Although they have found a place to live temporarily, but this is outside after all, the two of them did not sleep peacefully, the fire was not extinguished overnight, Liu Xiaping and He Xiang also slept in a daze, but thinking that there was still a hundred catties of rice that had not been processed, even if they didn't rest well last night, the two of them were also full of energy.

The two discussed at night, how to sell this rice, they received two jiao and two catties, and the price on the black market was more than four cents, so the price they planned to sell was three cents and five cents.

A pound is almost a dime and three, which is quite cheap compared to the black market.

Liu Xiaping vaguely remembered that food stamps and other things were completely finished in almost ninety-three years, and it has only been seven or eight years now, so the high-priced grain on the black market is still very easy to sell.

There are several factories in Xicang County, and Liu Xiaping and He Xiang carried fifty catties in the basket alone, planning to find a few to sell first.

The two acted separately, Liu Xiaping carried a basket on her back, and the fifty catties of grain in it were not too heavy for her.

The two of them in Xicang County are not familiar with each other, so they can only grope their way forward.

Liu Xiaping's target is the old lady of the family or something, in this era, no matter what you buy, you have to queue up for a ticket, and the black market is also a change of place every three days, so at this time, there is still a market for high-priced grain for people in the city.

Carrying the basket on her back, Liu Xiaping squatted in front of the bridge pier and kept yawning.

Seeing an old lady with a good face walking by with a basket, she hurriedly stepped forward, raised a smile, and asked in a low voice, "Auntie, do you want rice?" ”

The old lady was taken aback, looking at Liu Xiaping's messy hair and the patches of clothes she was wearing, she knew that she was from the countryside at a glance.

Fortunately, it was not the first time for the old lady to buy high-priced grain, looking at the back basket behind her, she coughed lightly, and pulled Liu Xiaping to a remote place, "Little girl, do you want to buy rice?" How much is a pound? ”

"Auntie, my family is in a hurry to use money, and my mother said that this grain costs four dimes a pound." Liu Xiaping also had a heart, knowing that these old ladies who could live like to bargain, so they deliberately quoted an extra five cents.

Sure enough, I saw the old lady frowning, "Your rice is too expensive, you can't afford it, can it be cheaper?" ”

They are a family of six, all relying on their son to work in the coal and iron factory, although the rest of the people have food, but there are four young men in the family, all of whom are eating long meals, where is there enough food?

In the early years, speculation made a lot of trouble, and when the investigation was very strict, she didn't have the courage to trade privately, but in the past few years, the supervision above has also been a little lax, and she slowly dared to buy some food and come back.

"Auntie, this price is set by my mother...... This ......" Liu Xiaping looked honest and stubborn, and was deliberately anxious.

When the old lady saw her like this, she relaxed a little and smiled, "How much grain do you have?" ”

Liu Xiaping replied honestly, "Fifty catties." ”

"Girl, do you think it's okay, I'll buy fifty catties of grain together, and I'll give you two cents and five cents a catty, so that you can go back early to pay the errand, okay?" If you sell grain secretly like this, if you are caught, you will be criticized. ”

The old lady's eyes flashed, and she said her behavior very much.

Liu Xiaping laughed in her heart, if she was really scared, she wouldn't have the courage to come out and sell grain.

A pound of grain only earns three cents, and fifty pounds is more than a piece, so she is not so stupid.

So she simply pretended to be frightened, and waved her hand again and again, "Then forget it, auntie, I won't sell grain, I'll sell it to you at this price, I'll be beaten to death by my mother when I go back, I'll go." ”

The old lady didn't expect the little girl to leave, so she hurriedly grabbed her and squeezed out a smile, "Little girl, what are you running, this price can be negotiable, four dimes a pound is indeed a bit expensive, you can be cheaper, and the eldest mother will buy it together." Why don't you think it's Ermaoba? ”

Liu Xiaping still shook her head, pretending to whisper, "This is not good, my mother said that the minimum is three cents and five, and no matter how low it is, it will not work, I will not sell my aunt, I will go back." ”

"Three Mao San! Little girl, if you take it back at the price of three cents and three, your mother will not beat you, and it will sell quickly, and you can save time to go back to work, I bought all fifty catties at once. "The old lady originally thought that Liu Xiaping, a little girl who looked honest, would be easier to coax, but she didn't expect her to 'listen' to her mother's words so much, but fortunately, the tips of her ears heard her chatter, so she simply gave herself the bottom price.

After all, now that the rice on the black market has risen to four and a half cents a catty, she finally came across a low price, and she didn't want to suffer from that high price.

said that it was the bottom line price, but also because her family's food this month had just been divided not long ago, and there was still a surplus of food at home, so there was this price.

Liu Xiaping pondered for a while, although this price was two cents lower than the price in her heart, it was indeed easy to sell it at one time, so she agreed.

The old lady hurriedly smiled and said that she wanted to see her rice, and Liu Xiaping let her see it.

The rice that Du Aimin gave them was last year's rice, but it was very well preserved, and the new rice has not come out this year, and this rice is already very new.

The old lady looked satisfied, and said, "Then if you go back with me, you will say that my relatives in the countryside came to visit relatives, otherwise I won't be able to get back these fifty catties of rice alone." ”

Liu Xiaping nodded, no opinion.

She followed the old lady to the family area of the coal and iron factory, but she did not go to the old lady's house.

The heart of defense is indispensable, at least there are still some people in this courtyard, so she stood at the door of the old lady's house, looking at the room of only more than 20 square meters, but there were six people living in it, and almost all of them were full, and she had to sigh that the life of the people in this city did not seem to be as good as she imagined.

Although they live in rural areas, at least the houses they live in are not cramped.

The old lady weighed it at home, and the eldest son took the grain and weighed it, fifty catties was about the same, and he nodded.

The old lady here painfully counted sixteen dollars and five for her.

Liu Xiaping was also very happy to receive the money, and it was sold out at one time, which meant that she could rest for a while, and was about to leave, but was stopped by the old lady with a smile.

The old lady handed her a porcelain cup of hot water, and knew the reason why she didn't enter the door, so she pulled her to set up a dragon gate array in front of the door.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave, how can someone leave their relatives and leave when they come, it's too fake."

Liu Xiaping hadn't drunk water for a long time, swallowed her saliva, showed a simple smile, and didn't say much.

At this time, the old lady then asked, "Do you still have food to buy?" I'm going to settle a little more, if there is, Ming'er, you send me to the place where we are chatting today, and I'll let your uncle come over. ”