Chapter 225 Entering the Black Market and Meeting an Acquaintance
It's vacation time, so she has to buy some delicious food to reward herself and her brother.
I don’t have to go to school tomorrow and I can sleep in. That’s great.
The holiday meant the Lunar New Year was coming, so Bai Yangfan decided to go to the black market to get some bargains. After the Lunar New Year, it was the year 1980, and reform and opening up had quietly begun, marking the dawn of a golden era for economic growth.
The black market was about to close, and it would be hard to find a place to shop there. It should still be around this year, so she had to go experience it.
The next day, after lunch and settling his brother down, Bai Yangfan took the money and tickets and headed to the black market. Sister Liu, the egg seller, was still there, and she was very welcoming. After all, she was a big customer, buying two yuan worth of eggs at once. Eggs were five cents each, and most people would have paid fifty cents at best.
In order to help her business, the little girl bought two dollars worth of things at once. She was so touched that she naturally remembered him.
Seeing Bai Yangfan enter the street, Sister Liu immediately stood up and greeted her: "Girl! Girl! Are you still buying eggs today?"
"Buy!" Bai Yangfan saw that it was the older sister from last time, and the indifference on his face softened a lot. "I'm buying two yuan. Are these eggs still five cents each?"
"Yes! Five cents each." Sister Liu lowered her head and began to pick eggs for her, with a smile on her face. "I'll pick out one with a bigger head for you."
I took a look around the black market and saw that people were no longer as nervous as before when doing business. They were no longer looking around and acting furtively as before. Instead, everyone was at ease, so I asked casually.
"Is business going much better now? No one is bothering you anymore, right?"
"No more." After packing two yuan worth of eggs and wrapping them in newspaper, Sister Liu lowered her voice and told her, "I heard from our next-door neighbor that it seems the country allows us to do small business again. I've been selling eggs here recently and have never encountered anyone wearing a red armband trying to arrest us.
They used to come several times a day, arresting people and beating them. They were very vicious and hateful. They smashed my eggs several times, causing me heavy losses. Now they don't bother me anymore, and I can earn a little money to help support my family.
Bai Yangfan took out some money from his pocket and handed it to Sister Liu. He picked up the eggs and planned to buy something else. Thinking that this sister was also a simple person, he couldn't help but give her some advice.
"Sister Liu! While the year is good, why not try something else? Selling eggs has low profits, high losses, and it's too hard work in the rain or shine."
The honest sister Liu smiled and said, "I want to do it too, but unfortunately I don't have the capital. My family is burdened with heavy responsibilities, and my parents back home are still waiting for money to support them. I spend all the money I earn, and I can't come up with the capital to do anything else."
I have to work hard to earn more and save up. Once I have enough capital, I will think about making some quilts. Selling eggs is really not easy to make money. If I am not careful, I will lose everything.
Bai Yangfan looked at the elder sister sympathetically and said nothing. They were just casual acquaintances, and being able to give her some advice was already the most she could do.
With her cold-hearted personality, she never likes to meddle in other people's affairs.
After buying eggs, Bai Yangfan also wanted to buy some good flour to make fried dough twists for his younger brother as a snack during the Lunar New Year. Children at this age are most greedy for food, and even though Qihang never asked for it, he must have liked it in his heart.
As he walked along, Bai Yangfan's eyes kept wandering over the things displayed by the street vendors on both sides of the black market. He bought ten kilograms of white flour, five kilograms of noodles, and two kilograms of rice noodles, and felt that was enough.
I'm afraid I won't be able to carry too many things back. There are still a few days before the Chinese New Year. It's not impossible to come here every day to bring some things back. There's no need to buy everything in one day.
Just as she turned and took a few steps, someone called out from behind: "Hey! Girl! Wait for me! I'm calling you! Stop! Wait for me! Hey! Why are you still walking? Wait for me! Wait for me!"
Bai Yangfan didn't bother to pay attention to the person behind her. She knew that person was calling her. She was the only girl in the whole street. The others were all old men and women. Who else could be calling a girl except her?
So what if I knew? Do I have to stop just because he tells me to? I'm too lazy.
He Qingyong didn't expect that Bai Yangfan ignored him after he called her so many times. He was so anxious that he quickly caught up with her and ran in front of her to stop her.
"Hey! Girl! Why are you ignoring me?"
Staring coldly at He Qingyong, Bai Yangfan asked, "Why should I care about you? Who are you?"
He Qingyong was stunned for a moment. He looked at the cold-faced girl in front of him in disbelief. He touched the back of his head and smiled awkwardly, "I'm He Qingyong! The last time you came to see me, you were the one who sold me a Ganoderma lucidum. Have you forgotten?"
Looking away, Bai Yangfan's tone was devoid of any warmth or emotion: "The deal is over, why are you still looking for me?"
He Qingyong: “······” It seems that it’s not that he doesn’t remember, but that he doesn’t want to pay attention to him.
No wonder. Last time, his offer was too low, and he even had to haggle. It's no wonder people didn't have a good impression of him. Who could blame him for not knowing the value of the goods? He wanted to get a Ganoderma lucidum worth hundreds of yuan for only twenty or thirty.
In her eyes, I don't know how stupid, foolish, and blind I am.
It's understandable that you look down on him.
Lowering his head in embarrassment, He Qingyong flexibly apologized to Bai Yangfan: "I'm sorry! I was wrong last time. I shouldn't have made such a ridiculous offer. Do you still have that Ganoderma lucidum? Can you sell me a few more? I'll give you 550 each."
Five hundred and fifty per piece? So he made a small profit from that Ganoderma last time? He sold it to raise living expenses. Now that she had a job and no worries about life, why would she sell something that could save her life?
She has Ganoderma lucidum, and there are still three of them in her space. Such good stuff, she is reluctant to sell it.
Turning his gaze back to He Qingyong, Bai Yangfan said calmly, "No more, just that one."
"Ah? No more?"
He Qingyong was very disappointed. He thought that he would be able to find good things again after meeting this girl, but now it is gone. Seeing that a way to make money was cut off like this, his heart ached.
After saying that, Bai Yangfan walked around He Qingyong and was about to leave, but he was stopped by He Qingyong who had come back to his senses. He smiled flatteringly and pointed at his nose: "Girl! Remember me, and send all the good things to me in the future, okay?"
Glancing at him with disdain, Bai Yangfan replied perfunctorily, "Let's talk about it later!"
"No! How can we talk about this again?" He Qingyong was really afraid that Bai Yangfan would not come to him in the future, so he quickly tried to please him, "Let's make a deal. If you have any goods in the future, you must send them to me."
“Hahahaha!”
A heartless laugh echoed behind her. Bai Yangfan turned around and saw a face that looked like it was about to be slapped. She didn't know what was so funny about He Qingyong's words, or why Yan Zhenqing's laughter made her want to punch him.
He Qingyong, who realized it belatedly, asked unhappily, "Hey! Yan Zhenqing! What are you laughing at? Is what I say so funny?"
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