"It's Xiao Li. Lao Xu is sick, and his son just came over to ask for leave for him."
Li Xu was stunned. "He was fine yesterday, how come he suddenly got sick? What's wrong?"
"I don't know. His son just said he was on sick leave."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Jiang, I'll go to work first."
Seeing that he didn't know, Li Xu didn't ask any more questions and walked inside.
When I arrived at the convoy, I found that there were quite a few people gathered together.
Li Xu stepped forward and patted Su Weidong, who was at the back, and asked quietly, "What are you doing?"
Su Weidong turned his head and saw Li Xu. He also replied in a low voice, "They are talking about something. Something happened in the black market again."
"What is it?"
"A man who wanted to exchange fine grains for coarse grains died last night." Su Weidong's face was also very ugly.
"Did he die in the black market or outside?" Li Xu looked shocked.
"Outside, they must be being targeted. I just don't know if there's any black market involved."
Li Xu cursed inwardly, "They're going too far. They killed people who were just trying to exchange food for food. Who would dare to go there in the future?"
Fishing is fishing, and no one cares if someone gets greedy and lives or dies. But this is a serious exchange for food. Now there are people staying in the black market every day trying to exchange fine grains for coarse grains. Even though they die outside the black market, as long as something like this happens, basically no one will go there anymore.
Su Weidong sighed. "I was just saying that. It was my dad who went to the black market last night. This morning, he told our family not to go there from now on. He also said that even if we exchanged for food, we might not be able to take it away. When I came here, I happened to see them discussing this, so I came over to listen."
After saying this, he gestured to the crowd in front.
Li Xu also listened to a few sentences and found that everyone was basically talking about whether they would go in the future.
Liu Gang also spoke from the center, "I think it's better not to go. Those people have gone crazy. One has already died, and no one can guarantee that they won't be the next."
A voice rang out from the crowd, "I heard that people in the black market are also offering a reward for the murderer, but I don't know if it will be of any use."
Another voice retorted, "Who knows if the black market has any involvement? What if the black market is deliberately saying this to lure people over and make a big profit?"
Everyone fell silent as soon as these words were spoken. They were afraid of this kind of thing, and once it started, those who felt they couldn't survive might follow suit and do the same.
Finally, it was Shen Yuan, the director who handled Li Xu's onboarding, who spoke up, "Everyone, please be aware that as long as you're not running out of food, don't go if you can. Okay, it's time to go to work, so get to work."
After saying that, he squeezed out of the crowd, and then everyone dispersed.
Li Xu and Liu Gang got into the car, and Liu Gang said, "You heard everything just now, don't go to the black market anymore."
"Uncle Liu, I haven't been there since the last time. At that time, I felt that everyone looked like a fisherman. It's scary just thinking about it." Li Xu also smiled bitterly.
Even though he carries a gun with him, he can't guarantee that the other party doesn't have one. Life is still the most important thing.
He never argues with others in this regard.
"It's good to be afraid. That way you can live longer." Liu Gang nodded.
Then Li Xu asked curiously, "Did you say any of those people still leave?"
"Those who can still hold out definitely won't go, and it's hard to say for those who can't. Whether they're going to exchange for food or something else is unclear." After thinking for a moment, Liu Gang added, "Once this gets started, it won't be easy to end. Those who can't survive will think they're doomed anyway, so they might as well give it a try, maybe there's a way out."
After saying this, Liu Gang sighed.
The same is true for Li Xu.
After get off work, Li Xu came home and hugged little Wenbai while playing with Li Ju. Both of them were laughing.
After a while, Sun Xiu and others came back in a panic.
Li Xu was also stunned when he saw their expressions, "Is someone chasing you?"
Li Ping stepped forward and took Xiao Wenbo over, then said unhappily, "What are you talking about? Haven't you heard about the death in the black market?"
Hu Guilan, who was carrying food from the kitchen to the main hall, heard it and immediately changed her route and walked over to the people. "Someone's dead? What happened?"
"Last night, a man who wanted to trade fine grains for coarse grains died outside the black market, and the grain disappeared."
"What does that have to do with you? You all have this expression." Li Xu still looked confused.
Hu Guilan reacted and started to panic, "Xiao Xu, your food..."
Li Jiakang continued, "We feel that the black market is no longer safe. If that's not possible, don't try to get the food. Safety is the most important thing."
"Yes, yes, that's what we mean." Sun Xiu and the others also echoed.
Li Xu asked, "If I don't go, what will happen to my relatives?"
Sun Xiu gritted his teeth and said, "By then, we won't be able to take care of ourselves. We'll probably have to get some food from your second uncle. Besides, we've done our best for our relatives before. Now that there's nothing we can do, let them just rely on their fate."
As a mother, Sun Xiu must have considered her son's life first at this time and would not care about anyone else.
Even Hu Guilan gritted her teeth and said, "Mom is right. My parents have given us more than enough. Whoever survives will depend on fate. If they don't survive, you can't blame us. The most important thing is that nothing happens to Xiaoxu."
The others nodded repeatedly.
Seeing everyone's panicked yet concerned expressions, Li Xu felt embarrassed to tease them anymore. "To be honest, my grain trade is not conducted on the black market. It's in a safe place. This has no impact on me."
After hearing this, the others stared at him blankly. After a long while, Li Jiakang finally said in a deep voice, "Is what you said true? Are you lying to us?"
"Really? Absolutely true! I always bring home a lot of food. If I had traded it on the black market, I'd have been targeted long ago. Besides, have you forgotten that I brought back things during the day before?"
Seeing that they still looked skeptical, Li Xu continued, "It just so happens that I need to get some things back today. Let's eat first, and you'll know after dark."
After saying that, he pulled a few people into the main room.
In fact, Li Xu understood that the reason why several people did not believe it was because he usually took out the things in the morning and said that he had just made them at night. Anyone else would think that they were traded on the black market.
But it doesn’t matter. As long as I can bring some things back at night, there will be no problem.
Li Jiakang and his friends had no appetite for the meal.
But after eating a few bites, Du Hong and her parents came to Li Xu's house.
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