"Milk powder? There's some. Come on, follow me in."
The round-faced elder sister smiled and took Lin Nianhe's wrist, dragging her towards the alley.
The short man whispered from behind: "Sister-in-law, she didn't get the entrance fee..."
Before he finished speaking, he was slapped again by Shao Baitou and his mouth was covered.
The round-faced elder sister could have just chosen to ignore this sentence, but she still stopped, stared at the short man with narrowed eyes, and said with a half-smile: "What? My sister has to spend money to come to me. ? Is this your two’s idea, or Lao Bai’s?”
The young man covered the short man's mouth with his head, nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, it was his brain that got kicked by the donkey. Hey hey... sister-in-law, don't argue with him." As he said that, he also kicked the short man.
The round-faced elder sister snorted coldly and pulled Lin Nianhe into the alley.
She held Lin Nianhe's wrist and muttered: "Sister, don't be afraid. Those gentlemen never say anything about the door. If anything happens here, just mention me, so... Don't worry, I won't trick you. You are My Xiaojun’s savior, I understand.”
When she spoke, she looked forward and did not look at Lin Nianhe. However, the temperature in her palms was getting higher and higher, and she seemed a little nervous.
Lin Nianhe smiled lowly, raised his hand and held her arm. She tilted her head and looked at her with a smile, and said softly, "I'm not afraid, sister is a good person."
"Hey, hey." The round-faced elder sister finally looked at Lin Nianhe. She smiled and patted the back of Lin Nianhe's hand. "Let's go. I will take you home to get the milk powder."
Lin Nianhe didn't ask why the milk powder was at her home, he just followed her and talked to her as if they were talking about everyday things.
"Sister, my name is Lin Nianhe, I don't know your surname yet."
"Expensive or not, my name is Zheng Lirong. You have seen my skinny little boy, his name is Bai Xiaojun. I also have a daughter, her last name is me, her name is Zheng Shan... Your brother-in-law is doing a shameful business, I am I can’t control him, as long as there is enough food for the three of us.”
These words went around in Lin Nianhe's mind for several times, and she asked: "Sister, when you came back by train yesterday, did you take the child back to your parents' home?"
"Where is it? I'm the only one left in my family. Xiaojun's grandfather got sick two days ago and he has to see his grandson. If not, I'll take him to have a look..."
Zheng Lirong's words were fragmented. Lin Nianhe listened carefully and unconsciously exerted a little more force on her fingers holding the corners of her clothes.
A black marketer can buy a sleeper ticket, obviously there is someone behind him.
No wonder Su Yuncheng followed Zheng Lirong as soon as he saw her.
While talking, they entered the black market.
Lin Nianhe has never been to the black market in Lan County, but she feels that this black market is definitely much deeper than the one in Lan County.
Well, the butchers have set up three tables as stalls. The apples and pears next to them are piled into a hill, and children as old as three or four can even climb on them. Farther away, the black coal mountains stretch with no end in sight.
How can this large and fearless battle be considered a normal black market?
You know, when the police detect a black market, they will arrest the person and confiscate the items.
They dare to act like this, obviously because they are not afraid of investigation...or no one has ever checked at all.
Seeing Lin Nianhe's surprise, Zheng Lirong sneered and said, "Your brother-in-law knows how to make these swishy things. Don't worry, sister, it's very safe here. No one has ever checked."
Speaking of her husband, Zheng Lirong could not hide her contempt in her eyes.
Lin Nianhe nodded and smiled meaningfully: "That's awesome."
She suddenly wanted to pat Zheng Lirong on the shoulder, and then said to her seriously: I'm sorry, I'm an undercover agent.
She guessed Zheng Lirong's expression after hearing this, and it would be wonderful.
But looking at the tall man chopping mutton with a bone-cutting knife not far away, Lin Nianhe gave up saying this for the time being.
You're an undercover agent, you can't reveal your identity as soon as you walk in.
She is for the overall good and is definitely not a coward.
Lin Nianhe calmed down and carefully observed the plants and trees around him.
She never saw Su Yuncheng, but she felt that he was nearby, and that familiar feeling was unmistakable.
Lin Nianhe calmed down for a moment and looked at the mutton stall not far away. She tugged on Zheng Lirong's sleeve and said, "Sister, how much does the meat over there cost per pound?"
Zheng Lirong glanced at the other end and curled her lips in disgust: "Silly girl, why are you eating mutton? That thing is rotten and has no oil or water. Go home with me and I will get you two pieces of fat pork."
Lin Nianhe looked around and asked pretending to be confused: "There is no pork seller here."
"Oh, those damned bastards took away all the pork in order to sell mutton." Zheng Lirong sneered, but lowered her voice for fear of being heard by the people around her.
People these days are short of oil and water, and they all want fat meat when buying meat. If you buy meat at a supply and marketing cooperative, if you want the fattest meat, you have to ask internal acquaintances for help to have a chance to buy it.
It is precisely because of this that beef and mutton are now 10% cheaper than pork.
Lin Nianhe smiled and explained, "I usually like to eat mutton."
"That's it, let's go there."
Zheng Lirong and Lin Nianhe pushed aside the crowd and said directly to the man who was cutting the meat: "My sister wants some mutton, so you can cut her some of the best."
Her movements were so natural that the people next to her also kept silent and even moved to the side for fear of offending her sister-in-law.
"Okay, sister-in-law!" The man didn't have any temper at all. He picked up half a fan of mutton with one hand and asked, "Is it enough?"
"What are you doing? Chop it open!"
Lin Nianhe: "..."
She waved her hand before the man dropped the knife and said repeatedly: "No, no, no, sister, I can't eat that much, and I can't carry it... Just cut me a pound."
"What is one pound enough for?" Zheng Lirong clicked her tongue, "It's not even enough to fill the gaps between teeth."
Lin Nianhe still shook his head: "It's really enough, I can't eat that much."
"Okay, tell me when you want to eat it." Zheng Lirong didn't show any pretense. She personally helped Lin Nianhe pick out a piece of meat and let the man cut it. It weighed about two or three kilograms.
The man didn't weigh himself, so he tied it with a straw rope and handed it to Lin Nianhe.
Lin Nianhe held the money and asked, "How much is it?"
"Money, money, such a small thing is not worth anything." Zheng Lirong took it for her.
"That won't work, just do what you have to do, otherwise I won't be able to take it, and I won't be embarrassed to come here in the future." Lin Nianhe looked at Zheng Lirong seriously and said.
"Tsk, why are you such a jerk..." Zheng Lirong curled her lips, picked up the meat and asked, "How do you sell it?"
The man wiped his face with the back of his hand, glanced at the guests who were watching, and replied: "Originally, it's one piece and thirty-five cents per catty. If the girl wants one catty, just give her one piece."
Lin Nianhe: "...!"
The goods she sells for eighty cents a pound are sold for one dollar and thirty-five cents in two hands?
At this price, can anyone buy it?
The people waiting around told Lin Nianhe that there were people buying it, and there were quite a lot of them.
Lin Nianhe cursed the profiteer in his heart, took out two dollars and handed it over: "Thank you."
The piece of meat weighed more than two kilograms, and based on the price she shipped it for, it should be less than two yuan.
It was clear that she had to do the business that was losing money, but she had to do it.
"Sister-in-law, this..." The man didn't dare to answer and looked at Zheng Lirong again.
Zheng Lirong took the money directly from Lin Nianhe's hand, threw one piece to the stall, and stuffed the other piece into Lin Nianhe's pocket.
She couldn't help but pulled Lin Nianhe away, and said as she walked: "Okay, don't argue with me about such a small matter, you still have three melons and two dates to spare?"
Lin Nianhe looked embarrassed and said gratefully to Zheng Lirong, "Sister, you are so kind."
Saved, no loss.
Zheng Lirong smiled cheerfully and dragged Lin Nianhe to continue walking into the black market.
They bypassed the rolling coal mountains, and a compound appeared in front of them.
There is a big banyan tree in the yard with lush branches and leaves, blocking half of the yard.
It's so quiet here that it's so quiet that it makes people nervous.
Zheng Lirong didn't feel anything was wrong, so she opened the door directly and greeted: "Sister, come..."
She just started, then she paused, looking at the scene in the yard, her brows furrowed.
Two men were hanging from the thick branches of the banyan tree.
There were many people in the yard, but no one spoke. At this moment, they all looked at Zheng Lirong and Lin Nianhe beside her.
