Chapter 5
After walking around the station, Yu Yao found a small alley that looked like the place she was looking for.
The alley was quite deep, and people came in and out from time to time. These people almost all had common characteristics: their eyes were wandering, their steps were very fast, and they were holding something in their hands.
Across the alley, a man was dozing off on the stone steps, apparently taking a break.
Yu Yao pretended not to see the other party. She would know whether it was true or not if she went in to take a look.
She didn't hesitate much, and continued to walk slowly as if she was looking for a way. Then she came to a yard, and suddenly a young man in his teens jumped out. He looked at her suspiciously, and asked as if he was looking for trouble, "What are you doing?"
After thinking for a while, Yu Yao said, "I heard from my aunt that there is a supply and marketing cooperative near the station. There are many things in it. My dear brother, do you know where it is?"
The young man raised his eyebrows, quite excited, "Call me Brother Biao!" Although he pretended to be fierce, his voice was not loud.
Yu Yao pursed her lips, forced a smile down her cheeks, and said politely, "Brother Biao, please show me the way."
Brother Biao spread his palms and said coolly, "Two cents."
This is the ticket collection.
While taking out money, Yu Yao asked casually, "Brother Biao, what is the term for selling things?"
"What?"
Brother Biao took the money and only then looked at her straight in the eye.
"Can you make the decision?" Yu Yao also expressed doubt at the right time.
The other party must have been used to people like her, so he opened the door a little and stopped talking.
Yu Yao was helpless, as he couldn't be cooler than Brother Biao, so he said, "My family shot a wild boar and brought it over. I wonder how much it's worth."
Brother Biao looked at her in shock as if he had seen a ghost. "One... one?"
"Well, probably more than 200 pounds."
"You wait." Brother Biao, who had looked so calm just now, now ran towards the yard in a flash. How could he still look like a cool guy?
Yu Yao laughed and could only wait.
A few minutes later, Yu Yao was welcomed into the yard. It turned out that the yard was not the place for their transaction.
There are some vegetables planted in the yard, and they are growing well. There are even some cabbage shoots growing out after the cabbages were cut, indicating that people live here.
Yu Yao followed Brother Biao around the main hall and entered a room with an open door, and then came to their base through a closet in the room.
It's such a winding road. If Yu Yao wasn't very strong, I would not have dared to come. It's really not easy for people in this era to make a living.
There is another yard outside the door in the closet. Many people come and go in the yard, like a flea market in later generations. Most of the sellers have a backpack or a basket, but some people have nothing but a piece of cardboard in front of them with words like "bicycle" written on it.
However, these people basically kept their faces covered tightly, fearing that they would be recognized by others. They did not engage in unnecessary communication and left after the transaction was completed.
Yu Yao found it quite strange and couldn't help but slow down his pace.
Brother Biao urged her from the front, "Hurry up, over here."
"Hey." Yu Yao hurriedly followed, and when he raised his head, he pulled the cloth wrapped around his face. He had just covered his face according to Brother Biao's reminder, and now only his eyes were exposed.
Going around the crowd, Brother Biao brought him to a room. Outside the door were two half-worn bicycles and a sewing machine. Although they were not new, they were still hot items in that era.
"Come in."
Yu Yao's eyes just flashed over those things and then he went into the house obediently.
There was a man sitting on a chair in the room, reading a book. He was wearing a pair of glasses and looked like a gentleman. I don't know what kind of book he was holding in his hand, but a smile appeared on his face.
"Do you have wild boars?" the man asked as he saw her go in.
Yu Yao repeated what he had just said, "It's about 200 kilograms. It was just brought down from the mountains. It's still very fresh."
The man raised an eyebrow, "Where is the goods?"
"If you want it, it can be delivered here in half an hour."
The man didn't seem to care whether she was on guard or not, and quoted: "If you sell the whole head, it's 40 cents per pound. If you sell it separately, the good ones can be 50 cents, and the bad ones are nothing."
What else was there to choose from? Yu Yao would of course choose to sell the whole thing, which was much more convenient.
Currently, pork from the supply and marketing cooperatives costs about 60 to 70 cents per pound. Wild boar meat is cheaper than ordinary pork because it does not contain oil. So, this black market is not that shady after all.
"Okay, then I'll sell the whole thing together, but I'll have to ship it to you in batches."
Hearing this, the man raised his head and looked at her strangely. Then he said nothing, but looked at Brother Biao on the side, "Biaozi, take her through the back door."
"Okay, Brother Huang."
Brother Biao must have learned Sichuan Opera. He acted like a lackey to Brother Huang. He turned around and looked at her coldly, "Come with me."
Yu Yao felt that things were going too smoothly, so she became more alert, and waited for Brother Biao to send her out the back door. Yu Yao did not say anything, but when he left, Brother Biao's tone was a little better, "I'll wait for you at this door in half an hour, be careful."
"Yeah." Yu Yao certainly couldn't think that the other party was concerned about him. He should be protecting their base.
The wild boar had already been cut up, and she just needed to find a place to take it out.
Yu Yao was not in a hurry, but asked around and went to the textile factory.
It is not yet noon, but it is working time. There are not many people around the textile factory. There is a security guard at the door, sitting in the security office, and no one knows what he is doing.
He raised his eyelids when he saw Yu Yao walking over, "What are you doing?" He looked her up and down like Brother Biao just now, which made Yu Yao feel uncomfortable.
Yu Yao didn't want to be discovered for the time being, so she decided to hurry up and grabbed a handful of fruit candies from her bag and handed them to the other party.
The other party is a man in his 40s or 50s, and he must have younger people at home. Sugar is a rare commodity nowadays, so he would not be ungrateful.
Sure enough, the master quietly put the candy into his pocket, his expression softened, and he asked, "Who are you asking about?"
This is a familiar question, and you can tell at a glance that many people do this.
Yu Yao chuckled twice, looking a little silly and a little shy, "Well...my cousin is looking for someone recently. The other person's parents are Liu Yang, the son of Director Wu and Deputy Director Liu of the textile factory. I want to ask you about them."
The master narrowed his eyes slightly and looked her over again, "What does your cousin do?"
"My cousin doesn't do anything. She farms at home. But she's pretty and a high school student. Many guys in our village want to date her."
Hearing this, the eldest uncle shook his head repeatedly, "It's impossible. Although Deputy Director Liu's son has a lame leg, he is a good person with good grades. Now I heard that he works in the commune. How could he marry a rural girl with such a bright future? You should persuade your cousin to give up this idea. The Liu family will not accept this marriage."
Yu Yao's heart sank. You see, no matter who you are, you can't resist the charm of the hero in the book.
She pretended to be angry, "How is that possible? They are attracted to each other."
The master glanced at her with an expression that seemed to see through everything, "It was decided privately, right? With Director Wu here, he can't make the decision."
Yu Yao thought it was the best, but on the surface she still looked a little angry.
She gritted her teeth and said, "Thank you, Master." She rummaged in her pocket and took out three yuan. "Master, can you buy me a piece of cloth for two yuan without a ticket? I want to take it back to pad my basket."
As for what the basket can be used for, it doesn’t matter what you use it for, eggs or duck eggs, anything is fine.
Yu Yao looked at him angrily, but her words were gentle. She gave him another dollar as a bribe. The master had no objection and agreed immediately.
After a while, a small bundle of cloth strips was brought out, with many large defective pieces on it.
After seeing the things, Yu Yao thanked them profusely and then left the textile factory.
As soon as I left, the lunch bell in the factory rang.
Yu Yao quickened his pace.
When she saw Brother Biao again, he was standing at the back door with an impatient look on his face.
"Hurry up, you're late, and Brother Huang is waiting anxiously."
Yu Yao had already changed her tone to a sweet one by this time, "Sorry, Brother Biao, I was delayed by something."
"Come with me." Brother Biao was a decisive man. He closed the door and took her to a room inside, which was not the room they had just been to.
In the room, the man called Brother Huang in the morning was still sitting on a chair, reading a book with a smile on his face. If you didn't know him, you would think he was watching a storytelling session.
"Brother Huang, the stuff has arrived."
"Let me see." Brother Huang closed the book in his hand and put it on the table. Yu Yao took a look and found it was The Legend of Sword and Fairy. She was a little surprised.
At this time, Brother Huang was also surprised. There was a bamboo sieve blocking the top of Yu Yao's big backpack, and under the bamboo sieve was a thin layer of mountain products. Under the mountain products were covered with cloth strips, and many cloth strips wrapped large chunks of wild boar meat inside. Brother Huang could see at a glance that the meat was fresh, fresher than those people had sent before.
This meant that the other party might have driven the food here, and it was definitely not something a woman like him could do. He did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly weighed the food for Yu Yao to calculate the price: 78 kilograms, 31.2 yuan.
Brother Huang gave it to her very readily, not even leaving a small amount less. This attitude made Yu Yao feel very comfortable. She had already started to think about having a long-term cooperation with this man, as long as it was cheaper and convenient.
"Go and bring the rest back quickly. If they are left for too long, they will no longer be fresh." Huang Ge urged her, "Why don't you just let my people take them?"
Brother Huang felt a little uneasy. This woman came in carrying a large backpack weighing over 100 pounds without even taking a breath. Is she still a human being? No wonder she was not afraid of him at all.
Of course Yu Yao insisted on bringing the things herself, so Huang Ge had no choice but to agree.
But Yu Yao was cautious and wandered around for a long time before he found a place to take out the pork. Then he drove to the back door of the black market with ease, not knowing that he was playing a game of cat and mouse by himself.
Goodbye Brother Huang, Brother Huang’s attitude seems to be better.
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