Chapter 262 One Year
“Don’t worry, Uncle Liao, nothing will happen to our courtyard in the short term.”
“Oh! Why?”
“As the saying goes, rabbits don’t He would only take action in the courtyard if he couldn't steal anything outside."
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Liao Kai thought about it and it was true. Shi Datiao didn't do it before. That’s it!
"That's right."
"But Uncle Liao, the doors and windows still need to be locked. Who knows when he will attack the courtyard!"
"That's right."
< br>After Liao Kai returned, Li Jiayi also went upstairs, locked the door from the inside and entered the space.
No words for a night.
Early the next morning, Li Jiayi came out of the space.
After breakfast, I drove a tricycle out from home.
It’s better to give something to the little fat guy first, then take the money and leave.
The business of selling fruits is very good now, so of course Li Jiayi can’t miss it! You know, all the money earned here is foreign exchange!
At this time, if you want to buy things from abroad, you can only use foreign exchange and gold.
It is true that the U.S. knife is a universal currency, but there is one thing that is more useful than the U.S. knife, and that is gold.
But the country is not willing to use gold to exchange things with gringos! Just try every means to earn foreign exchange.
Let’s put it this way! According to the official quotation, one U.S. dollar can be exchanged for two RMB 59 cents, but if you actually use a U.S. knife to exchange for RMB, someone will exchange it with you even for three or even four RMB.
It’s just that no one is so stupid as to use a U.S. knife to exchange for RMB. If nothing else, just because you don’t need a ticket to buy things with a U.S. knife, it’s worth the price.
“Don’t miss it if you pass by.”
"Fresh fruits are sold."
"There are also fragrant and delicious sugar-roasted chestnuts."
"Bring me a pack of sugar-roasted chestnuts."
"Five dollars, Chenghui."
"Child, I want a pocket of apples."
"No problem."
At this moment, two police officers came over on patrol. When they saw the two people, Li Jiayi smiled, took out two apples and threw them over.
“Come, eat some fruit to quench your thirst.”
“Thanks, we still have to train, so I won’t delay you from selling things.”
“Okay. , pay attention to safety.”
"Hey, kid, give me a bag each of apples and sugar oranges."
"Okay, ten dollars."
"Here you go."
Time passed by, and one day passed in the blink of an eye. Li Jiayi sold until dark before leaving here.
The main reason is that he has to deliver goods to the black market today, otherwise he would have gone back long ago.
Driving a tricycle to the courtyard next to Ghost Street, Li Jia opened the door and drove the tricycle in.
Sure enough, there was another box of large and small yellow croakers, and a note on the Eight Immortals table in the living room.
Li Jia picked up the note, read it, put it aside, and then began to count the large and small yellow croakers in the box.
The quantity was just right, so I collected it.
However, he did not go out to get food or anything. Instead, he took out food from the space and sat at the Eight Immortals Table to eat.
Because I may go back late today, it is impossible to catch up with the meal, so I have to eat the meal first.
After eating, he glanced at his pocket watch. It was already after eight o'clock in the evening. Only then did Li Jiayi take out all the things he wanted on the black market.
Then lock the door and drive away on the tricycle.
No words for a night.
After dinner the next morning, Li Jiayi went to the small courtyard again.
I added peanuts, melon seeds and beef jerky, and sat in the living room waiting for Guo Detie.
Half an hour later, Guo Detie came over and ran over quickly when he saw Li Jiayi.
"Boss, let me tell you something."
"What is it?"
Guo Detie scratched his head and said: "Boss, can you get some food? , I also want some meat.”
"Why do you want grain and meat?"
To be honest, Li Jiayi just bought 200 kilograms of grain and ten kilograms of pork for Fatty's family half a month ago!
"Boss, it's not me who wants it, it's the brothers who are short of food at home."
"Uh! That's it! No problem, how much do you need?"
"Get it first Two thousand catties of white flour and two hundred catties of meat!”
"You kid, just tell me if everyone wants it."
Guo Detie scratched his head and said: "Yes, boss, I want a lot this time, is it easy? "
"No problem, let's do this. Don't let them do it at home. It's more troublesome. You tell them that tonight at eight After that, I'll send them home and let them wait outside the yard."
"Okay, boss, I'll tell them when they come over."
"Yes! Well, in order to save time, don’t give me the money now. Just collect the money for me later.”
"Okay, boss."
After taking the money, Li Jiayi left here and spent another day selling fruits and candied chestnuts in the family area of the embassy.
Because he had to deliver food and meat to his brothers, Li Jiayi did not go home. He directly found a small forest and drove his tricycle in. Then put the tricycle into the space, eat something in the space, and go through the daily routine.
It wasn’t until after eight o’clock that Li Jiayi came out of the space.
He got on the tricycle and headed to his brothers' house.
Although they don’t live in the same place, they are all on the same street, so they are not very far away.
When he arrived at the courtyard where a brother lived, a man ran over to stop him before he reached the gate.
Li Jiayi quickly stopped the tricycle, and then he realized that it was his younger brother who was blocking him.
“Boss, you are finally here.”
"You guys, what do you mean I'm finally here? Didn't I tell you that I'd be here after eight o'clock?"
The boy scratched his head and said: "I was told that I would be here after eight o'clock, but I didn't know. It's past eight o'clock!"
"Uh!" Li Jia slapped his forehead, forgetting that the brothers and their family didn't have watches.
I guess this kid should have come out and waited for him a long time ago, otherwise he wouldn't have said that he finally came.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense and ask your family to come over and move food."
This is a hundred pounds of white flour! It's impossible for this boy to carry it back, don't forget there are ten pounds of pork.
"Okay boss, I'm going to ask my dad and my brother to come out."
"Well! Try not to alarm others."
"Don't worry, boss. At this time, it is estimated that even if there is a movie in the yard, no one will come out."
"Uh! This..."
yes! With so much food shortage now, most people are probably just full of water and lying in bed just to reduce consumption. Who would run out?
"Okay, I get it, hurry up and call me! I will send it to other brothers later."
"Yeah!"
This name Within three minutes of entering, the younger brother walked out with a middle-aged man and a young man.
"Dad, brother, let me introduce to you, this is my boss Li Jiayi. Boss, this is my dad, and this is my eldest brother."
"Hello!"
"Hello!"
"Hello, uncle!"
"Let me ask you to add one!"
"Uncle, yes, you can call me plus one, or you can call me Xiao Li."
"Then I'd better ask you to add one! Thank you for helping our family get food, otherwise our family really won't be able to survive."
"Uncle, don't say that, your son and I are brothers. This is what I should do.”
Because he had to deliver it elsewhere, Li Jia took out the food and money and rushed to the next brother’s house without a few words.
It wasn't until after nine o'clock that Li Jia delivered a handful of grain and meat to the last brother, and then he rushed home.
Time flies by, and in a blink of an eye it is April of 1961.
Over the past year, the consequences of drought have become increasingly serious.
The price of food on the black market is now ridiculously high. White flour costs two yuan, five sixty-six pounds per pound. The same goes for rice. Even cornmeal can be sold for about one yuan three.
Even stick noodles can be sold for a piece, and even sweet potatoes and pumpkins are sold for 40 cents a pound.
The price of pork is ridiculously high, but not many people eat pork anymore. There is no way, it is really unaffordable.
Only Master Wu and the old and the young don’t care about the price.
They still live a life of chicken, fish, meat and eggs every day, because they didn’t buy it with money!
As long as there are large and small yellow croakers, or antiques, they can be exchanged for food and meat, so they don't care at all.
The black market also wants meat, but now they not only pay for large and small yellow croakers, but also use part of the antiques to pay for it.
It's very simple. They also had all the big and small yellow croakers in their hands replaced by Li Jiayi.
You can only pay with part of the antiques, let’s put it that way! If Li Jiayi asks for money, they will agree immediately.
Because Mr. Long has no idea how much cash he has in the black market.
I dare not say more, but I am definitely richer than most capitalists.
This year, the family has also undergone great changes. The eldest sister has been admitted to a technical secondary school and is now in the first grade of a technical secondary school.
Because technical secondary schools are for technical studies, there are no holidays. My eldest sister has to go to school every day.
Elementary schools, junior high schools, and high schools are still on vacation, and there is no intention of starting school at all.
Similarly, Li Jiayi is now in the third grade of junior high school and will take the exam soon. It is estimated that by September, he will also go to a technical secondary school.
In addition to these, there is another happy event. Yes, Liao Kai and Xu Wenwen have a daughter.
She has only been born for a month, and Xu Wenwen is currently on maternity leave. It is estimated that she will not be able to go to work after her maternity leave.
But he is a regular employee, so it doesn’t matter even if he doesn’t go to work. He can just apply for a leave of absence without pay.
When her children can go to kindergarten, she will go back to work.
During this year, a lot of things happened in the yard. First of all, Shi Zhen was caught stealing. Because she didn't steal much, she was sentenced to five years of hard labor.
The most serious one is Shi Datiao. I don’t know if he is used to stealing. He has visited all the large courtyards and courtyards nearby.
As the saying goes, if you often walk by the river, your shoes will not get wet. Just when this kid was stealing something again, he was caught.
These days, everyone hates people who steal things! Especially those who steal food or grain.
But Shi Datiao not only stole food, but also stole grain. This problem became serious.
He was beaten half to death on the spot, and even his limbs were broken.
When the police came, they had no way to deal with it because there were so many people beating them. It could be said that everyone went up and kicked them a few times.
In the end, Shi Datiao could only be taken away. Although this kid was usually very bold, he immediately became honest and honest when facing the police.
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(End of this chapter)