Meanwhile, Jiang Jinhua was wandering around the town when he came to a secluded place. Just as he was about to turn back, he suddenly saw someone come out of an alley.
That person was looking around nervously, clearly afraid of being discovered.
Driven by curiosity, Jiang Jinhua followed the person down another alley.
Suddenly, the man walked into a narrow alley. At the entrance of the alley, someone was guarding it.
He clearly saw that the person said something to the person at the door. He only saw him pause for a moment, then go inside and disappear a few seconds later.
Only the person at the door remained, looking around.
Jiang Jinhua didn't think too much about it; he also wanted to go in and take a look.
They were stopped as soon as they arrived at the entrance.
"What do you do for a living?"
"I just want to go in and take a look," Jiang Jinhua said with a chuckle.
The gatekeeper looked him up and down for a while, and only after confirming that he was not wearing a red armband did he raise his hand in front of him.
Jiang Jinhua looked at him, puzzled.
"Give me the money. It's three cents to sell something, and one cent to buy something."
Jiang Jinhua felt that this sales pitch sounded so familiar.
He finally remembered that when he went to the black market with his father in Beijing, there was also a person guarding the entrance in the same way.
However, over there, things cost 50 cents to sell and 20 cents to buy. Not a penny less.
The entrance and exit fees here are much cheaper than in Beijing.
But he had been to the black market with his sister before, and he didn't remember going there.
To confirm, he looked around. Sure enough, the black market his sister had taken him to last time wasn't this one. Had they moved here?
This is just one of the exits.
Regardless of whether it was the black market his sister had taken him to before, he wanted to go in and take a look.
Jiang Jinhua leaned closer to the gatekeeper and whispered, "Dude, is this the black market here?"
"Out-of-towner?"
Jiang Jinhua nodded.
"Out-of-towners also have to abide by our rules; they have to pay to get in."
Jiang Jinhua reached into his pocket and suddenly realized that he didn't have a single penny.
Her sister had been paying for it all before; his money was all gone on the way here.
How could he forget to ask his sister for some money?
Why.
Jiang Jinhua was extremely embarrassed. He awkwardly said to the man, "Brother, can I just go in and take a look? I don't have any money with me. I don't want to buy or sell anything. I just want to go in and take a look."
As he spoke, he tried to walk further inside.
The man at the door pushed him back a few steps: "No."
Jiang Jinhua still wanted to go in and take a look. He really wanted to see how the black market here was different from the one in Beijing.
"Big brother, please be kind and give it to me next time, next time, okay?"
"no."
"Brother, I promise, I promise I'll bring you double the money when I go down. Is that alright?"
"No!" The gatekeeper still refused to let them through.
However, their shoving attracted the attention of the people inside.
Three burly men came out from inside. "What's going on?"
"This guy wants to get in without paying," the gatekeeper said truthfully.
Several burly men stared at Jiang Jinhua, their imposing manner and appearance exuding ferocity.
Jiang Jinhua wasn't afraid of the burly men. He scratched the back of his head and said, "I forgot to bring any money today. I just want to go in and take a look. Can't I even buy or sell anything?"
While they were talking, everyone in the black market noticed them. At first, everyone was afraid that they were wearing red armbands and wanted to run away, but they stopped moving after seeing that there was only one person.
Some curious people also gathered around.
Before the burly man could say anything...
At that moment, someone rushed out from inside and blocked Jiang Jinhua's way.
"No, no, Brother Cheng, brothers, I'll pay for him, I'll pay for him." As he spoke, he took out fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to the gatekeeper. "Keep the change. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
The burly men softened their attitude after this, and the leader pointed his right finger at Jiang Jinhua: "Kid, there won't be a next time."
After saying that, they went back inside.
"Brother Gui, I'll take my brother over there first, and we'll go in later."
The gatekeeper, A-Gui, looked at the money in his hand and nodded.
The man had a deep voice. After speaking with the gatekeeper, A-Gui, he pulled Jiang Jinhua into an unknown alley next door.
They stopped only after confirming that no one was around.
Jiang Jinhua then saw the man in front of her clearly. He was about the same height as her, but his face was covered in black paint, making it impossible to see his original appearance.
He was about to thank him when he heard the man in front of him speak: "Why did you come here alone, and without any money?"
Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Jinhua's mouth formed an "O" shape in surprise.
It took me a while to come to my senses.
"It's you, Gu Xiliang?"
"If it weren't for me, you would have gotten beaten up today."
Jiang Jinhua reached out to rub Gu Xiliang's face, but Gu Xiliang slapped her hand away.
"Don't touch anything." He glared at him. "Why didn't you disguise yourself before coming in? Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Jiang Jinhua then remembered that his father had disguised himself when he took him to the black market, and his sister had also disguised herself when she took him there.
This time, he...
"I forgot." He scratched the back of his head sheepishly.
Gu Xiliang's face darkened.
What are you doing here?
“I was about to ask you the same thing. Lately, I only see you during my morning exercise. I don’t see you at other times. Uncle Hai said you haven’t been to work either. So you’ve been coming to the black market all this time.”
Gu Xiliang quickly covered his mouth and looked around: "Keep your voice down, do you want everyone to know you're here?"
"I'll talk about my business when we get back. What are you doing here? What brings you here?"
Jiang Jinhua struggled to pry Gu Xiliang's hand off and took a deep breath of fresh air.
"Brother, are you trying to suffocate me so you can inherit my fortune?"
Gu Xiliang then realized that he hadn't been paying attention and had covered his nose as well. But it had only been a short time, was it really necessary to be so dramatic?
"I haven't even asked you to pay back my five cents yet! And you want to inherit your family fortune? Do you even have any money?"
"Bro, can we stop hurting each other's feelings?"
Gu Xiliang poked his chest with his hand, "Alright, stop fooling around, tell me, how did you find this place?"
"I followed someone here out of curiosity and wanted to come in and take a look."
"Are you alone? Where are my third brother and sister-in-law?"
They went about their own business.
Gu Xiliang pulled a piece of charcoal from his pocket: "Come on, brother, let me do your makeup before we go in together."
Jiang Jinhua looked at the black charcoal with disgust, "Can't we just not use it? Is there anything else? A hat or some clothes that can cover your face will do."
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