Nowadays, if you want to buy something at a supply and marketing cooperative, you need a "ticket" no matter what you buy.
You need food stamps to buy rice and noodles, gas stamps to buy gas, and bicycle tickets to buy bicycles. Even if you buy candies and biscuits, they are all provided with tickets.
At this time, most people have money but no votes.
When Li Shiqiang went out to sell things this time, he never thought of bringing some tickets from home.
The thick unity in this pocket is basically useless.
However, everywhere these days, there is still a place to spend money.
That's the black market.
In the black market, you can buy almost everything in the supply and marketing cooperative, but the price is slightly more expensive.
A place like the black market has no fixed location and opening hours.
Li Shiqiang walked around the county town for a long time before he came across a dark alley.
There were a lot of people in the alley, and there were a lot of things on the ground.
Just as Li Shiqiang was about to go in, two men suddenly came out of the alley and asked in a low voice: "Buy something or sell something?"
"shopping."
"Fifty cents."
The black market is usually organized by someone. If others want to collect money, Li Shiqiang has no choice but to obediently take out a dollar from his pocket.
After others took the money, they also gave him fifty cents.
After entering the alley, Li Shiqiang started shopping.
I made mountain muntjac meat some time ago. I almost ran out of salt at home. Buy it!
There are eight people in a family, and the rice at home is almost not enough. When I was first reborn, I either had porridge or torture, buy!
That day when he saw his third uncle eating the red spicy noodles, he kept thinking, buy it!
When eating wild eggs the night before yesterday, the fourth child Li Shimei didn't eat enough. Now there are eggs. Buy them!
The house is full of mountain muntjac meat, so it’s time to switch to other meats. Someone happens to be selling meat. You can take it home and make twice-cooked pork. Buy it!
My family has been eating meat lately and I use up oil quickly, so buy it!
The third and fourth children haven’t eaten candies yet, and someone happens to be selling Ding Ding candies. Buy them!
It's been a long time since anyone in my family has worn new clothes, and there happened to be an old man selling cloth. Let's buy some!
"My dear, are you buying cloth to make clothes for the housekeeper?"
Li Shiqiang nodded and asked: "Mother-in-law, I want these two pieces of cloth and three bundles of wool. Can you give them cheaper for me?"
Seeing such a half-year-old baby, the old lady knew how to buy some clothes for the people in the family, so she immediately responded with a smile: "If you want, I'll give you a cheaper price."
After putting the things in the bamboo basket behind his back, Li Shiqiang was ready to continue walking around.
But as soon as he stood up, he couldn't help but fall back.
"Yeah! Pay attention, young man!"
A middle-aged man in a gray tunic suit stretched out his hand to hold the bamboo basket behind Li Shiqiang, supporting him.
Li Shiqiang steadied his feet, bent his feet to drag the bamboo basket up, turned around and said, "Thanks, uncle!"
The middle-aged man smiled, looked at his bamboo basket and said, "Young man, you bought a lot of things!"
"Hey, the eight people in the house want more things."
After Li Shiqiang said that, he suddenly noticed that the middle-aged man was holding something in his hand. He quickly leaned over and whispered: "Uncle, do you still want a whip? I happen to have a mountain muntjac whip here."
Zhou Zhengwu was stunned for a moment, and looked at the pedestrians passing by with some embarrassment.
It was really his fault that he left in a hurry when he went out and didn't bring a bag or bamboo basket. The whip seller didn't have anything to wrap for him.
In desperation, he had no choice but to hold it in his hand.
In fact, he didn't buy this thing for his own use, but to give it as a gift.
He has also heard that this thing must be a guy from the mountains.
Although he was a little embarrassed, when he heard Li Shiqiang talking about the mountain muntjac's whip, he still asked in a low voice: "How much does it cost?"
Li Shiqiang also looked around, worried about being targeted by those organizing the black market, and said: "Five yuan."
In fact, he didn't know how much this thing was sold for, but he sold the mountain muntjac leather for eight yuan, so the whip couldn't be too little.
"Okay! Give it to me!"
Zhou Zhengwu nodded without hesitation, took out the money and handed it to him.
Li Shiqiang also took out a piece of linoleum paper from his satchel and opened it slightly: "Uncle, take a look. I just made it from the mountain two days ago."
Zhou Zhengwu nodded again, and then asked: "Young man, can you give me this piece of paper too?"
"Say that, here!"
Li Shiqiang put it directly into his hand, took the five yuan and stuffed it into his pocket.
"Let's go, uncle!"
"Yeah, I have to!"
After selling the last thing, Li Shiqiang was also a little happy.
He bent down and continued to look at the stalls around him.
It's a pity that I can't carry it if I buy it again.
He shook his head and was about to leave the black market when several voices suddenly came from his ears: "Woof woof woof!!"
Li Shiqiang's eyes lit up and he quickly followed the barking of the dog.
When he found the stall selling dogs, he sighed in disappointment.
A somewhat slovenly-looking young man was holding a khaki-colored dog. The dog was not a hunting dog, but a native guard dog at home.
Moreover, this dog is already an adult and cannot be trained.
"Woof woof woof!!"
"Damn Wensang, if you call me again, I will kill you right now and eat you."
Wensang means beast.
After the young man cursed, he kicked the native dog again.
The native dog fell to the ground and quickly got up. After looking at the rope and stick in the young man's hand with hatred, he had no choice but to hide as far away as possible.
Seeing this scene, Li Shiqiang, who was about to turn around and leave, suddenly stopped again.
In his previous life when he was hunting, he naturally had dogs, more than one.
Anyone who has ever raised a dog will never see others treating dogs like this.
Moreover, judging from the appearance of the man, he was probably not the owner of the dog. He must have stolen the dog from somewhere and planned to sell the dog as a meat dog.
He walked forward, looked at the yellow dog at his feet and asked, "How much does this dog cost?"
When the young man heard about the business, he quickly raised three fingers and said excitedly: "Three yuan!"
Li Shiqiang said nothing, turned around and left with the bamboo basket on his back.
"Two dollars and a half! Two dollars and a half! Brother, don't leave!"
Li Shiqiang stopped, turned around and said directly: "I will give you one yuan at most!"
"One dollar?"
"This dog has at least ten kilograms of meat, enough to eat for several days!"
"No, the cheapest one costs two yuan!"
Li Shiqiang didn't even look at him. He just continued to stare at the local dog and said, "I don't want to eat it. I just take it back to guard the door. Why should I spend so much money? Besides, this dog is already big."
The native dog seemed to know that someone was staring at him, and he raised his head and looked directly at Li Shiqiang.
It moved, as if intending to smell Li Shiqiang's scent.
But the rope behind him held it firmly.
The young man looked hesitant, as if he didn't want to sell it so cheaply.
Li Shiqiang didn't say much, turned around and left.
He had just taken two steps when a compromising voice came from behind: "Come on! One dollar is just one dollar!"
