Chapter 38 Meeting Zhang Qiang in the Black Market
The next morning, An's mother got up early.
"Why are you up so early? The third son's wife must not be up yet." Father An felt dizzy when he saw Mother An wandering around on the ground.
"I was so excited that I couldn't sleep. I didn't expect that Feng Jiaojiao would get pregnant so quickly. Now the third child will have an heir." Mother An was always worried about the third child who was serving in the army.
How could she not be worried about the hail of bullets? Although her son didn't say it, as a mother, it was obvious that her son had worked very hard, otherwise he wouldn't have become the battalion commander.
Every promotion meant that his son escaped from danger.
Isn't the greatest wish of parents to have their son start a family and build a career? Now it has finally come true.
"It's not certain yet, and I'm telling you, if you're really pregnant, whether it's a boy or a girl, don't show it too much in front of the third brother's wife."
Father An knew that his wife had always hoped to have more grandchildren in the family, so he was afraid that if it turned out to be a granddaughter, his wife would be too disappointed and the third son's wife would notice it.
The third son’s wife is no pushover, and the two of them will definitely start fighting.
"Look at what depressing words you are saying, just say it to me!" Before she even said anything, he poured cold water on her.
"Okay, I won't say anything more!" Father An continued to fiddle with the radio Feng Jiaojiao gave him.
After breakfast, Feng Jiaojiao rode her bicycle to the county hospital.
"Congratulations, you are pregnant."
After getting confirmation from the doctor, Feng Jiaojiao fainted and realized that she had become a mother.
She thought it was just a one-time thing, but once she actually had a child, she immediately felt something different. There was a hint of disbelief, yet also a sense of the miraculous power of life: her body was actually nurturing a little life.
I never experienced it in my previous life, but I can experience it all here.
Now that we're in the county, let's send a letter to Feng's father. Also, let An Jianjun know that he's going to be a father.
After sending the letter, Feng Jiaojiao prepared to go to the black market to take a look.
She had always been curious about this legendary black market and wanted to see what was inside. However, she couldn't go there like this. Feng Jiaojiao put a scarf on her head, leaving only her eyes exposed.
In fact, she didn't know the exact location, but she thought it must be in some remote place, and there must be people coming and going.
What a coincidence, she actually ran into him.
She happened to see two people making a deal in the dark. One was holding money, the other was holding a basket of eggs. The two exchanged money and eggs – that was a deal.
But why does one of them look so familiar?
Feng Jiaojiao accidentally made eye contact with that person.
Feng Jiaojiao thought something was wrong, so she quickly retreated and turned around to fight.
"Feng Jiaojiao!"
The man doing the deal was Zhang Qiang, a sent-down youth. After he returned home and made some money on the black market, he became more and more daring.
Anyway, he was alone and had no ties. As the saying goes, the brave will die of overeating, while the timid will die of starvation. He didn't want to live his whole life like this.
After some searching, he found the location of the black market in the county town and started his own plan. He often exchanged eggs with villagers in the village. He saved these eggs, and when he had collected about a hundred, he would sell them on the black market.
Eggs sold on the black market are much more expensive than those sold in grocery stores. They cost two taels and three cents in grocery stores, but can be sold for three taels and eight cents or even more on the black market, more than four taels per jin. Market prices can change at any time, so the difference in price for one jin can be at least one tael and three cents, and for ten jin, it can be more than one yuan or nearly two yuan.
You have to know that he only earned a few work points a day by working in the fields.
He would also exchange some tickets with other male educated youth, such as watch tickets, sewing machine tickets, and bicycle tickets. He could earn more than ten yuan by reselling these precious tickets.
When Feng Jiaojiao heard that the person behind her knew her, she stopped.
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