

Seeing the look of sudden enlightenment on Li Xu's face, Liu Gang smiled and said, "Do you still think their price is high? To be honest, if I had the grain, I would have bought all the cloth. Who knows if the cloth coupon quota will continue to decrease next year?"

Li Xu shook his head repeatedly. "Not really, Uncle Liu, I want all the cloth. Oh, and you said you still have tickets, what kind of tickets are they?"

"Two tickets for bicycles and two tickets for watches."