It was already getting dark when Zhang Xudong led the four black market people to the dilapidated house next to the market. He and Ma Liu had done business there before and were familiar with the terrain. It was also secluded and open, making it less likely to be surrounded, making it a suitable place for trading.
It was already dark when they reached the hut. Zhang Xudong asked them to wait a moment, saying he wanted to go and say hello first. The old man agreed without any suspicion.
Zhang Xudong arrived at the back of the house and placed the wild boar and wolf on the ground. Then, lowering his voice and imitating an adult's, he said, "Third brother, your second brother and I don't feel comfortable meeting strangers, so we're going over there first. Just call me when we're done." With that, he began to make soft footsteps.
After completing a series of impressive maneuvers, Zhang Xudong quietly called the old man and his group over. The man shone a flashlight on the boar and wolf, inspecting them. Seeing that they looked freshly killed, he was even more satisfied.
The old man gestured to Xiaoquan to hand the box to Zhang Xudong.
"Little brother, take a look and see if you are satisfied." Zhang Xudongdong took the box and opened it. There were two dozen big black ten-yuan notes inside, which should be two thousand yuan. There was also a stack of change, including ten-yuan and five-yuan notes. There were also hundreds of coupons scattered around. With the help of a flashlight, he looked through them and saw all kinds of coupons, such as food coupons, cloth coupons, sugar coupons, industrial coupons, and even a bicycle and watch coupon. It seemed that the other party was about to empty his family's money. Xiaoquan explained:
"Brother, because time is a bit urgent, the total amount of money is 2,200 yuan, and the shortfall has been made up with bills. Don't worry, you will never suffer any loss. We are doing a legitimate business, and the Overlord will not allow us to do anything shady."
Zhang Xudong didn't have time to examine the contents. After listening to Xiao Quandu's words, he closed the box and bowed goodbye.
"I know a man's heart, and I trust you two. Now that I'm done, I won't keep you from my business any longer. I'll shamelessly take the box and we'll see you again someday."
"You don't need to mention a box. Just remember to come find me when you have something good. I will definitely help you."
"Sure, sure, see you later," Zhang Xudong said, and walked into the darkness. After walking twenty or thirty meters, Zhang Xudong shouted, "Brothers, we're done, let's go home." Then he walked away with deliberately unsteady steps.
As they neared the grove, Zhang Xudong entered his space, washed his face, and changed his clothes. He checked his watch: it was nearly ten o'clock. Not wanting to delay any longer, he exited his space and hurried home.
When I got home, my grandmother and my younger sister were already asleep. I shone my flashlight around and saw a meal she'd left for me on the table. I carried the meal into my bedroom, set it on the desk, and bolted the door. Then, I pulled out a small, rechargeable LED desk lamp from my personal space, and the bedroom lit up instantly.
Taking advantage of the light, I took out a bun and ate a simple meal with porridge. After eating, I took out the box, opened it, and began to count today's harvest.
There were two bundles of Big Black Shili, some new and some old. Zhang Xudong picked out the new ones and put them in the desk drawer in his space. This thing will be worth over a hundred thousand yuan a piece in the future, so he couldn't bear to spend it now.
He picked out all the three-yuan notes from the change and put them all in the space regardless of whether they were new or old. These would be scarce in the future, and one of them seemed to be worth 40,000 or 50,000 yuan.
I didn't care about the rest. I had never collected anything in my previous life, so I didn't know what was valuable, so I didn't worry about it. After counting the money, I started sorting out the tickets. I hadn't used tickets in my previous life since I could remember, but I had only heard about them from my grandfather. So I wanted to see what the legendary tickets looked like.
This glance was truly eye-opening. There were eighteen jin (1500 jin) of grain coupons, twelve feet (1200 ft) of cloth coupons, one bicycle coupon, one watch coupon, one clock coupon, and five jin (1500 jin) of cotton coupons. Those cotton coupons were valuable; I didn't have any cotton in my own space. There were also coupons for oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and sugar, and thirty industrial coupons.
There were two each of milk powder and malted milk tickets, both of which were also scarce. But when I saw a red "Awakening Ticket," I was confused. What the hell was this? Could an "Awakening Ticket" be used to buy enlightenment? I didn't understand.
Finally, I picked out all the tickets that were to be invalidated, and gave them to grandma tomorrow, along with the awakening ticket, so that she could go shopping at the supply and marketing cooperative, just to relax.
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