The crowd was very crowded. Ji Chenzhou squeezed in and quickly bought something. After buying it, he quickly squeezed out of the crowd.
He Xianqiu saw him carrying a large pile of things, and hurried forward to help him share some of the burden.
Then the two men came to the bicycle, and Ji Chenzhou tied everything to the back seat.
After buying everything, the two planned to leave the commune.
He Xianqiu followed Ji Chenzhou. This road was no longer the same as the original one, and there were fewer people.
She was walking along when she suddenly saw a few people acting stealthily. One of them was carrying a basket on his back. They were walking deep into the alley.
He Xianqiu looked at it and wondered if they were going to the black market. She was a little curious.
To be honest, there were very few things in the supply and marketing cooperative, and some of the things He Xianqiu wanted to buy were not available. Although she had the ticket, there was no stock.
There should be a lot of things on the black market, and she wanted to go over and see if there was anything she wanted to buy.
So He Xianqiu approached Ji Chenzhou and whispered in his ear: "Are they going to the black market? I want to go and see."
Ji Chenzhou nodded, and He Xianqiu's eyes lit up, but when she turned around, those people were gone. She was a little disappointed as to how to go to the black market.
"They left and we didn't know the way."
"I know where it is, follow me." Ji Chenzhou said in a low voice.
He Xianqiu felt happy when she heard that. She nodded. How could she forget that Xiao Ji was a villain? In order to make her business stronger and stronger in the future, she needed some skills.
The novel also writes that Ji Chenzhou relied on his own capital to start a business after the reform and opening up, and became one of the first people to try it out.
He even founded a company and became the richest man in the province, but after meeting the male and female protagonists, he fell and was thrown into jail.
He Xianqiu followed Ji Chenzhou closely and gently grabbed the corner of his clothes.
The two of them took many detours and walked through many small paths before finally arriving near the black market.
Before coming in, Ji Chenzhou reminded He Xianqiu to disguise himself, so he made some disguises.
But she had nothing, so she could only smear some charcoal on her face, and then cover her face with something, revealing a pair of smart and beautiful eyes.
He Xianqiu's face was as dark as a playful little cat with a dirty face. Ji Chenzhou smiled when he saw it.
When He Xianqiu saw this, she became furious and smeared charcoal on his face, making his fair face turn black.
Seeing his masterpiece, He Xianqiu smiled and lowered his head, his eyebrows curved, his eyes smiling, the corners of his mouth raised wildly, and he couldn't hide his smile.
Ji Chenzhou watched her laugh so happily, and although he felt a little helpless, he also raised his lips.
After the two men were dressed in disguise, they placed their belongings and bicycles in small corners, and then picked up some things to cover them.
After all, there were too many things and it would be troublesome to bring them in, so the two of them didn't plan to bring them in.
After putting everything away, the two of them took another road and soon arrived at the black market.
There are a lot of people in the black market, and they are all dressed in disguise, for fear that the urban management or the police will come to search. After all, private transactions at this time are speculation.
Those who buy things in the black market are also smart. Maybe they are used to selling things, so they just hold a basket while selling so that they can escape at any time.
As soon as He Xianqiu and Ji Chenzhou walked in, they were stared at.
Seeing that He Xianqiu’s clothes were gorgeous and looked very expensive, most people couldn’t afford them. They thought that he was a big fat piece of meat and a big customer.
The middle-aged woman holding a basket walked up to them to sell her products, and secretly lifted the curtain for He Xianqiu and the others to see.
"Lady, the sausages I make are so delicious that you want to swallow your tongue. There's a lot of fat in them. They're cheap, too, and you don't even need a ticket."
When He Xianqiu heard that it was sausage, she thought it was good, but she didn't like sausages with a lot of fat, so she asked, "Do you have sausages with a little more lean meat?"
The woman holding the basket was very surprised when she heard this. In this day and age, there are people who like to eat lean meat without fat and water? Fatty meat is much better, with more fat and water, tender and refreshing, and eating it makes you feel better.
He Xianqiu, who was standing by, of course noticed the woman's surprise, but she didn't intend to explain anything.
She knew that there was a shortage of oil and water at that time, so everyone liked to eat the part with more fat, but no one wanted the lean meat.
Although he has come to this era, He Xianqiu really can't get used to eating fatty meat with a lot of oil. It tastes too greasy.
Although the middle-aged woman was very surprised, she nodded and said, "Yes, yes, how many do you want?"
He Xianqiu thought for a moment and said, "Let's have six pounds."
The woman was shocked when she heard this. It turned out to be a big customer. She was smart, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to sell that much in a day. She couldn’t stop smiling.
Then he looked at He Xianqiu who was very attentive and said, "Comrade, wait for me. I'll get it for you."
He Xianqiu nodded, and then planned to look at something else.
When the other vendors saw that the middle-aged woman had gotten a big order, they hurried over and tried to sell to He Xianqiu eagerly.
Several people gathered around He Xianqiu, forming a circle around her and Ji Chenzhou.
Then he introduced a lot of things to her, one after another rushing to speak, and she was a little confused although she could understand.
Then she caught two key words, namely beef, and asked, "Are there any beef?"
When the middle-aged man selling beef heard this, he immediately walked forward and repeated it.
"Lady, my beef is very fresh. It's freshly processed. The price is affordable, cheaper than the supply and marketing cooperative. You don't even need a ticket. Besides, the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have it yet."
As he said this, he removed the cloth and let He Xianqiu take a look at the beef in the basket.
He Xianqiu took a look and thought the beef was indeed very fresh. Thinking how rare it was to meet a beef seller, she said, "I'd like to buy ten kilograms, but I have too much stuff. Can you see if there is a backpack for me to buy?"
He Xianqiu thought that she and Ji Chenzhou came in empty-handed and couldn't pack anything, so she asked.
The man selling beef was so overwhelmed by the ten kilograms of beef that he couldn't sell that much beef in the past few days. Most people went to buy pork.
One day, he thought of this request and thought, it’s just a backpack. There are many of them at home and the elderly all love to weave, so he nodded.
"Yes, you bought so much, I'll give you the basket. Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."
As he spoke, he looked at the people around him with a proud look in his eyes, as if he was saying to everyone, look, I sold so much.
Then he walked out of the crowd and hurried to get ten pounds of beef.
When others saw how smug he was, they sneered, and then when they saw that He Xianqiu bought so much at one time, they tried to sell him more enthusiastically.
"My cabbage is full of water..."
"Look at my pork..."
“My tofu…”
But He Xianqiu didn't need it, so he shook his head and refused, "Thank you, but no thanks."
When everyone heard this, they could only sigh and walk away. It was a pity that the big client didn't want it, otherwise, who knows how much money they could have made.
He Xianqiu finally had time to talk to Ji Chenzhou. She looked up and said to Ji Chenzhou, "You are all so enthusiastic."
"I became enthusiastic because I saw you bought a lot." Ji Chenzhou nodded.
Of course the big customer was very enthusiastic, but he couldn't get a word in and could only watch blankly from the side.
Ji Chenzhou thought that his bath soap was out of stock, so he went over to buy one.
He Xianqiu followed him and watched him pay. It was one dollar and two cents. It seemed that soap was really not cheap in that era.
She bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative for 1.5 yuan and also asked for a soap ticket.
After buying, the two looked around to see if there was anything else they wanted to buy and just took a look.
Soon, the aunt who bought the sausages came back. She smiled and walked towards He Xianqiu and the others.
"Comrade, I brought you the sausages you bought."
He Xianqiu took the basket and looked at it, but she didn't know whether there were really six pounds of sausages.
Ji Chenzhou took it, estimated that it was indeed six pounds, and nodded to He Xianqiu.
He Xianqiu understood what he meant immediately and asked the middle-aged woman, "Auntie, how much is it?"
"Three dollars and sixty cents, I'll give you this basket." said the woman.
"Thank you, auntie." He Xianqiu nodded.
Then he opened his purse, took out one dollar and eighty cents and handed it to the woman.
The woman took it with a smile and ran away happily.
Then when He Xianqiu saw the woman walking away, she smiled and said to Ji Chenzhou, "Student Ji, I didn't expect you to have this skill. It's amazing."
Ji Chenzhou pursed his lips and smiled: "I'm used to buying things. I can weigh it a few times and roughly know how much it is."
He Xianqiu nodded in understanding, but she knew that most people could not learn this.
After a while, the uncle selling beef came over with a happy look on his face.
"Comrade, I brought you the beef you bought."
Ji Chenzhou took the basket and nodded to He Xianqiu imperceptibly, indicating that it contained ten kilograms.
He Xianqiu received it, nodded slightly, and then said to the uncle who bought the beef: "Uncle, how much is this beef?"
"Five dollars." The middle-aged man said so, but he was afraid that He Xianqiu would think it was too expensive and would not want it, so he hurriedly said, "This beef is fifty cents per pound, which is really not a small amount, and it's freshly processed beef."
He Xianqiu nodded, then gave the middle-aged man the money. The middle-aged man counted the money and walked away happily.
He Xianqiu didn't think beef was expensive. On the contrary, she thought beef was very cheap. Prices were low at that time, and one could buy a lot of things with one dollar.
However, He Xianqiu also knew that farmers generally did not earn much money, and all their work points were used to collect food.
Then you need tickets to buy things. Sometimes you have money but can’t buy anything without tickets, so you can only go to the black market, but you can’t do that without money.
Although money is not everything, it is absolutely impossible to live without money.
He Xianqiu bought a lot of things, so she bent down to sort them out and put them all into the basket.
Then Ji Chenzhou carried the backpack. Ten pounds was nothing to him. He didn't even breathe hard when carrying it. It was so easy.
But He Xianqiu felt a little embarrassed that she had bought so many things and asked Ji Chenzhou to carry them all.
Seeing this, Ji Chenzhou took a soap and put it in the basket, motioning for her to take it.
He Xianqiu looked at the basket that couldn't be any lighter. It was no different from a basket that couldn't be any lighter. If there was any difference, it was that it did have a little bit of weight, but not heavy.
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