My Courtyard Refuge

: Antarctic Krill

The TV set was bought back, and Ma Lingling and her brother were the happiest. Although there is only one TV station at the moment, there are still more than a dozen channels, and the content of the programs is barely enough to watch.

Because it cannot connect to the Internet, the TV also comes with that kind of “satellite pot”, which is very thoughtful.

At lunch time, the couple’s work was discussed again at the dinner table.

“Brother-in-law, have you settled down with your work?” Xu Dong asked.

“I’m coming down, I’m going to Jinmen, the subway between Yanjing and Jinmen is going to be built, and there is a shortage of manpower there.” Ma Jie replied.

Xu Dong asked strangely: “Build the subway? Isn’t there an intercity railway between Yanjing and Jinmen?”

“Didn’t Yanjing want to expand eastward? You told me the news. Once Yanjing, Langfang and Jinmen are connected, an east-west subway will definitely be necessary.”

Another point that Ma Jie didn’t say clearly is that this is actually a combat-ready subway.

“This is a good thing. If the subway is repaired, it will be much more convenient for you, old lady, to go back and visit your parents.”

Xu Ting took the opportunity to suggest: “Dongzi, don’t you still have spare money, why not invest in a house here, and you will definitely make a lot of money then.”

In the past, she was not sure, Xu Ting did not dare to encourage her brother, but now that the situation is becoming clearer, she no longer has this worry.

“Forget it, the situation is getting more and more complicated now, maybe some new regulations will be issued at some point, the risk of real estate speculation is too great.” Xu Dong shook his head.

“Dongzi is right, you can always be happy when you are content. Wife, don’t come up with random ideas.”

Ma Jie very much agrees with his brother-in-law’s idea. Just after their family bought the house, the house price went up by 10%, which made him shudder.

Xu Ting made fun of herself and waved her hand: “Forget it, just pretend that I didn’t say anything.”

“Sister, how is your work going? Is there any result from Aunt Wang?” Xu Dongshun askedShi asked.

“Langfang station is expanding its enrollment. Aunt Wang helped me find a job as a ticket inspector, and I will officially report tomorrow.” Xu Ting said happily.

“Ticket inspector? Will it be too hard?” Xu Dong originally wanted to say that the position was too low, but after thinking about it, he still didn’t say it.

“What’s so hard about it, I was a security inspector before, and the job content is similar.”

Ma Jie smiled and interjected: “Your sister’s job is not bad, no matter what, she is also a regular worker, and Langfang is not a big station, so the work must be much easier than Luyang’s.”

Not now, maybe in the future, Xu Dong continued to ask:

“Is it far from home? Xiaoxu is still young, so no one can take care of him.”

“Not far, just a few stops from my side.”

“As long as you are satisfied, I will help you thank Aunt Wang later.” Xu Dong nodded.

“It’s late, I already asked my mother to thank me.”

…

After lunch, Xu Dong drove away in a pickup truck. Everything was going well with the old lady, and there was no need for his help.

Back in downtown Yanjing, he didn’t rush home, but turned around and went to Panjiayuan.

I went to ask a few old acquaintances, without exception, not to mention pork, there is not a single pig hair.

Xu Dong had no choice but to be idle anyway, so he wandered around the garden.

In the stall area, I met a turtle seller.

“Brother, what kind of turtle are you?” Xu Dong asked curiously.

“Baxi tortoise, I have raised this tortoise for seven or eight years. If you buy it and stew it, it will definitely nourish you.” The stall owner strongly recommended.

“Why don’t you tortoise hibernate?”

“The tortoise is still hibernating in this horrible weather, and its energy is good every day!”

Xu Dong squatted down, picked up the tortoise, weighed it, and asked, “How much does this tortoise weigh?”

“I weighed it at home. It weighs four catties and four ounces. This is a female tortoise. The male tortoise cannot grow so big.” The stall owner replied.

Xu Dong handed the other party a cigarette, and lit one himself: “Are you a pet turtle? You’ve been raising it for seven or eight years, why are you willing to sell it like this?”

“Ouch, thank you.”

The stall owner looked like an old smoker, and he didn’t spit out much after a puff of cigarettes.

“There’s nothing I can do if I don’t want to. Food is so scarce now. I can’t afford to keep this turtle. It’s too wasteful to kill and eat meat. Why don’t we exchange it for some food?”

Xu Dong nodded: “I want the turtle, let me tell you the real price.”

“Let’s just change it to 30 catties of rice. No matter what, it weighs more than four catties.” The elder brother of the stall owner sighed.

“I only have cornmeal, can I exchange forty catties for your turtle?”

Cornmeal is specially brought when we set off in the morning, after all, food is the hard currency now.

The stall owner thought about it, and finally agreed. Forty catties of corn flour was already the highest price he had heard today.

Xu Dong returned to the parking lot and directly took four small bags of corn flour, each weighing ten catties, which were weighed in advance.

“Dude, here’s the cornflour. If you’re worried, you can find an electronic scale next to you and weigh it.”

Of course, the stall owner was worried. He not only weighed the cornmeal, but also carefully checked each bag of corn flour to prevent adulteration.

“No problem, the turtle is yours.”

The stall owner tied up the tortoise with a look of reluctance, handed it to Xu Dong, and finally couldn’t help reminding:

“My tortoise can lay eggs four times a year. Turtle eggs have high nutritional value. If you don’t eat meat, you can keep them for fun.”

Xu Dong nodded and said he understood. There are eggs at home, so the turtle eggs are not considered, the price/performance ratio is too low.

Seeing Xu Dong’s generosity, an old man who was watching nearby hurriedly pulled him aside.

“Big brother, do you want cat meat? Kill it now and sell it now.”

Xu Dong quickly shook his head: “Forget about cat meat, I’m not used to it.”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. The old man stomped his feet and asked again:

“Do you want shrimp?”

“Is it fresh shrimp? What’s the price?” Xu Dong’s interest was suddenly raised.

“It’s all dry goods, Antarctic krill, 1 catty for 30 catties of cornmeal, or not?” the old man said softly.

“Where did the shrimp come from?” Xu Dong asked a lot.

The old man excitedly said: “The Antarctic side is almost being fished out. Let me tell you, there are hundreds of fishing boats waiting to unload every day on the Yangcheng Port side. There are domestic ships and foreign ships. It is said that every day at least More than 100,000 tons have been put into storage.”

“Why don’t you see krill in the market?”

“Of course I can’t see it anymore, it’s all in the national strategic reserve.” The old man sighed.

“No wonder, I’ll trade cigarettes and alcohol with you, is that okay?”

Xu Dong wants to buy more shrimps, after all, it is said that this stuff has very high nutritional value.

“It’s possible, but the quantity will definitely not be too much. After all, all I buy is food, and it’s too troublesome to sell tobacco and alcohol.” The old man explained.

“How many shrimps do you have here?”

“What? You want to eat them all?” the old man said in surprise.

“Don’t worry about this, I naturally have my channel here.”

The old man nodded:”I have more than one hundred catties of dry goods in my hands now.”

Xu Dong immediately showed a disappointed face.

The old man hurriedly added: “If you can really eat a lot, I can take you to my previous family. Of course, the introduction fee cannot be reduced.”