Chapter 189: Food Prices Soar
The rain on the Tianjie Street is as crisp as the grass, but the grass color is far away but not close.
The most beautiful season of the year is spring, which is far more beautiful than the willows and mist in the imperial capital.
Although it is not drizzling but heavy rain, for He Daqing, the view inside the window is absolutely moving.
Not to mention, living in this era, with a beautiful woman in his arms, drinking wine, and eating delicious food, He Daqing must be very comfortable.
It took He Daqing an hour to replenish Tao Huilan's nutrition. At this time, the sky was completely dark. In the night, Qin Huairu, her son and daughter-in-law also put on raincoats and returned home from their respective units.
He Daqing had already prepared dinner for them.
The family gathered together, talking and laughing, it was particularly warm.
As He Daqing expected, the rain was quite heavy. It rained for three consecutive days in the old city alone. Fortunately, the sewer pipes in the Central Courtyard were well built, so it was not flooded.
The backyard suffered.
Xu Damao's home is in a low-lying area. It rained so heavily that all the rainwater gathered in their house. The threshold of their house was so low that the family of three slept there all night. When they woke up, they found that the house was full of water and everything in the house was floating on the water.
"Da Mao, Damao, stop dreaming, get up and scoop out the water, our house is flooded. Oh my, these photos of mine are all treasures, what a pity!"
Xu Damao was lying on the bed, having a sweet erotic dream, when he heard the urging voice of his father Xu Wude.
"Know it!"
Xu Damao responded impatiently, "Really, I haven't even seen clearly what the woman in the dream looks like."
Shaking his head helplessly, Xu Damao slowly opened his eyes.
"It seems that I have to find a wife..."
Xu Damao said to himself.
Yes, he is two years younger than He Yuzhu. His husband He Daqing already has a wife, but he is still single.
However, at this moment, he had no time to let his imagination run wild, because he had noticed that all the rain water outside was pouring back in.
"Oh my, why is there so much water!"
Xu Damao wore only his shorts, without even wearing shoes, and went straight down to the ground. He picked up the gourd ladle in the house and started draining the water with his parents.
Fortunately, the rain in Sijiu City stopped soon, otherwise, their family might really have become the most unlucky family in the entire Nanluoguxiang.
However, the rain in the old city has stopped, but it is still raining heavily in the south.
Bean-sized jade beads fell from the sky continuously for half a month, so that the water level of the Yangtze River continued to soar and began to flow back into the surrounding villages and cities.
Although after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the government called on many engineering teams to build various projects.
However, the conditions are backward after all, and it is impossible to improve all facilities in a short period of time.
Moreover, a lot of infrastructure was destroyed in the previous war, so the areas around the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were severely affected.
The rice fields that had just matured and were waiting to be harvested were also flooded and suffered serious losses.
For a time, food prices across the country began to rise wildly.
Even though the government strictly prohibits hoarding, the price of grain is still very high due to limited storage capacity.
At first, the price of rice in the south increased. People thought it was too expensive and started buying flour in large quantities. Then, the prices of flour and cornmeal also increased.
"Hey, wages haven't increased, but food prices have. Why is life so difficult?"
"I heard there's a flood in the south. Just be patient. It should be fine in a year."
"One year... How hard it must be!"
The people who felt it most clearly were the lowest class of people in the city.
Their lives were even worse than those of the villagers. After all, the villagers had the habit of storing food, and they had more or less food at home. Moreover, they had just harvested the food at this time, so they were not panicked at all.
But it is different for the workers in the city.
They have no land and their wages are the lowest. Once prices rise, their living standards begin to plummet.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, He Daqing took out the grain stored in the Space Manor after get off work and secretly sold it on the black market.
Of course, He Daqing still has a conscience.
The price on the black market was often twice that of the grain store, but He Daqing kept basically the same price as the grain store. In this way, as long as he showed up, the grain in his hands would be quickly sold out.
"Just consider it a good deed."
He Daqing sighed.
Although selling grain makes money, they still have to ensure the supply of grain for their own family. After all, there are quite a few people in their He family now.
Of course, during this period, He Daqing also brought two bags of corn noodles and made a special trip back to Qinjia Bay to deliver them to his father-in-law.
Yes, although Qin Dashan’s family has a good harvest this year, they have to keep a portion of it for growing crops and sowing next spring. If all the crops are eaten, there will be nothing to plant next year.
He Daqing wanted to send white flour, but everyone else's stomachs were empty, and sending white flour at this time would attract too much attention, so he could only let his mother-in-law and her family eat it.
Even so, Qin Dashan and Liu were very grateful for the two bags of cornmeal.
"Daqing, don't worry about us. You have a child now, and your family should take care of itself first!"
Qin Dashan looked at He Daqing with gratitude.
He didn't care, but his son was at a growing age and had a big appetite every day. He was feeling very depressed when He Daqing's relief food arrived. It was really a timely rain for their family.
"What's the big deal? We are all family. I am well-off."
He Daqing smiled and looked at Liu deliberately.
"If you need anything, just tell me. Or you can stay at my place."
It was not easy for everyone these days, so how could Liu dare to go to the capital to disturb He Daqing's life? However, as it was getting late, Liu kept He Daqing and treated him well for the whole night. She sent him away from Qinjia Bay the next day.
When He Daqing returned to the courtyard, he just approached the front yard and saw Yan Bugui, who was smiling and approaching him.
"Brother He, well... I just want to ask, can you give me more coupons for the Common People Canteen recently..."
Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses and looked at He Daqing with burning eyes.
During this period, he still taught literacy in the civilian canteen. However, because he had sold a lot of discount coupons before, Yan Bugui didn't have many coupons left.
Now, with the rise in food prices, the prices of Fengzeyuan and the canteen have also risen sharply. As a result, it is not easy for ordinary people to eat.
But it is precisely because of this that the coupons for the common canteen have become so popular.
Yan Bugui thought that if he could get more coupons, not only would his family be able to eat well, but they could also earn extra income.
Yes, now the coupons are much more useful than the labor fees given by the canteen.