During this period, Li Xu also exchanged a few bottles of liquor at a cheap price.
After that, I didn’t see anything worth trading, so I turned around and went home.
When he got home, he took out the quilt and put it on the ground, and then went back to sleep.
But I couldn't fall asleep no matter how much I tossed and turned.
Finally, he took out a bottle of wine he had just bought, gritted his teeth and drank a few sips.
That's how I fell asleep in a daze.
He was woken up by Li Chen's shouting in the morning.
Li Xu sat up angrily. "Why are you yelling so early in the morning? Are you itching for trouble?"
"Brother, look, there is a quilt on the ground." Li Chen pointed at the quilt on the ground and said in surprise.
"I got it, what's so strange about it?"
Li Chen was silent for a moment, "You go back to sleep, I'm going out first."
After saying that, he ran out immediately, as if someone was chasing him.
"What kind of sleep are you still doing?" Li Xu said unhappily, then got up and put on his clothes.
After washing up, Li Xu asked Li Chen and others to help take out the quilts, and then explained the situation to his family.
Everyone is very happy to have a new set of cotton clothes this year.
Sun Xiu untied a corner of the quilt, reached in and felt around, and nodded in satisfaction. "This cotton is pretty good. Just let it dry in the sun for a few days. Then I'll make Xiaohong a cotton coat. There should be some left over after I finish making the coats, so I can make a quilt and mattress for Wenbo."
Everyone agreed after listening.
This thing was obtained by Li Xu. Even if he didn't mention it, others would have thought that Du Hong had a share.
Moreover, these three quilts can produce at least 30 kilograms of cotton, and a set of adult cotton clothes only uses three kilograms at most, so it is enough for everyone to use.
Li Mei quickly said, "Mom, why don't we dry it now? I happen to have nothing to do these days, so I can help. Otherwise, by autumn, my sister-in-law will be alone, and it will be inconvenient for her to take care of the children."
"Okay, but you have to remember that cotton cannot be exposed to the sun for a long time. It must be put away after a while." Sun Xiu thought for a while.
"Okay, got it."
Next, everyone took apart the quilt and spread the cotton directly on the quilt to dry.
The same applies when washing the quilt cover after the cotton has been dried.
In the next few days, Li Xu would go to the black market every night.
During this period, a lot of gold bars and antique jades were exchanged.
Even he himself did not expect to get so many good things in exchange, and all at extremely low prices.
Not only that, he changed some more cloth and stopped only when he thought it was enough.
The fabrics are all new, but each piece is relatively short.
But there was no other way. People's current quota of cloth coupons was too small. Apart from their own use, how much could they take out for trading? These little bits and pieces were probably all saved by them.
After having enough fabric, Li Xu decided not to go to the black market for the time being and to wait two months before going again.
The next morning, Li Xu handed the cloth to Sun Xiu.
It just so happened that the cotton had been dried, so Sun Xiu asked Li Mei and Hu Guilan to make cotton clothes when they had nothing to do at home.
Nowadays, people tend to make clothes a little bigger, so they won’t be too small when they wear them in winter.
In order not to attract other people's attention, Sun Xiu also found some rags and asked the two to sew them onto the outer layer of the cotton-padded jacket.
Make a fortune in silence, as long as your family knows that your clothes are new.
Of course, no one has any objection.
That night, Li Xu went to Du Hong's house again and asked Du Hong for her clothing size.
Although Du Hong was a little puzzled, she still told him.
At the same time, Li Xu also learned a piece of news that many of Du Hong's elder sister Du Qing's in-laws had gone to the countryside.
Of course, he just listened and didn't ask about the specific situation.
In fact, you don’t need to ask to know this kind of thing. People will go to the countryside because they can’t hold on any longer.
Two days later, this morning Liu Gang arrived at the motorcade with an excited look on his face.
Then he said to Li Xu, "There was some fun at the black market last night."
Li Xu was stunned, wondering what kind of fun could come from the black market? So he quickly said, "Uncle Liu, please tell me."
"Last night, a black market vendor claimed his bowl was from the Song Dynasty. A man who claimed to be an expert examined it for a long time and said it wasn't. He then smashed the bowl. The vendor was naturally unhappy and immediately started a fight with the man, but the fight was still undefeated."
A Song Dynasty bowl? It looked so familiar. After thinking about it, Li Xu hesitated and asked, "Uncle Liu, is that person trying to exchange the bowl for 20 kilograms of fine grain?"
Liu Gang was stunned. "How did you know?"
Li Xu was at a loss for words. "I ran into this on the black market a few days ago and even asked the price. As soon as I heard the price, I turned and left. How did you know about this?"
"I was at the black market last night."
Li Xu scratched his head. "What about the rest? This shouldn't excite you so much, right?"
Liu Gang grinned, "What happened next is interesting. After understanding the situation, the people in the black market also found a few experts. After the appraisal, they all said it was from the Southern Song Dynasty. The man who smashed the bowl before was still unconvinced, but in the end he was speechless after being refuted by the experts.
This is really funny. It's just a broken bowl, but it's a real Song Dynasty antique. After a long argument, the man finally agreed to give antiques as compensation. But unexpectedly, many of the antiques he took were identified as fakes.
Speaking of this, Liu Gang's eyebrows danced with joy, "You have no idea, the look on that person's face at that time was so wonderful."
Li Xu thought I was listening to something very interesting, so he quickly asked, "What happened next?"
"Luckily, some of the antiques he brought were genuine. Several experts gave estimates that were similar to the Southern Song Dynasty bowl, so the deal was settled. In the end, we even paid some extra fees for hiring the experts. The problem was that one of the experts even advised him not to deal in antiques anymore. A bunch of us stayed up from midnight until dawn, but it was worth it for the fun."
Li Xu also nodded in agreement.
If he were to encounter this, he would be able to see the dawn...
There's no way, everyone hasn't seen fun for a long time.
In the past, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative would occasionally quarrel with others, but now no one has the energy to do so.
Especially, you can see a new batch of paper money on the streets every few days.
Even someone like Li Xu who has no worries would feel depressed if he often saw this scene, not to mention those who already have a lot of worries.
There is no better way to release your emotions right now than by watching some fun.
If so, then there must be enough food.
After having fun, Li Xu suddenly asked, "By the way, Uncle Liu, are you going to the black market to exchange something?"
Liu Gang waved his hand and said, "I just went to take a look when I have nothing to do. What if I come across something good?"
"Do you have anything good to exchange? Give it to me." Li Xu looked excited.
"What are you thinking about? I've already given you the good things in my house." Liu Gang said unhappily.
"So what are you going to exchange with others?"
"Broken tea leaves."
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