Chapter 155 Black Market Thrills
In recent years, there have been natural disasters and severe food shortages, so those who are better off will take the risk and go to the black market, even though they know that the prices on the black market are higher than outside.
In this era, trading on the black market is considered speculation and if you are caught, all your belongings will be confiscated and you will be locked up and have a criminal record, which will affect your current and future work. Therefore, people who come to the black market, whether they are buyers or sellers, are extremely vigilant. If there are too many transactions, they will invisibly train a group of "underground workers."
Let’s stop talking nonsense and get down to business. As soon as Ziyi put down the wolf meat, a middle-aged man in a clean gray shirt and black pants without patches came up to him and asked questions.
"What kind of meat is this, young man?"
"Wolf meat."
"How much? Do you want a ticket?"
"Three yuan and twenty cents, no ticket required."
"I want to buy five kilograms, but I don't have enough money. Can I use coupons to pay for it?" The middle-aged man stretched out his hand to touch his left chest, then seemed to remember something, paused, and quickly put his hand down.
"Big sister, how much do you sell this mushroom for?"
When Yike was watching Ziyi selling wolf meat, a young woman came up to Yike and asked.
The young woman had a round face and a straight nose. Although her skin was a little dark, her appearance was quite pleasing.
"It's 70 cents a pound. It's fir mushrooms. They have high nutritional value."
"Can it be cheaper? I'll buy them all." The woman ignored Yi Ke's words.
Yike paused for a moment and then remembered that he couldn't even get enough to eat, so why should he care about whether the food was nutritious or not.
"Big sister, look at this meat, it's fat and thick, and it tastes really good, especially rich and fragrant, especially smooth and refreshing, and especially nourishing. It not only nourishes the body, but also fills the stomach, and can be used as meat. Big sister, you won't lose money if you buy it at this price."
When the woman heard that it could be eaten as meat, she was tempted.
"Then how many kilograms do you have? I'll buy it." Yi Ke felt at first sight that this woman was easy to talk to. After just a few words, she decided to buy it. How straightforward.
There were six pounds of tree mushrooms, and I got four yuan and twenty cents for each.
As soon as the woman left, a young man appeared beside Yi Ke. Before the young man could say anything, Zi Yi handed him one yuan and twenty cents and said, "It's ours. I'll pay for her."
The young man didn't say anything and left with the money.
"Sold out?" Yi Ke saw that his backpack was empty.
"I sold it. Thirty-seven yuan, two pounds of brown sugar tickets, and meat tickets."
"You're amazing. You sold out so quickly."
"That's because meat is in short supply. Food and meat are easy to sell, but medicine is a little harder."
"Well, if you can sell it, then sell it. If you can't, then take it back and make it into medicine pills."
"Ding! Ding!" Several short and loud whistles sounded.
Several young men suddenly came out from the bridge tunnel and shouted, "Run, someone is coming." Then they ran in different directions.
The people who were trading in the bridge hole hurriedly carried their baskets and ran in the direction where the young men were running. Ziyi and Yike also ran after the young men.
Yi Ke looked at the people who were fleeing like birds and beasts and found that they were not in a panic. Instead, they followed the young men and ran quickly. Some young people even pulled the elderly people around them who couldn't run, which looked quite loving. It didn't look like they were running away, but more like they were running in a team competition.
After turning a few corners, the young man disappeared, and those who ran out after him looked obviously relieved.
Ziyi took Yike and turned a few more corners, and returned to the dilapidated building.
Ziyi opened the door, went in, quickly removed his makeup, and rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.
Ziyi didn't say a word along the way. After sending Yike back to the courtyard, he gave Yike a few instructions and left.
Yike returned to the courtyard, but he still hadn't calmed down. Recalling the thrilling experience just now, I was being chased by a large group of people, and in front of me was a large group of men, women, old and children carrying backpacks who were desperately trying to escape. If a few large backpacks had not suddenly rolled out at the corner and blocked those people, the old man in the fleeing group might have been caught.
Yike gathered the unsold herbs and went to the kitchen to boil water and cook, while waiting for Ziyi to come back. She knew that Ziyi had gone to find out what was going on.
In the evening, Ziyi came back. Yike put hot water in the bathroom and pushed Ziyi to take a bath first.
"Brother Ziyi, I've left your clothes in the bathroom. We'll have dinner after you wash them."
“Yike, if you are hungry, eat first. Don’t wait for me. You will be starving later.” Ziyi’s voice was muffled, probably because he was covering his nose with the face towel.
As soon as she heard the sound of water in the bathroom stop, she went to the kitchen to put the food on the table and waited. Ziyi walked into the kitchen, buttoning his clothes as he walked.
Yike looked at Ziyi's strong chest and just as he opened his mouth to speak, his voice suddenly stopped and his mouth was half open.
Ziyi wanted to laugh whenever he looked at that little slut Yike. She was obviously someone with lustful thoughts but no courage, yet she was fascinated by him every time. He allowed her to touch him seriously, but every time she was scared and shrank in the quilt like a turtle, not daring to stick her head out.
Ziyi walked over and closed Yike's mouth, pecked her rosy lips, and said jokingly, "Your jaw is falling and your saliva is flowing out."
"No way! I'm not drooling." Yi Ke blushed and argued, but her hand subconsciously went to wipe her mouth.
"Haha!" Ziyi was happy, he sat down next to Yike and said, "Aren't you hungry? Look at me, I'm full."
"Yeah! I'm full, and this beauty is a feast for the eyes." Yi Ke nodded in agreement.
Ziyi had two black lines on his forehead. He picked up a piece of bacon and put it in a bowl, saying lovingly, "A beauty that can be eaten with all its beauty is used to describe women. I'm a man, so the word is not right."
"I know, but in my eyes, you are just a beauty to behold."
"Okay, you're talking about being delicious. Then wait until I'm full, then you can eat me, okay!" Ziyi looked at Yike with a smile.
"Eat, eat, who wants to eat you? You are not food."
"Hey, I can cook for you."
…
The dinner for the two ended with some chatting and joking.
"Brother Ziyi, what happened today? Have you asked clearly?" Yike was walking in the courtyard and seeing that Ziyi showed no sign of telling what happened today, he couldn't help but ask.
Ziyi smiled. He knew that the little girl’s impatient temper would eventually make her unable to hold back after enduring for so long, and sure enough, that’s what happened.
"I've learned clearly that there is a group of people who don't know how to live or die and want to seize our territory. They want to use the patrol team to ruin our reputation." Ziyi said slowly.
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