Zhang Xiuhe was so excited to hear so many things that she nodded quickly: "Yes! I want all the food!"
She didn't expect that there was pork. The family hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and now the children could finally enjoy it.
"Okay, if you have coupons, I'll charge you four yuan a pound for fine grain and five yuan a pound for pork. If you don't have coupons, then the previous price will be the same." Shen Yao thought that the couple were both workers and should not be short of coupons.
"Sister, to be honest, although my husband and I have a lot of tickets for a month, we also have to supplement the money back home. So there are really not many left. You can just count the money directly."
Zhang Xiuhe sighed. Both parents in her hometown asked for subsidy coupons from time to time and she had to give them, so her family was really short of money.
Shen Yao said quickly, "Okay, the rice and flour are 100 yuan, the eggs are 6 yuan, and the meat is 30 yuan, which adds up to 136 yuan."
When Zhang Xiuhe heard the price, she calculated it in her mind, then went into the house, took the money and walked out.
"Sister, count them. Next time you have something good, bring it to me. I need it all." Zhang Xiuhe knew that these things were expensive, but if she didn't buy them, she would go hungry. Moreover, these things were in short supply. If she didn't buy them, there would be people vying for them.
"Okay, don't worry, Sister Zhang. I'll definitely think of you next time when there's something good." Shen Yao took the money and counted it. When she found that it all matched, she prepared to go out.
Zhang Xiuhe thought that many people in the family compound were short of food, so she hurriedly said, "Sister, can you get food today? Many people in this family compound are short of food. If you have any, please send it here. I will ask a few people to share it for you. Don't worry, they are all trustworthy people."
"Okay, Sister Zhang, I'll come find you in an hour." Shen Yao is not afraid of safety issues. Her martial arts skills are not for show. Moreover, after her mental power was upgraded to level three this morning, she can use her mental power to directly attack or control people.
"Okay, then take your time, girl."
Shen Yao quickly left the family compound. Just as she passed an alley entrance, she found a man in his forties or fifties following her.
"Auntie, is there something wrong?" Shen Yao said calmly.
The old lady didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Girl, do you have any food?"
"What are you doing?" Shen Yao did not answer.
"I just saw you follow Zhang Xiuhe into the family compound, and I guessed that you must have food. Girl, do you still have food? My daughter-in-law is in confinement and doesn't have enough milk, and the baby is crying because of hunger."
The old lady's eyes turned red after she finished speaking. Food is becoming increasingly scarce, her daughter-in-law can't eat fried meat, and the children suffer as a result.
Shen Yao sighed in her heart. It was only the first year and so many people were not getting enough to eat. It would be even more difficult next year when the whole country had no harvest.
Shen Yao thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, please go wait for me under the big tree at the corner in front. I'll go over after I get the things."
"Okay! Okay! Thank you, girl!" The old lady said and walked towards the big tree over there.
Shen Yao first found a remote place and made sure that there was no one around before transferring the food from the space to the backpack.
From a distance, I saw the old lady waiting under the tree. From her temperament and clothes, I knew that this old lady came from a wealthy family.
When the old lady saw Shen Yao coming over, she said excitedly, "Girl, you are here."
Shen Yao also knew what the old lady was worried about. It was all due to the environment. However, this was not something that she could change.
Shen Yao smiled at the old lady and said, "Auntie, you must have waited for a long time."
The old lady was very happy to see Shen Yao coming, but she was afraid that the girl would change her mind and not come.
"You should have waited. It's great that you came, girl."
Shen Yao took the things out of the backpack and put them into the old lady's basket: "Auntie, here are ten catties of rice, five catties each of millet and cornmeal, thirty eggs, and two catties of pork, a total of ninety-one yuan."
The old lady knew that these were all good things, and she was very happy. Now her daughter-in-law could have a good confinement after childbirth.
"Miss, can I exchange something for you?" The old lady said, and then she took out a jade ring and two gold rings from her pocket and stuffed them into Shen Yao's hand.
Shen Yao looked at the jade ring in her hand. It was emerald green in color and looked crystal clear when held up to the light. It was a very rare old pit glass type and would definitely be worth a fortune in a few decades.
"Auntie, this jade ring is worth much more than these grains, and you also gave me two gold rings."
Even if Shen Yao liked the jade ring in her heart, she didn't want to steal it from others. Moreover, she had learned knowledge of antiques in her previous life, so she could tell the quality of things at a glance.
Seeing that Shen Yao liked it, the old lady knew that she had made the right choice: "Miss, I'll be honest with you. This jade ring can only be exchanged for five catties of fine grains on the black market. The two gold rings are also about five catties. There are also people who specialize in buying old items on the black market, but the prices are pitifully low."
When food is scarce, what is the use of having good things? After all, food is the most important thing for people. If you can't even get enough food, no matter how good the things are, they are not as important as food. Therefore, only a very small number of people collect old items on the black market.
Since private enterprises were nationalized, the state has subsidized them with a large sum of money, and their family members have continued to work in factories with high salaries. However, the food supply was not much to begin with, and now the fine grains are even less. How can it be enough for the whole family to eat?
Normally they could only buy grains on the black market. However, food became scarce a few months ago, and now it is difficult to buy food even if you have money.
Shen Yao also knew that the country now prohibits individuals from privately hoarding or trading gold, and encourages everyone to go to the bank to exchange gold and silver for paper money. The price of antiques is very low, but there are also many smart people who know that jewelry and antiques will appreciate sooner or later. So they will go to the black market to trade antiques and collect them.
"Auntie, I'll accept it. I'll exchange you for this native chicken and two kilograms of brown sugar." After Shen Yao said this, she took the things out of the space with the help of a backpack.
"Thank you, girl!" The old lady also knew that the girl was kind-hearted. If it were on the black market, she would not be able to exchange so much food with these old items.
"I haven't suffered any loss, Auntie. I'll leave first then." Shen Yao said and turned away.
Seeing that the time was almost up, she found a place to take out the food and put it in a backpack, then went back to the family compound.
Because she brought more food this time, she earned another 650 yuan from the textile factory's courtyard and left in a hurry.
Afterwards, Shen Yao did the same thing and moved to several other places, earning more than three hundred yuan in cash. She also exchanged dozens of kilograms of food for a pair of red gold dragon and phoenix bracelets, and spent a few dollars to buy a pair of nice jade pendants, both of which were of good quality.
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