Candide in Chronology is on strike

The next day, Qin Xi and Qin Jiang got up early in the morning. Today they were going to the county town. There were four eggs left that Qin Xi bought from the villagers before, so he put them all in the pot and boiled them. As soon as the water boiled, they The firewood was removed, the lid was closed, and the remaining heat was used to simmer the eggs.

If you keep turning on the high heat and letting the water continue to boil, the eggs will explode, and then the pot will be a mess of egg water, which is tasteless and would be a pity to throw away.

When boiling eggs in his previous life, Qin Xi would put the eggs in a plastic bag. Before tying the bag, he would pour some water into the plastic bag so that when the water boiled, the eggs would not break.

There are two simple stoves for boiling eggs, Qinxi and Qinjiang. They are built with stones and are located next to the woodshed. A straw shed is built on top, so that you can cook inside even on rainy days.

Unfortunately, it hasn’t rained in Chenhui Village since the thatched hut was built. It is still unknown whether the hut is strong and whether it can provide shelter from wind and rain.

There is nothing going on in the village now. It has not rained for a long time, so there is no grass growing in the ground. Even if it does grow, it is the kind that is dry and yellow. It looks malnourished. Of course, more of it is The dried wild vegetables and weeds were all dead, and they couldn't survive in this weather.

The dozens of acres of rice fields in the village were very busy when we first started filling them with water. At that time, everyone earned work points, which was called being very active. After all, the more work you do, the more work points you get, and work points are calculated based on the number of buckets you carry. Now It’s not that busy anymore. It’s enough for ten people to take care of the dozens of acres of land every day.

The remaining people either rested at home and saved food, or went up the mountains and forests to forage and eat. As long as they were edible, they all moved home. Some old people who sensed something was wrong were already controlling the food at home. These are the people who are diligent.

Some even secretly went to the black market to exchange for food. At this time, it was natural that the Eight Immortals were crossing the sea and showing off their magical powers, but no one showed it openly.

Some old people who have experienced the great famine would rather go to the black market to buy high-priced food and store it in spite of the complaints of their children and grandchildren, because they know that if God really refuses to give you food, you will really starve to death. human.

They once watched their loved ones starve to death in front of their eyes. They were powerless at that time, 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 it is not eaten or drunk.

The little money they save in the countryside won't be able to buy much food by then, so they might as well make preparations now!
Now that the weather is perfect, they are not in a hurry, so the four of them plan to walk to the county seat, which is not far away and will arrive in two or three hours. When they return, they can take the car back with food.

Qin Xi and Qin Jiang each carried a backpack, locked the door, and set off. They had already agreed with Tang Ying and He Yuan to meet at the entrance of the village.

As for Qin He, after Liu Mei's persuasion, he didn't take this matter to heart at all. With Wenxiang Nephrite in his arms, he couldn't think about it so much. Now the young couple has the door closed and hasn't gotten up. !
At ten o'clock in the morning, the four of Qin Xi walked to the county seat, and then rushed to the black market without stopping.

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 Qin Xi's goal.

As for retail investors, one is asking for high prices and paying back the money, which is too much trouble. The other is that the quality is not guaranteed. Qin Xi was cheated once. The food on the top was good, but the food on the bottom was all spoiled and could not be eaten. It was her fault at that time. She also thought that the man was kind-hearted and even gave her the cloth bag. However, when she went back to empty the bag, she found that she had been cheated.

If you encounter this kind of thing, you can only admit that you are unlucky. The rule of the black market is that once the goods are sold, you will not be responsible for it, and the seller will not recognize it. If you want not to be cheated, it is best to buy something. Look carefully.Even though the black market has a black label and is engaged in shady business, its formality is still well-known. Otherwise, they would not have dominated Yongxin County for so many years, and even several surrounding counties have theirs. Shadow can be called the local tyrant.

The four of them went straight to the stall selling grains. Usually at this time, the stall was very deserted, but today, there were still three old people surrounding the stall. Looking at their spitting posture, they wanted to lower the price immediately. Unfortunately, the people on the other side did not have this right, so they refused to let go until they were bitten to death, which made them very angry.

"Don't make things difficult for me, a little shrimp. The price of this grain is set by the boss above. People like me are only responsible for selling. If you want to buy cheap grain, you should wait for a while and come back!" The man in the middle standing in front of the stall couldn't bear the disturbance and begged for mercy from these old men and ladies.

"After a while, you will definitely sell it more expensively. If you want to deceive us now, there is no way."

"That's right! Call your supervisors out here. How can anyone do this kind of business? Coarse grains are only a dime a pound. At this price, you're not afraid of stretching yourself to death!"

The old lady is the most angry about this matter. Her family has a large population, so every 15th day of the Lunar New Year, she has to go to the black market to buy food to subsidize it, otherwise she won't have enough to eat at all.

But who knew that the price of food on the black market would keep rising higher and higher!
Adhering to the virtue of diligence and frugality, she postponed this time to the next time, thinking that in a few days, the price of food might drop. Who knows, she watched the price of food rise higher and higher, six points to eight points to nine points to one Mao, until now, she was even more reluctant to buy it.

But if you don’t buy it, you won’t be able to eat it at home. You have to buy it.

After all, it's all the fault of these grain sellers. As soon as something goes wrong that day, they rush to take advantage of the situation and raise the price so high, without fear of suffocating themselves to death.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really can't make the decision. The person who cares about me is not here today, so why don't you come back tomorrow?"

"Don't worry, he will definitely be there tomorrow." He didn't care so much anymore and wanted to coax these tough old bones away first.

Anyway, the price of food on the black market will become more and more expensive. When the time comes, these old people will definitely not be able to survive.

At this time, Qin Xi and the others also came closer. As soon as they inquired about the price of grain, their hearts suddenly dropped. Coarse grains cost [-] cents per pound, and fine grains cost [-] cents per pound. The specific prices were still vague, but the tone was already there. Once it’s settled, it’s expensive.

The changes in grain prices on the black market have made Qinxi even more eager to collect grain. If before, she only planned to buy [-] to [-] kilograms of grain to prepare, now she plans to buy at least [-] kilograms of grain.

If you buy all coarse grains, a hundred kilograms of grains will only cost about ten yuan, but if you buy them together with fine grains, you can't buy them for less than 30 yuan.

(End of this chapter)