Chapter 53 Going to the Black Market (Second Update)
After searching for a long time, Zhao Jingyi didn't dare to look anymore, so she walked to the door with the scrap newspapers she had found.
"Grandpa, I've found it. Can you weigh me how much it costs?"
The old man looked at the neatly arranged scrap newspapers and took another look.
This girl is so sincere. She bought a scrap newspaper and made it so neat. No wonder it took so long to read it casually.
Although I was thinking about it in my mind, I didn't waste any time on my hand. I weighed it and said, "A dime."
Zhao Jing took out a 10-cent paper from her clothes and handed it to the old man, then put the scrap newspaper into her backpack.
I said thank you to the old man and left.
Not far away, I turned a corner and was about to throw the scrap newspapers into the space and take something out of the space to sell on the black market.
I saw two men, dirty and carrying large backpacks, turning towards another alley.
Also pay great attention to your surroundings.
Zhao Jing quickly followed her. The two of them looked like they were going to dump something.
It just so happened that I didn't know where the black market was, so I just happened to go with them.
Zhao Jingyi didn't dare to get too close and could vaguely hear some of what they said.
"Brother, we only have this little money, can you tell me where we can buy mutton?" The young man who looked relatively thin said with a bit of anxiety.
The young man who was called eldest brother shook his head and said in a low tone: "I don't know, it depends on luck."
She had mutton. Zhao Jing rolled her eyes and asked the system to help process a sheep. She threw the waste newspapers in the basket into the space and replaced it with mutton, pork, rice, and eggs.
They quickened their pace and walked over with their heads lowered. The two brothers were very alert. When they saw Zhao Jing approaching, they leaned aside vigilantly.
The muscles in his body were tense, and his eyes were full of vigilance as he looked at Zhao Jingyi.
"Do you want meat?" Zhao Jing deliberately kept her voice low as she approached them.
The two brothers glanced around, not letting go of their wariness towards Zhao Jingyi. They looked at her for a while before speaking, also lowering their voices: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhao Jing didn't mind at all. After all, these things are quite dangerous now. She said in a low voice: "Pork, mutton, rice, eggs."
When they heard the word mutton, the brothers' eyes lit up.
"Follow me." The young man took a look at the unsafe surroundings, said to Zhao Jingyi, and quickly walked forward.
Zhao Jing didn't put the two brothers at ease, pulled her hat and followed them.
When they came to this corner, the young man asked hurriedly: "How much mutton do you have? Please give me a price."
Zhao Jingyi looked at the two of them with some surprise, and said without any nonsense: "It's not much, three pounds, just give it to me according to the black market price."
The two brothers looked at each other, and the older young man said: "Okay, we all want it. How much rice is there?"
Zhao Jing came out with five kilograms of rice. She didn't expect these two people to be so rich.
"Not much, five pounds."
The young man glanced at Zhao Jingyi and nodded: "We want both of these and will give them to you at the market price."
Zhao Jing nodded: "Okay, mutton is five yuan a pound, which is fifteen, rice is one dollar and a half a pound, which is also fifteen, plus seven and a half yuan, a total of twenty-two and a half cents."
(Written indiscriminately... I searched Du Niang all night and couldn't find it, so I'll just take a look...)
The young man did not hesitate, took out a wad of money from his pocket, counted thirty yuan and handed it to Zhao Jingyi.
Zhao Jing took out a handful of mutton and rice and handed them to them. The rice was poured from the cloth bag into the cloth bag they brought.
After the money was cleared, Zhao Jing turned around and left without a trace of hesitation.
The two young men also carried their belongings and left.
Zhao Jing came to the black market all the way and walked around a few times. Seeing that it was getting late, she left the black market quietly after selling short.
When everyone was getting off work, we walked to the entrance of the village.
Just as he was about to walk back, he saw Gao Wen'an stealthily taking something from the hands of a gangster in the village and giving him five yuan.
Zhao Jing walked back without thinking much.
Meeting Ji Mingxuan on the road, Zhao Jing was stunned for a moment, pursed her lips, and nodded to him.
Ji Mingxuan was stunned for a moment, but when he saw Zhao Jing greeting him, he felt a little more happy and nodded to her despite being reserved on the surface.
Seeing the scrap newspapers in her basket, he asked suspiciously: "Did you just come back from town?"
Zhao Jing looked at him with a hint of astonishment on her face, wondering how he knew.
"Um."
Ji Mingxuan frowned and said: "You are not in good health, so you should not be so tired. Resting well is the most important thing, otherwise I...Jingyang will worry about you."
Ji Mingxuan almost spilled the beans. His heart beat faster and his eyes became a little more uncomfortable.
Zhao Jing was stunned for a moment, but without explaining, she nodded: "Thank you, it's getting late, I'll go back first."
Ji Mingxuan also reacted and stepped aside: "Okay."
Zhao Jing walked past him and walked home.
Ji Mingxuan looked at Zhao Jingyi's back, somewhat lost in thought.
No one could be seen anymore, and he didn't even look back.
Gu Beichuan walked out of the educated youth center and saw Ji Mingxuan looking in a certain direction in the village in a daze, but there was nothing there.
He walked over and patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Xuan, it's time to eat."
Ji Mingxuan came back to his senses and coughed slightly: "Okay."
At the end of the village, there are some dilapidated old houses.
"Zhao Di, Lai Di, it's time to eat." Li Xiuhe took the last dish out of the kitchen and shouted into the room.
Zhao Zhaodi supported Zhao Laidi and walked out together, looking at the corn paste, black flour steamed buns, some pickles, and wild vegetables on the table.
Zhao Zhaodi curled her lips and said, "Mom, why don't you have any meat?"
Li Xiuhe paused with his hands filled with corn paste and said, "Zhaodi, our family has just been separated. Your father and I don't have much money anymore. How can we buy meat?"
Although Zhao Zhaodi was a little disappointed, thinking about the current situation at home, she could only nod: "Okay."
Zhao Laidi looked at her father Zhao Jianjiang and said, "Dad, since our families are separated, our work points should be divided."
Zhao Jianjiang nodded. Even if his daughter didn't say anything, he knew: "I will tell the team leader when I start work tomorrow."
Zhao Laidi achieved her goal and stopped talking. She simply drank a few sips and lost her appetite.
As soon as Zhao Jing got home, she put away her things and put away her clothes, then went to the kitchen to boil water.
Collect the herbs by the way.
Just as I was about to sit down, I heard a knock on the door, which sounded urgent.
Zhao Jing took a look at the sky. Everyone should be eating at home at this time. Who will come?
Although I was confused, I still went to open the door.
I saw Mrs. Jiang standing at the door with a worried look on her face.
Zhao Jing thought something had happened and quickly asked: "What's wrong? What happened?"
Old Mrs. Jiang took a breath, and regardless of etiquette, she slapped Zhao Jing on the arm without much force.
While patting her arm, he muttered to her: "You are not in good health. Why go up the mountain? What are you missing? You should tell me when you get home. It is so dangerous and worrying to go up the mountain without saying a word."
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