People live in the courtyard, pledge themselves to the country

The fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival.

Lin Xiao and He Yuzhu came to an alley near Sijiucheng Railway Station with a basket on their backs.

According to intelligence, this is the largest black market in the vicinity, and organized gangs have already formed, so they put the first stop here.

As soon as they reached the entrance of the alley, the two of them attracted the attention of interested people.

A tall man came over to stop the two of them, and asked in a low voice: "You two are looking at each other, who introduced you? Buy or sell?" Covered nothing to see.

He Yuzhu showed a simple and honest smile: "Brother, we are in Xinghua Hutong. I heard from the aunt in our yard that you can buy things without a ticket here. You don't want to sell some food and then buy some meat to go home for the festival!"

"Xinghua Hutong? Hu Laoqi's site?" The man muttered and continued to ask: "What do you have here?"

He Yuzhu took a step back pretending to be vigilant, and looked at the man in front of him.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was a bit disrespectful, the man said impatiently: "The person who introduced you didn't tell you the rules? This place is under my management, and all the people who sell things inside are mine, and outsiders are not allowed to sell things inside. You can only buy, everything is sold directly to me!"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the two suspiciously. They couldn't be spies!
The man became suspicious all the time, and the people who were squatting at the entrance of the alley immediately stood up and walked over with unfriendly expressions.

Lin Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth. This is a bit too lucky. He met a manager when he first came here, but the little gangsters like them are all looking for money, so they shouldn't make a big fuss.

Lin Xiao immediately said with a smile on his face: "Brother, don't be angry, my brother and I are doing this for the first time, and I don't know the rules!" He Yuzhu pretended to be reluctant, followed by putting down the basket behind his back, and lifted the cloth covering it.

"I have [-] catties of stick noodles and [-] catties of Fuqiang noodles. My brother has [-] catties of rice and [-] catties of Fuqiang noodles!" Lin Xiao said.

This is not a lot of goods, and that man didn't take it to heart at all.

Opening it casually and taking a look, the man yelled, "The rice and Fuqiang powder are good!"Just a little less.

"How do you plan to sell it?" the man asked casually.

Lin Xiao and He Yuzhu glanced at each other, Lin Xiao said: "Brother, we are the first to do this, and we don't know the market, how about you say a price?"

Lin Xiao's words did not arouse the man's suspicion at all. He would be suspicious only if he opened his mouth to ask for a price!

The man waved his hand and said, "Stick noodle costs [-] cents, not [-] cents, Fuqiang powder costs [-] cents, not [-] cents, rice costs [-] cents, not [-] cents!"

This price is not reasonable, but it is fair for the two Xiaobai who have just debuted. Lin Xiao pretended to be surprised and said: "Thank you, brother, I will do as you say!"

He Yuzhu deliberately wanted to say something: "No", but Lin Xiao held him back. The two of them had discussed it before they came, and one would sing the red face and the other would sing the bad face.

That man understood the principle of the long flow of water, so he didn't intentionally make it difficult for Lin Xiao and the others, and happily took out a handful of money.

Carefully collecting the money, Lin Xiao stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "What's your name, big brother? I wonder if big brother accepts poultry here?"

The man was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect to be surprised. He quickly said in a low voice, "My surname is Jia. Do you have poultry? How much?"

Lin Xiao said: "Brother Jia, some relatives of mine have secretly raised some chickens and ducks on the mountains in the countryside, and they want to find a way to sell them. Do you accept them? Not many, there are about ten or twenty chickens! But you can't buy them all at once. Sell ​​it, it's too eye-catching!"

Jia Hanzi did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise today. This chicken and duck are very popular in the black market, and usually only one or two can be sold every three to five days. Now that he has encountered so many at once, it will definitely greatly improve his reputation here. .

"I want them all. I'll give you three yuan and an industrial voucher. If you don't want five yuan! But you have to guarantee at least one a day!" Jia Hanzi said immediately.

Lin Xiao pretended to be overwhelmed, struggled for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "No problem, just do as you say, Brother Jia!"

Jia Hanzi thought that Lin Xiao was a good guy, with a sense of wit, so he laughed and patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder: "Okay, go in quickly, tell me what you like, and I'll let them give you a little bit cheaper!"

Lin Xiao thanked Jia Hanzi, pulled He Yuzhu and walked into the alley. There were not many people in the whole alley. There were more than a dozen people squatting there, and a basket was placed in front of them. It was covered with a cloth and it was hard to see what was sold inside. A few people were bargaining in low voices in front of several booths, which was quite quiet.

The arrival of Lin Xiao and He Yuzhu attracted the attention of many people, but seeing that they were carrying baskets slung across their shoulders, they probably had nothing in them, so they turned their eyes away.

After looking at a few stalls, they were all selling rice, noodles, grains and oil, and there was only one seller of meat, and the quantity was not large. In order not to arouse suspicion, Lin Xiao weighed two catties of pork, and then walked out of the alley with He Yuzhu.

"You finished shopping so soon?" Jia Hanzi asked in surprise when he saw the two of them coming out.

"I don't want to send the meat back quickly, the dumplings are waiting to be made at home!" Lin Xiao laughed.

"That's right, today is the holiday, so go back quickly, don't forget about that!" Jia Hanzi waved his hand, reminding Lin Xiao not to forget about the poultry.

"Don't worry, Brother Jia, I will appoint you tomorrow!" Lin Xiao said, pulling He Yuzhu and leaving.

Jia Hanzi looked at their leaving back thoughtfully, and a younger brother next to him came up: "Brother, do you want to follow them and check their background?"

Jia Hanzi shook his head: "If they really bring poultry tomorrow!"

The younger brother nodded and retreated, but neither of them noticed that one of the men behind him retreated quietly.

"No one should be following you!" He Yuzhu whispered to Lin Xiao.

"It is estimated that small characters like us are not in their eyes, let's go to the other side to see!" Lin Xiao said.

Today, their purpose was to touch several larger black markets nearby. In a corner, they took out some supplies from the space, and then walked towards the second black market.

This black market is located in an abandoned yard behind the textile factory, and there are also guards at the door, but the difference is that no goods are accepted here, but everyone needs to pay a ten-cent site fee to enter.

Lin Xiao and He Yuzhu paid the site fee of [-] cents and then walked into the yard. This alley was much bigger than the previous alley, and there were many more people. They found a corner, put the basket in front of them, and squatted down.