Watching the old man's hunched back gradually receding into the distance, Xu Jianguo couldn't help but recall a line he'd seen online: "My life is such a mess, yet I just can't bear to see the suffering of the world."
Shaking his head and turning away, Xu Jianguo continued to stroll around the county town.
This time he did not hang around in crowded places, but specifically looked for alleys with few people, because he thought that the black market was a shady business and should not be opened in such a busy place.
Slowly, Xu Jianguo walked to a place called Wuyi Lane, which is the easternmost part of Fu'an County. It is surrounded by dilapidated houses and empty courtyards.
Pushing open a wooden door, Xu Jianguo walked into a courtyard. Seeing that there was no one around, he took out two loaves of bread and a cup of well water from the space, squatted by the wall and began to eat.
After drinking all the well water in the cup, Xu Jianguo let out a long breath.
At this moment, the voices of two men talking suddenly came from outside the courtyard wall.
"Comrade, what's the price of this flour?"
"75 cents per pound."
"So expensive? The food store only sells it for 25 cents."
"Then you can go to the grocery store and buy it."
Judging from the voice, the person speaking was a little impatient.
"Don't go, don't go, can you make it cheaper?"
"That's the price, buy it or not! You're lucky, you stopped me before I even got in. If I had gotten in, it would have been even more expensive!"
"Okay, okay, I'll buy it. How much do you have?"
“2 jin!”
"Do you want money or something?"
"Money and coupons are both fine! 3 jin of grain coupons for 1 jin of grain. Other coupons are also fine, depending on the value."
There was a rustling sound, "Here, 1.5 yuan."
"Okay, get the food."
After they finished talking, they left.
"It's true that you can't find it even after searching everywhere!" Xu Jianguo said happily. Now he was 100% sure that the black market was nearby.
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