This time, the two changed their disguise and prepared to set off for town again in the middle of the night to earn money for their son's milk powder.
When they arrived at their destination, the two of them were carrying quite a few things. An older woman saw them carrying so much stuff and pulled him aside, asking, "Are you selling these things?"
“Auntie, I’m bringing this for my relatives in the city. I exchanged the money and coupons she used in the village and brought them back.”
"I understand, I understand, young man. Give me all these things, and I'll exchange them for some more. I'll trade you gold for them."
"Auntie, you've put me in a difficult position."
"Young man, come to my house quickly. You're carrying so much stuff, don't let anyone see you."
When we arrived at the old lady's house, there were only two elderly people and five children.
“My daughter-in-law and son have both gone to work. My husband and I take care of the children at home. Here are five small gold bars for you. Let’s exchange them for something. This isn’t for buying anything.”
"Auntie, you're giving too much. Don't you know, young man, last year that black market was shut down and a lot of people were arrested."
“We already don’t have enough food to eat. Now, although there are people trading, no one dares to go. Look how hungry this child is. He’s not getting enough to eat, so he has no energy.”
Seeing how honest and kind this old lady was, Jianjun ran out again and got her a bag of grain. After all, she didn't have to tell him the current prices; the old lady was really honest.
"Grandma, here you go too. I can tell you're a kind-hearted person."
"Alright, thanks young man. If there's anything else, I'd like to take it."
He gave the gold bars to Tingting and put them into his spatial storage.
The two continued to go out and trade together, one watching from outside while the other went door to door to trade.
Because no one dares to trade on the black market now, Jianjun's items sold out quickly, and the prices were extremely high.
Originally, everyone was reluctant to buy fish and wild boar meat because the prices were too high. But then they thought about how the Chinese New Year was coming soon, and because of what happened last year, they were being even more careful than usual, so they gritted their teeth and bought everything.
Seeing a small building, Jianjun guessed it was the home of a leader with connections, so he mustered his courage and knocked on the door.
"Hello, I'm just passing by and would like a drink of water. Do you have any?"
His hands and the basket on his back were full of things.
"Boss, someone came in asking for a drink of water. Should we let him in?"
"Okay, I'll go tell him."
"Come in, I'll get you some water." Jianjun saw her go to get water and said while drinking, "I was wondering if you want to know if we have pheasants, rabbits, or wild boar meat here?"
Wang Hongjun looked at him and said to the nanny, "Xiaocui, you can go down now."
"Where did you come from? You have so much stuff, you're quite capable," Wang Hongjun asked.
"That's how it is, boss. I went up the mountain to take a taxi, hoping to earn some money because my elderly mother is sick and I wanted to get some money for hospital treatment. I know it's wrong, but we have no other choice."
Wang Hongjun was a man who could see through his lies at a glance, but he didn't expose him, since it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
I never thought of reporting it, since if it could really be exchanged for meat, grain would also be a good thing to bribe people with.
"Tell me what you have, let me hear it," Jianjun said, taking out a number of pheasants and rabbits from the bag.
"There are quite a few. How much do you want to sell these for? I heard last year that some speculator was selling off a lot of things, but I couldn't find him. It can't be you, can it?"
"Boss, I don't have any..."
"Alright, that's enough. I don't care who you are or how much else you want to exchange."
“Boss, you have a good eye. I have a large quantity.”
"Tell me about it," Wang Hongjun asked, putting down what he was holding and leaning back in his chair.
"There are 300 jin of top-quality rice, 200 jin of premium wheat flour, 100 jin of premium white sugar, 100 jin of premium rock sugar, and 50 jin of brown sugar. These kinds of sugars are things that ordinary people can't see or buy."
"500 jin of sweet potatoes, 500 jin of potatoes, and 50 jin of millet."
"There are also 80 pheasants, 100 rabbits, 1,500 catties of fish, and 8 wild boars. Do you think you can take them?"
"Well, so it really was you who hired us last year. Aren't you afraid I'll report you?"
“If you wanted to report me, you wouldn’t have let the nanny leave.”
"Alright, young man, you've got guts, but you still need to be careful if you're always walking by the river."
"Don't worry, I dare to do this because I have powerful backers, so cooperating with me is safe," Jianjun said, bluffing.
"Okay, I'll take all the grains and sugar. Bring them tonight and I'll pay you."
"I'm in charge of purchasing meat for the factory, so I'll take care of it. We'll go pick up the goods tonight, so you just need to prepare the ingredients."
"But, boss, we just don't know how we conduct the transaction."
"If you have any wine coupons, money, gold, or old items, we'll take them all. We'll put them in the woods to the west. Is that alright?"
"Then let's trade money for tickets. Let's meet at 2 a.m. I'll call the factory leaders in a bit and get the goods ready."
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