"Money, I want a lot of money." The man's tone was full of impatience, "How much money can you give me?"
Hearing this, Qiao Qingqing felt slightly relieved.
It seems that this person has encountered some trouble and is in urgent need of money.
"What tickets are available?" she asked again.
"Eighteen grain coupons, ten cloth coupons, ten national industrial coupons, three cotton coupons, and eight vegetable coupons."
Qiao Qingqing secretly paid attention and found that the other party did not sell the meat ticket. She guessed that there was probably a patient at home who needed money for treatment, and the meat ticket was kept for the patient's health.
Now you can trade with confidence.
"National industrial coupons cost six cents each, and local grain coupons, cloth coupons, and cotton coupons cost 40 cents, 60 cents, and 1 yuan each, respectively. One yuan is... 20 yuan and 10 cents."
To be honest, this price is very reasonable, but the other party is obviously very short of money and asked anxiously: "Can you give me more? And there are vegetable coupons, and you haven't calculated the money for the vegetable coupons yet."
Qiao Qingqing took out ten eggs from her backpack and handed them the twenty yuan and ten cents to the other party, saying in a deep voice: "This is all my heart. Ten eggs are the money for vegetable coupons, but I don't need them, so I'll give them to you."
Ten eggs cost several taels of silver.
More importantly, eggs are nutritious!
The other party understood the implication of Qiao Qingqing's words, was silent for a moment, and finally agreed to the exchange.
Qiao Qingqing added in a low voice: "If there is a national ticket, the price can be doubled."
She saw that the man was not dressed like an ordinary worker, and since he was able to sell so many tickets at one time, she guessed that he must be a leader, so she said this with a try-it attitude.
If the other party had national food coupons, he would probably be tempted at this time. After all, considering the amount of money on hand and the word "double" that she emphasized, the other party would easily associate it with a number: forty yuan.
Even though this was just his imagination, it was enough to shake his desire to exchange national votes for money.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, the man's eyes flickered.
Seeing this, Qiao Qingqing was delighted and deliberately said, "I will come again in three days, and it will be the last time."
The man turned and left, and Qiao Qingqing began to serve the next customer.
The people who came after her were not as generous as the first man, and none of them could afford national tickets. The only thing that was worth being happy about was that she exchanged a lot of cloth coupons.
If she saves up the cloth coupons she has, it should be enough for her to buy the cloth needed for two sets of clothes for the old man and the old lady.
Of course, this deal also drained most of her savings - not in terms of money. She didn't have to worry about money at all. After all, she made too much money from selling tuna, and the money she spent was just a small fraction of it.
But the chicken eggs, goose eggs and duck eggs stored at home were all used up.
Especially the goose eggs, all of them were traded.
The duck eggs were not popular, so there were only twenty left, and the chicken eggs were only a hundred left - but she had nearly three hundred eggs in her life.
In addition, Qiao Qingqing also promised someone to bring an old hen for trading in three days.
After going to the supply and marketing cooperative, she exchanged all her cloth coupons for the most comfortable cotton cloth. She also sold her cotton wool coupons and got a bag of cotton wool in return. Qiao Qingqing then went home happily.
…
Qiao Qingqing came home with a huge package, which contained a quilt, cotton clothes, cloth and cotton wool.
This package was made of a cloth bag she specially sewed, and she put all the supplies she exchanged today into it. In the future, when the Lu family goes north, they will also use such a cloth bag to carry their luggage.
Facing the caring eyes of her family, Qiao Qingqing said with a smile: "Grandpa, I have already got enough quilts for you, and Mian Yi has also got some. I will make two sets of cotton clothes for you when the time comes. When you go to the north, you don't have to be afraid of the cold."
The old man's eyes were filled with tears. He nodded and kept saying, "Okay, okay..."
At this point, they all knew that Qiao Qingqing was devoted to them. How could they not be moved?
During the three days at home, Qiao Qingqing continued to concentrate on making cotton clothes.
Shi Meiyun also joined in to see how she planned to make the cotton coat.
After Qiao Qingqing made a set of cotton clothes, Shi Meijun also learned how to make it and took over the job.
Qiao Qingqing went to the city for the third time to purchase tickets and supplies.
Today she did not go to the black market in the north of the city, but went directly to the black market in the south of the city. After two transactions, the news that someone in this black market was collecting tickets should have spread.
But this also means that danger is approaching.
Therefore, she couldn't insist on showing up at that time, otherwise she would be easily ambushed.
After Qiao Qingqing arrived early, she first walked around the black market to see if there were any good things, and waited for customers who wanted to buy and sell tickets to appear.
More and more people came after hearing the news, and Qiao Qingqing realized that many people who wanted to exchange tickets for money had come the previous two times, but she came too late and they had something else to do and couldn't wait, so she missed it.
By half past ten, Qiao Qingqing had purchased eighteen national grain coupons, one national oil coupon, seven national meat coupons, and some miscellaneous tickets.
Qiao Qingqing wouldn't think these tickets were too many, but at eleven o'clock, Xiaoliu rushed in and made wild gestures to her.
Qiao Qingqing felt a chill in her heart and turned around and ran away without caring about the ongoing transaction.
She had only run about ten meters when she heard a stern shout from behind: "Stop! Don't run!"
The law enforcement officers are here!
Qiao Qingqing suddenly moved to the left, bypassing the people blocking the way at the black market and turned into a secluded alley.
But this time, the law enforcement officers were determined to catch her, and even planted people at every entrance and exit of the black market!
But how could they catch Qiao Qingqing?
As soon as she turned into the deserted alley, Qiao Qingqing immediately slipped into the space.
Just as he was hiding in the space, he heard footsteps at both ends of the alley the next second, followed by two waves of law enforcement officers appearing and blocking the alley.
But at this time, the law enforcement officer was also stunned.
They had seen with their own eyes the bad speculator turn into this alley, so how come there was no one there?
"How did you guys stay there? This could have allowed someone to escape!"
"We didn't see anyone come out at all. The guy must have hidden himself. He must still be in this alley."
But the alley is endless, where is the person?
The four law enforcement officers looked at each other, with the same confusion and disbelief in their eyes.
㰴They thought they could leave like this, but who would have thought that the higher-ups would severely crack down on the buying and selling of tickets. 〴Qiao Qingqing dared to commit a crime at such a critical moment, so the leader issued an order to catch her and make her an example to serve as a warning to others.
——At this time, they didn't know that such a daring criminal was a lesbian.
They stayed at the black market for several hours until dark, when most people left and only a few remained to patrol nearby.
Qiao Qingqing also had to stay in the space until dark, as the light was poor at night and it was easier for her to escape.
Relying on the space, Qiao Qingqing hid all the way and finally slipped out of the county town successfully after ten o'clock in the evening.
While riding a bicycle on the road, Qiao Qingqing also felt a little scared.
Thinking that she had obtained a lot of tickets during this period and had the necessary cloth and cotton wool, Qiao Qingqing decided to stay out of the spotlight for the time being and not appear on the black market anymore.
Anyway, the money at home is enough for her to use for a long time, and if she wants to buy meat, she can go directly to Sun Zhong, so there is no need to set up a stall again.
…
Qiao Qingqing was trapped by law enforcement officers for more than ten hours today, and it was almost twelve o'clock when she got home - the visibility was poor at night, so she had to ride slower.
As soon as I got home, I found someone coming towards me with a kerosene lamp.
When I got closer, I saw it was Lu Zhenfeng.
"Qingqing, did something happen today? Are you hurt?" Lu Zhenfeng looked worried and spoke in an anxious tone.
His daughter-in-law had not come yet, so he had been waiting at the door. As soon as he saw the light, he hurried out to greet her.
Fortunately, it was indeed my daughter-in-law who returned home.
Seeing that she seemed to be safe and sound, Lu Zhenfeng's heart finally settled down.
"I did run into some trouble, but I ran fast and wasn't caught. But to be on the safe side, I hid in the city for a while. Don't worry, Dad."
Qiao Qingqing did not hide it. After all, her family knew why she was going into the city, and they could naturally guess what had happened to her that delayed her until now.
Lu Zhenfeng handed the kerosene lamp to her and took the bicycle. "Let's go home quickly. You must be starving. Your mother left some food for you. It's still hot in the pot. She was scared today and kept asking me to go to the city to find you. Your grandfather had to persuade her to stay."
Qiao Qingqing said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I made everyone worry."
"Don't say that, kid." Lu Zhenfeng's voice sank, and he was depressed. "It's us, the elders, who have implicated you."
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