With the spiritual spring space, rebirth in the red era

Hu Hantian poured a bowl of hot water for Xue Ming, "Comrade, your fish is very fresh and big, but my family's food is stagnant."

The shortage means that the stored grain has been used up and the new grain has not yet matured. Xue Ming did not believe it, "I heard that the efficiency of the cannery is not bad. Why is there not enough grain for you?"

"Our family only received 30 kilograms of wheat this month, and the rest are sweet potatoes and potatoes," Hu Handian said.

"In the past, 50 kilograms of grain stamps could be exchanged for 50 kilograms of wheat, but now they can only be exchanged for 30 kilograms of wheat and 20 kilograms of potatoes." Mrs. Hu was very resentful. "My little comrade, do you want sorghum? I still have about [-] kilograms of sorghum noodles." "

"How to eat sorghum noodles? Make sorghum noodles steamed buns?" In Xue Ming's understanding, sorghum is a coarse grain and not very tasty.

"You can make sorghum porridge and fry sorghum noodles. It tastes very good." Mrs. Hu's eyes were filled with earnestness. "The fish smells fishy and requires a lot of soy sauce to season it. I can't bear to trade wheat for fish."

"Two pounds of sorghum noodles are exchanged for one pound of fish. If you think it's suitable, we'll trade immediately." Xue Ming didn't want his first business deal to go away.

Hu Hantian got up and went to the west wing to carry out a cloth bag. Xue Ming weighed the two carps for a total of eight pounds and two taels, and scooped out 16.4 pounds of sorghum noodles from the Hu family's bowl to complete the transaction.

After leaving Hu's house, he took out two crucian carp from the space, knocked on the door of Shen's house next door, and was taken to the main room, "Uncle Shen, Aunt Shen, the crucian carp costs three cents per catty, which can be exchanged for one catty of wheat or eight taels of rice."

Shen Mingjian frowned, "Fish is not expensive, but my family only has cornmeal. Do you want cornmeal?"

"Without food exchange, our family only has 20 kilograms of cornmeal left." Aunt Shen waved her hands repeatedly, "Comrade, can I buy it with money? My daughter-in-law is in confinement, and I will make fish soup for her to replenish her health."

"I'm not short of money. Excuse me." Xue Mingxin said that it would be difficult to exchange for some food, so he carried a bucket and prepared to go to the next house.

"Comrade, don't leave." Aunt Shen's voice was a little loud in desperation. The next second, the cry of a baby came from the next room. She quickly stood up and went to the next door to comfort her grandson.

Old Man Shen sighed, "Come on, little comrade, the butcher shop won't supply pork this month. The child's mother lacks nutrition and doesn't have enough milk to eat. My little grandson is so hungry that he cries every day."

Crucian carp soup is one of the common lactation-stimulating supplements. Xue Ming hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Two kilograms of cornmeal for one kilogram of crucian carp, you give me at least six kilograms of cornmeal."

Old Man Shen's face was full of tangles, and after a moment he gritted his teeth and said, "Weigh it, I want both of these crucian carps."

The two carps add up to only five kilograms. In exchange for six cents and six kilograms of cornmeal, the yellow corn can only be made into porridge.

Aunt Shen came over to show off her baby grandson in her arms. The little guy was sallow and skinny. It’s hard to find fat and fair babies these days.

"Old Uncle Shen, isn't there a lot of wheat and rice here?" Xue Ming had given up hope. Workers' families were also short of refined grains.

Old Shen waved his hand, "Workers are not much better than farmers. If you want to exchange for fine grain, go to the cadre's house. They give you more fine grain."

Xue Ming knew that civil servants were well paid, but doing business with them was tantamount to throwing themselves into a trap, and the speculative label was a bit too big.

Old Man Shen reminded in a low voice, "Try your luck at the homes of salesmen in supply and marketing cooperatives and hygienists in health centers. Their treatment is good."

Salespersons are the golden rice bowl of the times, and barefoot doctors are also rare professions. The treatment they enjoy is definitely better than that of workers.

However, the number of such people is small. There are only a few dozen salespersons and health workers in the entire Guangming County. Xue Ming asked in a low voice, "Are the workers in the provincial capital well treated?"

"That's certainly not bad. How can our county town compare with the provincial capital?" Old Shen's tone was full of sourness.

The child next door cried again. Xue Ming got up and said goodbye and left the Shen family. He walked to the home of Pei Lin, director of the supply and marketing cooperative, who also lived in the cannery's family home.

Pei Lin's wife Michelle opened the courtyard door and looked at Xue Ming's face and the bucket in his hand, "Little comrade, who are you looking for?"

Xue Ming opened the lid of the bucket to reveal two big carp, "Miss, look, the carp I just caught at noon today, do you have any wheat at home?"

"No." Michelle closed the door directly and said through the door panel, "You should leave quickly. If you don't leave, I will ask someone to arrest you."

The business of the cadre's family was indeed difficult, and Xue Ming was a little embarrassed, "Aunt Mi, don't get me wrong, I don't know if Uncle Pei has mentioned Xue Ming's name to you."

The wooden door opened with a creak, and Michelle stretched out her hand to pull Xue Ming into the yard, "Are you Xue Ming?"

"Uncle Pei hasn't gotten off work yet. I caught two carp at noon for Uncle Pei to try." Xue Ming said with a smile.

"You kid, why didn't you tell me earlier? You almost scared your aunt to death just now." Michelle glared at Xue Ming.

The deer antlers provided by Xue Ming allowed Pei Lin to regain his manhood, and Michelle was grateful from the bottom of her heart, "Let's make an agreement first. The aquatic society's carp will be charged two cents per catty with aquatic stamps. I will give you three cents per catty for these two fishes. You don't want any money from me." No fish.”

"What Aunt Pei said? This is my special way of honoring old Uncle Pei." Of course Xue Ming had to be polite.

"No, every household is not rich now, and Auntie can't ask for your fish for nothing." Michelle refused sternly.

"Can you give me some food?" Xue Ming said.

"Wait a moment." Michelle went out to the east room to carry out half a bag of wheat, and then took out a hook scale and handed it to Xue Ming.

The two carps weighed nine pounds in total. Michelle insisted on giving Xue Ming nine pounds of wheat. The two chatted for a long time and Xue Ming said goodbye and left.

I heard Pei Lin mention Zhao Xina, a salesperson from the supply and marketing cooperative, before, and it seemed that her home was the one facing west at the entrance of the alley.

Old man Shen said that the salesperson was well treated and had plenty of fine grains. Xue Ming took out two large carps from the space and put them in the bucket.

He took out a bamboo hat and put it on his head, lowered his head and knocked gently on Zhao Xina's door.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?" A man's voice came from the crack in the door.

"I caught two carps in the river and wanted to exchange them for a few pounds of wheat or rice." Xue Ming said, pulling down his bamboo hat.

The door opened with a creak, and Xue Ming could only see the man's head below. He took off the lid of the bucket and revealed two fish.

The man laughed twice and said, "How much wheat do you want to exchange for?"

Xue Ming said, "One pound of fish is exchanged for one pound of wheat. I have a scale."

The man suddenly grabbed Xue Ming's wrist with both hands and shouted loudly, "Catch the speculators, catch the speculators..."

"It's your uncle's!" Xue Ming kicked him against the door. Seeing a slightly wretched face, he hurriedly turned around and ran away with the bucket.

"Seize the opportunity!" The man got up and wanted to hug his waist. Xue Ming flew up and kicked him on the chest again, causing him to fall on his back with a thud.

Gritting his teeth, he wanted to beat him up. At this moment, the neighbor next door opened the door, and a strong man rushed out carrying half a wooden stick. Not far away, two more families opened their doors.

If they were sent to the police station, there would be no good things to eat, and they might even have to be shot. Xue Ming immediately ran away with the bucket...