Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

As they were talking, they came to a dead end.

He Yanqing simply covered his face with a handkerchief and knocked on one of the doors.

"Who?" The doctor inside the door was very alert.

"I." He Yanqing obviously lowered his voice.

Suddenly, the door opened halfway, and a bearded face appeared. He looked behind He Yanqing, who motioned the two people behind him to come with him.

The bearded man then opened the door, and He Yanqing was able to lead Chunni and her brother into the courtyard.

Chunni would never have thought that this black market was actually in someone’s home!

If she and her brother hadn't met He Yanqing, they wouldn't be able to find the place even if they walked until their legs broke!

After entering the door and passing through the screen wall, there was actually a large courtyard! Chunni looked around and found that there were already quite a few people there.

There were ragged farmers, brightly dressed city dwellers, burly men, and hunchbacked old men, all in a hurry.

No matter who it was, they all lowered their voices, so there was no noise in the yard.

"Little brother, would you like to buy some eggs? Top-quality eggs, big and fresh! I just picked them up from under the chicken's butt this morning."

"Dates, sweet dates, can be eaten by the elderly, children, and pregnant women, they replenish qi and blood!"

"Soybeans, broad beans, peas, all kinds of beans!"

Every time Chunni and her friends passed by a stall, there would be someone shouting out their wares in a low voice!

Finally arrived at the place where corn was sold.

"Customer, do you want to buy corn? Look at my corn, each one is plump and firm, very good!" The guy selling corn was very enthusiastic.

"How much is your corn?" Chunni looked at the corn and thought it was good, so she asked.

"One cent per pound, no cheating for children or adults!"

Countless alpacas were galloping through Chunni's mind. One cent a pound is not expensive, it's a lie!

At this time, He Yanqing and Yang Bangming had already walked away, each going to see what they wanted to buy.

Chunni continued walking forward and saw a place selling millet. She stopped involuntarily.

She still prefers white rice!

"How much is the millet?" She squatted down and looked at the millet. Finding it plump and dry, she asked the price.

"Three cents a pound, no less!" Chunni was so angry that she fell backwards at the tone that did not allow for bargaining.

Why is this food so expensive?

Chunni continued walking forward and found that the prices were all about the same. She looked around again and found Yang Bangming, so she walked over.

"Brother, how's the situation here?" Chunni checked with her cousin.

To sum up the food prices here, just one word: expensive!

But what can I do? I still have to buy it.

This year's disaster is almost a fait accompli. If we don't buy food now, will we have to wait until we run out of food?

It might be cheaper to buy it now, but once the news gets out, the price of food will be sky-high.

Chunni discussed with her cousin for a while, counting the big unity in her pocket.

She decided to buy two hundred kilograms of corn and two hundred kilograms of millet first!

My cousin's family basically bought corn.

There is no other way. Corn can be stored for a long time, is cheap and filling, so it is much more cost-effective than rice!

After buying the things, how to transport them back becomes a problem.

He Yanqing was more resourceful. He borrowed a cart from somewhere and loaded all the food bought by the three people on it.

Yang Bangming and He Yanqing took turns pushing the cart. Chunni was a female comrade and needed to be taken care of, so she was the only one left.

He Yanqing was very foresighted and took out a large piece of kraft paper, just enough to cover the grain!

Otherwise the food will get wet and all the effort will be in vain!

Pushing the cart in the rain all the way to Lion Rock, the scene was as miserable as it could be.

"Walking on the country road, the old cow returning home in the evening is my companion, the blue sky has the setting sun on its chest, and the colorful clouds are the clothes of the sunset..." Chunni walked with an umbrella, looking relaxed and in the mood to hum a song.

He Yanqing and Yang Bangming looked at each other and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

On this rainy day full of misery, there was a girl smiling and singing, and it seemed that the muddy road under her feet became smooth and easy to walk on.

When they arrived near the educated youth point at the foot of Lion Mountain, He Yanqing helped find a place that could shelter them from the rain and was not easily found by others.

They have to put the food in first.

Afterwards, Chunni and the other two carried the food back home bit by bit, stealthily, like ants moving house.