Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

After practicing for an hour, He Lai left the space and planned to go to the black market, almost forgetting about the malted milk.

When I left the house, I found that Yu Shui and the others had already gone to sleep, so I didn't disturb them. I said goodbye to Aunt Qian and left the yard.

When he arrived at the black market, He Lai went straight to Ma Liu's stall.

Seeing that Ma Liu was still arguing with a middle-aged man, he just stood aside and did not disturb them.

Ma Liu also saw He Lai and immediately realized that he was here to get something.

"Alright, alright, I won't argue with you anymore. I can't sell you the grain. This is the price today. I don't have the time to waste with you. You should go look somewhere else."

When the middle-aged man heard this, he had no choice but to go somewhere else for a look.

"Master, you are here. I will go get you something." Ma Liu greeted He Lai and immediately turned around and went to the back.

"What happened just now?" He Lai asked Ma Liu's younger brother.

"The price of food has gone up today. White flour is 60 cents and corn flour is 30 cents. That person doesn't want to buy it because he thinks it's too expensive. Isn't this bargaining?"

The younger brother explained.

He Lai hasn't paid much attention to food prices recently. After all, he has no worries about food and drink. He eats at the factory every day, and he has meat for dinner every day.

Soon Ma Liu came back with a big bag.

"Master, here are your things: 10 boxes of malted milk and kilograms of White Rabbit candy. Do you want to open them and take a look?"

"No need, I trust you. Thank you." He Lai took the bag and left.

Looking at the people in the black market who were all trying to buy food, He Lai still felt a little sympathy.

He Lai walked out of the black market, about half a kilometer away from it. Seeing that there was no one around, he put out 20,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes and left quickly.

Soon a group of people passed by and were stunned when they saw the pile of sweet potatoes on the ground.

"What's going on, Lao Zhang? Who put these sweet potatoes on the street?"

"You ask me, I'll ask who to go, let's wait here and see if anyone comes over, we'll buy some then."

"Yes, yes, wait here. Someone must be selling it if you put it here."

...Just like that, a group of people were chatting beside the sweet potatoes, waiting for the owner of the sweet potatoes.

Soon a large group of people gathered around the sweet potatoes. After all, they were all jealous, but they didn't rush up to grab them directly. They were very restrained.

"I think I've seen this sweet potato before. It seems to be something that appeared over at Dazhalan. It was given away for free."

Someone recognized the sweet potato and spoke up immediately. After he spoke up, everyone was happy. They took out their bags and prepared to pack the sweet potatoes. They were all waiting for the first person to pack the sweet potatoes.

"How about this? Let's wait for ten minutes. If no one shows up, we can all pretend together. This way, we'll all take the responsibility. What do you think?"

Someone suggested loudly.

"Okay, let's do it!" "Okay."...

Voices of approval rang out instantly, and everyone stared at the sweet potatoes and began to wait.

Just after five minutes, someone shouted that ten minutes were up.

Everybody rushed forward, holding bags and filling them with sweet potatoes. Some people even thought they didn't fill enough, so they took off their clothes and tried their best to fill them.

In just over ten minutes, 20,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes were divided.

I only saw that everyone filled a big bag and ran away quickly, fearing that they would be caught up and have their things taken back.

"Brother, I heard that there are a lot of sweet potatoes on the road outside, and a group of people snatched them all away."

The person who collected money at the entrance of the black market came over and reported to Master Ma Er.

"What? There is such a thing." Master Ma was stunned.

"I heard that it was the same food that appeared in Dazhalan and the countryside before, all of which were high-quality sweet potatoes, but there were no potatoes this time. However, there were still tens of thousands of kilograms."

"Okay, pay more attention to the situation outside next time, and don't miss this kind of thing."

"Got it." The younger brother walked out.

Ma Erye is laughing now. What is this? He just raised the price of grain today, and someone is putting grain at his doorstep. Is this a warning to me?

But it’s not just our black market that has seen price increases, other black markets have also seen prices increase as well.

Soon the news spread the next day, and everyone knew that the mysterious food had appeared again, and this time it appeared in the city. Many people regretted not going to the black market yesterday and missed it.

The people in Yard 94 were really happy. They hadn't sold any fish yet, but just happened to encounter this kind of thing, so they filled up a huge pile.

When He Lai came home from get off work, he saw every child in Yard 94 eating a big sweet potato, and He Lai was very happy.

When I got to my room and just sat down and hadn't even had a sip of water, two children came in.

One is a child from Aunt Dong's family, the other is a child from Aunt Han's family, both of them are holding a roasted sweet potato in their hands.

"Come on, brother. I'll treat you to some." "Come on, brother. Mom asked me to give it to you."

The two children passed the sweet potatoes over.

He Lai looked into the two little ones' sincere eyes, took the sweet potatoes and pulled them to his side.

"You are so good. Come on, brother, thank you. What are your names?"

"My name is Dong Jiaguo." "My name is Han Liang."

"Well, good kids, uncle will give each of you a handful of candy. Come, take it."

He Lai took out a handful of candy from his pocket and wanted to give it to them.

"Brother, I can't take it. Mom said that we can't just take other people's things."

Dong Jiaguo put his hands behind his back and said this. Although Han Liang was envious, he also put his hands behind his back.

He Lai saw that the two men refused to accept it.

"If you don't want it, then how can I take your things? Since you call me brother, I am no one else. Come and take it."

He Lai forced the candy into their pockets.

"Okay, go back and thank your mother for me. Come to your brother's place often in the future, okay?"

"Got it. Thank you, brother." The two little ones bowed and ran back to their home.

He Lai looked at the two sweet potatoes on the table and felt a sense of satisfaction.

Dong family

"Jiaguo, didn't I tell you not to take other people's things?"

Aunt Dong saw the candy in her son's hand and spoke sternly.

“Mom, I said no, but Brother Lai said he was no one else and stuffed it into my bag.”

Dong Jiaguo lowered his head and said with a look of grievance.

Aunt Dong looked at her son who lowered his head, and her temper suddenly disappeared. Yes, judging from the way He Lai behaved, he would definitely not take her things for nothing.

Alas, I owe more and more favors to others. Not long ago, I took three pounds of meat from them, and now I want a handful of candy.

"Okay, give some of the candy to your sister and save some for later, okay?"

"I understand, Mom." When Dong Jiaguo heard his mother's words, he immediately raised his head and gave all the candies in his hand to his sister, leaving only two for himself.

"Thank you, brother." The five-year-old girl said with a smile.

"Mom, my brother asked me to visit his house more often in the future." Dong Jiaguo said with a smile.

"Okay, but don't be rude, okay?"

"Got it, mother."

"Go and play."

……

The same thing is happening in the Han family.