The two agreed on a time, and Xu Xiangyang decided to wait until next weekend to go home, and there was no rush now.
That day he returned home from the black market again and gained more than a hundred yuan. Now he had five hundred yuan in his small treasury.
He doesn't know much about the current housing prices, but if he wants to buy a house to live in for the next ten years, a better one would definitely be better.
A good house will be more expensive, so it costs money.
In the evening, Xu Xiangyang tidied up and looked at the time. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
The time agreed with Qian Wenqing is six o'clock in the evening.
As for why this small party was held at night, he had no idea, but it was definitely safer at night than during the day.
At this time, all units have gone off work, and even those who are not taking a break are not at their work stations.
"Brother Xu, here!" Qian Wenqing called out.
The two agreed to meet in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. At this time, the supply and marketing cooperative had already closed, there were not many pedestrians on the road, and the street lights were on.
"Have you been here for a long time?" Xu Xiangyang asked.
He arrived five minutes early, but he didn't expect this kid to come even earlier.
Qian Wenqing waved his hand and replied, "No, I just arrived too. I happened to be out doing some errands."
The two of them didn't say anything more. Qian Wenqing led the way and hurried to their destination.
Xu Xiangyang looked around and didn't expect that the place where they were gathering was not far from the black market!
The two men came to the gate of a courtyard, and Qian Wenqing knocked on the door several times.
Then someone came out to question us and was allowed in.
Xu Xiangyang saw that this was not simple. Not only did he need to have a code to knock on the door, but he also had to check it when opening the door?
Caught up on the underground streets, so cautious.
But this is good, at least it won’t be easily discovered.
Xu Xiangyang followed him in and found that there were already many people in the room.
The others all came with backpacks, obviously they had prepared a lot of things.
He didn't bring anything with him. He came here just to get a feel for the situation and they would talk about the future later.
This shouldn't be a one-time deal; there will be more in the future.
"Everyone is almost here, let's get started." The man in his forties who opened the door for them spoke, and everyone put their things on the big table.
The table is made of a large wooden board, about two meters long and one and a half meters wide.
It seems that everyone comes here often, otherwise they wouldn’t prepare such a big table.
"Xiao Qian, didn't you bring anything today?" A woman in her thirties said to Qian Wenqing.
Qian Wenqing smiled and said, "Sister Zhang, I haven't been traveling far recently, so I haven't bought anything good. I came here today just to take a look and bring a friend along."
He knows everyone here and greets everyone he meets.
Sister Zhang nodded without saying anything more. She glanced at Xu Xiangyang and then looked away.
There were a lot of things on the table, including defective cloth, some canned food, some grain and bacon.
Xu Xiangyang stared at the bacon for a few seconds. To be honest, he must have this thing in his space, but he couldn't find it after searching for several days.
The logistics port is a very large place, so it will definitely be difficult to find targeted things.
"Comrade, how much is this bacon?" he asked tentatively.
This can be taken back to the couple in the countryside to eat, and it won’t spoil easily.
The woman selling bacon was in her twenties, with short hair and big eyes, and she kept talking to the person next to her.
Seeing someone asking about bacon, she replied, "One dollar and a half a pound, no meat coupons needed."
Meat coupons were hard to come by at that time, with each family only getting a little over a pound of meat per month. Some families with large families could not even get a few bites of meat.
When Xu Xiangyang heard this, he realized that the fresh meat he had sold some time ago had become cheaper.
I didn’t expect bacon to be so expensive, but it is easy to store and can be eaten slowly.
The advantage of fresh meat is that you can eat it fresh, so some people buy it.
"How much can these be?" Xu Xiangyang asked, pointing at the meat in front of her.
It’s also okay to buy bacon, which is convenient to take home later.
The woman didn't expect him to ask this, and although she was confused, she still answered.
"It's five pounds in total. I've weighed it. There's a scale over there. You can check it again."
Xu Xiangyang had already seen the scale in the house, and the bacon in front of him was indeed about five pounds.
After thinking for a moment, he took out the money and said, "I want all of these. Can you give me that bag? I can pay for it."
Because I didn't bring anything when I came, so conjuring things out of thin air is still... goodbye.
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him, but no one said anything. This is the rule here, don't ask too many questions.
For example, if you ask too much about the source of something, people will be unhappy, and no one likes such questions.
"Okay, I'll give you this bag. It's not a valuable thing." The woman handed the bag to him generously.
This bag is indeed not worth much. It is a woven sack that has been cut into small bags.
Xu Xiangyang said thank you, paid the money, and didn't buy anything else.
These five pounds of meat are already very conspicuous. Although he is a driver now, spending money lavishly will still arouse suspicion.
Qian Wenqing did not come empty-handed either. He bought a piece of defective cloth. The defect on the floral cloth was not visible at all, so he could use it to make a bed sheet or curtains.
After leaving the place where the transaction took place, Qian Wenqing said, "Brother Xu, you can come directly whenever you want in the future. I have already said hello to Brother Liu today."
Brother Liu is the one who opened the door today, and it seems that he has the final say here.
Xu Xiangyang nodded and said, "Thank you. If there's anything I can help you with next time, please let me know!"
Qian Wenqing is a good person, although both of them get what they want.
What Xu Xiangyang needs is connections, while what he needs is driving skills.
In the past, Master Chen and Master Zhang rarely taught people, so things were different when he came.
Qian Wenqing is now able to drive skillfully and will be able to drive alone soon.
In fact, Xu Xiangyang had already known his intention of introducing him, but the other party had no bad intentions, and he could solve the work problem, so why not do it?
Master Chen and Master Zhang were not very happy, but they never said it out loud.
Xu Xiangyang didn't care and just wanted to be more careful in the future.
In his opinion, solving the work problem before was a good thing, and offending people was secondary.
The two separated on the road, and Xu Xiangyang returned home alone.
Today's harvest is five pounds of bacon, and of course, I also learned about a small trade fair.
Maybe I can slowly sell my own things in this place in the future. Although it won’t be much, it can be the most convenient place to make extra money besides work.
After all, the black market is very dangerous. Buying and selling things there is not a long-term solution. It is easy to get caught, especially after a while.
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