Chapter 105 Black Market Turmoil

Lin Baozhu looked up, pretending not to understand him, and grinned, "Big brother, what do you want to buy?"

The man squatted down and rummaged through her stall, his eyes growing brighter with each look. Then, with a smug look, he declared, "I'll take all these clothes and shoes!"

Lin Baozhu's face lit up with joy, but then she lowered her voice and said incredulously, "Big brother, these clothes and shoes aren't cheap. The dress is twenty-six and the shoes are twenty. Are you sure you want both?"

How many do you have?

"Ten dresses, five pairs of shoes, two old hens, and about ten pounds of fresh apples."

"Wow, your hen is quite plump."

Lin Baozhu chuckled: "This chicken is not only fat, but we also feed it medicinal herbs. It's a genuine medicinal chicken. Eating it can strengthen your body. If you don't believe me, you can buy one and try it. Although it's expensive, it's much cheaper than its actual value. It's only fifteen yuan!"

The man didn't speak, but instead looked at her basket on her back, where he saw several small, bright red fruits scattered at the bottom...

"That is..."

His pupils contracted slightly, and he couldn't resist reaching into the basket on his back, picking out the red fruit and shining a flashlight on it.

He tentatively asked, "Young man, what are you feeding these chickens?"

"My grandfather said these are medicinal herbs, and told me to only pick the small fruits to feed the chicken. When this chicken is stewed, it has a faint medicinal aroma."

The man's eyes darkened. Someone who uses medicinal herbs to raise chickens must have connections behind him.

But he was actually a little reluctant to let the fish go.

Especially the clothes she sells, which cost fifty or sixty yuan a piece in a department store, are high-end items that most people can't get their hands on.

As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. At worst, he'll pull off this heist and then go into hiding for a few days.

"I'll take all of these. You calculate the price..."

Lin Baozhu smiled silently upon hearing this, becoming much more enthusiastic than before.

But his smile looked so honest and simple: "Brother, if you want them all, I'll give you a discount. My grandpa told me to sell apples for 1.5 yuan a pound. These are more than 10 pounds. If you want them all, I'll give you 10 yuan. Um, that's 400 yuan in total."

Upon hearing this, the man paused for a moment, but when he thought about how he had gotten all these things for free, his smile widened. He readily pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket, counted out forty bills, and handed them to Lin Baozhu!

After confirming that the money was in order, her smile became even more amiable: "Brother, my father is waiting outside. He also has a big wild boar and two wild goats. I wonder if you want them..."

"A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal. This man is clearly trying to cheat her out of her. Since that's the case, she'll definitely sell him more stuff..."

Upon hearing this, the bald man's eyes flashed with suspicion. Could it be that his plan had been exposed and the girl was going to run away?

Seeing his suspicious look, Lin Baozhu chuckled and said, "If you don't want it, then don't worry about it, brother."

After saying that, she was about to pack up her stall when the man stepped on her bundle and grinned, saying, "There's so much meat, I'm sure you can't carry it all by yourself. Why don't I have someone help you?"

As he reached for her arm, Lin Baozhu took two steps back, clutching her small bag tightly with both hands. Her voice suddenly rose: "Brother, what do you mean by that? You're not trying to rob me, are you? You're just buying things, why won't you let me leave? Besides, we paid when we came here, is the person in charge here?"

The people buying and selling things around them all stopped what they were doing and looked at them...

Just then, a man wearing a ghost mask walked over. He glanced at the bald man with displeasure and said in a cold voice, "What's all the noise about? Don't you know where you are? You dare to make such a racket, as if you're afraid no one will notice you?!"

A sinister glint flashed in the bald man's eyes. This bitch deliberately lured the black market manager here. This black market is not one that can be offended by just anyone. They have done a lot of double-crossing with each other because of the black market. Once you anger them, you will cut off your source of income.

Thinking of this, he chuckled and took out a cigarette from his pocket, handing it to the masked man: "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. I was worried that this young comrade was too young to carry the things. Since she can manage, she might as well bring the meat. I'll take as much as she can carry."

Upon hearing this, Lin Baozhu gave the masked man a grateful smile and said, "I'll be back soon."

After saying that, she quickly left with her basket on her back. When she reached a deserted place, she threw a wild boar directly onto the basket. Then, carrying two skinned wild goats in her hands, she dragged them and ran quickly back to where she had been...

The bald man's pupils contracted as he watched her carrying not only a wild boar on her back but also two sheep. How could someone so small be so strong?

It looks like he'll have to manage with more people later!

Lin Baozhu tossed the wild boar and two wild goats onto the bundle and asked, "Um, is there a scale here?"

The masked man coldly ordered his knife-wielding henchman, "Go and bring her the scale!"

"Young comrade, I didn't expect you to bring so much meat, but I didn't bring enough money today. How about I take a sheep first?"

Who the hell would have thought there would be such a big fish in the black market today?

She only brought 600 yuan with her. She spent 400 yuan on a dress and had 200 yuan left, which she estimated would only be enough to buy a wild goat.

"Wild goat is 1.5 yuan per jin. This goat was just slaughtered and its body is still warm."

"Okay, this one will do."

"A total of 87 jin, 130 yuan and 5 mao."

Upon hearing this, the bald man took out some money from his pocket. Perhaps because there were people from the black market present, he didn't even bother to count the 50 cents. He paid the money, picked up the sheep, and left...

Lin Baozhu watched his retreating figure, quietly exhaled, and suppressed the surging excitement in her eyes. Tonight, she might be able to "catch a fish" again.

Because the bald man left, people who were initially hesitant to approach started coming up to ask about the price...

"Young man, how much is this sheep per pound?"

"Wild boar is 1.2 yuan, wild goat is 1.5 yuan!"

Half an hour later, all the meat that Lin Baozhu brought was sold out. She patted her bulging little bag and smiled with satisfaction.

It has to be said that making money on the black market is really fast; in just one night, she made almost a thousand...

Watching her happily fold her bundle, the masked man lowered his voice and said, "This is not a place for a girl like you. Don't come here again."

“I appreciate your kindness, but I have no choice. My family is struggling financially. I have an eighty-year-old mother to support, a young nephew to feed, and a third brother who is lame. If I don’t earn money every day, my family will go hungry. So I have no choice but to take this risk.”

Masked man: ...?

"If you ever want to sell anything in the future, you can come to this place to find me. The price will be a little lower than on the black market, but it will be absolutely safe."

The man handed him a slip of paper as he spoke...