Chapter 134 Market (33)
Because the road surface was so bumpy, the trailer could not be used at all. After some discussion, everyone finally put all the charcoal to be sold into their backpacks.
In order to prevent the road from slipping, Lao Gao made them shoe covers for walking on ice overnight. After putting them on, they could walk freely on the ice. In order to prevent everyone from falling, Lao Gao also cut a balance pole (crutch) for each of them using wood from his home overnight. In short, they were fully equipped and walked to the market without any burden.
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When they arrived at the market not far from the community, they were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.
Because the format of the market is exactly the same as the earlier night markets. Everyone brings a small table from home, covers it with a tablecloth, and puts the things to sell on it for passers-by to choose. Stalls are placed one after another next to each other, and this is how the market is formed.
If you count carefully, there are no less than 20 stalls. Judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that this could have been formed in a day.
Huang Jinghe sighed, "So, we're the only ones who don't know when it opened?"
Someone walked by and, after hearing what they were saying, explained, "Are you talking about this market? It actually just started after the freezing rain. It's something the higher-ups put on to keep everyone alive. Residents in need can set up stalls and barter. There's no entrance fee, and it's guarded, so no one dares to cause trouble."
After saying that, the middle-aged woman pointed to a corner not far away. They then realized that there were people guarding there. They were afraid that if there was any disorder, they would suffer the consequences immediately. In this way, this market was many times safer than the black market.
After all, there won't be any situation where one cheats another.
Another thing is that the market appeared after the freezing rain, which means that the market was only formed a few days ago.
To be honest, she really underestimated the residents, as they were able to achieve such a scale in such a short time.
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The middle-aged woman finished her enthusiastic explanation and, looking at the large bags behind the four of them, she immediately guessed that they were here to exchange something, so she asked, "What are you looking for? There's space over there. Hurry over and see if I can get some too."
Lao Gao replied faintly, "Charcoal."
When the word "charcoal" was spoken, the middle-aged woman thought she had misheard and said in disbelief, "What did you say? You have charcoal, big brother."
Lao Gao didn't seem unhappy when the middle-aged woman called him "Big Brother", but when the woman rushed towards him excitedly, that plan would not work.
Lao Gao took two steps back and said warily, "What are you doing? Don't do anything."
Seeing that Lao Gao had misunderstood, the middle-aged woman immediately explained: "Oh, sorry, brother, I didn't hear there was charcoal, I was a little surprised. Come on, find a place to put it, I want to exchange some charcoal."
The middle-aged woman followed them to find a vacancy in the market. As Lao Gao opened the charcoal in his bag, the middle-aged woman exclaimed, "There really is charcoal! This charcoal is really good. It's very durable."
Lao Gao really didn't know whether it could withstand the fire, but Huang Jinghe was serious about his work, so he was really serious about making this charcoal.
Lao Gao said, "I only exchange for food. I can exchange more or less, but only for food."
Originally, Lao Gao wanted to exchange all of them at once, but then he thought that these ordinary residents might not have enough food to consume all the charcoal, so he immediately changed his strategy and decided to exchange as much charcoal as he could for food. He would exchange even one or two pieces. In short, he could just sell them and exchange them for food.
Because Lao Gao didn't have any requirements for the number, they set up a siege here in a short while, and the noise was so loud that it disturbed the people guarding the market not far away.
They originally thought there was some dispute here, but when they came over to take a look, they saw that everyone was buying things. But when they looked more closely, wait, why is there charcoal?
These people pushed the residents aside and squeezed themselves in front of the charcoal. They picked up the charcoal in the bag and examined it carefully. Then they blocked out several more pieces of charcoal. As if confirming something, they asked, "How did you get the charcoal?"
Lao Gao was a little confused. He replied, "I made it myself."
Do it yourself?
The people in front of him were a little confused, and Ling Jiang said, "This is what my grandma taught me. What's wrong?"
The people in front of him exchanged glances and put down the charcoal. "No problem, you can sell it."
After saying that, they left here and returned to the corner where they had just been to continue guarding.
Seeing that the person asked a few questions and then left, the four of them were confused. Lao Gao asked curiously: "What are you doing? It's not like you haven't seen charcoal before. What's so good about this?"
One of the residents said, "Don't you think about how high the ice is right now? Where are we going to get wood to make charcoal? The people above lost a lot of charcoal a while ago and are worried about this. But since they asked you to buy it, it must not be you guys."
Lao Gao nodded, "That's definitely not the case. The wood I have is made into charcoal from the wood dragged out of the office building. It's very clean."
But when everyone found out that Lao Gao's charcoal came from the office building, they regretted it. They were also sweeping the office building, but they just took one look and left without food. But others knew to drag the wood home, which they could exchange for food now. What a bargain.
But what Lanjin cared about was how these people knew the news.
The man replied, "It's normal that you don't know. I have a radio at home and I listen to it every day."
"No, I have a radio at home and I listen to it every day, but I haven't heard any news." Lan Jin was confused. She really took out the radio to listen to it every day, but she really didn't hear any news.
"Then you definitely won't be listening to it. This news won't be available 24 hours a day like before. It will only come out from time to time, and if you miss it, you'll miss it. You should stay at home and turn on the radio when you have nothing to do. It will automatically announce when there is news."
So that's how it is. If that's the case, Lan Jin understands. But, does Lan Jin have a radio?
The other three looked at her in confusion.
Lan Jin nodded to indicate that she had, but hadn't she told her? She didn't remember.
But who would talk about these things when doing business? The stall in front of me was crowded with things. I exchanged two large backpacks of charcoal for a large bag of various foods.
But after these people left, there were still two large bags of charcoal left that hadn't been exchanged. Lao Gao said, "I guess this is the limit. Even if there's still food, I'm afraid these people won't be willing to exchange it. Why don't we go to the market?"
"OK."
After packing their bags, the four of them went shopping in the market.
(End of this chapter)
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