Chapter 149
Zhang Lin was in a good mood and cancelled his plans. He strolled around for a while longer, and almost knew all the alleys and streets in this area before he slowly returned home.
Zhang Yaowen and his wife came back from the canteen with their meals, and the whole family enjoyed the delicious food.
As expected of a large company, the food in this cafeteria is as good as that in state-owned hotels.
Zhang Lin enjoyed the meal very much.
Don't think that restaurants or restaurants these days are bad.
Quite the contrary, in this era, pork is of good quality and vegetables don’t have so many drugs on them, they all retain their original flavor.
The cooking skills of these chefs are very good, and the food is much better than the take-out fast food in later generations.
It’s just that the seasoning is not that complicated.
But they don't use that many additives. The meats you buy for takeout are either frozen or high-tech and not tasty at all. They all rely on various seasonings to mask the flavor and enhance the aroma.
Zhang Yaowen and his wife were amazed by what they heard Zhang Lin mumbling while eating.
I never thought that in the future, even meat would be fake!
It would be great if we had this technology now!
Nowadays, people are happy just to have some meat, and don’t care too much about the quality.
As long as it tastes like meat.
If that kind of technology and... something could be brought to this day and age, wouldn't it be possible for many people from poor families to be able to taste meat regularly?
In the afternoon, Zhang Lin went out for another walk. This time, she specifically wandered around these courtyards.
After a while, I saw a woman and a cunning man exchanging a bag of things.
Judging from the woman's expression, she seemed not quite satisfied.
Zhang Lin raised her eyebrows. After using the disguise charm, she picked up the basket and followed the woman unsteadily.
There's nothing I can do about it. These jewellery smells so good.
She has enough money and food now, so it would be nice to use these to exchange for some jewelry or antiques.
Going to the black market to exchange it will cause too much noise.
The area where her family lives now has plenty of family courtyards, which is convenient.
A few minutes later, they reached the corner of an alley and Zhang Lin quickly followed.
The woman heard the noise and looked back nervously.
When he realized she was just an older woman dressed well, he immediately relaxed a lot.
Looking at the cloth-covered basket in Zhang Lin's hand, the woman's eyes became a little warm.
She moved her lips, wanting to test the wind, but she was too embarrassed to speak.
Although exchanging things was an open secret these days, it was not easy for her to find out.
Zhang Lin glanced at the woman seemingly casually, and noticed her tangled expression with surprise.
"Big sister, what's going on?"
Seeing Zhang Lin asking questions, the woman was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said, "It's okay."
Zhang Lin is a talented and courageous person, but he is too lazy to waste time.
"Big sister, I want something"
The woman was stunned. Is it so direct?
That’s right, some resellers are really brave.
"What do you have, sister?"
"What do you want?"
The woman was so shocked that she was speechless.
This person is too arrogant!
What does it mean?
Could it be that she has whatever she wants?
It’s a pity that he didn’t know Doraemon.
“Is there any meat?”
Zhang Lin wanted to ask: "Do you want a live pig?"
She really would not kill pigs. During this period of time, the pigs in the pig farm in the space had grown a lot, and she was helpless.
Could it be that she also wants to learn how to kill pigs?
But she was just thinking about it, she wasn't that crazy. If she really asked like that, people would definitely think she was crazy.
"Yes, how much do you want, big sister?"
The woman was a little hesitant.
Of course she wanted as much as possible, but unfortunately, the family's expenses were high this month.
"How much is one pound?"
"I want one piece under five pounds, no ticket required. Ninety cents for pieces over five pounds. If you have gold or silver jewelry or jade or ancient books, you can exchange them."
Zhang Lin’s goal was not just that little money, so the price he sold it at was even lower than on the black market.
After all, it was only 70 cents a pound in the market, and you needed a meat ticket, and it was limited in quantity. Not to mention that you couldn't buy it if you had money but no ticket, even if you had money and tickets, you might not be able to buy it often.
When there is a shortage, the meat on the black market that does not require a ticket is very cheap.
The darker ones are more expensive.
“Can be exchanged for jewelry”
The woman's eyes lit up.
Jewelry is cheap these days.
She did have a few pieces of jewelry, not expensive, but made of pure gold.
Finally, Zhang Lin moved to another place and waited for a while, and the woman came with a basket.
When the woman saw a large backpack at Zhang Lin's feet, her eyes lit up.
"Sister, I have a jade bracelet and a gold ring with a peony flower on it."
“How much can I exchange for?”
The woman was still reluctant to take out her wedding bracelet, which weighed one or two taels and was very beautiful.
This jade bracelet is also very beautiful, crystal clear, it should be icy jadeite, but it is not worth much now.
Unlike gold jewelry, which at least can still be turned into gold, jade bracelets are now just waste stones.
Zhang Lin weighed the gold ring in his hand and found it weighed less than ten grams.
With the current gold price of less than three dollars, this is just over twenty dollars.
Nowadays, although banks can also exchange gold, you need a certificate from your employer to prove that your gold is inherited from your ancestors.
Because your company has your files, it is very troublesome to check whether you have gold at home, and usually no one goes to exchange it.
In this day and age where being poor is considered glorious, it is not easy to show off these things openly.
"The ring is twenty dollars for you, but this bracelet is worthless..."
When the woman heard what Zhang Lin said, her heart ached, but she also knew that what Zhang Lin said was true.
"Forget it. You are my first customer today. If possible, bring me more customers in the future. I will give you five pounds of pork in exchange for this bracelet."
Hearing this, the woman smiled happily.
Zhang Lin was ashamed and always felt like a profiteer.
But this is really the case in this era.
You gave her a lot of money for a broken bracelet that is worthless to others, and she still suspects you have ulterior motives.
She is not the Virgin Mary, she just needs to take proper care of these people.
"Five pounds of pork, plus the fifteen pounds of pork I exchanged for the ring, twenty pounds of fine grains, and one hundred eggs."
When the woman saw Zhang Lin lift the cloth of the backpack, her pupils suddenly shrank.
So much pork!
Zhang Lin put several dozen kilograms of pork that he had won with a low-level lottery ticket in the backpack.
On the surface were several old hens tied up and wrapped in bags.
The basket is full of eggs.
The woman blushed with excitement, wishing she could take all of it away.
"Sister, you need to change all these things."
The woman gritted her teeth.
"Wait a minute, I have some good sisters."
The woman left in a hurry, but Zhang Lin was not worried at all. He found a stone in the corner of the alley and sat down.
It is impossible for a woman to report it, and even if she did, her skills are not to be feared.
Ten minutes later, the woman came hurriedly with two middle-aged women of similar age.
Seeing that there was no one at the alley, the woman was a little disappointed, thinking that Zhang Lin had left.
It wasn't until Zhang Lin waved at her from the corner that she smiled.
Apparently, she had told her sister about the possibility of exchanging antique jewellery for other things.
The two of them carefully looked around and made sure that there was no one around before they took out something wrapped in cloth.