Chapter 137 Shocking! This black market is actually related to him.
Xie Jianshe laughed and said, "When the time is right, things will naturally come! From now on, call her 'sister-in-law' with more respect, understand?"
"Hey, do you really need to tell me that? Brother, let me tell you about our black market. All three markets are in dire need of food supplies."
Meat is also in short supply. Although you frequently supply us, the gap is still too large!
Xie Jianshe frowned and said helplessly, "There is a shortage of food everywhere now. Remember not to raise prices too much, because the people don't have any money."
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Black Tiger looked embarrassed.
"It's already gone up?"
Black Tiger, driven by a strong will to survive, said: "It's not that we want to raise prices; everyone has conspired to inflate them. There's nothing we can do; there's just not enough food."
Xie Jianshe: "Our black market has been able to continue because of the protection of the people! We cannot be ungrateful!"
Regarding the food issue, I'll contact some old friends to see if there's anything I can do.
"good!"
Black Tiger talked to Xie Jianshe about some other things and then left!
Zhou Ye returned at just the right time, right after Black Tiger left!
Xie Jianshe had just finished sweeping the yard when he saw Zhou Ye and smiled, "Take your time, there's some water in the yard!"
"Um!"
Xie Jianshe pursed his lips, as if he wanted to say something.
"Is there something you need?"
Zhou asked, puzzled.
"I have to go out for a bit, I might be back a little late!"
“Go ahead…” Zhou Ye was even more puzzled. If you have something to do, just leave. How could someone else come?
Or should I do something bad?
There was something he couldn't say, and as he thought about it, Zhou Ye's eyes became less innocent!
Xie Jianshe, who was he, immediately sensed something was off about Zhou Ye's gaze, and coughed twice to ease his embarrassment.
She stepped forward and covered Zhou Ye's eyes: "Where are you looking, little girl!"
"puff……"
Zhou Ye laughed immediately: "Haha... If you want to go out, just go out. Why are you so reluctant to say it? It makes me overthink!"
Go ahead!
"Come back whenever you want!"
After thinking for a moment, Xie Jianshe sighed helplessly.
"Are you coming with me? And while we're at it..."
"Need not!"
Before Xie Jianshe could finish speaking, Zhou directly refused, saying, "You have your things to do, and I have my own things to do."
No interference.
Xie Jianshe sighed. He had originally wanted Zhou Ye to see his true self, but alas... he would have to take it slow!
Looking at Zhou Ye with doting eyes, she said, "Since you don't want to go out, then rest well. We'll go shopping at Friendship Mall tomorrow!"
I should take this opportunity to think about what I need and what I like.
"Okay, I'll think about it carefully!"
Zhou also assured him.
After Xie Jianshe left, Zhou Ye also disguised himself and left home.
Zhou had already inquired about several well-known black markets in the provincial capital before going out that afternoon.
I heard it's not only safe, but the items inside aren't very expensive either!
More importantly, the people in charge are reliable.
This is something Zhou Ye values; she certainly doesn't want to sell herself out of grain!
First location:
Two burly men were guarding the entrance to the black market near the vegetable market.
What are you doing?
"Let's go in and take a look! Buy something!"
"Buy something for five cents, sell something for ten cents!"
One of the men said!
Zhou thought for a moment, realizing that someone must be watching inside, so he simply asked, "What if I both buy and sell things?"
The man glanced at her: "One cent!"
Zhou paid the money politely and went inside!
"This old lady looks quite old, but her voice is very young," one of them said, puzzled.
"Ha...the world is full of wonders! Don't worry about it..."
I wandered around and found that there was a lot of stuff inside, including many kinds of vegetables, as well as eggs and meat.
But the only thing lacking was food.
Even black faces are rare.
How do we provide our own food? Should we go directly to the person in charge?
No, you can't just pick anyone to be in charge of a place.
Thinking it over, he put fifty pounds of golden cornmeal into his basket and found a place to squat down.
Then, he opened a hole in the basket, and the golden color immediately attracted many people!
Everyone gathered around!
"Food? Is it really food?"
"Oh my god, it's cornmeal!"
How much does this cost?
"Yes, yes, where did this cornmeal come from? The color is just perfect!"
"Auntie, how much?"
"Auntie, I'd like some!"
Everyone crowded around, chattering excitedly, eager to buy it immediately.
Zhou also shushed them, saying, "Keep your voices down!"
"Oh, right, let's keep our voices down, or we won't have enough people when they come!"
"Yes, yes!"
"Auntie, how much is this?"
Zhou knew that the supply and marketing cooperative charged one mao (0.1 yuan) per jin (0.5 kg) for cornmeal, plus a grain coupon for another jin. But if he didn't want the grain coupon, could he get a higher price?
"Two cents a pound, no food coupons required!"
I thought people would complain about the price, but I didn't expect to get a response so quickly.
"Auntie, I want ten jin!"
"I want five jin!"
"I want ten pounds!"
Zhou Ye only took out fifty jin in total, and it looks like it's about to be sold out!
Although it was just a test of the market, I didn't expect it to be so popular. Is food really that scarce on the black market?
It's good to be short of something, for yourself.
"Okay, I only have fifty pounds, first come, first served."
"Then we won't get any?"
"Yeah, they're buying so much, what are we going to do?"
Some people behind them were unwilling!
Everyone was easygoing: "Then let's all buy less, so everyone can get some!"
"yes!"
"Okay, let's buy it now!"
No matter how much, we have to buy it quickly, otherwise there won't be a single pound left!
Zhou Yele was enjoying the leisure, so he took out a small steelyard and started weighing.
Seeing that there were many people, everyone ended up buying three jin (1.5 kg), and the last person bought two jin (1 kg). Those who managed to buy grain were all very happy...
He smiled and quickly left!
With her basket empty, Zhou decided not to sell anymore, because she saw someone watching her suspiciously.
They're either bad people or people from the black market.
That's good, as long as it attracts attention.
"Auntie! Wait a minute!"
Just as Zhou was about to reach the door, someone called out to him.
"Auntie, do you still have any grain at home? We'll buy it at a high price!"
Zhou Ye looked at the thin, dark-skinned young man in front of him: "Can you make that decision?"
"Of course, how much do you have?"
"Are you in charge?"
"Uh... no! How much grain do you have? You need a thousand catties to see our boss."
Zhou smiled, and his aged face looked surprisingly kind...
"I have many...more than a thousand pounds!"
The young man was taken aback: "Then...then I'll go tell the boss, please don't leave!"
I'll be right back!
Not feeling at ease after saying that, he also spoke to the guard at the door. From then on, Zhou began to feel the sensation of being watched.
A person's eyes were fixed intently on...
Alright, at least I look like an old lady now, so it shouldn't be a case of sexual assault.
Five minutes later, the young man returned, panting, with another man by his side: "Auntie, please come with me!"
Our boss wants to see you!
Their attitude became much more amiable!
Zhou followed behind, making countless turns, until they finally arrived at a dilapidated gate.
It looked lifeless, like no one lived there.
Once inside, the courtyard was quite spacious, but once you entered the main room, the space suddenly opened up!
Zhou Ye's eyes widened instantly!
Black Tiger?
How did he end up here?
Could this be related to Xie Jianshe? Impossible, why would Xie Jianshe do such a thing? The black market?
They seem completely mismatched!
"Auntie, please have a seat!"
Black Tiger was very polite, bringing Zhou Ye a chair and even serving him tea.
Zhou Ye was straightforward and got straight to the point: "How much grain do you need?"
Black Tiger was secretly surprised. How much do we need? Could it be that she needs more than he thought?
How much do you have?
Zhou smiled and said, "I have 5,000 catties of cornmeal, 5,000 catties of sorghum flour, 2,000 catties of sweet potatoes, and 3,000 catties of potatoes here."
There are still 1,000 jin of wheat flour!
Do you want them all?
Black Tiger stood up in shock: "What? You have so much food?"
Zhou paused for a moment, then said, "Actually, we still have some pumpkins. I was wondering if you wanted them?"
"Yes, yes! Pumpkins are food too!"
Black Tiger was so excited he almost jumped up; everything he needed had come to him! He didn't know if it was heaven's favor upon him or upon Brother Jianshe.
Now you have everything!
"Auntie, please sit down and relax! The price is negotiable! We'll take all the grain! When would you like to deliver it?"
Zhou paused, thinking for a long time, and asked, "Are there any warehouses nearby?"
"Yes, we do. We have a large warehouse near the vegetable market where we can store our grain."
Do you need our help with transportation?
"No need! Give me the key, and I'll bring it over tomorrow!"
"Okay, how much do you want?"
How will you give it to me first?
Zhou also asked in return.
Black Tiger thought for a moment: "That depends on whether you want a ticket."
"You can give me fewer tickets!"
Black Tiger pondered for a moment: "On the market, wheat flour costs 25 cents a pound, and you need a grain coupon for one pound. If you don't need the coupon, I'll give you a price of 40 cents."
Cornmeal and sorghum flour are 15 cents each, sweet potatoes are 4 cents, and potatoes are 5 cents.
As for pumpkin, I'll give you three cents a pound.
As for coupons, you probably don't need grain coupons. I'll prepare some cloth coupons, meat coupons, bath coupons, and industrial coupons for you. What do you think?
Zhou knew the approximate price, but she didn't care about it!
As for tickets, a little is enough!
It's not money she wants!
"The price is fine, but I don't want the money!"
"What?"
Black Tiger was startled.
"Then... what do you want?"
Zhou thought about it for a moment and realized that buying gold was not feasible; he could buy and sell directly at the bank.
Only a few families with questionable backgrounds need to conduct transactions privately on the black market.
"I want antiques!"
Black Tiger stared at Zhou Ye for a long while: "What do you need antiques for?"
A hint of wariness appeared in his eyes.
Black Tiger suspected that the person in front of him might be up to something illegal, and his eyes showed a hint of suspicion, even a hint of sharpness!
Zhou was still thinking about how to explain.
The young man just ran in and whispered a few words in Black Tiger's ear.
Black Tiger stared at him in shock: "What did you say?"
The young man nodded firmly.
Black Tiger understood, and smiled at Zhou Ye: "Alright, I happen to have these here. It's settled then, I'll go prepare them for you tonight!"
"Okay, then I'll be going now!"
Black Tiger asked in confusion, "You... don't want a deposit or anything?"
"No need, I trust you!"
Black Tiger is Xie Jianshe's friend, so his character is trustworthy!
Black Tiger was somewhat flattered by such a trusting partner, as this was their first meeting!
After saying goodbye, Hei Hu ran to the next room and looked at Xie Jianshe: "Brother Jianshe, why do you trust this old lady so much?"
What if it's something I can't do well?
Then what's the point of us collecting these things?
Xie Jianshe smiled and said, "Just trust me! She won't do anything wrong!"
"I don't know where this old lady got her food from, it's amazing! We're probably going to be very successful for a while now!"
"Keep an eye on the other two black markets. If someone wants to sell a large amount of grain, you go there yourself!"
Please give us the best price!
Xie Jianshe suddenly said.
Black Tiger grunted, "Hiss... Brother, why do I feel like you know something? Are you one of your men?"
Xie Jianshe said mysteriously, "I just found out myself! Just do as I say!"
"good!"
Black Tiger is a smart man; he knows not to ask questions he shouldn't.
Sure enough, a short while later, people from other black markets came to inform him that someone was selling grain. Black Tiger looked at Xie Jianshe in shock.
Xie Jianshe simply smiled and went along with them!
Zhou Ye changed his clothes and transformed into an old man, even his voice was disguised very well.
Black Tiger muttered under his breath, "Could they be a couple? The food quality is exactly the same. It's just that this couple is too wary!"
They're even sold separately!
Xie Jianshe smiled faintly and remained silent.
"Give her what she wants!"
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
Zhou didn't expect that Black Tiger would also be in charge of the second black market.
He frowned and stared for a long time, becoming somewhat wary.
Black Tiger pondered for a moment: "How much grain do you want to sell?"
This time, Zhou Ye didn't say he didn't want money, but rather antiques!
Black Tiger remembered what Construction Bro had said earlier and cautiously asked, "You don't have much cash. Do you need anything else?"
"I don't need any supplies, you can use other things instead."
"Sure, no problem at all, but... do you want an antique?"
Zhou Ye's heart skipped a beat. Had he been discovered?
Black Tiger quickly explained, "Sir, it's like this, we only have enough cash to pay half, and we have some supplies that I don't think you need."
We still have some antiques, but I don't know if you need them.
It's okay if you don't need it; we can try to find a way to make it up for you.
Zhou also relaxed his guard a bit. Black Tiger was a decent person, and even if he had suspicions, he wouldn't do anything excessive.
"Okay, you handle it!"
Zhou also left, preparing to go to the third black market, but hesitated.
What if their leader is still Black Tiger?
Isn't this an exposure?
However, the food in the space was indeed produced, which allowed him to repay his debts and feed everyone.
A win-win situation.
Zhou also thought that if the person he saw was Black Tiger, he could just say he wanted to buy something!
Just as Black Tiger was about to leave, Xie Jianshe stopped him!
"Let someone else go!"
"Huh? Why?"
This time, Zhou Ye is still wearing the same outfit as the old lady!
"Have you thought this through? If it were you, the grain would run away!"
Black Tiger immediately stopped in his tracks, chuckled twice, and said, "Then I'm not going! That's grain!"
"It's our baby!"
Black Tiger sent someone else to meet Zhou Ye.
Zhou Ye saw that he didn't recognize the person and was finally relieved.
I was terrified. I thought the three reliable black markets I inquired about were all under Black Tiger's control.
This week, Zhou was quite open-minded and sold a total of 50,000 jin of grain, 10,000 jin of cornmeal, 5,000 jin of potatoes, 10,000 jin of sweet potatoes, 10,000 jin of sorghum flour, and 5,000 jin of wheat flour!
There are also 10,000 jin of pumpkins!
They're all kept in the same warehouse!
We're going to do something big tonight!
Black Tiger was shocked upon hearing the news: "This...this is a wealthy household! How much grain must they have?! This is astonishing!"
Xie Jianshe cautioned, "We shouldn't ask questions that aren't our concern! Her food source must be clean!"
We just need to make a good plan!
This grain supply is a big surprise!
"Yes, yes! The upcoming season is coming up!"
Seeing that it was getting dark, Zhou also had to get everything done before going back. Going out at night while Xie Jianshe was around would probably be difficult!
After all, he was so vigilant!
At 8 p.m., Zhou put all the grain into the warehouse!
I bought two servings of dumplings at a nearby state-run restaurant and strolled back slowly.
On the way back, I ran into Xie Jianshe at the entrance.
"You went out?"
Xie Jianshe asked, actually wanting to hear Zhou Ye say where she had gone.
Zhou smiled and said, "I went out to buy food! Have you eaten?"
"No!"
Xie Jianshe said with a smile.
Today, he knew it the moment he saw Zhou Ye, but it was Zhou Ye's own freedom, and she could do whatever she wanted.
As long as Zhou is unwilling to talk for a day, he would rather pretend to be confused for a day!
"That's perfect! Let's go inside and eat!"
Xie Jianshe opened the door and took the lunchbox from Zhou Ye's hand!
Seeing that there was nothing else to eat besides dumplings, Xie Jianshe went to the kitchen and quickly made an egg drop soup and a cold dish.
"Eat up! Have some soup to warm your stomach!"
Zhou also joked, "Xie Jianshe, you're a grown man, do you have to be so considerate? Haha..."
"What kind of man is he if he can't even be considerate of his wife?"
Zhou smiled slightly.
Xie Jianshe looked at Zhou Ye with even more fervor.
Zhou pretended not to know anything and continued eating.
The next morning, Zhou made an excuse to go out and exchanged the goods for money. They transported the grain away and put the antiques into the warehouse!
Zhou Ye took advantage of the fact that no one was around and put it into his spatial storage.
I returned the key at the black market entrance.
After finishing everything, it was already past ten in the morning, and Xie Jianshe had just finished his own business.
The two met at the entrance of Friendship Shopping Mall.
"Are you done with work?"
"Hmm!" Zhou Ye's lips curled up slightly. There were so many antiques in the space, some of which would be priceless in the future.
She was overjoyed!
Although there is still a lot of food in the space, it would be troublesome if more food were to be produced after such a large amount had just been produced!
What she didn't know was that even if another 100,000 jin were added, the black market could still absorb it.
People in a provincial capital city never complain about having too much food, only that it's not enough.
Today, Zhou Ye was wearing a white shirt and black pants, looking both casual and capable.
Their outfits were exactly the same as Xie Jianshe's, as if they were wearing matching couple outfits without even realizing it.
"Just buy some random things, there's really no need to come to such an expensive place!"
Xie Jianshe pulled Zhou Ye aside and handed her a small cloth bag.
"What's this?"
"Here's the money I just withdrew! Spend it all!"
Zhou Ye opened it and found it was thickly filled with money! It looked like at least two thousand yuan!
They looked at Xie Jianshe in shock. Was he really that rich?
Feeling embarrassed by Zhou Ye's gaze, Xie Jianshe leaned closer to him and whispered, "I'll give you the bankbook when we get back!"
That's not what I meant...
"I know, that's what I meant!"
Xie Jianshe didn't give Zhou Ye time to refuse and pulled him into the mall. The provincial capital is indeed the provincial capital; Friendship Mall is just different.
The cloth bag I just received, Zhou also checked it. It not only has money, but also tickets. I just don't know if there are any foreign exchange tickets!
However, we can return the money to Xie Jianshe when we get back!
The service staff in the shopping mall were much nicer than those in the supply and marketing cooperative. For example, seeing that Zhou Ye was good-looking, they greeted him.
"Hey young lady, wanna look at this dress? It just came back from Hong Kong! Stylish and affordable!"
"Hey girl, my sweaters are pretty too, and it's getting cold soon...would you like to try them on?"
Xie Jianshe turned his head to look at Zhou Ye, and seemed to be able to see something. He looked back at Zhou Ye and said, "Do you like it? I think it suits you very well, it looks good!"
Shall we buy it?
Upon hearing this, the waiter grinned from ear to ear.
"Comrade, you have excellent taste! This dress is only ninety yuan! It's not expensive at all. The girl is pretty, so it will definitely fit her perfectly."
Upon hearing this, Xie Jianshe felt it was even more appropriate.
"Xiao Ye, I think it looks good too, why don't you try it on?"
Zhou Ye even felt that if Xie Jianshe were in a modern shopping mall, he might not be able to leave until he had spent all his money.
Ninety yuan and you say it's not expensive? Before, I couldn't even afford ten yuan.
Little did she know that Xie Jianshe's money was all tied up in the black market, which was his life's work, and he hadn't actually invested a single penny in it before.
And it was only this time that I finally got the profits I'd been waiting for!
The profits are very substantial; this two thousand yuan is only a portion of it.
Getting married is a big deal, and Xie Jianshe felt it was reasonable to spend all the money!
Zhou looked at the dresses, picked out a few, and tried them on in the fitting room. Every time she came out, Xie Jianshe said they looked good.
I couldn't take my eyes off them!
But in the end, Zhou only picked out one item and said, "This one will do!"
Xie Jianshe: "One piece?"
"Yes!" Actually, I like them all, but they're too expensive! Ninety yuan each, five or six pieces is no small amount!
What Zhou didn't know was that as soon as she got up to look at other clothes, Xie Jianshe bought all of them.
Next, sweaters, jeans, shoes, jewelry...
I've bought everything I could...
Once downstairs, Zhou asked in confusion, "Why are there so many? I don't remember buying a lot."
Xie Jianshe touched his nose guiltily: "Maybe there were too many bags!"
Seeing the watch vendors nearby, Zhou felt he had to make a name for himself.
I originally wanted to go back and give them the money, but I felt that Xie Jianshe would definitely not accept it, so I had to find another way!
"Do you like this one?"
Xie Jianshe didn't refuse: "Yes, it looks great. You have excellent taste!"
Zhou smiled and said, "Could you please wrap up this watch?"
"Okay, comrade, three hundred and twenty yuan!"
Zhou nodded and paid!
But before he left, Xie Jianshe asked, "Is this one similar to that one?"
"Yes, comrades, are you getting married? This is a couple's set!" the waiter replied gently.
"Really? Then please wrap it up for me!"
"I'm so sorry, this item has been pre-ordered! We're out of stock today..."
Xie Jianshe looked on with regret...
"Oh, it's you!" At that moment, a woman came out from behind the counter, looking at them with surprise.
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