There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

The chat before going to bed last night was not fruitless, and the two of them chatted about some gossip in an intimate relationship. After talking, at least Zhou Jiao got some useful news-the old farmer near the movie theater brought soil every day before dawn. Special products come to exchange things.

Obedient to this aunt, she exchanged sewing tickets and industrial vouchers for some things. At four o'clock in the morning, Zhou Jiao ran to catch up with the aunt, and when she asked a colleague to take over, she immediately followed her.

Little girl, don't make a sound later, if you see something you like, I'll bargain for you.

Zhou Jiao nodded again and again with a smile, and made friends with the other party in dialect. She saw that this aunt liked to gossip and had a girlish heart.

If it was an ordinary person, who would take a strange little girl to the black market.

But when they arrived at the destination, Zhou Jiao also understood that this was not so much a black market as a morning market. In addition to some local fruits and vegetables, most of them are seafood.

While her aunt was exchanging yellow croakers with others, Zhou Jiao also used the inside of her black satchel as a cover, and took ten catties of rice to exchange a lot of local bills with an aunt.

After the auntie finished changing, she turned around and pulled Zhou Jiao back: Quickly see what you need, I have to go back to change shifts.

Auntie, you go back first. This is very interesting, I'll go shopping later.

The other party was a little hesitant: Is it okay for you to be alone?

Look, I'm empty-handed. Zhou Jiao gestured, Wait for the restaurant across the street to open. I'll go back after breakfast.

The other party thought about it, the morning market will open here in half an hour, there is really no danger. She gave a few words of advice, hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Zhou Jiao is not in a hurry now. Her target has never been these small fights, but the old farmers who seem to be more clever.

Not long after, many people left one after another. Zhou Jiao took a fancy to an old man. Apart from the fact that he was older and she was not suitable for contacting middle-aged people as a single woman, she also liked this man's proficiency in transactions. He was very decisive, and when the time came, he left without selling the extra bag of things.

Then look at the other party's bent head and a pair of cloth shoes covered with mud. This kind of old man does things neatly, and he knows how to accept it when he sees it.

Zhou Jiao followed him without saying a word, without saying hello to him. If you are a smart person, you must ask yourself when you leave the safe area.

After walking for five or six minutes, the old man immediately turned around to look at the smiling Zhou Jiao, and shook his head: Little girl, follow carefully and be careful of being abducted.

Zhou Jiao took a step forward and whispered in dialect: Old man, I want a larger quantity.

It can be seen that other people look at things, but you look for people inside. The old man threw the bag to Zhou Jiao, If you trust me, follow me with you.

Zhou Jiao quickly put the bag on the ground on her back and followed closely behind.

The old man's surname is Qiao, and he is the fourth in the rank. He is the handlebar in our team. The bullock cart is outside the city gate, and it takes an hour to drive to our village.

Zhou Jiao understood as soon as she heard it: Fourth Master Qiao, just go back before noon.

Fourth Master Qiao walked quickly with his hands behind his back, and said, When I went there, someone asked me that you are my cousin's granddaughter.

Fourth Master Qiao just call me Miss Zhou.

After getting into the bullock cart, the hour that Fourth Master Qiao had said did not arrive. It is estimated that the old man was testing Zhou Jiao's attitude first, and if he showed any hesitation, he would probably find an excuse and run away.

Forty minutes later, Zhou Jiao was brought home by him. The old man asked his grandson to lead the ox cart to the production team, and he brought Zhou Jiao into the yard.

Back. This is?

Zhou Jiao walked in and an old lady came up to her while wiping her hands.

Don't ask. This is your granddaughter! The old man shook his hand, You women are easy to talk to. Take this girl into the house and see what she wants.

The old lady took a look at Zhou Jiao when she heard the words, and waved to her, Son, tell the old lady inside.

Fourth grandma, if the price can be lower, you can ask for more of dried fruits, eggs and meat.

The old lady looked behind her, Then how do you take it away?

Zhou Jiao saw that the old man smiled and had nothing to say, so she was not polite and pointed at him: Fourth Master Qiao just send me to the main road ahead.

Fourth Master Qiao nodded slightly to his wife.

If you want him to say that since the little girl dares to find someone in the black market alone, she must think about how to take the goods away. There is no need to worry about these at all, just let the eldest son pull them over with a cart.

Seeing her wife, the old lady signaled: Then you go to the field and talk to the children and uncles and let them bring the things over. Remember to avoid people.

Seeing her husband leave, she stared at Zhou Jiao: Little girl, fruits are not worth much, and the price is easy to negotiate. But the prices of eggs and meat are indispensable. It is not easy for us to raise these from morning to night.

Zhou Jiao nodded. Before she came here, she didn't expect to be able to buy things cheaply.

Let's say our ugly words first. If you leave this village, even if something happens to you, we won't admit it.

I understand these rules.

That's good. Let's enter the house, and I'll calculate the price for you. If you think it's suitable, I'll ask someone to ask for more for you. It's almost the end of the year, and many people in the village are waiting for weddings. If you went there two years ago, You can buy as much as you want, and you can’t buy it with much money, that is to say, everyone will slow down this year...

Zhou Jiao followed her into the inside, listening to the old man talking about how the year before last and what happened last year, but she heard that in the past few years, regardless of the north and south, natural disasters and man-made disasters, everyone's life was difficult.

Even though Zhou Jiao knew that the private land was going to be taken back soon after they were tossing around with them, she still didn't say a word to remind her. There are too many poor people to sympathize with.

Especially after the other party actually offered her eight cents for an egg, she was even more unwilling to reveal the secret. Don't think that she doesn't understand the market in the south, she has inquired a lot about prices in the black market in the morning.

No matter how rare an egg is, if it is not sold on the black market, it will only cost one-fifth of it in a supply and marketing cooperative, which is still sky-high. The difference between the south and the north is that the weather is hot, and hens will lay eggs in winter, so the price is not as high as in the north. In particular, the free market will be opened this year to allow farmers to buy and sell vegetables and fruits. Have you tried selling eggs in the past?

However, after the other party pointed out that the prices of various fruits range from five cents to fifteen cents, Zhou Jiao didn't bother with her too much. I belong to the door to be slaughtered, so I can only bear it.

Buy less of the expensive ones and more of the cheap ones.

Apart from the many varieties of oranges in this place, which are attractive, there is really nothing worth buying for her. Litchi, longan, dragon fruit, etc., bought a lot of them in various places as soon as she came here, taking advantage of her internship in the countryside.

It's just that she gradually became busy and couldn't take care of it. In addition to dried fruit, I would like to add some local specialties such as figs and bananas, otherwise I would not make a special trip.

Okay, I see what you mean. More fruit is better, isn't it?

Yes. When I go back and give benefits to the unit, I can also satisfy my hunger. The monthly salary is only so much. If I really want to buy all the meat, I can't afford it.

The old lady pointed to the watch she was wearing, I know this thing.

Zhou Jiao raised her eyebrows.

Hahaha... Isn't it strange? There is no shortage of water ghosts in our place, and there are many brothers who escaped earlier. If they are in good condition, they will send things here.

Not worried? Zhou Jiao asked meaningfully.

The old lady smiled meaningfully: We poor families can't compare with them. Some people who were able to go out a few years ago all ran away.

When it came to these sensitive topics, Zhou Jiao didn't continue and changed the topic.