Upon arriving at the black market, Su He did not go to the stalls where people were selling things, but instead went straight to a small courtyard at the very back.

According to Dahei, those who guard the black market gather here after their night shift ends, and people often come and go from here with large and small bags.

Su He guessed that this was probably their base, so she came here directly.

After knocking, a short young man quietly opened the door and peeked out.

I was a little surprised to see her. "Who are you looking for?"

Su He lowered her voice, "I want to change some things..."

Without even thinking, the man replied, "No, you've got the wrong person!"

He was about to close the door when he said that.

Seeing this, Su He immediately pulled him back. She was strong, and the man stumbled as she pulled him, which startled him.

"What do you want to do?!"

Seeing this, Su He quickly said, "Don't worry, I don't have any other ideas, I just want to exchange some things."

As she spoke, she showed him the small yellow croaker in her hand.

The man saw a flash of golden light pass by, his eyes filled with deep thought. He glanced at her again and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go in and ask."

Su He breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay!"

The young man went inside and soon returned to open the door for her.

"Come in."

After Su He went inside, she carefully observed the place. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary little courtyard with nothing special about it.

Upon entering a room, they discovered that two people were already waiting inside.

There was a person sitting in the middle. Although he looked ordinary, Su He had a strange feeling that this person was definitely not simple.

Once inside, the young man who had opened the door earlier pointed to the man in the middle and introduced him to her: "This is our boss, Brother Zhou. If you want to change anything, just tell him."

Su He nodded at him and said, "Hello, Brother Zhou."

Brother Zhou smiled and said, "Hello, young lady. May I ask how you found out about this place? Who recommended you?"

Su He shook her head after hearing this, "I paid for the information; the person who introduced me didn't tell me his identity."

"Oh? Is that so?" Brother Zhou listened thoughtfully. It seemed they had been too relaxed. Someone actually dared to leak information. They had been too careless before. He thought to himself that he should be more careful in the future and investigate the people around him.

Thinking of this, he smiled at Su He again, "So, little girl, what did you want to exchange this time?"

Without hesitation, Su He took out the two small yellow croakers and said, "I want to exchange these for money."

Brother Zhou wasn't surprised, since he already knew. However, judging from her attire, she didn't seem like someone who could produce small yellow croakers.

Of course, the disguise might be a pretense, but those who come to him to handle these things are almost all people who have something to hide.

Without asking any further questions, he said directly, "Okay, the current price at the bank is 23.58 yuan per gram, but I can only offer 20. If you agree, we'll sell it here."

Su He didn't hesitate much after hearing this. It would be good enough if she could sell it, since there were few people who dared to buy gold privately in this day and age.

"Okay, then let's sell it."

Seeing how readily she agreed, Brother Zhou raised an eyebrow, secretly thinking more highly of her.

The two small yellow croakers each weighed 31.25 grams, and together they sold for 1250 yuan.

That's a huge sum of money!

Su He's hands were shaking when she received the money; her pent-up wallet was finally bulging!

Although excited, he remained calm on the surface.

Brother Zhou seemed to appreciate her straightforwardness, and after giving her the money, he added, "If you need anything, you can come and find me directly. I'll try my best to find you anything, but the prices will be a bit higher than at the department store or the supply and marketing cooperative."

Upon hearing this, Su He stopped in her tracks, "Um, in that case, does Brother Zhou have any cotton here?"