In 1979, there were three luxury foods on the market.
Condensed milk, canned fruit, and malted milk.
In these days, even if some families can buy malted milk, they are basically reluctant to drink it after taking it home.
Only when distinguished guests come to visit, or relatives visit, are they willing to take it out and make a few cups.
After Li Shiqiang got married in his previous life, seeing that his child was not getting enough milk, he gritted his teeth and bought a few cans.
Later, when the children grew older, they would often get up in the middle of the night and secretly open the cupboard to eat a spoonful of dry malted milk.
Although malted milk powder gradually became inoperable later on, it is definitely the best product at this time.
But now, as he watched the young man in front of him making gestures, he couldn't help frowning: "Eight yuan, so expensive? I remember that the supply and marketing cooperative only costs three yuan."
"Ah!"
The young man curled his lips in disdain and said nonchalantly: "If you have a ticket, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. What's more, I'm talking about eight yuan for two cans."
Li Shiqiang took another look and found that there were indeed two cans of malted milk in the backpack.
If you buy it, you can give one bottle to your younger brothers and sisters, and one bottle to the Huang family.
He thought for a while and asked: "Brother, can it be cheaper? Seven yuan?"
The young man waved his hand and signaled to leave: "I only earn one yuan, why should I take such a big risk? If you can't afford it, just leave!"
Li Shiqiang thought about it and felt that what others said made sense.
After all, others risked being caught, and there were very few people who could sell the malted milk, so I simply took out the money and said: "Change!"
"That's right!"
After the young man took the money with a smile, his face suddenly froze: "Bring me some change, but I can't find any."
"Can't find it?"
Li Shiqiang touched his pocket, felt it, and said a little embarrassedly: "I didn't bring any change either."
The change in his hand was just two 50-cent coins, and he gave them back to the third and fourth children.
"Brother, what should we do?" Li Shiqiang asked unexpectedly.
The young man rolled his eyes and suddenly asked: "Do you want the white rabbit?"
White rabbit?
Li Shiqiang nodded quickly and said, "Yes."
"Okay, then you wait for me here."
"Wait a moment!"
Li Shiqiang stopped the young man and asked in a low voice: "Do you have any oranges in sugar water?"
This young man has malted milk, White Rabbit toffee, and maybe canned oranges in syrup.
"have!"
The young man did not expect to encounter a big business, so he quickly smiled and said: "How many cans do you want?"
"How much does a can cost?"
"Four dollars."
"Bring me two cans."
"OK!"
With a smile on his face, the young man directly hung the backpack containing malted milk on Li Shiqiang's shoulders and quickly disappeared from the crowd.
Li Shiqiang was a little at a loss while carrying his backpack. He didn't expect this person to be so straightforward!
Moreover, after a while, a middle-aged uncle suddenly appeared in front of him. He looked at the contents of his backpack and asked, "How do you sell malted milk?"
Li Shiqiang held the backpack in his arms: "Not for sale! Not for sale!"
The uncle curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you here if I don't sell you? You're just stupid!"
Well...
Li Shiqiang quickly hung his backpack behind him and waited.
But just as he waited for a while, several shouts suddenly came from the alley: "We've arrested someone! Run quickly!"
In just a moment, the entire alley exploded.
"Run!"
"If you are caught, you will go to jail!"
"..."
Li Shiqiang glanced around anxiously, but couldn't see the young man coming back at all.
He glanced at the people who were climbing up the wall to escape, and quickly climbed up against the wall.
The courtyard walls at this time were all very low, and you could reach up to the top of the wall without any tools.
He pulled hard with both hands, stepped onto the wall with one foot, and climbed over the wall very quickly.
When he just landed, he found that Xiao Hua, who had been following him, also jumped down.
"What a little flower! So powerful!"
Just as Li Shiqiang finished speaking, he heard a series of dog barks.
But this was not what Xiaohua shouted, but from some yards next door.
Fortunately, he doesn't have any dogs in the yard.
Before he had time to think about it, he saw that the door panel of the courtyard he entered was closed, and he climbed out from the other wall.
After passing the yard, there is another alley.
But there were also people running away frantically in this alley.
Li Shiqiang looked at the crowded crowd and simply climbed over the wall again.
"Yeah! Who are you?"
Li Shiqiang, who had just landed, saw a young girl washing clothes in the yard. Seeing him climbing over the wall and coming in, he stood up with a scared look on his face and looked at him warily.
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! I'll lend you a way!"
After Li Shiqiang said several times, he was ready to climb over the other wall again.
But at this time, the girl behind him suddenly called out to him: "Don't turn over, it's a dead end alley."
Li Shiqiang looked back and saw that the girl timidly pointed to the courtyard door at the back and said, "I'll open the door for you, you go from here!"
Listening to the shouting outside, the girl probably knew what was happening outside, so she relaxed her vigilance.
"Okay, thank you, sister!"
Li Shiqiang hurried to the courtyard door. After opening the courtyard door, he quickly ran out with Xiaohua.
After leaving the courtyard gate, there were fewer people outside.
But Li Shiqiang didn't dare to let down his guard and ran away like crazy.
"Whirring whirring....."
After he came to a sparsely populated place, he finally dared to sit down on the ground and catch his breath.
"Tamad, what a bad luck!"
Li Shiqiang didn't expect to encounter such a thing when he came to the black market in the commune for the first time.
Fortunately, I was not caught. If I were caught, not to mention going to jail, I would at least have my things confiscated, and then be fined and sent to a "study class" for education.
Only those who resell bills and speculate will go to jail.
"well!"
Li Shiqiang sighed softly and touched Xiaohua's dog head.
"Just wait until next year."
In the early 1980s, policies gradually opened up, allowing not only free trade but also self-employment.
After rubbing the dog's head, Li Shiqiang felt a little better, but he couldn't help but feel a little sad that he spent ten yuan to buy two cans of malted milk.
At the supply and marketing cooperative, I can buy at least three bottles and still have some money left.
If Chen Xianglan knew that he had spent so much money on these two cans of malted milk, he would definitely scold her from morning till night.
"Let's go! Xiaohua! Go back!"
Li Shiqiang patted his butt and prepared to go home.
But just as he stood up, he suddenly heard the voices of two people talking.
"Brother Li, you can be tough this time. People in the alley are running away."
"Hahaha, my voice is good, right? It scares them so much that they don't dare to ask for anything!"
"That's awesome! I don't dare to shout. If someone catches me, I'm afraid I'll be beaten until I can't get out of bed!"
"Afraid of the hammer!"
"It's a pity that I only made two more dollars this time! That Guawazi must still be waiting for me to go back to find him."
"Ha ha ha ha..."
Listening to the familiar voice, Li Shiqiang did not hesitate and ran directly towards the sound of the two people talking.
Star, you are a fairy!
It turned out to be the fault of the guy who sold him malted milk!
