Chapter 276: Chapter 0276: Reunion with an Old Acquaintance 4_1 Chapter 276: Chapter 0276: Reunion with an Old Acquaintance 4_1 The young man’s face fell instantly, but he didn’t give up. Smiling, he said, “Sister, it’s just and my old grandma at ho. She’s old and coarse grain hurts her throat. She’s craving for white flour. If you could spare so for , I won’t let you down, big sister! I’ve been watching at the door for a long ti and have followed quite a few people, but they all refused to trade with . Also, very few of them grind white flour. I’m looking to buy fine grain, not coarse grain. If I wanted coarse grain, I could just go to the black market directly.”
The black market has been doing well lately.
Every ti after the sumr and autumn harvests, the farrs co into possession of grains. If they lack money and rations, they sneak into the black market for a quick visit to sell at high prices. City dwellers, who can hardly feed their families on public rations, take their chance there. But mostly, they find coarse grains, and rarely fine grains.
“How can we know whether you’re telling the truth or not!” Lu Tianjun retorted.
The young man looked startled, turning his body away from the non-existent passersby and took sothing from his pocket to show them.
A streak of light flashed, and Feng Qingxue saw a gold bracelet studded with a ruby.
With a flip of his hand, the young man slid the bracelet back into his trouser pocket.
“What do you think? This is a good item!”
Before Feng Qingxue could open her mouth, she heard Lu Tianjun eagerly ask, “Where did you get this?”
The young man laughed, “My dear brother, you really shouldn’t ask that question, should you? Where an item cos from is like not asking where your grain cos from, it’s not sothing that should be asked. In the black market, no one is nosy. Of course, you two are obviously from the countryside. I expect that it is the grain you harvested this autumn, and it is all legitimate. Just say whether you want to trade or not! I didn’t show this to the guys before. I only need ten pounds of white flour, enough for my grandmother to make dumplings for a month.”
Lu Tianjun, however, said, “Bracelets always co in pairs. You only have one.”
Hearing this, Feng Qingxue silently let Lu Tianjun carry on the conversation with the young man. Although she didn’t understand why Lu Tianjun was interested in the bracelet, she knew that Lu Tianjun wouldn’t talk about it casually.
Perhaps this bracelet belonged to the Lu Family, and he recognized it.
That’s the only explanation.
The young man scratched his head, “I only have one, my brother has the other one! My brother’s family also needs grain, if you are interested, I could introduce him to you later. It’s pure gold, you won’t be at a loss if you exchange for it.”
Lu Tianjun gently tugged at Feng Qingxue’s sleeve, “Aunt, look, you haven’t worn any jewelry since you married Uncle. Let’s trade so flour for this bracelet for you to wear! I think the glittering bracelet is pretty nice. Besides, the old grandma on their side is quite pitiful, which reminds of my grandfather. We can eat less white flour in the future and fill our stomachs with coarse grain instead.”
“Okay!” Feng Qingxue agreed without asking for the reason.
The young man was overjoyed, seemingly afraid that they might change their minds. He hurriedly took out the bracelet and handed it to Lu Tianjun, then unfolded his cloth bag. Feng Qingxue weighed so flour for him, no more and no less than ten pounds.
The young man weighed it in his hands, a very satisfied look on his face. He laughed and said, “Big sister, thank you! If you co to the city in the future and encounter any trouble, just ntion my na, Shen Feihong, and no one will dare to bully you! I’m quite well-known in our county and the surrounding towns!”
Upon hearing this, Feng Qingxue understood who he was. “Okay, if there’s any trouble in the future, I won’t hesitate to ntion your na, brother!”
… There will be an update later today
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