Chapter 233: Pretending to be confused can make you feel better

Chapter 233: Pretending to be confused can make you feel better

Chapter 233: Pretending to be confused can make you feel better

Of course, this is just a feeling. In reality, it is no different from the previous two months.

The reason for this feeling is that if you don’t eat enough, your body will get worse and worse.

If a person does not have enough to eat for a month, will his mental state be the same as if he does not have enough to eat for three months?

It must be different!

And the difference is very obvious, which is why Li Jiayi feels more and more short of food.

You don't need to go outside to see this, you can see it by looking at the people in the courtyard.

Ten minutes later, Li Jiayi arrived at the pigeon market outside Deshengmen on his tricycle.

Today he plans to sell a batch of miscellaneous grains, which are actually pumpkins and sweet potatoes, both of which can be called miscellaneous grains.

Before 1959, the price of a pound of sweet potatoes was two cents, of course, this was referring to fresh sweet potatoes.

But now, the price of a pound of fresh sweet potatoes is more than one cent, which is even higher than the increase in white flour.

In fact, this is very normal. After all, not many people can afford white flour. Most people still want to buy some cheap food, and even say the cheaper the better.

Take cornmeal for example! It used to cost only five cents per pound, but now it can be sold for 20 to 30 cents per pound.

This time, Li Jiayi was not trying to make money, he just wanted to sell a batch of grain so that people who could not afford white flour or cornmeal could buy some sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs.

It’s a pity that there is no car, otherwise it would be much more convenient.

Now that he only has this three-wheeler, he has to make more trips.

Li Jiayi stopped the tricycle at a random place, opened the box and shouted: "Don't miss it if you pass by, fresh sweet potatoes are only ten cents per pound now."

At one cent per pound, it is already cheaper than others, but the difference is not that big, so it shouldn't have any impact.

Anyway, there is a serious food shortage now, so it won’t have any impact even if others sell at a higher price than him.

Of course he doesn't affect others, otherwise someone will cause trouble for him.

"It's really sweet potatoes! And they're white potatoes. I want 50 kilograms."

If you only eat it occasionally, of course you should eat red-fleshed sweet potatoes (called yellow-fleshed sweet potatoes in some places). This kind of red-fleshed sweet potatoes are sweeter.

But if you want to fill your stomach, you must eat sweet potatoes, because sweet potatoes are high in starch and can help to stave off hunger.

"I'll take 50 kilograms, too."

It’s not that these people don’t want to buy more, but they can’t carry too much back! 50 kilograms is just right.

"Okay, let's get in line first and take them one by one. Don't worry, there are plenty of sweet potatoes. Even if these are sold out, I can still go over and bring them back."

After everyone lined up, Li Jiayi said to the first person in line, "You want 50 kilograms, right?"

"Yes, I'll give you the money."

"Yes!" Li Jia took the money and handed him a bag of sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes are packed in nylon mesh bags, which are sold in supply and marketing cooperatives. These sweet potatoes are packed in the space, each bag weighs 50 kilograms.

"I want 50 kilograms too."

"Ok."

In less than ten minutes, all the sweet potatoes in the box were sold out, with about five thousand kilograms sold.

"Big sister, please be quiet. This batch of sweet potatoes has been sold out. Please wait for me. I will go and get some over. Don't worry, I will be back in ten minutes at most."

After saying that, Li Jiayi drove away on the tricycle. This thing was very fast and disappeared in a flash.

In fact, Li Jiayi just took a walk outside the city and then came back.

It was still the same place, and everyone was still queuing, so he didn't have to shout.

Park the tricycle, open the box and continue selling.

Fortunately, when Li Jiayi came out, he brought Asheng and the other three with him, otherwise he would really be worried that someone would snatch them away.

Now Asheng and the other three were squatting quietly beside them, shocking quite a few people.

Throughout the morning, Li Jiayi ran back and forth more than ten times and sold at least 50,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes.

But he knew very well that this amount of sweet potatoes was just a drop in the bucket for the entire imperial capital.

Even so, it can still help some people who have more difficult lives.

Even though it’s just sweet potatoes, it’s better than substitute foods!
That thing has no nutritional value at all, at most it can fill your stomach.

Don’t think that being able to fill your stomach is a good thing. It is not a good thing. Substitute foods cannot be digested due to the raw materials.

It's okay to eat a little bit every day, but if you really treat this thing as food, the consequences will be serious.

If it’s mild, you may not be able to pull it out. If it’s serious, you may need to go to the hospital. This is no joke.

To be honest, Li Jiayi was a little confused. This thing was fine for cows to eat, so why would it be a problem for humans to eat it?

But even so, most families would go to the grain station to buy some to take home.

I am really hungry and need to eat something to fill my stomach.

When this food substitute first came out, Li Jiayi went to the grain station to take a look.

In fact, it is the food that was previously fed to livestock, but is now crushed and mixed together to make this product.

But there is one thing, that is, you don’t need a ticket to buy substitute foods, you only need money, and it is very cheap.

Li Jiayi didn't go home at noon. He just ate something in the space and then continued selling in the afternoon.

Li Jiayi continued to sell until around four in the afternoon, and then he stopped selling and drove his tricycle back to the city.

It’s a pity that I have to go to school tomorrow, otherwise I would make some pumpkins to sell tomorrow.

Although the price of pumpkin is the same as that of sweet potato, pumpkin can be used in a variety of cooking methods, which is much better than sweet potato.

After returning to the city, Li Jiayi did not go home, but went directly to the military compound.

After rushing, we finally arrived here before the service center closed.

Yes, he was going to buy some things at the service center today. "Aunt, I want to buy some cigarettes and alcohol." Li Jiayi handed over the ticket and said.

"Ok."

Those who work in the service center are all family members of the military compound, and these family members basically all know Li Jiayi.

Not to mention those who work in service agencies.

"Xiao Li! What good things have you brought to Lao Li today?"

The aunt asked as she looked at the tickets Li Jiayi brought over.

"Aunt, it's nothing, just some food."

"Food?" The aunt didn't even look at the ticket and just stared at Li Jiayi.

"Yes!"

"Xiao Li! My aunt's family is also short of food. Can you give some to my aunt? Don't worry, my aunt won't ask for more."

"Uh!" Li Jia was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aunt, is your family also short of food?"

"Of course we are! Who doesn't lack food at this time?"

Li Jiayi scratched his head. He had never thought about this. He thought only the Li and Zhao families were short of food! Unexpectedly, both families were short of food.

One can only say that the novel made him think so, because in the novel, only the Li family was mentioned to be short of food, and no one else seemed to describe it.

"Aunt, how about this! I'll talk to Lao Li later and ask him to help count them, and then I'll send them over."

"Okay, okay, I'll go to Lao Li's house after I get off work."

"Ok!"

With the enthusiastic help of several aunts, Li Jiayi quickly put the purchased cigarettes and alcohol into the box.

Then Li Jiayi drove his tricycle to Lao Li's house.

The Li family is very different now than before. Although everyone’s face is not shiny and greasy, at least they look rosy.

This is all thanks to the things Li Jiayi sent over last time.

Although the things were finally divided equally with Lao Zhao, the family still received more than 300 kilograms of food.

More than 300 kilograms of food is not a small amount! Add in the ration, and there will be no problem in having enough food for three or two months.

Because it was not dark yet, the door of Old Li's house was not closed, so Li Jiayi drove the tricycle directly in.

Probably hearing the sound of the engine, Mr. Li and Aunt Tian came out of the house.

Even Zhang Ma followed out.

"Xiao Jiayi is here?"

"Yes, Auntie Tian."

"Little Li."

"Old Li, Aunt Zhang." Li Jiayi greeted Old Li and Aunt Zhang again.

"Why are you here at this time?" asked Lao Li.

"I'm bringing you something, and I'm also going to buy something at the service center."

"I see you're here to buy something at the service center, so why don't you just come to my place?"

"Old Li! Sometimes seeing through things but not saying them out loud is what makes a good friend. And pretending to be confused can make you feel better."

"Stinky boy."

"Okay, Old Li." Aunt Tian pushed Old Li.

"Okay, I won't talk, okay?"

Li Jia started taking things out of the box.

The first thing is definitely food! 200 kilograms of flour, 400 kilograms of cornmeal, and 100 kilograms of rice.

People in the north eat less rice, so he didn't take out that much.

In addition to these grains, Li Jiayi also took out 50 kilograms of pork, 20 kilograms of pork fat, two chickens, ducks and geese, and 10 kilograms of beef.

Twenty kilograms of raw peanuts, ten kilograms of peanut oil, a can of sesame paste, and a can of sesame salt, all packed in the glass jar that holds White Rabbit milk candy.

Yes, after National Day this year, White Rabbit Milk Candy was officially renamed Big White Rabbit Milk Candy.

"Xiao Jiayi! What you sent here is not just a little! This is too much."

As soon as Auntie Tian finished speaking, Lao Li became unhappy and said directly: "What do you mean by too much? I still think it's not enough! The more of these things, the better."

Auntie Tian rolled her eyes at Lao Li and said, "You are such a shameless person."

"What shame do you need? If I had shame back then, would there be the old Li now?"

"I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to cook with Aunt Zhang. Let Jiayi stay for dinner tonight."

"Okay, Auntie Tian, ​​I've wanted to try your cooking for a long time, but I never had the time."

"Okay, then it's settled. Stay for dinner tonight and I'll make you something delicious."

"Ah."

After Auntie Tian and Auntie Zhang went to the kitchen, Li Jiayi looked at Lao Li and said, "I was just buying things at the service center. The auntie at the service center said that the entire military compound is short of food. Is this true?"

"it is true."

"It's all right if it's true. I'll talk to the aunt at the service center and ask you to help count which families are short of food and how much they're short of."

Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Lao Li was shocked and asked, "Xiao Li, can you get so much food?"

"It should be no problem. There aren't many people living in this hospital. Even if a family weighs 200 kilograms, it's only over 20,000 kilograms."

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(End of this chapter)