In the morning, I came back after herding the cattle.
Su Qingci skipped and hopped towards the village entrance.
Taking advantage of her free time today, she planned to go to town to visit Old Wei.
It's been so long, he's probably almost finished eating his food.
Send him some things, and while you're at it, see if you can get your hands on any antiques to test the space-time issue.
"Huh, bringing glory to one's ancestors?"
"You won't grow taller just by eating?"
"Where are you going?"
"Where are you going?"
"I'm going to town."
"Me too."
Song Jingzhou glanced at Su Qingci sideways and said sarcastically, "What a coincidence!"
Su Qingci rolled her eyes and walked past him. "Why are you everywhere?"
Song Jingzhou pushed his bicycle forward and took two steps to catch up. "Come on, I was going to ask you if you were following me."
Su Qingci said irritably, "That's right, I was eyeing your good looks and following you."
"Tch~ Stop dreaming."
"You actually believe it? Dream on! Let me tell you, with your physique like a boiled chicken, I wouldn't even look at you."
What is poached chicken?
"White-cut chicken" is a term used to describe a man who is fair-skinned, has no muscles, and is very thin, just like a white-cut chicken. To put it bluntly, he is a bit effeminate.
Song Jingzhou paused for a moment, pulled open his collar to look at his chest, and touched his buzz cut.
"Who said it's white-cut chicken? You're the one who's white-cut chicken! I'm a real man, all muscle."
Su Qingci paused, turned around and looked him up and down twice. "I don't believe it."
"Unless you take it off and show it to me."
Song Jingzhou's face turned bright red. "You, you, you female hooligan."
The quiet path, with the branches of the trees on both sides receding into the distance.
Song Jingzhou complained to Su Qingci on the back seat as he pedaled his bicycle.
"You, the one in debt, are acting so arrogantly towards me, your creditor, is that right?"
Su Qingci fiddled with the wildflowers in her hand. "What's wrong with that? Where I'm from, the debtor is the boss, and the creditor is the grandson."
"Let me tell you, you'd better treat me well, or I might renege on my debt."
"Fine, you son of a bitch."
"We've arrived. I have to go take care of some business. Whether you want to go back this afternoon or wait at the town entrance."
"Be on time, I won't wait for you if it's too late."
"Okay, okay."
"Wait a moment."
Su Qingci grabbed Song Jingzhou and whispered, "Where are you going? Didn't you say the black market was raided last time?"
"It's open again?"
"What, what do you want?"
"Take me there, I want to see watches and bicycles."
Song Jingzhou looked Su Qingci up and down. "You owe me a mountain of debt, and you still have money to buy a watch and a bicycle?"
"Give me my money back!!"
Su Qingci choked, "The money I owe you is for living expenses, specifically for food, and it's all gone."
“This money was given to me by my family to buy things. It’s my dowry money, so it definitely can’t be used for food.”
“I’m not a spendthrift. If I ate it all, my family would break my legs.”
"Alright, alright, you'll definitely get your money back. Come on, let me see it."
Song Jingzhou led Su Qingci through a maze of turns into an alley, encountering several groups of lookouts along the way.
Even the most basic Suzhou-style porcelain can be seen. The old man sweeping the alley entrance and the few idlers playing cards in the alley were quite wary.
Once inside the black market, Song Jingzhou grabbed Su Qingci by the collar and demanded, "Where are you going?"
"Do you think they'd put the stuff you want out for sale?"
"Come with me."
They found Wang Gang, a person in charge of the market, and the two explained their purpose. Song Jingzhou then asked Su Qingci to go with him to pick out some items.
Wang Gang led Su Qingci into a small office, opened a safe, took out a small brocade box, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Su Qingci.
"This isn't a big city."
"Forget about Rolex, Omega, or anything like that."
"Even if you have the money, I still can't get it."
"I have a few here, mostly made in China. Please take a look and see if there's any you like."
Wang Gang pointed to the watches inside the box and introduced them, "Look, there's a Tianjin brand, a Beijing brand, a Shanghai brand, and a Santo."
"Except for this piece of mountain stone, which is brand new, the others have some wear and tear."
Su Qingci picked them up one by one and examined them; they were mostly all-steel, manually wound.
How is the price calculated?
"Starting from the left, the Tianjin brand is 215, the Beijing brand is 258, the Shanghai brand is 288, and the brand new Santo is a bit more expensive at 368."
Su Qingci couldn't tell the difference between good and bad. She was just a cowherd and didn't need to show off. She just needed something decent to look at normally, and there was no need to use something so expensive.
In the end, I chose the cheapest Tianjin license plate and negotiated the price down to 198.
Do you have bicycles?
"We don't have bicycles, but if you're interested, we can keep an eye out for them or source them from elsewhere."
"I want it, but I don't want the kind of men's bicycle with a 28-inch handlebar; I want the women's version."
She had tried Song Jingzhou's bicycle, and to be honest, with her height of less than 1.6 meters, she really couldn't reach the pedals.
Even if she stands on the horizontal bar, she will still get her crotch stuck.
"That won't be easy to find."
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it. You can come back and try your luck in a while."
Su Qingci left the office and went straight out of the black market.
She had nothing to give up and nothing to buy.
While Song Jingzhou was away on business, I quickly went to find Old Wei.
Looking at the time, it was almost noon, so Su Qingci decided to go directly to No. 17 Niuxiang Port.
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