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Yang Xiaole finished counting the foreign exchange coupons and put them away, then remembered that he hadn't mentioned the price of the eggs yet!

But the old man said to go by the market price.

He pretended not to know, and would see what price they offered later, after all, he hadn't sold eggs last time.

The old man squinted, and Yang Xiaole didn't bother him.

After waiting for about forty minutes, the old man slowly opened his eyes.

Yang Xiaole also heard a slight movement and knew that Lin Kun had returned.

Sure enough.

Lin Kun walked in carrying a sack.

He greeted first, "Master!"

The old man nodded lightly, "Hmm! How much stuff?"

"Pork, 312 catties 9 taels; pig's head, 32 catties 4 taels; eggs, 153 catties 6 taels; corn kernels, 300 catties 1 tael; sweet potatoes, 600 catties."

Lin Kun reported all the items in one breath, then fell silent.

The old man nodded, picked up the abacus that had been placed nearby, and started to calculate.

"Pork, 1.5 yuan per catty, a total of 469 yuan and 35 cents.

Pig's head with bones, 62 cents per catty, 20 yuan and 8 fen.

Eggs, 86 cents per catty, 132 yuan and 9 fen.

Whole corn kernels, 16 cents, 48 yuan and 1 fen.

Sweet potatoes, 3 fen, 18 yuan, a total of... 687 yuan and 62 cents. Is the amount correct?"

After finishing the calculation, the old man looked at him.

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment. The eggs were a bit cheaper than he had imagined, but still close to twice the price of eggs sold in the countryside.

No wonder so many people poured into the city from the countryside, but it would be troublesome if they were caught.

The prices of the other items were not much different, and it didn't matter much.

As for the price of the pig's head, it was also similar, after all, it came with bones, and one catty of meat coupon could buy two catties of pig's head meat.

Finally, he nodded, "No problem, let's go with this calculation."

The old man nodded and continued, "Overseas exchange coupons, 1.2 yuan each, a total of 240. After deducting, it's 447 yuan and 62 cents, right?"

"Right!"

Adding the remaining money in hand, it was close to 500 yuan, but 200 of it was to pay the final payment to Mom, so only 300 yuan was left.

The 200 yuan of overseas exchange coupons also needed to correspond to 200 yuan in cash.

There was still 100 yuan left.

Overall, there wasn't much left.

But there was no rush, the next batch of pork would bring in more, and Mom's work would also be resolved.

Seeing the situation, Suo Ye went into the inner room and came out after a while.

He placed the money on the table, "Check it over!"

Yang Xiaole took the things and checked them over, confirming that there were no problems.

Then he looked up, "Old Master, everything is fine."

He casually put the things in his pocket.

He couldn't go to Fat Ma's place right now, so he asked the old man, "Old Master, I might be a bit late next time I come. Besides grain, how much of the other items can be consumed here? I have an idea. Can 3000 catties be consumed?"

There wasn't much grain, and it wasn't fully ripe even after ten days, so they still had to rely on pork.

At this point, he realized that the two most precious things in the space were the well water and the vines on the slope.

The old man thought for a moment and looked at Lin Kun.

Lin Kun gave a bitter smile when he saw this, "At most 600 catties of meat and 300 catties of eggs, any more and we really can't afford it! As for the others... I'm not confident."

Yang Xiaole heard this and also nodded.

Indeed, even if the city opened up for eating, not everyone could afford it.

Converted, it was equivalent to a day and a half's wages for an ordinary worker.

At a time when 3000 yuan was equivalent to a month's salary in the future, 150 yuan per catty of pork, this price was truly heart-wrenching.

Before, when he saw various posts comparing purchasing power online, he also thought that the money at this time had strong purchasing power.

But now he didn't think so.

It was completely ridiculous.

Ordinary people could only buy a little over ten catties of cornmeal a day, or just over 8 catties of buckwheat flour, or 6 and a half catties of rice, or 5 catties of white flour.

And that was without the coupons, if you included the coupon prices, it would be cut in half.

Was this strong purchasing power?

Purchasing power had to be compared with per capita income, otherwise it was just a fantasy.

"Then let's go with this quantity for the delivery, is that okay with you?"

The old man's words brought Yang Xiaole back to his thoughts.

Yang Xiaole lightly nodded, "Okay, then I'll deliver according to this quantity, and I'll come find you when the time comes."

With close to a thousand yuan a month, he could already spend it freely.

The old man shook his head, "You can find him, I trust Xiao Gun to handle things, and if it's inconvenient for you to transport something, you can arrange for him to help you directly."

Yang Xiaole heard this and looked at Lin Kun.

And Lin Kun looked back at the old man.

Seeing this, the old man directly spoke, "Don't worry, it's from Qingxuan's daughter-in-law, nothing will happen."

Lin Kun was relieved to hear this and said to Yang Xiaole, "Master said, so you can rest assured and keep your heart at ease. I live in the large courtyard at No. 64 Humasi Lane, where everyone living inside is our family. No outsiders."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded lightly, "Okay, how do I usually find you?"

"We usually run around during the day, wherever there's a task, we go there. Most of the time, we're at the Xizhimen Station helping the train station transport goods. If there's no urgent task, we usually come home around six or seven o'clock, and leave in the morning when it's light out. You can usually find me at that time."

Yang Xiaole nodded at this and looked at the old man, "Old Master, then I'll go back now! You can continue sleeping."

After saying that, he left.

At this point, he already had close to five hundred yuan in cash and 200 yuan in overseas exchange coupons. This money couldn't buy anything too high-end, and there were plenty of items in the overseas exchange shop that cost hundreds or thousands.

But he could still buy a lot of ordinary things.

He pushed the cart out of the large courtyard and out of the lane.

After walking through two lanes, he saw the black market. By now, there were already quite a few people there.

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and decided to go in and take a look.

After a while, natural disasters would occur, and all kinds of goods would be extremely scarce, and all kinds of coupons would be needed.

There were also industrial coupons.Just like matches, you don't need a ticket now, but after a while, not only will you need a ticket, but also an industrial coupon.

Buying these things will become very troublesome later on.

It's better to buy what you can now in advance, to avoid the hassle of having to scramble for tickets later.

The problem is that prices will be incredibly high by then, and there won't be as much available.

With that in mind, he headed towards the lane.

Nowadays, few people from the countryside come up to sell things, so it's mostly people from In the City who barter here for things they urgently need. The crowd has thinned out a lot.

But just as he was about to enter, he instinctively looked towards the distance.

It was the lane diagonally opposite the one he had visited last time.

For some reason, he felt like something was about to happen, so he didn't go in and turned his bike around, heading off into the distance.

After a moment's thought, feeling that something was amiss, he still shouted, "People from the Sub-district Office are coming!"

After shouting, he immediately rode off on his bike.

Who cares if it's true or not!

The alley was quiet at first, but as his words spread, the people at the mouth of the lane heard them, causing a stir of surprise.

Then the commotion spread throughout the entire alley, and people inside, not knowing whether it was true or not, began to run frantically from the nearby lanes.

"Who the hell shouted that! Stop, don't run."

In the midst of his thoughts, several people burst out from the opposite lane and ran towards the direction of the black market.

It wasn't just these few people; there were others from different directions.

It looked like there were quite a number of them!

It's almost the end of the year; they're here to make their quotas!

Yang Xiaole was glad he hadn't gone in, or it would have been a troublesome matter.

He pedaled his bike and ran off into the distance.

As for the bustling scene behind him, he didn't bother with it.

After riding a distance, he quietly slipped into a space behind a small tree, not planning to come out for the time being.

There's no point in going to a deserted pigeon market!

After entering, he thought about it and decided to just lie down on the bed and fell asleep.

He slept until about eight o'clock before he slowly woke up.

The sleep was truly comfortable.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he left the space.

The road was not as crowded with commuters as usual, but there were still quite a few people because today was the weekend, a time for workers to rest.

Thankfully, there was some greenery behind the woods for cover, otherwise, he would have been done for.

At worst, people would think he had come in to use the toilet.

After pushing his bike out, he saw that it was almost time for work and hurriedly rode towards the Sub-district Office.

Arriving at the place, he saw the gate open and people entering, which reassured him.

He went straight in with his documents.

However, when he arrived at the housing office, where there were usually three or four people working, now there was only one, and he wondered if the others were off duty.

"Brother, can I still rent a house now?"

The man was smoking, and upon hearing the question, he looked up and smiled, "Of course, we work on Sundays to facilitate the people, to serve the people! You want to rent a house? Where are your parents?"

"Ah, that's good. My mom is busy; she gave me the money to rent the house."

After saying that, he handed over the documents.

The man took the documents and hesitated for a moment, "Are you sure your parents don't need to come? This isn't a small matter."

"No problem, my mom has already given me the money to rent a three-room house. Anyway, the rent is fixed, and there's an invoice."

Hearing this, the man thought for a while and finally nodded, "You want to rent three rooms?"

"Yes, do you have them?"

"We do, but you can't be picky. There's only one place with three rooms available; the rest are two-room and one-room places."

Yang Xiaole thought for a moment and felt a bit disappointed; it would have been best to have a choice, preferably a place with fewer people.

But now, with the housing shortage In the City, having a place to rent was already good.

He quickly agreed, "Ah, okay, can I go see it?"

"Of course, but I can't go with you. I'll give you a certificate, and you go to the Neighborhood Committee over there and find Auntie Liu; she'll take you there. Once you've made up your mind, come back here to sign the contract."

"Ah, okay, thank you!"

Seeing his reaction, the man took a pen and wrote him a certificate, handing it to him, "Go out the door and head north to the next lane, and you'll find it, the X6 Neighborhood Committee."

"Ah, okay, thank you, brother!"

After thanking him, Yang Xiaole greeted him and left.

He looked around outside, spotted a lane, and darted into it.