I started browsing the black market.
She was not in a hurry to find an empty place to take out the things in the space and sell them because she wanted to understand the market situation first, to see what goods were available on the black market, what the prices were, and what goods were hot-selling.
After walking around for more than ten minutes, Wu Xiuxiu finally finished her tour of the entire black market. She realized that buying things in the black market did not require a ticket like buying things outside, but the prices of things in the black market were two to three times more expensive than outside.
The best-selling item on the black market is food. No matter what it is, it is very popular and there is no problem selling it. There is a shortage of everything at this time, especially food.
The most scarce things on the market now are chickens and eggs. This year there are not as many chickens as in previous years, so there are fewer eggs. As a result, each person in this city is only supplied with two eggs per month, and you need egg coupons to buy eggs.
There are four people in the Wu family, and they can only buy eight eggs a month.
Let’s sell eggs tonight!
She saw two people selling eggs in the black market. The eggs were not very good, but they were selling them for 1.7 cents each, yet quite a few people were buying them.
If you buy them outside, one costs only five cents, but there is a severe shortage of eggs now. Even if you have money and a ticket, a person can only buy two per month.
No wonder eggs on the black market are not of good quality. Even though they are sold at such a high price, there are still many people buying them, so they are not difficult to sell.
After making up her mind, Wu Xiuxiu went to the weeds that were almost as tall as a person. After carefully observing that there was no one around, she entered the space to get the eggs.
Wu Xiuxiu found a large backpack, counted two hundred eggs and put them into the basket, filling it up.
Then I picked up the backpack...it was so heavy!
Although she managed to carry the basket, Wu Xiuxiu felt it was very heavy and difficult.
Fortunately, the black market was just outside. She didn't have to walk far. She could just walk a few steps with the basket on her back and get there. She could do it if she gritted her teeth.
Wu Xiuxiu left the space, crawled out of the weeds with a backpack on her back, and returned to the black market.
She looked around and found an empty space in a corner. She walked over and tried to put the backpack down, but was stopped by someone.
"You really don't know the rules! You haven't even paid yet, but you want to set up a stall to sell things."
A tall and thin man, a bit like a bamboo pole, glared at Wu Xiuxiu unhappily, grabbed Wu Xiuxiu's backpack with one hand, and prevented her from putting it down.
"Do I have to pay for setting up this stall? This is my first time selling things and I don't know anything. Please give me some guidance, brother." Wu Xiuxiu said hurriedly.
"So this is your first time setting up a stall in the black market... You have to pay to set up a stall in the black market. You can only set up a stall after paying." The man's expression eased a little.
"How much does it cost? Is it expensive?" Wu Xiuxiu thought to herself that this sounded a bit like a modern vegetable market, where one has to pay a stall fee to set up a stall.
"It's not expensive, only ten cents."
One cent is not expensive, but there is a problem... She has no money at the moment! So she can't even afford this one cent!
what to do……
Just when Wu Xiuxiu was in trouble, she suddenly saw the eggs in the basket. Her eyes lit up and she had an idea.
"Brother, I'm sorry, I don't have a penny on me right now, but I have eggs. Can I give you one egg for that ten cents? Or you can wait until I sell the eggs and have the money and then give you the ten cents." Wu Xiuxiu negotiated with the man.
The man took a close look at the eggs in her basket. "There are so many eggs. Each one is very good, big and shiny... Just give me an egg." He loosened his grip on the basket.
Such good eggs are definitely worth a dime. It is more cost-effective to collect eggs than to collect money.
"Okay, thank you, brother." Wu Xiuxiu quickly put the backpack on the ground, picked up an egg and handed it to the man.
The man got the eggs and walked away satisfied.
My shoulders and back hurt so much... After the man left, Wu Xiuxiu wanted to sell eggs, but she suddenly felt pain in her shoulders and back, and her head felt a little dizzy.
She knew it was caused by carrying too heavy eggs.
It seems that the body has not fully recovered yet, so it becomes like this when carrying heavy objects.
Wu Xiuxiu was sighing with her head down when she suddenly heard a rough voice.
"How do you sell these eggs?"
Wu Xiuxiu quickly raised her head and found that there was a man standing in front of her, staring at the eggs in her basket.
"1.80 each." Wu Xiuxiu replied.
She thought that the two egg sellers in the black market were both selling eggs for 1.7 cents each, and their eggs were not as good as hers, so hers was only one cent more expensive than theirs.
"Why is it so expensive?" The customer frowned, "Can it be cheaper?"
"Sorry, no, that's how much eggs are sold on the black market... You know how scarce eggs are on the market right now, so there's nothing I can do about it. 1.80 cents a piece, not even a minute less...
Look at the other egg sellers in the black market. Their eggs are only half the size of mine, but they are selling for 1.7 cents...
Although I sell this for 1.8 yuan, the eggs are good, big and bright, and very fresh and nutritious. You will only make money if you buy it." Wu Xiuxiu waved her hand.
The guest frowned again, but didn't say anything, but he didn't leave either. He looked at Wu Xiuxiu's eggs again, picked up two and looked at them carefully in the moonlight for nearly two minutes before he finally spoke again: "I want fifty."
A glimmer of joy flashed in Wu Xiuxiu's eyes. She never thought that the guests would order so many eggs.
"Okay." Wu Xiuxiu quickly calculated the bill, "Fifty eggs cost a total of nine dollars."
The man pulled out a handful of one-yuan bills from his trouser pocket, quickly counted out nine and gave them to Wu Xiuxiu, then took out a cloth bag from his pocket and said, "I want to pick the eggs myself, okay?"
"Okay, pick whatever you want." Wu Xiuxiu had no objection. She held the nine yuan in her hand with a smile on her face.
I finally have money, and I have nine dollars in one go!
Nine dollars is nothing in modern times, but it was a lot of money at that time.
"How much are these eggs?" Just as the first customer picked up the eggs and was about to leave, an old lady ran over and asked.
"1.8 cents each." Before Wu Xiuxiu could reply, the first customer answered for her.
"Oh my god, it's so expensive! You still buy it when it's so expensive!" The old lady raised her eyebrows and looked at the first customer.
Wu Xiuxiu was a little unhappy. What did this lady mean?
“It’s been so expensive recently, and I heard it will be even more expensive in a while because eggs will be even more scarce…
If you don’t buy more now, you won’t be able to afford it later.” The first customer said to the old lady.
"Although this one costs 1.8 cents, the eggs are really good. They are half a size bigger than ordinary eggs. And look at the color. It's really bright. You can tell it was laid not long ago. This kind of egg is very nutritious...
Moreover, one of these eggs is equivalent to one and a half, so buying two is equivalent to buying three ordinary eggs. With this calculation, it is still a profit...
I just went to check out another egg stall in this black market, the eggs there are nowhere near as good as this one, and they're still only 1.7 cents each."
"Yeah, that's right. Whoever buys my eggs will make money!" Wu Xiuxiu nodded after hearing this.
This guest is a wise man! He said it very well.
"Are these eggs really that good? Let me take a look." The old lady was somewhat moved by what the customer said. She reached out and picked up two eggs and studied them carefully for a while before nodding. "It is indeed as you said!" she said to the customer.
"If you want to buy eggs, buy them quickly." The customer said as he left.
"Auntie, do you want to buy it?" Wu Xiuxiu looked at the old lady and asked.
"Buy! Give me fifty." The old lady held up five fingers.
Wu Xiuxiu's eyes curved into a smile. She didn't expect that she also wanted fifty, and she sold a hundred eggs in one go.
"Okay, fifty eggs for nine dollars." Wu Xiuxiu said.
"I'll give you the money right now." The old lady said as she reached out to take out the money...
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