"What's going on? Is there a discount promotion on the black market?"
With doubts, Jia Dongsheng followed the crowd and came to a stall.
As soon as he took a look, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes, followed by a hint of doubt.
It turned out that the stall in front was actually a pork stall. The pork on the stall was very fresh. How fresh was it? According to Jia Dongsheng's experience as a chef, the pig should have been slaughtered less than an hour ago.
Of course, most people cannot tell the freshness of pork, but butchers and experienced chefs can tell it, and they can tell it very accurately.
Fresh pork will change every hour. Although the changes are not big, Jia Dongsheng can understand them all.
Jia Dongsheng was delighted that he could actually catch a freshly slaughtered pig. However, he was puzzled as to how the fresh pork could be sold on the black market.
In this day and age, pork is no longer a question of whether it sells well or not. Instead, as long as it reaches the market, it will be sold out immediately. Why would it need to be taken to the black market to be sold?
"Could it be a sick pig?"
Thinking of this, Jia Dongsheng immediately used his strong body to move forward, came to the first row of the meat counter, and looked at it carefully.
"Good pigs, good meat, no diseases whatsoever."
Jia Dongsheng's eyes focused. He knew that in this situation, there must be some explanation for the origin of this pig. It must have been stolen from somewhere.
In this day and age, it is difficult for ordinary people to raise a pig. Even if they can raise it, they can directly take it to the market or the pigeon market to sell it, without having to go to the black market.
Therefore, the most likely source of this pig is public property, which was stolen and sold.
"How audacious! Black market, hehe..."
Although he thought so, Jia Dongsheng would not refuse the meat in front of him. Moreover, he could not ask for less. Of course, selling meat on the black market was illegal for law enforcement officers.
But for ordinary people, it is a legitimate source of income, and whoever catches it can eat their fill.
Looking at the fresh pork in front of him, Jia Dongsheng began to glance at the crowd again, but did not see Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai. He didn't know where the two of them had wandered off to and had not come over yet.
After all, the black market is an entire street, and it is quite large, so it is normal that I couldn’t get there immediately.
Without hesitation, Jia Dongsheng said to the butcher, "Weigh me thirty pounds of pork. I want that piece of pork fat, and also a piece of the pig's head, pig's trotters, pig's tail, and pig's intestines. I want them all. Hurry and weigh them."
For people of this generation, when buying pork, the first thing they look at is the fat and fat, and then other parts. But Jia Dongsheng doesn't buy meat like that. After all, his family is not short of that little bit of oil and water. Of course, he will buy the piece of meat that smells the best.
“You’re buying so much?”
The butcher was stunned, and without looking at anyone else, he started weighing Jia Dongsheng first.
The price of meat is a bit expensive. According to the market price of that era, pork is only 80 cents per pound. Of course, you need a meat ticket.
Meat that does not require meat coupons costs 1.2 yuan per pound, but there is no demand for it.
The meat on the black market is a little more expensive, as much as one dollar and eighty cents per pound, but the people gathered around the meat counter no longer care about the price. After all, people who can come to the black market don’t care about a dollar or eighty cents.
He left the crowd carrying 30 kilograms of pork, a big pig's head, a tail, four pig's trotters, and a pig's intestine.
Then I put the pig heads, pig trotters, pig tails, and pig intestines into the homestay. The weather is hot now, and if I buy so many, they will go bad easily if I can't finish them.
This is also the reason why, when Jia Dongsheng was buying meat just now, he first paid attention to whether Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai had arrived.
After collecting the pig's head, Jia Dongsheng carried only the pork and went to the meeting place agreed upon by Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai, and waited.
Overall, Jia Dongsheng was very satisfied with this trip to the black market, not just because he bought pork, but also because there was still plenty of space in the homestay and several live wild boars.
Instead, he bought two pistols, which made Jia Dongsheng very happy. Although he practiced the Five Animal Play very well, as the old saying goes.
No matter how good your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of a kitchen knife.
The gun is fast beyond seven steps, and within seven steps, it is fast and accurate.
Today is a modern society, but in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, gun control was not so strict. Jia Dongsheng was still very happy to have two guns for self-defense.
Jia Dongsheng didn't have to wait long before Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai came over together, each holding a large piece of meat in their hands.
"Dongsheng, I was wondering why I didn't see you. I was thinking you weren't even active in buying meat. Turns out you'd already bought it!"
As soon as he walked up to Jia Dongsheng, Sha Zhu started talking casually.
"That's right. The butcher just showed up and I was standing not far away. I was one of the first to buy."
As he spoke, Jia Dongsheng picked up the pork he bought and showed it to the two of them.
When Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai saw such a large piece of meat, their eyes widened. Sha Zhu even exclaimed, "Dongsheng, how much meat did you buy? It's such a big piece!"
"Thirty pounds."
Jia Dongsheng replied calmly, "We're getting married tomorrow, so we'll definitely need a lot of meat. I bought some wild boar meat, but it's nowhere near as delicious as this pork!"
"That's not true. Wild boar meat has its own way of being eaten."
Sha Zhu smiled and said, "I really like eating wild boar meat. It is very fragrant after being marinated."
"Uncle, Sha Zhu, how much meat did you buy? We finally got the chance, why didn't you buy more?" Jia Dongsheng knew that Sha Zhu was right. Although wild boar meat has a peculiar smell, as long as the chef has good skills and can remove the odor, the wild boar meat can also be a delicacy.
"I didn't buy as much as you did, Dongsheng. I only bought 20 kilograms."
Yi Zhonghai had a smile on his face. It was obvious that he was very happy to be able to buy meat this time. But he sighed and said, "Alas, it's a pity that it's summer now. The pork won't last long. If it were winter, I would have bought it all."
Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai was the most ruthless person. He actually wanted to buy a whole pig. It was obvious that he bought pork just for his two children. If it weren't for Yi Xiaoyue and Yi Xiaoming, Yi Zhonghai would probably only be able to feed them one meal at a time and would have to keep the money for his retirement.
“You all bought more than me.”
At this time, Sha Zhu said, "If I had known earlier, I would have bought more. I also thought that it would not be able to keep well in the hot weather, so I bought 12 kilograms."
"Just buy some. There are actually people selling meat in this black market. Let's come here more often in the future. If we can catch a meat seller, we can buy some then. Wouldn't that be even better?"
"Dongsheng is right. I'll have to come and see it more often in the future. The black market is quite interesting."
Sha Zhu chuckled twice, and then the three of them walked towards the courtyard together.
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