The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

Liu Minghui counted his savings. It had been half a year since he traveled through time. His salary was basically spent every month, and he also had to give back five yuan every month. However, since the bumper harvest of grain in the space, he had gone to the black market several times and sold a lot of meat. Now he had about 700 yuan in total.

There is plenty of food in the space now, and the growth rate of crops in the space is nearly ten times faster than outside. The food that takes four or five months to mature outside can be grown in half a month in the space.

The space has been harvested seven or eight times, and now there is more food in the warehouse than can be eaten.

Thinking that he had to go to the black market to make some money, Liu Minghui left the space, looked at the time and it was almost twelve o'clock, so he put on a hat and scarf, dressed himself up so that no one would recognize him, and walked outside.

He opened the door gently. The old wooden door still made a creaking sound. After coming out, he put the bicycle into the space and walked towards the wall next to him. Liu Minghui usually climbed over the wall to go to the black market. He took a few steps and climbed to the top of the wall. He looked around and jumped down when he didn't see anyone.

After leaving the courtyard, Liu Minghui took out the bicycle from the space and rode towards the black market.

Most parts of the city are pitch black at night. Electric lights are not yet so popular, so there are no street lights on most roads, but there will occasionally be patrol officers.

Liu Minghui carefully avoided the patrol officers. After all, he would have no way to explain himself if he was caught in the middle of the night.

After riding for about fifteen minutes, he arrived at the entrance of an alley. He found a place where no one could see him, put away his bicycle, and then walked into the alley. As soon as he entered the alley, two big men came up and stopped Liu Minghui.

"Buy or sell?"

"I'm looking for Lao Hu. Just tell him that Liu San wants to discuss business with him." Liu Minghui looked at them and asked them to pass on a message. Lao Hu was a small boss in the black market here. Liu Minghui had cooperated with him before and bought pork for him several times. Mainly because Liu Minghui thought it was troublesome to sell it himself, he sold it all to him, just giving him a little profit.

"Oh? Then you wait." A big man looked at Liu Minghui and said. Then he left one person behind and ran into the alley.

Not long after, a young man came over with a gun. It was Lao Hu. "It's been a long time since we last met, Third Master. Please come in and have a chat." Liu Minghui was not afraid and followed him inside. The two of them came to a small courtyard with only three or four houses. It looked like a courtyard with only one entrance. When they came in, they could see several people carrying goods. They didn't say a word when they saw them come in.

Old Hu led Liu Minghui into the main room. After they sat down, Old Hu poured Liu Minghui a cup of tea and continued.

"What business do you want to take care of for me today, Master San?"

Liu Minghui said directly, "Foodstuffs, cornmeal, flour, and rice."

Old Hu was delighted to hear this. After all, in his opinion, Liu Minghui was also a person with a powerful background, so he asked directly, "How many are there?"

Liu Minghui thought about it and realized that food was not too scarce, so he said, "One thousand kilograms each, and the four pigs will probably weigh one thousand kilograms as well."

Old Hu was shocked when he heard this. What a big deal! He quickly confirmed, "What's the price?" Liu Minghui thought for a moment and said, "Corn flour is 10 cents per pound, white flour is 16 cents per pound, rice is 20 cents per pound, and pork... the whole pig is 70 cents per pound."

After hearing this, Lao Hu did some calculations and thought the price was acceptable, so he asked where to trade.

On the way back, Liu Minghui found an abandoned courtyard and said, "It's at the abandoned courtyard two alleys away. We have already delivered all the supplies there. You can bring a few people with me and go there. We will pay and deliver the goods."

After listening to this, Old Hu didn't say anything. He went out of the house and called a dozen people, asking them to push the cart and go with Liu Minghui out of the black market towards the courtyard.

After they arrived, Liu Minghui asked them to wait at the door while he went in first. After entering, Liu Minghui found a place to put the three thousand kilograms of grain and four pigs on the ground and went out to let Lao Hu and the others in.

When Lao Hu came in, he ordered his men to check the scale quickly, while he and Liu Minghui smoked and chatted at the door.

After about ten minutes, everything was weighed, and then Lao Hu took out a large stack of ten yuan from his bag.

After carefully counting them, Lao Hu handed them to Liu Minghui and said, "The weight of the grain is correct, but the weight of the pigs is too much. It's about 1,200 yuan. Please count the money."

Liu Minghui took it, looked at it, and put it directly into his bag without clicking, saying: "We have cooperated with you several times, and we also trust you, Lao Hu. Now that the transaction is completed, I will leave first. If there is more goods next time, I will come to you again." After saying that, without waiting for Lao Hu to reply, he walked directly into the alley next to him, found a dark place, took out the bicycle, and rode back to the courtyard.

When he got home, it was already past one o'clock. Liu Minghui went into his space, tidied up, took a shower, and then lay down on the bed to sleep.

The next day, Liu Minghui slept late the night before. It was almost ten o'clock when he got up today. He picked up his toothbrush and squatted at the door to wash up. The steel mill was closed today, and most people in the compound were not working. There were quite a few people in the front yard. Yan Bugui was playing chess with a neighbor in the front yard, and a few aunts were chatting about gossip. When they saw Liu Minghui leaving, a woman said, "Liu Minghui is also lucky. A countryman came to the city and actually ate commercial grain. And I heard that he got a permanent job yesterday."

The third aunt also replied: "You know what, Xiao Liu is a very good person. I see that he often brings food back to his hometown. I see that he always carries a small bag of food when he goes back."

At this time, Jia Zhang said, "This Liu Minghui is the same. Our Jia family is in such a difficult situation, but he doesn't know how to help us. He even takes the grain to the countryside. He deserves to eat steamed buns every day."

The aunties nearby were speechless when they heard this. If you don't take it home to your family, but give it to your Jia family, wouldn't that be stupid? Only a fool would help your family.

After hearing this, Liu Minghui was too lazy to pay attention to Jia Zhang. After washing up, he went into the house, packed up, and went out with a few pounds of cornmeal. He had to go back to Liujia Village today. Liu Minghui didn't lock the door when he went out. His things were all in the space anyway, so he was not afraid of being stolen. Besides, the thief was only three or four years old now, so he didn't have to worry about these things for the time being.

When Liu Minghui was pushing his bicycle and about to go out and passed by the aunties, he saw Jia Zhang looking at him with gritted teeth, and the third aunt asked: "Xiao Liu, are you going back to your hometown again? Why are you carrying so much food?"

"Yes, life is not going well at home, so I can only save some food for later. I can't let my parents starve, right?"

When the third aunt heard this, she smiled and said, "It seems that you, Xiao Liu, are the most filial in our compound."

"No way. I think the children of Third Aunt are all filial. I think you and Third Uncle will enjoy a happy old age. I won't say any more. I'm leaving now."

After saying this, Liu Minghui left.