"Okay, I'll go get the money." He turned back to his room and took out thirty yuan from the space. Zhong Yuxiu turned around and handed the money to him, "Thank you for your help, Brother Yan."
"It's just a piece of cake." After taking the money, Yan Rushan left quickly.
He watched Yan Rushan disappear outside the courtyard gate, then closed it and headed up the mountain. Regardless of whether he could buy a train ticket or not, he had to leave the day after tomorrow. He could only find another way to buy a ticket once he was on the train. He only had two days left at the Yujia Production Brigade, today and tomorrow, so a trip to the mountain was essential.
The climate in the deep mountains is relatively warm, and there are many small prey such as pheasants and rabbits. In just half an hour, Zhong Yuxiu caught 23 rabbits and 18 pheasants, twisted their necks and threw them into the storage ring.
After walking around in the deep mountains, I didn't encounter any big prey. Before going down the mountain, I caught three wild rabbits. Each rabbit weighed more than five kilograms; the pheasants were only about two or three kilograms.
Back at the Youth Farm, he placed the three rabbits on the ground and retrieved the half-man-high backpack he usually used from the kitchen. He then covered the backpack with a patched piece of cloth. He then carried it out of the production brigade and, finding a secluded spot outside the county town, unloaded the game from his storage ring. The basket was now overflowing with pheasants and rabbits. He covered it with a tattered piece of cloth and continued on his way to the county town.
Once she entered the county town, she realized she had no idea where to go. She could only use her mental strength to search for the black market. After searching for about ten minutes, she actually found it. The black market was so remote and difficult to find that it might not be easy to find on a first visit.
Zhong Yuxiu tightened the rope of the backpack, walked through the dark alley, and bypassed two small alleys; the view in front of her suddenly became clear, the light was bright, and the river was flowing gently.
The black market is at the back of a house by the river in the county town. People setting up stalls to sell things are lined up under the eaves. Whether they are buyers or sellers, they all dress a little strangely because they don’t want others to know their identities. They either cover their heads or wear straw hats and lower their heads. In short, they all do it without showing their faces.
Zhong Yuxiu secretly thought that it was a bad idea, as she had revealed her face. After secretly looking around for a moment, she retreated to the alley she had walked through before, used the rags on the backpack as a cover, took out a headscarf from the storage ring, covered her entire head and the lower half of her face, and then picked up the backpack again and stepped into the black market.
Walking in the narrow aisle, people kept looking at the backpack.
They found an open space, put down their backpacks, and opened the rags. The already narrow place was instantly surrounded by people. Even so, no one made a noise. Only those pairs of eager and excited eyes made people understand how much they wanted the meat.
Zhong Yuxiu lowered her voice. "Pheasants are one yuan per pound, and wild rabbits are one yuan and two cents per pound. I haven't weighed them, but I estimate their weight by the feel. I don't accept bargaining. If you're afraid of getting a bad deal, don't buy. If you're not afraid of getting a bad deal, you can choose for yourself."
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