"How about this, mother-in-law? I'll give you a hundred yuan and some food. Ask your grandson to come and help you move. I'll wait here."

After saying that, he took out some scattered bills from his bag, counted out a hundred, and placed them in her dry hands.

"This... can this be sold for so much?" The grandson's salary is less than twenty yuan a month, just enough for the family to live on. This broken jar can be sold for a hundred yuan, and there will still be food?

"Yes, go call your grandson first, and I'll go prepare the food."

She had made a hundred yuan selling grain a while ago, but now that she had spent the hundred yuan, her wallet was empty again. It seemed she had to continue her black market business, but she couldn't leave the scrap yard and go there.

Forget it, let’s not think about it for now. When my grandmother’s grandson comes over, I’ll take a look at him first, and then ask him to bring He Mei over to ask about the situation.

The mother-in-law stood up trembling and thanked Xia Youyou profusely. She knew that the thing could not be sold for so much money, but she wanted to help her out after hearing her pity.

"I don't want the food anymore, thank you, young lady."

Xia Youyou almost went berserk, "Grandma, you must ask your grandson to come. I might know He Mei, and I want to ask about the details of their situation." But he had to come, she couldn't get away to go to He Mei's house to find her.

The old woman finally understood and agreed immediately, "Okay, okay, I'll go get someone right away."

Xia Youyou wiped the sweat from her forehead. It’s so hard to be a good person.

How could she continue to make money? Selling grain on the black market was one option, but she hadn't been to the West Market yet and didn't know what the market was like there.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in my mind: Liu Chao!

Hahaha! I can ask Liu Chao to help me sell grain! Didn't I get to know him with the intention of collaborating? He's the gatekeeper at the black market. I'll just give him a commission and he'll sell the grain from here. Coincidentally, the black market isn't far from the scrap yard.

Why didn’t I think of it earlier?

Xia Youyou, who always did what she thought of, guessed that the old woman would not come back so soon, so she locked the door and quickened her pace to the black market.

After about ten minutes, she finally saw the tightly wrapped Liu Chao at the entrance of an alley.

Xia Youyou waved at him excitedly, "Hey!" She didn't dare call his name, as she couldn't let him be exposed.

Liu Chao heard the noise and looked over at her. His eyes lit up. Hey! I was just looking for her!

The two met up and walked to a secluded place. "Where have you been recently? There are so many people here who want to buy food!" Liu Chao blushed a little as he looked at the girl who was becoming more and more beautiful.

"Ah? A lot of people need to buy food? Oh, that's why I came to you!"

"There are a lot of people. As soon as we opened the market, someone came to see us. I guess everyone has eaten all the food during the New Year. Oh, by the way, what do you want from me?"

Xia Youyou didn't bother to talk too much. "You know that scrap yard up ahead? I'm working there now. I just thought you could take some food from me and carry it back to sell! I can't come back because I have to guard that place."

Xia Youyou smiled, her face flushed with excitement. "If you sell a pound of grain, I'll give you two cents as a reward. What do you think?"

Liu Chao looked at her pretty face and felt like he was dreaming. How could such a good thing happen to him?

Seeing Liu Chao in a daze, she waved in front of him, "Liu Chao? Come back to your senses! Are you so happy that you're stupid?"

Liu Chao realized what was happening and stuttered in disbelief. He'd been working in the black market for two years, only making a little over twenty yuan a month. It was better than working in a factory, but it was less secure. Now that there was such a good opportunity, how could he possibly refuse it?

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Of course! Also, to avoid internal conflicts, you can also have them come to me to get the goods. It's up to you to decide how much to sell or buy. But the premise is that you can't drive up the price! If I find out, you'll know how powerful my brother is!"

"I usually sell it at around 15 cents. I'll give you 2 cents and charge 13 cents. I'm giving you a 2-cent profit, so you can sell it at 16 or 17 cents, but it can't exceed 20 cents!"

"Also, my brother must not be implicated in this matter! If you dare to drag my brother into this, I have plenty of ways to deal with you! Do you understand me?"

"I understand!" I understand it so well!

Xia Youyou finished her thoughts in one breath, "Then it's settled. I'm going back to the scrap yard first. When you're sure, come find me directly."

Liu Chao couldn't bear to take his eyes off Xia Youyou as he watched her walk away. This girl is so pretty, and she's becoming more and more charming! But thinking of her brother, the police officer, he didn't have the courage to pursue her!

Liu Chao returned to the base and reported the matter to the person in charge. They all agreed that this cooperation was more likely to develop in the long term. Of course, Cao An couldn't be implicated in this matter. Perhaps this guy was the one who was pulling the strings? As the old saying goes, "As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood." Even if he was caught, losing some food wouldn't matter; he could still sell it when he got out.

The black market leaders reached a consensus and asked Liu Chao to take people to the scrap yard to carry food the next day.

When Xia Youyou returned to the scrap yard, the old lady had not yet brought her grandson over. Thinking that it might be time for work and it would take some time to find her, she sat down and read again.

At noon, Liu Hui came to bring her lunch. The fragrant chicken soup made Xia Youyou drool.

"Mom, I love you so much!" She leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. Ever since she knew how exciting this kind of skin contact could be, she hadn't hesitated to kiss Liu Hui from time to time.

"Tsk, you little girl." He wiped the saliva off his face. "You can't kiss a man like that. Not even your brother!"

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