Back to the 80s: Raising my Wolfy Boyfriend-Chapter 169: Prices Doubling

"Damn it! These people are crazy! At this rate, we’ll be left with nothing to eat but the northwest wind!" Wu Zhiren touched his hungry stomach, his face full of grievance.

Gu Jiajie glanced at the two of them, staring at the bag sheltered by the raincoat at their feet: "What did you buy?"

Liu Pingyuan swallowed: "We bought rice and white flour, and some meat." He hadn’t had meat for a long time.

Wu Zhiren chimed in: "This little bit cost a whole bill! A big one!"

Even as composed as he was, Gu Jiajie couldn’t help but show a look of astonishment.

"A hundred bucks?!"

What the hell did they buy that cost a hundred bucks!

In the past, a hundred bucks could buy three or four bags of rice, thirty or so pounds of pork.

But looking at the things at their feet, not even a single bag was full. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Are there a lot of people at the black market?"

Suddenly, a light, melodious voice interjected.

The three standing under the eaves looked in the direction of the voice and saw Gu Jin lying by the window, with the little kid studying at the table behind her.

Liu Pingyuan: "A lot, many people buying, but those selling are fewer than half of what there used to be."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jin was not surprised at all.

Wu Zhiren bent down and pulled out a piece of what looked like five or six pounds of meat, wrapped in the gray paper of the era.

"Jiajie, take this meat for your uncle and aunt to eat, we didn’t buy much, too many people buying meat, by the time Yuan and I got there, this was all that was left, so you take it first."

Gu Jiajie didn’t show an ounce of politeness, taking the meat without even a word of thanks.

They were brothers who had bled together, saying thanks would be too distant.

He asked: "When are you going next time?"

"In a couple of days, looks like the rain should stop soon, we’ll wait for the rain to clear so the road is easier to travel."

This was said by Liu Pingyuan.

He took out rice and flour from the bag again.

Gu Jiajie quickly stopped him: "We still have rice and flour at home, take this back home to eat."

"Really enough?" "Enough to eat?"

Liu Pingyuan and Wu Zhiren spoke in unison.

It wasn’t that they didn’t believe it, with this month’s rain, nobody had gone out, supplies were already scarce, nearly a month now, surely it should all be gone.

"We do, before the rain, Xiao Jin bought more from the county, we still have plenty."

"Alright then, Wu and I will take this back and share it."

Liu Pingyuan shouldered the bag from the ground, turned to greet Gu Jin: "We’re off."

"Go ahead."

Gu Jiajie placed the meat on the windowsill and went to see off the two brothers.

When he returned to get the meat, the furrowed brow lines hadn’t relaxed a bit.

Gu Jin watched his troubled and irritated look and said: "We’re having meat tonight."

The meat at home had long been eaten days ago, the meat Liu Pingyuan and Wu Zhiren brought was just in time.

Hearing her words, Gu Jiajie looked up, showing a slight smile: "I’ll leave the meat to you today, you make it taste great."

"No problem!"

Gu Jin naturally took it on without hesitation.

That evening, the Gu Family had the rare treat of braised pork again, the tempting aroma wafted even through the light rain indoors, reaching several households living near the family.

"Mom, it smells so good! The smell of meat!"

The child named Xiaoqi, living two households away from the Gu Family, bit his finger, swallowing continuously.

The adults from his family came out and also caught the aroma of the mouthwatering braised pork.

They followed the scent, looking towards the Liu and Gu Families, guessing it was one of these two houses.

Not only did their family catch the meat aroma, even the Liu Family living next to the Gu Family did.

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