Yun Ningyan felt a little embarrassed by what the aunties and older women were saying, but fortunately, after Aunt Guihua finished speaking, they stopped staring at her and changed the subject.
She was happy to have some free time and enjoyed the scenery along the way.
Upon arriving at the commune, she parted ways with Aunt Guihua, found a secluded place to change her clothes, and then put on a hat with a large brim.
I thickened my eyebrows with bionic eyebrow stickers and applied dark foundation to my skin, but it didn't look natural. So I grabbed a handful of dirt from the roadside and smeared it on my face, and it looked much more natural.
Wearing loose-fitting clothes, with a piece of pork belly, five pounds of rice, five pounds of flour, and two pounds of eggs in his basket, he was going to test the waters today.
She found the entrance to the black market with ease, thanks to the novels she read in her previous life, where black markets were usually hidden in secluded alleys.
She walked around twice before realizing that there were two people standing in one alley.
She strolled over slowly, took out a box of Daqianmen cigarettes, and handed it to the two men. Seeing how cooperative she was, the men only glanced at her basket and let her in.
Once inside, she discovered that the place was quite different from what she expected. Many people had laid their belongings out on the ground and were wearing masks and hats, seemingly afraid of being recognized by acquaintances.
She found a space and laid out her things one by one.
Not many people come to the black market, but those who do are usually from well-off families who can't afford proper food and want to try their luck there.
Soon her first customer arrived; she was a middle-aged woman, and judging from her attire, she seemed to be quite wealthy.
"Comrade, how much is your pork?"
Yun Ningyan thought for a moment. The pork from the meat processing plant cost 80 cents a pound, and you also needed a coupon.
Knowing he couldn't sell it for more than the meat processing plant, he said, "Seven cents a pound, no coupons required."
The woman readily agreed, "I want this piece too, please weigh it for me."
Yun Ningyan used the scale she found in her spatial storage, but it still took her a long time to figure out the markings on it.
Exactly 10 jin (5 catties).
The woman gave her seven yuan, took the meat, and left.
She laid out the flour and rice in front of her, hoping to sell them quickly and leave, but after waiting for a while, no one came.
The older woman next to me said, "Are you new here? It's like this. Sometimes there are so many people that you sell out in no time, and sometimes you wait for ages and there's no one at all."
She nodded, not wanting to talk to the people here too much.
A man wearing a mask walked towards her. She was startled when she saw him; it was Yang Dasheng!
She then realized that she was fully armed and he definitely wouldn't recognize her, so she felt much calmer and relieved. She silently urged Yang Dasheng to leave quickly.
But Yang Dasheng stopped right in front of her. He touched the flour and rice. The rice and flour were of good quality, all refined.
How much are your rice and flour?
Yun Ningyan didn't expect him to ask her that question. She put on a high-pitched voice and said, "Flour is 6 mao, no coupon needed. Rice is 1.2 yuan, no coupon needed either."
Yang Dasheng thought to himself that the rice from the supply and marketing cooperative was not as good as this rice, and it cost 1.5 yuan per kilogram, but this rice was the finest of the finest rice, and the price was not expensive.
He thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and asked, "How much stock do you have? Can you give me a discount?"
Yun Ningyan was startled. Could it be that Huo Junshan and he not only sold pork, but also other things?
"How much do you want? I can get you as much as you want, I'm just worried you won't be able to eat it all!"
Yun Ningyan also wanted to test how many channels they had. If they could actually sell it, that would be a good thing.
Upon hearing this man's name, Yang Dasheng knew he was a very powerful and influential person. He tentatively asked, "I need 500 jin of rice and 2,000 jin of flour!"
He figured that if he combined his methods with Brother Huo's, they would definitely be able to sell their produce, since there was a nationwide shortage of grain.
Yun Ningyan was a little disappointed. She thought they would ask for more of her, but this was all?
Yun Ningyan packed up her things and asked him, "When do you need it? I might not have time to come here. If it's possible today, I'll wait here."
Yang Dasheng was getting anxious; they had just met a benefactor! He hurriedly said, "Wait for me, I'll go ask my older brother now."
He turned and left after saying that.
Yun Ningyan figured he must have gone back to ask Huo Junshan, so she simply laid out the things herself, thinking about how to avoid giving herself away if she really met Huo Junshan later. Huo Junshan wasn't as easy to fool as Yang Dasheng.
Yang Dasheng rode his bicycle at breakneck speed all the way to Huo Junshan's house.
He peered through the crack in the door and called out, "Brother Huo, Brother Huo, I need to talk to you urgently, come out quickly."
The Huo family was building a house. He put down what he was carrying and came out. Yang Dasheng was covered in sweat. He thought something had happened. "What happened?"
Yang Dasheng shook his head, took a few deep breaths, and pulled Huo Junshan into an empty alley. "Brother Huo, I met a vendor. She has goods. I told her I wanted 500 jin of rice and 2,000 jin of flour. Can we sell them?"
Huo Junshan looked down and did the math: 500 jin of rice at one yuan per jin would be 500 yuan, and 2,000 jin of flour at 5 mao per jin would be 1,000 yuan.
He nodded. "Let's go, take me to see it."
Yun Ningyan was unaware that Huo Junshan had already arrived at the commune. She was currently calculating how much money she could earn when a sudden panic struck her: money! That's right, Huo Junshan's money was with her. If he needed to purchase goods, he would definitely come to her for money.
She hurriedly packed her things, left the black market, changed her clothes, and headed towards the supply and marketing cooperative. Because she walked so fast, she was covered in sweat. Fortunately, Huo Junshan hadn't arrived yet. She wiped her sweat, went inside, bought two pounds of chicken cakes, and waited for Huo Junshan at the door.
When Huo Junshan arrived, she was eating a chicken cake in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. Her face lit up with joy, "Why are you here?"
Huo Junshan pulled her aside and asked, "I need money now, do you have any with you?"
She nodded and took it out of her pocket. "How many do you want?"
Huo Junshan frowned. Why didn't she ask him what he was doing? Wasn't she afraid he'd spend the money?
"Yanyan, aren't you going to ask me what I'm going to do with this? Aren't you afraid I'll spend it all?"
Yun Ningyan pouted, "Then why do you need so much money?"
Huo Junshan explained in detail, "Yang Dasheng took on a business deal that cost 1,500 yuan, and we each received 750 yuan."
Yun Ningyan nodded, still a little worried. "Then be careful, I'll go back now."
Huo Junshan patted her head and watched her walk away before going to the black market with Yang Dasheng.
Yang Dasheng teased him, "Brother Huo, you're something else! You're not even married yet, and you've already entrusted your money to your sister-in-law for safekeeping. Aren't you afraid she'll run off with the money?"
Huo Junshan shook his head, his eyes resolute. "She won't."
Yun Ningyan turned around and, not seeing Huo Junshan, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed her clothes before rushing to the black market.
When she arrived at the black market, Yang Dasheng and Huo Junshan were already waiting for her. She explained, "I just took a look around. You guys arrived so quickly."
Huo Junshan remained silent, observing her intently. He wondered why her eyes seemed so familiar, yet her voice was clearly that of a man. He shook his head inwardly, realizing he was being delusional.
Yun Ningyan had already noticed that he was observing her, so she tried her best to remain calm and not dare to reveal the slightest clue.
Fortunately, Huo Junshan had stopped staring at her and asked her, "When can you deliver the goods?"
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