Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

When we arrived at the hall, the recorder from the purchasing department reminded us.

"You have just arrived. You need to purchase 100 yuan worth of supplies every month. The receipts depend on what you need and are linked to the amount of money. Now it is mainly food ingredients. You don't need to buy fruits and the like. The main things are grain, meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, etc. You can go and see the specific types of purchases. It is written on the wall. Also, if you go to the countryside to purchase supplies, you need a certificate from the village so that you can take it back for reconciliation."

Chen Xu nodded, but still asked a question.

"How do I get proof if the supplies were obtained from somewhere else?"

Xu Damao mentioned to him that many buyers went to the black market to try their luck, but Chen Xu didn't think that people could provide proof of selling things on the black market.

The other party looked up at him with a hint of surprise on his face. Generally, new buyers would not think about these issues at all, but Chen Xu seemed to have some understanding of them.

He looked around and said in a low voice.

"Now is a special period. If you can't provide proof, the factory will calculate according to the market price."

Chen Xu frowned a little. The market price refers to that market. If it is based on the vegetable market, then what is the point of shopping in the black market? As we all know, the black market is much more expensive than the regular market or the pigeon market, except that no tickets are required.

The other party seemed to see Chen Xu's confusion and said helplessly.

"So, besides trying my luck, I usually go to the black market to buy some vegetables. The price of vegetables in the black market is about the same as that in the pigeon market. If I can meet a hunter who has hunted wild game, that would be even better. Wild game is generally not expensive."

Chen Xu nodded. He also knew a little about this. For example, eating rabbit not only does not make you gain weight, but it can also help you lose weight. It is similar to chicken breast. The possibility of hunting large animals around Sijiu City is very low. Most of them are rabbits, pheasants, sparrows and the like. It is understandable that they are not expensive.

If you want to hunt large animals, the closest place to Sijiu City is the Yanshan Mountains.

But it is dozens of miles away from the city, and most people don't have the ability to do it. Hunting large animals is no joke, it can be fatal. Moreover, the most dangerous thing in the mountains is not animals. If you get lost or get bitten by a poisonous snake or insect, you're dead.

Fortunately, it is still March and the weather around Sijiu City is cold enough. Most snakes and insects hibernate or hide, so it is relatively safer, but not completely free of danger.

It would be a tragedy if hunting fails and instead one ends up delivering lunch boxes. Maybe the animals in the mountains should be grateful for the gifts from nature. People are having a hard time now, and animals are not much better off.

Chen Xu asked all his questions, and the other party answered them one by one very straightforwardly. It was not easy to see someone who seemed to want to do something practical, so naturally he had to explain it clearly.

There is a shortage of supplies now, and the steel rolling mill has just been merged. The purchasing department is under a lot of pressure. No one wants to be lectured by the leader for no reason. The purchasing department will still take some care of those buyers who want to achieve some results.

Chen Xu looked at the money bills, a small notebook and a pen he had received, and suddenly felt that this job was not that easy. It was not just a matter of purchasing. As long as he went to the countryside, regardless of whether he purchased any supplies or not, the money bills he had on him would be enough for some people to have ideas about him. No wonder most buyers now dare not go to the countryside.

If you don't have a gun, you won't feel safe at all.

Even if he had the space in his hands, if someone shot him from behind, Chen Xu didn't think he had the ability to hide in the space before the bullet hit him. Human reaction ability is limited, and the moment from the brain issuing a command to the action taking place is enough for others to kill him.

Chen Xu now has some doubts as to whether going to the countryside to purchase goods was a wrong choice.

Expecting to purchase a month's share in the pigeon market and the black market is simply a dream.

A hundred yuan note can be used to buy expensive grain on the black market, but the buyer will definitely lose everything. Unless he is mentally healthy, there is no way that buyer will do such a business that loses money.

Now he finally understood why it was difficult to be a buyer nowadays. Even a man like him with cheats found it difficult, let alone others.

Copy the price list of various materials written on the blackboard on the wall into a small notebook.

The market price of coarse grains is about nine cents per pound, and the price given by the steel mill is one cent.

The market price of flour is about 25 cents per pound. The price offered by the steel mill is 26 cents.

Chen Xu thought it was normal. In fact, money was nothing. What was important was the ticket. The price of a kilogram of food coupons on the black market was already more than three yuan. If you added them up, the price of any food on the black market without a ticket would not be less than three yuan.

It is not possible to buy grain directly from the grain and oil store. First of all, the steel mill cannot give you all grain coupons. Moreover, the grain and oil store also has a limited supply, unless you are willing to take out your own ration...

Obviously, it is impossible for you to take advantage of such a simple loophole, and it is impossible for a buyer to buy grain in a grain and oil store.

As for meat, the price of pork is more than 70 cents, and the prices of beef and mutton are similar to or slightly cheaper than lean pork, but far less than fatty meat. Of course, if you go to the vegetable market to buy pork, the prices of lean meat and fatty meat are the same, it depends on whether you can grab it.

Many buyers also queue up to buy meat at the vegetable market. If it weren't for the current shortage of supplies, the daily quantity is limited. Even if you go early, it is impossible for others to sell all of it to you. At most you can get a personal share.

In terms of vegetables and fruits, common vegetables such as cabbage and potatoes are very cheap. For example, cabbage is usually one or two cents per pound. Vegetables such as leeks and celery are slightly more expensive.

Although these vegetables are relatively easy to buy, it is like a dream to rely on them to complete the task of a month. Besides, vegetables do not require tickets. You can't spend all your money in a month without using the tickets...

There were many tickets during this period, including grain tickets, cloth tickets, sugar tickets, industrial tickets, tobacco tickets, meat tickets, soap tickets, kerosene tickets, salt tickets, match tickets, tofu tickets, coal briquette tickets, boiled water tickets, etc., but there were no vegetable tickets.

This is easy to understand. Other things require some craftsmanship, but vegetables can be grown by just finding a piece of land. It is not easy to calculate the invoices unless you control vegetables strictly like grains. Otherwise, even if you have vegetable tickets, they will be useless.

After copying everything, Chen Xu began to think about what to do next.

After thinking about it, there is really no other way except going to the countryside. However, he can keep a low profile. He is different from others. He has space at hand, which makes things much more convenient.

For example, the two large baskets on the back of the bike are basically a sign of a buyer, but he doesn’t need to, as they could just leave them in the space.

If he is still worried, Chen Xu can even put all the bicycles in the space and take them out when he arrives at the destination and find a deserted place. There are also buses now, and the ticket is 20 cents.

Money is not important, safety is what matters.

Having made up his mind, Chen Xu no longer hesitated and planned to set off today.