The South City Black Market is not far from the north gate of Labor Park, at the foot of the mountain.
The mountain can be used as a cover and also has an observation tower to detect committee inspections at any time.
Because of its excellent geographical advantages and the powerful bosses behind it, the South City Black Market has become the largest underground trading area in the city.
Qiao Baozhu had rarely been to the South City Black Market and was not familiar with the environment here. Sun Jihong seemed to come here often, leading Qiao Baozhu through the place with a familiarity.
"There are two brothers selling grain here. The eldest has a brown birthmark on his face, which makes him easy to remember. The Ye brothers are good people. They only sell new grain and never shortchange us."
"The lady with the red flag over there is named Kou. She specializes in selling chicken eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs. I heard that..."
Sun Jihong lowered her voice and whispered something into Qiao Baozhu's ear.
Qiao Baozhu widened her eyes in surprise and whispered in disbelief: "A breeding farm? Are you sure? How is that possible?"
The market has not been liberalized yet, and all the farms on the market are state-owned. Qiao Baozhu didn't disbelieve Sun Jihong's words, but the fact that there were private farms was too shocking.
Seeing Qiao Baozhu's shocked expression, Sun Jihong couldn't help laughing out loud.
"When I first heard about it, I was just as shocked as you. How could someone be so bold as to open a breeding farm privately? If this is a crime, the person will be shot."
There were so many people here that it was hard for Sun Jihong to explain, so she just dragged Qiao Baozhu along and walked around the stalls.
Neither of them wanted to buy anything. Qiao Baozhu had everything she needed at home, while Sun Jihong didn't have much money.
The two of them walked along most of the street, and Qiao Baozhu figured out some things.
There are spices, food, daily necessities, cloth, watches, bicycles, radios, and antiques.
Not only are the varieties complete, but they are also arranged in a unified area according to different categories.
'This black market is not like other markets, the vendors are scattered everywhere. The ones selling steamed buns sell daily necessities next to them, and the ones selling cloth sell pepper and aniseed next to them.
This black market seemed to be well planned, with all the vendors gathered in the same area.
Those who sell pork, chickens, ducks, fish and eggs are together, while those who sell vegetables, grains, fruits and condiments are in one area.
Just like now, the area where Qiao Baozhu is standing.
There are not only clothes and cotton-padded clothes of various styles, but also fabrics, needles and thread, and wool.
"This sweater looks so fashionable. Oh my god, it's so beautiful."
Sun Jihong was attracted by a blue cardigan, and Qiao Baozhu also took a look.
"It's just a jacquard sweater, nothing special."
Qiao Baozhu watched Sun Jihong caressing a yellow sweater lovingly, and didn't understand why she reacted so strongly.
In her previous life, she made a name for herself by sharing knitting techniques, and expanded her network through this small knitting group.
No matter how beautiful the sweater pattern is, Qiao Baozhu can analyze the knitting method with just one look.
Seeing Sun Jihong so obsessed with a jacquard sweater is as incomprehensible as a top student seeing a poor student unable to do addition and subtraction correctly.
"Isn't this sweater nice? Let me tell you, this sweater is not available in the supply and marketing cooperatives, not even in department stores. I bought this sweater from the Friendship Mall in the provincial capital."
Friendship Mall?
That's imported goods!
When Sun Jihong heard this, she loved it even more.
"Sister, how much is this sweater?"
Sun Jihong stared at the sweater, secretly counting the money in her pocket. She thought to herself: The things in Friendship Department Store must be extremely expensive. There is a reason why they are expensive. She has never seen such a beautiful sweater.
"One hundred and sixty, no bargaining."
The seller saw that Sun Jihong was well-dressed and the woman standing next to her was wearing a watch on her wrist.
He thought that these two women were in good condition and could definitely afford it, so he asked Sun Jihong for a whopping price of 160.
"What? One hundred and sixty?"
Sun Jihong scratched his ears, thinking he had heard it wrongly.
"It's embroidered with gold. You want one hundred and sixty from me?"
Sun Jihong thought that no matter how expensive this sweater was, it would only cost 50 or 60 yuan at most. She gritted her teeth and thought that she still had some money in her hand, so she could just buy it.
Who would have thought that a sweater would cost 160 yuan, which was completely beyond Sun Jihong's means.
"Comrade, what are you talking about? I told you, this is a new model from Friendship Mall. You touched it for a long time and then thought it was too expensive. If you can't afford it, don't touch it!"
Sun Jihong was scolded so much that she was speechless.
It's not that she can't scold others, but she is too familiar with these harsh words. In the past few years working in the supply and marketing cooperative, she and her colleagues have ridiculed others a lot.
Today, she was despised and looked down upon for being ignorant and humiliated in public. Sun Jihong finally understood what it felt like.
"Hey, do you want to buy this sweater or not? If not, don't touch it!"
The saleswoman had a stern face and angrily pushed Sun Jihong away: "If you don't want to buy anything, just stand halfway and don't block my business."
Sun Jihong had a wooden expression and allowed others to push her. Qiao Baozhu saw her body swaying and quickly stepped forward to support Sun Jihong.
"Sister Jihong."
Sun Jihong lowered her head and said nothing. Qiao Baozhu saw that her eyes were red and quickly pulled her aside.
"Sister Jihong, don't take her words to heart. That sweater is only 160 yuan, anyone who buys it is a fool. If you really like it, I will knit you one according to the pattern. I will use the best wool, the wool from Ordos, and the one I knit will definitely be no worse than the one she sells."
Sun Jihong didn't take it to heart and just thought that Qiao Baozhu was comforting her.
He patted the back of Qiao Baozhu's hand and said with a wry smile: "Baozhu, I'm not upset because I can't afford a sweater. I just remembered that I used to scold customers like this when I was working."
"How could I treat customers like that? They came to buy things happily, but they still had to look at my face. I was so wrong."
As the saying goes, you don't feel the pain until the stick hits you.
In the past, Sun Jihong didn’t think there was anything wrong with her work attitude, because that was the working atmosphere of the entire supply and marketing cooperative.
Now that I have tasted the cold shoulder, I realized that what I did was wrong.
"Since you brought it up yourself, I'll say a few words to you. The salesmen in your supply and marketing cooperative are really more arrogant than each other. When we customers go to buy things, no matter if they are ordinary people or section chiefs or directors, anyone who goes to your store has to look at your face."
"We dare not criticize you. There is no other way. Supplies are in short supply. Many things are supplied in limited quantities. There are too many people and too little meat. If we argue with you, we will waste a shopping opportunity. Customers are also angry but dare not speak out."
So after the market was liberalized, the first to go bankrupt were the supply and marketing cooperatives.
"Baozhu, don't worry. I will definitely change my ways and never treat customers like this again."
The most important thing is that her attitude was bad before because the goods were all public property. Even if they couldn't be sold, it wouldn't affect her salary.
When she starts her own business in the future, Sun Jihong dare not show her bad face to customers.
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