After processing all the cabbages, it was getting late, so Jianshu took out a pork rib and chopped it into pieces, and cut the lotus root into pieces, preparing to stew a lotus root and pork rib soup.
After stewing it, Jianshu didn't care about it anymore and cooked a big pot of rice on the wood stove.
The rice cooked in this way is much more delicious than that cooked in an electric rice cooker, and it also has rice crust.
Every time she cooked firewood rice, she would cook extra and put it in the space to save for next time.
Seeing that there were no side dishes, Jianshu stir-fried some pickled cabbage, and there was still a lot of fresh cabbage left.
When it was time to eat, Jianshu prepared a luxurious meal for Xiaopang. It was truly luxurious, much richer than Jianshu's. She had the space, otherwise she couldn't afford to keep a dog.
After settling Xiaopang down, Jianshu also started to eat. He first filled a bowl of soup to warm his stomach. It had been a long time since he had pork ribs and lotus root soup. When he tasted it again, he couldn't help but let out a satisfied sound.
After dinner, Jianshu went to bed early. Now that the weather is getting colder, she usually goes to bed early at night.
There was nothing to do at work that day and Jianshu was a bit bored, so he told his colleagues that he was leaving get off work early.
I figured I'd have nothing to do back home, so I could go to the black market and sell some more. There was too much food in the space, and one person couldn't finish it all. It would be better to exchange it for money.
He found a place to enter the space, changed his clothes and packed differently from before, and headed for the black market with a backpack on his back.
This time we went to a different black market. Beijing is so big that there are many black markets.
The one I went to before was relatively small and it was close to home. It’s better to be safe than sorry. It would be bad if someone targeted me.
It’s better to stay away from it so that nothing can happen.
And as far as she knew, there were people behind this black market, so it was generally much safer.
When we arrived at the new black market location, there were people guarding the door, and we had to pay protection fees if we went in to sell things.
Of course, this protection fee is not paid in vain. You don’t have to worry about someone robbing you for money. The managers here don’t allow it.
There will also be people keeping watch around. If someone with a red armband comes, someone will notify them in advance so they won't be caught red-handed.
As they approached the black market, Jianshu took out 20 kilograms of rice, 20 kilograms of flour, 10 kilograms of eggs, and 5 kilograms of brown sugar from his space. He didn't take the pork this time. After all, pork is not as good as other things and is difficult to store. Taking out fresh pork would still be a bit conspicuous.
There were two gatekeepers at the door. One of them, a strong man, looked at the basket on Jian Shu's back and asked, "Are you here to sell something? Ten cents."
Jianshu was very considerate and handed him a dime. The strong man took it and handed Jianshu a certificate.
"This is your certificate, keep it safe. There's a familiar number on it, which is yours. Someone will check it out when you get in. Give it to him, and he'll take you to your location."
"Oh, okay, thank you."
I followed their instructions and walked inside. After a while, I was stopped by someone.
"Where's your certificate? Take it out for me to check." A man with a scar on his face stopped Jian Shu, and several people followed him.
It seems that this person is a small leader. He looks a bit fierce and doesn't look easy to mess with.
He looked at the certificate Jianshu handed him, returned the item to Jianshu, and said to her, "Keep the item and give it to me when you come out."
Then he said to a thin man behind him: "Dongzi, take her to position 35."
The man agreed respectfully, "Okay, Brother Tiger."
Looking at Dongxi's attitude towards Brother Hu, Jianshu felt that he had guessed wrong before. It seemed that Brother Hu was not a small leader and his status should be quite high.
While following Dongzi inside, I looked around.
This black market looked much bigger than the ones I had been to before. It was a bit like a vegetable market, with many stalls inside. They were called stalls, but they were just a rough area on the ground. There was no need to think about the tables or anything like that.
When she walked to her stall, Jianshu did not start selling immediately, but looked at the surrounding stalls.
She found that everything was sold here, including food, daily necessities, cakes, receipts, etc.
However, grains are still the most popular, especially fine grains. The stalls selling fine grains are the most crowded and they sell out quickly.
After checking out other people's prices, she realized that everyone was selling their food at about the same price, but the rice and flour she used to sell on the black market were much cheaper.
The price of high-quality rice like Jianshu's basically fluctuates between 40 and 43 cents, and the same goes for flour, with regular rice flour being cheaper. Eggs are between 1.3 and 1.4 yuan, and brown sugar is 2 yuan per pound.
It seems that everyone has some tacit understanding on the price, and it will not be too high or too low.
He put the backpack on the ground and spilled the rice and flour inside.
After a while, someone noticed that an old lady came over. As for why it was an old lady, it was normal, as most young and middle-aged people are working now.
"Sister, your rice and flour are really white. They must be top quality, right? How much is one pound?"
The price was decided in advance. When the old lady asked, Jianshu didn't hesitate and said directly, "Rice and flour are both 32 cents per pound. No ticket is required. But I packed them in advance and sell them by two pounds."
This price is considered very favorable in the black market. The old lady is a veteran in the black market and can accept this price.
There is no such thing as bargaining. After all, it is a seller's market now. Even if you don't want it, there are still plenty of people who want it. Sellers don't have to worry about not being able to sell it.
The old lady said readily, "Then I want six pounds of rice and four pounds of flour."
The old lady’s grandson is almost one year old. The child has a thin throat and cannot eat coarse grains like adults, so he is fed fine grains.
But fine grains are hard to buy these days, and the adults in the family don’t eat fine grains anymore, so they give them all to the children, but there isn’t much left.
I came here today to buy some to take back. It's a rare opportunity to come across such good rice and flour, so I might as well buy more so that the adults at home can also have some.
I bought a quarter of the fine grains that Jianshu brought in one go, which saved me a lot of time.
If she had a few more clients like this, she would save herself a lot of trouble.
He happily calculated the bill for the old lady and collected the money. Then he asked her for a bag, poured two kilograms of rice and flour that he had weighed in advance into it, and handed it to the old lady.
Seeing that the old lady had bought so much, he must have some money at home. He took out the eggs and brown sugar from the bottom and tried to sell them to the old lady: "Auntie, I have some eggs and brown sugar here. They are all top quality. Do you want some? If you want them, eggs are 1.3 yuan per pound, and brown sugar is 2 yuan per pound. No tickets are required. They are all packed in 1 pound bags."
The old lady who had bought the fine grains and was about to leave to look at other stalls squatted down again when she heard Jianshu's words.
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