There is a pond under the road, it may be that people, animals or vehicles have accidentally fallen down, people have built a half-human high wall on the side of the road with stones, and it is facing the bend, surrounded by trees and trees, few pedestrians pass by, Meng Tao can borrow here to put a few sacks of fruit into the space, and then wait for the shuttle bus to come, block the car.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, I finally got on the shuttle bus to the county seat.

Arrived at the county seat at six o'clock in the evening, Meng Tao first went to find a home to look at the hostel that was still agreeable to register for accommodation, live in a single room, and then go to the street to find food, by the way, Zhou Cuiling took her to visit the regional street, the county town has not been shopping, the small county town is a straight street, nothing to see, just recognize the place.

I returned to the hostel at nine o'clock, turned off the lights and rested after washing, and went into the space for a routine inspection.

Every time she enters the space these days, she feels quite conflicted, and she always feels that this pure place outside the world has been vulgarized by her too much, everything is stuffed in, it is crowded, alas, forced by life, I hope that the gods are not strange.

When life is better in the future, she will definitely return to the stone platform as it was.

At six o'clock the next morning, Meng Tao left the room, carried the travel bag taken out of the space, and rushed to the area to take the train by car, she planned to come out this time to go out for a few days and then return to the village, anyway, the farm work is not busy at this stage, and the work is not enough for the men.

It's a bit too far to go to the provincial capital, and her goal now is Pingjiang City.

Pingjiang is also a big city, second only to the provincial capital in terms of population and prosperity.

Meng Tao is going there to be a fruit seller.

At half past nine in the morning, Meng Tao arrived at the regional railway station, bought a ticket, ate a bowl of shredded pork noodles at a state-run restaurant near the station, returned to the waiting room, and at ten forty o'clock, she boarded the train to Pingjiang City.

This time the train was relatively smooth, there was no delay, the car shook for six hours, and at five o'clock in the afternoon, I arrived in Pingjiang City.

Find a collective hotel near the train station, go to the service desk to open a single room, there is a young waitress at the counter, it seems that she has something on her mind, she is lost, absent-minded, Meng Tao asked her that someone may send something to herself, can you help move it? The waitress gave her a blank look: "I handle my own affairs, I don't have time to help, and we have to do other work, and we don't sit here all the time." ”

Meng Tao didn't say anything more, nodded in understanding, took the key upstairs, opened the room and put things away, went to the water room to wash up, changed into Meng Taohua's old clothes, and then locked the door and came down, and sure enough, he saw that there was no one at the service desk.

Meng Tao stood in front of the service desk for a while before walking out the door.

There was a time when she "needed" to move things out of the room, and it would be explained.

Meng Tao found a state-run restaurant for dinner, walked around the streets and alleys and looked slowly, and determined that one of the alleys was a private trading place and a black market under the cover of night.

After walking a few steps, a tall woman came up to her, as if she had accidentally bumped into her, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, girl." Look at you, you don't live here, do you? Looking for relatives? ”

Meng Tao saw that there were still a few people around her who looked at her vigilantly, knowing that the tall woman might be looking at the wind, which was equivalent to guarding the door, she shook her head, and deliberately replied in a different voice: "I'm not looking for relatives, I just want to come in and have a look, I have something." ”

As he spoke, he patted the satchel he was carrying with him, which contained three or four fruits, which were heavy.

The tall woman said "oh oh" twice, and walked away with a smile as if nothing happened.

Meng Tao continued to walk deeper into the alley, and gradually saw a crowd of people with transactions, many of whom were like her, covering their heads and faces, and some of them were calm and calm, with a normal attitude.

This is a black market with a certain scale, and there should be a lot of repeat customers, because the residents in the alley are open to do business, all kinds of stalls are placed directly at the door, the elderly and children help move things, and even some primary school students sit at the door of their homes to do their homework, while watching the stalls.

This scene, as if it were another world, is not at all like the strict control situation under the planned economy.

Meng Tao saw that there were those selling grain, cloth and clothing, as well as milk powder, candy, daily necessities, meat, vegetables and dry goods, almost everything, and soon found what she was looking for: a fruit stall.

On the left, a two-storey old building, the first floor is made into an old-fashioned store room, that is, the kind that opens and closes the door with a wooden board and a wooden plank, which will open half of the door, and the fruit stall is placed next to the door, which can be seen clearly, there are apples, pears, bananas, mangoes, purple grapes and oranges.

The road is quite wide, bananas, mangoes, purple grapes, and other southern fruits can be available.

As soon as Meng Tao approached, a man in his thirties came over and asked, "Does the little girl want to buy some fruit?" ”

Meng Tao: "......"

I'm wrapped up like this, how can I tell it's a little girl?

"You're the boss?"

The man nodded, "Yes." ”

Meng Tao smiled: "This fruit is so beautiful, let me visit, I also sell fruits." ”

"What kind of fruit does the girl have?"

"Oranges, navel oranges, sugar pears and late-maturing peaches."

"Oh, that's all ordinary fruit."

Meng Tao: "This is a new variety of Mengzhou, which sounds like an ordinary fruit, but when you eat it, the taste and feeling are absolutely beautiful and unforgettable." ”

The fruit boss laughed, thinking that this girl can brag better than me, and has been making fruits for many years, but I have never heard of any new varieties in Mengzhou.

Meng Tao took out an orange from his shoulder bag, broke half of the belt pulp and gave it to the fruit boss: "Taste it, this is the new variety of Mengzhou." ”

The fruit boss ate the oranges, and his expression was like Meng Zhehan at that time, first he was afraid of acid, frowned, and then changed his face in seconds, his eyebrows were shining, and his hands kept sending the remaining few oranges into his mouth to eat, staring at Meng Tao unsatisfactorily:

"Girl, where is your fruit? How many new varieties of Mengzhou have you brought? Can you sell some to me? ”

Meng Tao: "......"

The people in the rivers and lakes really had a spicy eye, and they saw through her at a glance, knowing that she was a fruit seller and had already transported the fruit.

Silently, he took out another navel orange, pear, and late-ripening peach from his satchel, handed it to the fruit boss, and asked him to continue tasting: "How much do you want?" What price can be given? ”

The fruit boss held a few fruits, motioned Meng Tao to follow him into the house, and two old men and a young woman came out of the back room, the fruit boss asked the young woman to take a knife to cut a few fruits, and the family tasted them, all of them danced with their eyebrows, and they were full of praise, and after the old lady ate two oranges, she took the fruit pot away directly, saying that she wanted to leave it for her good grandson to eat.

The fruit boss smiled at Meng Tao: "I'm sorry, it's rude." ”

"It's okay." Meng Tao replied.

The young woman wiped a chair with a rag and invited Meng Tao to sit, and the fruit boss asked her to make a cup of tea for the guest, and then continued the topic just now:

"It's all about this, I don't hide it from you, someone ordered us to take out our local fruits, I have always wanted to find some good quality and good taste, today your fruit, in your words, absolutely satisfied! Girl, how many do you have? Can you sell it to me? The price is easy to say. ”

"I came here by hitchhiker, I didn't bring much, a few hundred pounds, I plan to see the market here first."

"Yes, you're a smart man. This kind of fruit, hundreds of catties or thousands of catties can be, I want it, you make a price. ”

"I don't understand the price on your side, how much do you think you can give? It can be made at an average price. Meng Tao said, learned a trick from the middle-aged man in the orchard, didn't bother to calculate, and directly averaged the price.