"Oh, that would be best."
Luo Jingyan asked Black Tiger, "You little rascal, you're not going to eat chickens in the future, are you?"
"I will only protect my master's things."
Luo Jingyan stroked its head: "Good boy/girl."
As soon as Luo Jingyan turned around, Black Tiger jumped into the chicken coop and lay down on top of the eggs.
Upon seeing this, Luo Jingyan couldn't help but find it amusing: "Black Tiger, are you going to help me hatch chicks?"
"Master, I just thought it was fun."
Luo Jingyan left the space. She needed to prepare to treat Xue Yanchen to a meal. There was no meat in the space. She suddenly realized that she didn't have any local meat coupons. The only place to buy meat was the black market.
In addition, the food in her space was almost piled up like a mountain. She didn't have the opportunity to sell it on the black market when she was in the city, but now that she was here, she had to sell as much as possible to accumulate wealth for herself.
After arriving in the county town by oxcart, she immediately began searching for the black market.
Based on my previous experience finding black markets in Beijing, such places are usually located in relatively secluded alleyways because they cannot be openly operated.
The black market here should be the same.
So she started searching through a cluster of alleys. But just looking at the alleys wasn't enough; she also had to see which alleys had a lot of people coming and going. If those people were carrying things, there was a high chance that there was a black market there.
She searched for a while longer, and finally, her efforts paid off; the target appeared.
She stopped two elderly women carrying baskets and asked, "Madams, we're out of food. Our whole family is starving. Please sell me some food."
"Girl, we don't sell grain; we buy our grain."
"Where did you buy it?"
"Over there," the old woman pointed into the alley.
Another older woman tugged at her sleeve, and she smiled awkwardly: "It's because I felt sorry for this little girl."
She said to Luo Jingyan, "Little girl, there are many things sold inside, but you must be careful when you go."
"Thank you, Auntie, thank you so much." Luo Jingyan quickly expressed her gratitude, "Auntie, you're a kind person, you'll definitely be rewarded."
"Little girl, remember to be careful when you go in."
"I understand, thank you, ma'am."
After giving her instructions, the old woman left. Luo Jingyan found a secluded corner and entered the space.
This time, she disguised herself as a young man because men are more intimidating, less likely to be double-crossed, and when faced with inspection, it's normal for her to escape quickly and not arouse suspicion.
After changing her clothes, she carried a basket on her back and left the space, arriving at the entrance of the black market.
There were no guards at the entrance of any of the black markets. They asked her, "Buy or sell?"
Luo Jingyan showed him her empty basket: "Comrade, I'll buy it."
"One cent entrance fee."
"OK."
She quickly took out a dime from her pocket, handed it to the gatekeeper, and was then allowed to enter.
Upon entering, one finds a courtyard filled with shops selling various goods; it can be considered a small, free market.
Some vendors simply display their items on the ground for customers to choose from, while others find buyers themselves.
Luo Jingyan thought for a moment. She didn't know much about the black market here, so she decided to familiarize herself with it first.
If you encounter a black market boss who likes to double-cross others, you will not only suffer losses, but you may also be in mortal danger.
She doesn't lack money now, so there's no need for her to rush into taking risks.
She plans to buy a small amount of things first, and then sell the items in the space in large quantities when the opportunity arises later.
She didn't even have a scale before selling the items; she couldn't just sell anything haphazardly. Otherwise, the buyers wouldn't agree.
She found a steelyard balance seller and bought a kilogram balance from him for one dollar.
He quietly took out rice and apples from his spatial storage and put them into his basket.
An old woman came up to him and asked, "Young man, do you have any food?"
"Yes, ma'am, rice is 50 cents a pound without coupons, and I also have apples here, also 50 cents a pound."
"Young man, I'd like to see what your rice looks like."
"Auntie, don't worry, it's definitely good rice."
The old woman looked at them, then smelled them, and said with great satisfaction, "Young man, give me ten pounds. I think your apples are quite good too, give me five pounds."
"Alright, ma'am."
In less than an hour, she sold out a whole basket of goods. She counted the money in her hand, which totaled thirty-four yuan, a considerable sum in those days.
This is the first time she has earned money since she came into this world, and she is already very satisfied.
While she was selling grain, she was also keeping an eye out for any underlings of black market bosses who might notice her. Perhaps it was because she wasn't the female lead, and she didn't want anyone to immediately notice her overt aura and seek her out.
She found a butcher and spent ten yuan to buy five jin of high-quality pork belly.
What she considered top-quality was just average to others. Those people preferred fatty meat and thought that pork belly was not as good as fatty meat with lots of fat.
After a while, she still hadn't seen the black market boss's henchmen, so she decided to go home.
After leaving the black market, she found a secluded corner to remove her makeup and continued carrying the basket, but it was empty. She would take things out of her spatial storage and put them inside when she reached the oxcart.
Suddenly, she heard hurried footsteps behind her. Then, she felt her basket get heavier, as if something had been put into it. At the same time, a figure quickly flashed past her and ran towards the alley entrance. Before running out of the alley, the figure turned back to look at her and then disappeared without a trace.
What he just threw into his basket must have been something he obtained through ill-gotten gains.
She quickly put the items into her spatial storage. The next second, a group of people caught up with her. One of them stopped and asked her, "Little girl, have you seen someone run away from here?"
“Yes, he ran outside the alley,” Luo Jingyan said.
Those people quickly went after them.
After things quieted down, the black tiger in the space spoke: [Congratulations, Master, you've obtained another treasure.]
"That's right." Once it's in her hands, how could it not be hers?
Let's not ask Black Tiger for now; let her go home and see for herself what it is.
She was carrying a basket on her back looking for an oxcart. As she passed the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative, an old woman had just stepped out of the cooperative when someone snatched her bag.
Yes, it would be strange if you came here to buy things and didn't have money in your pocket.
The old woman pointed in the direction the thief ran and shouted, "Thief! Thief! Someone help me chase the thief!"
Well, although Luo Jingyan isn't a perfect person, she still has the kind heart she should have.
She put down her basket and said, "Grandma, don't panic, I'll go and chase after them for you."
After saying that, she ran away in a flash.
The old lady didn't even get a good look at who the girl was before she disappeared.
Luo Jingyan was skilled and fast, and soon caught up with the thief and snatched the old lady's bag from his hand.
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