"You better show some courage. I haven't even tasted Wuchang rice yet!"
Zhang Shuguang stood beside the trap, muttering to himself.
In the past life, there were many supermarkets selling Wuchang rice, but according to local people in Wuchang, all the Wuchang rice in supermarkets was fake.
Wuchang is a county-level city. How big can it get? Its annual output is barely enough for the privileged class to consume. Ordinary people should forget about it.
After checking again and making sure there was no problem, Zhang Shuguang returned the same way carrying the shovel.
After arriving home, Liu Guixiang, who was cooking, was relieved to see her eldest grandson was safe and sound.
They had been there for less than an afternoon, so what kind of trap could they have dug? The old lady didn't ask any more questions, just treating it as a child's mischief.
After having a dry meal at noon, she couldn't be so extravagant at night. Liu Guixiang cooked a ceramic pot of sweet potato leaf vegetable soup. Since she didn't have to work at night, she just had one bite to eat.
During years of famine, every grain of food had to be carefully calculated.
After dinner, the family washed up quickly and went back to their rooms to rest before it got completely dark.
"Brother, you dug a trap today. Do you think you can catch a rabbit? I haven't eaten meat for a long time."
In the 1960s, people in rural areas rarely ate meat except for slaughtering the New Year pig during the Spring Festival.
"I don't know either. I'll go to the mountain and check tomorrow morning."
Zhang Shuguang is also full of expectations for the trap. If it really succeeds, his family's life will be greatly improved in the future.
You can take out the things sold by the system without any scruples and tell your family that you exchanged them for prey.
"Can I go up the mountain with you tomorrow?"
Grandpa and mother had to go to work, grandma and elder brother had to go to the mountains to find food, and most of the time, Zhang Shengli was at home taking care of his younger sister.
There were many children in the village, but no one wanted to play with him. When they saw him, they would throw stones at him, spit at him, and call him the son of a traitor.
After a long time, Zhang Shengli became reluctant to go out, and his and his sister's activities were limited to their own yard.
“No, the place where I dug the trap is quite far away. I have to climb over several mountains and there is not even a decent road.
You just wait at home tomorrow. If you can catch prey, I'll let you eat all the meat you want."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, big brother."
Zhang Shengli was only an eight-year-old boy after all. After chatting with Zhang Shuguang for a few words, he fell into a drowsy sleep with a desire for meat.
Hearing the little guy smacking his lips in his sleep, Zhang Shuguang couldn't help but laugh. He hoped that those traps wouldn't disappoint the little guy.
Zhang Shuguang's writing experience in his previous life had messed up his biological clock, and the bed was too hard, so he couldn't sleep.
He pulled out the system, looked at the pork belly, rice and noodles, and then looked at the gold coin balance. He decided to buy some food first.
He had just linked the system today, and he didn't know whether the system only had these three products or if it would be refreshed tomorrow. To be safe, it would be better to stock up on some food.
I sold a pair of brass candlesticks at home and earned two thousand gold coins. During the day, I spent 50 gold coins on sweet potatoes and 30 gold coins on Wuchang rice. Now I have 1,920 gold coins left.
There is still plenty of money left, so I’ll exchange it for some food to stock up.
I bought 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes, spending 250 gold coins, bought 10 kilograms of pork belly, spending 200 gold coins, and bought 100 kilograms of flour, spending 250 gold coins.
After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Shuguang was reluctant to buy Wuchang rice. 30 gold coins per kilogram was still a bit expensive. Zhang Shuguang decided to save some gold coins for emergencies.
"Gold coins are too precious."
Looking at the balance of 1,220 gold coins, Zhang Shuguang felt a little panicked.
If the trap yields nothing tomorrow, he might have to try his luck on the black market.
Period novels all say that some people on the black market trade antiques and gold for food. Zhang Shuguang is not sure whether this is true or the author's imagination.
At some point, Zhang Shuguang also fell into a drowsy sleep.
"Brother, my second brother and I are already awake, why are you still sleeping?"
Feeling someone shaking his arm, Zhang Shuguang tried hard to open his eyes and saw two pigtails beside the bed.
The wooden beds of the 1960s were much higher than those of later generations. When the little girl stood by the bed, she could only see the top of her head.
"Brother, I told my sister not to disturb your sleep, but she didn't listen."
Zhang Shengli lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.
"It's okay. I should go to the mountain to check the traps. Where are Grandpa and Mom? Have they gone to work?"
In the original owner's memory, the family had never eaten breakfast.
"They have already gone to work, and grandma has gone to the mountains to dig wild vegetables. Before she left, she asked us not to disturb your sleep."
Zhang Shengli is an honest child who answers every question asked. The environment he grew up in has made him feel a little inferior.
"Okay, you two stay home and behave. If the traps I dug yield any results, we can have some meat to eat today."
Zhang Shuguang got up, rubbed his younger brother and sister's heads, washed his face briefly, and went out.
While climbing the mountain, Zhang Shuguang quietly opened the system interface to see if the products had been refreshed.
[Today's Commodities: Wuchang Rice, 30 gold coins per kilogram, Xinjiang Long-staple Cotton: 20 gold coins per kilogram, Cornmeal: 5 gold coins per kilogram, Grade 1 Peanut Oil: 30 gold coins per kilogram.]
Except for Wuchang rice, the other three commodities have been refreshed, and Zhang Shuguang has roughly figured out the rules of the system.
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