Chen Shuning followed the skinny monkey into the alley and discovered that the alley was not as narrow as it appeared from the outside. Once inside, she could see that the entrance to the alley had been enclosed by walls made of blue bricks, the same height as the courtyard walls on either side.
From the outside, it just looks like the two walls are built close together, less than half a meter apart. But once you pass through those two walls that look like a gate, the space inside is quite spacious.
At this time, there were already quite a few people setting up stalls on both sides of the three-meter-wide alley, and there were quite a few people buying things. It seemed that there were even more people than in the small woods in the eastern suburbs.
About two meters inside the alley, there was a house with its door open, and you could vaguely see quite a few people inside.
Judging from the conversations of some people, the people in this courtyard are probably the people in charge of receiving goods for the black market.
Some people, like Chen Shuning, are unwilling to set up their own stalls to sell their goods for various reasons. They choose to give up some profits and sell their goods directly to people on the black market.
This courtyard must be the place where the black market buys goods.
And just as Chen Shuning had guessed, the skinny monkey walked straight into the courtyard, greeted the people inside, and then led Chen Shuning inside.
This must be an old house, a typical Qing Dynasty building. It's still unclear how many courtyards it has, but Chen Shuning and his group obviously didn't enter through the main gate. It must have been a side gate or something similar, so the courtyard they entered wasn't very big.
Skinny Monkey led Chen Shuning through a moon gate, turning left and right. Just when Chen Shuning thought he was planning to double-cross Chen Shuning and secretly take out a stun gun from his spatial storage, he...
Then they heard the skinny monkey in front shouting towards an inconspicuous little house: "Brother Hei, an old lady is looking for you. Come out and see if she's the one you're waiting for."
To be honest, Hei Zi hasn't been having a good time lately. He really liked the watch he received from Chen Shuning last time. Just thinking about how happy his girlfriend would be when she received the watch made him feel that the 190 yuan he spent was worth it.
Because he liked it so much, he couldn't help but hold it in his hands and play with it endlessly. By sheer coincidence, the boss, who rarely came to the black market, saw it.
Speaking of which, the black market boss has a good eye. He immediately took a liking to the watch in Hei Zi's hand. He remembered that his wife had mentioned a colleague at school had bought a watch a few days ago. Although his wife didn't say she wanted one, the envy in her eyes was impossible to hide.
It just so happens that his wife's birthday is coming up soon, and she really needs a watch, so he asked about the price. When he heard that the price was acceptable, he wanted Hei Zi to give him the watch.
Hei Zi grew up without a father; his mother raised him by doing odd jobs and with the help of the neighbors.
The man in front of them was their neighbor. His family had taken good care of them since they were little. During the Great Famine, when every family was struggling, this neighbor's family still saved food from their own mouths to help them.
It's fair to say that without this family, Hei Zi and his mother would have starved to death long ago.
Later, this older brother started this black market business. However, because his own job was not suitable for public appearances, and also because he wanted to help Hei Zi, a kid who had suffered a lot since childhood, he handed over some of the public affairs of the black market to Hei Zi to manage.
It's fair to say that Hei Zi's comfortable life today, with plenty of food and clothing and money in hand, is entirely thanks to this older brother.
Moreover, Hei Zi's current girlfriend was introduced to him by this brother's sister-in-law, so when he heard that it was a birthday gift for his sister-in-law, Hei Zi handed the watch to the black market boss without saying a word, not even wanting the money.
However, the black market boss was also particular, and he wasn't short of money. He directly counted out twenty large black ten bills and gave them to Hei Zi, asking him to find another one for his girlfriend.
The boss knew that Hei Zi bought the women's watch as a gift for his girlfriend, although he felt it wasn't very ethical to snatch something from a young girl.
But thinking about how his wife had suffered so much with him for so many years, and how things had only gotten a little better in the last two years, this eldest brother really wanted to give his wife all the good things he could find, out of a desire to make it up to her.
So he reluctantly took his watch and left.
As for how to explain this to his girlfriend, well, I'm sorry, brother, you only need to explain it to your sister-in-law. The rest is up to you to figure out.
However, the black market boss's wife worked at the same place as Hei Zi's girlfriend; they were both teachers at the town's elementary school. The next day, the sister-in-law happily took her watch to the school.
But Hei Zi's girlfriend didn't look too good. You know, there aren't many teachers in the school, and even fewer women. Now, two female teachers have bought new watches.
The young girl felt uncomfortable, thinking that her boyfriend had promised just a few days ago that he would definitely get her a watch.
As their wedding day drew closer, there was still no news from the other side. So when Hei Zi came to pick her up after get off work that evening, she brought up the watch again.
The young girl was quite sensible. Before they started dating, she knew about Hei Zi's family situation and that he only had an elderly mother. Fearing that her boyfriend might not have enough money, she took out the more than one hundred yuan she had saved over the years and gave it to Hei Zi.
He said that if he really didn't have enough money, he would use this to buy a watch, which made Hei Zi blush with embarrassment on the spot.
He repeatedly assured her that he had enough money, but he couldn't buy a watch because he hadn't been able to get the ticket. He also repeatedly promised that he would definitely buy her a watch when they got married. Only then did the girl take the money back.
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