good old days

Chapter 37 Go to the county seat

The pork seller frequently looked into the basket that Chen Xiuyun was carrying, and finally couldn't help it anymore, and came to ask the price.

"Why sell it?"

The pork seller looked at Chen Xiuyun's package so tightly that he couldn't tell his age, so he took a look at the pastry in the basket.

Chen Xiuyun said, "No ticket, fifteen cents."

The pork seller slammed his mouth, it is a bit expensive, but a piece of fat cake does not look small, he sells ten times as much pork for a catty of pork, he can still afford it, but he still has to negotiate the price.

"It's a little expensive. The fruit in the supply and marketing cooperative is only ten cents more expensive than yours. You don't have a catty."

Chen Xiuyun said: "All I use are expensive things."

Seeing that she wouldn't give in at all, the pork seller had no choice but to take an egg cake topped with jujube meat first.

The man who sells pork eats it as soon as he gets it, and saves Chen Xiuyun from giving oiled paper, and she doesn't have much oiled paper, so of course it can be saved as much as possible.

The man sat back at his stall and ate it. The more he ate, the more reluctant he was to eat it. Only when he got it in his hands did he realize how light the cake was. Once it was soft, it was flattened and there was nothing left. Although the amount was small, it was delicious and fragrant. .

After eating, the man smacked his mouth, remembering the black and red cakes in Chen Xiuyun's basket, so he got up again and bought two of them.

Chen Xiuyun sold it for three yuan in a while, and other people who came to the black market to buy things also came to surround Chen Xiuyun when they saw the man eating and buying again.

Some people asked if it was too expensive, and Chen Xiuyun said that all the good things were used.

In short, she only brought in eight cakes, and they were sold out in a short while, and just got one and two, Chen Xiuyun was in a very good mood.She thinks it will be sold out if she raises three times the amount next time.After walking for more than two hours, I put those pieces of cakes in the basket. It is not worth the weight of the basket.

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and there are more people coming to the black market, Chen Xiuyun doesn't want to give up this time.Thinking of this, she was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared in her eyes. Yesterday she said that the little girl was messing around, but now that she has tasted the sweetness, she will continue to do it herself.

When Chen Xiuyun was walking home, she went outside the village, took off the cloth to wrap her head around her neck, and simply dug wild vegetables by the side of the road. When she entered the village and met people in the village, she said that she had gone to dig wild vegetables. No one doubted her, so she arrived home smoothly.

Jiang Xinyu and Jiang Yuzhu had already eaten and left food for Chen Xiuyun. The livestock in the family had also been fed. The sisters read books and worked on problems.

After Chen Xiuyun came back, Jiang Xinyu breathed a sigh of relief. If she was caught as a speculator these days, it would be a serious crime. She was afraid that something would happen to Chen Xiuyun, wouldn't it be that she harmed her?

Being able to come back so early, it seems that nothing special happened.

Chen Xiuyun ate and drank enough, and quickly used the old noodles to make another pot of noodles. It seemed that the amount was more than double that of yesterday.

It takes several hours to soak the red dates in the pot before they can be steamed in the pot. In the morning, they are ready for work.

After finishing the preparations, Chen Xiuyun also read a book with the two sisters. For a while, the courtyard was quite quiet.

In the middle of the afternoon, the mother and daughter three had dinner and read a book, and then started to work.

This time I made six pots, and it took nearly two hours to steam in one pot for 15 minutes after the water was boiled.

After steaming, Chen Xiuyun asked the two sisters to eat one each, and she planned to sell the rest tomorrow.

The two sisters asked her to eat, but she refused to eat, and insisted on saving it and selling it for money.

The hair cake is generally not heavy, but it can't fit in a basket, so Jiang Xinyu took the opportunity to mention that she wants to go too.

Chen Xiuyun was originally unwilling, but she agreed after all because her daughter acted like a coquettish fool.

However, Chen Xiuyun's plan is different from Jiang Xinyu's.

Chen Xiuyun agreed to the little girl to go, because she wanted the little girl to wait for her with the basket and go to her to get the goods after selling a basket. She would not let Jiang Xinyu go to the black market, after all, there was a risk.

Jiang Xinyu woke up around four o'clock the next day, and none of the chickens in the brigade were crowing yet.They also didn't have a watch, so they all depended on Chen Xiuyun's intuition to get up.

Today, she also put on the military overcoat and covered her head and face with a cloth head. Jiang Xinyu walked out sweaty, just like the way to school. She thought she walked for several hours, but in fact it only took more than three hours.

When we arrived at the county seat, it was already dawn.

Chen Xiuyun arranged her to wait for her at the corner of the state-run hotel, but Jiang Xinyu couldn't resist, so she had to sit on the side of the road with her basket in her arms.

Jiang Xinyu thought she could see what the black market looks like today, but she didn't have the authority to go in with her.

Jiang Xinyu hugged the basket, put her head on it, and closed her eyes listlessly.Fortunately, I wear thick socks today, and I wear two pairs of socks, so I can sit here and not be cold.

"Comrade, what are you selling here?" A small voice rang in her ear.

When Jiang Xinyu opened her eyes, she saw a middle-aged man with a flat head and a slightly straight stomach. He was dressed decently, and the material of his clothes was still good. This man did not speak with an accent of Yu Province, but spoke standard Mandarin.

Jiang Xinyu said vigilantly in her heart: "I'm not a seller, I sit with this class of people. If you want to buy something, go to the food station and the supply and marketing cooperative. There is a state-run restaurant behind me, which also sells rice."

The gay man chuckled: "I can already smell it, it smells like jujube."

Jiang Xinyu: "..."!The nose is really sharp!
She rolled her eyes and said, "This is jujube cake for my aunt in the county. I made it at home, not for sale, but I can't find where her home is now."

The man looked around, seeing no one there, and said, "Open the basket and let me have a look."

Jiang Xinyu opened a corner, and then opened a corner of the oil paper, and the fragrance became stronger.

The man's eyes froze, and he lowered his voice and said, "Let's talk about a price."

Jiang Xinyu felt that this uncle was really baffled. He couldn't be here to fish and enforce the law. She shook her head, "This is made by myself and given to relatives. If you want to buy pastries, go to the supply and marketing cooperative."

The man really didn't expect Jiang Xinyu to continue to be stubborn.If he had a ticket to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives and food stations to buy pastries, why would he risk going to the side of the road to ask her?If he hadn't been here for only two days and couldn't touch the black market, he wouldn't be trying his luck here.

"Little girl, hurry up and talk about a price. We won't know each other after the money is settled."

This sentence moved Jiang Xinyu, so she also said happily: "One yuan and fifteen cents, I have nine yuan, and the eggs and red dates are four yuan and five yuan respectively."

The rest were in Chen Xiuyun's hands, and they were sold on the black market.

The man said straightforwardly: "I want it all." He quickly ordered one thirty-five cents for Jiang Xinyu.

Jiang Xinyu wrapped up the pastries, and when she was thinking that it would be difficult for this person to carry so many, the uncle took out a folded cloth bag from his waist pocket.

After the transaction, Jiang Xinyu hurriedly moved the position with a basket.

(End of this chapter)