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Maybe it was a problem with the translation, maybe the driver mistakenly thought that all three of them were locals, and instead of going to a store set up for foreigners, they went to a local farmer's market.

In a crowded and dirty alley, Redon got his first glimpse of what the country's market looked like.

In an area of more than 3,000 square meters of open space, there appeared seven or eight long platforms made of bricks, stones and wooden boards, each of which is seventy or eighty meters long, one meter and two meters high, these platforms are divided into two meters long units, this is the so-called stall of the farmers' market, and the market in some villages in the country is similar, but it is far more neatly planned than the market.

Behind each stall is a salesman, who should be called self-employed in the country, mainly women and the elderly, and on a wooden board in front of them is placed the goods to be sold - common vegetables such as cabbage, turnips, potatoes, kimchi, and grains such as corn, wheat and white flour.

There are not a lot of goods on each stall, and it is clear that the stall owners do not have the financial strength to purchase bulk commodities.

Of course, compared to the pitiful number of goods, the number of customers who come to buy things is also pitiful, and the number of goods they purchase is even more pitiful, and many goods are accurate to the point of grams.

Looking around, facing the deserted market, Su Xiaoxiao was a little worried, and said: "Why are they all selling vegetables, what about meat? Where are the local chickens, beef and mutton, Korean ginseng, seafood or something?"

Jin Zhu said with some embarrassment: "It is impossible for this kind of market to have the things you mentioned, because meat is served by ticket and must be purchased in state-run stores." Sister Su, the third row is a place that sells fruits, there are pears, there are apples, and there is a stall selling eggs in the second row, eggs are a rare nutritional product, Comrade Huang Yingji will definitely be very happy. ”

"Eggs, fruits?" Su Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly, and that was the only way.

When I came to the third row, the fruits were very small, and they looked locally produced, and there was not even a single imported fruit. A few people randomly selected a few catties of apples and a few catties of pears, but they were shocked when they settled the account, they were too expensive!

1,000 yuan per pound of apples and 850 yuan per pound of pears, a total of 5,550 yuan for six pounds of fruits, which is equivalent to two months' wages for ordinary workers!

"This ...... How is it possible, they can't be because I'm a foreigner, right?" Su Xiaoxiao glanced at Jin Zhu in shock, she was not worried about money, but was confused by the price system of this country.

Last night, Jin Jiu set up a banquet to entertain Su Xiaoxiao and others, more than 20 dishes, including fish and meat, and a big lobster, it seems that it only cost more than 500 yuan and a meal coupon, but here the same money can only buy half a catty of apples, the difference is too great, right?

"You didn't speak just now, and they can't possibly know that you are a foreigner. It should be this price, which was about the same when I was in Pyongyang. Jin Zhu said: "The prices in the free market cannot be compared with the prices of the rationed materials, otherwise we will starve to death by measuring our monetary income level according to the black market prices!"

"I don't understand!" Su Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly and turned to the second row.

There was only one stall selling eggs, and the salesman was an old lady in her sixties and seventies, with a wicker basket in front of her, which contained about twenty eggs stained with chicken feathers and chicken droppings.

"Auntie, I want all these eggs, and I bought the basket, how much does it cost!" Su Xiaoxiao was moved with compassion and didn't even ask the price.

But the old lady looked at Su Xiaoxiao differently and didn't answer for a long time.

Jin Zhu knew that the old lady couldn't understand Chinese, so she hurriedly translated: "Amani, we bought all the eggs, even the baskets, how much?"

"Bought them all?" the old lady said with a hint of joy on her face, "There are twenty-two eggs in total, eight hundred yuan each, one of which is frozen and cracked, and only 17,000 will be charged." I'll give you the basket, I made it myself, it's worthless. ”

Jin Zhu wrote to Su Xiaoxiao in Chinese, Su Xiaoxiao directly took out six 5,000 coins and stuffed them into the old hands that had dried up, and said: "Don't look for it, go home quickly, it's such a cold day, don't freeze your body!"

The old lady didn't know what to do with the money, looked at Su Xiaoxiao and then at Jinzhu, and didn't understand until Jinzhu translated, and suddenly trembled with excitement, and her body subconsciously slid down from behind the counter, as if she was going to kneel and kowtow.

Su Xiaoxiao couldn't see these things the most, so she hurriedly picked up the wicker basket and left.

It wasn't until she was about to leave the market that Su Xiaoxiao glanced back and said in surprise: "No, didn't we buy all her things, why is she still there?"

"It's the rule. Jin Zhu took the wicker basket from Su Xiaoxiao's hand and said: "Although this is a free market, and the salesmen are allowed to exchange their rich materials, there is a strict commuting system, and they are not allowed to leave until the time is not enough, otherwise the market will seem too deserted, which is inconsistent with the performance of the great socialist system." ”

"There is nothing to stand, and there are more people who sell things than they buy things. Su Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly and shook her head, expressing her incomprehension.

"Being a petty trader is also in the service of socialism, and of course it must be strictly regulated. This is Sinuiju, and the management is much looser, and if they are in Pyongyang, they still have to wear uniform and recite the leader's quotations in the morning and evening. Jin Zhu was surprised and thought it was normal.

"Strange country. Su Xiaoxiao shook her head, glanced back again, and suddenly said in surprise: "You're not right, hasn't the old lady already left?"

"Left?" Jin Zhu hurriedly turned around, and saw in disbelief that the old lady had really left the stall and was trotting over to this side: "No, she should know that you are a foreigner." Here, it is illegal to sell supplies to foreigners, and she is here to get her eggs back!"

"No!" Su Xiaoxiao was anxious and hurriedly quickened his pace.

This is the only free market in this area, and it is not easy to buy a few catties of fruit and more than 20 eggs.

Because the alley road was narrow, the car did not drive in, and the driver was still waiting outside, and Lei Dong and the others had to carry fruits and wicker baskets to move quickly for more than 200 meters.

Something unexpected happened, the trembling old lady burst out with an incomprehensible spirit, and her legs fluttered upside down, and she actually chased after her less than fifty meters outside the market.

"Amani!" because they couldn't run, the three of them had to stop and look at the old lady.

"We really need these eggs, if you want, we can give you some more money!" Su Xiaoxiao held the wicker basket in both hands, for fear of being robbed.

"Chicken ...... Chicken...... Do you want chickens?" ran more than a hundred meters, and the old lady was already out of breath.

"Do you have chickens?" Jin Zhu looked at the old lady incredulously.

"There are two chickens. The old lady gasped and said, "It's winter, and if you don't lay eggs, it's not cost-effective to raise them again." I took it out and sold it the other day, but people couldn't afford it. If you want, I'll ...... I can sell it to you cheaper. ”

"If you want it, how much money you want, where is the chicken?" When Jin Zhu translated, Su Xiaoxiao jumped up happily.

"At my house. The old lady secretly pointed to a bungalow a few dozen meters away on the left and said, "As for the price...... Can you give me RMB? Two chickens...... A total of 100 dollars!"

"No problem, a thousand yuan is fine, go get it immediately!" Su Xiaoxiao couldn't believe her ears.

You must know that the Korean currency in Su Xiaoxiao's hand was converted into RMB in euros according to the official exchange rate, and he bought 22 eggs and six catties of fruit, which cost more than 2,000 yuan, and if he settled directly in RMB, the two chickens were only 100 yuan, how could there be such a crazy exchange rate in this world?

"Please follow me!" the old lady led the way, and at the same time said vigilantly: "If anyone asks, you will say that it is my relative, and you must speak in our language, otherwise if you are discovered, our family will be miserable!"

Su Xiaoxiao knew that in this country, ordinary people were strict about contact with foreigners, and foreigners were not allowed to enter the people's homes to visit, so she immediately chose to shut up.

The old lady's house, less than fifty meters to the left of the market, was a small low-rise brick and stone bungalow, and the pungent smell of immediately hit her face as soon as she entered.

The interior of the room is extremely simple, only a bed, a dining table, a few lonely dishes and chopsticks, a large vat of rice, and a kimchi jar that is about to be empty.

The two old hens were tethered to the legs of the table, and when they saw someone coming in, they only looked up listlessly.

"A hundred yuan, is it okay?" the old lady pointed to the two hens and looked at Su Xiaoxiao expectantly.

Su Xiaoxiao He had seen such a family before, and his eyes immediately turned red, and he took out 10,000 yuan without looking at it, stuffed it into the old lady's hand, and said, "Just give me one, and the remaining one can still lay eggs, and you can sell it for another money." ”

Suddenly seeing so much money, the old lady showed not ecstasy, but frightened, and was so frightened that she took a step back, and 10,000 yuan fell to the ground.

Jin Zhu hurriedly picked up the money and stuffed it to the old lady again, translating Su Xiaoxiao's words.

"You ...... "The old lady trembled violently, and her pale face quickly became as red wine as a result of the congestion.

"Don't worry, this is real money!" Jin Zhu thought that the old lady had misunderstood, and shook the banknote + ticket a few times with his hand.

"I'm ......," the old lady's breath suddenly became rapid.

"I really don't lie to you, you can take the money and go to the test. However, I suggest that you only take one of them and examine them, and hide the rest so that they don't get robbed. Jin Zhu was worried that staying in the house for too long would arouse the suspicion of others, so after explaining, he bent down to untie an old hen from under the table leg, stuffed it into a wicker basket, and motioned for Lei Dong and Su Xiaoxiao to leave quickly.

"Poof!" Before the three of them reached the door, there was the sound of a heavy object falling behind them.

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