He went out on a 28-inch bicycle and headed to the black market with ease.
"Xiaojun, wait a minute." Passing by the street office, Liu Huizhen happened to see Liu Xiaojun and quickly stopped him.
"What's wrong, Mom?"
Liu Xiaojun stopped his bicycle and saw Liu Huizhen's anxious face, so he asked with concern.
"Someone from the village told me that your grandfather is ill and asked me to go back and see him."
"How about I go back with you?" Liu Xiaojun said.
"No need, I'll just take Tangtang and her back. Grandma and Grandpa haven't seen Tangtang for a long time, and they're missing her."
For so many years, Liu Xiaojun has been in poor health and unable to travel far. He has never returned to her parents' home. Liu Huizhen is worried that the child will not be able to get used to it.
"Okay, then I'll give you another hundred yuan." Liu Xiaojun counted out a hundred yuan and handed it to Liu Huizhen.
"You don't need so much." Liu Huizhen refused to take it, but was forced to do so by Liu Xiaojun.
"Well, Mom, you go back first. I'm a little busy today. When I'm done or have time later, you can bring grandma and grandpa to our house to play."
Liu Xiaojun said this and rode away on his bike without waiting for Liu Huizhen to refuse.
Liu Huizhen was left standing there with a touched look on her face.
After arriving home, Liu Huizhen explained the situation to Yu Shui and took Tangtang back to her parents' home.
In the countryside, it takes a whole day to go there and back. She only took one day off at the supply and marketing cooperative, so she had to go back that evening.
Liu Xiaojun continued to ride his bike to the black market to sell roasted rabbit.
The aroma of the roasted rabbit in the backpack along the way attracted the attention of countless people on the roadside.
Some people even asked him what was in the basket, but Liu Xiaojun refused them all.
After all, it can only be sold at a high price on the black market, and not many people can eat barbecue at the same price as Quanjude these days.
After covering my face and paying two cents, I entered the black market.
It costs one cent to buy something and two cents to sell something. The store hasn’t even opened yet and it’s already lost two cents.
As soon as he entered the door, he was caught red-handed by Big Gold Teeth.
"Xiaojun?" Although they all had their faces covered, they were so familiar with each other that it was still easy to recognize each other.
"Yeah, Brother Gold Teeth."
After working together twice, the two gradually became familiar with each other.
"Come to buy something?" Big Gold Teeth asked in confusion.
After all, only a few days have passed, and Liu Xiaojun has only sold 100 rabbits. There shouldn't be anything left to sell, right?
After circling around Liu Xiaojun again, Da Jin Ya smelled the fragrance of the backpack, which had a flavor.
"Hey kid, what's that thing you're carrying in your backpack? It smells so good, it's almost as good as Quanjude Roast Duck."
When Liu Xiaojun saw Da Jin Ya, his eyelids twitched. On the way here, he had been thinking about how to price the roasted rabbit.
After all, the price of a live rabbit and a roasted rabbit cannot be the same.
Just like the modern roasted sweet potato vendors, the price of raw sweet potatoes is just over one yuan per pound, while roasted sweet potatoes are at least six or seven yuan per pound. If you put them in a scenic spot, you may be charged more than ten yuan per pound!
Liu Xiaojun's roasted rabbit requires skinning, gutting, processing, mixing various ingredients, and roasting time, etc. The cost added up is not small!
He didn't know how to set the price, but Big Gold Teeth definitely knew.
He is very familiar with this black market!
"Come and sell some things." Liu Xiaojun took off the backpack and revealed the rabbit meat inside.
"Rabbit meat?" Big Gold Tooth looked at the things in Liu Xiaojun's backpack with shining eyes.
"Yeah." Liu Xiaojun said lightly.
Liu Xiaojun took off the backpack, felt around inside, picked out a warm roasted rabbit, tore off a rabbit leg, and handed it to Da Jin Ya.
"I made it myself. Here's the rabbit leg for you."
At present, the homemade oven at home can only make one roasted rabbit at a time. In the middle of winter, it is good enough if the one that comes out of the oven is just warm.
Last time, Da Jin Ya invited him to Donglaishun restaurant to have a meal of mutton, so it was nothing for him to invite Da Jin Ya to have rabbit meat.
Big Gold Tooth took it without hesitation.
I didn’t eat it yet, but I thought it looked good just by looking at the appearance.
However, the rabbit meat was shiny and oily, and felt a bit sticky to the touch, as if it had been brushed with sugar or something.
"Try it, don't just look at it." Liu Xiaojun said with a smile.
When you take a bite, it is crispy, sweet and fragrant, with a hint of honey flavor, fat but not greasy.
Big Gold Teeth's eyes widened instantly.
"This rabbit meat is actually better than all the barbecue I have ever eaten. Could you be a chef?!" Big Gold Teeth said in surprise.
"No, I just did it blindly." Liu Xiaojun said modestly.
"Xiaojun, brother, you actually have this skill. How much is this rabbit meat? I want to buy some back to give to my little rabbit to try!"
Big Gold Teeth pulled Liu Xiaojun's wrist and said.
"This isn't the first time I'm selling it, and the price hasn't been set yet."
Liu Xiaojun said helplessly: "But this thing is very troublesome to handle. I can't make more than a few in a day, so I'll just test the waters in advance."
"Brother Jin Ya, you are very knowledgeable. Can you help me figure out how to set the price?" Liu Xiaojun took out a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette and handed it to Da Jin Ya.
Big Gold Tooth took it and clipped it on his ear.
"Hmm, let me think about it. A roast duck from Quanjude is about five yuan. A cooked duck loses a lot of water, so without weighing it, it would weigh about two pounds. On average, one pound is a little over two yuan."
"But this isn't Quanjude, after all. It's the black market. Live rabbits can be sold for 1.8 yuan, and roasted rabbits can be even more expensive. Even at 4 yuan per pound, there are still people buying them!"
"Okay." After Liu Xiaojun asked about the price, he turned into the prepared food area as if he was familiar with the place and found a place to start buying.
Big Gold Teeth followed him all the time, mainly because the smell was so delicious.
I just found a stall and set up the stall.
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