The lean rickshaw driver listened to Xiao Ju's ridiculous question, and couldn't help but stop, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Ju as if he was looking at a monster, and then turned around and continued to move forward with the car unhurriedly, and at the same time said, "Miss, you are a good person at first glance!" There is no shortage of money! Unlike us poor people, who worry every day about eating the last meal and not having the next meal, the little money that they earn desperately every day can buy a bowl of rice in the morning, and maybe they won't even have a bowl of rice in the afternoon, so they can only buy a bowl of rice bran and come back. ”

"Inflation!" Xiaoju listened to the rickshaw driver's exclamations and complaints, and couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

"That's right! Miss is a reader after all! That's what those newspapers wrote: Shanghai's inflation is wonderful, and a pocket of money can't buy a pocket of rice! The rickshaw driver couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Xiao Ju again. At the same time, he explained, "Miss, I can't read, but there are a few literate people in our car dealership, and when they are off duty, they will read the newspaper to us. Knowing that we are illiterate, we will read the newspaper every day to talk about what happened in Shanghai, and also tell us the Tao in those things, we know this! That's what I'll know! ”

Xiao Ju listened to the words of the rickshaw driver, but her heart moved, she was very suspicious that the literate rickshaw drivers of the car dealership were lurking in the underground of Shanghai**, from the words of the rickshaw driver, it is obvious that it is imperceptibly affecting the thoughts of the drivers in the car dealership, and then it will affect the behavior of the drivers! Xiaoju believes that not only the car dealership, but also all walks of life will have this kind of latent underground**, which is quietly influencing the people around them with their words and deeds. When the time comes, if you want to carry out any activities in Shanghai, it will be easy to get the support of the masses.

"Is Shanghai's energy swelling so strict? Hasn't the Nationalist Government found a way to contain it?" Xiao Ju is really worried now, if what the driver said is the truth, then Shanghai's current economy must be in a state of imminent collapse, although Xiao Ju asked so in his mouth, but he knew in his heart that if Shanghai's economy is really on the verge of collapse, the old Jiang government's financial department must be helpless against the current situation. Otherwise, we will not let it deteriorate, you must know that Shanghai is the economic center of China at present, and the collapse of its economy means the collapse of the financial economy of the national government, and this government is not far from collapse.

"Miss. The national government figured out a way? You're kidding, right? They are the ones who are responsible for inflation! Paper money is worthless, you can't buy much! And their solution is to put a large number of coins on the market, I don't understand, paper money is not worth much, they do this, isn't it even less valuable? The literate riders in the car dealership have analyzed it for us, but unfortunately I can't understand it! The lean rickshaw driver said with a little puzzlement and regret.

"It looks like Shanghai can't stay either!" Xiao Ju learned the news. The economic collapse of a city means that all kinds of disasters will follow, such as hunger, smashing and looting, the bankruptcy of factories and commercial houses, and the rapid increase in the number of unemployed people, and soon the city will fall into chaos.

"Alas, the poor are having a hard time now! Like the money I earn by pulling a car every day, I run to the rice store as soon as I get off work, and I will feel at ease when I exchange the money for rice, otherwise who knows that the money can buy something the next day! When is this kind of day the end? In the past, they were defeated by the Japanese, but now they have driven the Japanese soldiers back. It's not getting any better! The lean coachman sighed.

"It's going to be fine!" Xiao Ju could only smile and comfort the driver who was pulling the cart in front. At the same time, I remembered that the incident between the police and the gendarmes in Shanghai in July had not yet been clarified, so I turned the topic to inflation. So he spoke again, "Master, what is the matter of the Shanghai police and Xian fighting each other that you said?" Tell me about it! I don't want to accidentally offend someone I can't offend as soon as I arrive in Shanghai! ”

"Miss, that's a long story! I don't know much about it, but I know that there is a place where old newspapers and magazines are sold. Why don't I take you there and buy a few old newspapers that write about it, Miss, you are literate again, and when you look at it, everything will be clear! The lean coachman heard the topic that Xiao Ju asked. I got up again, and at the same time I mentioned a proposal to Xiao Ju.

"Is that far away?" Xiao Ju listened to the coachman's words, and applauded the coachman's construction in her heart. Indeed, if you hear the news, it is better to find some old newspapers and take a closer look, and you should have a great understanding of the political, economic and people's livelihood in Shanghai during this period, as if you are looking around for news like a fly without a head, or you can go to Lawson's cousin with a blank eye.

"Not far! Not far away! It's still in the middle of town! Miss, don't worry! Seeing that Xiaoju had some hesitation on her face, she guessed that she was worried about safety and hurriedly explained.

Soon, Xiao Ju was pulled by the rickshaw driver to a small but very lively alley, and stopped at a dimly lit shop at the end of the alley, and the coachman called out to the store: "Dog, I'll help you bring the guests!"

"It's coming! Here it comes! A thin boy of eleven or twelve, with only a pair of big eyes on his face, came out of the shop as he responded.

"Did you cut some of your mother's hair?" When the lean coachman saw the boy he called a dog, he asked with concern.

"The same old way! It's just cough! It's a pity that I don't have the money to buy medicine, otherwise it would have been good a long time ago, how could it be dragged like this! The dog's face was full of Cangsang, who did not belong to his actual age, and even his tone carried a feeling of being overwhelmed by life.

"Stay up! Who makes us poor! The lean rickshaw driver reached out and patted the thin shoulder of the dog, he also wanted to reach out to help this father and mother, he struggled to feed his sick mother and his own dog at a young age, but unfortunately he was powerless, because he also had a family waiting for food with his mouth open, as the factory went bankrupt and closed down, the more people had nothing to do, so there were more and more people pulling rickshaws, and he was tired and tired for a day, so he could only buy so many catties of rice to go back. I can only find a way to help the dog introduce some customers who buy old newspapers and magazines.

"Miss, what kind of old newspapers do you want? Or an old magazine? The dog boy is a collection of all kinds of waste newspapers and magazines! Tell me and let him help you find it! After the lean rickshaw driver sighed at that sentence, he immediately turned his head to Xiaoju and said with an enthusiastic smile.

"I want all the newspapers that report on the major events that happened in Shanghai this year! I also want 9 newspapers about inflation, and I want newspapers for almost a month! Xiao Ju thought about it for a while, and then put forward her own request.

And when Xiao Ju said what he wanted, his eyes gradually lit up, he knew that the girl in front of him, who was not much older than him, was a big customer he had since the beginning, if this business really happened, maybe he could earn money to buy a bag of rice! My mother can also eat a few full meals, maybe her body will gradually get better!

"Miss! You wait! I've got all the newspapers you mentioned! I'm going to help you find it! The dog ran into the small dark shop with an excited face.

Soon, the dog boy successively held a few thick stacks of newspapers stacked in front of Xiao Ju, Xiao Ju bent down and picked a few copies at random, and found that although it was an old newspaper, it may have been carefully taken care of by the dog girl, and it looked clean and tidy, and it was not damaged, so I couldn't help but be more satisfied.

"I've got it all! Little boss, you make a price! Xiao Ju had already guessed the embarrassment of the boy in front of him from the conversation between the lean rickshaw driver and the boy of the same age as herself, and she also wanted to help. If you can save a family without harming yourself, Xiaoju is still willing to lend this helping hand.

"Two silver dollars!" The dog gritted his teeth, and said something about Ai Ai, and after saying this, he kept his head down and didn't dare to look at Xiao Ju, afraid of seeing the rejection on Xiao Ju's face.

"Here, take it!" Xiao Ju smiled, took out four silver dollars from the small money bag she was carrying, and stuffed them into the dog's hand.

"This young lady, I only need two silver dollars! That's too much! As soon as the dog's hand grasped the silver dollars, a pair of big eyes opened sharply, and it looked even bigger, and at the same time, he said in a somewhat overwhelmed tone.

"You've got it! I think these old newspapers are worth that price! Xiao Ju smiled, did not take the two silver dollars handed by the dog, and at the same time motioned to the rickshaw driver who brought her to carry the old newspapers onto the rickshaw.

"You're a good guy!" The dog stared at Xiao Ju for a long time, and finally held back such a sentence. He clenched the four silver dollars in his hand, and his heart was full of joy and sorrow, it seemed that he could take his mother to the doctor, and his mother's layoff, so he didn't have to worry every day that his mother would leave him like his father, leaving him alone in this world to live a lonely and struggling life.

When Xiaoju came to the vicinity of No. 113 Fuxing West Road with so many newspapers, she temporarily changed her mind, not planning to go to Rosen's cousin at this time, but found a big inn near Fuxing West Road and lived in it for a family of three, and she began to bury her head in this pile of old newspapers, learning about the big and small things that happened in Shanghai in 1947. As for Zhuang Zhuang, in order to broaden his horizons, Xiao Ju also asked him to follow those newspapers, and consciously analyzed the news revealed in the newspapers for him one by one. As for Xiao Ju Niang, she sat on the side doing needlework with a smile on her face, watching her pair of precious children discuss there.

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