Chapter 248 What happened to my uncle?
Gu Si looked at Pei Yu and the dumplings he was eating with a strange expression, and almost asked him how he could still eat.

Pei Yu: "..."

!!!

This is embarrassing, isn't it?

He couldn't eat much at the moment.

But Pei Yu was thick-skinned, "It's a little hot, I'll eat it later, no rush."

Gu Si: “…”

"as long as you are happy."

He didn't really want Pei Yu to recall those things, but thinking that Pei Yanning would definitely not be in the mood to talk to Pei Yu tonight, he simply took over the task and asked, "You said before that the black market is now strictly checked. What are your plans?"

Pei Yu is a long-distance driver. The circulation of materials is very difficult these days, but their job is really convenient. They pick up scarce local products from other places and bring them back. They can earn more than their salary with just one trip to the black market.

He really went to the black market quite often.

Pei Yu's expression also turned serious.

"Something is wrong." He paused and explained: "During this period, the inspection has been very strict. The location of the black market has been changed back and forth. There are codes before entering, and several entrances are guarded. But when I went there this time, I felt something was strange..."

He was a man used to finding a way out for himself. When he realized that something was wrong, he retreated immediately.

Who would have thought that there was an ambush outside.

Pei Yu was quite skilled and it was dark outside, so it was not easy to catch up with him. However, the things he carried were a burden, so he tried to avoid people and throw the things away or stuff them into some corner, then he climbed over the wall and ran away. However, he met Zhang Ya who had just got off the train and couldn't find the way.

He could have run away whether he had met Zhang Ya or not. Now that Zhang Ya appeared, he had one more thing to worry about.

Only then did he invite people to dinner.

He recalled what happened before and felt a little sad: "I ran fast, but others might not be so lucky. I'm afraid they would be caught in the act."

In the past, they were just minor fights, but this time the situation is a bit scary.

Gu Si frowned: "Just be quiet for a while and see how it goes!"

I'm not sure what the situation is, but if the wind is blowing, stop for now.

Pei Yu hummed: "I don't have much food left, so it's better to stop for now. The price of food has been scary recently. I feel like I'm being unscrupulous when I make money now."

It's like I found it for free!
In the past, food on the black market was only 30 to 50 cents per pound, but now one or two yuan is cheap, and two or three yuan is not expensive.

It’s just that!

Gu Si: “…”

Pei Yu felt a little emotional.

"I'm not that bad, but everyone's price is the same. If I lower it, it will be an eyesore to others."

And now there are only two kinds of people who can go to the black market to buy food.

One type is those who are extremely rich and want to make their lives better.

One type is particularly difficult and is urgently waiting for life-saving food!
For the former, they don't care how much you sell them for, they just want a large quantity. For the latter, they just want life-saving food. They can't afford rice and fine flour. Pei Yu doesn't sell coarse grains either. He only occasionally passes on his dry food to those who are wandering back and forth at the door of the black market, looking around and wanting to go in but knowing they have no money. He will pass on his dry food to them, or just the bottom of a sack.

In this way, everyone kowtowed to him.

Pei Yu could only do this. There were tens of thousands of people suffering from famine, and he couldn't help them all. "I've been to many places, and this place in the factory is like heaven.

The villages along the way.

Tree bark, tree roots, and grass for pigs and cattle all became food, and in many places trees with their bark stripped off could be seen everywhere.

The grass on the edge of the field was dug up until not even the roots were left.

There are also straw, husks, corn stalks, etc., which can all be used as food. They can be crushed with stones, ground into powder and cooked into paste. There are also people who eat Guanyin soil. After eating it, they can't defecate. Some people suffocate to death, and even more people get edema. The price of food on the black market is sky-high. Those who carry gold bars, silver rings, and even jade and jade can't exchange them for food. "

Gu Si nodded.

This is just the beginning!

He remembered something: "How much food do you have to sell recently?"

The food that Pei Yu took for reselling was separate from the food rations left at home. They were all brought back by him from outside. It was quite difficult to purchase goods recently, as there was really famine all over the country.

“About 600 to 700 kilograms!

Not much, only 200 kilograms of rice, more than 100 kilograms of flour, and more than 300 kilograms of corn. I have only been selling them outside recently, and it is not easy to buy food outside. "

The price for buying food was not cost-effective for Pei Yu, so he and his elder brother secretly planted some in the mountains, and they would be able to harvest it in a while.

Gu Si thought for a moment and said, "It's not much. Don't sell the grain. Let Dad find a market for you."

The professors, experts and engineers at the research institute are also short of food.

These people are unwilling to waste time digging wild vegetables. These crazy researchers and scientific madmen don't care about their own food and clothing. But what can they do with the rationed food?

Pei Yu was stunned for a moment. When he heard who it was addressed to, he was silent for a while. Suddenly, his mind recalled the scene when the flood occurred. In the office building, they sat together discussing the blueprints with steamed buns in their hands.

Thinking of how serious and rigorous everyone was at that time, and how they didn't show any worry about the difficulties in life, the shame and admiration that I had forgotten surged up again.

Pei Yu said directly: "I'll just give it to them. I'll bring it over tomorrow."

Pei Yu still admires that group of people.

Gu Si was confused: "One month's salary can allow you to drive a car for half a year. Why would anyone want your things for free?"

and--

How many years has the country been established?

People of their age who have the current knowledge mostly studied abroad. Since they studied abroad, it goes without saying what kind of family background they had in the past.

No one thinks highly of Pei Yu's abilities.

Pei Yu: "..."

It’s so heartbreaking!

Pei Yanning and Lingxi didn't talk about the previous events anymore because Pei Yu came back.

Pei Yanning had adjusted his mood by now, but he was still a little reluctant to part with his own daughter, whom he had almost lost at the very beginning and whom he had always valued more than himself.

Therefore, he just asked Lingxi to lean on him and patted her from time to time.

When he heard them talking about this, Pei Yanning nodded: "They have money."

He remembered something.

"You know someone who can eat if there is food. Three to five thousand kilograms is not too much, and thirty to fifty kilograms is not too little."

This famine will last for a long time!
He has quite a few people under his command, and each of them weighs a certain amount of pounds.

If all else fails, find Zheng Bing, he can eat it too.

Pei Yanning seemed to talk a lot tonight. After talking about food, he talked about other things. It was not until Lingxi really fell asleep leaning on Pei Yanning that he had to let her go back to the bedroom to sleep. Even so, he kept glancing at Lingxi's bedroom.

Pei Yu was stunned and poked Gu Si.

"What happened to my uncle?"

"Maybe... he wants to find someone to fight."

Gu Si looked at Pei Yanning in a gloomy tone, almost telling him to stop it.