When Song Hongguo went out, it was only after six o'clock, and the genius was just dim. Along the stone road in the middle of the village, she only saw a few people coming out to fetch water. She didn't recognize them, so she didn't take the initiative to say hello. Instead, they stared at them. She looked at it for a long time.

When she arrived at the commune, she went straight to the black market. Yes, she knew where the black market was without asking. In her previous life, she heard the old director of the orphanage mention it in ancient times, with a very sad tone. The black market elsewhere was like a rat crossing the street. But here in Nandian Commune, there is almost a tacit understanding. The people at the top turn a blind eye, as long as it doesn't make a big fuss.

There is no other reason. The aluminum factory is here, with 10,000 employees and [-]+ employees’ families. With such a huge consumer group, how can there be no black market?

Who doesn’t have a shortage of things these days?Blocking other people's roads also blocks your own.

However, for the sake of safety, Song Hongguo disguised herself before going. She changed her military coat into an old cotton-padded jacket and wrapped it with a scarf so that only one of her eyes was exposed. She also bought a pair of black-framed flat glasses from the supermarket and put them on. We entered an inconspicuous courtyard with a back door. The street through the back door was the black market.

There are people guarding the yard so that if anything goes wrong, they can easily report it.

Song Hongguo came back for the first time, and naturally she looked unfamiliar. The other party stared at her with suspicion, and asked very rudely, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Uncle, I want to buy some pieces of glass." Song Hongguo looked very calm and deliberately changed into a local accent when speaking, "I don't have enough industrial papers in my hand."

The other party frowned and asked again, "Besides glass, what else should I buy?"

"If there is cement and coal, I would also like to buy some."

Hearing this, the other party frowned even more tightly, "No more?"

Who comes to the black market and doesn’t want to buy food, meat, or cloth?The rarer things are radios, or shopping for exchange tickets for watches, bicycle tickets, sewing tickets, etc. It’s not that there are no glass cement, but there are only a few of them all year round.

But when he saw that Song Hongguo was not panicked at all, and there was no uneasy aura about her, he thought for a moment and waved his hand, "Go in, talk less, ask less, and leave as soon as you finish shopping."

"Okay, thank you, uncle." Song Hongguo walked a few steps, then turned back, took out a box of cigarettes from the canvas bag and handed it over.

The other party took two steps back in shock, "What are you doing?"

Song Hongguo said sincerely, "Uncle, when I came back, my eyes were black. Could you please give me some advice? It's best to buy the whole thing from one person, so that I don't have to ask around."

After hearing this, the other party hesitantly took it, "When you get out of the back door, keep walking eastward. When you get to the end, you see someone wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket. Just look for him."

Nine out of ten people wear blue cotton-padded jackets these days, right?Song Hongguo asked helplessly, "Male or female? How old? How tall? Is it easy to name her?"

The other party looked at her and said, "Man, he is about seventeen or eighteen years old. He is not tall. You can just call him Skinny Monkey."

"..."

A box of cigarettes is worth getting so much information. Song Hongguo thanked her and asked, "What's your surname?"

"Why is it expensive? The old man's surname is Hu."

"Okay, Uncle Hu, you are busy, see you later."

After Song Hongguo left, Uncle Hu took out a cigarette, smelled it, and muttered, "This girl looks young, but she is quite good at talking and doing things well. Could it be that she is new to the factory?"

If Song Hongguo heard this, she would sigh with emotion. She walked out of the back door without looking around, and walked straight east. At this time, there were not many people on the black market. After all, it was a shady thing, so Everyone is used to coming when it’s dark. There are sellers on both sides of the street, carrying backpacks or sacks, and their things are hidden. If you don’t come forward to ask, you don’t know what the other person is selling. When asking the price, you have to make gestures with your hands and talk to the dealer. It's like a secret code.

She walked to the end and saw a man in a blue cotton-padded jacket. To be precise, he was a half-year-old child. Uncle Hu said he was seventeen or eighteen, but she looked at him at most fourteen or fifteen. His hair was disheveled and his hands were in his sleeves. Sitting crookedly on the stone in the corner of the wall, he was staring at her.

Song Hongguo called out tentatively, "Skinny monkey?"

The thin monkey straightened up, "Who are you?"

Of course Song Hongguo would not introduce herself to her family, "I came here after listening to Uncle Hu. I want to buy something. Do you have any here?"

Hearing Uncle Hu's name, Shouhou was relieved. Anyone who looked at Uncle Hu's eyes would probably have no problem asking, "What do you want to buy?"

"Glass, cement, coal."

"..."

Good guy, these are all big things. If it were anyone else, it would definitely be difficult to find, but behind him is Brother Zeng, who can get all kinds of rare things. "How many do you want?"

Hearing this, Song Hongguo's eyes lit up. Sure enough, there is no shortage of experts on the black market. You must know that these things can not only be bought with money and tickets, but also require certificates issued by the unit. For example, coal, you need coal. Only workers have books, and they know the monthly supply. Even if there is a coal mine in the local area, it will be used for production in the factory first.

Song Hongguo had already measured the dimensions of the doors and windows before, and knew how much glass was needed. She also roughly estimated the cement and coal, and reported the figures to him.

The thin monkey was surprised, "Why do you need so much glass?"

"There are many doors and windows in the house." There are not only three main rooms, but also the three rooms in the east flat house, and the three rooms in the west flat house. In the middle is the original carpentry workshop of Uncle Cheng. Now only a large long table is left. There are some farm tools, and there are two other small compartments. One is for storing grain, and the other is also equipped with a kang. It can be regarded as a guest bedroom. They are not used at the moment. It doesn't matter whether it is installed with glass or not. Just use a layer of newspaper.

Thin Monkey smacked his tongue, "It's not cheap to buy."

"How many?"

The thin monkey calculated for a long time before he drew a number for her.

"Sixty? Don't want any tickets?"

The thin monkey nodded, "Don't think it's expensive. No one can buy these things for you." After that, he added, "The main reason is that glass is expensive, and cement and coal are easy to handle."

"Understood." Song Hongguo did not bargain, but only made a request, "Can you deliver it as soon as possible? I'm eager to use it."

"You want a lot of things. No matter how fast you get it, it will take the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, do I need to pay a deposit?"

"You give me five yuan."

Song Hongguo had no objection and counted five yuan from her bag to him. After thinking about it, she asked again, "Are rice and flour easy to buy? What's the price?"

"Those are rare things." Skinny Monkey shook the money in his hand, "That's it. I can only buy two kilograms at most. Sweet potato noodles and stick noodles are cheap, only half the price."

Half the price is more than one yuan. If there are tickets at the grain station, it is only [-] cents, which is ten times the difference.

"Would you like it? I can go get it for you right now."

Song Hongguo shook her head, and made an appointment with him to come the day after tomorrow at this time, and left. She wanted to sell grain, but she was not familiar with the other party yet, and there were certain risks in doing business, so she should wait until later.

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