"What's going on?" Lu Zhixia asked in a low voice.
"These days, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. And we small shrimp can only eat soil and survive in the cracks. The inspectors have come again. Someone will deal with them. We just need to wait patiently."
Wang Huifang calmly took out a plastic bag from her pocket containing still-warm steamed buns.
I grabbed one at random and was about to eat it when I remembered there were other people nearby, so I handed the bag over.
"I'll treat you to a steamed bun, it's free."
Seeing that the other party didn't reach out, he said, "What, are you afraid I'll drug you? The black market rules don't allow kidnapping. Anyone who dares to kidnap someone is breaking the rules and will be beaten to death and thrown into the water. Eat with confidence!"
Lu Zhixia had heard of this rule before. She rubbed her hand against the hem of her clothes, then picked up the red bean bun, took a small bite, and immediately found the red beans to be soft, sweet, and delicious.
In the still of the night, when it was pitch black, I was eating steamed buns with a stranger next to me.
Something feels a little eerie.
Fortunately, not long after, someone shouted,
"It's alright now!"
Those people immediately turned their flashlights back on and resumed the transaction.
Wang Huifang took a water bottle out of her backpack, took a big gulp of water, wiped the water from the corner of her mouth, and then handed the water bottle to her.
"Would you like some?"
Lu Zhixia took the water bottle without hesitation and drank some water to relieve the discomfort in her mouth.
Wang Huifang then took out the meat coupons. "Meat coupons are 50 cents more expensive than eggs. If meat coupons were cheaper than eggs last month, this month they can only be this price."
Just tell me how many you want, and I'll charge you less since we're eating steamed buns together.
Lu Zhixia thought about the amount of meat she needed to make the buns. She knew she couldn't buy too little meat coupons. Considering the time limit on the coupons, she calculated that about 40 jin of meat would be enough.
So he held out his hand and said, "Give me this number."
Wang Huifang saw that it was four fingers and assumed the other person wanted four jin (2 catties).
So they counted out four bills. "One yuan and fifty cents each, that's six yuan!"
"I want 40 jin." Lu Zhixia reached into her pocket and started taking out her wallet, counting the money by the light of her flashlight.
"You want 40 jin of meat? What do you want to do with it?" Wang Huifang asked in surprise.
"Eggs are boiled into tea eggs, and meat is made into meat buns or dumplings. In short, they are all sold to make money."
Lu Zhixia had already counted the money and handed it over.
"You're really capable."
Wang Huifang took the money that was handed to her, counted it, and put it in her pocket. After thinking for a moment, she took out some miscellaneous bills from her pocket, including a few matchsticks.
"I can't bear to give you those expensive ones, but you can keep this ticket."
Lu Zhixia quickly collected the tickets, thinking it might be a good idea to take them; she figured she might need them eventually. She had a good impression of this person, so she asked…
"May I ask your surname? Can we do business together again next time?"
"Just call me Afang," Wang Huifang said, not wanting to reveal her real name.
Firstly, it was only a brief encounter; secondly, it was for their own safety, as well as the safety of the other party.
"Sister Fang, can I look for you again next time I come over?"
"Pretty much! I'm not always here, but I'm usually here. Just ask anyone looking for Afang, and they'll know you're looking for me."
"Okay, I've got it. I'll do business with you again next time."
"If you bring me some meat buns next time you come, I'll give you a ticket too," Wang Huifang joked.
"Sure! No problem!" After finishing the transaction, Lu Zhixia looked around. Not far away, several people were haggling over prices.
"What do they do?"
“Those people sell antiques. Don’t go into that business. We don’t have the expertise. The money we have is hard-earned. We can’t afford to be blind and get swindled!” Wang Huifang whispered.
Lu Zhixia realized that antiques could be a way to make money, but she didn't really know how to appraise antiques and what if she received a fake?
All the money was lost, so he didn't look at it a second time.
Seeing a radio for sale not far away, I thought that once I made money selling umbrellas, I would buy a radio to listen to storytelling.
I don't really care about the TV; I don't watch it for very long each day anyway.
She thought it was too expensive, and compared to that, a radio was a better deal.
Wang Huifang shone her flashlight into the crowd ahead and spotted another target for her business, so she said...
"You only asked me what my name is, but you haven't told me what to call you yet!"
“You can just call me Xiaxia,” Lu Zhixia said.
Wang Huifang found this girl interesting and patted her on the shoulder.
"Alright, you can wander around for a bit and then go home! I'm leaving now, I need to go do some business."
"See you next time."
Lu Zhixia saw the woman squeeze into the crowd and talk to a man, and then they went to a corner.
I've bought the meat and egg coupons, and I've finished all the things I needed to do today. It's time to go back.
As I passed an antique stall, I overheard an old man with a white beard say, "Your bowl is a bit lacking. In its current state, I'll only give you this much at most!"
"Don't think it's too little. If this porcelain bowl had a red dragon on it, it would be worth a lot of money!"
“Sir, this is too little. I spent all this time collecting it.” The man’s tone was full of reluctance.
"Then let me ask you whether you're going to give it or not. If you don't want to give it, then take your things back. Anyway, I don't need your things."
"Go out!" the man said with a sigh.
Lu Zhixia thought this thing must have lost money, so she didn't look at it for long and just followed the flow of people out.
It was completely dark by then, so she went downstairs in the residential area to get her bike and rode away.
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