diskusbooks Chapter 38 Black Market
Chapter 38 Black Market
Qin Yingxue couldn't wait to go back into the mountains and catch all the cattle in the deep mountains.
But slaughtering a cow is really tiring, and the smell of blood is strong.
Recalling the last time with the automatic honey extractor, Qin Yingxue had given it a try, but after seeing the automatic slaughtering machine, she was so frustrated that she collapsed to the ground.
Her mind was so full of bezoars that she couldn't think of anything else.
She should rest and calm down.
The next day, after waking up, Qin Yingxue greeted her family and headed towards Guangfeng County.
After asking around, Qin Yingxue finally followed a suspicious-looking woman carrying a basket. She saw her turn into an alley near the train station and give a young man a few cents at the alley entrance before he let her pass.
Qin Yingxue thought for a moment, then bought fifty eggs from her spatial storage, put them in a bamboo basket, and walked towards the young man.
"New here?" The young man glanced at Qin Yingxue, then looked warily behind her.
"A friend recommended this place." Qin Yingxue calmly took out two cents.
The young man carefully inspected Qin Yingxue's basket before finally accepting the two cents and letting her pass.
Qin Yingxue walked inside.
In a narrow alley, various goods were displayed on both sides, including various crops, eggs, fruits, and various dried goods.
Along the way, Qin Yingxue even discovered that there were shops selling flawed fabrics and small furniture.
This black market can be described as a small department store.
Qin Yingxue found an open space and put the basket on the ground.
"Young lady, why are your eggs bigger than everyone else's? How much are they?"
An elderly woman's eyes lit up when she saw Qin Yingxue's eggs, and she asked a question.
"Five cents each." Qin Yingxue had already asked the price on her way here.
They usually cost four to five cents each.
After all, eggs bred in later generations are larger than eggs from this era.
"I'll take them all." The old lady quickly grabbed eggs from the basket with both hands and bought them all.
Fifty eggs cost a total of two dollars and fifty cents, which would later amount to 250 yuan.
She bought them from the mall for only forty yuan, which means she made a profit of 190 yuan from those fifty eggs.
And it happened in the blink of an eye.
She's just here to test the waters.
This can also be considered as finding something for Qian Xiaofeng to do.
In the second half of the year, the winds of reform swept across the country.
At that time, buying and selling will be free, and setting up stalls will be free.
After selling all the eggs, Qin Yingxue asked around about the prices and, having a better understanding of the market, left the black market.
Seeing how quickly Qin Yingxue's eggs were selling, the young man smiled and greeted her, "Girl, come again next time!"
Qin Yingxue smiled and nodded, then went to the state-run restaurant.
This time, she finally got her favorite braised pork hock with rock sugar. She ordered two servings and a serving of braised chicken pieces. Then, without lingering, she went straight back to Qin Village.
The neighboring village is bustling with construction work, and since it's the off-season for farming, many villagers have come to help.
They went up the mountain to cut timber, transport sand and gravel, and there was also a group of people who went to the county town to transport bricks and tiles.
The Qin family provided lunch: a few eggs in a loofah soup, and braised eggplant with fatty pork, though there was more eggplant than fatty pork.
But in the village, this kind of food is considered quite plentiful.
The staple food was cornbread made from mixed grains, and a large pot of sweet potato porridge was also cooked.
You'll be full!
When Qin Yingxue was almost at the village entrance, she took out a bamboo basket from her spatial storage. Inside were two pieces of five-pound pork belly, fifty eggs, and ten pounds each of rice and flour.
When Li Hehua saw Qin Yingxue return, she quickly came out to greet her and helped take the bamboo basket off Qin Yingxue's back: "Your second and third brothers go to the county town every day. Just ask them to bring whatever the family needs..."
"I have nothing else to do anyway," Qin Yingxue said with a smile.
As the mother and daughter were talking, Zhu Huiwen came in from outside carrying a basket: "Yingxue is home. I brought some eggs and freshly picked water spinach to add to your meal."
"You're here, why did you bring anything?" Li Hehua greeted her.
"This is for Yingxue." Zhu Huiwen looked at Qin Yingxue with a gentle smile. "You're still a bit thin. You need to eat more to gain weight. When Yan Chuan comes back, he'll be worried about you."
Suddenly, when Song Yanchuan was mentioned, Qin Yingxue couldn't help but think of that face she hadn't thought of for a while.
He should be back soon!
People don't think things through, and that very night, Qin Yingxue dreamed of Song Yanchuan.
The dream was fantastical. In a sea of flowers, Song Yanchuan, dressed in a white suit, knelt on one knee and gave her a grand wedding in front of relatives and friends.
Qin Yingxue woke up from her sweet dream, her heart pounding for a long time.
Of course, dreams are the opposite of reality.
Let's not talk about whether Song Yanchuan has this kind of romance; even if he does, the reality is that there aren't the conditions for it.
Having lived two lives, perhaps because she didn't experience happiness in her previous one, she actually yearns for romance deep down.
Qin Yingxue shook her head with a chuckle, noticing that it was already bright outside and the sounds of people starting work coming from next door.
Qin Yingxue got up and washed up. She was just eating breakfast when she heard Qin Dahe's voice from next door: "Dad, Mom, Jiang Linlin is back!"
With a "thud," the boiled egg in Qin Yingxue's hand fell onto the table.
Jiang Linlin is back!
It was around this time in my dream before.
But aren't dreams always the opposite?
But for some reason, Qin Yingxue always felt uneasy.
Without even having breakfast, Qin Yingxue got up and walked out of the courtyard.
At the alley entrance, a black Hongqi sedan was parked there. Jiang Linlin was wearing a well-fitting blue floral dress, with her long, curly hair styled, carrying a delicate red leather bag, and wearing bright red high heels. She was getting out of the car arm in arm with Xie Guodong.
Seeing villagers and children gathered around, Jiang Linlin smiled warmly and took out fruit candies from her bag, distributing them to everyone.
Seeing Jiang Linlin dressed exactly as she had in her dream, Qin Yingxue narrowed her eyes and stood to the side without moving.
When Jiang Linlin saw Qin Yingxue, her smile faltered for a moment, but quickly returned as she swayed her hips and walked towards Qin Yingxue.
It had been almost a month since I last saw Qin Yingxue, and she hadn't gotten a tan. In fact, her face had filled out, making her oval face even more delicate and beautiful, radiant and charming, and her big eyes sparkled even more brightly...
Even if she's just casually wearing a white chiffon blouse and black trousers, she's still a sight to behold.
Jiang Linlin tried to maintain a smile, but the hand holding her bag clenched tightly.
Jiang Linlin stopped in front of Jiang Yingxue and gave her a polite smile: "Yingxue, how have you been lately? Xie Guodong and I are married now, and I brought him back today to see the place where I used to live."
"Yingxue..."
"Little sister..."
Several voices came from behind, and Li Hehua, Qin Dahe, and others ran over.
"Sister Linlin, is it really you? You're back!" Qin Xiaocao ran straight to Jiang Linlin, her face full of surprise.