Because of the heavy workload in junior high school, Xiang Mianmian had to study in the morning and evening, so she stopped going to the Pigeon Market in the morning after graduating from elementary school.
Since she had plenty of time for this mission, she waited until the weekend to go to the black market.
The optimal solution of the system mall has been blocked by the task, so she can only choose other methods.
Moreover, she always took out various items at home. A few items would be fine, but if she took too many, she would be suspected and arrested sooner or later. She could only try her luck in the black market.
Pigeon City is indeed nice and safe, and it is an officially supported place, but the things there are too common, and her mother Zhang Jidi doesn't like these little gadgets.
Xiang Mianmian was originally afraid of the black market, but after having the system storage grid, her confidence increased greatly. After going there twice, she felt that there was no danger.
Once, she happened to run into someone checking. Her heart was pounding and her hands moved quickly, stuffing the things she bought into the storage compartment immediately.
After all, if you catch an adulterer, you catch both of them; if you catch a thief, you catch the stolen goods. She was just a little girl and had nothing on her, so she just said she accidentally got lost and got away with it.
So the black market became the place where Xiang Mianmian would occasionally go to shop.
It’s quite fun here. There are both expensive and cheap things, and there are many rare items. It’s a dazzling array.
Everyone was wrapped tightly, rarely revealing any personal signs, and rarely talking. They basically communicated through gestures, and then the money and the goods were handed over.
Some gray items are on the verge of being illegal, such as unearthed antiquities.
Well, in layman's terms, it's tomb robbing. If you're lucky, the burial objects inside will still have fresh soil, making you feel authentic.
Xiang Mianmian is quite afraid of this kind of thing and will stay away from it when she encounters it. The main reason is that she has seen many unearthed ancient artifacts with curses, resentment, and bloody evil spirits. If she is not careful, she may lose her life.
Although she has been here for more than four years and has confirmed that this is a fairly normal human society, who knows if it will suddenly mutate?
If you’re not careful, it might turn out to be supernatural, so it’s better to avoid such dangers.
Of course there are fakes, it all depends on your eyesight. If you get cheated, you can only blame yourself for your bad luck. Most of the stall owners will move to another place after making a sale, so you won’t be caught.
So even though the black market is good, don’t buy anything randomly. If you get cheated, you will have no place to seek justice.
This time when she came to the black market, she met an acquaintance. Don't ask how she could tell that it was an acquaintance from the tightly wrapped appearance. Xiang Mianmian recognized him through his hands.
There is a crescent-shaped scar on the little finger and a black mole on the thumb.
This person was someone the young man who sold pearls knew before. He had been to her house twice and sold several small and large yellow croakers to her.
Small yellow croaker and large yellow croaker are not the kind of yellow croaker that we eat, they refer to gold bars.
The small yellow croaker is a one-liang gold bar, about the size of a thumb, and about 30 grams solid.
The big yellow croaker is a ten-liang gold bar, 10 cm long and 3 cm wide, weighing about 300 grams.
Because of the different weighing system, one catty was sixteen taels before, which is a little over 30 grams. Now it has been changed to ten taels, but the weight of yellow croaker has been set at this standard.
Gold is sold at 5 yuan per gram in regular stores, and everyone knows the origin of yellow croaker in the black market, so it is definitely not priced that way.
The two parties finally reached a deal for three small yellow croakers and one large yellow croaker at 3 yuan per gram.
Small yellow croaker is 90 yuan, large yellow croaker is 900 yuan.
Xiang Mianmian couldn't handle such a big business, so she finally called Zhang Jidi to complete the transaction.
Unfortunately, the presence of two parties means that no profit can be made from the difference in price. Woo woo woo, the little money flew away.
I don’t know where Zhang Jidi got so much money, he just bought a few gold bars.
However, Zhang Jidi also knew that he had to give her an introduction fee, so he gave her a commission of 1%. He got a big black stone, which barely comforted his wounded heart.
At this time, this acquaintance was crouching on the ground, holding the two corners of a piece of cloth in his hands, looking around alertly, like a frightened bird.
"Brother Huang, do you have a job?" Xiang Mianmian recognized an acquaintance and squatted beside him.
Hearing this address, the man called Huang Ge relaxed his tense muscles. His face, hidden under his hat, could not be seen clearly. He spoke with surprise, "Little sister?"
Xiang Mianmian, who also hid her face, said helplessly: "Don't call me like my mother."
"Okay, okay, let's take a look at today's good stuff." Brother Huang rolled up the cloth on the ground, stuffed it all into his arms, and quietly took out a handful of shiny stones.
Perhaps it should be called a deformation of carbon - diamond.
When Xiang Mianmian saw this thing, the expression on her face changed from anticipation to helplessness.
They are sparkling and each one has its own radiance. It cannot be said that they are not beautiful. They are even more beautiful when put together.
The problem is that I can't appreciate carbon.
Huang Ge looked puzzled: "You don't like such a beautiful thing?"
Xiang Mianmian looked at his arms and said, "The diamond is pretty, but the problem is, it's useless even if I have it. Can I wear it out or just keep it as a collection?"
This thing is valuable in the eyes of those who like it, but worthless in the eyes of those who don't like it. Moreover, the diamonds are broken diamonds, so it is really not worth collecting.
Huang Ge was also distressed, scratching his hair: "Alas, I don't know when I can make a move."
Xiang Mianmian shrugged: "I'm sorry, I can't appreciate it. Do you have any other ones? Let me take a look."
Brother Huang put the pile in his arms on the ground again, with a black cloth as the bottom, waiting for customers.
They were all strange and weird things. Xiang Mianmian looked at them and only liked one of them, a wooden comb.
The wooden comb is crescent-shaped and is decorated with lacquer carvings and colorful paintings, depicting a scene of Chang'e flying to the moon. Although the scene is small, the characters on it are delicately portrayed and look very beautiful.
Huang just treated it as a deception and said casually, "Hey, I got it from an old man. Do you like it? I'll sell it to you for 50 cents."
Touching the comb, Xiang Mianmian gave it 50 cents: "It's pretty. If you get anything nice, remember to come find me."
Brother Huang and the young man selling pearls are a group of companions. There are about ten smart young men who collect some things in the countryside and then resell them in the city.
They occasionally have contact with the Xiang family.
After a few transactions, I realized that most of what Xiangjia asked for were things that women could not refuse, such as pearls, gold, and beautiful things.
Huang, who had received the money, retracted his hand and put the money into his sleeve: "Okay, I'll ask them about it when the time comes."
Although they have a good relationship, they have to settle accounts clearly among brothers. The dozen or so partners collect different areas and have different things, so they often share what they have with each other.
When receiving such a demand, we will generally notify partners who have the corresponding goods and ask them to go to Xiangjia to sell the goods.
It's much safer than the black market.
Xiang Mianmian also thought about trading in an abandoned warehouse, but it was not safe and too easy to be robbed by others, so it was more convenient to do it at home.
Although there are risks, they have all seen each other before, and reporting one party will also bring bad luck to the other party. With the restraint, nothing has happened in the past few years.
"I'll be at home all day tonight. Remember to ask my second aunt's cousin to come over, okay?" Xiang Mianmian said, worried.
Huang Ge waved his hand and said, "Okay, go back. I'll have that guy come find you later."
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