The next day, Qinxi Qinjiang got up early in the morning, today they are going to the county seat, there are still four eggs left in Qinxi to buy from the villagers, and they are all boiled in the pot, as soon as the water is boiled, the firewood is withdrawn, the lid of the pot is closed, and the eggs are cooked with residual temperature.

If you keep the fire on and let the water continue to boil, the eggs will explode, and then the pot will be a mess of egg water, the kind that is tasteless and discarded.

In his previous life, when he boiled eggs, Qin Xi would put the eggs in a plastic bag, and before tying the bag tightly, he scooped some water and poured it into the plastic bag, so that when the water boiled, the eggs would not break.

The simple stove for boiling eggs is Qinxi and Qinjiang, which are built with stones, next to the firewood house, and a grass shed is built on it, so that even if it rains, you can cook in it.

It's a pity that since the construction of the straw shed was completed, it has not rained in Chenhui Village, and it is still unknown whether this straw shed is not firm and whether it can shelter from the wind and rain.

Now there is nothing to do in the village, it has not rained for a long time, so there is no grass growing in the ground, and even if it grows, it is the kind that does not pull a few yellows and does not slip, and it is malnourished when it looks at it, of course, there are more dry wild vegetables and weeds, all of which are dead, and they cannot survive in this weather.

Dozens of acres of rice farming in the village, it was very busy when it just started to irrigate it, at that time everyone earned work, that is called an enthusiastic and active, after all, it is more work and more rewards, according to the number of buckets to calculate the work, now it is not so busy, just those dozens of acres of land, ten people a day to take care of, it is enough.

The rest of the people are either resting at home, saving food, or going up the mountain and down the forest to find food, as long as they can eat, they all move home, some old people who feel that something is wrong, are already controlling the food at home, and these people are the most diligent people who go up the mountain.

There are even people who secretly go to the black market to exchange food, and at this time, it is naturally the eight immortals who have crossed the sea, each showing their magical powers, but everyone is not on the surface.

Some old people who have experienced the great famine would rather face the complaints of their children and grandchildren, and must go to the black market to spend money to buy high-priced grain and put it back, because they know that if God really refuses to give you food, he will really starve to death.

They had watched their loved ones starve to death before their eyes, and they couldn't do anything about it, but now they just want to hold hope in their own hands.

When there is really no food to eat, money is of little use if you don't eat or drink properly.

The little money they saved in the countryside will not be able to buy much food by that time, so it is better to prepare now!

Now the weather is just right, and they are not in a hurry, so the four of them plan to walk to the county seat, which is not far, two or three hours, and when they return, they can take the food back by car.

Qin Xi and Qin Jiang each carried a basket on their backs, locked the door, and set off, they had already agreed with Tang Ying and He Yuan to gather at the entrance of the village.

As for Qin He, under Liu Mei's persuasion, he didn't take this matter too seriously at all, Wen Xiang nephrite was in his arms, how could he think so much, now the little couple is still with the door closed, and they haven't gotten up!

At ten o'clock in the morning, the four of Qin Xi walked to the county seat on foot, and then rushed to the black market non-stop.

Although the black market does not refuse retail investors to come here to sell grain, their own business is also very prosperous, which is also Qinxi's goal.

As for the retail investors, one is to sit on the ground to pay the money at a sky-high price, which is too troublesome, and the other is that the quality is not guaranteed, Qin Xi was pitted once, the grain on the top is good, and the bottom is all bad and can't be eaten, she still felt that the person had a good heart at the time, and even gave her the cloth bag, but when she went back to pour the bag, she found that she was pitted.

The rules of the black market are that once the goods are sold, they are not responsible, and the person who sells them will not admit it.

Don't look at the black market with a black word, it is an unsightly business, but the formality is still well-known, otherwise, it would not dominate Yongxin County for so many years, and even the surrounding counties have their shadows, which can be called a local tyrant.

The four of them went straight to the stall selling grain, usually at this time, the stall was already very deserted, but today, there were three old people around the stall, looking at their spitting posture, they were eager to knock down the price immediately, but unfortunately, the people on the opposite side did not have this right, and they did not let go of their mouths, and they were angry enough.

"Don't embarrass me, this little shrimp, the price of this grain is set by the boss above, like me, I am only responsible for selling, if you want to buy cheap grain, you should wait for a while, you can come again!" The man in the middle standing in front of the stall couldn't bear to be disturbed, and begged for mercy from these old men and old ladies.

"After a while, you will definitely sell it more expensive, and now you want to lie to us, no way."

"That's right! Call me out your stewards, how can anyone do such a business, coarse grain is a dime a catty, and at this price, I am not afraid to support myself to death! ”

The old lady is the most angry about this matter, her family has a large population, and every fifteenth day of the new year, she has to come to the black market to buy food to subsidize some, otherwise there will be not enough food at all.

But who knows, the price of food in this black market is rising higher and higher!

Adhering to the virtue of thrift and thrift, this time it was delayed until the next time, thinking that in a few days, maybe the price of food would be reduced, who knows, she is watching the price of food rise higher and higher, six points and eight points and nine cents, and so on, she is even more reluctant to buy.

But if you don't buy it, you can't eat it, you have to buy it.

Speaking of which, it's all the fault of these grain sellers, as soon as something is wrong on this day, they rush to take advantage of the fire to rob, raise the price so high, and they are not afraid of supporting themselves to death.

"I'm sorry, I'm really not the master, I don't care if I'm not here today, or you will come back tomorrow."

"Don't worry, he'll be here tomorrow." He can't care so much about it, so let's coax these difficult old bones away first.

Anyway, the price of food on the black market will become more and more expensive, and when the time comes, these old ones will definitely not be able to fall well.

At this time, Qin Xi and the others also came closer, and as soon as they inquired about the price of grain, their hearts suddenly became half cold, one dime and one pound of coarse grain, five cents and two catties of fine grain, the specific price, and the head, but the tone has been set, that is, expensive.

The change in the price of grain in the black market has made Qin Xitun's grain heart more urgent, if she only planned to buy seventy or eighty catties of grain to prepare before, now she plans to buy at least one hundred catties of grain back.

If you buy all the coarse grains, a hundred catties of grain is only about ten yuan, but if you buy it with fine grains, you can't buy it without twenty or thirty yuan.

(End of chapter)