After Li Shiqiang and Li Nongchang left the Zhou family.
Li Nongchang still didn't come back to his senses: "You just made fifty yuan?"
Two deer whips, one bear whip, and some takin meat can be worth almost two months of other people's wages.
Li Shiqiang smiled and said to the old man: "Have you forgotten? I just sold some tree bark for more than three hundred!"
"Too!"
Thinking about the Eucommia ulmoides sold at the purchasing station today, Li Nongchang finally came to his senses.
Since some tree bark can be sold for that much, fifty yuan is not too much.
At this time, Li Nongchang suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked around and said, "Those tails have indeed run away!"
"I'm sure. After seeing us entering the agency compound and staying there for so long, I'm sure we won't dare to have any more ideas about us!"
After Li Shiqiang smiled slightly proudly, he turned around and said, "Let's go, old man, let's go to the black market to buy some things, and then we'll go back."
"OK!"
With more than four hundred yuan in their pockets, the two entered the black market.
As soon as they entered the black market, they heard the cries of many chickens, ducks and geese.
It seems that with the opening up above, there are gradually more things in the black market.
Seeing this, Li Shiqiang led Li Nongchang to buy and buy.
First of all, I didn’t have enough rice at home, so I bought 100 kilograms of rice, which cost about 20 yuan.
Then I bought another fifty pounds of white flour, which cost ten yuan.
Then I bought some salt, sugar, and five little chickens.
The salt and sugar together cost less than a dollar, but the five little chickens cost two and a half dollars.
After buying these things, the old man Li Nongchang was ready to leave.
But Li Shiqiang still held him back and bought tin candies and fruit candies for the children at home. He also bought two cans of canned mandarin oranges with sugar water, two cans of malted milk, and a large bundle of crispy twists.
"You don't know how to care about money, do you?"
When Li Nongchang saw these things, he couldn't help but slap Li Shiqiang on the shoulder and said: "These things you bought are almost more expensive than those rice and noodles.
Do you know?
And that malted milk powder, why is it so expensive?
Didn’t you say before that it wasn’t worth the money? ? "
"oops!"
Li Shiqiang rubbed his shoulders, smiled playfully and said: "Now that you have money, isn't it right to buy something good for the people in the house? That malted milk powder is so expensive, naturally because it can make you grow taller. . Look at the third, fourth, and youngest, they are all very thin, wouldn’t it be a good idea to give them this to drink to make them healthier?”
"And this crispy twist, it's fragrant and crunchy. Why don't you take it back and give it to mom to try? Mom has been with you for so many years, why don't you eat something delicious?"
After hearing that Li Shiqiang first moved out his younger brother and sister, and then moved out Chen Xianglan, and also mentioned the fact that the two had been married for so many years, Li Nongchang could only wave his hands helplessly and said: "Okay, you made the money anyway, what do you want to do?" Just spend whatever you want!"
"Isn't it just money you make to spend on your family?"
Li Shiqiang replied with a smile, and then walked to a stall next to him.
"What? You haven't bought enough yet!?" Li Nongchang hurriedly pulled Li Shiqiang hard and shouted angrily.
Even if there were wealthy locals on the streets, none would spend money as lavishly as his son.
All these things together cost almost fifty yuan, which is two months of other people's wages and they were spent in less than one afternoon.
"Old man, look at what other people are selling. Those gauze scarves, don't you want to buy one for my mother? My brother-in-law bought one for my eldest sister, why don't you buy one for my mother? Don't buy more, either. You buy one for my mother, and I’ll buy one for Yun Mei. Do you think it’s suitable?”
Li Nongchang looked in the direction Li Shiqiang was looking, and sure enough he saw a bunch of colorful gauze scarves.
As soon as he saw the gauze scarf, he couldn't help but imagine how Chen Xianglan looked wearing it.
Thinking of the way Chen Xianglan saw the gauze scarf a few days ago, Li Nongchang still lowered his head and muttered: "Okay, finally buy them two gauze scarves and take them back."
After saying that, he did not forget to warn: "You can't buy these things after you buy them. You have to go back."
"OK!"
Li Shiqiang nodded, came to the middle-aged woman selling gauze scarves and asked, "Honey, how much do these gauze scarves cost?"
"A dollar a piece."
The gauze scarf that the eldest brother-in-law bought for the eldest sister a few days ago was only one yuan a piece. Although it was a little expensive, Li Shiqiang still said directly: "Old man, you choose one for mom first."
Li Nongchang looked at it and hesitated before choosing a bright red gauze scarf.
Li Shiqiang chose a pink gauze scarf for Yun Mei.
After buying two gauze scarves, Li Nongchang couldn't wait to turn around and leave.
But he had just taken two steps when he heard Li Shiqiang's voice behind him: "Wait a minute, old man!"
"I said I wouldn't buy it, but you still want to buy it!"
Li Nongchang looked anxious and was ready to hit Li Shiqiang again.
But as soon as he turned around and raised his hand, he saw Li Shiqiang walking over with a few packs of cigarettes: "Come on, old man."
When he saw that he was buying something for himself, Li Nongchang couldn't help but raise his hand. He could only smile sheepishly and said: "Why did you buy this thing? I have dry cigarettes to smoke."
"I bought you a pack last time. I saw that you couldn't bear to smoke it, so I bought some more for you to smoke."
"Okay, okay. I really can't buy it. If I buy it again, I won't be able to fit it in."
Li Nongchang took the cigarette and stuffed it into his pocket, then took Li Shiqiang's hand and walked out of the black market.
By the time the two of them left the black market, they were already panting from exhaustion.
One hundred kilograms of rice and fifty kilograms of white flour alone almost filled the bamboo baskets behind the two people, plus a bunch of other miscellaneous things, it was really full even in the hands.
"You tell me, why do you have to buy so many things! I'm afraid I'll be exhausted if I carry it back." Li Nongchang panted heavily and couldn't help but cursed again.
At that time, Li Shiqiang only wanted to buy things for his family. He really didn't think about how to take them back. Hearing the old man's scolding, he could only smile and said: "Old man, how about we call a bullock cart to take us back."
"You want to spend money again!?"
Li Nongchang glared, shook his head and said: "You bought the things, even if you are exhausted, you still have to carry them back for me!"
"If I carry this back, I'm afraid I won't be able to lift my shoulders for several days. There are still a lot of things waiting for us to do at the house, old man!"
Li Shiqiang approached him with a playful smile again and made an excuse.
Li Nongchang thought for a while, and finally hesitantly sighed and said, "Okay, just send it to the commune! It's just two cents for the two of us."
Even though I have a few hundred dollars, in order to save a few cents, I would rather walk a long way carrying hundreds of kilograms of stuff.
This is probably something that future generations simply cannot understand.
But this is how people in this era live frugally. They save as much as they can and save as much as they can.
