Zhuang Zhimeng has accumulated quite a few items in her warehouse, and she plans to trade some of them while An Qingbai is not around.
She planned to test the waters at various factory residential compounds first, and then decide whether or not to trade on the black market.
Zhuang Zhimeng recently drew various wigs and makeup props, so she can dress up as a man. She feels that it is safer to trade with men, since women are sometimes bullied, especially when they are not very familiar with trading.
Zhuang Zhimeng had made several clothes for An Qingbai but hadn't had time to give them to him yet. She had first requisitioned the clothes she had prepared for him to wear while working, and would make more for him later.
Zhuang Zhimeng found a restroom, checked that no one was inside, quickly changed into men's clothing, put on a wig in front of a mirror, and did her makeup to look like a young man. Zhuang Zhimeng looked in the mirror and saw that she was indeed an honest country boy.
She practiced her pronunciation again; Zhuang Zhimeng, a 21st-century woman, had specifically practiced falsetto.
Fortunately, the clothes made for An Qingbai were loose-fitting, so she wore two layers underneath; otherwise, you could tell she was a woman just by looking at her chest.
When Zhuang Zhimeng came out of the toilet, he had transformed into a young countryman carrying a basket on his back.
She first went to the textile factory's residential compound. She put rice, wheat flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, and white sugar in her basket. She also prepared pheasants, rabbits, soap, and scented soap as spares.
Zhuang Zhimeng was carrying a basket on her back as she walked into the courtyard when she saw an older woman. She went up to her and pretended to ask, "Auntie, do you know where the female worker named Rainbow lives in this textile factory's residential compound?"
"I've lived in this residential compound for years and I've never heard of anyone named Rainbow. Who is she to you, young man?"
Zhuang Zhimeng became very anxious when she heard that no one was there. "Isn't there anyone named Rainbow? Oh dear! What should we do? She's a distant relative of mine. My mother asked me to bring her some things from the textile factory's residential compound, but we can't find her. My family lives in the countryside, so it's not easy for her to come here!"
"Young man, don't rush. You're from the countryside, right? What did your mother ask you to deliver to this rainbow?"
Zhuang Zhimeng turned to show the basket on her back and said to the aunt with regret, "I brought some grain, which I originally intended to deliver to Aunt Caihong, but since she's not here, I have to carry the grain back!"
The woman's mind raced. "Young man," she said, "you've come all this way, it's not easy for you."
Then the woman looked around to make sure no one was watching before continuing, "Young man, how about you sell me your grain? I'll give it to you at the black market price, so you can explain it to your mother when you get back!"
Zhuang Zhimeng was overjoyed inside, but pretended to be ignorant, "Auntie, is that possible? Aren't private sales prohibited now?"
"Let's do it secretly so no one finds out. How about this, young man, come with me to my house. If you have a lot of grain, I can introduce you to some reliable people to buy it. What do you think, young man?"
Zhuang Zhimeng thought about it seriously for a while, "Auntie, let's do it your way! If we sell the grain, we can get some money back for my mother, and she'll have some peace of mind!"
"Then let's go, young man, follow me, it's in that building up ahead."
"good!"
The older woman walked ahead, with Zhuang Zhimeng following behind carrying a basket on her back. They ran into a neighbor, who, upon seeing Zhuang Zhimeng, curiously asked the older woman, "Qi Hong, who is this young man? Is he a relative of yours?"
The aunt casually replied to the neighbor, "Yes, this is a distant relative of mine. She came to visit me!" Then she greeted the neighbor and let Zhuang Zhimeng go home with her.
When they arrived at the aunt's house, she asked Zhuang Zhimeng, "Young man, what kind of food did you bring?"
“My mother asked me to bring five catties of wheat flour, five catties of rice, five catties of cornmeal, half a catty of white sugar and half a catty of brown sugar to Aunt Rainbow. My mother said that Aunt Rainbow wrote to say that her daughter-in-law was about to give birth and asked my mother to get some fine grains, so she asked me to bring them here!”
"So your mother really likes this rainbow!"
"Yes, they've been friends for a long time."
"Young man, sell me all this grain, white sugar, and brown sugar. I'll give it to you at the black market price!"
"Okay, then I'll sell it to you, Auntie! I trust you won't cheat me."
"I definitely won't cheat you. If you come to the family compound to sell grain again next time, I'll buy from you again. My name is Qi Hong. You can find out who I am by asking around in this textile factory family compound."
"Okay! I'll come to you next time I need to sell grain!"
"Okay! Young man, let me pour you a glass of water. Drink some water and I'll go get the grain bags."
"Please don't bother, I'm not thirsty. I really didn't bring any extra food bags. If I don't take them back, my mother will definitely scold me!"
"Okay, then wait a moment!"
Zhuang Zhimeng agreed, "Okay!"
Qi Hong went to the kitchen and got a few bags of grain before coming out. "Young man, here you go! Let me help you pour it in!"
"OK!"
After pouring out the rice, Zhuang Zhimeng stopped and asked Qi Hong, "Auntie, do you have a scale at home? Could you weigh it?"
“There really is one, let me weigh it.”
Qi Hong weighed the rice and it was indeed five jin. "Young man, you're quite accurate. It's definitely five jin. You don't need to weigh the wheat flour and cornmeal. I trust you!"
"good!"
Zhuang Zhimeng helped Qi Hong pour the wheat flour and corn flour into different bags, and then took out white sugar and brown sugar from the basket and placed them on the living room table.
Seeing that everything was complete, Qi Hong asked Zhuang Zhimeng, "Young man, do you still need grain coupons and sugar coupons?"
"Auntie, I won't charge you a ticket this time, just pay me!"
When Qi Hong heard that Zhuang Zhimeng didn't want a ticket, she handed him the money, saying, "Young man, here's your money, it's 8.25 yuan in total, please keep it!"
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