They did not prepare corn in advance, but bought it directly from the popcorn master. They only saw the popcorn master skillfully making a fire, adding wood, pulling the bellows, and shaking the handle. There was a muffled sound, and black smoke mixed with a burnt smell dissipated in the air, and the popcorn was out of the oven.

The two of them packed some in their bags. They also took some to eat. They didn't have breakfast, so they bought a few more buns to eat.

As we walked a little, we heard someone shouting, "Chicken feathers, duck feathers, and turtle shells are all here."

All I saw was an old man with a brave face, shouting and beating a drum.

They had never seen anything like this before. Chicken feathers could be exchanged for sugar?

Everyone, whether adults or children, ran as fast as they could after hearing the shouting.

An old man put aside his courage and really took the chicken feathers from the child's hand, and took out a piece of sugar from the bamboo basket, which should be brown sugar.

The two were still curious, and an aunt enthusiastically explained the reason to them.

"We call them peddlers. They carry a shoulder pole and two bamboo baskets, and walk around the streets asking for goods, beating drums."

Auntie lowered her voice, "But, they only come during the Chinese New Year, so it's not too serious at this time. Some people say this is speculation, so you have to be careful when you trade."

"Just tell him what you want, and you can exchange it for chicken feathers or five cents, but now some things can also be bartered."

After the aunt finished speaking, she looked around and fished out a few pieces of rags, and the peddler gave her a few buttons.

The auntie quickly put the button into her clothes pocket, covered it with one hand, looked around, and walked away quickly.

Su Xinmi could understand their vigilance. If they were caught, that family would be finished. However, she had already looked carefully. There were indeed a lot of people today, but she didn't see anyone wearing badges. They were all ordinary people.

Jiang Yinqiu was very interested and asked Su Xinmi if she wanted to give it a try.

Su Xin looked and wanted to go forward, then she saw a young peddler coming to the old man, who seemed to be the father of the old peddler.

Just now, when she and Jiang Yinqiu were strolling, she remembered seeing this person, and he was clearly selling things there just now, so why was he here now?

The young peddler didn't look shy or uncomfortable at all. Instead, he looked mature and steady. He helped the old peddler exchange things and seemed to be very good at business.

Su Xinmu suddenly had an idea in her mind that the supervision on this kind of trading was not as strict as before.

The peddler is very good at doing business. I have so many things in my space, so it is not impossible to do business with him.

When Jiang Yinqiu went up to ask, Su Xinmi quietly took some dust from the space and put it on his face. His whole body was dirty and his original facial features could not be seen. He walked to the young peddler and whispered, "I have other things here. Help me sell them and we will share the money later."

"Don't look at me like that. I just saw you selling things on that street."

Xue Hao didn't expect this man to be so bold. After hearing this, he looked at Su Xinmi in surprise, and then he took a step back.

Su Xinmi thought that he only looked courageous but was actually timid, and was thinking of talking about it later.

The man glanced at her and motioned for her to talk over the side.

The two came to a corner where there were piles of groceries and no one came here.

Xue Hao spoke up, "My comrade is very courageous, and I, Xue Hao, happen to like courageous people. Do you have anything that I can see?"

Su Xinmi was holding a basket in her hand, but she didn't show it to him.

Xue Hao thought they were just some ordinary things. He was not interested in them and pretended to say, "It's OK if you want me to sell them, but I must get the larger share when we divide them. I'll take 60% and you 40%. "

Su Xinmi almost laughed out loud when she heard this. This man is really a cunning fox and he really has the potential to be a businessman.

Grab a handful of rice and show it to him.

But what she was looking for was not so easy to get. "I am responsible for providing the goods, but you didn't even check the quality carefully. We should also be honest when doing business."

"I didn't even say 50-50, but you've already decided to take the lion's share. If I agree, you'll easily get the lion's share. If I disagree, you'll pretend to be reluctant and say 50-50. But even if it's 50-50, you'll still make a lot."

"The quality of my products is not bad at all. If they are good, we can have long-term cooperation."

"What I like about you is your business acumen. Otherwise, I can sell it myself."

Xue Hao didn't expect her to be so sensitive. If it were any other time, his tactics would have worked.

Xue Hao thought about it. His father was not often here. He worked as a peddler a few years ago and only settled down here in recent years.

The boss he follows is involved in the black market business, and he himself is now also helping with the black market business.

But basically he chooses to do it alone, because all the money he earns will go into his own pocket.

He saw that Su Xinmu was young and had little experience, and thought that since she provided him with the supply, he could choose to expand and become stronger.

He has traveled a lot over the years and has learned a lot. He is also very courageous. He was very poor when he was young, but now what he loves most is money and he is determined to make a lot of money.

"Little girl, we have something to talk about. How about we find a place to talk about it later?"

Unexpectedly, when Su Xinmu heard his address, she frowned and said, "Who is the little girl? I am not a little girl. I am almost twenty years old."

At this age in the countryside, she would almost be the mother of several children.

Xue Hao looked at Su Xinmu with a puzzled look on his face. He had never seen anyone get angry after being called younger than he was before.

But he also knew that the cry of a little girl like him had elevated his position.

"It's not convenient to do it later. Let's talk about it now. I only have a few goods at the moment. You can sell them first and give it a try."

Jiang Yinqiu is still around, and Su Xinmao also wants to test whether this person is suitable for long-term cooperation.

Sitting down and talking means discussing it in detail. This person is very cunning, so we should be more careful.

Xue Hao didn't expect Su Xinmo to be so impetuous. "Okay, what do you want to bring first?"

"I don't have that much on me right now. I originally wanted to bring it with me today to buy some on the black market, but I met you."

"Wait a minute. My car is at the mall. I'll come find you later."

Although she was holding a basket, it didn't look like there was anything in it.

Jiang Yinqiu had just changed her clothes. "Qiuqiu, the state-owned hotel is in front. Go to the hotel and wait for me. I'll be there soon."

Jiang Yinqiu didn't suspect anything. She was just hungry at that moment, and her attention was all on the things she changed. She didn't notice that Su Xinmu had dust on her face.

When Su Xinmi found Xue Hao again, the dust on her face was even thicker, and it was even harder to tell who she was.

"These are pork jerky, pork jerky, and chestnuts I picked from the mountains. But this is sugar-roasted chestnuts. I processed them. They are delicious."

"Rice and noodles are not convenient today. I will come to you next time."

In fact, Su Xinmi’s small basket was too small to hold all the items, so she had no choice but to sell these first.

Xue Hao looked at the somewhat dry thing with some doubt, "What is this? Is it delicious?"

It doesn't look like anyone would buy it.