The reason why Li Xu brought up the black market was because the whole family was familiar with this place.
After all, there are so many people in the family, and some food needs to be sent to the countryside, so from time to time they go to the black market to buy some food.
At the same time, other excess items or needed items are also traded on the black market.
Hearing this, Li Jiakang's expression became much better, but he still spoke stiffly:
"You haven't told me how you know him? Food is so scarce right now, and it's usually not available on the black market. How did he get it?"
"I helped him before, so he gave me some food as a reward, and the price was not that high." At this point, Li Xu saw that Li Jiakang was no longer so angry, so he continued:
"As for how he got the food, how could anyone possibly tell me? Rats have their ways, and snakes have their ways. As long as it was obtained through normal transactions, isn't that enough?
I also asked him where he got it, and he said that he didn't steal or rob, but got it through a trade, so I could just eat it without worry.
Maybe he traded it from some rich guy."
As soon as Li Xu said this, everyone nodded. Since I bought it with money, why should I care how others got it?
After all, the most important thing at this time is to get food to fill your stomach, and what Li Xu said makes sense. There are still many rich families and wealthy people now, and some of these people still have the habit of storing food at home.
"How much did you spend on these grains?" Li Jiakang thought about it and agreed with this statement. After all, most people don't have extra grain to sell now, so his tone slowed down.
"I spent a total of 5 yuan. I gave him 2 yuan that I had saved in my pocket. I still owe him 3 yuan." Li Xu responded honestly.
Although Li Xu only had 27 cents left in his pocket, his family had given him a lot of money before, but Li Xu had spent it all. For example, he bought a lot of picture books.
Everyone was surprised to hear that it was only 5 yuan. Food is extremely expensive nowadays. In normal years, a pound of rice costs about 40 cents on the black market, and now it has increased several times. The key is that it is difficult to find anyone selling food.
"Okay, you really got a great deal at this price. I won't ask for more. Let your mother give you the money after dinner." Li Jiakang continued after being surprised.
This was Li Xu's idea. Since he couldn't explain the source, he'd invent a source that no one could verify. Asking too many questions would mean they didn't know or weren't clear. Anyway, the food was eaten.
After Li Xu agreed, he called Li Chen and Li Ju in, and everyone had a delicious dinner.
After the meal, everyone sat at the table and chatted, saying that they hadn’t eaten such a filling meal in a long time.
Li Xu curled his lips and thought to himself, how could he not be full? Almost two kilograms of white rice and a bowl of porridge mixed with sweet potatoes, and he ate it all.
After sitting for a while, everyone went back to their own rooms. Li Xu also went to Sun Xiu to get 5 yuan, and after listening to Sun Xiu whispering some words in his ear, he nodded and went back to his room.
Lying in bed and looking at the ceiling, Li Xu thought to himself, "I can't use this excuse every day. It's okay to use it once or twice, but if I use it too much, my family's finances won't be able to keep up. I guess I need to find a good job."
"Second brother, do you think we can ever have such a full meal again in the future?"
At this time, a voice came from the side, which scared Li Xu. He realized that it was Li Chen next to him who was talking to him, so he replied:
"Yes, don't worry, you will be able to eat such a filling meal often in the future."
"That's great. What I want most now is to have a full meal every day."
"Yes, I will." Hearing this, Li Xu felt a little sad. He turned his head and said to Li Chen, "Go to bed quickly after eating. You have to go to school tomorrow."
Li Chen agreed and went to sleep.
Li Xu glanced at him, then adjusted his posture and looked at the ceiling, thinking about some random things, and didn't know when he fell asleep in a daze.
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Early the next morning, Li Xu opened his eyes on his own before his family called him.
The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to say silently in my mind: "Sign in."
"Sign in successfully. Congratulations on receiving 5 kilograms of flour."
After hearing the sound, Li Xu got up with satisfaction and prepared to have breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, Li Xu didn't know what to do. He was quite devastated. After traveling through time, he had already graduated from junior high school and had no job yet. He had been at home for more than two months.
After calming down, Li Xu returned to his room, found his treasured picture book from the box under the bed, and began to read it with relish.
Two days passed in this simple and boring way.
The 25th is already here, and today is the day for issuing bills every month.
Li Xu went to bed early that night. In the middle of the night, he suddenly opened his eyes, got up, put on his clothes, and found a piece of cloth to cover his face, leaving only his eyes exposed.
Li Xu took a small sack, filled it with the white flour he had earned from signing in, and went out to the black market.
When I got here, I saw that most people were dressed like this. After all, the black market is illegal, and people don't want to be seen coming here.
Li Xu paid two cents for admission and went in.
This money is not paid in vain. There are some people who specialize in running the black market. They not only sell things everywhere, but also collect things. The most important thing is that they have people guarding some departments, and once they find someone coming to check, they will immediately come back to report.
So what this money buys is peace of mind.
Li Xu walked inside for a while and found a stall that allowed people to exchange bills for food.
After all, today is the day for issuing bills, and some of the bills are issued but no one is willing to use them, so they are used to exchange for coarse grains or fine grains.
After Li Xu asked the stall owner and learned that he only had cigarette tickets, he left with a look of disappointment.
After walking for a while, I asked several families who wanted to exchange bills for food, and found that they had too few bills.
During this time, he sold three pounds of flour in his hand, and after exchanging some money, he walked to a stall that specialized in selling bills.
This stall is run by people who run the black market. They have large bills in their hands. Whether it is grain, gold, silver, jewelry, or money, you can trade with them, but the price they ask for will be relatively higher.
Li Xu saw a young-looking man sitting in front of the stall. His head was also wrapped in cloth, revealing a pair of small eyes looking at him standing in front of the stall.
Li Xu spoke first:
"Brother, do you have any candy and cigarette coupons?"
"How much do you want?" the stall owner asked without thinking.
"What's your price?"
"Sugar coupons can only be exchanged for grain. One or two sugar coupons can be exchanged for half a pound of fine grain or one and a half pounds of coarse grain.
Cigarette tickets are 4 cents each."
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