Chapter 231: Filial piety, the little black market in the imperial capital
Going inside, he took a look, added some peanuts, melon seeds and beef jerky, and then Li Jiayi came to the yard and sat down to wait for the fat man.
The fat man didn’t come over until after six o’clock, but even so, he came earlier than others.
Schoolbags haven’t been distributed to everyone yet, so they can’t leave yet. They have to wait for everyone to collect them before they can set off.
Because everyone did not come at the same time, the two of them waited in the small courtyard.
"Come on, Fatty, let's eat something first." Li Jiayi took out two oil paper bags from the tricycle.
There are also a few steamed buns.
“Boss, why are the steamed buns made at our house not as delicious as yours?” the fat man asked after taking a bite of the steamed buns.
“I don’t know.” Li Jiayi shook his head.
It should be the same! After all, the white noodles Li Jiayi gave to Little Hei Fatty were the same as what they eat at home.
"Oh, maybe my mother's cooking is not delicious!" The little black fat man shook his head and said.
"I don't know about this, but fat man, it's good to eat some. Don't be picky."
"I know, I didn't say anything."
“Hmm!”
For this meal, the two of them ate one and a half pounds of pig head meat, and half a pound of pork liver.
It wasn't until around 7 p.m. that the last person left with his school bag.
"Come on, boss, let's go to my grandma's house." The fat little black man said anxiously.
“Yeah!”
Li Jia drove a tricycle out of the yard, and the little black fat man locked the door.
Li Jiayi didn't know where Fatty's grandma's house was, but he still knew the general direction. It was in the countryside east of the imperial capital.
More than half an hour later, the tricycle came to a village.
This place is near Shuangqiao.
"Boss, just go a little further and you'll be there."
"Yeah!"
A fat man pointed the way back and soon the tricycle stopped in front of a small courtyard. .
The house is an old house, an adobe house, the kind built with bricks and covered with thatch. In later generations' terms, it is a thatched house.
But the house is quite big, with three main rooms and one side room, which is more than enough for two elderly people.
What Li Jiayi didn't understand was why the old couple didn't go to the city to live with the fat man's family.
"Old man, please wait a moment, I will call the door."
"Okay."
The fat little black man got off the tricycle and walked to the gate and patted it.
"Who is it?" an old man's voice came from the house.
"Grandpa, it's me."
Soon the door of the main room opened, and an old man in a coat came out of the main room and opened the door.
"Hey, my eldest grandson, why are you here at this time?" The old man touched the fat man's head and asked.
"Grandpa, I'm here to give you and grandma something to eat."
"You kid, what are you giving us? Your grandma and I have something to eat, so we'd better take it back!"
< br>"Grandpa, I also have food at home. Besides, let's go in and talk! Don't let anyone see you."
"Yes, yes, let's go inside first."
The fat man's grandfather quickly opened the door Open it and Li Jia rides in on a tricycle.
It was night now and he was here to deliver things again, so he turned off the engine before entering the village and rode in.
"My eldest grandson is here?" Fatty Grandma also came out of the house.
"Grandma!"
"Okay, okay."
"This is..." Fatty's grandma let go of Fatty and looked at Li Jiayi and asked.
"Grandma, this is my classmate. He has a tricycle, so I asked him to help."
"That's it! Come in quickly, is it bad from freezing?"
"Thank you, grandma. "I'm not cold, let's get the things in first!" Li Jiayi said.
"Yes, yes, grandma, you and grandpa go into the house first, and we will take the things in."
The little black fat man is still very filial to his grandparents, and Li Jiayi just likes to be filial. people.
If a person is not filial to the elderly, how can you expect him to be kind to you, an outsider?
"I'm here to help you." Grandpa Fatty said.
"No, Grandpa, there aren't many things. The two of us can finish it. You don't have so many clothes on, so you might as well go in first! Don't freeze."
"Okay then. Let’s go.”
After the fat man’s grandparents entered the house, Li Jia opened the box and started taking things out.
The fat man was right, he didn't bring much this time, one bag of white flour and two bags of cornmeal, a total of one hundred and fifty kilograms.
In addition to food, Li Jiayi also prepared ten pounds of pork suet, five pounds of pork, and a white striped chicken.
This is all they brought here tonight.
This is already a lot more than the list written by the fat man.
According to the list written by the fat man, there is no pork suet or white strip chicken.
Seeing these things, Fatty's grandparents said they didn't want them and insisted on letting Fatty take them back.
The old couple accepted it only after the fat man repeatedly confirmed that there was food at home. Li Jiayi knew that the two old people were afraid that the fat man's family would have no food in the city.
Because they knew the current situation very well, even the people in the village went to the pigeon market in the city to buy food.
It’s a pity that you can’t buy it at all. Even if there are food sellers, they will basically be bought by others.
The fat man chatted with his grandparents for a while before leaving with Li Jiayi.
Of course, before leaving, the fat man repeatedly asked to put away the food, as well as the meat.
The tricycle quickly left the village. Seeing that it was already far away from the village, Li Jiayi started the tricycle and drove back to the city.
"Boss, I will give you the money for school tomorrow."
"There is no rush for this."
"That won't work, one size equals one size. Also, boss, you can't do the same as last time. We have to calculate based on the pigeon market price."
"What are you talking about? What else can I do? Make money from you!”
“Boss, if you do this, I won’t dare ask you for anything next time, so I have to press Calculate it according to the price in Pigeon Market."
Hearing what the fat man said, Li Jiayi said helplessly: "Okay, then calculate it according to the price in Pigeon Market, but these things delivered today, pork suet and white strips. Chickens cannot be counted."
"Ah! Boss, you are..."
"Okay." Before the fat man could finish what he said, Li Jiayi interrupted him and said: "These two things are my filial piety to the old man and the old lady. They have nothing to do with you. Just settle with me according to what is written on the order." "
"Boss, this is not possible." The fat man shook his head quickly.
Just kidding, pork now costs several dollars a pound, let alone pork suet.
As for the white-striped chicken, Fatty didn’t care. After all, a white-striped chicken wasn’t worth much.
But pork suet is different! The price of this thing is ridiculously high now, and the meat is not available. If there is no oil when cooking, you can only imagine what it will be like.
Speaking of oil, in this time of scarcity, lard is undoubtedly the best oil.
Even if the vegetables are fried, adding a little lard will taste much better! And you can still see some oil and water.
"That's it, otherwise you won't ask me for food next time."
"But boss, I..."
"Okay, Don’t worry about mother-in-law and mother-in-law, that’s it.”
"Okay, thank you, boss."
"Don't be too polite to me!"
More than half an hour later, the tricycle returned to the city, and Li Jiayi sent the fat man back first Home.
Looking at the pocket watch, it was just after nine o'clock. It was too late to go back anyway. It was estimated that the family had already rested by this time.
So he did not go back, but put the tricycle away, including Ah Quan.
Then he took Asheng to some small black markets in the city.
Yes, there are only four Pigeon Markets in the Imperial Capital, but there are many black markets. Except for the black market on Ghost Street, the rest are some small black markets.
Any alley or alley can become a black market.
But whether it is an alley or an alley, both ends are open and guarded.
The reason why they are all connected is that they are afraid of being caught in a urn and being served from the same pot.
As soon as Li Jia walked not far, he saw a person at the entrance of an alley and walked over.
"Buy or sell?"
"Buy."
In fact, what this person asked was superfluous. He didn't bring anything and came here empty-handed. This still requires Ask? I'm definitely not here to sell anything.
But he also knows that this is the rule of the black market, and anyone who comes in must ask.
"Let's go in!"
"Thank you!"
When I walked into the alley, I saw people squatting by the wall in twos and threes. These people came to sell things on the black market.
As for people buying things, they don’t squat by the wall. They basically walk back and forth. Unless they come across what they want, they squat in front of the stall.
There are not many people here, and there are even fewer people selling things. After a rough look, there are only twenty or thirty people.
Someone asked, how much do these twenty or thirty people charge if they charge 10 cents each?
A pigeon market, even a very small pigeon market, requires at least five or six people to open it!
If you think so, you are wrong. These twenty or thirty people selling things are just people who come to sell things at this time.
I don’t know how many people come and go in the black market in one night. Even if it is just a small black market, there will not be less than 200 people selling things in one night.
Based on two hundred people, one dime per person is twenty.
If you divide it among a few people, everyone can get a lot, and don't forget that collecting tickets is just one of the ways to make money in the black market.
They themselves sell things on the black market! This is the big one and the one that makes the most money.
They will collect some tickets on the black market and then sell them at a high price.
As for whether they are speculators or not, the black market is already open, so who cares whether they are speculators or not.
Li Jiayi walked around here and found nothing he was interested in, so he left directly.
In less than five minutes, Li Jiayi entered an alley again, which was also a small black market.
"How do you sell your little yellow croaker?" When Li Jia passed a stall and saw someone selling small yellow croaker, he stopped and asked.
"Eighty-one."
"Eighty? Your price is a little high, can it be cheaper?"
The little yellow croaker goes to the bank to exchange, one gram Only two and a half yuan, and the weight of a small yellow croaker is 31.25 grams.
In other words, if you take it to a bank to exchange it, this small yellow croaker will only cost you 78 yuan.
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