The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"You can't say you know. Jia Zhang is your grandmother. How can you scold your grandmother?"

But Bang Geng was still struggling to break free from Qin Huairu.

"Mom, I want to eat meat. Grandma won't mind."

Baiyan Langbang Geng wanted to try harder, but he didn't notice that Qin Huairu's face was getting darker and darker.

But thinking that Banggeng was still young and that this was all instigated by Cui Dake, he immediately started to teach him in a low voice.

"Let's go, we have some at home, don't just stand here and watch."

After saying that, Qin Huairu was about to take Banggeng back to the Jia family.

Qin Huairu also angrily scolded Cui Dake who was laughing beside her.

"Cui Dake, I didn't expect you to be such a mean person, even lying to a child."

Cui Dake waved his hands immediately after hearing this, thinking that this title might be necessary, and immediately explained with a smile.

"No, I was just joking with Bang Geng, it's not serious."

Cui Dake was a sharp-tongued man, and Qin Huairu was no match for him. He could only return to the Jia family next door with the stick in anger. However, he did not dare to think about eating meat, and kept stretching his head to look over here.

Many neighbors were watching outside, and Cui Dake didn't feel embarrassed seeing this. He immediately had an idea and said to a few children not far away.

"Come here, uncle will give you some meat."

These people were all children from the middle courtyard. After hearing this, they all ran over expectantly.

"Really, Uncle Cui?"

Widow Qian's child is the eldest, about the same age as Banggeng. She is very sensible and polite. Whenever she meets Cui Dake, she will greet him sweetly. Cui Dake has a good impression of her.

"Of course, go back and get a bowl."

After getting the affirmation, three or four children ran back home. Several adults also heard it and immediately understood what Cui Dake meant, so they did not refuse.

Cui Dake served each of them a bowl. It wasn't much, just two or three pieces of meat, and the rest were carrots. Fortunately, Cui Dake used a lot of carrots to stew the meat, so even if he shared it, the rest was enough for him to eat.

"Thank you, Uncle Cui."

After getting the gifts, the children ran back home. Only Widow Qian's daughter thanked Cui Dake before leaving.

"Okay, go back quickly, be careful and don't fall."

Cui Dake said in a good mood that originally Cui Dake didn't want to share it with a few people, but in order to build good relationships with everyone and to annoy Qin Huairu, he didn't care. Anyway, Cui Dake considered himself to be quite capable and he didn't lack this little meat, so he would just regard it as giving away money.

It has to be said that Cui Dake's move really made Qin Huairu very angry. It was not because she didn't get any food, but because Banggeng saw that the other children had a share but he didn't, so he immediately took out all his resentment on Qin Huairu, blaming her for taking him home. This was the reason why Qin Huairu was angry.

"Bang Geng, be good. Cui Dake's cooking is not tasty. Let's not eat it."

Jia Zhang was coaxing Banggeng. Ever since Qin Huairu told her how Cui Dake instigated Banggeng, Jia Zhang was in a bad mood, but she could only curse Cui Dake in her heart.

Even if Jia Zhang hated Cui Dake in her heart, she didn't dare to go to his door and make a scene. After all, she was not in the right. Cui Dake said he was just joking, which made both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law feel helpless.

In the front yard, Liu Minghui was having dinner with Yu Li, and Yu Li was feeding the child with a bowl of egg custard.

"What else do we need to prepare for the New Year? We don't lack anything."

Liu Minghui asked while eating. The New Year goods were all prepared by Yu Li, but he was not clear about the details.

"Um, we don't have much flour left at home, I was just planning to tell you about it."

After hearing Liu Minghui's question, Yu Li thought for a while and said that there was no shortage of other non-staple foods, but there was not much grain left at home.

"Is that so? Then I'll go out tonight and buy some."

Liu Minghui nodded after hearing this. He was just planning to go to Pigeon City to investigate the situation, so he had a good reason to go.

"It's Pigeon City. How strict is the inspection now?"

Yu Li asked curiously.

Although she had never been to the Pigeon Market, she had heard about it from her neighbors in the yard. She was always nervous every time she went there, fearing that she would be caught by the red armbands.

"It's not bad. It's the end of the year now, so the inspections should be less strict, and everyone will be allowed to exchange for some New Year's goods or something."

Liu Minghui replied nonchalantly that he was not afraid even if the inspection was strict. At worst he could just find a place to hide in space and no one could catch him.

At around eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, people from the courtyard started to set out for Pigeon City one after another. Liu Minghui was among them. Everyone covered their faces tightly, leaving only their eyes exposed. Even if they met someone they knew, they would not say hello but pretend not to know them.

Liu Minghui had never been to Pigeon City, so he followed behind the others, not too far away or too close, otherwise it would not be easy to find the place.

"Buy or sell?"

At the entrance of an alley, Liu Minghui was stopped and asked a question by the leader.

"purchase."

Liu Minghui gave a brief reply, and the other party waved his hand and let him in. Liu Minghui noticed that the people selling things needed to pay them, not much, just two cents, and everyone paid honestly. After all, they had someone who could let the cat out of the bag, and would report it if anyone came to check.

After entering, Liu Minghui found that there was an alley inside, which seemed to be passable. In addition, he did not see anyone going back, so he understood that this was the entrance and the exit was on the opposite side. It must be said that this was a really good place. It was well connected and connected to several exits, so it was easy for everyone to run.

Even if the red armbands are here, it will be useless. Unless a large number of people are willing to surround the area, no one will be caught.

“No wonder this place has been able to stay open for so long.”

Liu Minghui was walking in the alley, still sighing.

On both sides are some people setting up stalls, all with a piece of rag with some things on it. Of course, most of them will not put everything out. After all, although it is safe here, it may not be the same if you leave. There are many robbers outside. If you are targeted, you will probably be fine, but your money and belongings will definitely be robbed.

"How do I exchange this rice?"

Liu Minghui squatted in front of a small stall where the owner had placed a bag of rice weighing about ten pounds.

As for why I said change, it is because speculation is now strictly enforced. If you say you want to buy, people might think you are here to fish and will simply ignore you.

"With a ticket, it's 50 cents. Without a ticket, it's 1 yuan per pound."

The stall owner was sitting on the ground. He glanced at Liu Minghui and answered indifferently.

"Tsk, it's so expensive."

Liu Minghui couldn't help but smack his lips.

"Of course, this is from the south, so it can be expensive."

The stall owner said with a smile, then opened the bag and grabbed a handful, motioning for Liu Minghui to take a look.

"Look, this is high-quality rice. It tastes delicious."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui also looked at it and found that the rice was not as white as he had seen. It should be brown rice. This is what the rice looks like after being harvested and husked.