Chapter 338 Selling White Flour

A trip to Qing City would take a whole day, so Liu Yinyin had no plans to take Gu Yanyan with her.

Gu Cheng is not at home again.

Liu Yinyin had already agreed with Xu Zhenzhen yesterday to send Gu Yanyan to her house early today.

Xu Zhenzhen will take him to the nursery later, and he will have lunch at her place at noon.

Brother Liu sent them to the boat.

During this period, everyone is busy with the autumn harvest, and the island's sea ban has ended.

Therefore, there were many people on the boat, most of whom were villagers from the island, carrying seafood or chicken, duck and goose eggs, hoping to go to Qing City to exchange some food for storage.

Liu Yinyin sat in the cabin, watching the two villagers next door discussing the exchange of supplies in Qing City.

She actually heard some useful information.

There are many people in big cities and the demand is also great, so there must be a black market.

Liu Yinyin has a system and doesn't necessarily buy things on the black market, but she needs an obvious way.

When they arrived in Qing City, they first sent Liu Ersao and her daughter onto the train.

After leaving the train station, Liu Yinyin found a deserted place, changed into old clothes, and wrapped herself in a towel.

She wasn't dressed too extravagantly, just like an ordinary rural woman.

Then he carried the backpack and headed towards the black market.

She had been to Qing City last time and was familiar with the general route.

Coincidentally, the black market is not far from the train station.

It didn't take long for Liu Yinyin to find the place.

People at this time certainly wouldn't dare to do business openly; they all did it covertly.

Unlike Aunt Li's place, there are many people in Qingshi, the scale of the black market is also relatively large, and no one dares to sell things directly at home.

Liu Yinyin discovered that the place where they were trading was under a bridge tunnel, and there were people keeping watch around the tunnel.

At this time, the control of the black market was not too strict. If there were any abnormal circumstances, the people trading in the black market could be notified to disperse immediately.

Liu Yinyin carried ten kilograms of flour and was able to enter the black market smoothly.

Just like the market on the island, there are people selling all kinds of things on the black market, but the scale is much smaller, like a small market.

Like Liu Yinyin, most people cover their heads with scarves to avoid being recognized by others.

This made it convenient for Liu Yinyin. She pulled the headscarf up to cover her entire face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

There was a bumper harvest in many areas this year, and there are still families selling food on the black market.

Liu Yinyin walked around and didn't buy anything, but she did sell ten kilograms of flour.

No food coupons were required, and it was a black market, so the price was several times higher than at the market, with others charging more than one kilogram for one yuan.

Liu Yinyin only sells it for one yuan per pound here.

This is also because most areas have a good harvest this year, otherwise the price would be higher.

However, it will take a long time for prices to return to the levels before the famine years.

Liu Yinyin pondered for a moment, and then secretly smuggled another 50 kilograms of flour from the system to sell.

In a short while, Liu Yinyin earned sixty yuan.

Doing business this way is better than doing the math with Aunt Li, and you don't have to worry about being discovered.

Fearing suspicion, Liu Yinyin did not dare to smuggle food out to sell, and tried to leave with the basket on her back...

"Big sister..."

Liu Yinyin just turned around and heard a voice beside her. She thought someone was calling someone, so she didn't take it seriously.

However, after she took a few steps, a young man caught up with her and said, "Sister, wait a minute."

Liu Yinyin: "...You called me?"

This man looks older than her, so calling him "big sister" is a bit inappropriate, right?

Although she was wearing a headscarf, her age was unclear.

The young man nodded and continued to ask, "Sister, do you still have white flour to sell?"

Liu Yinyin coughed twice: "...Sorry, the white flour is sold out."

The young man said, "Sister, if you still have white flour, you can sell it to me directly..."

"Don't get me wrong. I've been doing business here for several years. I'm definitely not a bad person. If you don't believe me, you can ask anyone about me. They all call me Ah Qiang."

Liu Yinyin said "Oh" and said the same thing: "Comrade, the flour I brought has been sold out."

Ah Qiang smiled and said, "Sister, if you still have good stuff like white flour in the future, you can come to me directly on the black market. You sell it for one yuan per pound, and I will offer you five cents more than others."

His business here was mainly to collect some grain and then transport it to areas where the harvest was poor and the grain price was high for sale.

The price can be more than double, especially for fine grains.

Liu Yinyin thought for a moment and asked, "When is the latest time for the transaction to be concluded here?"

Since Aqiang has been doing business here for several years, he can probably tell that this is her first time here.

There is no need for Liu Yinyin to hide anything.

It was still early to catch the boat, she thought, and maybe she could even get some flour to sell.

Since we have come all this way, we might as well make some extra money.

Ah Qiang was delighted when he heard this: "It will be over by noon, but if you still have some flour, I can stay here and wait for you."

Liu Yinyin said, "Yes, there is still a little bit, but I have to go back to get something. It will probably take me... an hour to be back."

White flour is a good thing, and these middlemen can make a lot of money from the price difference.

A Qiang said hurriedly: "Okay, I'll wait for you near the bridge tunnel. When you come, be smart and cough a few times. If no one comes out, leave quickly."

Although the authorities don't strictly control the black market, they are still afraid that someone will report it.

It is better to be safe than sorry, so they still need to be careful.

Liu Yinyin: “…Okay.”

It was almost noon when we came out of the black market.

Liu Yinyin went to a nearby state-owned hotel to eat, but it was not the same one she went to last time.

It's almost dinner time and the state-owned hotel is crowded.

Liu Yinyin can't eat much by herself.

I just ordered a bowl of shredded pork noodles and took a break after the meal.

When the time was almost up, Liu Yinyin returned to the black market carrying a backpack.

When he was almost there, he suddenly thought about it and smuggled 60 kilograms of flour out of the system.

Sure enough, there was no one in the black market.

Liu Yinyin looked around and didn't notice anything unusual. She covered her mouth and coughed a few times...

After a while, Aqiang came out from behind a big tree not far away.

Liu Yinyin put down the backpack and said to him, "Here are 60 kilograms of flour."

Ah Qiang was surprised and said, "Sister, you are a big customer."

He has been doing business here for so long, and few people can sell 60 kilograms of flour at once.

What's more, Liu Yinyin sold flour to others in the morning.

Liu Yinyin said vaguely: "I'm also selling for others..."

When Ah Qiang heard this, he immediately asked, "Do you have any more goods?"

White flour is a fine grain, and you can always sell it no matter how much you stockpile.

Liu Yinyin blushed and said, "...It's really gone."