Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

There are relatively few people buying things now. I heard that the busiest time is around 2.3 or a.m., and the shopping is over before dawn.

There were only a dozen people walking around.

Zhang Minghui ignored all that and began to slowly search for the supplies he wanted.

I searched the stalls one by one.

Oh, good guy.

The things here are quite complete, there is everything, including all kinds of poultry, fish, watches, tape recorders, clothes, coins, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc.

All this opened Zhang Minghui's eyes.

As he walked and looked around, Zhang Minghui suddenly stopped at a stall with a kerosene lamp.

There were several guns placed on it, but it was impossible to tell what brand they were and they looked blurry. Zhang Minghui became interested and walked forward to ask in a low voice.

"What's the price? Can I get it?"

"15, 20. The most expensive Browning is 40 dollars."

In this day and age, guns and ammunition are in widespread use, and many families privately store guns and ammunition.

Zhang Minghui touched the Browning and found it was light and not that heavy. Wow, he touched the real thing again.

There is no doubt that men love guns.

Putting down the gun, Zhang Minghui lowered his voice and spoke in a low voice.

"Browning for 30 bucks, plus 50 rounds of ammunition, I'll take it."

"35 yuan, and I'll give you 20 bullets."

"After some bargaining, I finally bought a Browning that was almost new for 35 yuan, but I was given 50 rounds of ammunition."

Zhang Minghui checked it carefully and only paid the money after confirming that there was no problem.

The black market is full of mixed people, and there are all kinds of people. Once they leave the stall, they are no longer responsible. So you have to count them in person.

After confirming that there was no problem, Zhang Minghui began to stroll around excitedly.

With a gun, Zhang Minghui immediately became braver and started to search the stalls one by one.

The main purpose is to buy food, but if I see eggs and meat like chicken and duck, I will not miss them.

By the time I had walked through the alley from beginning to end, I saw three shops selling grain.

Two families sold fine grains and one family sold corn flour, which together weighed just over 50 jin, at 5 cents per jin, and cost more than 25 yuan.

Alas, this is the high price of grain. If you don’t have grain coupons, you have to spend more than twice as much.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, he hid in a small alley and put the food into the space.

Zhang Minghui was a little excited as he came to the black market for the first time.

I plan to stay here until the stall is closed and experience the complete black market state.

I found the front of the alley, picked a place that would not attract attention, and entered the space. It was pitch black two meters away, so I was not afraid of anyone noticing.

In this way, Zhang Minghui went out every hour and a half to buy food on the black market.

Observe everything in the space at any time.

After a while, I saw a young man in his 20s standing at the entrance of a small alley, looking left and right, staring at the people passing by.

Occasionally someone would come up and talk to the young man. It seemed he was a ticket scalper.

After waiting for a while and making sure that someone had successfully completed the transaction, Zhang Minghui quietly came to the side of this guy.

This guy was obviously keeping an eye on all directions and listening carefully. He sensed Zhang Minghui's arrival and spoke calmly.

"What do you want?"

"Do you have food coupons? I need rice and flour coupons, as well as national food coupons."

"Flour coupons are 30 cents, rice coupons are 20 cents. National grain coupons are 30 cents per pound."

The ticket scalper introduced the prices one by one.

This price is quite unfair, Zhang Minghui thought to himself.

Now the price of flour in grain stores is 1 yuan per pound, and the price of rice is 8 yuan per pound, but the price is different on the black market.

But after a while, the price of food coupons will change every day. By then, you won’t be able to buy food coupons even if you have money.

"How much do you have? I want them all."

The ticket scalper was a little surprised at this time. He didn't expect to meet such a big customer.

"There are 20 catties of rice, 30 catties of flour, and 20 catties of cornmeal. There are 30 catties of national food coupons."

"That's fine. I'll take them all."

The ticket scalper looked around and saw nothing happening, so he asked Zhang Minghui to wait for him here.

It took about three or two minutes for the ticket scalper to come back. After calculating the bill, Zhang Minghui gave the money to the ticket scalper.

After the transaction, the ticket seller was somewhat excited, with a satisfied smile on his face.

After collecting the bills, Zhang Minghui asked again tentatively.

"Dude, can you still get national food coupons?"

When buying and selling things in the black market, the buyer and seller will not be asked the reason for the purchase. The ticket seller thought for a while.

"If you want, I can help you collect some in the next few days, but the price will be slightly higher."

"That's fine. Many people in my family are going on business trips to other places, and the time will be quite long. We need to prepare more national food coupons."

"Please help me collect more. Ordinary grains are sold at market prices. I charge 4 cents for a pound of national grain coupons. I'll take as many as you can."

Hearing Zhang Minghui's words, the ticket scalper was secretly happy.

Even if it's 30 cents, if I buy it at the same price as my competitors, I can still make 10 cents per pound.

When the time comes, talk to the boss and ask him to get some food over as it needs to be distributed this month.

"That's fine. We'll be here again in three days. We'll pay you and get you the goods."

When the day broke, Zhang Minghui harvested another 20 kilograms of grain.

After having breakfast outside, I strolled for a while and returned to the yard at around 5 o'clock. The front gate of the yard was already open.

Zhang Minghui hurried back to the room to catch up on his sleep.

There are important things to do in the afternoon, so I need to get enough rest.

After staying up all night, Zhang Minghui returned home and was so sleepy that he fell asleep on the bed.

It was not until the sun set that I slowly woke up.

Hi, I slept so comfortably. I stretched and moved my body a few times before I felt refreshed.

By the way, there are still big things to do!

After washing up in a hurry, he went to the west room to find some white paper, took out a pen and started writing on the white paper.

It was a little unfamiliar at the beginning, but gradually the more he wrote, the more fluent he became. Zhang Minghui calmed down and thought about how to write.

When I was torturing the system a few days ago, the system finally gave me a suggestion.

“It means digging wells and making more use of groundwater.”

Hearing about the underground water, Zhang Minghui suddenly realized something and became alert.

This is possible. There are many reasons for the three years of natural disasters. Zhang Minghui is just an ordinary citizen and he can't care so much.

However, the impact of the disaster is real, and many people have lost their lives.

After coming to this era, Zhang Minghui also wants to contribute a little to this country and do his best.

This method is not very clever. Some rural areas now have wells, but once a severe drought occurs, the wells will dry up, which is inevitable.

But it will be different if the country comes forward to regulate. It will definitely be discussed from many aspects, and then the power of the country can be used to solve some food problems.