Chapter 34 The Cry of Destiny
The first heart-warming encounter ended in such a futile way, which reminded Wang Yuanchao that he should just be an ordinary person. Some beautiful people or things were beyond his reach at the moment.

It is important for people to know themselves.

He felt very angry, yet so helpless. He couldn't yell or even show it, as that would draw concern and tension from his family.

Returning to the courtyard, he picked up the guitar he had practiced day and night and began to play Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5". It is indeed true that poetry expresses love and songs express aspirations.

He played it four times in a row, becoming more and more proficient, until his fingers got tired, then he stopped to rest.

"You actually know Destiny?"

Wang Yuanchao looked up and saw Lou Xiao'e, his wife, standing in the front yard, at the door of his house, listening.

"You also know "Destiny"?"

Lou Xiao'e was unhappy. She was immersed in the moment, but now she was a little angry, and then she calmed down again.

He hummed softly and walked straight to the backyard.

But her eyes were red.

"Destiny"!

When she graduated from high school, her mother specially shared "Destiny" with her, but it was so teasing that it made her cry without tears.

He paused, and his mother Miao Cui came over and said:

"What the hell were you playing just now? Compared to this morning, it's like it should be thrown out on the street! Not a single line of the lyrics match!"

Father Wang Quan also nodded in agreement. He had never heard such a strange song before.

Wang Yuanchao suddenly felt that at least Sister Lou could hear it, which was a happy thing.

It’s hard to find a soulmate - Xiao Liu, you should be able to hear that, right?

The second brother Wang Heping came over and whispered:
"Did you fail to shoot the wife?"

Wang Yuanchao stared in shock.

The second brother said slowly:
"I heard it, I heard it."

In fact, he heard what Lou's wife said just now. Only when you fail to beat the wife will you lament the unfairness of fate, right? A clever wife often sleeps with a clumsy husband.

Isn’t Wang Heping also planning to marry a village woman?

In this era, especially after the Great Famine, which normal worker would marry a village woman? Jia Dongxu's case is a special era.

But if he doesn't marry a village woman, his path to becoming a regular wife will be a long way off.

Isn't the director's niece attractive? She's not a village woman!

But he couldn't bring himself to do it; his little Kun would probably be powerless to resist.

Even after turning off the lights, he felt like he was going to be woken up by a nightmare.

I don’t know how lucky I will be in the future, a chance to get a formal job!

So he suddenly felt that his third brother's messy song "Destiny" was really nice.

"Pfft-"

Wang Yuanchao looked at his second brother who suddenly laughed out loud and asked in confusion:

"What are you laughing at?"

"Don't be angry, think about your brother and me, think about Sha Zhu in the middle yard, and think about Sister Lou in the backyard. They all have a tortuous and messy fate!"

Then I saw my elder brother coming back with a happy face.

He looked very satisfied, just like a boar that had eaten some cabbages.

The parents also went over to question them with joy on their faces, and even the youngest sister came over to join in the fun. The second and third children huddled in a corner, feeling quite sympathetic towards each other.

The excitement belongs to others, and they have nothing.

……

Wang Yuanchao peeled an egg and put it in his mouth.

Yesterday, his breakfast egg benefit was gone, and the two eggs in the kettle were both his father's.

Then early this morning, at around 2 a.m., he got up and went to the pigeon market outside Deshengmen. He had to ensure his nutrition.

The previous night chat with his second brother gave him a certain understanding of the largest pigeon markets in the capital. There are five in the east, south, west and north, namely outside Deshengmen in the north, outside Jianguomen in the east, outside Fuchengmen in the west, outside Guangqumen in the southeast and outside Yongdingmen in the south.

These places are still the fringe of urban and rural areas, with the urban area inside and the suburbs outside. Every day, many city dwellers and rural people gather here to trade secretly. This is also one of the few places in Beijing where you can buy things with money without tickets.

This was Wang Yuanchao's first time here. It was night and there was no light or navigation, so he could only rely on his two legs. Even with a 5% speed bonus, it was still after 3 o'clock when he arrived at Dove City.

It was necessary to get up early, as the show was almost over at 5 o'clock and the sun rose early. Wang Yuanchao bought some eggs, boiled them and put them in the space, which was a good protein reserve.

I bought some rice and noodles for emergency use.

Then he bought some meat coupons, grain coupons, capital grain coupons and national grain coupons, and took some of them at the right price, which was more useful than money. He also did not refuse the industrial coupons that were suitable.

[I will not introduce various types of tickets in detail later, and will use food coupons instead. ]

There are retailers, where poor families come out to sell their food coupons that they can’t bear to part with, and there are also wholesalers, who are dealers.

Anyway, for the shopping spree, he can't come every day. Once a week is the best he can do.

Wang Yuanchao doesn't need to worry about his family. All he needs to worry about is himself.

Seeing how generous he was, some dealers asked him if he wanted any goods.

After all, what is displayed outside is very limited.

Wang Yuanchao is fearless, even though he carries a big bag that can be used to throw space at any time. This bag is for outsiders to see.

Following the dealer through many twists and turns, we entered a small courtyard. There were several men in the courtyard, some working and some smoking.

When they saw Wang Yuanchao's big bag, those people felt a little relieved.

A man who looked like a leader looked him over and took him into the house.

There was a kerosene lamp lit in the room and a thick mattress covered the curtains.

A piece of paper was thrown out, and there it was, a menu + price list.

Wang Yuanchao took a look and said:

“You’re too expensive.”

The leader frowned:
"What do you see in this expensive thing?"

Wang Yuanchao had limited space, so he couldn't buy the real stuff. He could only stock up on tickets. During festivals, the ticket prices would definitely go up. Now there was no festival, so the tickets had to be sold. The dealers couldn't keep stockpiling tickets. They couldn't afford to stockpile.

"Tickets~ I just bought a lot from outside."

The leader pretended to be contemptuous and said:
"I have a lot!"

Wang Yuanchao was calm and composed:
"It's not like I'm in urgent need."

The leader couldn't help himself:

“How much can you take?”

Wang Yuanchao thought about it and decided to keep some cash for future use. He immediately told Boss Chen, "Oh, Sister Xueru is doing some business and has a large sum of money and tickets. She's not short of money, so let's stock up on the tickets."

In 61, a pound of food coupons in Pigeon City cost 3 yuan, a pound of national food coupons cost 4 yuan, and a pound of flour coupons cost 5 yuan!
It is not a famine year, so a lot of food has come down. There is a scene in the TV series where a deaf old lady sold 62 kilograms of food coupons at 20 cents per kilogram, for a total of 12.4 yuan.

Of course, meat tickets are definitely hard currency. Those who have money don’t have tickets, and those who have tickets have no money.

So Wang Yuanchao stretched out his hand:

"At least this number!"

The leader said:
"Not fifty?"

Wang Yuanchao tightened his eyelids:
"Do you think I'm teasing you? I already had more than that outside just now!"

The leader immediately smiled and said:
"Then I'll give you the lowest price, 1 cents."

The autumn harvest is only a month away. A large amount of grain will be on the market and many people will trade grain. It is not a famine now and people will not starve to death. The price of grain coupons will not increase too much and is basically stable.

Unless it’s Chinese New Year.

But that would be too long to wait.

Anyway, there are a lot of people selling tickets outside, so we just need to work hard.

The food coupons Wang Yuanchao bought outside were basically worth between 1 and 7 cents.

The price they gave was quite generous.

"Boss, you are so generous. I can't be stingy. Please give me another 2 kilograms of meat tickets as my bargaining bonus."

Meat coupons are about 4-5 times more than grain coupons.
After the boss did the math, he found it acceptable since it would result in small profits but quick turnover.

So Wang Yuanchao bought 300 yuan worth of food coupons, 400 yuan worth of meat coupons, national food coupons, and various hard pass coupons.

This is mainly to ensure his personal nutrition.

Including the large purchases from outside, 800 bills were gone.

(End of this chapter)