"Buy or sell!" The young man didn't even raise his head when he felt someone coming.
“We’re here to sell things.”
"Two cents."
"But we have a lot to sell, and I wonder if we can meet your boss."
The man then looked up at the person who was speaking and found that it was a middle-aged woman with moles on her face and a tall, bearded man.
"Where's your stuff? How's the quality? Open it and let me see it first."
This meant that he wanted to inspect the goods. Chen Ruxue hurriedly helped take the backpack from Ye Haonan's back and placed it in front of the man.
"Look, this is the rice I brought, this is apples, this is freshly slaughtered pork, and I also have a live chicken and a live duck."
The young man grabbed a handful of rice, looked at it first, then put it to his nose and smelled it, then put it down.
He picked up the large piece of pork and sniffed it as usual, then looked at the chicken and duck before nodding, "Is that all?"
"Actually, there were a lot of things, but there were too many to carry. There were things like white flour, cornmeal, cabbage, potatoes, sesame seeds, and everything else."
"Okay, wait here."
The young man turned and walked away quickly, and then another man took his place.
Chen Ruxue thought, I didn’t expect that the black market is so strictly controlled.
In a small courtyard not far from the black market, a young man was gesturing at something with a man in his thirties wearing sunglasses.
"Brother, I've seen it all. Her stuff is really good. The rice has a fresh fragrance. You can tell it's new rice as soon as you smell it. The grains are distinct and translucent.
The pork was even better, fresh and you could tell it had just been slaughtered.
The chickens and ducks are even fatter, definitely weighing more than five pounds.
It's just that she didn't bring much, but I asked her about it, and the woman said she still had flour, sesame seeds, fruit, cabbage, potatoes, and so on."
"Didn't you ask her how much?"
"This...Brother, I'll go ask right away."
"Forget it, bring the person here!"
"Yes, big brother." The young man hurried out of the yard.
Chen Ruxue and Ye Haonan stood there waiting for about ten minutes, and then they saw the young man running towards them.
"Please take your things and follow me."
Soon, the two were brought to the courtyard and met the man in sunglasses.
“This is my eldest brother.
Brother, these two are the ones who want to see you."
"I heard from Xiaowu that you guys want to meet me, and my gift is quite generous.
How much goods do you have? If you don’t have enough, today’s deal won’t be successful.”
He hated the people who pretended to have more goods even though they didn't have much. They were just wasting his time.
Generally speaking, if you meet this kind of person, you will inevitably be beaten up.
Chen Ruxue understood what he meant, but she remained calm and said, "I'm sure you'll be satisfied. I just don't know how much you can eat."
"Wow! You're quite arrogant. In that case, I won't be polite to you. 50,000 catties of rice, 50,000 catties of flour, 3,000 catties of pork, 3,000 chickens and ducks each, 5,000 catties of apples, 20,000 catties of cabbage, 5,000 catties of sesame seeds, and 10,000 catties of potatoes."
After the man in sunglasses finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Ruxue, but unfortunately, the other person couldn't see it at all.
"That's all? No problem! Tonight at 8 o'clock, we'll go to the grove west of the city to move the goods. I'll pay you and you'll get the goods."
As if he hadn't expected the woman before him to be so generous and generous with so much goods without even blinking, the man with glasses put away his cynical look and became more serious. "Okay! Rice and flour are 50 cents per pound, pork is 80 cents, chicken is 2.2 yuan per head, duck is 2.5 yuan per head, apples are 50 cents per pound, cabbage is 0.6 cents, sesame seeds are 0.6 cents, and potatoes are 0.6 cents. The total is 63,800 yuan. Do you want cash or is something else acceptable?"
“Cash only!”
"Okay, see you tonight. Xiaowu, see you off."
"Please, both of you!"
Chen Ruxue and Ye Haonan pretended to be calm and followed Xiaowu out of the courtyard.
Only after they left the black market did the two finally feel relieved.
"Oh my god, this is my first time doing this, and it's really scary!"
Seeing that Ye Haonan didn't respond, Chen Ruxue turned around curiously and was immediately amused.
It turned out that for some unknown reason, a small piece of Ye Haonan's beard suddenly fell off. At this moment, he was covering his mouth with his hands, fearing that he would be exposed.
"I was wondering why you didn't say anything all the way. It's really funny." Chen Ruxue smiled and helped Ye Haonan stick his beard back on.
Ye Haonan: “…”
He didn't want to do that. He was almost scared to death just now.
"Okay, next, we should go to the south of the city."
More than an hour later, the two arrived at the black market in the south of the city.
The black market in the south of the city seems to have just as many people as the one in the north.
Chen Ruxue didn't quite understand why this place couldn't compare to the north of the city.
But this is not what she needs to worry about. Her main purpose of coming here today is to sell things.
Just like in Chengbei, Chen Ruxue paid the same two cents and, under the guidance of a thin man, met the boss of the Chengbei black market - a middle-aged man with a bookish look.
To be honest, if they were walking on the street, she would never associate him with the black market boss, she would just think he was a teacher from a school.
Although she thought so, Chen Ruxue did not dare to be careless at all.
It is rumored that this person is cruel and ruthless, and human life is not worth mentioning in his eyes.
The middle-aged man stared at Chen Ruxue for a long time before finally speaking, "What goods do you have?"
"Rice, noodles, meat, vegetables, and fruits are all available!"
"Old rules, inspect the goods first."
"Of course, they're all in the backpack."
The middle-aged man tilted his head casually, and the people next to him began to bring the things in the backpack to him one by one for him to review.
The middle-aged man was about to nod after reading the things when he saw a man with a scar on his face running over hurriedly, whispering something in his ear and pointing at Chen Ruxue and Ye Haonan.
In an instant, Chen Ruxue noticed a cold light staring at her.
A chilling feeling instantly filled my entire body.
Chen Ruxue thought to herself: Oh no, maybe they noticed something!
However, she still pretended to be calm, standing firmly in place, allowing the middle-aged man to look her up and down.
"Hahaha! Great! Since he is the great man of Chang Jiu, I can't show weakness either. Our southern city is not inferior to his northern city."
After saying that, the man turned to Chen Ruxue and said, "Just like Chang Jiu, I'll do the same as he ordered. This way, you shouldn't be embarrassed!"
Chen Ruxue nodded to indicate that it was okay.
"Tonight at 10 o'clock, pick up the goods at the grove west of the city. Remember to bring money. I will pay you and receive the goods."
"Okay, that's straightforward. I like dealing with straightforward people."
This man was so startled that he almost scared Chen Ruxue to death.
Finally, Chen Ruxue and Ye Haonan left the black market in the south of the city safely.
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