Chen Shuning did not have any intention of waiting for Yang Wanqiu to leave together just because they were educated youth sent to the countryside together, even though it seemed that Yang Wanqiu had already picked out all her things and only needed to pay the bill.
Because today is the day to hand over public grain, there are many people in the town, and there should be quite a few people going to the black market as well. So, in addition to watches and bed sheets and quilt covers, Chen Shuning also wants to sell a batch of fruit.
She already had quite a lot of fruit stored in her space. In the past, she would rush to collect and sell it, but since she transmigrated here, she has only collected the fruit in her space and never sold it.
In addition, there is only daytime and no nighttime in the space. Although Chen Shuning would occasionally water the fruits and vegetables he ate with spiritual spring water, everything else grew naturally.
Even so, the crops in this space still have a relatively short maturation cycle, and quite a lot of vegetables and fruits have already been stored during this period.
Now that every family has their own plot of land, vegetables are not easy to sell, so Chen Shuning only kept a small plot of land to grow vegetables, just enough for her own consumption, and planted grains on the rest of the land.
However, she had no intention of selling the grain. Firstly, unless sold in large quantities, the grain wouldn't fetch much money, and selling in large quantities would easily attract the attention of relevant government departments, which would be too risky. Chen Shuning didn't want to take that risk.
Fruit is different. In an era when even having enough to eat was a problem, fruit was a high-end consumer item that not everyone could afford. So Chen Shuning came up with the idea of selling fruit.
Based on the realities of the time, Chen Shuning selected some similar apples, pears, and oranges to try first.
Although Chen Shuning only prepared four baskets of each type of fruit, each basket weighing about fifty pounds, that weight was still too much for Chen Shuning to lift.
So before going to the black market, Chen Shuning first wandered around the alley where the black market was located. Perhaps because the black market was not suitable for a crowded location, Chen Shuning easily found a dilapidated house at the end of another alley not far from the black market.
It looks like no one has lived here for a long time. Although the gate is still there, part of the courtyard wall has collapsed, and the yard is overgrown with weeds.
Chen Shuning jumped over the collapsed courtyard wall. The house looked abandoned; the door wasn't locked, just hastily tied with hemp rope.
Chen Shuning took out a fruit knife from his spatial storage and cut the hemp rope. He glanced around the room and saw that there was no furniture and a thick layer of dust, indicating that no one had been there for a long time.
Chen Shuning was very satisfied with this place, so she went into the space and disguised herself as Aunt Ning. Then she specially found shoes of different sizes and styles from the space, put them on, and walked around the room a few times, making it look like many people had been there.
He took out the fruit he had prepared from the space and placed it in the corner of the room. After doing all this, he tied the door shut with a rope and headed towards the black market.
The same skinny monkey who had taken Chen Shuning to find Hei Zi last time was collecting money at the entrance of the black market. He greeted Chen Shuning from afar as soon as he saw her coming.
Before she even got close, she greeted her warmly, "Aunt Ning, you've arrived! This morning, Brother Hei was saying that you've improved these past two days, so he specially asked me to stay here and wait for you, saying that as soon as you arrive, I should take you inside."
As they spoke, the skinny monkey, who had already approached, mysteriously leaned close to Chen Shuning and whispered, "Auntie, Blackie and I have collected quite a few nice things for you recently. I guarantee you'll like them."
As they talked, the two walked to the gate of the small courtyard they had met before. This time, instead of calling for someone to watch the gate at the alley entrance, Skinny Monkey led the people directly into the courtyard. He then told a young man Chen Shuning had never seen before, "Go outside and keep watch for a while," and led Chen Shuning toward the small courtyard they had met before.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Skinny Monkey excitedly shouted, "Brother Black, Aunt Ning is here! Come out quickly!"
Chen Shuning never expected to be so popular. As soon as the skinny monkey finished speaking, the big guy, Hei Zi, nimbly darted out of the house like a cat.
Seeing Chen Shuning carrying a basket, she greeted him with a big smile, like a cat seeing a fish: "Auntie, you're here! Come in and sit down. It's getting colder every day. I was wondering if you could come over these next few days."
Then, turning to the skinny monkey behind Chen Shuning, he instructed, "Monkey, go and get the things I prepared for your aunt, and also get some of the apples I bought in Harbin."
"Okay, I'll go right now." After saying that, the skinny monkey turned around and ran out of the courtyard.
Hei Zi then led Chen Shuning into the house, which was his usual residence, so it was fully furnished with tables, chairs, and other furniture.
Knowing that people who come to this black market are very cautious and no one would easily drink water given by others, Hei Zi didn't pour water for Chen Shuning. Instead, he asked her to sit down and got straight to the point: "Auntie, this isn't the first time we've cooperated. I won't lie to you, I went to Harbin a few days ago. The watches you sold me were very popular there. So, when you go back, could you ask your brother if he could help bring some back next time?"
Besides the watch, the bed sheets and duvet covers you brought also sell very well. If possible, could you bring more of those too?
Chen Shuning only brought out two sets of bed sheets and duvet covers this time, and only five watches. He originally thought that Hongqi Town was just a small place, so even the most sought-after goods wouldn't sell much.
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