It was just daybreak when Qiao Jiuru got up quietly.
Dabao and Xiaobao were sleeping soundly, and their complexions looked much better than before.
She gently put Xiaobao, who had slept with her for one night, on the bed next to her. Su Huaiyuan and Dabao were sleeping on that bed.
"Xiao Ru..."
"I'm going to buy breakfast. You keep an eye on Dabao and Xiaobao."
Before she put Xiaobao next to Su Huaiyuan, he woke up immediately and was about to ask what happened when he was interrupted by his wife.
"Let them go. I'll keep an eye on them and won't go anywhere."
Su Huaiyuan knew that his wife would not let go of their grandchildren, so he nodded obediently and took the initiative to say this.
Qiao Jiuru nodded, covered the two children with quilts, and walked out quietly.
She really said she was going to buy breakfast, but at this time she was not just going to buy breakfast. After leaving the hospital gate, she walked forward for a few dozen meters and then turned into an alley.
After turning seven corners from one alley to another and walking for about ten minutes, we finally entered a quiet alley where many people were squatting or standing. In front of many of them were either a piece of cloth or a basket.
That’s right, this is a black market near the hospital. Qiao Jiuru had been here once.
“How much are the eggs?!”
She walked up to a person with a basket in front of him and asked quietly. The basket could hold about forty or fifty eggs.
"Six cents a piece, no tickets."
The other person had his head and face covered, leaving only his eyes exposed, dressed the same as Qiao Jiuru when he walked into the alley. It's just that she was wearing better clothes with brighter colors, while the other person was wearing plain gray clothes with patches on them.
"Five cents a piece. I want them all."
"I don't have a basket with me, so sell it to me and I'll give you ten cents."
Qiao Jiuru didn't want to argue with the other party, nor could she waste time on such a small amount of money. She had a lot of things to buy.
Seeing that she was so direct and decisive in her words, the other party immediately expressed his opinion without saying a word.
Sure enough, there were fifty eggs in the basket. Qiao Jiuru gave him two yuan and a half, picked up the basket of eggs, and turned to leave.
"How much is this Xiaomi?!"
There are a lot of good things on the black market near the hospital. Qiao Jiuru also found someone selling millet, so he asked the price without hesitation.
"Ninety cents a pound, two ounces of food coupons."
Every move of Qiao Jiuru in buying eggs was seen by the millet seller, who was watching the whole process from the side.
"Ninety cents is already expensive, and I need food coupons?! I don't want coupons for ten cents, I want them all."
Although she seldom came to the black market, she had heard those women and their families whisper about the market conditions there. A pound of rice on the black market was only 70 cents. It was true that millet was good for nourishment, but it was not much more expensive than rice.
"Sister, I'll charge you 50 cents for everything. I think there must be a patient, elderly or child in your family, otherwise you can't buy eggs and millet at the same time."
"Okay, how much?!"
"Six pounds."
"That's five dollars a piece."
When Qiao Jiuru went out, he not only brought a cloth bag, but also several lunch boxes from last night. He poured the millet directly into the cloth bag.
Finally, Qiao Jiuru bought another five kilograms of flour and quickly left the black market. It's not that she doesn't want to buy more, but buying too much will cause trouble. Especially since she acted on impulse and was not well prepared. Otherwise, she would have to buy at least 10 kilograms of flour and 10 kilograms of rice. She also saw people selling chickens, but unfortunately she didn't dare to buy any.
As soon as she left the black market, there was no one coming in front of her or behind her. She immediately put a basket of eggs, six catties of millet, and five catties of flour into the kitchen in the ink bracelet space.
Last night in the hospital, she had experimented many times with lunch boxes and kettles. The ink bracelet space of their Qiao family could be entered by people or by consciousness, and could be operated by consciousness, which was convenient and safe.
When Qiao Jiuru walked to the state-owned restaurant near the hospital, those who were about to go to work had just gotten up.
"Hello, 땢志, I want ten meat buns, ten steamed buns, a bowl of wontons, and a bowl of shredded pork noodles."
"A meat bun costs 10 cents, a steamed bun costs 5 cents, a bowl of wontons costs 15 cents, a bowl of shredded pork noodles costs 15 cents, and I'll give you 2 taels of food coupons."
Qiao Jiuru immediately counted out the money and gave it to the waiter, then took out his lunch box and waited by the side.
The food in state-owned restaurants is large and not expensive, but you need food stamps. Many people couldn't afford to eat, but they just didn't have the money and the food coupons.
Qiao Jiuru counted all the money in the house. In addition to the more than 5,000 yuan he took out from the bank yesterday, there was also 30,000 yuan in cash that the Su and Qiao families had secretly left for them. This was not counting the money from his eldest son Su Ze and his daughter-in-law Zhou Wanwan.
As for tickets, the food tickets she and Su Huaiyuan had together amounted to about 10 kilograms, while the soap tickets, sugar tickets, rice tickets, and oil tickets were all less. In addition, there are seven business tickets.
So, she is not short of money, but she is short of tickets.
However, as long as she had money, the ticket would be easy to get, so she planned to buy one on the black market.
After a while, the meat buns and steamed buns were packed in paper bags for her, and the wontons and wonton noodles were also packed in the lunch box. This time, Qiao Jiuru went straight back to the hospital.
"Come back."
After his wife passed away, Su Huaiyuan didn't dare to sleep. He kept paying attention to what was happening outside and ran to the window to look in from time to time. It was only after his wife left that he realized belatedly that she was going to the black market.
"It's OK. It went well."
As soon as Qiao Jiuru opened the door of the ward and saw his worried husband, he quickly closed the door and lowered his voice to comfort him.
Then, she took out the wontons and shredded pork noodles, and took out one meat bun and one steamed bun from the paper bag. She then put the remaining meat buns and steamed buns back into the space in front of him.
Watching the two large bags disappear in front of him, Su Huaiyuan was no longer surprised. He obediently ate the steamed buns and shredded pork noodles, and left the wontons and meat buns for himself and his wife.
After the couple finished breakfast and washed the lunch boxes, Dabao and Xiaobao slowly opened their eyes with cute smiles. When the two children saw their familiar grandparents, they not only stopped crying or making a fuss, but also smiled.
"Grandpa, grandma."
"Grandpa, grandma."
He called grandpa and grandma in a baby voice and opened his little arms to ask for a hug. He was so well-behaved.
How could Qiao Jiuru and Su Huaiyuan withstand the cute attacks of two little babies? ! It hurts so much.
"Lao Su, go buy five more meat buns and five steamed buns, one serving of wontons and one serving of shredded pork noodles."
After the couple finished changing Dabao and Xiaobao's diapers, Su Huaiyuan was told by his wife to buy breakfast.
Su Huaiyuan understood his wife's thoughts and intentions in seconds. Without saying a word, he took the money she gave him, picked up the lunch box and set off.
Qiao Jiuru then washed the two children's faces and gave them warm water to drink, waiting for Su Huaiyuan to buy breakfast.
As a result, more than twenty minutes later, Su Huaiyuan came back, followed by his eldest son Su Ze and daughter-in-law Zhou Wanwan.
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