Chapter 70: Deal (2)
Chapter 70: Deal (2)
Without looking for anyone else, she sought out the mother and son duo she had spoken to earlier . She found them waiting impatiently in a corner of the alley .
Gu Qingyao walked over . “Elder Sister, I have ten kilograms of fine white flour, five kilograms of rice, more than thirty eggs, and also fifteen kilograms of cornflour . How much do you want?
“I also have five kilograms of pork and a pair of pork knuckles . ”
The old lady and her son almost cried with joy . They badly needed these items .
“We’ll take them all, we’ll take them all! My daughter-in-law is doing her confinement now . We did not manage to get good food while she was pregnant and now she has no milk . The baby is crying with hunger, waiting for these things . ”
Fifteen kilograms of fine grain was seventy-five dollars . Gu Qingyao estimated the eggs to weigh five kilograms, so that was twenty-five dollars . At that time, cornflour was considered to be coarse grain and worth four dollars a kilogram, so that was sixty dollars . Pork was the most expensive at twelve dollars a kilogram . Together with the pig trotters, they weighed six and a half kilograms in total, which cost seventy-eight dollars . Altogether, it would be two hundred and thirty-eight dollars .
The old lady was clearly pained at the vast expense . But she had no choice but to buy it . Because next time, these items might be unavailable even if she had the money .
In these times, food was the most valuable .
However, the old lady wanted to keep some cash for emergencies . Their family only had about two hundred dollars in total . If they spent it all, what would they do if they needed money in the future?
“Sis-sister, can I use some items to make up part of the payment?”
Gu Qingyao’s eyes flickered . “Certainly, if they are antiques . ”
The old lady’s eyes brightened . She hastily took out a small cloth bag from her clothes and brought out a pair of jade bangles .
These bangles were of fairly good quality, and were clear, with green flecks . They were not of the best quality, or at least, they were fairly inferior to those that she and Mo Beihan had obtained from Chen Jin .
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Later on, this pair would be worth about four hundred thousand dollars .
They might be valuable in later years, but now, even the best quality jade was worth no more than rocks . It could not be exchanged for anything .
The old lady was rather embarrassed . She looked gingerly at Gu Qingyao, afraid that Gu Qingyao would be angry and refuse to take them .
Gu Qingyao glanced at her . “A hundred and eighty dollars, plus the bangles . ”
The old lady was surprised and delighted . She hastily handed the items to Gu Qingyao and thanked her repeatedly, then speedily took the items and fled, as if terrified that Gu Qingyao would regret her decision .
One could not blame her . Because in these times, her bangles were worthless!
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On the black market, they could be bartered for a few kilograms of food at best .
Gu Qingyao put away the things and found a lonely spot to change her disguise . This time, she deliberately sought out old people, who were dressed in tattered clothes, and who looked worn out and aged .
These people were mostly scholars, capitalists and landlord families who were undergoing labor reformation . They were short on food and had superior items to trade .
By trading with them, she could not only save their lives, she would also obtain good quality items .
Sure enough, after a while, she traded five kilograms of rice, three kilograms of vermicelli, and ten kilograms of cornflour for an entire set of top-quality jade jewelry of deep green color . It included a pair of bangles, earrings, a ring, and a bead necklace .
These were definitely of the highest quality . They were a glossy green and extremely beautiful!
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Another ten kilograms of flour and a piece of bacon was exchanged for a set of top quality diamond jewelry . It was a full set of pink diamond jewelry, and included a necklace, earrings, bangle, and a ring . When the person saw how much fine grain she had, he wanted to trade for a little more . So he brought out a snuff bottle and a ruby ring, and traded them for ten kilograms of cornflour .
Gu Qingyao smiled and gave him two extra kilograms of vermicelli and two apples .
This was a wealthy person . She guessed that he would enjoy finer food .
The man immediately beamed .
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