"Comrade, my eggs are all very big. I saved for half a month to get these thirty eggs. Can you give me a little more for them?"

A peasant woman carrying a basket aroused Yang Baiyi's interest.

"It doesn't matter whether they are big or small, they are three cents each. If you want to sell them, you can keep them. If you don't want to sell them, you can take them away.

Don't talk too much here, it's affecting other people's shopping."

The salesperson looked impatient.

"Then I won't sell it."

After hesitating for a while, the peasant woman was reluctant to sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative. Her family's oil, salt, sauce and vinegar all depended on the few old hens at home.

"If she hadn't sold it to a supply and marketing cooperative, this old lady definitely wouldn't have taken it home again. She would probably have taken a risk and tried her luck on the black market."

Yang Baiyi suddenly had an idea.

The black market is a product unique to this special era, and Yang Baiyi is very interested in it.

With a thought, a small green sprout stuck to the peasant woman's back.

While Yang Baiyi was waiting for everyone to buy things, he shared the view with the little grass.

The middle-aged peasant woman did not stay in the town for long, but walked straight out of the town.

Did I guess wrong? That shouldn't be the case! With so many eggs, could she bear to eat them?

It was not until the peasant woman walked into the grove not far from the town that the situation inside confirmed Yang Baiyi's guess.

In this small wood, there were quite a few people gathered, and various stalls were scattered around.

There are mountain products such as mushrooms and black fungus, coarse grains such as cornmeal and sorghum rice, and small game such as rabbits and pheasants.

The peasant woman found a place and lifted the cloth covering the basket, and people immediately gathered around her.

In this era, eggs are considered one of the few supplements, mainly because they are much cheaper than meat such as rabbit and pheasant.

Soon, the farmer's eggs were sold for five cents each.

Yang Baiyi withdrew his gaze. This black market was too small and not worth his patronage.

Qingshan Town is, after all, a rural area. There are no factories or mines in the town, and the residents mainly engage in farming.

The shipment volume here is too small, Yang Baiyi doesn't think highly of it and is too lazy to get involved.

It seems that if you want to make money in the black market, you have to go to a county town or above at least.

"Bai Yi, what are you thinking about?"

Lin Wanru bought the things and came to Yang Baiyi.

"Oh! I wasn't thinking about anything. Have you bought everything?"

Yang Baiyi regained his composure and looked at the things Lin Wanru bought.

"I've bought some hairpins and rubber bands for Xiaoxiao, as well as two pairs of shoes. Xiaoxiao has been running around with Erya and the others lately, and her shoes are always dirty.

I also bought Xiaoxiao a set of long underwear and long johns, which will be perfect for her since the nights will get colder in a few days."

Lin Wanru kept talking to Yang Baiyi, not noticing that Yang Baiyi's eyes were becoming softer.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

Lin Wanru raised her head and met Yang Baiyi's gaze.

"No, you are prettier than the flowers, Wanru. You only buy small things. Don't you need anything yourself?"

Yang Baiyi asked.

"You're so funny. There are so many people here! I brought a lot from home, so I don't need anything for now."

Lin Wanru was caught off guard by Yang Baiyi's sudden love words.

"I'll take some time to go to the county in a few days and buy you and Xiaoxiao some autumn clothes."

Although the supplies are all placed in the space, Yang Baiyi needs a reason to take them out.

If you don't go far and just keep taking things out of the box, you will definitely be exposed after a long time.

"Just buy it for Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao is growing taller and looks different every year.

I'm not growing any taller, so I can wear one piece of clothing for several years, so there's no need to waste it."

Lin Wanru said.

"Alright, alright, I'm so jealous. When you two are alone, you can be as affectionate as you want.

We've bought everything. Let's eat first and then go back, or should we go back now?"

He Yingying interrupted their intimate conversation while carrying the things she bought.

"Comrade Yang Baiyi, why don't we eat before we go back? Since we came to Chenjiatun, we've eaten meat a few times, but we haven't eaten fine grains yet!"

Dong Yiming said with deep resentment.

"Yeah! How about we have a bowl of noodles before going back?"

"I don't want noodles. I want buns with meat filling."

Fan Jin swallowed as he spoke.

"Okay, then let's go back after we finish eating. Now let's go find Hu Zi and Tie Zhu. They sent us here, and we can't let them go hungry."

Yang Baiyi accepted everyone's suggestion and decided to have a meal in the state-owned canteen.

"Doctor Yang, go eat, we'll just wait for you here.

The captain told us when we came here that since you finally had a day off, you would probably eat before leaving, so we already brought some dry food."

Hu Zi patted the bulging bag of dry food to prove that he was not lying.

"Let's go together. You guys are eating steamed bread outside, and we can't eat well either."

Yang Baiyi didn't say anything and just grabbed one person's hand and walked forward.

"Doctor Yang, we don't have any money or tickets. We really just need some dry food."

Hu Zi's face turned a little red. He had never eaten in a state-owned canteen since he was a child.

"Today's meal is on me. Don't be polite to me. I will have to trouble you a lot in the future."

Yang Baiyi didn't give the two a chance to refuse and pulled them into the state-owned canteen.

There were no customers in the state-owned canteen at that time, and the waiters were dozing on their chairs.

There was a small blackboard hanging on the wall of the state-owned canteen, on which was written today's supply: steamed buns, dumplings, shredded pork noodles, vegetable noodles, braised pork, stir-fried pork slices, and pork stewed with vermicelli.

“It’s really rich. I didn’t expect the state-owned canteen in town to have so many dishes.

Comrade Yang Baiyi, how about we order a few dishes and have a good meal together?"

"That's right, Comrade Yang Baiyi, we don't eat it every day, so having a meal occasionally isn't considered corruption."

Just now everyone said that they would be satisfied with a bowl of noodles and a bun, but when they saw the menu on the wall, they changed their minds instantly.

"Okay, let's indulge ourselves for once and work hard when we get back!"

Of course, Yang Baiyi would not spoil everyone's mood, and he readily asked the waiter to order food.

"Comrade, two servings each of braised pork, stir-fried pork cutlets, and pork stewed with vermicelli noodles, and a few stir-fried vegetables."

Yang Baiyi took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket.

"Can you finish all the food you ordered? Young people shouldn't be so greedy. You should know that many of our brothers and sisters still don't have enough to eat."

The waiter didn't seem very enthusiastic, but rather a little unhappy.

"We're not refusing to pay. We can just order whatever we want. But you're the one who's lecturing me about eating. My good mood was ruined by you. It's really unlucky."

Fan Jian was the first to stand up.

Fan Jian was originally a troublemaker, otherwise he wouldn't have had a conflict with Yang Baiyi on the train.

These days, he was just impressed by Yang Baiyi and had to keep a low profile.

Fan Jian was not happy at the time because he didn't expect to be scolded by the waiter while eating.