Siheyuan: I have traveled through time and space and still can’t eat enough?

After dinner in the evening, Yan Jiekuang lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep.

Thinking that I was about to go to Pigeon City, I felt three parts worried and seven parts excited.

Although he had been there twice with his father before, those were always group activities. Usually, if someone in the courtyard needed something, everyone would go buy it together.

I've never been there alone.

Lying in bed, Yan Jiekuang tossed and turned and couldn't calm down. He waited until three o'clock in the morning before he quietly got up, put on his clothes and prepared to go to Pigeon City.

He opened the door very quietly, not daring to breathe, for fear of making any noise and waking up his family.

Yan Jiekuang walked all the way to the outside of Pigeon City in the dark. He took out a hood and wrapped himself tightly, leaving only his eyes exposed to see the road.

He looks like this, even if his own father stood in front of him he probably wouldn't recognize him.

After completing the disguise, Yan Jiekuang began to observe the nearby terrain carefully, fearing that something unexpected might happen so that he could escape as soon as possible.

After observing for more than ten minutes, I saw more than a dozen people coming in and out, some empty-handed, some carrying torn bags or something like that.

After watching for a long time and seeing nothing unusual happening, he walked towards the entrance of Pigeon City.

"Stop, buy or sell."

This is the guard of the Pigeon City. Yan Jiekuang had been here before and knew that he was collecting tolls, one cent for the buyer and one cent for the seller.

"Buy" he said as he took out a penny and handed it to the other party.

Then I heard the guard say, "Go in."

Yan Jiekuang's purpose of coming this time was not to buy too many things, unless it was something particularly useful to him, otherwise he would just exchange some food coupons and meat coupons.

Ever since he finished eating the big meat buns, he had to go back to eating coarse grains. He really couldn't bear it anymore, so he came out to take the risk.

The pigeon market is crowded with people, but there is little communication between buyers and sellers. People will only approach and talk to something if they like it.

Each stall is also separated by a distance.

Yan Jiekuang stood in the corner and observed for a long time before walking towards a small man who was not wearing a mask.

This guy must be the ticket seller in the black market, because in just a short while, he saw the little guy making deals with several people.

"Brother, do you have tickets?" Yan Jiekuang came up to the short man and asked in a low voice.

The little guy looked him up and down, and seeing Yan Jiekuang's cautious look, he smiled and said, "Boy, you dare to come to the black market at such a young age, you have guts. Those who give me face call me Sixth Brother, you can call me that too, what kind of tickets do you want!"

"Sixth brother, please give me five catties of fine grain coupons and two catties of meat coupons." Yan Jiekuang thought for a moment and added, "Do you have Maotai coupons? Give me two."

He suddenly thought of asking for Maotai tickets. It was a rare opportunity for him to come here, so he tried his best to prepare what he needed.

There is only half a year left before graduation, and he doesn't have the connections like his classmates.

If he wants to find a job, he needs to work hard on his own.

So Yan Jiekuang planned to slowly accumulate some good things to use as gifts when the time comes.

"Fine grain tickets cost 80 cents per pound, meat costs 1.5 yuan per pound, plus two Maotai tickets, a total of 17 yuan."

Yan Jiekuang handed over seventeen yuan, and then looked at his own savings, and found that he only had forty-three yuan and nine cents left.

I couldn't help but sigh: Oh, this money is really not enough to spend!

After buying the necessities, Yan Jiekuang didn't plan to buy anything else as he needed to save some money for backup.

But after walking past two stalls, he changed his mind.

I saw an old man squatting on the ground with a silly roe deer in front of him.

For ordinary people, this thing has no fat or water in it and is not even as good as a pound of pork. But for those leaders who have no worries about food and drink, this is a good thing!

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself: This thing is rare, I have to get it down, maybe it will be useful in the future. Anyway, it won’t rot if I put it in space.

"Master, how do I change this stupid roe deer?"

The old man looked at Yan Jiekuang nervously, and it was obvious that he was not a person who came here often.

"Young man, do you think ten kilograms of corn flour is okay?"

This silly roe deer weighs only about five or six kilograms. It is really worth exchanging it for ten kilograms of corn flour, but Yan Jiekuang has no food!

I could only negotiate with the old man: "Uncle, I have no food. Can I give you three dollars and you can exchange it for food yourself?"

The old man thought about it and felt that three yuan would definitely be enough to exchange for ten kilograms of coarse grains, and there would be some left over, so he readily agreed.

But Yan Jiekuang was in a dilemma. He had nothing in his hands and there was no way he could take the silly roe deer away. If he just took the meat out openly, he would feel uncomfortable!

So he could only negotiate with the old man: "Uncle, I don't have anything with me. Can I give you a penny in exchange for your bag?"

When the old man heard about this good thing, he immediately agreed, took the money and left.

Seeing his assets reduced by another three dollars and one cent, the distressed Yan Jiekuang dared not stay here any longer.

He was afraid that he would see something good and lose control of his hands. If he really spent all his money, then even if he got the ticket, he wouldn't be able to buy buns!

Yan Jiekuang walked all the way to a deserted place before he put all his things into the space, and then jogged towards the courtyard.

Now that it was beginning to get light, he had to get back home before everyone woke up, otherwise he would have no way of explaining why he went out so late at night.

Fortunately, it was just around five o'clock when I got home, and no one in the yard was awake.

Yan Jiekuang hurried back to his bed. He was very careful that night for fear of any accidents. He was extremely nervous. In addition, he had not slept all night, so he fell asleep within a few minutes of lying down.

Fortunately, today is Sunday and he doesn't have to go to school, so he can sleep a little longer, otherwise he would not be able to hold on.

When the Yan family was having breakfast, the third aunt saw that Yan Jiekuang was sleeping soundly, so she didn't call him at all, so that she could save a meal.

It was almost noon when he was awakened by hunger. He saw that only the three aunts were sewing shoe soles, and he didn't know where the others had gone.

Yan Jiekuang greeted her directly: "Mom, I'm going to find my classmates!"

Without even waiting for the third aunt to reply, Yan Jiekuang ran out of the compound and rushed straight to the restaurant.

"Please help me get a portion of braised pork and two steamed buns."

As soon as Yan Jiekuang arrived at the restaurant, he saw a sign that read: New braised pork served today, limited to one portion per person.

In this era of scarcity, you can’t eat whatever you want just because you have money and tickets. For example, meat dishes may not be prepared once a week in restaurants, mainly because there is too little meat available.

So when he saw that there was braised pork today, he made up his mind and ordered one portion directly.

He had been unable to stand eating coarse grains at home for several days, and when he tasted the braised pork, it was so delicious that he almost bit his tongue.

After all the meat was eaten and the plates were wiped clean with steamed buns, Yan Jiekuang said with a reluctant look, "Please pack twenty buns for me to take away. My family hasn't eaten yet!"

Fearing that he wanted too many things, Yan Jiekuang made a special explanation.

"A total of seven dollars, plus two catties and four ounces of grain coupons, and one catty and two ounces of meat coupons." Although the waiter didn't say much, he still glanced at Yan Jiekuang. After all, not many people would buy so many things at once.

When he walked out of the restaurant with the buns, only thirty-odd dollars was left of his entire fortune. This made Yan Jiekuang feel a sense of urgency. He still needed to find a way to make money. Eating big meat buns every day was too expensive.

But recently the courtyard was so quiet that no one was quarreling. Was it full of love or poultry? Nothing happened, so Yan Jiekuang naturally couldn't find a way to make money.

He had already given up hope and just wanted to quietly wait until graduation, but when he was having dinner that night, his sister-in-law Yu Li suddenly said, "Dad, I want to use my bike tomorrow."