My courtyard shelter

After buying the TV set, Ma Lingling and her sister were the happiest. Although there was only one TV station at the moment, there were still more than a dozen channels, and the program content was barely enough to watch. read

Because it cannot connect to the Internet, the TV also comes with a "satellite pot", which is very thoughtful.

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

"Brother-in-law, have you made arrangements for your work here?" Xu Dong asked.

"I'm coming down. I'm going to Jinmen. The subway is going to be built between Yanjing and Jinmen. There is a shortage of manpower there." Ma Jie replied.

Xu Dong asked strangely: "Building a subway? Isn't there an intercity railway between Yanjing and Tianjin?"

"Isn't Yanjing going to expand eastward? You told me this news. Once Yanjing, Langfang and Jinmen are connected, an east-west subway will definitely be necessary."

Another thing Ma Jie didn't say clearly was that this was actually a war-prepared subway.

"This is a good thing. If the subway is built, it will be much more convenient for you, ladies, to go back to see your parents."

Xu Ting took the opportunity to suggest: "Dongzi, don't you still have some spare money? Why not invest in a house here? You will definitely make a lot of money by then."

Xu Ting didn't dare to instigate her brother because she was not sure before, but now that the situation is becoming clearer, she no longer has such worries.

"Forget it, the situation is getting more and more complicated now. Maybe some new regulations will be issued by the authorities at some point. Real estate speculation is too risky." Xu Dong shook his head.

"Dongzi is right, only when you are content can you always be happy. Wife, please don't come up with random ideas."

Ma Jie very much agreed with his brother-in-law's idea. Just after their family bought a house, the house price increased by 10%, which made him frightened.

Xu Ting excused herself and waved her hand: "Forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Sister, how is your work going? Are there any results from Aunt Wang?" Xu Dong asked.

"Langfang Station is expanding its enrollment. Aunt Wang helped me find a position as a ticket inspector. I will officially report tomorrow." Xu Ting said happily.

"Ticket inspector? Is it 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 this? I was a security inspector before, and my job content is pretty much the same."

Ma Jie smiled and interjected: "Your sister's job is not bad, it is a formal job after all, and Langfang is not a big station, so the work is definitely much easier than that in Luyang."

Not now, but maybe in the future. Xu Dong then asked:

"Is it far from home? Xiaoxu is still young and it's hard to have no one to take care of him."

"It's not far, just a few stops away from my place."

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

"It's too late. I've already asked my mother to thank me."

…

After lunch, Xu Dong drove the minivan and left. Everything went well with the elder sister and there was no need for his help.

When he returned to downtown Yanjing, he did not rush home, but turned around and went to Panjiayuan.

I went to several old acquaintances and asked, and without exception, there was not a single pig hair on them, let alone pork.

Xu Dong had no choice but to wander around the garden.

In the street stall area, I met a turtle seller.

"Brother, what kind of turtle is this?" Xu Dong asked curiously.

"Baxi turtle, I have been raising this turtle for seven or eight years. You can buy it and stew it in soup, which will definitely help you." The stall owner highly recommended it.

"Why don't you turtle hibernate?"

"With this damn weather, how can a tortoise still sleep in the winter? He's feeling better every day!"

Xu Dong knelt down, picked up the turtle, weighed it, and asked, "How many pounds does this turtle weigh?"

"I weighed it at home. It's four pounds and four taels. This is a female turtle. The male turtle can't grow that big." The stall owner replied.

Xu Dong handed the other party a cigarette and lit one himself: "You are a pet turtle, right? You have kept it for seven or eight years, why are you willing to sell it like this?"

"Ouch, thanks."

The stall owner looked like he was an old smoker, and he didn't even spit out the cigarette after taking a puff.

"There is nothing I can do if I don't want to give it up. Food is so tight now. I can't afford to feed this turtle. It would be too wasteful to kill it myself and eat the meat. Why not exchange it for some food."

Xu Dong nodded: "I want the turtle, please tell me the honest price."

"Just exchange it for thirty kilograms of rice. It weighs more than four kilograms anyway." The elder brother of the stall owner sighed.

"I only have corn flour, can I trade it forty pounds for your turtle?"

Cornmeal was specially brought when we set out in the morning. After all, food is the hard currency now.

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

Xu Dong returned to the parking lot and took four small bags of corn flour, each ten kilograms bag, weighed in advance.

"Brother, the corn flour is here. If you are worried, you can go find an electronic scale nearby and weigh it."

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

"No problem, the turtle is yours."

The stall owner tied up the turtle with a look of reluctance and handed it to Xu Dong. Finally, he couldn't help but remind him:

"My turtle 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. He had eggs at home, so the turtle eggs were not considered. The price/performance ratio was too low.

An old man who was watching nearby saw Xu Dong's generous move and quickly pulled him aside.

"Brother, do you want cat meat? Kill it and sell it now."

Xu Dong shook his head quickly: "Forget it, I can't get used to eating cat meat."

After saying that, he turned around to leave. The old man stamped his feet and asked again:

"Would you like shrimp?"

"Are they fresh shrimps? What's the price?" Xu Dong's interest was suddenly aroused.

"It's all dry goods, Antarctic krill, one pound is exchanged for thirty pounds of corn flour, do you want to exchange it?" the old man said softly.

"Where did the shrimps come from?" Xu Dongduo asked.

The old man said excitedly: "The Antarctic side is almost completely fished. Let me tell you, there are hundreds of fishing boats waiting to unload at Yangcheng Port every day. There are domestic boats and foreign boats. It is said that at least More than 100,000 tons are in storage.”

"Why don't we see krill in the market?"

"Of course you can't see it anymore, it's all gone into the national strategic reserve." The old man sighed.

"No wonder, I'll trade cigarettes and alcohol with you, okay?"

Xu Dong wanted to buy more shrimps. After all, these shrimps are said to have very high nutritional value.

"Yes, yes, but the quantity will definitely not be too much. After all, I only use grain, and it would be 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 channels here."

The old man nodded: "I now have more than a hundred kilograms of dry goods."

Xu Dong immediately showed disappointment.

The old man quickly added: "If you can really eat a lot, I can take you to find my boss. Of course, the introduction fee cannot be less."

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