The market day arrived quickly.
On this day, villagers from all around would come to the town to trade various daily necessities.
With more people, there are more frictions and conflicts. In a little while, someone's oxcart will hit someone carrying loads.
A moment later, the middle-aged women over there started fighting while stroking their hair.
There were also some pickpockets taking advantage of the chaos, darting around in the crowd.
Su Qingci took the chicken feather as an imperial edict and started assigning tasks early in the morning.
Wang Dachui was assigned to guard the point.
The remaining four people were divided into two groups.
Song Jingzhou and Liu Siqing were paired up, and they were sent to wander around the market.
Xiao Yuehua and Wang Guoqing were in charge of the surrounding streets.
The market mainly consisted of trading stalls set up by production teams.
Publicly owned restaurants, grain stations, supply and marketing cooperatives, post offices, and so on, lined the streets.
Su Qingci herself stood here and there.
He quickly slipped away to a secluded spot and entered the farm to change his clothes.
Today I'm going to have a face-to-face meeting with the woman who sold the enamel porcelain bowl.
She's quite a celebrity in town now, so to avoid causing unnecessary trouble...
It's best not to show your true face.
She put on a pair of platform shoes and wore the trendy headscarf and hat that I bought for her during the last "hundred-person killing" in the county town.
This hat has a hard flap in front of the forehead, similar to the flap of a modern baseball cap, which can provide sun protection.
A large piece of fabric shaped like a red scarf is attached to the back of the duck's tongue.
Simply tie the two corners of the triangle under your neck, and you have a hat.
He wore a large work uniform over his clothes.
To be on the safe side, Su Qingci also wore a mask and a pair of photochromic glasses.
When they arrived at the agreed-upon alley, Old Wei was already waiting at the entrance.
"Grandpa Wei, have they arrived yet?"
Upon hearing Su Qingci's voice, Old Wei finally recognized the person dressed like a spy as Su Yatou.
"They're here, they're here, in the grove behind the public toilet up ahead."
Old Wei said as he led Su Qingci along.
The two soon arrived at the grove.
A woman carrying a bamboo basket, who had been hiding in the woods, came out from behind a tree when she saw Old Wei and his men enter.
Su Qingci looked at the other person and froze on the spot.
Although the other person had their head down and their face was covered by an old silk scarf.
But she recognized him at a glance.
Shen Chuntao.
"Young lady, this is the person in charge behind me."
Shen Chuntao glanced at Su Qingci, who was wrapped up tightly, and asked warily.
"Can you make that decision?"
Su Qingci nodded subconsciously.
Shen Chuntao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the other party nod.
At times like this, the items she has are all sensitive goods.
If you get caught, you could easily get involved in the destruction of the Four Olds.
Being able to sell it all at once, even at a lower price, would be a good thing for her.
Su Qingci asked in a rough voice, her tongue slurred, "Did you bring the things?"
"Do you want money or food?"
Shen Chuntao stepped forward two steps, "Can you get a job?"
"I want to work in town."
"I don't care what I do, and I don't care about the salary, as long as I can come to town!"
Su Qingci was taken aback, then shook her head.
"I'm sorry, I don't have that kind of ability."
Although Shen Chuntao didn't have much hope, she was still so disappointed that her shoulders slumped down.
"I want money and food coupons, and food that can be stored for a long time."
"I want to see your things first."
Shen Chuntao gritted her teeth, removed the towel covering the basket, and then pulled apart the two tattered clothes underneath.
Inside, a tightly wrapped cloth bag was revealed.
"I only brought some with me. Take a look at them first. If you think there's nothing wrong with them, we can arrange a time and place to make the transaction."
Su Qingci reached out to take the cloth bag that Shen Chuntao handed over.
Shen Chuntao's gaze lingered on the back of her fair hand for two seconds.
The cloth bag felt slightly heavy in her hand. Upon opening it, Su Qingci's pupils widened in shock.
It turned out to be a jade ruyi and two pieces of jade with excellent translucency for pressing down the skirt.
Her gaze toward Shen Chuntao became somewhat complicated.
This thing couldn't possibly have been brought by her when she went to the countryside.
That's what I got back when I was in the production team.
In the entire Gaotang brigade, the only family with such wealth was the former landlord and gentry Liu family.
Having stayed in the Gaotang production team for so long, Su Qingci had heard many rumors about the Liu family.
Legend has it that the Liu family had a glorious past, with one member serving as a high-ranking official of the third rank.
Even in the late Qing Dynasty, there were still daughters in the family who served as concubines in some princely mansions in the capital.
When the Liu family's property was raided, they took out boxes and boxes of antiques and valuable items.
The crowd of onlookers was dazzled by the sight.
Even after a decade or two, the villagers are still amazed when they talk about the Liu family's wealth back then.
However, Liu Pinggang, the only bloodline of the Liu family, has already been sentenced to execution in the fall for murder.
It's a bit... that this batch of goods ended up in Shen Chuntao's hands.
I don't know if it was just good luck that she ran into this, or if she had some kind of connection with Liu Pinggang.
Seeing that the other person was staring at the thing in their hand without saying a word, Shen Chuntao felt a little uneasy.
"How about it?"
Su Qingci snapped out of her daze, "No problem!"
How much do you want to exchange?
"Can I have as many as I want?"
"no!"
"You've probably been to the black market before. This kind of thing could indeed be a family heirloom in prosperous times, but now..."
Su Qingci curled her tongue and lowered her voice, feeling a bit breathless after talking too much.
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