Chapter 27 Black Market
They successfully entered the black market.
Gu Yiye took Lin Shanshan's hand. People who come to the black market are either selling or buying things, and they are in a hurry, afraid of being caught if something goes wrong.
They wouldn't even notice if a man and a woman were holding hands.
The vendors were scattered in various corners, each with a basket in front of them, covered by a cloth, with only a few corners showing.
It was filled with all sorts of homemade snacks, such as dried sweet potatoes, sunflower seeds, eggs, and free-range chicken.
Gu Yiye often comes here to sell wild game. As soon as he entered, he ran into a regular customer who asked, "Brother Ye, did you bring any rabbits today?"
Gu Yiye said, "Those who came to buy things today, come back next time after you've hunted a rabbit."
The man left with a rather regretful expression.
Lin Shanshan followed behind quietly without saying a word. She wasn't surprised when she heard the man call Gu Yiye "Brother Ye," since she definitely couldn't reveal her real name in the black market.
Gu Yiye led Lin Shanshan to an old farmer wearing a straw hat and asked, "Uncle Wang, do you have any wheat that can be used as seed?"
Uncle Wang looked up and smiled, "It's Xiao Ye. Do you have wheat seeds? How many do you need?"
Gu Yiye said, "The more the better."
Wang Bo asked, "Really?"
Gu Yiye turned around and looked at Lin Shanshan questioningly, and Lin Shanshan nodded.
Uncle Wang said, “I don’t have much at home, but the total amount that our brigade has come up with should be more than 500 jin. You really can eat it all.”
Before Gu Yiye could answer, Lin Shanshan kindly reminded him, "Uncle Wang, we can harvest this much, but I suggest you keep some for your own seeds. Alternate between rice and wheat flour so you won't get tired of it, right?"
Lin Shanshan isn't stupid; she wouldn't say that wheat should be planted because of a severe drought. If Uncle Wang believed her, he would keep all the wheat.
Even if he doesn't believe it, he will think that Lin Shanshan has to buy wheat seeds and will raise the price on the spot.
Uncle Wang thought the young girl was just shy and couldn't eat 500 jin (250 catties), but was too embarrassed to say it directly.
He was happy to offer a way out, and Uncle Wang said with a smile, "What this lady said makes sense. We'll keep 90 jin, which is just enough to plant 5 mu of land."
Lin Shanshan said, "Okay, we'll buy 410 jin."
Gu Yiye asked, "Uncle Wang, we've taken so much goods at once, what price will you give us?"
Wheat is currently priced at 13 cents per pound on the market, but you still need grain coupons.
Uncle Wang said, "I'll charge you 3 mao per jin, is that alright?"
Gu Yiye: "I'll give you 120 yuan for 410 jin."
Uncle Wang's mind worked quickly. 3 mao per jin, 410 jin would be 123 yuan. He rounded it down, which was alright.
Wang Bo said, "Alright, I have to go back and collect the wheat from each household in the next day or two. Shall we go to the usual place to deliver the goods the day after tomorrow?"
Gu Yiye took out 20 yuan and gave it to Uncle Wang, saying, "This is a deposit. See you at the usual place at 9 pm the day after tomorrow."
Uncle Wang took the money and happily carried his old basket away. He'd made a big profit, so he didn't care whether the little bit of goods in the basket were sold out.
Gu Yiye said to Lin Shanshan, "When we get back today, we still need to figure out how to transport the wheat back. It's easy to borrow a tractor, but it's too loud and will alert the brigade."
Although the black market is now an open secret, it can't be brought into the open.
Lin Shanshan looked at her palm and said, "If only my Shennong Space could awaken, I wouldn't even need to grow anything inside. Just having a spiritual spring and being able to transport and store things would be great."
Gu Yiye asked, "Space?"
Lin Shanshan said, "Yang Wenqing has it now, and as far as I know, she has many good things inside."
Lin Shanshan then explained the functions of the space to Gu Yiye in detail.
Gu Yiye said, "It's alright. At worst, I'll hide the wheat seeds at Brother Lei's place on the black market, and I'll bring them back one trip at a time tonight on my old bicycle."
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