Stargirl's guide to life in the 70s

The four of them wandered around in the alley and finally came to a more hidden corner and took out the things in the baggage.

"Brother, are we cross-dressing?" Lu Nanchi, who had never been to the black market, was particularly excited and gestured with the headscarf and shabby clothes in his hand.

"Of course, although I have never been to the black market here, I am not familiar with the black market at my home. The first important thing when going to the black market is not to be recognized by others.

Then you have to match the password to enter. "

He Zhile took over, "I found out the secret code from my high school classmate a few days ago."

The four of them changed their clothes without any delay, covered their faces with scarves except for their eyes, and walked deeper into the alley.

After walking for about 5 minutes, I saw a bored-looking man sitting at the entrance of an alley.

He Zhile, who knew the secret code, took the lead and walked towards the man with a slightly strange pace.

Seeing someone approaching, the man put away his leisurely expression and asked He Zhile in a low voice: "Would you like a cup of tea upstairs?"

He Zhile also lowered his voice: "Then two more pork belly."

Then he pointed at Yu Jiang and the other three, "Together."

The man nodded, and when Yu Jiang and the other two saw this, they also pushed their bicycles towards the alley.

As the group walked into the alley, Lu Nanchi asked doubtfully: "Sister Xiaole, are the strange steps you took just now also part of the code?"

Seeing that Lu Nanchi could see through it at a glance, He Zhile came to him excitedly.

"Smart, Xiaochizi!

Sister, let me tell you, if you want to enter the black market here, you must first walk there at two fast and three slow steps, and then someone will tell you the code. Otherwise, no one will pay attention to you just by knowing the password. "

Lu Nanchi looked like he had learned something, and complimented his sister on how awesome she was, which made He Zhile extremely proud.

The black market is not like a department store where things are put out for sale.

After entering, you will only see some people carrying backpacks, wandering in the alley.

After all, the wind is so tight now that no one even dares to sit down, for fear that when the police or red soldiers arrive, they will not be able to escape in time.

There were two people trading not far away. The two seemed to be talking about something. One of the women in green clothes lifted a corner of the cloth on the backpack in front of her, and the other woman in brown clothes also leaned over to look at the contents of the backpack. Then the green clothes covered the cloth again and quoted a price to the brown clothes opposite. The brown clothes seemed to think it was a bit expensive, so they bargained with the green clothes for several rounds. In the end, the brown clothes nodded as if they had made up their minds. , took out the money from the small bag on the inside of the clothes, tapped it, and handed it to the green clothes. Then Green Clothes took out a bag of white flour from his backpack and handed it to Brown Clothes. Brown Clothes put the stuff in his own basket, and the two separated.

Yu Jiang: That’s it, it’s done quite cautiously.

Everything is sold on the black market, including home-grown grain, cotton, cloth, and many old items from the past, including books that are now prohibited from being distributed.

As a few people walked over, many people carrying backpacks came over and asked if they wanted anything.

The four of them went shopping and finally bought some defective cloth from He Zhile for 4 yuan and 6 cents.

Although it is a defective product, it is just a color change. You can buy it without a ticket, so it is not a loss.

Yu Jiang originally just wanted to take a look first and make some money if possible.

After all, the money she has now is really pitiful for her who is used to spending money like water. Moreover, she is with her parents every day, so they must be very aware of how much she has.

Having no money means you can't do anything, which is not very convenient.

But after this experience, Yu Jiang no longer plans to come to the black market.

Although she has the power to produce food without anyone noticing, how could it not attract attention when so much food suddenly appeared in such a small place?

It's not that she's afraid of being caught by the police, Yu Jiang is confident that no one here can catch her.

The main reason is that if she runs to the county every two days, the family will be suspicious first, and it will be difficult to explain then.

And if it is selling other things with high profits, that is another matter, but the things in Yujiang space are high-tech products of the interstellar era. Even if she dares to sell, no one dares to buy.

Forget it, making money on the black market is out of the question, so we have to think of other ways.

When Yu Jiang was lost in thought, he caught a glimpse of an old man huddled in the corner. Unlike other people's large backpacks, he only carried something wrapped in cloth. It was not heavy and seemed to have edges.

Yu Jiang became somewhat interested and walked over after talking to a few people. However, the others did not follow him and just waited for Yu Jiang.

Yu Jiang walked up to the old man and asked in a low voice: "Uncle, what are you selling?"

The old man's eyes moved slightly, as if he didn't expect that someone would specifically come to ask him.

But when I thought about the old lady at home who was sick and needed money urgently, I became heartbroken.

"This is a banned book, do you want it?"

"Huh? Which one?" Yu Jiang became more interested. Isn't what she lacks just books?

After all, I don’t know enough about the world now, so I can only read more books.

However, books are something that is extremely strictly controlled in this era. If he had the opportunity to buy it, Yu Jiang would not let it go.

The old man was slightly surprised after hearing Yu Jiang's words. These days, people say that reading is useless, and sometimes books can even become a curse. This is the first time he has seen such a bold little girl.

"English books, Chinese medicine books, and some miscellaneous books. There are only twenty books here."

"Then give it all to me." Yu Jiang was so straightforward that the old man was frightened.

"Little girl, are you sure? This is a banned book!"

"Yeah! I want all of these, uncle. How much does it cost?" Yu Jiang didn't hesitate at all and even added.

"Uncle, I hear you say, you have other books that you can sell too."

The uncle looked at Yu Jiang with a look on his face like "Are you mentally ill?"

Sighed,

"Girl, let me tell you the truth. My wife and I secretly hid these books before. The English books were bought before. Some of the Chinese medicine books were collected before, and some were passed down from our ancestors.

If my wife hadn't been ill and needed money urgently, I wouldn't have sold them on the black market.

You have to know that if you buy these books, your whole family will suffer if you are not careful. Are you sure you still want them? "

With the bracelet, Yu Jiang naturally does not need to worry about these books being discovered.

"Don't worry, I will take care of it after I buy it. Can you let me look at other books?"

After hearing this, the old man stopped trying to persuade him. It was only a good thing for him that these books could be sold.

"The other books are all at my house. If you really want them, I can sell them to you, but this is not a small amount of money. Little girl, do you have so much money?"

Yu Jiang:......

That's right, now she only has 20 yuan in her pocket.

"Old man, I really don't have that much money on me now, but didn't you say that your wife is sick? I have some medicinal materials here that I can trade with you. Do you think it's okay?"

The old man became even more excited when he heard about the medicinal materials. He is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and he usually treats minor illnesses by himself. But this time, my wife's illness was urgent, and they had no money to go to the hospital. He did have Chinese medicine prescriptions, but he couldn't buy the medicinal materials. What's more, it required a ginseng that was more than fifty years old, which he couldn't get.