The two children were quite pitiful. Jiang Yan felt sympathy for them and did not want to cheat them. After thinking for a while, she said, "I just asked for 60 cents. I will exchange it for food of equal value for you at 60 cents."
The two nodded repeatedly, and Jiang Yan smiled and said, "What kind of food do you want, rice, wheat, or something else?"
"It will be all right."
"Then I'll give you some rice. Have you weighed the turtle?"
The little girl replied, "One weighs 2.6 jins, and the other weighs 3.2 jins."
In order to prove that he was not lying, the boy borrowed a small beam scale from the shop next door and weighed it for Jiang Yan on the spot to show that there was no problem with the weight.
These days speculation and profiteering are strictly punished, but barter is still allowed and not taken so seriously.
This phenomenon is very common in rural areas and relatively less common in cities, but it does exist.
"It's 5.8 jin in total. If it's 60 cents per jin, that's 3.48 yuan. Rice is 12 cents per jin now, so that's exactly 29 jin of rice, right?"
The boy nodded repeatedly. They had already calculated it before coming.
I originally thought that as long as I had more grain than what I bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, I would exchange it. Unexpectedly, I met a kind sister.
"Come with me."
Jiang Yan took the two of them back into the big market and came to the rice stall. She took out her money and bought 29 kilograms of rice on the spot and put it into the boy's backpack.
The boy handed Jiang Yan two turtles tied with straw, then bowed to her and said, "Thank you, sister."
“No, no.”
Jiang Yan hurriedly helped the man up. The two children thanked her again and then left with the rice on their backs.
The lady guarding the stall smiled and said, "You are so generous, young lady, that you actually exchanged their turtles for the purchase price."
Looking at the two people's backs, Jiang Yan couldn't help but sigh, "If you can help, help. It's not easy for everyone."
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