"As long as you have money, why would I worry about you... As for buying a job, that's up to you. I don't understand these things, but just don't buy it too expensive..."
Ye Zhiqiu took a small piece of dried duck meat from the bowl and gave it to Ye Bailu, then smiled and replied, "That's what you said, Mom! Don't spend the rest of your time calculating how much money I have in my pocket.
I'm already working, and I'll find the right girl in the future, and even have a relationship, but I can't do without money!"
Wang Xiaolan was excited when she heard this. She said happily, "If you find a girlfriend, I'll give you money and you can take her out to play!"
Ye Zhiqiu curled his lips. He had just mentioned it, and this cheap woman started to make empty promises!
After eating, Ye Tianya and his wife got busy again. They needed to make the bed, clean various things, and take care of the hygiene.
Ye Zhiqiu went out to find a bus stop. To buy roast duck, he had to get a meat ticket. Usually, there were ticket scalpers outside these places. So he could go directly to Chongwenmen, a distance of five or six kilometers, which would take more than ten minutes by bus.
When I got to the bus stop, I waited for almost ten minutes before a bus came, and the fare was five cents.
The fares for these fixed routes are fixed, and there are also some shorter routes that only cost three cents.
It’s not cost-effective to walk there. It will take at least an hour and a half, and it will be too tiring.
Ye Zhiqiu wasn't short of money at the moment, having scraped together over 830 from the Li family and over 300 from the He family father and son. They were probably trying to give He Dingjun some money to get away, so in any case, it all went to Ye Zhiqiu.
He had more than 1,200 yuan on him, which was quite a lot considering today's purchasing power.
Roast duck requires meat coupons, but they only require one jin of meat coupons, and ducks are definitely more than one jin. Meat coupons are just a restriction, otherwise everyone would buy them with money, how could there be so many ducks and meat in supply?
After getting off the bus at Chongwenmen smoothly, Ye Zhiqiu went to a hardware store to get a key duplication. It took an hour to get the keys duplication. One extra key for each room, plus four keys for the main door, ten keys cost fifty cents.
After getting the keys made, Ye Zhiqiu went for a stroll, mainly looking for ticket scalpers. If he saw someone doing nothing, looking around at people, he would definitely go up and ask them a question.
There is no other way to do things. Many people have no jobs and look down on the hard-earned money from odd jobs, so they naturally start to make money by selling things.
At that time, all the shops were state-owned, so the attitude was really not good. Ye Zhiqiu went to buy a shoulder bag, spending eight yuan. Fortunately, because it was made of cowhide, he could buy it without cloth coupons.
I went to the shoe store and bought two pairs of leather shoes for Ye Tianya and Wang Xiaolan. This cheap couple didn't even have a pair of good shoes, and they would definitely not be willing to buy them for themselves.
But since he was about to go to work, he had to get a pair of decent shoes. Otherwise, wearing these patched-up rags would be inappropriate and would easily attract criticism from others.
As for Ye Wubing and Ye Bailu, their shoes were still good and they didn't need to buy this thing. After buying the shoes, Ye Zhiqiu slipped away to a deserted place and put them into the space.
When I returned to the street, I saw someone walking happily with a handful of vermicelli in his hand.
Ye Zhiqiu's eyes lit up. This thing had been in this world for more than two years, but he had never eaten it once!
He quickly caught up with him, smiled, and asked, "Brother, can you tell me where I can buy vermicelli noodles?"
The man carrying the vermicelli stopped and looked at Ye Zhiqiu warily. "Comrade, don't talk nonsense! I'm exchanging things with my fellow villagers, not buying or selling anything!"
Ye Zhiqiu slapped himself in the face, always forgetting that during this period, they were only exchanging materials, not talking about buying and selling.
He quickly apologized, "Brother, we made a mistake. I just wanted to ask where I could exchange this vermicelli noodles! I haven't had it in a long time. Seeing that you got some, I wanted to go get some too!"
Seeing Ye Zhiqiu's posture, which didn't seem like a red armband, the man's expression softened a bit, and he said to Ye Zhiqiu, "This thing is in the third alley over at the ghost market. I got it by exchanging things with someone. If you want to exchange it, you can go and look around."
After saying that, he left quickly without stopping.
Ye Zhiqiu didn't ask any further questions. Just knowing the approximate location was enough. However, the ghost market had also been raided. It was called a ghost market, but it was actually a black market with no one managing it!
These places are formed spontaneously, but because there is no one to manage them, they are easily caught by patrols.
In a managed black market, there are people on guard. If someone comes to raid the black market, they will shout at the top of their lungs, telling the people inside to run away quickly.
Ye Zhiqiu just doesn't know how to make vermicelli, but he has sweet potatoes! If he knew how to make it, he would make it himself.
According to the man's words, Ye Zhiqiu took a walk and didn't see anyone selling vermicelli, but he did see someone trading bills.
The two people who were originally trading were extremely panicked when they saw Ye Zhiqiu. Just when they were about to run away, Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Brother, I want to buy roast duck. Do you have any in stock?"
Hearing Ye Zhiqiu's words, the young ticket seller finally felt relieved. He quickly replied, "Brother, we have the goods! Please wait a moment. I'll finish with this brother first."
Ye Zhiqiu waved his hand, stood aside, and lit a cigarette for himself.
After the two men finished their transaction, he came over and whispered, "Hey, if you're buying roast duck, how about I go get it for you? Roast duck is four yuan a piece right now, and I'll only buy it for four yuan and twenty cents. You still have to pay fifty cents for a pound of meat coupons, so you can save thirty cents!"
Ye Zhiqiu replied with a half-smile: "What's going on? Is there someone here?"
"Hey, don't worry about it, buddy. I'll buy it for you if you want it!"
Ye Zhiqiu thought about it and decided that this wouldn't be a problem, as long as he could buy it himself! So he nodded to the ticket scalper and said, "Two, four copies, is that okay?"
"Hey, that's no big deal. Brother, are you going to wait here or come with me?"
"I'll go wait for you over there, so you don't have to worry about me playing tricks on you!"
"Hey, that can't be right. It took me five minutes to walk here. I just didn't want to run any more errands..."
Just listen to what these people say. Anyone who believes them is a fool!
Ye Zhiqiu followed him here, right next to Bian Yi Fang, squatted down, lit a cigarette and started smoking.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, the ticket scalper came out with a bunch of oil paper bags in a net bag.
After giving Ye Zhiqiu a look, he walked into the alley. After making sure there was no one around, he said, "Dude, split the two into four portions. One for the meat, one for the sauce and pancakes, and one for the whole duck rack. Ten packages in total, and they're a bargain at eight dollars and forty cents."
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