"Young man, if you want them, they're 20 yuan each. If our commune wasn't really struggling, we wouldn't be selling them."
Li Qinghe squatted down and looked at the three piglets in the bamboo cage. They weighed only about 6 or 7 kilograms and were probably weaned at just one month old.
To be honest, 20 yuan per pig is really too expensive. A pound of pork is only 70 cents, and a piglet would probably only be around four or five yuan according to the market price. But it can't be circulated in the market.
However, Li Qinghe didn't care too much. He didn't buy them to eat anyway. These three pigs meant a steady supply of pork in his hands. There were two males and one female, which were just right for breeding. The extra boars could be slaughtered and eaten when they grew up.
Another thing is that he finally came across someone selling piglets, and he really didn't want to give up. If he didn't buy them this time, he didn't know when they would appear next time. If he wanted them, he could only find an opportunity to go to the countryside.
Thinking of this, he decided to buy it immediately.
"Uncle, how about this? I'll take all three pigs. How about 18 each?" Although he wanted to buy them, he still wanted to save as much as possible.
"Really?" Unexpectedly, the old man in front of me was full of surprise.
What Li Qinghe didn't know was that he had been waiting here for a long time and was freezing, but he was the only one asking questions and didn't buy anything. When he heard the price, he was scared away.
Nowadays, people come to the pigeon market to buy meat because they want to eat it. Few people buy it to raise pigs. After all, every family is not rich, so how can they have surplus food to raise pigs?
Moreover, piglets do not have much fat and are expensive, so buying them would be a huge loss. Instead of using the money to buy piglets, you might as well exchange them for some meat coupons and queue up at the market to buy pork.
So I was so surprised to hear that Li Qinghe was willing to buy, and to buy three.
"Sure, sure, young man, do you want me to take it home for you? It's free."
"Forehead......"
Li Qinghe was stunned. He didn't expect that the old man who had been indifferent just now would change his attitude so quickly.
"No, but you have to give me this cage, otherwise I can't take it back."
"Okay, that's no problem." The old man agreed readily. He had already cut bamboo and wove it himself in the countryside anyway. It didn't cost much, just some effort.
Li Qinghe took out 54 yuan and handed it over. The old man counted it three times and then happily put it in his arms. "Young man, thank you very much. You have helped our village a lot."
"It's okay, we just get what we need. Sir, the money is no problem, I'll leave first."
After saying that, he picked up the cage and left quickly.
Seeing this, the old man waved behind him, and immediately four men ran out from the alley.
"Uncle Mo, how's it going? Did you sell it?"
"It must have been sold. Didn't you see that even the cage was gone?"
"Just sell it. I'm freezing to death."
"That's right."
"Okay, you four guys just talk too much. Let's go and exchange food. We have money now. Last time, we sold two calves and got a lot of fine grains. We have exchanged them for coarse grains, so the village can last a little longer."
"Okay, uncle."
"......"
Li Qinghe was watching this scene not far away, his mouth twitching. So your village relies on selling livestock to survive? When there is no food, you bring a few piglets to sell?
And they were all sold to me, so am I the one who took over?
He was not surprised by those men. After all, the village would not let an old man sell livestock. But isn't it a bit rude for you, a village, to make trouble for just one person?
Watching the few people leave, Li Qinghe turned around and started walking around, wanting to see if he could find any other good things.
As he walked in the crowd, people looked at him from time to time. There were indeed not many people who walked around the pigeon market with three piglets in their hands, and they were willing to spend money to buy piglets. It was rare to see such a fool, so naturally everyone wanted to take a look.
"The red armband is coming!"
A shout came from the entrance.
"Boom~"
In an instant, there was chaos all around, and everyone scattered like birds and beasts. Li Qinghe blended into the crowd and ran away quietly.
When it comes to escaping, he has a firm grasp of it.
He just followed in the middle of the crowd. He didn't need to run very fast, as long as he was not the last.
I jogged all the way back to the dormitory, secretly cursing my bad luck. I hadn't been to the Pigeon Market for a few days, and today when I went there I ran into the red armbands. However, when I saw the three piglets digging the ground in the space, I immediately felt better.
“Not a bad deal.”
After that, take off your clothes and get straight into bed.
When I woke up the next day, the first thing I did was to look into space.
At this time, the three piglets have grown a lot bigger. If they continue to grow at this rate, they can be slaughtered in a few days. Then we will kill a boar first to satisfy our hunger.
Although he said that pork was too greasy, he was just pretending in front of outsiders. When it comes to eating meat, he prefers eating big chunks of pork.
"Grow up well and gain some weight. Now is the time of life and death for you. When you are ready to be slaughtered, those who are small and skinny will be eaten first."
After giving the two boars a lesson, Li Qinghe left the space with satisfaction.
I got up and washed up quickly. As soon as I opened the door, I saw Liang Ladi standing outside the door and wanted to knock on it.
"Wow, Sister Liang, you scared me."
Liang Ladi snorted twice, "You are a naive boy. I am calling you to eat. Who was the one who asked for chicken noodle soup yesterday? Come on."
After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Li Qinghe to speak.
"She has been well behaved today. It seems that she knows how powerful she is and doesn't dare to act rashly. But why does she have dark circles under her eyes?" He nodded with satisfaction, pushed his bicycle, and went to Liang Ladi's house for dinner.
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