Chapter 18 No one wants mutton in the west of the city, but mutton in the north of the city is in gr

Chapter 18 No one wants mutton in the west of the city, but mutton in the north of the city is in gr

Chapter 18 No one wants mutton in the west of the city, but mutton in the north of the city is in great demand

As soon as Li Jiayi left, Shi Datiao ran into the house.

"Grandma, that little bastard Li Jiayi ran out again. I want to go out and play too."

"Shut up." Tao Huiyun shouted at Shi Datiao.

"Why are you being so mean to my eldest grandson?" Shi Zhen said protectively as she held Shi Datiao in her arms.

"Mom, you know who Li Jiayi is. If he hears our policeman calling him a bastard, won't he beat the policeman up?"

"Yes, grandson, your mother is right. Don't scold like this in the yard in the future." Shi Zhen said to Shi Datiao seriously.

Hearing her words, Tao Huiyun said speechlessly: "Mom, you can't scold me outside!"

"Yes, yes, yes. I can only curse secretly so that he can't hear me."

"Got it, grandma."

"Mom, you..." Tao Huiyun was speechless.

No matter what, you can't curse people! If you get used to it and curse them out of your mouth, what will you do then?

But she also knew how her child was spoiled by his grandmother and would never listen to her.

Li Jiayi arrived outside Fuxingmen half an hour later. It was also very big.

In terms of area, it is not smaller than the Pigeon Market outside Deshengmen, but there are not as many people there.

People who come to Pigeon City basically do so because it is close to the city, including those who come from rural areas.

After all, this era was not as convenient as later generations, where you could take a car everywhere. In this era, you basically had to rely on your legs to go anywhere.

Although there aren't as many people as over there, there are still quite a few people selling things.

"Auntie, how much do you sell this chick for?"

Not long after entering the pigeon market, Li Jiayi saw a middle-aged woman selling chicks.

"Two cents each."

How can I describe this price? It is expensive, but you should know that a pound of eggs is only a little over 60 cents. Of course, this is with a ticket.

On average, an egg costs about five cents.

Because egg tickets were scarce, without a ticket, eggs in Pigeon Market could be sold for only one cent each.

If you calculate it this way, then this little chick is not expensive.

In fact, whether it is expensive or not has little to do with Li Jiayi, and he doesn’t need to buy it all the time.

Just buy them once and you will have an endless supply of eggs and chickens in the future.

"Auntie, how do you tell the gender of this?" Although Li Jiayi knew that no one would tell him, he still asked.

There's no way, he really doesn't understand!

"I don't know that either. You'll know when you grow up."

Sure enough, the middle-aged woman did not tell him that this was normal. If all the hens were chosen, who would the remaining roosters be sold to?

"Okay, give me ten!"

Again, he didn't need to buy that many. The reason he wanted ten was because he was afraid there would be too many roosters.

He took out two dollars and handed them to the middle-aged woman, saying, "Auntie, I'll give you the money first."

The middle-aged woman took the money and swiftly took out ten chicks and gave them to him.

Li Jiayi had nothing to put his things in, so he could only open his schoolbag and let the middle-aged woman put the things in it for him.

In fact, this is just a trick. As long as Li Jiayi enters the schoolbag, he will put these little chicks into the space in an instant.

Of course, others didn't know! They thought he had put it in his schoolbag. Fortunately, the schoolbag was not small, so putting ten little chickens in it was nothing. But Li Jiayi also left here quickly, so as not to let others see the flaw!

Fortunately, the pigeon market is very big, so if he just walks around, no one will know that he is buying chicks.

At present, there is nothing else in the space to feed the chicks, so Li Jiayi can only put some pumpkins into the feed box used for raising chickens. Unexpectedly, it actually works.

As long as he can feed it, it's fine. He is really afraid that he can't feed it, which would be troublesome.

But it’s okay. At worst, I can just put the chicks into the yard first. The corn will be ripe in two days.

While walking around, Li Jiayi saw an old man leading two big sheep, followed by two half-grown lambs, so he hurried over.

"Uncle, are you selling this sheep?"

The old man stopped, glanced at Li Jiayi, and said, "Yes, I will sell it, but you..."

These are not baby chicks! Ten of them only cost two dollars.

This is a sheep! A large sheep weighs 60 to 70 kilograms. Two large sheep plus two half-grown sheep can weigh less than 200 kilograms.

Although mutton is cheaper than pork in this era, the difference is not that big. The price of mutton in Pigeon City is between 80 and 90 cents.

Of course, this refers to pure mutton that does not require a ticket. For a live sheep like this, the price is about 60 cents per pound.

"No, I saw you were about to leave, so I came over to ask, why don't you continue selling?"

Li Jiayi had no other choice! He had no money! To get these four sheep, it would cost at least a hundred yuan.

Now he can't even take out a dozen dollars, let alone more than a hundred dollars.

Li Aimin was going to give him 20 yuan, but he hasn't given it to him yet! Even if he did, it wouldn't be enough!

"Alas! I came here before dawn, but no one asked me anything, so I decided to go back."

Hearing the old man say this, Li Jiayi was speechless. Although mutton is not as good as pork, it is still meat!

No one asked about it. This is a geographical issue. If it was outside Deshengmen, it would have been snapped up long ago.

When the old and young see this thing, they will rush to buy it! But here, no one is willing to spend so much money to buy a sheep.

"Is that so?" Li Jia nodded and said, "Uncle, I think your sheep are in good condition, why do you want to sell them?"

"Well, my child is getting married, the house needs to be renovated, and furniture needs to be bought, so I have no choice but to sell the sheep."

In fact, it’s a good deal to sell them. It’s August soon, and in a month or so, these sheep will be collected as a collective. Although they will be given some money, it will definitely not be as much as they are selling now.

It is even possible that IOUs will be issued.

IOUs are very common in rural areas. Even if the purchasing station of the commune goes to buy pigs, they will first issue IOUs and then pay after the meat processing factory takes the pigs away.

"That's right, sir. Are you in a hurry to sell it?"

If the old man was in a hurry to sell, Li Jiayi was prepared to let him go outside Deshengmen.

If you are not in a hurry, that’s another matter.

"There's no rush for that."

Hearing what the old man said, Li Jiayi's eyes lit up and said, "That's right, old man. If you are not in a hurry, just take it back first. Leave me your address and I will go to your house to buy it in a few days. Don't worry, I will definitely give you a higher price."

"Really?" The old man was a little unconvinced.

This is normal, after all, Li Jiayi is just a child of about ten years old.

"Of course it's true. Please leave me your address!" Li Jiayi said and took out a pen and paper from his schoolbag.

The old man told Li Jiayi the name of their village and also the old man's name.

　PS: Love is always there, can you give me a monthly ticket? Thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)