Chapter 63: An Unexpected Discovery
With the experience of the last time, Shui Yao relied on his memory to get to the bus station. Walk into a narrow alleyway, and after a turn, you will find a black market.
Because it came relatively early, there are not many people in the market, coupled with the particularity of the black market, in order to ensure its concealment, no one dares to sell it blatantly. It was the first time for Shui Yao to do business in this place, so he naturally understood that there were rules, so he silently found a small corner and put the back basket down.
Shui Yao's behavior naturally attracted the attention of some people. Most of these people are wearing inconspicuous homespun clothes, some carrying baskets on their backs, and some carrying bamboo baskets and walking around at will. As soon as I saw a strange little girl, I thought that a guest was coming, and I was going to come forward and quietly sell something to her, but when I saw her squatting on the ground, I realized that it was a colleague, so I stopped thinking.
However, seeing that Shui Yao put things on the ground so much, squatting on the ground for half a day without moving the nest, an old lady couldn't stand it anymore, and quietly walked to Shui Yao's side, patted her shoulder gently, and her voice was very low.
"Little girl, you're here to sell things too! It's hard to squat until this, now that the investigation is so strict, it's easy for you to attract the attention of those guards if you don't move like this, and you have to be careful with everything you say and do when you go out! ”
After hearing this, Shui Yao's heart was slightly moved. People in this era are relatively simple and enthusiastic, and there are still many people with good intentions. Although she has also met competitors like Li Xuemei since she came, after all, doing business is to pay attention to harmony and wealth, watch each other, and help each other. So for the old lady's kind reminder, Shui Yao also smiled.
"Okay. Thank you grandma for the reminder. To tell you the truth, this is the first time I've come back here to sell things, and I don't have much experience, so I'm still up and down now! ”
has been in the black market for so long, and the old man has seen a lot of people who come to sell things, but a little girl with solid eyes like Shui Yao is still the first one, so he thought of helping.
"It's still early, and no one is coming, so you don't care about this place, but you have to move it appropriately, so it's relatively safe. How dare you come to a place like the black market at such a young age? Don't your parents worry when they see you coming out? ”
In this regard, Shui Yao didn't say much, just said that the conditions at home were not very good, and he needed to come to the black market to sell something to pay for the tuition, and then smiled politely at the old man.
"Thank you, how did I get this new time, I don't understand a lot of things, I'll ask you if I don't understand anything later."
After the old man left, after a while, the market gradually became lively. And the few small traders who came to sell things were also much more active than just now, and they talked to them when they found their targets.
However, for Shui Yao, now is not the time for her to be anxious, after all, the day is still long, and she doesn't have many things to bring, but after all, some meat and vegetables that are not commonly seen are rare things. If you find a random buyer, you won't be able to sell it for a good price, but it will cost you more.
What Shui Yao was looking for was a worker working in a nearby paper mill. Their wages are relatively high, and they have a lot of tickets, if they can meet themselves, maybe the two fish and those bamboo shoots they brought today can be sold, and most importantly, they can also exchange some cloth tickets and industrial coupons for them, after all, there are not many coupons at home recently, and if you want to make two more clothes, it may not be enough to buy two hot water bottles.
Just as she was sighing to herself, an old and deep voice caught Shui Yao's attention.
"Really? My daughter-in-law has just given birth, and Zheng needs some nutritious things for her to tonify, can you lower the price? Do you have to give cash before you take it? ”
Shui Yao looked at it, and the person who came was an old woman in a black sweater, at this time, she was stuffing a pure gold ring into the hand of the vendor who was carrying the burden, the expression on her face was very anxious, and it didn't look like a fake, but the man didn't want to ask for anything, and his words were full of embarrassment.
"Take it away, eldest sister, I can't accept this thing, you see that you want me three catties of fine grain, and I will only charge you five yuan. If it is put aside in the past, this fine grain will cost two yuan a catty! If you don't have any money, then let's just do this business, anyway, if you don't buy it, someone else will buy it. ”
"I won't bother to give you any more words here, I've seen a lot of pure gold things like rings and bracelets. Go and ask who doesn't throw all these things in the thrift market now, don't give them away, and you don't want to trouble me anymore! ”
After saying that, the man waved his hand, stopped looking at the old woman, picked up the flat shoulder and left.
However, such a statement made Shui Yao's eyes light up, and then, the whole heart couldn't help but jump.
The old woman held it in her hand, thinking with her toes, it was also a good thing, although it was only a small one, but the texture was pure gold, and it was inlaid with emerald gemstones, which looked like it was some years old, think about the antiques that made people tremble in the future, which one was not auctioned at a sky-high price in the auction!
However, the uncle who was carrying the flat burden just now abandoned it, but if you think about it carefully, you can understand that a few years ago, the "four olds" were in full swing, vigorous, and things like antique cultural relics were originally the target of the crackdown.
But how can these people understand that it is precisely because the old cultural relics are destroyed in large quantities that they will be scarce and expensive after that. Looking up, the old woman's face was full of disappointment, and she was about to raise her hand to throw away the ring, Shui Yao's heart immediately became nervous, but her face was not revealed at all, and she steadied herself, so she picked up the bamboo basket and walked towards her.
At this moment, Shui Yao had only one thought in his heart, that is, even if this ring was not exchanged for food, it could not be thrown away, but it would be great if this old woman could agree to exchange it with her by herself. After all, Shui Yao is a businessman, and the more he sees these gold, silver, jewelry, and antique cultural relics, the more he likes them.
Seeing that the old woman turned her head in frustration and was about to leave, Shui Yao quietly walked over, reached out and pulled her sleeve, and said in a low voice.
"This aunt, don't be in a hurry to leave. I have good things here, and it is definitely more useful to replenish your daughter-in-law's body than the fine grain, but I don't know if you are willing to change it with me. ”
When the old woman heard this, she immediately paused, raised her head and looked at Shui Yao, her eyes full of anticipation.
"Little girl, you ...... What did you say? What's the good stuff? Now my daughter-in-law must eat some nutritious food, and I am afraid that she will not do a good job in confinement and will fall ill in the future. However, I ...... I really ...... money."
Before he finished speaking, he hung his head in frustration. Seeing this, the corners of Shui Yao's mouth lifted, revealing a soothing smile.
"I have fish here, do you want it? I don't want your money. If you want, let's find a hidden place to talk. ”
"I do...... I do! ”
"Shh......h
Seeing that the old woman was about to shout excitedly, Shui Yao was shocked, and hurriedly made a silent posture, and then, without looking back, walked in front to lead the way, the old woman followed closely, and the two stopped in a hidden corner.
"Little girl, how do you sell this fish? To tell you the truth, I don't have much money on me, the men in the family left early, leaving us orphans and widows, and finally watched my son marry and have children, but I, the mother, couldn't even get a little food, only these bells and whistles, things that I didn't like, I couldn't buy anything, and I added a lot of disasters to it! ”
After speaking, she pinched the ring on her hand and was about to throw it on the ground, but Shui Yao saw that she was about to have another seizure, and hurriedly stopped her.
"Auntie, don't worry. Otherwise, you can use this ring on your hand to change it with me. ”
When the old woman heard this, she quickly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, her hands trembled, and she didn't dare to throw the thing away, and then stretched out her hand and grabbed Shui Yao's sleeve, as if she couldn't believe it, and asked over and over again.
"Really? Are you really willing to trade with me? Thank you, thank you, thank you so much! ”
After speaking, he immediately stuffed the ring into Shui Yao's hand, and then seemed to be reluctant to go, and took out a bunch of gross tickets on his body and gave it to Shui Yao.
"Girl, you take it. It's only two dollars here, but Auntie really doesn't have any extra money! ”
Shui Yao looked at it, it was all a dime or two cents, and there were even a lot of one-point and five-point ones, and he suddenly understood that it must have taken a lot of thought to save these two dollars, now, how dare Shui Yao take it?
"Auntie, just take it! There must still be a lot of money in the family, if you give me all this brain, what should I do if I encounter any difficulties in the future? ”
After that, he opened the bamboo basket and quickly brought out a medium-sized grass carp and handed it to the old woman.
"Auntie, this fish is fresh, I just got it, it didn't take long, I took it all right, you can take it back and make it directly."
After saying that, he returned to the black market without looking back.
After that, Shui Yao found the opportunity to make a business, sold the fish and bamboo shoots to a worker dressed "really good", exchanged for two feet of cloth tickets and five industrial coupons, plus two large solidarity, the harvest can be described as not ordinary, and at the same time, he couldn't help but secretly sigh the importance of finding the right buyer.
Many workers can come to the black market, and they are generally not short of money, and business is naturally very good. And the fish and bamboo shoots she sells are originally good things for big supplements, and it is understandable that they are sold at a higher price.
Because the business ended early, Shui Yao decided to go to the hospital early in the morning. However, for some reason, along the way, Shui Yao's heart was always up and down.