After all, his wife and children are there with him, so we have to give him some face.
Li Ping picked up the teacup and took a sip of water. Just as he was about to speak, he saw two hurried figures walking in. So he swallowed what he wanted to say and said, "I just prepared your water when you arrived. Hurry and sit down and drink some water to relax."
The people who came were Xiao Jianping and his wife. Hu Cuifen just shook her head and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm not thirsty."
Then she stepped forward and tried to persuade Hu Yang and his wife.
Xiao Jianping picked up a glass of water, sat down next to Li Ping, and asked in a low voice, "Brother-in-law, how's the persuasion going?"
"Not very good. Apart from the ones on the table, the rest of them haven't eaten a single bite of food."
Li Ping worked in the subdistrict office for several years. I wouldn't dare to say anything else, but his eloquence has been honed.
Even he failed to persuade him, Xiao Jianping suddenly felt quite stressed, "What should I do now?"
"Let's persuade them together."
Hearing this, Xiao Jianping took a big sip of water, then stepped forward to persuade his wife together.
Li Ping and his wife also followed.
I don't know how long it took, and I don't know whether Hu Yang was persuaded or just couldn't stand it anymore, he kept saying, "I'm fine, it's getting late, you guys should go back quickly."
The four of them looked at each other, and then Hu Guilan said to Hu Yitong's wife, "Sister-in-law, please heat up the food. We'll go back after they finish eating."
Her meaning was obvious. She wanted to prove that she was fine, so she ate the meal.
After the meal was heated, Hu Yang quickly invited his mother and sons to eat.
In this way, they waited until they finished their meal before Li Ping and the other three said goodbye and left.
...
A few more days passed.
That night, Li Xu opened his eyes in the middle of the night, then got dressed quietly and walked towards the black market.
The black market is quite resilient.
Some people were arrested a few months ago, and everyone thought that the black market could no longer operate.
This is indeed the case. From that day on, the black market has never been open.
But who would have thought that it would reopen two days ago.
I just heard that the boss behind the scenes has changed.
No one knows whether it is true or not.
The only thing we know is that in order to attract popularity, the black market has put out a lot of scarce materials.
This aroused Li Xu's interest and he wanted to see if there were any good things to exchange.
Walking into the black market, Li Xu found that there were surprisingly many people there.
After thinking about it for a while, he understood.
Probably due to the impact of the movement, the supply of materials has decreased a lot compared to before. As a result, people can buy less things, so people gather in the black market to buy the items they need.
After wandering around here for a while, Li Xu didn't find any scarce supplies at all.
Just when he was thinking about whether to ask someone, he suddenly saw a familiar figure in front of him.
He quickly stepped forward and patted the other person on the shoulder. Li Xu clearly saw the man tremble, but he didn't dare to turn his head.
Seeing him like this, Li Xu laughed secretly, leaned his head over and whispered, "Brother Yitong, it's me."
That’s right, this figure is Hu Yitong.
Li Xu has been with him for several years, and he can recognize him at a glance even if it's just his back.
Hearing this voice, Hu Yitong breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest with his hand, then turned his head to look at Li Xu and pulled him to a secluded corner.
Although there was no one else here, the two of them did not take off the cloths on their faces and just chatted in silence.
Li Xu was the first to ask, "Brother Yitong, are you here to buy something?"
Hu Yitong had nothing to hide from him and answered directly, "Not only do I buy, I also sell."
"Huh?" Li Xu was stunned. "Speculation?"
"Well, my family will be in a situation where their income is not enough to cover their expenses. This is not a solution, so I thought about whether I could earn some money to supplement the family income. I thought about it for several days but couldn't come up with any ideas. Then a few days ago, I heard that the black market had reopened, and I had an idea. I thought this job was good and I might be able to make some money."
Li Xu was a little curious, "Did you earn it?"
Hu Yitong shook his head and replied bitterly, "Not only did I not make any money, I even lost a few dollars."
Li Xu: ...
The already poor family was hit even harder.
"How did you compensate?"
"I bought some things and wanted to raise the price to resell them, but I didn't expect to pay too much. I can't even sell them at the original price, let alone raise the price. I have no choice but to sell them at a loss."
"What did you buy? Is it hard to find or common?"
"Common."
"You don't know the price of common items?"
"I know, but I think that supplies are becoming increasingly scarce, and the price will probably keep going up. I won't lose out even if I pay a high price, so I bought it."
"Since you have this idea, why are you in such a hurry to sell it at a loss?"
"I see a lot of people selling the same things as me, all at lower prices than mine. I'm worried that more goods will appear on the market, and the prices will drop even lower, and I will lose more money."
Li Xu looked at him speechlessly, not knowing what to say.
If you call him stupid, he still knew that supplies would become scarce and prices would rise.
But if you say he is smart, he doesn't use his brain to think. The black market will open after several months, and how many people will come in at this time? Even if others sell the goods at a low price, if you wait a few more days, you will be the only one selling it. Can you still be afraid that you won't be able to sell it if the price is too high?
After a moment of silence, he said sincerely, "Brother Yitong, why don't you think of other ways to make money? This one is not suitable for you."
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