Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 492 Buying Food
The girl in flowery clothes didn’t get any food in exchange in the end. She lowered her head, wiped her tears, and left.

Before leaving, he glanced at Tang Zhitong.

Tang Zhitong took a step forward and asked from the opposite side: "?"

"Speak something I can understand." Although he didn't want to pay attention to the other party, who let him have food? Tang Zhitong took out two large yellow croakers from his arms, and then held one in his left hand and one in his right hand. When the two collided, a clear and pleasant tinkling sound was made.

"What do you want to change?" The person on the other end heard the noise and stopped being polite, speaking in clear Chinese.

"What's the matter?" Tang Zhitong asked.

"Rice, corn, everything."

"How to change?"

"One croaker is worth eight hundred kilograms of corn, or six hundred kilograms of rice." The man opposite was staring at the big yellow croaker in Tang Zhitong's hand, and the sound of him swallowing saliva could be heard clearly.

"Isn't it a bit expensive?" A large yellow croaker costs 1,300 yuan, which is equivalent to nearly 1.6 yuan per pound of corn and 2.1 yuan per pound of rice. It is obviously higher than the price revealed by Kong Yiqun. This grandson is so evil-hearted, is he trying to take advantage of it?

"If you want to change, let's change. If not, get out! This is the price for this land!" The other party had a very bad attitude, as if Tang Zhitong was going to be taken away unwillingly.

Tang Zhitong finally experienced that when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. If it weren't for the boundary, he was afraid that things would get out of hand and end badly. Tang Zhitong really wanted to beat up these bastards.

"How much corn is left on the sled?" Tang Zhitong suppressed his temper and glanced at the sled behind them. It was full of furs, radios, watches and other things that could not be produced in the East, brought by the people who came to exchange food.

"Four hundred kilograms of corn." The man on the other side didn't care whether it was cold or not at this moment. He took out a cigarette, thinking he was very handsome. However, the north wind did not cooperate. The match was blown out as soon as it was struck, and it didn't light up at all.

"Shit!" After several times, the other party became furious and threw the matches on the ground and stepped on them, as if this could vent his anger.

Tang Zhitong chuckled, stuffed the two big yellow croakers into his arms again, then took out the lighter that Wu Haiyang had given him, lit it with a "click", and handed it over.

The person on the other side was stunned for a moment, then came over and lit a cigarette, his expression relaxed a lot.

Tang Zhitong closed the lighter, put it in his arms, and took out three small yellow croakers. He held his hand out in front of the three people opposite him and said, "Leave the corn here, and take these away. Tomorrow night at eight o'clock, you bring 2,600 kilograms of corn to exchange for the two big ones."

Two large yellow croakers and three small yellow croakers can be exchanged for 2990 yuan at the bank. One yuan per pound of corn is Tang Zhitong’s psychological bottom price.

"No, no. It's too expensive." The other party shook his head when he heard Tang Zhitong's offer.

"Forget it." Tang Zhitong retracted his hand. He was not going to indulge these bastards. At worst he could sneak over in the dark and look for the granary. When he came over in the afternoon, he saw smoke coming out from the opposite side.

"Comrade, wait, let's talk about this." Seeing Tang Zhitong was about to leave, the people on the opposite side called him hurriedly. The three of them gathered together and discussed in a low voice.

Do you know they are gay now? Tang Zhitong smiled and was not in a hurry. He just stood there and waited quietly for the next step.

They seem calm on the surface, but in fact they have activated cheats to guard against the enemy's hidden gunfire.

After a while, the man on the other side finished the discussion and smiled as he stretched out his hand to Tang Zhitong: "Comrade, it's a deal!"

"Okay! Tomorrow night at eight o'clock." Tang Zhitong also stretched out his hand, wearing gloves, and shook hands.

"There is a condition. There are only three of us. You can bring at most three people here tomorrow." The other side was also on guard against Tang Zhitong.

"No problem." Tang Zhitong nodded. How could he have three people? He was alone.

"We are all comrades, so we won't ask for a deposit." The two men opposite were lifting the sacks from the sled, and the one smoking stretched out his hand to Tang Zhitong, motioning him to hand over the three small yellow croakers to him.

"Okay, I believe you. But you have to check it carefully. Once you buy it, it's a done deal. No returns or exchanges are accepted after the payment is made." Tang Zhitong took out three small yellow croakers and put them in the other party's hand.

The other person threw the cigarette butt onto the ice, weighed it, and then put the little goldfish into his mouth one by one and bit it with his back teeth.

He took it out and saw the teeth marks, smiled with satisfaction, and then put it in a box behind him.

As for the corn, Tang Zhitong walked up and took a look. The sack was very large and was sealed by a machine. There were no signs of it being unsealed. This was not something that ordinary people could get.

In front of Tang Zhitong, the people on the opposite side lifted bulging sacks onto the scale, each bag weighing exactly 200 kilograms.

After the payment and goods were settled, the three men chatted and laughed, and walked away in a chorus of “xiba”, “pa bu” and “piao xing”.

After the other party walked away and could no longer be seen, Tang Zhitong pulled the two bags of corn into the space, retracted his magical powers, and walked towards the other side of the river.

As for why the other party was so happy, Tang Zhitong guessed that it might be because the payment for Maybach had not been collected yet.

Well, now the other side still recognizes the responsibility and knows that they have to pay for buying things.

Tang Zhitong climbed up the river bank, and suddenly heard a noise from the side: "Brother."

"Wow! Girl, are you waiting for me here? You scared me." The voice looked familiar. It was the girl in flowery clothes who had just reminded me to line up.

"They... they are so disgusting. I really have no other choice. Our family is running out of food. Brother, have you bought some food? Can I buy you some?" The girl in flowery clothes squatted on the ground and asked with tears in her eyes.

"I didn't buy it. They asked for too high a price." Although he felt pity, Tang Zhitong still shook his head and spread his hands to show them to the girl in flowery clothes.

"Woo...are you going to let me live..." When the girl in flowery clothes heard this, she immediately held her head and burst into tears.

Seeing the girl in flowery clothes crying heartbreakingly, Tang Zhitong softened his heart and asked, "Girl, do you want a mackerel?"

Food is not important. It is something I bring back to supplement my family's food. Those people may not come tomorrow, so I definitely cannot sell them now. But I don't lack fish.

"Fish is fine too. Do you have any? I'll buy it!" The girl in flowery clothes asked with sobs when she heard this.

"Yes, come with me." Tang Zhitong said, and took the lead to walk north.

"Brother, give me a hand, my feet are numb." When the girl in flowery clothes saw Tang Zhitong leaving, she tried to get up, but she stumbled and fell to the ground.

Alas, Tang Zhitong sighed in his heart, turned around and pulled her.

Because she had been squatting for too long, the girl in flowery clothes staggered when she stood up. Tang Zhitong had to be patient and slow down her pace.

"Brother, how much is a pound of Spanish mackerel?" the girl in flowery clothes asked shyly from behind.

"I bought it for 3.8 cents a pound. I'll give it to you at the original price." Tang Zhitong didn't know the price of mackerel here, so he quoted the price in Sijiu City last winter.

"Brother, you've worked hard for me. I won't take advantage of you. I'll buy it for 40 cents." Now that she had something to eat, the girl in flowery clothes calmed down quickly and spoke clearly without any hesitation.

"Oh, OK." Tang Zhitong did not refuse. He turned on the cheating device and put two frozen mackerels into the distant snow pile.

When they reached the place where the fish were placed, Tang Zhitong stopped, bent down and pulled the Spanish mackerel out of the snow. He grabbed the thin part of the fish's tail and took them out one by one.

This is also because you have to wear gloves. If you use bare hands, you really can't catch the mackerel with one hand, and it's easy to cut your hands.

"Here, two, each weighing thirty kilograms." Tang Zhitong threw the fish on the road. The pale moonlight shone on the mackerel, making it look a little bigger.

"Thirty kilograms?!" The girl in flowery clothes was very surprised. It is true that this place is close to the sea, but the purchase of fish is limited. She can only buy five or six kilograms a month.

"What? Not enough money?" Tang Zhitong pulled up the rabbit skin he was wearing outside, trying to cover his mouth and nose as much as possible.

"Well, it's a little not enough. Big brother, can you come back with me to get it?" The girl in flowery clothes was overjoyed and looked determined to get it.

"Wow, love has to be delivered to your door?" Tang Zhitong laughed.

"It's 60 kilograms, I can't drag it. To be honest with you, I haven't eaten for a day." The girl in flowery clothes said frankly.

"Oh, stop talking. If you tell me another miserable story about your life, will I still accept my money?" Tang Zhitong teased. In the middle of the night, the girl could see the road clearly by herself, and her clothes were not pudding-like. At most, we could say that she had poor aesthetic taste, but her family conditions were definitely not bad.

"Our family has money, but I lost my food coupons. I can't buy food for a while, and I feel bad." The girl in flowery clothes talked more when she saw that she had fish and food.

"Do your family know that you are out today?" Tang Zhitong asked, not wanting to get involved in other people's family affairs.

"I didn't dare to say it." The girl in flowery clothes kicked the snow on the ground with her shoes and said in a low voice.

"Well, go back quickly. Don't you want to think about your home? Aren't you afraid of going crazy looking for it?" Tang Zhitong bent down and picked up the Spanish mackerel, one in each hand, and urged, "Lead the way."

"Yeah." The girl in flowery clothes finally reacted, turned around, walked in front, and led Tang Zhitong towards her home.

Tang Zhitong was walking behind, and his eyes inevitably fell on the girl's back. He glanced at the shadow cast on the ground by the moonlight. Well, she had a good figure. No wonder that little bastard had such evil thoughts just now.

"Brother, where do you work?" The girl in flowery clothes walked in front, and heard the rustling sound of mackerel scratching across the ground behind her. She asked as she walked.

"I'm a hunter, why would I have to attend a class?" Tang Zhitong said concealingly.

"You are not a hunter. When we were queuing this afternoon, I saw your cuffs. They were green." The girl in flowery clothes said confidently.

"I exchanged clothes with others. No matter how hard life is, I still need clothes to go out, right?" Tang Zhitong continued to talk nonsense.

"Oh, is it the mountain in the north?" The girl chattered, and she didn't look like she hadn't eaten for a day. She was completely different from the crying girl just now.

"Why are you asking so many questions? Is he calling you?" Tang Zhitong heard a voice calling from a distance, and it sounded like something Jin.

",." The girl responded loudly, and then said to Tang Zhitong: "My name is Jin Haiying, what's your name?"

"Don't worry about it, my child is crawling on the floor." Tang Zhitong was not deaf, blind, or stupid, so he could probably guess what she meant. He was overwhelmed. This was the first time he met such a direct girl. Was she so aggressive?

"Oh." Sure enough, when Miss Jin heard what Tang Zhitong said, she was speechless.

The voice calling Jin Haiying was getting closer and closer. Jin Haiying responded twice. A few minutes later, the father and daughter met each other. They talked a lot and Tang Zhitong couldn't understand it.

"Thank you, comrade, thank you for escorting Haiying back." Father Jin thanked Tang Zhitong in a literary manner.

"You're welcome. I'm just a fishmonger. Please settle the bill. Two fish are twenty-four dollars." Tang Zhitong didn't want to get involved in these causes and consequences, so he threw the mackerel to the ground, making a metallic clanging sound.

Father Jin gave the money generously, and Tang Zhitong left also very happily, without any reluctance at all. Miss Jin didn't even say goodbye.

Judging from Miss Jin's attitude before and after, she probably didn't have any thoughts about herself, but just had a natural sense of familiarity and security towards the green uniform.

As soldiers from other families, they naturally have a sense of security, which is normal.

If I come out wearing a military officer's uniform, will Miss Jin still let me go today?

Tang Zhitong thought, it’s a good thing I didn’t wear it out.

When he arrived at his secret base, Tang Zhitong still placed the cabin in the center of the river.

After dinner, I continued to freeze the fish and wrestle with the comb. Imagining how happy Xiao Wang would be when he saw the comb, I couldn't stop grinning, as happy as a little idiot.

The comb has been carefully carved and polished by Tang Zhitong, but it looks like it is covered with a layer of dust and is not beautiful.

At this time, you need to apply a layer of beeswax on the surface, which can both protect and brighten.

Beeswax is a good thing, but it is rarely found on the market because this year beeswax and honey have been listed as second-class commodities.

Fortunately, Tang Zhitong had dug up many beehives, so there was no shortage of beeswax in the space.

Apply this stuff on the comb, you don't need a lot, a little bit is enough.

After applying, Tang Zhitong found a piece of rag, spread it evenly little by little, and rubbed it repeatedly, which was a bit like polishing.

You know what, the finished product is beautiful.

After a busy night, it was December 12, Saturday.

Tang Zhitong continued to move the "safe house" to the "secret base" by the river, and then fell asleep.

Tang Zhitong was treated better today than yesterday, because he had a homemade rabbit fur coat under him and an officer's woolen coat on top.

Tang Zhitong stayed in the cabin the entire day, except for going out to relieve himself. He ate and slept, and had a good sleep.

If it weren't for the smell of relieving oneself in the house, Tang Zhitong really wouldn't want to go outside to do it. It was too cold and he was freezing.

After pooping, he wiped himself, pulled up his pants and ran into the house.

There is no need to worry about stepping on a "landmine" or your feet will be frozen in just a few minutes.

When it got dark, Tang Zhitong prepared a meal carefully, and then waited until seven o'clock before he got himself ready and went out to the south.

There were few lights on in the old city. It was quiet everywhere. Not even the barking of dogs was heard. I wondered if it was because the dogs had already gone into their owners' stomachs.

By the time Tang Zhitong arrived at the small riverside path leading to the market, he could already see from afar those men guarding two fully loaded sleds.

The weather was too cold, so Tang Zhitong didn't look at his watch. However, it would definitely take less than an hour to walk from his secret base to here. He was not late, but the other party arrived early.

(End of this chapter)