When passing through the lobby of the guest house, the pigtailed girl on duty at the front desk was sleeping soundly on the counter, and the two of them walked lightly, pushed open the door lightly and slipped out.

Towards the end of the month, there was a waning moon hanging in the sky, and in the faint moonlight on the side of the road, the two saw someone at the end of the street carrying a big sack and turning into a nearby residential area.

Gu Shinian immediately realized that the place where the person went was likely to be the location of the black market at the train station.

The two found a remote corner on the side of the street, took out the bicycle from the space, Yunshang climbed up to the bar in front of him and sat down, wrapped his head and face tightly with a scarf and hat, while Gu Shinian put two bags of flour on the back seat, and then pushed the bicycle to the end of the street.

Four o'clock in the morning, the coldest time of the day, coupled with the howling north wind, the weather can almost be described as dripping into ice.

This kind of bad weather is not conducive to pedestrians going out, but it casts the most natural protective color on the black market, even if the cold wind is biting, it still can't resist the hot mood when people buy their favorite items.

Gu Shinian suddenly stopped when he was approaching the residential area, turned around, found the small alley he had passed by before and turned in, leaving a bag of white noodles, and asked Yunshang to put the bicycle and another bag of white noodles into the space first.

He and Yunshang are new faces, and they are children, and it is better not to show them in front of people if they are luxuries like bicycles.

Gu Shinian carried a sack in one hand and Yunshang in the other, and turned in at the place where the person disappeared before.

After walking through the silent alley and walking a hundred meters away, I gradually heard the sound of people moving.

The two quickened their pace, turned a corner, and followed the sound through a door without a door, and the front suddenly opened up.

A large courtyard of 500 square meters, with several light bulbs lit around and in the middle of the courtyard, and five long simple stalls made of green bricks and wooden planks in the middle.

Each stall is two meters long and one meter wide, with a one-meter-wide aisle between the stalls.

At this time, many people are standing behind the stalls, spreading their burdens, putting samples on the stalls, and some people are wandering around between the stalls, looking at something satisfactory, and will come forward to discuss with the seller in a whisper, and then the two get together and secretly make transactions.

The scene in front of him made Yunshang stunned for a long time.

She didn't expect that the black market spots, which are not allowed now, would have stalls so blatantly, and they were also arranged like the vegetable markets of later generations, very neat and looked quite formal.

If it weren't for the darkness of the night, Yunshang would have thought that this was a formal market with the permission of the government.

Gu Shinian was also surprised when he saw the scene in front of him, but the first thing he thought of was that since someone provided a stall and provided electric lights for lighting, the other party would definitely have to charge a booth fee.

If you don't pay the money, it is estimated that you will not be able to enter the black market.

As Gu Shinian expected, as soon as the two stood at the door for a while, a middle-aged man with a cotton hat and a pen and notebook in his hand walked over.

Probably because Gu Shi Nian and Yunshang were too young, a look of surprise flashed in the man's eyes, and then he put on a straight face and said in a low voice, "Little comrade, the booth fee is two cents, you can give money, or you can give something of the same value, and leave before half past five." ”

Yunshang hurriedly took out two cents and handed it over, the man took the money, spread out the notebook for registration, and tilted his head inside:

"Go inside, as long as it's empty, you can set it up. Also, we will be responsible for the safety of the yard, and we don't care about it when we leave this yard. You two are fresh faces, don't talk big business with people, and don't go out to trade with people. ”

The man's voice is not high, and his tone is slightly stiff, even if it is a kind reminder, it gives people the illusion of command.

Gu Shinian is not a person who doesn't know what to do, so he hurriedly thanked the other party, and then squeezed Yunsheng's hand.

Yunshang reacted, took off her gloves, took out a few toffees from her pocket and handed them to the other party.

The man glanced down at Yunshang, and saw the little girl smiling at him, and the old man with his little hands was tall, and said sweetly in his mouth, "Uncle, give it to you!" ”

The mood is inexplicably much better.

Seeing that Yunshang gave it to the toffee that could be bought in the mall and could only be regarded as an ordinary material on the black market, he didn't shirk it, took it and put it in his pocket, then picked up the sack on Gu Shinian's body and walked in front of the two.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the stall."

The man took the two of them to the stall not far from the lamppost in the middle, ignored the constant glances around, and raised his voice to Gu Shinian:

"After seeing the world, hurry up and take your sister home, it's such a cold day, don't panic from the cold!"

Seeing this, the mustache in the stall next door asked with a smile, "Brother Li, do you know these two children?" ”

"This is the first time the child has come, you let the big guy take care of it."

"Done!" The man still smiled, "Isn't Brother Li's family my own nephew, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it!" ”

The man nodded, didn't speak, didn't look at Shi Nian and Yunsheng, turned around and strode away.

Yunshang really didn't expect that a few grains of toffee could be exchanged for such care from the head snake, and while being surprised, she secretly decided to stuff a handful of toffee for 'Uncle Li' when she left later.

The mustache had no guests at this time, and while stomping his feet to keep warm, he asked Gu Shinian with a smile, "Big nephew, what did you bring out to see the world?" ”

"Uncle, it's nothing, a little white face."

Gu Shinian didn't deliberately lower his voice when he replied, and the surrounding guests gathered around when they heard the three words Jingbaimian.

"Little comrade, do you really have a white face?"

"How much is this bag of fine white noodles?"

"What is the price of fine white noodles? Can a piece of six go? ”

Almost instantly, three guests asked in low voices at the same time.

Gu Shinian didn't reply, unfastened the sack, and pulled the sack downward, revealing flour as white as snowflakes.

Seeing the real thing, the people in front of the stall closed their voices almost at the same time, this is indeed a fine white face, more delicate than Fuqiang powder, and better gluten.

In the voice of the people around him asking about the price, Yunshang pulled Gu Shinian to bend down, and said in his ear, "Second Brother Gu, I'll go out and drag two more bags in!" ”

"No, you can't sell it for a few dollars for such a small fight, let's just sell this bag!"

The people here are messy, how can Gu Shinian let Yunshang go out and run around alone, he refused without thinking about it.

Yunshang knew what Gu Shinian was worried about, and tried to probe her spiritual power out, but unfortunately it was too far away from the courtyard wall, and she couldn't reach out at all.

In desperation, he had to say again, "Second Brother Gu, I won't go out of the yard, I'll come back to guard the stall after putting the things away, can you go out and bring the things in?" ”