Infinite Doomsday: I rely on space to stock up and bully the scum

When passing by a grocery store, Jiang Jiang bought himself a straw hat. There was no other way because it was too sunny.

Even the original owner's skin, which was usually exposed to wind, rain, sun and rain, could not withstand the long-term exposure to sunlight. It is conceivable that those young men and women from wealthy families who are usually pampered can only stay at home, enjoying ice cubes and eating iced sugar water to escape the heat.

Perhaps just like the charcoal seller who was worried that the weather was not cold enough to sell his charcoal, Jiang Jiang saw the hot weather and thought that their iced sugar water would definitely sell well.

But soon, she put the idea behind her.

She would rather not do the sugar water business in exchange for not experiencing the severe drought in a few months.

Unfortunately, it was just my own wishful thinking.

It might be difficult for her and her whole family to live safely in this doomsday.

"Madam, please take a look at our sugarcane. It's very sweet." A timid voice came from the side, interrupting Jiang Jiang's wandering thoughts.

Jiang Jiang came back to his senses and saw that there was no one around, so he was sure that the voice just now was calling him.

In front of me was a stall selling sugarcane. It was noon, the hottest time of the day, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Even the stalls were quite empty.

Jiang Jiang looked at the old and the young in front of him. The child's face had an abnormal blush because of the hot weather.

He said again with an expectant look in his eyes: "Madam, please take a look at our sugarcane. It's very sweet."

The sugarcane in ancient times was different from the sugarcane in the era when Jiang Jiang lived. It was a small, green-skinned sugarcane with many nodes.

This kind of sugarcane is difficult to eat, but it tastes sweet. Occasionally, people will buy one when they want to sweeten the mouths of their children.

The weather is hot again this year, with plenty of sunshine, and the sugarcane is quite sweet.

Compared to making sugar water with white sugar from the space, sugarcane is undoubtedly more cost-effective and easier to conceal.

Jiang Jiang then bent down slightly and said, "Child, how much do you want to sell this sugar cane?"

"One catty, no, two catties cost one penny. Madam, how many do you want?" The child pointed up with two fingers.

"Do you have any more sugar cane at home? Or is this just what's on the stall?"

The child's dark face showed excitement, and the old man next to him couldn't sit still anymore.

"Madam, do you need a lot? I have a lot at home, and I can give it to you at a discount. Pay me back, and I'll take you to buy food. Then people won't say I'm a freeloader anymore."

The child didn't know how heavy the pile of sugarcane at home was, so he just drew circles with his hands and used "a lot" to describe it.

The old man next to him seemed to be ill, or perhaps suffering from heatstroke, and he said with all his might, "I still have more than 200 kilograms of sugarcane at home, plus the ones on the stall now, it's almost 300 kilograms. If you want all of them, Madam, I'll give you 100 coins."

Jiang Jiang nodded, "Then take me to have a look first."

The child immediately stood up and started to clean up. He tied up the dozen or so sugarcanes on the stall, then helped his grandmother who was leaning against the wall and pointed in the other direction.

"Madam, it only takes about an incense stick's time for you to walk to my home. Don't worry, it's not far." The child hurriedly explained, fearing that Jiang Jiang would dislike the distance of his home and not go.

"It's okay, let's go."

The child carried the sugarcane on his back. The weight of nearly 100 pounds made his back bend even more. Jiang Jiang wanted to lend a hand but was refused.

The old man walked unsteadily behind him, saying as he walked: "Little Shitou lost his parents when he was young, and I don't think I will live much longer. I want to save some money for him in the next few years so that he can get married in the future."

Jiang Jiang looked at Xiao Shitou moving sugar cane in front of him and chatted with the old man: "He doesn't look very old. Isn't it too early to prepare now?"

The old man shook his head, his wrinkled face showing even more bitterness and hatred: "He is already eleven years old this year. In four or five years, he will be talking about marriage. It's not too early, not too early."

Jiang Jiang was stunned. She really didn't realize that Xiao Shitou was already eleven years old. He looked only seven or eight years old, about the same age as Li Dongliang and Li Changyuan.

As they walked, Jiang Jiang followed Xiao Shitou to one of the most remote places in the town. Although it was called a town, it was actually not that different from the village.

Xiao Shitou took Jiang Jiang into his yard. They could see that the yard was very small and the house was a little dilapidated, but it was very tidy and had obviously been cleaned up.

There was a pile of sugarcane in the middle of the yard. Jiang Jiang walked over and took a look. The quality was good and there was no rotten sugarcane.

"Madam, please sit down. I'll pour you a glass of water." Xiao Shitou put the sugarcane back home. He was obviously very tired and was breathing heavily.

"No, no, I have something to do later, you should rest first." Jiang Jiang didn't have the habit of letting a child serve him all the time.

"What about these sugarcanes..." Little Stone scratched his head and spoke embarrassedly.

"I want them all. Let's give you the price of one cent per two pounds." Jiang Jiang pointed at the pile of sugarcane. It was just a piece of cake for her.

For this grandfather and grandson who depend on each other, exchanging a pile of sugarcane for life-saving food is the best option.

"But we agreed on a hundred coins before, so we can't take advantage of you." Although he was very tempted by the extra money, after all, he came from a family where every penny had to be spent carefully, but he had never forgotten the teachings of his deceased parents.

Okay, it’s okay if I can’t even give money away.

To be honest, three hundred kilograms of sugarcane cost one hundred coins, which is a very cheap price even if you buy it in town.

Converted into modern prices, a pound of sugarcane costs 60 cents.

"By the way, do you think you will use this money to buy food in the future?" Jiang Jiang mentioned this when thinking of what the old man had just said.

"Yes, the food at home is almost gone. If we don't buy some, grandpa and I will starve." Little Stone nodded and answered truthfully.

Jiang Jiang had an idea. She said to Xiao Shitou, "Since you still need to buy grain, why don't I exchange grain with you? I have a relative who works at a grain store. One hundred coins can be exchanged for a lot of coarse grain."

"Okay, okay, coarse grains are good. They can be eaten longer. Cough, cough, cough." The old man made the final decision.

So Jiang Jiang pretended to leave first, walked to a deserted place nearby, and took out 150 kilograms of coarse grains and 20 kilograms of rice infested with worms, for which she spent nearly 150 cents from the grain store.

Jiang Jiang’s principle is to give them a little help within a reasonable range.

People are already living a hard enough life, how can she have the nerve to take advantage of others.

He returned to Xiao Shitou's residence with a large pile of food and exchanged it for more than 300 kilograms of sugarcane from the two excited people.

Xiao Shitou borrowed a cart from his neighbor and insisted on sending the sugarcane home to Jiang Jiang. Jiang Jiang had no choice but to let him push the cart to deliver the sugarcane back to the gate of the small courtyard she rented.

"Go back. This is the delivery fee for you. You must accept it." Jiang Jiang forced two cents on Xiao Shitou. The grain store charged her five cents for delivery. Xiao Shitou came a long way to deliver more than 300 kilograms of sugarcane to her home. It was not too much for her to give two cents to the child.

Jiang Jiang saw Xiao Shitou pushing the cart hard along the way, and was a little worried that the child would not grow tall in the future.

Xiao Shitou didn't want to accept it at first, but this time Jiang Jiang's attitude was very firm, so he accepted it.

"Thank you, ma'am. Good things will surely be rewarded."

After saying this, Xiao Shitou felt a little embarrassed and ran away.

Looking at Xiao Shitou's back, Jiang Jiang, who hadn't seen his children for a day, suddenly missed them a little.

It was time to go home. Carrying two pork bones and two pounds of pork, Jiang Jiang hurried back home.