"The ticket for the ferry has gone up from 0.4 RMB to 2.5 RMB, and pork is now 30 RMB a pound." He was shocked by the rise in prices each time he went to the market. The interest from his savings was not enough to support even himself, never mind his family.
「碼頭的輪渡船票由四毛漲到兩塊五，里肌肉一斤漲到三十塊」，每上市場一回，李阿躍就一陣心驚，眼看著物價節節攀升，就怕那利息本連自己吃都不夠，別說孩子了。