Under her persuasion, Qin Huai's gaze finally hardened. "I'll figure something out. You don't need to worry about it."
have to!
Qiao Qiqi talked for a long time, but seeing that it had no effect at all, she simply gave up!
Regardless of whether Qin Huai agrees or not, she will continue to sell fruit on the black market.
If neither of them can convince the other, then they might as well not say anything!
Seeing that she didn't speak, Qin Huai realized that she wasn't someone who would easily change her mind, and he wanted to persuade her, but the car stopped at that moment because they had arrived in the county.
The two got off the bus at the final stop, which was the bus station.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw twenty or thirty buses parked in two rows inside the passenger station. Each bus had a sign inside its windshield indicating the destination.
After asking the driver about the return time and the location of the state-run store, Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai walked out of the bus station.
In those days, there were no taxis; all you could do was ride a bicycle or sit on a parallel bar.
That is, walking on two legs.
Qiao Qiqi and Qin Huai didn't have bicycles, so they had to walk. Fortunately, the state-run store wasn't far from the bus station; it was just a couple of turns away and took about 20 minutes to walk there.
Qin Huai didn't have anything he wanted to buy; he came purely to keep Qiao Qiqi company.
Qiao Qiqi found everything very new and interesting.
The county is different; it's much more prosperous than the town, with many high-rise buildings, and the people coming and going are dressed noticeably better than those in the town.
The most common thing they saw was bicycles; they saw more than a dozen people riding bicycles along the way.
You should know that Qiao Qiqi went to town so many times, and apart from the head of the grain station, she only ever saw one person riding a bicycle.
Qiao Qiqi suddenly looked away and said to Qin Huai, "Shall we buy a bicycle too?"
Qin Huai had noticed her staring at someone else's bicycle earlier, but when Qiao Qiqi actually asked, his expression immediately became troubled, "We don't have tickets..."
Qiao Qiqi had already made up her mind. She quickly glanced around and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, immediately leaned close to Qin Huai's ear and asked, "Do you know where the black market is? Let's go there and think of a way to sell this basket of apples."
Realizing that she had clearly planned this all along, Qin Huai felt helpless.
We've brought all the apples; they'll go bad if we don't sell them.
It's better for him to sell it now than for Qiao Qiqi to take it to the black market herself.
Thinking this through, he didn't hesitate and nodded directly, "I know, I'll take you there."
Qiao Qiqi was somewhat surprised. She had only asked out of curiosity, not with much hope.
He was taken aback when he saw that Qin Huai actually knew.
Qin Huai saw through her thoughts and explained, "My father's leg has gotten worse in recent years because it wasn't treated properly before. I've brought him to the county to see a doctor several times."
"Oh, I see. How is Dad's leg now? If I had known, I would have brought Dad along this time so he could have gone for a check-up."
Qin Huai's eyes softened.
Seeing that Qiao Qiqi always showed her filial piety through her actions, he felt a warm glow in his heart.
But thinking of Qin Baojun's temper, she said, "Forget it, he definitely won't come. Besides, he had a check-up six months ago, and the doctor prescribed medicine, which he has been taking ever since."
"That's good."
Hearing that Qin Baojun's leg was alright, Qiao Qiqi was relieved.
As the two walked toward the black market, Qiao Qiqi recited the things she wanted to buy.
Besides various foods, there are also toys for the children and clothes for the family. "It would be best to buy a bicycle to take back, and if there is extra money, it would be even better to buy a watch as well."
While Qin Huai listened to her talk for a long time, he was actually calculating in his mind how much these things would cost...
Hearing Qiao Qiqi mention bicycles already made him think it was a lot of money, but when he heard that she also wanted to buy a watch, he was stunned.
“This will cost at least 300 yuan. We don’t have that much money. If you want to buy it, wait a month, before the wedding, and we’ll come to the county again, and I’ll buy it for you.”
“We have money.”
Since she had brought Qin Huai along, Qiao Qiqi didn't bother to hide it from him and simply took out all 370 yuan from her pocket.
"This is all the money we have, but it's definitely not enough to buy a watch. We'll see how it goes later. If it's not enough, we'll do as you said and buy it next time we come."
Qin Huai was shocked by the amount of money she had produced, "How could we have so much..."
He was halfway through his sentence when he remembered the apple on his back and suddenly understood.
Seeing that Qiao Qiqi had earned so much money in just a few days, he was completely stunned. "You actually earned so much?"
“That’s right!” Qiao Qiqi said with a smug look on her face.
She could have gone to town yesterday, but she couldn't because Chenchen and Xinxin came to her house. Otherwise, she would definitely have over 400 points by now.
Seeing Qin Huai's surprised reaction, Qiao Qiqi immediately seized the opportunity to try and persuade him to agree to continue going to the black market.
But Qin Huai had already figured out her thoughts.
Not only did he find out, but he also turned serious, saying, "You're not allowed to go there anymore. If you want to make money, I'll do it, and I'll sell the fruit too. You're not allowed to go!"
have to!
The second attempt also failed.
Qiao Qiqi didn't argue and first asked Qin Huai to take her to the black market.
After walking for another 10 minutes, we arrived at our destination.
Qin Huai left Apple and Qiao Qiqi across the street and asked her to wait there while he went for a walk alone.
After confirming that everything was safe, he returned, picked up the apple, and looked at Qiao Qiqi.
I didn't want her to go there in the first place.
But Qiao Qiqi had an excited expression on her face, "Can we go now?"
Meeting those big, watery eyes, Qin Huai moved his lips, but couldn't bring himself to refuse.
In the end, he could only compromise, saying, "Then you stay by my side and don't stray too far from me."
"Okay! I promise!" This was exactly what Qiao Qiqi had been waiting for, and she immediately followed obediently behind him.
Seeing her like this, Qin Huai had no choice but to take her into the black market.
I found a secluded spot and put the apple down.
Only then did they realize there was no scale. They asked Qiao Qiqi, who looked around and saw that both sides were men, who didn't seem like nice guys, so she immediately gave up the idea of borrowing a scale.
Turning her gaze back to Qin Huai, she said, "My pears and apples are quite large, with the apples being slightly larger than the pears, so I'll just count one apple and one pear as one jin (500 grams)."
Qin Huai asked, "What if people only buy apples and not pears?"
"Then two apples will be one pound and one ounce, which is fifty-five cents."
Having learned the price, Qin Huai lifted a corner of the black cloth covering the basket.
The residents in the county have a slightly higher consumption level than those in the town, and soon people saw the big, red apples and were attracted to them.
How much are these apples?
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