After working hard during the day, the three weak women quickly fell asleep.
Feifei, who had been quietly staying in Wen Nuan's mind since the meal, asked in her cute little voice: "Master, why doesn't Xie Sufang let you go to the black market?"
"These past few days I have been collecting information about this era, including some about the black market. Many people are going to the black market now. Why does Xie Sufang feel so afraid of the black market?"
Wen Nuan turned over and made herself more comfortable. "The black market is a unique product of this era. It is a gray area that is not allowed to exist in the law, but in the real lives of ordinary people, it has to exist."
"So, ordinary people will not go to the black market unless they have no other choice, because if they go there, once they are caught, it will be a disaster."
"As for why Sister Sufang is so afraid of the black market, it all started in the second year when the little girl went to the countryside."
"In the second year after the little girl went to the countryside, a big thing happened in the village. Someone in a villager's family fell ill, and they had no other options, so they caught pheasants and rabbits from the mountains and traded them on the black market. As a result, they were caught by the red armbands. First, they had their heads shaved like yin-yang and were paraded through all the villages. Then, they were exiled to a farm. Since this villager was exiled to the farm, everyone in her family has died. From then on, the black market has become a taboo word in the village. No one can talk about it, and no one dares to go there..."
Even if the warmth was just from the little girl's memory of seeing the despair in the eyes of the villagers when they were marching, she would feel cold all over.
The little girl fell seriously ill after seeing the villagers’ parade, which made her even more worried about her parents.
"It's so miserable..." Feifei sighed.
"Yes, it's miserable..." Wen Nuan felt that she couldn't express the despair at that time in words, "That's why Sister Sufang was so scared."
"Then... let's not go there again in the future. It's too dangerous..." Feifei said fearfully.
"Let's see how the situation goes. Let's wait for a while first..." Wen Nuan didn't dare to say that she would never go to the black market in the future, but there was no need to go for now.
"Okay, I'm going to sleep. I'll get up early tomorrow and go find the village chief with Sister Sufang to get some fine food first," Wen Nuan felt very sleepy due to her frail body.
"Master, good night~" Feifei still lay in the warm neck.
Wen Nuan nuzzled Fei Fei and was about to go to sleep when suddenly, "Fly Fei, do you need to sleep as a system?"
"No, I'm going to sleep with you, right?"
"Oh, then go to sleep..."
The night sky was low and the stars were shining. Wawu Village, which had been bustling all day, fell into silence, except for the occasional barking of the village dogs...
When it was almost dawn in the morning, Xie Sufang called Wen Nuan, and they quickly washed up and went to find the village chief.
"Uncle village chief, uncle village chief..." Xie Sufang shouted outside the door.
"Who is it?" A woman in blue and black coarse cloth pushed open the door and walked out. "Oh, it's Xie Zhiqing and Wen Zhiqing. Come in, come in!"
"Boss, boss, Xie Zhiqing and Wen Zhiqing are here, come out quickly!" The old lady shouted loudly towards the main hall while pulling Xie Sufang and Wen Nuan inside.
"Here it comes..."
The village chief came out of the house wearing a military green coat.
"What's the matter? You came here so early in the morning..."
When Xie Sufang saw the village chief coming out, she quickly pulled Wen Nuan forward and said, "Uncle, didn't Xiao Nuan fall the day before yesterday? It was all because of her poor health. The child wanted to ask you to buy some fine food to replenish her body."
When he heard that they wanted food, the village chief frowned.
"Where is the food now?"
"Uncle, you don't need to buy too much. Just buy a few pounds and let her nourish her body." Xie Sufang said as she pulled Wen Nuan to the front. "Look at how thin this child is. She's already seventeen years old, but she's still acting like a fourteen or fifteen year old girl!"
The village chief looked at the skinny Wen Nuan in front of him. He was indeed skinny and small. "How about this, I'll go to those families who got more food in the previous year and ask them for you this morning. If I have any information, I'll come back and tell you."
"Okay, uncle, thank you for your help!" Xie Sufang tugged at Wen Nuan and gave her a look. Wen Nuan instantly understood what Xie Sufang meant and quickly stepped forward and said,
"Uncle, you know I don't have many work points. Can you see if I can exchange money for food?"
The village chief looked at Wen Nuan and said nothing.
"Uncle, this girl really doesn't have many work points, and she doesn't have much in her hands. This money was given to her by her parents when she went to the countryside. They asked her to keep it for emergency use. Look..."
The village chief patted the dust off his pants and said, "Okay, you go back first. I'll ask around for you this morning. But let me make this clear first. This price will definitely be a little bit higher than the market price. Is that acceptable to you?"
"Yes, thank you, village chief uncle!" How could Wen Nuan refuse? As long as she could buy food, it would be fine.
"Okay, go back and wait for my letter!"
"Okay, uncle, let's go back first!"
"Auntie, we're leaving first!"
After thanking the village chief, Xie Sufang shouted towards the kitchen again.
"Let's go now and eat here," the village chief's wife said politely while wiping her hands on her apron.
"No need, Auntie. When we came out, Xiaoling was already cooking. It's just right for us to go back and eat!"
"Okay, slow down!"
"Hey, Auntie, I'll come and chat with you again when I have time!"
After saying that, Xie Sufang signaled Wen Nuan to leave.
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