After entering the yard, there were several masked people talking in low voices.
It was not known whether they were people from the black market or people coming to trade, but after seeing Li Xu come in, everyone turned their eyes to him.
The person leading the way walked to the front and pulled out a dark figure from the crowd, then told him that the customer had arrived.
The shadow walked up to Li Xu and asked, "Which brother are you?"
"I'm the one who exchanged sugar tickets from you a few days ago. Didn't you tell me to come back to you when I need something?"
"Brother, I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you. What are you here to trade today?"
In fact, it would be strange if he could recognize him, because everyone only showed their eyes, and Li Xu didn't recognize him either.
"I want to trade you some coarse grains for some fine grains."
"Yes, one pound of fine grain for two and a half pounds of coarse grain."
"I heard outside that now one pound of fine grain can be exchanged for three pounds of coarse grain. Why is yours so much less?"
"Brother, the market price you mentioned is good, but not many people are buying it, right? Think about it, we also need to find customers, and we must make some money, right?"
After hearing this, Li Xu was secretly amazed, thinking that they could earn at least half a pound of coarse grains from this pound of fine grains, but this was their ability and others could not envy it.
Then Li Xu exchanged 6 kilograms of fine grains for 15 kilograms of coarse grains from Ah Hu.
Li Xu estimated that the coarse grains he exchanged this time should be enough. After saying hello to Ah Hu, he turned and left.
Before leaving, Ah Hu greeted him warmly and said that he could come to him if he had any business deals in the future.
After Li Xu returned home, he slept until breakfast time.
After getting up, he took out 24 kilograms of coarse grains and 10 kilograms of fine grains from under the bed and gave them to Sun Xiu.
Sun Xiu was also stunned when he saw it, "The money and tickets I gave you are not enough to exchange for so much food, right?"
"That's enough. I asked my friends in the black market for help and bought it at a lower price than the market price. I still have some money and tickets left." He then took out cabbage tickets and radish tickets from his pocket and handed them over.
"You didn't use these two tickets?"
"I won't use it. You can keep this ticket."
How could Li Xu allow his family to not see any vegetables during this period of time!
Sun Xiu looked at Li Xu's face, then looked at the money and bills in Li Xu's hand, and said, "I'll take this bill, and you can keep the rest of the money." After that, he took the bill.
Li Xu looked at the more than one dollar left in his hand and packed it up without refusing.
After breakfast, everyone went back to work or school, and Li Xu returned to the house to continue sleeping.
Nowadays, let alone National Day, we only get one holiday during the Chinese New Year. We have to work overtime voluntarily on weekends.
Li Jiafu came home near the end of the afternoon.
Hu Guilan poured a glass of water from the house, put some sugar in it and handed it to Li Jiafu.
Li Jiafu took a small sip and put the cup on the table, his face looking very embarrassed.
Seeing this, Li Xu chatted with him there.
Finally, Li Jiakang and his friends got home from get off work.
When Li Jiakang saw Li Jiafu, his expression was a little surprised at first, and then he suddenly realized.
They drove everyone out of the house, leaving only Sun Xiuxia and the other three.
After seeing everyone leave, Li Jiakang spoke first before Li Jiafu could speak.
"Jiafu, you're here today for Qiangzi's wedding, right?"
When Li Jiafu heard this, his face turned red instantly and he nodded silently.
Seeing this, Li Jiakang became a little angry.
He slammed his hand on the table and said, "Qiangzi didn't tell me when he got engaged, and now he's used up so much food. What do you think?"
Everyone in the yard heard the sound of Li Jiakang slamming the table, and a few of the younger ones immediately rushed to the door, listening attentively to the sounds inside.
Li Jiafu chuckled and said, "Brother, don't be angry. We really didn't think too much about it at the time. My family thought that Qiangzi was not young anymore, and some of his age in the village already had children. He also happened to be attracted by the girl, so we gritted our teeth and agreed. But we didn't expect..."
"What didn't you expect?"
"We just didn't expect the time to be so tight. We had originally planned to hold the wedding after the grain harvest this month when we had more money at home, but we didn't expect the bride's family couldn't wait until then."
After hearing this, Li Jiakang slammed the table again. Just as he was about to speak, Sun Xiu persuaded him, "Alright, the wedding date has been set, and the food has been provided. Is there any point in slamming the table now?"
Having said that, Sun Xiu turned his gaze to Li Jiafu and said, "Now let's hear what his second uncle needs our help with!"
"Sister-in-law, this, this...ah!"
Sun Xiu noticed that Li Jiafu was a little embarrassed to speak, so he said, "Alright, it's already like this, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Whether you're short of money or tickets, we won't say a word."
Li Jiafu whispered again, "My parents also helped out, so they don't need any money or tickets. I'll buy them the rest later. The only thing we have now is some food." The more he spoke, the lower his voice became, and it was almost inaudible at the end.
It is already October. In the rural areas here, rice is harvested and taxes are paid in mid-October. After everything is done, food for the next year is distributed according to work points. By the time people get the food, it is almost early November. So this is the time when food is most scarce in the rural areas, and you can't borrow it even if you want to.
Upon hearing this, Li Jiakang snorted again and said, "Use your brain more when doing things in the future, and don't make decisions on a whim. And what about this girl's character?"
When Li Jiafu heard there was a play, he quickly said, "We've asked around about this girl. She can do all the work at home and her character is impeccable. It's just that her family is a bit difficult to deal with."
Li Jiakang frowned. "That's fine. She was essentially sold here, and after the marriage, she will be cut off from her family. How much food do you need?"
"Yes, yes. From now on, we'll just pretend we don't have any relatives. I'm still short of 10 kilograms of food, mainly because I need to treat the team leader and the neighbors to a meal. I'll pay you back in a few years when the food is available."
Li Jiakang nodded and said, "Ask your sister-in-law to bring it to you when you go back."
After finishing his talk, Li Jiafu was about to return to the countryside. Sun Xiu tried to stop him, saying, "Uncle, don't leave so quickly. Wait until you have dinner before going back."
Li Jiafu shook his head when he heard this. Food is so precious nowadays. Even the most ignorant child knows that they should leave when someone else's house is ready for dinner. What's more, he has borrowed 10 kilograms of food from here. How can he have the nerve to eat there?
Li Jiakang and Sun Xiu tried to persuade Li Jiafu again and again, but he refused to stay for dinner.
There is no way but to stop trying to keep him.
After hearing that the three of them had finished their conversation, everyone dispersed to avoid Li Jiafu being embarrassed and finding out that the children were eavesdropping.
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