Er Gouzi could of course see the disgust on her face, and was just about to persuade her to make do with it for the time being when he saw An Hongdou calmly take out a gauze scarf from her sleeve.
The blue scarf looked thin and smooth, with flowers printed on it. When she wrapped it around her face, it looked much better than his rags.
The only downside is that An Hongdou is too dark, and against the blue of the scarf, it looks a bit funny.
Looking at An Hongdou's back as she walked forward, Er Gouzi scratched his head stupidly.
This girl of his came prepared and seems to know the rules of the black market very well!
Could it be that there are many people like him?
But soon, Ergouzi realized that he was overthinking.
Looking at An Hongdou's back as she kept walking forward without looking back, he hurriedly called out to her, "Hongdou, don't go, come back soon!"
If you just rush in like this, you might get beaten to death.
An Hongdou turned to look at him in confusion, and he then made a gesture to her to come back.
After An Hongdou came back, Ergouzi led her to a yard and knocked on the door a few times.
An Hongdou could see clearly that it was a tapping gesture of three short and one long.
After finishing the job, Ergouzi was not in a hurry and just waited patiently.
Not long after, the yard door was opened and a thin man walked out.
"Brother Monkey, it's me." Er Gouzi looked at the man in front of him with a flattering smile on his face.
The thin man called Monkey Brother obviously knew Er Gouzi, but he didn't show much expression and asked directly, "How much stuff?"
Er Gouzi glanced at the cart behind him and said, "Brother Monkey, I don't want to waste time this time. Can you please give me some advice?"
Er Gouzi's words made Monkey Brother raise his eyebrows in surprise.
This guy doesn't come to the black market often, but he comes once every month or so. Every time he comes, he brings some small things, such as eggs, vegetables, pheasants, rabbits, etc. After paying some protection fees, he can enter the black market to sell them.
Of course, for some people who don’t want to take risks, you can just sell things to them, hoping to make a quick buck and get out of there quickly.
This was the first time that Er Gouzi asked him to give his approval. After all, they always did big things and looked down on small things.
Although he had his doubts, Monkey King still moved aside and let them come in first.
Er Gouzi pulled the cart and said to An Hongdou, "Let's go." Then he went in.
When An Hongdou came in, Monkey asked Er Gouzi in front of him, "Who is this person? Is he reliable?"
"This is my sister. Don't worry, Brother Monkey. She will never say anything nonsense when she goes out." Er Gouzi replied.
Monkey Brother looked at An Hongdou and said nothing.
After everyone had gone in, the door was closed again. Monkey walked to the cart, opened the sack, took a look at it, and nodded with obvious satisfaction.
Then, he shouted into the house, "Old Zhong, come out and check the goods!"
"Coming." With a cheerful reply, a slightly plump middle-aged man trotted out of the house.
An Hongdou curled the corners of her mouth slightly and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, these two people are really an interesting match, one fat and one thin, does it mean alternating between fat and thin?
Lao Zhong inspected the goods more carefully. He looked them over from top to bottom, picked up a red date, wiped it and put it into his mouth.
"These red dates are good, top quality, big in size and sweet in taste." Lao Zhong praised them generously.
The main thing is that in this era of material scarcity, good things are really hard to get.
In the mountains, you can also collect some red dates and wild animals. In big cities, these are things that you can’t buy even if you have money.
After saying that, he went to check on Mao Lizi again.
This time, he just took a look and stood up straight with his hands behind his back.
"These red dates are pretty good. I'll give you 1.8 yuan per pound. As for the hairy chestnuts..." Lao Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "They haven't even been shelled yet. I can only give you 90 cents. You don't even have a ticket."
If these things were taken to a big city, they could be sold for five or six yuan per pound without a ticket, but in this small city, this is already considered a high price.
Er Gouzi immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay."
Two other people came out with large beam scales. Although there were many red dates, they were light, only 68 pounds. The chestnuts looked few, but they were 132 pounds. The two together made up 241.2 yuan.
Er Gouzi reached out to borrow the money without saying a word. He winked at An Hongdou and signaled her to follow him quickly.
Seeing that the two had already walked to the door, Lao Zhong suddenly said: "If you can get such good things in the future, you can bring them here directly and give me the same price as today."
"That's for sure. I'll have to look after you two in the future." Er Gouzi said politely, still pulling the cart in his hands.
An Hongdou suddenly turned around and asked, "Besides these, do you accept anything else?"
Old Zhong's eyes stayed on An Hongdou for a long time, then he smiled and said, "Yes, we want everything from wild animals to vegetables, grains and oils. If you want something you can't buy outside, you can come to me. As old customers, I will always give you a discount."
An Hongdou nodded and followed Ergouzi out the door.
After the door was closed again, Gou Ge looked at Lao Zhong in confusion, "Something's wrong with you, old man, today. Why did you give such a good price?"
"Without a good price, how can we attract next business?" Lao Zhong said calmly while directing people to move the things to the backyard.
"This guy used to come here to sell vegetables and eggs. He was so lucky to get these things this time. Are you still thinking about next time?"
Even though this is a mountainous area, everything in the mountains is public property. Plus, the mountains are full of dangers, so apart from those with the ability to go in and secretly take something out, most people don't dare to go into the mountains.
Therefore, no matter how many good things there are in the mountains, it will be useless if you can’t take them out.
Lao Zhong smiled and said, "We won't lose anything anyway. These things are very popular even if we take them to the provincial capital. Besides, I think the fat girl behind that guy is not simple. Let's just think of it as making good friends."
Although An Hongdou hadn't said a word since she came in, the aura she exuded when she stood there definitely showed that she was a capable person.
After Ergouzi and An Hongdou came out, they didn't dare to stop for a moment. They went straight across the bridge and went into the woods.
Only then did Er Gouzi finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Putting the cart aside, Er Gouzi took out a stack of money from his pocket and handed it all to An Hongdou, "Sister, do you think we should divide the money now or..."
As he said this, he swallowed his saliva.
Whenever he came to town in the past, he would be very happy if he earned 50 or 80 cents. But this was the first time in history that he had more than 200 yuan in his pocket.
Although only 30% of it belongs to him.
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