The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 165 49 City Black Market

"Young man, how much do you want for this?" the aunt asked with a smile.

"Auntie, I'm not trying to make money from you. I spent 50 yuan to buy this malted milk, and I also paid for the ticket. This brown sugar was 90 cents a pound, and I also paid for the sugar ticket..." Zhao Dongchuan calculated everything, and the total cost, including the ticket, was about yuan.

The old lady actually already had an idea in her mind. She knew the price at a glance and just confirmed it with Zhao Dongchuan. The price Zhao Dongchuan quoted was almost the same as her estimate. Although it was more expensive than the supply and marketing cooperative, it was spot goods, at least cheaper than the black market, so she accepted the price.

"Hey, young man, to be honest with you, I know the price, and you didn't offer me a high price. But I don't have that much money in my pocket!" The aunt said helplessly.

"Auntie, how about this? You go home and get the money, and I'll wait for you at the hospital entrance... Come back to me after you get the money... But I have to tell you in advance that I will wait for you for at most one hour. After one hour, I'll leave..." Zhao Dongchuan said with a smile.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. He can earn twenty yuan from this order.

It is equivalent to one month's salary of an apprentice for three years.

He has a lot of these things in his space, all purchased from different stores.

When the old lady was about to turn around, Zhao Dongchuan suddenly remembered something and whispered, "Auntie, if you have small yellow croakers or old items at home, that would be fine too..."

The old lady looked up at Zhao Dongchuan in surprise. She thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Young man, you are a good person. I will go back and take a look..."

As she spoke, the old lady hurried home.

She had to hurry up and go back to get the money. Thinking that there were some things left by her ancestors at home, she quickened her pace.

These old items and gold hidden in his hands might be discovered one day, and then he would not get a penny and something bad would happen. He is such a kind-hearted person!!!

Zhao Dongchuan was just making a casual move. Anyway, this business did not pose any threat to him. He could earn any money he could. It didn't matter anyway.

So he found a secluded corner in front of the hospital and sat down.

Sit and watch the clouds roll by, listen to the flowers bloom and fall!

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Just as he was studying whether the cloud in the sky looked more like a pair of Cs or a pair of Ds, the aunt's voice rang in his ears.

"Hey boy, here I come!"

The aunt also took a bag and whispered mysteriously.

Then the two began the transaction.

The old lady opened the bundle, revealing a wooden box inside.

When the wooden box was opened, there was a gold and jade bracelet inside.

Zhao Dongchuan knew at first sight that this thing was genuine. He had seen gold of this quality in various gold shops in his original world. It usually cost hundreds of thousands, and better ones could cost hundreds of thousands, depending on the water content and type of jade.

"Young man, this bracelet, how much can you fold?"

Uh. This is embarrassing. He doesn't understand this.

"Auntie, to be honest, I don't know much about this either. I just like these things... How about this, I'll give you 30 yuan off for this thing?"

The aunt thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as you say!"

Zhao Dongchuan then took 60 yuan and a bracelet, and gave the package of gifts to the aunt, and the transaction was completed.

Before leaving, the aunt asked quietly: "Young man, did you get this on the black market?"

"No, I bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative!"

The auntie said in a low voice, "Haha, young man, don't worry, I understand!

In order to provide nutrition for my daughter-in-law, I often go to the black market to buy things!"

Zhao Dongchuan was speechless when faced with such a familiar aunt. Isn’t she afraid of being reported by him?

On second thought, he just bought something from her, so that might be the reason why the old lady was not afraid.

They are all the same, so don't blame anyone else!

However, he did not know much about the black market in the capital. The original owner did not care about these things. He himself did not stay in the capital much, and he did not have the opportunity to ask during the days when he returned to the capital for the New Year.

I thought I could take this opportunity to go to the black market in Beijing to buy some things.

Zhao Dongchuan's heart moved and he said, "Which black market did you go to? It shouldn't be the same one as mine. Sijiu City is so big..."

"Haha! You don't have to trick me. Judging from your accent, you are an educated youth, right?" The aunt said with a smile as if she knew something.

"Your accent sounds like someone from our area, but it's a little off. I think you probably cut in line..."

"........."

Zhao Dongchuan was really impressed at this time. He could actually guess the accent from it. He wanted to ask whether the "Chaoyang Masses" that later became famous all over the country originated from this.

"In our old city, there are only a few black markets...but nowadays..." the aunt said with a long sigh.

When talking about this old lady, he became a little uninterested and was about to leave after taking his things.

Zhao Dongchuan finally persuaded the old lady to stop after much persuasion. The old lady hurriedly told him the address and left quickly.

Then Zhao Dongchuan also left quickly, his figure turned around and disappeared in an alley somewhere.

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Late at night, after having a full meal at a state-owned restaurant, Zhao Dongchuan followed the address given by the aunt and came to a secluded alley in Chongwenmen.

Originally, this was the Dongxiao City in the city of Sijiu. Due to the special period, the crackdown was stricter and the place had been moved to a hidden alley somewhere.

Zhao Dongchuan was wearing all black and a black scarf that covered half of his face.

Just like Huang Yuan, someone stopped him just a few steps into the alley.

"Buy or sell?"

"purchase!"

"It costs 5 cents to buy it!"

Zhao Dongchuan took out 5 cents from his pocket, paid for the ticket, and walked straight in.

The man didn't stop him.

Soon, Zhao Dongchuan saw all kinds of stalls on both sides of the alley. It was so dark that he couldn't see clearly what was being sold. There was a dim light on each stall, and he could only know what was being sold if he looked closely.

He was also quite curious about the black market in the capital and wondered what the difference was between it and places like Huangyuan.

Looking around, he found that all kinds of things were for sale here, including antiques, gold beads, jewelry, wooden items, gems, and other food and food coupons were also common.

As he was not familiar with antiques, he did not dare to deal with them. He just wanted to broaden his horizons. He did not think that there were no fakes nowadays. The work of making antiques look old has been around for a long time.

He has no shortage of food, as there is a lot of it in the space.

So he came here like a passer-by, wandering around, but no one cares about anyone else's background or business on the black market, and there are many people like him.

As he walked, Zhao Dongchuan stopped in front of a stall.