Qiao Daguo, who had just returned from the fields, put down his hoe, washed his hands, and came over and said:
"That's right, Xia Zhi is right. I agree with Xia Zhi. The money from selling a ginseng can support the family for a long time. The rest can be used to make wine. Only when grandparents, parents are in good health can this family get better and better."
Fang Mei also persuaded: "Yes, Dad, just listen to Xia Zhi. You and my mother have worked hard for most of our lives. Now that life is getting better, you should pay more attention to your health."
Seeing that the whole family was concerned about their health, Qiao Qiping agreed, "Okay, then keep one plant to make wine, and exchange the other two for money."
Seeing that her grandfather had given in, Qiao Xiazhi stopped trying to persuade him. Anyway, she had already soaked the ginseng in the wine, so even if her grandfather wanted to exchange it for money, he wouldn't be able to do so.
The next day, Qiao Xiazhi prepared to go to the city to sell ginseng.
Originally, Qiao Daguo wanted to go with them, but Qiao Xiazhi didn't let him.
Now that she's grown up, there's nothing she can't protect herself.
He follows her around all the time, which makes it very inconvenient for her to do things.
Fortunately, Qiao Dongzhi hasn't had his holiday yet, otherwise she would have wanted to go with them.
Qiao Daguo knew where Qiao Xiazhi would go to rest at night, so he was naturally not worried and helped to persuade his family.
Finally, with the help of Qiao Daguo, her family finally agreed to let her go to the city alone.
We took a tractor to the town, then took a bus from the town bus station to the city, and then took a three-wheeled motorcycle to Grandma Jiang's place.
However, she did not go directly to Grandma Jiang's house, but went to the black market first.
I went to the black market fully armed and, as before, compared prices from multiple stores.
But the prices they offered did not satisfy her.
In the end, the two ginsengs were sold to Uncle Xu on the black market for 1,200 yuan.
Of course, the other one naturally comes from the space. With so many points, it would be a waste if they are not used.
Exchange some money in advance and keep it on hand so that in case of emergency you will not be left with nothing.
She put the money she exchanged into two wooden boxes, one for unity and the other for loose money.
Then put it into space so it is convenient to use, so you don’t have to deposit it in the bank. You can wait until you have more money in the future.
After selling the ginseng, she was about to go find Grandma Jiang, but Uncle Xu asked her quietly again.
"Comrade, can you get some food?"
Qiao Xiazhi looked surprised: "Is the black market still short of food?"
Uncle Xu: "There is a shortage. How can there not be a shortage? There is always a shortage. Especially this summer harvest, the weather is not very good. There were heavy rains in many places and the grain was not harvested. Now the grain here is priced like this."
Uncle Xu raised a finger.
Qiao Xiazhi asked: "Rice or noodles?"
"I'll exchange this flour for one yuan. If you can get some food, I'll give you 90 cents and I'll earn 10 cents as your reward. Do you think it's okay?"
Nine cents was already a sky-high price for food at that time.
You should know that the normal price of white flour outside is 20 cents per pound, while on the black market it is about 50 to 60 cents per pound.
The price increases in the black market are most exaggerated during bad years, otherwise why would it be called a black market.
However, this price is nothing for city dwellers. The most important thing is to be able to buy food.
Qiao Xiazhi thought for a moment and asked, "Just white flour?"
"We need other food, too."
"How much? I'll see if I can think of a solution, but it probably won't be too much."
When he heard that it wouldn't be too much, it meant that there was some, so Uncle Xu said happily: "I'll take as much as you have."
He had the courage to ask just now because he saw that this comrade had come twice and the things he exchanged both times were good things, so he thought of asking.
I didn’t expect that I asked the right question.
Qiao Xiazhi nodded: "Okay, see you in the alley outside the black market at 9:30 pm. I'll try to get you about 1,000 kilograms."
Qiao Xiazhi said this to remind him to bring enough money.
Don't wait until she comes out to get the food and he doesn't have enough money. She won't buy on credit, let alone this kind of shady transaction.
"Okay, okay." Uncle Xu was very happy.
Before leaving, Qiao Xiazhi said again: "Do you know what to say and what not to say?"
Uncle Xu smiled and said, "Comrade, you underestimate me, Old Xu. I have been working in this black market for more than ten years. No one knows the rules of the black market better than me. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't say what you shouldn't say, just trade, don't care about the source."
Qiao Xiazhi nodded, then turned and left.
After coming out of the black market, I found a deserted place and took off all the towels that I had used to arm myself.
This hot weather is almost suffocating her.
I took off the towel and finally got some fresh air.
After recovering from his shock, Qiao Xiazhi carried the basket on his back and walked towards Grandma Jiang's house.
I haven't seen Grandma Jiang for more than two months, and I don't know how she is doing now.
However, when they were almost at Grandma Jiang's house, Qiao Xiazhi thought about what the uncle had just said, and then she secretly took out 100 kilograms of flour and 50 kilograms of rice from the space and put them in the backpack.
Fortunately, she is very strong, so the 150 kilograms is not too heavy on her back.
"Grandma~~" Qiao Xiazhi knocked on the door and shouted.
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