Chapter 29 Black Market
In the following conversation, Li Yiyi realized that life was really hard for the Jiang family.
Even though the Jiang family had a lot of labor and earned a lot of work points, God was not on their side. There have been droughts every year in recent years and the harvest of crops was not very good.
The next day, now that she had no more energy, Li Yiyi planned to use the excuse of going to the city to improve the living conditions of her family.
After all, she now has such a huge space supermarket in her arms. If she doesn't use it, she would be a fool.
"I have to go out for something. Please take care of the two children." She immediately found Jiang Hong who was training in the yard.
Jiang Hong looked at her worriedly and asked, "What's the matter? Do you want me to go with you?"
Li Yiyi immediately said, "No need, just take care of the two siblings at home. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things for women. You men don't understand."
Hearing the words the woman used, Jiang Hong immediately thought of something, his earlobes immediately turned red, and he said hesitantly, "Okay, come back early."
Li Yiyi nodded, and went to find the siblings playing on the bed, and told them earnestly, "Listen to your dad at home and take a nap. Mom is going out for something, and will bring you some delicious food when she comes back."
The siblings responded in unison, "Okay."
After taking care of the two little ones, Li Yiyi put on her army green shoulder bag and rode her bicycle out of the house.
With the help of this bicycle, she reached the county town easily.
A county town is a county town. Compared with a mountain village, it is still very prosperous. Shops, department stores, supply and marketing cooperatives, and state-owned restaurants can be seen everywhere.
She entered the supply and marketing cooperative here. As soon as she walked in, she found that there were not many varieties of goods inside, and many of them were out of stock.
Li Yiyi walked to the counter and found the staff to inquire about the prices of grain, oil, rice and flour here.
As a result, the other person just glanced at her and quoted a few prices in a nonchalant manner.
Looking at the other party's arrogant attitude, Li Yiyi was not angry. She knew that in this era, the status of the staff working here was enviable and made people feel superior.
After getting the price she wanted, she smiled at the other party, turned around and left.
When the staff of the supply and marketing cooperative saw that she asked about the price but didn't buy anything, they looked at her from behind with contempt and cursed, "Country bumpkin, if you can't afford it, don't ask, you are nosy."
Li Yiyi, who had already walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, naturally did not hear these words.
After walking out of the supply and marketing cooperative, she did not leave immediately, but stood near the door.
Soon, she heard a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law coming out.
"Alas, the price of food has risen too high recently, increasing every day, and yet we are often short of food. How can we live like this?" The old woman said dejectedly.
The young woman looked a little pale, and she said to the old woman who was supporting her, "Mom, what should I do? Baozhu at home is still waiting to be fed. He is still so young, he can't go hungry."
Li Yiyi stood aside and listened to everything they said. After they walked past her, she immediately pretended to leave and followed them.
When they reached a less crowded place, she immediately quickened her pace to catch up with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and said to them in a low voice, "Auntie, sister-in-law, I just heard you say that you wanted to buy food, right?"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were both startled by her rushing figure.
Li Yiyi saw their frightened faces and quickly explained to them, "Don't get me wrong, I'm from a nearby village. I have some surplus food at home, but my family is in financial difficulty right now, so I want to exchange it for some money to help out."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her explanation.
The young woman immediately looked at her excitedly and asked, "Big sister, from what you just asked, do you have food to sell? How much do you have?"
Li Yiyi slowly stretched out a hand, "Ten kilograms of white rice, ten kilograms of refined flour, do you want them?"
"Yes, yes." The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law shouted together.
The old woman thought of something at this time, and pulled the arm of her daughter-in-law next to her, "Big sister, can I ask the price?"
Li Yiyi smiled and quoted a price close to that of the supply and marketing cooperative.
"It's so expensive." The old woman frowned immediately when she heard the price.
Li Yiyi was not in a hurry and explained to her seriously, "Auntie, my price is not expensive. The supply and marketing cooperative told me the same price. They need tickets, but I don't need them. It's a dime more, which is a lot cheaper."
The young woman was worried that she would change her mind, so she ignored her mother-in-law and quickly told Li Yiyi, "Yes, we want them all."
Li Yiyi smiled and said, "Okay, wait for me here. I'll go get the things and be back soon."
After she walked a little further away, she found a secluded corner where no one passed by. While there was no one around, she immediately slipped into the Space Supermarket.
With the inspection at the supply and marketing cooperative just now in mind, Li Yiyi entered the supermarket and took out the rice and noodles that the customer ordered, taking out ten kilograms of each.
When I went to check out, I passed the daily necessities area and saw that towels were on sale there, ten for ten dollars, so I ended up buying ten.
After coming out of the space supermarket, she immediately took these things back to the place where she had traded with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law before.
Fortunately, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are still there.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. This is what you wanted. Take a look." She placed two bags of rice and noodles in front of them.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's eyes immediately lit up. They opened the bags one after the other. When they saw the white rice and refined flour inside, they both gasped at the same time.
Each grain of rice is crystal clear and full, and it smells like a fresh rice fragrance. The flour is very smooth when you pinch it in your hand and does not clump together easily. You can tell at first glance that it is top-quality white flour.
"How is it? Are my rice and noodles okay?" Li Yiyi asked confidently.
The old woman coughed lightly and said, "It's just average. It's still too expensive. It would be better if it was cheaper."
When the young woman next to her heard this, she looked at her mother-in-law with disbelief.
Li Yiyi smiled and saw through the old lady's trick at a glance, "Since you two are not satisfied with my goods, forget it, I'll sell it to someone else." As she said that, she took the two bags in their hands.
When the old woman heard this, she immediately became anxious and quickly held the bag tightly in her hand, saying a little unhappy, "Comrade, how can you be so unreasonable? Can't I talk to you? Don't take it away, we want all of them."
Li Yiyi pursed her lips and smiled. She knew exactly what the old lady was planning before, but she would not fall for it.
"Okay, then let's stick to the price we agreed on before. Also, if you buy a lot, I'll give you an extra towel," she said.
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