Chapter 70
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She did not look for anyone else. She went to look for the mother and son from earlier. At the corner of the alley, she saw the mother and son anxiously waiting for her.
Gu Qingyao walked over. "Elder sister, I have ten catties of fine white flour, five catties of rice, more than thirty eggs, and fifteen catties of cornmeal. How much do you want?"
"I have five catties of pork and a pair of pig trotters."
The old lady and her son almost cried tears of joy. They needed these things too much now.
"We'll take them all, we'll take them all! My daughter-in-law is in confinement. When she was pregnant, she didn't get anything good. Now that there's no milk, the baby is crying out in hunger. We're just waiting for these. "
Fifteen catties of fine grain cost seventy-five dollars. Gu Qingyao gathered five catties of eggs, which cost twenty-five dollars. Cornmeal was considered coarse grain at this time, which cost four dollars a catty, which was sixty dollars. Pork was the most expensive at twelve dollars a catty. Together with the pig trotters, it was a total of six and a half catties, seventy-eight dollars, which added up to two hundred and thirty-eight dollars.
So much money. The old lady's face was pained. However, she had to buy these because even if she had the money next time, she might not be able to buy them.
The most precious thing these days was food.
However, the old lady still wanted to save some money for emergencies. Their family only had two hundred dollars in total. If they spent all of it, what would they do if they needed money later?
"Big … Big sister, can I take something to offset some of the money?"
Gu Qingyao's eyes flashed. "If it's an old item, you can."
The old lady's eyes lit up. She quickly took out a small cloth bag from her arms and took out a pair of jade bracelets.
These bracelets were not bad. The color was clear and there was a hint of green. They were not top quality goods. At least, they were far inferior to the one she and Mo Beihan took from Chen Jin.
This pair of bracelets would cost about four hundred thousand dollars in the future.
Perhaps the future would think that it was worth a lot, but now, top quality jade was just some broken stones that could not be exchanged for anything.
The old lady was a little embarrassed. She looked at Gu Qingyao cautiously, afraid that Gu Qingyao would be angry and not want it.
Gu Qingyao glanced at her. "One hundred and eighty dollars, plus this."
The old lady was pleasantly surprised. She hurriedly handed the things to Gu Qingyao and thanked her again and again. She took the things and ran away quickly, as if she was afraid that Gu Qingyao would change her mind.
Actually, she couldn't be blamed. In today's world, her bracelet was really worthless!
In the black market, it could only be exchanged for a few kilograms of grain.
Gu Qingyao packed up her things and found a place with no one around. She changed her clothes. This time, she specifically went to find those old people with tattered clothes, haggard and old, but very temperamental, to exchange for things.
Most of these people were scholars, capitalists, and landlord families who had been reformed through labor. These people lacked food the most, and the things in their hands were of the highest quality.
If she exchanged with them, not only would she be able to save lives, she would also be able to obtain good things.
Sure enough, after a short while, she used five catties of rice, three catties of vermicelli, and ten catties of cornflour in exchange for a full set of jade jewelry of the high ice type. There were bracelets, earrings, rings, and a string of beads.
It was definitely good stuff. It was lush green and extremely beautiful!
In addition, ten catties of flour and a piece of bacon were exchanged for a set of top quality diamond jewelry. It was a full set of pink diamond jewelry. There were necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and rings. When the man saw that she had so much fine grain in her hands, he wanted to exchange for more. He took out a snuff bottle and a ruby ring and exchanged them for ten catties of cornflour.
Gu Qingyao smiled and gave him an extra two catties of vermicelli and two apples.
This was a rich man, so he probably liked to eat better things.
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