Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Chen Xu was too tired to complain. The most obvious change of the times was reflected in life.

If it were the 21st century, getting a bed quilt wouldn't be that difficult. You could just go to any store and pick whatever you want.

But the difficulty of getting the bed and bedding now was beyond his imagination.

He couldn't buy it on the black market, so he had no choice but to ask the other party to keep an eye on it.

Chen Xu, who lost another pack of cigarettes, took a walk around the black market and left.

Brother Zhou looked at the Daqianmen in his hand and smiled. It was a high-end product with a filter tip, costing more than 30 cents a pack. He was a particular person, quite interesting.

Chen Xu was a little disappointed when he returned to the courtyard, after all, he didn't get things done.

After barely getting through the night, Chen Xu felt something was wrong.

He never thought that bedding, such a common thing in life, would cause him trouble.

When he went out in the morning, the deaf old lady squatting at the door looked at Chen Xu, who looked sleepy, and smiled happily.

Boy, I let you talk tough, now you know how powerful I am.

Chen Xu ignored the old woman and went to the steel mill on his own.

After a simple registration, he rode his bike straight to Shichahai. Obviously, he had to either get bedding or fish fry, otherwise he felt he would not be able to survive.

The old man was obviously aware of Chen Xu's arrival and didn't waste any time.

"follow me."

Chen Xu was overjoyed, it looked like there would be something going on today.

"Let me tell you, I spent a lot of effort to get this little thing for you. There is no such thing in Sijiu City."

Chen Xu said thank you for your trouble and would like to treat you to a drink later.

The old man curled his lips in disdain. Is he someone who lacks this?

If he didn't like the boy, he would have ignored him.

Chen Xu became more and more frightened as he walked forward, because the military compound was ahead.

"Old man..."

"Stop talking nonsense and just follow me."

Chen Xu knew that this place was not strange, because it was a very famous military compound. In addition to many military personnel living here, there were also some veteran cadres who had retired from the military.

Of course, Chen Xu knew that the most important thing about this place was that there was a group of military kids hanging around in the city all day long, usually either fighting or on their way to fight.

And because of their status, few people can control them. The most important thing is that these people are not bad by nature. Compared with the Buddhist masters and stubborn people in the city, they are already quite good.

But this is just Chen Xu's opinion. In the eyes of many other people, he is just a street urchin, a typical example of a tiger father and a dog son.

Therefore, these people are well-known in Beijing, or you can say they are notorious.

"Master, do you live here?"

The old man didn't stop and continued walking forward.

"Why? Scared?"

"That's not the case, I just didn't expect it."

Chen Xu said that it was definitely impossible for him to be afraid, but he just didn't guess the old man's identity.

After all, the old man had always appeared in front of him as a small businessman, and Chen Xu never thought of him as a hidden boss.

Even if we knew that this old man was selling some spoils on the black market, we would just think he was an old hero. Who would sell the spoils if the conditions were good?

In this era, there are countless people who have retired from the war. For example, the security department of the steel rolling mill is staffed by a lot of veterans who have retired from the army. Chen Xu is no longer surprised by this.

Moreover, most veterans of this era have a very high level of ideological awareness, and Chen Xu has heard of super heroes choosing to return home to farm in his previous life.

In order not to cause trouble to the country, many people choose to be self-reliant.

Chen Xu admires these people very much, but he can't do it himself.

In his eyes, the old man should also be of this type.

The result was completely beyond his expectations, just like when you thought someone was poor and destitute, but then he told you he was just role-playing.

"come in."

The old man walked into a small courtyard by himself. The courtyard was not big, but it was tidy and clean.

"Here it is, take it with you, and here's the money, fifty."

Chen Xu looked surprised.

"Fifty?"

Looking at the two buckets of fish fry, Chen Xu suspected that there was something wrong with his ears.

It wasn't because it was a lot, but because it was a little. He thought it would cost one or two hundred yuan.

After all, people say that this thing is not available in the city of Sijiu, and it must have been obtained from other places.

Not to mention the price of the fish fry, the transportation cost alone is more than fifty yuan.

Speaking of which, it was the first time he saw the fish fry. They looked smaller than tadpoles, but in fact they were more than enough to fill a bucket. As for why they were separated, it was probably because they were different species.

"What? Too expensive?"

"That's not the case, old man. If you only charge me fifty dollars, won't you lose money?"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? If I say fifty, it means fifty."

Chen Xu retreated.

All right, whatever you say goes, he'll remember the favor. Although Chen Xu doesn't think he can ever repay the favor, fish fry are a necessity for him now, so there's no reason to let it go.

I can only remember it first.

Speaking of favors, Chen Xu has only been in this world for a short time, but he already owes a lot of favors.

For example, the old man in front of him, he didn’t know why the old man took special care of him, but he must remember this kindness.

There is also Xu Damao. The favor Xu Damao received was mainly in the form of a house, which solved a lot of his problems, and it was sold to him at a low price. He will definitely have to repay this favor in the future.

"Remember to bring it back to the countryside quickly. If it dies, all my work will be in vain."

The old man started to chase people away.

Chen Xu didn't waste any words. He gave the money and left with the fish fry, saying that he was in a hurry to deal with the fish fry and the drinking would be postponed.

Then he took the old man's two buckets.

"This kid is quite interesting."

The old man held five big black cards in his hand and smiled slightly at Chen Xu's back.

He just quoted a random price and didn't spend a penny.

But that was for him.

If Chen Xu wanted to get it himself, he probably wouldn't be able to do it even if he begged for help.

Chen Xu walked around the alley for a few times and came out with nothing in his hands.

He couldn't stop smiling. He said that he only needed to prepare 5,000 fish fry, but actually, it was more than 8,000. Adding the ones he already had in his space, the number was now over 10,000.

In this way, the space can expand more than three square meters a day, and hundreds of square meters a month. Chen Xu is satisfied with this speed.

According to this method, even if the expansion speed is not continued to increase, the space will be at least two acres in a year.

When the fish grow up and reproduce, the space will be transformed into heaven and earth in no time.

Chen Xu has not forgotten how terrifyingly fast the reproduction speed of fish is.

Now that the fish fry were dealt with, Chen Xu felt relieved. Just for this little thing, he was trapped in Sijiu City for a whole week. Now that the job was done here, he did not hesitate and went straight back to the steel mill to pack his stuff and prepare to return to the countryside.

He pretended to load the bicycle basket and went to the security department to collect his weapon.

Before Chen Xu moved, he saw Xu Damao coming back pushing a cart.

The two looked at each other.

"Are you planning to go to the countryside?"

"You're back so soon?"

The two spoke almost at the same time.

Chen Xu remembered that Xu Damao said he was going to hide in the countryside for a while, but he came back so soon. What does that mean?

"Don't mention it. The countryside is not a good place to stay now. Besides, I have finished all the dry food I brought with me. If I don't come back, I will starve to death."

In fact, Xu Damao brought a lot of things to the countryside and originally planned to stay for ten days or half a month, but plans did not change quickly.