I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

"Brother, what is this? Is it delicious?" On Sunday, Cao Dongfang made fried chicken for Cao Jiajia and bought a small cake from the system, so that the three of them could finish it in one meal.

The weather is hot, so it’s better to make the cake smaller. It’s not good to eat too much cream. There’s also fried chicken for lunch, which is enough for Cao Jiajia to eat for two meals.

"I'll give you a piece of cake to try later. I'm sure you'll like it! Eat it before dinner, otherwise it will go bad!" said Cao Dongfang.

"Then let's eat. I'd like to try this kind of cake too. I've never eaten it before. The fruit is strawberry, and this is... asked Cao's mother.

"There's just a little cream, but it's very sweet. After you finish eating the cream cake, go out for a walk." Cao Dongfang said as he gave a piece of cake to Cao's mother and Cao Jiajia respectively.

"This cake is delicious, soft and creamy, with a sweet taste." Mother Cao said after taking a bite of the cake.

"It's delicious, so delicious, thank you brother!" Cao Jiajia said sweetly.

"I got it. You eat first and then eat it after dinner. This cake is not a staple food!" Cao Dongfang said.

"Okay, I'll eat first. There's fried chicken, and then I'll have cake later!" Cao Jiajia said happily.

There are many cakes and many varieties. Cao Dongfang didn't like cakes in his previous life. To be exact, he didn't like cream, but he forgot about it.

I just remembered a few days ago that this, like many drinks in later generations, is a favorite of children. People in later generations eat a lot of it, so Cao Jiajia can enjoy it in advance.

"Mom, brother, you've all finished eating. Don't eat fried chicken and cake anymore." Cao Jiajia asked.

"Don't eat anymore. It's all yours. Jiajia, what's the matter? What do you want to do?" asked Cao's mother.

"It's okay. I'll go call Sister Yushui to eat the cake with us. The cake is too big and I can't finish it before dinner. Is that okay, Mom?" said Cao Jiajia.

"Okay, go ahead!" said Cao's mother.

"I'll go out for a while and come back after dinner!" said Cao Dongfang.

.......

I went to Aunt Wei's house in the afternoon and brought back five carps. I cleaned them, removed the bones, and made them into braised fish.

I sat down and talked with Aunt Wei, and then left at four o'clock to go to Chen Xueru's home.

I also brought a cake, a chicken, and two fish. I fried the chicken and fish together. The children all loved the cake!

The cake is one inch bigger than the one at home. There are three people in Chen Xueru's family, which means there is one more adult than in my own family.

"Uncle Dongfang, the cake is delicious, just as delicious as the drinks and chocolate." Hou Kui said while eating the cake.

"It's very delicious. You can eat more of it on a regular basis." Chen Xueru said.

“One a week, no matter how delicious the food is, don’t eat it every day. If you eat too much, it will taste the same,” said Cao Dongfang.

Cao Dongfang’s cake has only a thin layer of cream, which is different from the cakes in later generations where cream is added for free!

There are still fruits, but less cream. Children can eat more and then do some exercise after eating.

"One a week is fine. Fried chicken and fish in the evening?" Chen Xueru asked.

"Yes, I will do some when I have time these days!" said Cao Dongfang.

“Hou Kui, we have fried chicken tonight, so you can eat less cake.

"I got it. I'll eat it in the evening. Fried chicken is delicious too." Hou Kui said.

"The fried chicken you make is better than mine. You were not here a few days ago, and Auntie Wu bought a chicken at Hou Kui's request. After I fried it, it had no flavor!" Chen Xueru said.

"You have to marinate it. You can't use the freshly bought chicken to make fried chicken directly. It will not be flavorful, and like many roast chickens, the chicken breast will be very dry and not tasty!" said Cao Dongfang.

"You cook it and we eat it. The night before, Niu Ye and Pian Ye wrote down what they wanted. Niu Ye wanted ten pounds of meat, including a pig's head.

Pian Ye only has three pounds of meat, a pig head, a piece of liver, a stomach, and a pound of large intestine. There are not many things, but there are more varieties! "Chen Xueru said.

“There aren’t many things. The day after tomorrow I’ll go to Uncle Niu to get some wine and give it to them. The pork head and braised pork will satisfy their cravings.

Master Niu has his old brothers, and he wants to satisfy his craving. There aren't many things, so they can afford it! "Cao Dongfang said.

"You don't need to keep the wine you received here with me!" Chen Xueru asked.

"No need, it's safer with the Cowherd. Collecting the wine has nothing to do with you, so there's no need to draw attention to yourself. If I'm away for a long time and they have no money, you can just give them some!" Cao Dongfang said.

"I understand. You put the coarse grains here with me and I will give them away. There are more and more people starving. The purchase of grain is limited every few days, and everyone is calculating how much food they eat every day!

How much should I give per month?

Yesterday afternoon, the people in the shop said that the Fuqiang flour in Gezi City has finally officially become 9 cents a pound, ordinary white flour is 84 or 85 cents, and even coarse grains such as sweet potatoes are 0.2 cents a pound!

Who can afford this? "

Chen Xueru also spoke fluently.

"Fuqiang flour is only 90 cents per pound, which is not expensive. After the urban residents' grain rations are lowered in August and September, how much will the grain price rise?

I dare not think about it!

"Luckily you have food. I don't lack anything. Many women who don't work at home only eat two meals a day. They have to save food!

It’s so miserable!

Chen Xueru said.

"That's fine. This is the Forty-Nine City. Nothing serious will happen. Just skip a few meals to lose weight!

I give you 50 kilograms of coarse grains a month, plus your food coupons, and the maximum amount is 5 kilograms at a time. I will stop giving you after that. There are too many people and I can’t help you.” Cao Dongfang said.

Also!

.......

After dinner, Cao Dongfang went home and went out for a walk at night, mainly to the black market at night to see the situation!

At ten o'clock, Cao Dongfang left and went to the black market. The black market is actually very different from the pigeon market. The pigeon market is on the overpass and is open during the day.

In the history of Sijiu City, 1 people were arrested in one day, just at the Tianqiao Pigeon Market. The people arrested accounted for % of the population of Sijiu City.

You can imagine how many people are visiting the pigeon market, it is even more lively than the free market before.

How can the country ignore this and do nothing?

This is a bit too much!

Cao Dongfang found a black market one kilometer away. He followed the local customs, wrapped his head, leaving his eyes exposed, and paid ten cents to enter the black market.

This black market is not big. It is a 150-meter-long street with many things placed on both sides, but the quantities are not large. Even the food only weighs one or two kilograms.

There were also a few people bringing vegetables and some selling antiques, but Cao Dongfang didn't care.

After walking around, Cao Dongfang didn't see anything good and was quite disappointed!

This is what the legendary black market looks like!

The name doesn't live up to the reality!

Next black market.

Cao Dongfang went to four black markets in one night until he got home at 12 o'clock. He found a wide variety of goods, but unfortunately...

There was too little food and meat. We only saw a few rabbits, and the pork was reduced to offal because it was cheap.

As soon as the meat was put out, a crowd of people gathered around and asked about the price. Basically, all the meat was sold out in two minutes. As for the good pork, what is that? Where can I buy it?

The same goes for food. It’s gone as soon as it comes out. It’s only a few pounds. Sometimes it’s bought by one person, as long as the price is not too outrageous!

Food prices will continue to rise and they are being sold too quickly, which is not a good thing.

This shows that there is too little food to cause a stir in the black market, which is a manifestation of the huge gap in food supply.

It's a seller's market, so it's hard to say what the price will be.

Not only ordinary people go to the black market, but also scholars and officials, of course, not high-ranking officials.

Cao Dongfang, a section-level cadre, could tell at a glance that these people were completely different from ordinary workers.

Let’s go back. After Cao Dongfang learned about the black market, he was no longer very interested in it. It would be better for him to go home and rest and prepare for work the next day.

I didn't find any black forces in the black market, bullying men and women. Alas! I didn't shout when I saw injustice. I took action when I should. It's also good to show my saintliness in front of others!

.......

"The quantity of Oriental meat is just right, and the money will still be deducted from the salary, so it won't be considered 'speculation'." Uncle Niu said with a smile.

"Actually, these are not important to me, but they are unnecessary. The main reason is that the money is too little. If I can earn hundreds of thousands at a time, what's wrong with 'speculation'!" said Cao Dongfang.

"That's right. Some of us can do it for a few dozen dollars, but some people will only do it for hundreds of dollars... I guess that's the price everyone has to pay for doing the work!" said Uncle Niu.

"That should be the case. Everyone's conditions are different, so the cost of asking them to do things is also different. Uncle Niu, work hard, earn more, and eat better. Goodbye, Uncle Niu!" Cao Dongfang said.

"Dongfang, thanks for your good wishes. Let's make more money and eat more good food. See you later!" said Uncle Niu.

The question of human cost is not easy to answer because people are really different.

In today's society, if you pay 100 yuan to break someone's legs, there will really be people who will do it.

Not a lot!

Because they lack food! They lack money even more!