69novels Chapter 368: Countermeasures
Chapter 368: Countermeasures
In the evening, Li Weiguo hurried home, with beads of sweat on his forehead and a look of anxiety in his eyes.
As soon as I entered the house, I went straight to the yard where Grandma Li was.
"Grandma, grandma!" Li Weiguo shouted.
Grandma Li was sorting some chores in the yard. When she heard the voice, she looked up and said, "Weiguo, you are in such a hurry. What's the matter?"
Li Weiguo took a breath and asked, "Grandma, what vegetables can be grown at this time?"
Grandma Li looked at him with some confusion: "Why are you asking this? This child is suddenly interested in growing vegetables."
Li Weiguo told Grandma Li in detail that the teachers at school had fainted from hunger, that his classmates were all starving, and that he wanted to reclaim land around the school and grow vegetables to help everyone.
Grandma Li listened, tears welled up in her eyes. She came over and took Li Weiguo's hand: "Good boy, your idea is good! It's not scary to encounter difficulties. As long as you make up your mind and work hard, you will definitely find a solution."
After saying that, Grandma Li started to take action.
She turned and walked into the house, rummaging through the drawers and cabinets to find all kinds of tools for growing vegetables.
While searching, he kept muttering: "We have to support you in this matter."
After a while, Grandma Li brought out a bunch of things.
There were seedlings of green onions and leeks, as well as seeds of radish and cabbage, and a lot of each was prepared.
She put them on the small table in the yard and said to Li Weiguo, "My child, these are all we have at home now.
The season for growing vegetables is not right now. If it were the right time, there would be a lot more vegetables that could be grown.
But don't worry about that for now, let's plant these first, it will be good if we can get some harvest."
Li Weiguo looked at the seeds and vegetable seedlings with great joy: "Grandma, thank you! These are enough. Let's try planting them first."
As Grandma Li put the seeds in a small cloth bag, she kept saying, "It's not difficult to plant these shallots. Just loosen the ground, bury them, and water them. They will grow after a while.
The same is true for chives. You can eat several crops after planting them once. You have to take good care of the radishes and cabbages. Sow the seeds and make sure they are not eaten by insects. If they grow, they are all good things. "
Li Weiguo listened carefully and nodded: "Grandma, I remember everything. I will plant them well and try to make them all grow."
Li Weiguo not only had to collect vegetable seeds and seedlings from home, but also asked the system to help him find a solution.
Fortunately, the system showed surprising convenience after the upgrade.
"System, I need more vegetable varieties that are suitable for the northern climate and can be harvested in a short time."
"Yes, host. This system will use the crops in the system to exchange for seeds of lettuce, cherry radish, Chinese cabbage, and quick vegetables for you. They will be automatically placed in the host's pocket in three minutes." The voice of the system sounded in his mind.
A smile appeared on Li Weiguo's lips. He was very satisfied with the system's barter method.
Once upon a time, he was curious about every move of the system and wanted to understand everything.
But ever since the system's self-initiated upgrade brought him a huge shock, he has slowly changed.
Now, as long as the system can solve the problem, he doesn't want to delve into the complicated processes.
"Why should I ask more questions if the system can handle it?"
As he thought about this, his hand unconsciously touched the bag containing seeds. These seeds were like the dawn in the darkness, bringing them hope.
However, Teacher Zhang's words, "You can't buy food even if you have money," kept echoing in his ears, like a thorn in his heart.
He is well aware of how difficult people's lives are in this era and that everyone is struggling.
This is not because everyone is not working hard, but because the difficulties faced by the entire country are too heavy, and everyone on this land is overwhelmed.
He sighed secretly, his eyes full of helplessness: "We must do something. We can't just watch everyone starve."
In order to let the people of Sijiu City breathe a sigh of relief, Li Weiguo decided to take a risk.
He first made an elaborate disguise, wrapping himself up tightly, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
Then, he climbed over the wall easily, and his skillful movements showed that he was already very familiar with this "special way of travel".
He walked through the alleys, turning left and right, and headed towards the nearest black market in Nanluoguxiang.
In the black market, the light is dim, people are busy, and all kinds of noisy sounds are intertwined.
Li Weiguo quickly found the black market boss and wanted to make a deal with him.
He lowered his voice and deliberately made it louder, "I have a batch of goods, pumpkins, potatoes, sweet potatoes, 200 kilograms of each. I will sell them to you at 30 cents per kilogram, but you can't sell them for more than 50 cents. If you are willing to cooperate, I will deliver them to you every two days."
The black market boss's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. He stared at Li Weiguo, was silent for a while, and asked: "Why do you want to do this? The price is not high, what do you want?"
Li Weiguo said firmly, without any hesitation: "You don't need to care why I say that. Just tell me whether you agree or not. If you agree, we'll make a deal. If you don't agree, I'll leave immediately."
The black market boss was silent for a moment. After weighing the pros and cons, he nodded and said, "Okay, deal! But the quality of the goods must be guaranteed."
Li Weiguo responded: "Don't worry, the quality is absolutely fine."
"I hope you don't play any tricks, otherwise you will be in trouble." The black market boss warned.
"Hmph, I'm here to do business, not to cause trouble." After Li Weiguo said this, he took them to where the things were stored.
When they arrived at the place, the black market boss's men began to inspect the goods.
They carefully examined the pumpkins, potatoes and sweet potatoes sent by Li Weiguo, and a look of satisfaction gradually appeared in their eyes.
"Boss, there is no problem with the goods, the quality is top-notch." The subordinate reported to the black market boss.
The black market boss looked at Li Weiguo with a little more trust in his eyes: "Okay, I'll pay you and deliver you the goods."
Li Weiguo took the money, counted it, and after confirming that it was correct, he said, "I hope you will abide by the agreement, otherwise there will be no cooperation next time."
"Don't worry about that. I'm in the black market and credibility is everything." The black market boss replied.
After completing this transaction, Li Weiguo did not stop and rushed to the next black market. In this way, he went to five black markets, big and small, that night and made the same deal with each black market boss.
After the transaction was completed, Li Weiguo set out on his journey home.
But he didn't go straight home, but took a big detour.
He could feel that some people with bad intentions were following him at the moment, and they must want to find out his background, but they were destined to be disappointed this time.
"Humph, it's not that easy to follow me."
As he walked, he kept a vigilant eye on the movements around him.
Sure enough, around a corner, he spotted a few furtive figures.
"These guys just won't give up." He quickened his pace, using his familiarity with the terrain to turn left and right in the alley.
The people who were following him were gradually thrown away by him, cursing: "Where did this kid go? Don't let me run into him again, or I'll make him pay."
Li Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief after getting rid of the pursuit.
He looked at the stars in the sky, his mind full of thoughts: "Although what we did today was risky, it was worth it. I hope these supplies can alleviate everyone's difficulties."