Chen Shuning originally thought the woman was just selling a beautifully crafted jewelry box, but he never expected such a surprise.
Upon seeing a box of exquisitely crafted jade artifacts, Chen Shuning's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
At first glance, the exquisite jewelry box, which was only three or four centimeters square, contained six or seven jade bracelets. Although Chen Shuning didn't know much about jade, the quality and color of the bracelets made them look extraordinary.
Besides jade bracelets, there were also various earrings, pendants, prayer beads and other jewelry, a whole box full of them.
And a box of these things only costs two hundred yuan?
Let alone a whole box, even a random, unassuming earring from it could be worth a house in a few years.
The fact that this box only cost two hundred yuan filled Chen Shuning with joy; he felt he had struck gold.
Forcibly suppressing his excitement, Chen Shuning looked up at the woman in front of him. Her face was thin, her eyes were sunken, and her lips were bloodless, all of which showed that she was a woman who had suffered a lot.
Thinking about it again, in such a turbulent era, the people who can produce these things and are in this state are probably only doing so for a few reasons.
Moreover, it was midday, and the black market usually opened early. This woman was positioned relatively close to the front, so she must have arrived quite early.
Given her recent hasty price offer, it's likely that few people are interested in her items anymore. After all, in this day and age, people struggle to even have enough to eat, so how many would spend money on things that are neither edible nor drinkable and could easily cause trouble?
Therefore, Chen Shuning wasn't worried about her changing her mind or raising the price at the last minute.
Gently closing the jewelry box, Chen Shuning, who had decided to buy these items, already considered them her property. She understood the principle of not flaunting wealth.
The woman who had initially held onto a sliver of hope, seeing Chen Shuning's actions, assumed she thought it was too expensive and didn't want to buy it anymore, and somewhat disappointedly sat back down in her original spot.
Li Wancui was forced to sell these items out of desperation.
Her family background was problematic. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, her family owned several printing and dyeing factories. Although her father had supported the underground Communist Party during the years of civil turmoil, her family was able to live a few years of peaceful and good life after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
A few years ago, my father heard rumors and realized that things were not going well, so he moved the whole family overseas.
She was the only one who couldn't escape overseas with her because she was married, and her husband couldn't do so for various reasons. The two had just gotten married and were deeply in love. Reluctant to leave her husband, she gave up the opportunity to go with her family and resolutely stayed for him.
Unexpectedly, just as the movement began, she was reported as the daughter of a capitalist. Although she had followed her father's instructions and published a notice in the newspaper to sever ties with her family when they left, she was still implicated.
Although her husband remained devoted to her and even broke with his family to protect her, forcing his family to step in and defend her, she escaped being labeled a "black five category" and sent to a farm.
However, because of her, not only did she and her husband lose their good jobs, they were also forced to live in a remote rural area.
Seeing her husband's hands, which used to hold a pen, covered in blisters from holding a hoe every day, she felt a pang of heartache.
Now she's secretly selling what little she has left behind her husband's back because she heard that this year her brigade will have one spot to recommend someone for the Workers-Peasants-Soldiers University.
And just then, they heard that the brigade leader's son had found a girlfriend in the county and wanted to get married at the end of the year, but the girl's family was asking for a dowry of one hundred yuan, which was a huge worry for the brigade leader's family.
She was also using the excuse of buying a spot in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. Once she and her husband went to another place, where they were unfamiliar with the area, no one would know about her past, and she could use this opportunity to get out of her current predicament.
It must be said that Li Wancui is a woman who can take things in stride. If an ordinary person knew the value of these things, it would be difficult to make up their mind to sell them.
Chen Shuning, preoccupied with the good stuff, didn't notice the change in Li Wancui's expression from hopeful to disappointed.
After closing the jewelry box, she reached into her pocket, actually pulling out a wad of cash from her storage space. She counted out twenty bills and handed them to Li Wancui, saying, "I'll take the item. Count this money and see if it's correct."
Li Wancui, who had already given up hope, stared at the stack of black ten cards in front of her for a long time before she could react. Finally, Chen Shuning pushed her and she realized what was happening.
He happily took the money and counted it. Seeing that the amount was correct, he glanced reluctantly at the jewelry box at his feet, closed his eyes briefly, and said, "The amount is correct, the item is yours."
After saying that, Li Wancui seemed afraid that she would regret it, and immediately got up and walked out of the alley.
Having bought such a treasure, Chen Shuning had no intention of continuing to browse. She picked up the rather heavy jewelry box and quickly left the alley where the black market was located.
Fortunately, Red Flag Town was just a remote town, and there wasn't much of value in the black market on ordinary days, so no bad people with greedy eyes appeared.
Carrying the jewelry box, Chen Shuning found a deserted alley. After looking around and seeing that no one was there, Chen Shuning turned around and entered the space.
She keeps the jewelry boxes and the jewelry she got in the basement of Beijing together. Now, this area of her basement has become a treasure room, with all kinds of exquisite jewelry displayed in jewelry boxes she got from the shopping mall.
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