Chapter 954 - 0954 Capital Chronicle 2
Aside from nodding, Feng Qingxue made no other movement.
Because she understood Lu Jiang’s concern, she obediently followed his lead.
Although the two of them had blackened their faces and their clothes were quite ordinary, patched all over, they looked robust and clearly did not lack food, especially with Lu Jiang carrying a basket on his back.
Thus, as soon as they appeared on the edge of the black market, they were targeted.
A teenager, about ten years old, darted faster than a rabbit and was instantly in front of them. Though he was pleading, there was not a hint of humility in his entire being, "Could you sell me some food? Coarse grain is fine, coarse grain is fine."
He was very tactful, keeping his voice very low.
Lu Jiang saw that the boy was dark and thin, the kind of thin that was skin and bones, and his clothes were very tattered. Lu Jiang couldn’t help but feel a pang of sorrow, realizing that although the difficult times had passed five or six years ago, and the famine had been alleviated, there were still many people who had neither sufficient food nor clothes.
"What do you have to pay with?" Feng Qingxue’s voice carried a touch of gentle teasing.
The boy’s face instantly flushed red, and he stammered, "Three yuan and twenty-five cents, I only have three yuan and twenty-five cents. I heard that coarse grain on the black market is thirty cents a pound, and I was hoping, hoping I could buy ten pounds of coarse grain to get through these tough times."
Feng Qingxue thought for a moment and then handed him ten Grain Tickets, "Take this three yuan and twenty-five cents to the grain shop to buy, it’s more economical than buying on the black market."