Because last night was too exciting and she didn't have to go to work, Lin Siya simply stayed in bed.
After solving her physiological problems and eating something to fill her stomach, Lin Siya found a novel from her space to read.
This novel was secretly stored in the space when I went to the scrap yard. In this era, it is a banned book. It tells the tragic love story of a foreign couple. It is very well written. When I read to the end, Lin Siya's eyes were a little red.
However, this is the last book in the space. I have read the rest, some of which I have even read several times.
There was no other way. There were not many entertainment activities in this era. She could even smile secretly with so many books to read. It seemed that she had to go "purchase more".
In addition, she plans to take a look at the legendary black market today. Don't get her wrong, she has no intention of becoming a big shot in the black market. She is just purely curious. She also wants to pick up some bargains and get rid of the stolen goods.
The three bicycles in the space could only be looked at but not used, and she became more and more upset the more she looked at them.
At that time, every bicycle had its own "identity card", that is, a bicycle license plate, which is why she did not take out the bicycle to use.
Because these three bicycles are stolen goods, it is difficult to explain them.
But there is no problem in putting it on the black market. Just remove the license plate and sell it at a lower price. It is much better than being able to look at it but not use it.
There are also radios and sewing machines. There are several of them in the space. Although they are second-hand, they should be popular.
As for the location of the black market, she had already known the specific location by accident, and this did not seem to be a big secret. She found that many people around her had experience going to this place.
Although they spoke in low voices during the discussion, she still heard it and learned some things about the black market from these fragments.
To be honest, I was quite nervous the first time I went there, mainly because I had no experience.
Lin Siya prepared a backpack, but didn't put anything in it. She just covered it with a piece of cloth so that people couldn't see what was inside.
As for herself, she did not cover up too much, mainly because if she went out at this time, she might meet neighbors. If she dressed herself too strangely, she was afraid of arousing other people's suspicion.
After she gets out, she can just find a place to dress herself up. To be honest, this is the first time she has felt so nervous and excited.
When she read Dai Wen’s novels many years ago, the heroines in the books would often trade tens of thousands of kilograms of grain or something, and they were able to get away with it every time. Lin Siya thought that was all nonsense.
Putting aside the people you're trading with, if you hand out tens of thousands of kilograms of grain, won't they be suspicious of its origin? Another factor is the government. With so much grain suddenly appearing, are they just sitting around doing nothing? They'll definitely investigate.
So Lin Siya never thought about taking this risk, but she didn't have the ability. Although she had the golden finger of the sign-in system, she had never signed in for tens of thousands of kilograms of food. Every time she signed in at the grain station, the total amount was only a few hundred kilograms, enough for her to eat alone.
Even on this trip to the black market, her main thought was to go and take a look and satisfy her curiosity. Of course, it would be even better if she could sell the things she had.
If she can't get out, she won't be disappointed. Safety is the most important thing.
Lin Siya, who had figured everything out, set off with the backpack on her back. She tried her best to appear calm.
"Aunt Zhang, are you busy?"
"Aunt Cao, have you eaten?"
"Sister Li, are you doing the laundry?"
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Lin Siya greeted the neighbors one by one. After such a long period of time, the neighbors gradually got used to the change in Lin Siya's personality.
Although there are quite a few weird ones among these neighbors, they are generally pretty nice. Nowadays, everyone lives their own lives behind closed doors and most of the time they don't interfere too much with others. Lin Siya still likes this kind of atmosphere and gets along well with her neighbors.
Lin Siya went to the largest local black market. The closer she got to the black market, the more nervous she became. This could be said to be an adventure. For this kind of thing, Lin Siya felt both nervous and exciting, and she didn't know what she would encounter on this trip to the black market.
She found an empty corner, quickly dressed herself up, put on a hat and a mask, leaving only her eyes exposed, and changed into a set of tattered old clothes.
She came to the entrance of the black market, where there were several people who looked like guards.
Lin Siya took a deep breath and walked towards the guard: "What are you doing? Are you buying?"
"I'm here to sell something," she whispered.
The guard looked her up and down and said, "Buy for 5 cents, sell for 10 cents."
Lin Siya quickly took out a dime from her pocket and handed it to the gatekeeper. After taking the money, the man waved his hand and let her in.
Lin Siya stepped into the black market and was surprised by the scene before her. The black market was crowded with people and a variety of stalls, but there was almost no sound.
Both buyers and sellers spoke in low voices.
The sellers didn't put many things in front of them, basically all samples. Those selling chickens put a few chicken feathers in front of the stall, those selling eggs put an egg, and those selling sweet potatoes put a sweet potato. No one revealed their cards.
When the buyer likes some goods, he will talk to the seller, agree on the final price and quantity, and then the two will leave directly to a secluded place to conduct the physical transaction. Although this approach is somewhat dangerous, it is better than carrying a bunch of things and being unable to escape if the red armbands come.
There are all kinds of things sold in the black market, and the most common thing is grain. However, most of them are coarse grains. Even so, they are very popular. After all, in this day and age, not every family can afford to eat fine grains every meal.
Especially for city dwellers who have a monthly ration, it goes without saying that if there are many children in the family, the monthly ration will definitely not be enough to eat. Many people will find ways to go to the black market and exchange fine grains for coarse grains so that they can fill their stomachs.
Although food is sold at grain stations, the supply is limited. As soon as there is news that food has arrived, the grain stations will be full of people, and whether you can buy it depends entirely on luck.
So basically in the black market, as soon as the food is put on display, many people will ask about it and it will be sold quickly.
In addition, there are some meats and eggs that do not require tickets and are a little more expensive than those in the vegetable market and supply and marketing cooperatives, but they are very popular. After all, everyone has limited meat and egg tickets, and if you want to improve your meals, you can only pay a little more money.
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