Lying Low to Scavenge in the Courtyard

Zhang Weiguo transmigrates to that era of scarcity, a time of lacking clothes and food.

He is a decorated veteran who has been transferred to a position as the head of the purchasing departme...

Chapter 18 First trip to the black market

Take advantage of this opportunity to get more food and make more money.

I collected some antiques, but in a few years these treasures won't be able to be preserved.

Now, Zhang Weiguo can collect as many items as he can.

Zhang Weiguo found out the location of a black market. The black market was not like the pigeon market. The things on the black market were of illegal origin.

You are sure to find antiques here.

Zhang Weiguo planned to go to the black market, but he needed to dress up to go there.

Zhang Weiguo returned to the courtyard and began to prepare.

By midnight, everyone in the courtyard was asleep.

Zhang Weiguo took out a scarf and wrapped it around his face, then put on a hat, leaving his eyes exposed, and changed into some old and rather worn clothes.

He climbed over the back window of his house and jumped out of the courtyard. He looked around and then walked quickly in the dark, heading towards the black market he had inquired about during the day.

After running for about an hour, Zhang Weiguo spotted a large number of people in the alley ahead, and he knew that he had arrived at the black market.

Then Zhang Weiguo adjusted his scarf and hat and entered the alley. When he arrived at the alley, someone stopped Zhang Weiguo.

Zhang Weiguo took out a dime from his pocket and handed it to the other party. The other party moved away only after taking the money. This was the ticket money for the black market.

There were people squatting on both sides of the alley, with things placed on the ground. Everyone was holding a flashlight to look at the things. Some passers-by had flashlights in their hands, and so did the vendors at the stalls on the ground. You can talk in the black market, but you have to speak in a low voice.

Zhang Weiguo rented a beam scale at the entrance of the alley and spent 20 cents, but he had to pay a deposit of one dollar, which would be returned to him when he returned the scale.

Zhang Weiguo walked to an empty stall, took out a snakeskin bag from the system space and spread it on the stall, then walked to the empty alley behind, took out the pork cut in the space, and put it on the snakeskin bag. He sat on the ground like them and didn't say a word.

After a while, someone came and whispered, "How much is the meat?"

"Pork is one dollar, no ticket is needed." Zhang Weiguo replied. This price is considered cheap on the black market. Some pork can be sold for one dollar and twenty cents.

"Give me two pounds." said the man.

Zhang Weiguo took out a piece of meat, weighed it, and found it was exactly two kilograms, so he gave it to the other party.

The man paid 2 yuan and left.

In this way, more and more people came to buy, and soon the whole pig was sold out.

It was sold for three hundred dollars.

They took out pig offal, selling it at 30 cents a pound, and it was selling very quickly.

All the remaining pig offal has been sold out. It is no worse than pork.

It’s just a bit troublesome to deal with. Things like pig lungs are easy to deal with, but the large intestine is difficult to deal with.

Zhang Weiguo kept all the pig hearts and one pig lung.

All the others were sold.

After selling these things, Zhang Weiguo had no plans to continue selling.

The scale was returned and the product started to be sold on the black market.

I bought Yuan Datou coins when I saw them being sold, and I bought copper coins when I saw them being sold. There were a hundred copper coins in a string, and two strings of copper coins only cost one dollar, which was cheaper than the last time I bought it. There were twenty strings here, and I bought all of them.

There are also walnuts for sale. These walnuts are not simple, they are bright red. They are at least a hundred years old. The boss said that they came from the palace and were sold by a eunuch.

The walnuts polished by my father-in-law are different from those polished by normal people. They are particularly red and have a particularly good patina.

Zhang Weiguo fell in love with them at first sight. After some bargaining, he finally spent ten yuan to buy the pair of walnuts.

If this pair of walnuts were placed in later generations, they would be worth millions, but nowadays there are few people who play with walnuts.

I don’t even know the value of the walnuts that the father-in-law polishes. There are not many father-in-law polishing walnuts, and even after hundreds of years, I don’t know how many father-in-laws have passed away.

There were also some rare ancient books. Zhang Weiguo didn't care what he bought, as he didn't know what these things were used for.

As for some calligraphy and paintings, I will buy them if I see they are old paintings. There are very few fake calligraphy and paintings nowadays. There is no need to fake them if they are not valuable.

Zhang Weiguo bought a lot of things and packed them into a snakeskin bag.

As soon as Zhang Weiguo left the black market, he felt someone following him. It seemed that he was being targeted while selling meat.

Zhang Weiguo was not afraid either. He walked straight into a remote alley, put down the bag and waited for a few people.

"Boy, stop!"

Two people appeared directly in front of Zhang Weiguo.

I thought there were a few people?

These two guys just wanted to rob. They are two idiots, one tall and one thin. Didn’t they see that Zhang Weiguo took the initiative to lead them into this alley?

Take out the money. We saw that you sold a lot of pork. Don't force us brothers to do it. If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished.

This is how the black market is, robberies often happen, it's not as safe as various markets.

Zhang Weiguo kicked the thin man directly. The kick was not light and kicked the thin man more than two meters away.

The thin man just lay on the ground, rolled his eyes, and fainted.

The tall guy saw that the thin guy was dizzy and wanted to run away. How could Zhang Weiguo let him get away? Before he ran five meters, Zhang Weiguo kicked him from behind and knocked him down.

Zhang Weiguo went up and stabbed the tall man in the back of his neck, knocking him unconscious.

Zhang Weiguo searched the two people directly and found some tickets and more than ten yuan.

But the thin man had a nice piece of jade on his neck, so Zhang Weiguo confiscated it.

If you want to rob, you must be prepared to be robbed back. Zhang Weiguo directly put the things into the space and ran away quickly.

Anyway, neither of them is a good person, so just let them lie there. It’s not winter, so they won’t freeze to death.

Maybe a kind-hearted person passing by can save the two of them.

Zhang Weiguo went straight back to the courtyard, jumped into the courtyard from the backyard wall, and entered the house through the window. The doors of the house were propped up with wood from the inside.

Take out the things you bought on the black market and put the copper coins in the box where the copper coins are kept.

The calligraphy and paintings were placed in another box.

Zhang Weiguo took out the walnuts and played with them for a while. The walnuts had been polished very well and well maintained. It was a surprising gain to be able to buy such a pair of walnuts.

He took out the jade again and looked at it. It was top-quality Hetian jade. He didn't know how it ended up in the thin man's hands. He must have stolen it from someone else. Unexpectedly, it became a bargain for Zhang Weiguo.

Zhang Weiguo kept the jade, which was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

After putting away all the things, Zhang Weiguo earned 2,000 yuan today. However, selling meat on the black market all the time is not safe and is not a long-term solution.

The pigeon market is still safe. If Zhang Weiguo can find the people behind the pigeon market and sell the meat directly to them, he can save a lot of trouble and reduce the chances of being exposed.

After thinking about these things, Zhang Weiguo lay down on the bed and fell asleep in a short while. It was so comfortable to lie on the big Huanghuali bed, and his sleep quality was improved!