Chapter 48 The First Big Deal
Gu Yuehuai carried a basket half a person's height on his back and walked towards the town with all his strength.
However, I was unlucky today. As soon as I got to the road I had to take, I saw militiamen at the intersection ahead checking the passers-by. Anyone carrying a backpack or a basket would be checked one by one, and they were not allowed to carry large amounts of food and vegetables into the town.
Gu Yuehuai frowned slightly, went around to a place where no one could see him, and put the things in the basket back into the Sumeru space.
After that, she covered the basket tightly with cloth, and then came to the intersection carrying the empty basket.
"What are you carrying?" The militiaman's tone softened when he saw that it was a young girl. However, when he saw the huge basket on her back, he frowned again. Usually, people who carry such a basket want to go to the black market.
Gu Yuehuai chuckled reservedly: "Comrade, I need to go to the city to buy some cloth. I'm getting married soon."
The militiaman's expression relaxed a little, but he still checked the backpack. Seeing that it was empty, he let the person go without hesitation.
However, the militiaman couldn't help but sigh in his heart: all the beautiful girls belong to others.
If Gu Yuehuai knew what the other person was thinking, he would probably laugh.
In the past week, with the help of space well water and running, she has lost about 20 kilograms!
He originally weighed 160 pounds, but after suddenly losing 20 pounds, he no longer looks as scary as before, but he is still considered fat. Of course, after losing weight, the fat is still in the right places, which inevitably attracts attention.
Gu Yuehuai carried the basket on his back, found a deserted place, and took out all the things.
All the way to the black market in Huangying Commune.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar, and I am not afraid of doing business at all.
Soon, she spotted a buyer.
She was a young woman in worker's clothes, pushing a bicycle. It was obviously not her first time to come to the black market. She pushed the bicycle along the way, looking around, looking for what she wanted.
Gu Yuehuai paused on her slightly bulging belly, then walked towards her with the basket on his back.
She said bluntly: "Comrade, would you like to buy some eggs? They are all fresh eggs, and there are two old hens."
The young woman's eyes really lit up: "You have eggs?"
Gu Yuehuai pointed to an empty corner and said, "Shall we talk over there?"
"Hey!" The young woman followed with her bicycle. After Gu Yuehuai opened the basket, she looked at the plump white eggs inside and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Such big eggs! How do you sell them? And dates?"
The woman looked at Gu Yuehuai in surprise. His quality was not low at all.
Gu Yuehuai said calmly: "Eggs are 6 cents each. Buy 30 eggs and I'll give you half a pound of red dates."
The woman was slightly happy. Eggs were not available. If she wanted to eat them, she could only buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative. However, egg tickets were scarce, and every household could not afford to buy so many tickets to buy eggs. If she had not been pregnant, she would not have come here.
Although eggs at the supply and marketing cooperative were 5 cents each, you needed a ticket, and they were not as big as this.
The woman thought for a moment, looked at the juicy dates, then looked at the extremely plump old hen, gritted her teeth and said, "Okay! Give me thirty eggs, and your chicken... If I buy another chicken, can you give me a pound of dates?"
"Okay!" Gu Yuehuai was also straightforward and took out a beam scale to weigh it.
She said, "Thirty eggs for 1.80 yuan. The hen weighs six pounds. If it's not processed, I'll sell it to you for 60 cents, which makes 3.6 yuan. I'll give you a pound of red dates as a gift."
The young woman nodded, and with a painful look on her face, she counted out five dollars and four cents from her pocket and handed them to Gu Yuehuai.
Gu Yuehuai put it away and put everything back into the woman's basket. After thinking for a while, he took out two eggs and put them in the basket under the woman's surprised eyes, saying, "I hope you can get more nutrition and your child can be healthy."
People love to hear nice words, and the young woman was indeed very happy. She thanked him repeatedly and then pushed the cart away.
Gu Yuehuai put the money away and huddled in the corner, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
In the whole morning, most of the eggs and red dates were sold, and even 30 kilograms of wheat ears were sold!
The price of white flour on the market is 1.8 cents per pound, but she sells raw flour, which is cheaper, at 1.4 cents.
The hard work was obviously worth it. Her pockets were already filled with small and large bills, a total of 12.6 yuan! Now there were only more than 20 eggs, half a pound of red dates and 40 pounds of wheat ears left in her backpack. She could go home after selling them all in the afternoon.
Gu Yuehuai carried the backpack and turned around to leave the black market to buy a pancake to fill his stomach.
She had just turned around when a figure suddenly came into her sight. Looking at the three-jointed leather shoes on his feet, it was obviously the "big fish" she had caught when selling gold last time. However, the "big fish" had a dark and depressed face.
Gu Yuehuai thought about the things in the backpack, half-closed his eyes, and decided to give it a try to see if he could sell them all to a sucker.
Thinking of this, Gu Yuehuai stepped forward and stopped He Lanzhang who was pushing his bicycle back.
He Lanzhang was originally in a daze, when he suddenly realized something in front of him. He looked up at Gu Yuehuai in a daze, but without reacting, he looked around again and realized that he had unknowingly walked into the black market street again.
He Lanzhang looked a little unhappy: "Get out of the way, I don't want to buy anything."
Gu Yuehuai was stunned. He didn’t recognize her?
Her eyes flickered slightly, and she raised the corners of her lips, lowering her voice and laughing: "Comrade, I heard you say it last time, and I went to ask about the gold. It's just as you said. I came to thank you. Here, a red date."
He Lanzhang looked at the hand stretched out in front of her. It was not slender and even a little fleshy, but the skin was fair without calluses or wounds. In the palm of her hand lay a red date that looked very fresh.
He was silent for a moment, then looked up at Gu Yuehuai. After taking a closer look, he recognized him.
He Lanzhang was a little surprised and subconsciously said, "You've lost weight?"
He felt sorry only after he finished saying it. Talking about the issue of weight in front of the host's family was indeed a bit... He Lanzhang showed an apologetic look on his face and wanted to explain something, but when he thought of Zhu Rongrong, who was as fat as she used to be, his face darkened again.
Gu Yuehuai stretched out his hand again: "Here, dates."
Seeing her persistence, He Lanzhang pursed his lips as he took the jujube, rubbed it on his body casually and put it into his mouth. With a click, the juice of the red dates overflowed into his mouth, sweet as honey, instantly relieving the bitterness in his heart.
He finished the date in a few bites, and his face looked much better: "Thank you, it's very sweet."
"You're welcome." Gu Yuehuai smiled, and then took out a handful of red dates and stuffed them into He Lanzhang's hand: "You don't seem to be in a good mood, eat more, I won't bother you anymore, I'll go buy some pancakes."
After saying that, Gu Yuehuai turned around and left without hesitation.
He Lanzhang looked at the palms full of jujubes, then looked at Gu Yuehuai carrying a backpack half a person's height. When he heard her say that she wanted to buy some pancakes, he felt a little embarrassed and hurriedly chased after her: "How about I treat you to a bowl of noodles?"
Gu Yuehuai showed a surprised expression, then stared at him without saying a word.
He Lanzhang blushed when he was stared at, and moved his lips: "I... I'm hungry too."
Gu Yuehuai chuckled and said politely, "Thank you!"
She had seen it last time. This man was kind-hearted and sympathetic to the weak. He would help her whenever she showed any sign of difficulty or misery. However, her original intention was to ask her to buy the things in the basket, not to treat her.
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