After coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Su Mo went to the post office and bought a few newspapers, spending a total of 30 cents.
At this time, most newspapers cost 4 cents each, and the People's Daily was more expensive, costing 5 cents.
When Lu Changzheng saw Su Mo buying so many newspapers, he asked, "Are you buying them to cover the wall?"
Don’t you usually go to the scrapyard to buy old newspapers when laying walls? Could it be that his wife loves to be clean, so she wants to buy new ones?
But in fact, you don’t need to use them. The walls in the house are all painted white, so they are clean and don’t need to be painted.
"No. I'm going to submit an article to a newspaper. I want to study the writing style before buying a newspaper."
Su Mo thought for a while, but still didn't tell Lu Changzheng that the original owner had a "non-staff correspondent" certificate and could get royalties.
Although she has confidence in herself, what if what she writes is not adopted? It’s better to wait until you can actually get the royalties before telling him.
"My wife is really amazing." Lu Changzheng immediately praised her.
"I haven't even written yet, but you already know I'm great?" Su Mo gave him a look.
"Other people's wives can hardly read newspapers, but my daughter-in-law can not only read them smoothly, but she also has to write. This is not great, so what is great?"
"You are the only one who is poor."
"Daughter-in-law, do you want to go shopping somewhere?"
It's already three o'clock. If you don't want to go shopping, you'll go back. He wanted to take his wife to visit their home and get familiar with the environment first.
"How about we go to the free market and have a look?" Su Mo said hesitantly, because Lu Changzheng was wearing a military uniform.
Lu Changzheng:......
Why does his wife always want to go to the black market?
Although he does not reject the black market, he does not want his wife to go there. First, it is not safe, and it will be troublesome if she is unlucky enough to be caught one day. Second, it’s still not safe. With his wife's appearance, she could easily be spotted.
But looking at his wife's appearance, it is very likely that after he returns to the team, she will go secretly.
Instead of waiting for her to explore on her own, it would be better for him to take her there now and let her know the dangers involved.
"Okay. But you have to promise me that you can't go on your own time. If you want to go, you have to wait for me to come back. If you want anything, just write or send me a telegram and I'll get it for you." Lu Changzheng's expression serious.
"Okay." Su Mo agreed without any sincerity.
Lu Changzheng sighed, "Daughter-in-law, I am serious. The free market here is not as mature as Haishi, the management is very chaotic, and the level of danger is far beyond what Haishi can match."
The larger the city, the more black markets there are, the greater the competition, the more mature the management inside, and the smaller the risks. Because there are so many choices, the black markets in big cities pay more attention to credibility.
Unlike here, there is only one black market, which is basically a monopoly. The buyer has only one choice, so the seller naturally becomes arrogant.
Su Mo was silent.
"I'll take you there now. You'll know when you see it." Lu Changzheng was helpless.
When he suddenly wanted to return to the army, he took his wife to join the army and watched under his nose.
Lu Changzheng rode his bike and took Su Mo to the courtyard of a small bungalow.
Su Mo:? ? ? ?
Is this the black market? It doesn't look like it.
The original owner and his family of three are doing well at work, and they have a lot of overseas remittance coupons to replenish. The coupons are sufficient, and there is no need to go to the black market at all.
So Su Mo has no impression of the black market at all.
Lu Changzheng saw Su Mo's doubts and explained: "This is the home of my high school classmate and comrade-in-arms. His parents passed away two years ago. When I came back this time, he asked me to come and look at the house."
"I came over to clean up the two days you were in the health center. I found his old clothes inside, so I came over to change them before going back."
After saying that, he took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and opened the door to the yard.
Fortunately, he tied the key to his key ring, otherwise it would be really difficult this time.
The yard is not big, about ten to twenty square meters, and the bungalow is only about three or four rooms.
Lu Changzheng opened the door of the bungalow and asked Su Mo to sit in the hall. He went to the room to change clothes. Because Lu Changzheng had just tidied up, the house was quite clean.
Su Mo looked at the surrounding environment and found that this place seemed to be quite suitable as a place to stay.
This place should be behind a certain factory. There are a lot of people coming in and out, but there are very few people actually in this area. She just observed that there seemed to be only three or four families around, and they were all quite far away.
Lu Changzheng changed clothes and came out, then rode Su Mo to another street. He looked around all the way and then stopped in front of a small courtyard with an open door.
Su Mo looked over and saw an old man weaving bamboo baskets in the yard.
"Uncle, please ask, where did Uncle Wang's family next door move?"
The uncle looked at the two of them and found that they were both strangers, so he asked: "Where are you related to him? What do you want to do with him?"
"We are from Hongxing Commune. We are getting married in a few days. We will invite Uncle Wang to a banquet."
The old man understood as soon as he heard it. It turned out that he was getting married and came to buy things, so he gave the name of the street corner.
"If he wants to ask you who told you, just say Uncle Chen."
"Okay, I understand, thank you sir."
After Lu Changzheng finished speaking, he rode his bicycle and took Su Mo to that street.
Su Mo looked confused, "What are you doing?" It was like a secret agent.
"The black market often changes locations. I'm asking where the black market is now."
"How do you know he knows? Are you always asking this family?" Aren't you afraid of being caught?
"Of course not. The askers in the black market change frequently. Basically there will be one on a crowded street. Usually there is a strange sign or something black at the door."
"It's so obvious. Aren't they afraid of being caught?"
"Evidence is also required when arresting people. They basically know who is on the county revolutionary committee and what hidden connections there are. If these people ask, they won't tell."
Su Mo was silent, it was quite complicated, completely different from what was written in those novels.
In other novels, the heroine can easily discover the black market. If Lu Changzheng hadn't taken her with her, she probably wouldn't have been able to find it for a whole day.
He is indeed cannon fodder. Without a halo, it would be so difficult to find a black market.
The two of them entered the intersection that the uncle mentioned. Not long after, an aunt passed by and asked enthusiastically: "You two look a little unfamiliar, which one are you looking for? Auntie, I am familiar with this place. I can help you with directions."
"Uncle Chen asked me to come. I'm looking for Uncle Wang." Lu Changzheng said.
"Oh, let's look for Lao Wang's house. Turn left and then right ahead, and there is a crooked-necked tree at the door." The aunt said loudly.
"Okay, thank you, aunt."
Lu Changzheng rode forward as his aunt said. When he passed a courtyard gate, the door suddenly opened from the inside. A strong man came out and said to the two of them: "Here."
Lu Changzheng stopped, and the two pushed the car into the courtyard gate.
Su Mo looked at the door and saw that there was no crooked neck tree at all. There were really tricks everywhere.
After the strong man closed the door, he said: "Park the car here, pay a dime when you leave, cover your face, and follow me."
Su Mo took out a silk scarf from her bag to cover her face, while Lu Changzheng used a handkerchief.
Su Mo sighed in her heart. The black market is so difficult to operate. She still needs to reconsider selling things on the black market.
The two followed the strong man into the house. There was a large closet in one of the rooms. The strong man opened the door of the closet and there was a secret door inside. After entering through the secret door, they passed through another room and finally arrived at the black market.
In a large courtyard house in the black market, almost every direction is guarded by people. There were many people inside, all with their faces covered and their voices kept low. Therefore, even if there are many people inside, it will not be noisy.
"You go shopping on your own, and come find me here after shopping." After the strong man finished speaking, he entered the room behind him.
There are many people sitting in the room, all of them strong men, probably waiting for guests.
It seems that this black market boss is quite powerful and has many younger brothers.
The two of them took a rough walk around the yard first. Su Mo found that most of the items sold were food, mostly grain sellers. There were only three meat sellers, one selling pork and two selling live chickens.
And the one selling pork looked like it was the black market’s own stall.
"Would you like to buy some rice?" Lu Changzheng remembered that his wife loved rice.
"No, I have food stamps." Su Mo shook her head. She still had a lot of rice in her space, and she could give birth to food herself, so there was no need to buy it.
"Let's buy some meat and go back. We got the certificate today. Please eat some meat." Su Mo said.
Mainly because she was also hungry for fresh meat.
The two went to a pork stall and cut 4 pounds of pretty good pork belly. They divided it into two parts, one part was taken back to the Lu family, and the other part was taken back to the educated youth point by Su Mo.
The pork on the black market is free of charge, priced at one pound and six pounds, which is double the price of the supply and marketing cooperative.
The total cost of 4 pounds of meat was 6.4 yuan, which was paid by Lu Changzheng.
"I want to exchange some meat tickets and cloth tickets here." Su Mo whispered.
"I still have 10 feet of cloth tickets and 8 pounds of meat tickets here. I'll give them to you. If you don't have enough, I'll exchange them."
Su Mo did the math, and after adding the 16 feet of wedding subsidy, the cloth ticket amount came to 26 feet, which was enough for making cotton-padded clothes. I still have 3 kilograms of meat coupons, plus what Lu Changzheng gave me, it’s enough to last for a while, not to mention I still have a lot of ham, bacon, sausages and cans in my space, so I’m not in a hurry to change them.
If the manuscript can really be selected, then the receipt should not be a problem in the future.
"That should be enough, I won't change it."
Lu Changzheng wanted to know about the prices of bicycles and sewing machines on the black market, so he asked someone who was letting someone know.
The man glanced at the two of them, called someone over, and took them into a rather small room.
This room should be where the black market sells its own goods. There are several large shelves with many things on them.
A person who looked like a petty boss came over and asked, "Do you want to buy a bicycle and a sewing machine?"
"Yes. I want to buy a permanent brand 26 bicycle and a Shanghai brand sewing machine. Are they available?" The 26 model bicycle is more suitable for lesbians to ride.
"Yes, but you have to wait two days. The Shanghai brand is more expensive."
"How much?"
"The bicycle is 258 yuan, and the sewing machine is 238 yuan." The little boss quoted.
Su Mo silently calculated in her mind that at the supply and marketing cooperative, the permanent brand 26 bicycle sold for 158 with a ticket, and the Shanghai brand sewing machine sold for 138 with a ticket. The black market doesn't require tickets, just add 100 yuan to each item, which can be considered a huge profit.
"If necessary, please pay a deposit of 100 yuan first."
"I'll go back and think about it first," Lu Changzheng said.
He will go to the city's supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to check. If there is any, he will buy it from the supply and marketing cooperative. If not, he will have to come to the black market to buy high-priced ones.
"Okay." The little boss had no objection. There are really not many people who can afford expensive big things.
The two looked around the room. Su Mo found White Rabbit toffee and bought a pack.
In the memory of the original owner, in the Hai market, a pack of one pound of White Rabbit toffee was sold for 1.7 yuan, while on the black market it was 2.5 yuan a pack.
There was nothing left to buy, and seeing that it was getting late, the two of them prepared to go back.
At this time, there were already many more people than before.
Finding the strong man who had brought them in before, the two followed the strong man around and arrived at another yard, where their bicycles were also found.
Su Mo:......
This black market is really different from what is said in the book. This black market boss is probably not a spy.
After Lu Changzheng gave him 10 cents, the two of them rode their bicycles away from the yard.
Coming out of this courtyard is another street. It seems that this black market is really accessible in all directions.
