Qin Huairu saw the determined look on Zhong Shan's face. She knew that it was impossible to get the five yuan from Zhong Shan tonight.
Qin Huairu let go of Zhong Shan's hand and said sadly,""Alright, I'll look for you next time.”
After saying that, Qin Huairu left Mount Zhong's house.
Qin Huairu's expression turned ugly the moment he stepped out of the house.
"How did I miss?"
Qin Huairu was puzzled.
Qin Huairu still couldn't figure it out when he returned to the middle court.
Qin Huairu's heart ached at the thought of not getting the five yuan. Five yuan was enough to support her family for several days.
However, it was impossible for Zhong Shan to get her with just five yuan. She did not really lack these five yuan. At most, she would ask Silly Zhu for it tomorrow.
"Where did you go?"
In the house, Jia Zhangshi was sitting on the bed, sewing the insoles in her hands. When she saw Qin Huairu returning home so late, she immediately raised her head and questioned him.
"Where else could he have gone? He went to the backyard to see the Deaf Madam.”Qin Huairu lied pitifully.
"Why are you going there? Don't go there if you have nothing to do.”Jia Zhang-shi muttered, then stopped talking and continued to sew the insoles in her hands.
Qin Huairu felt very wronged. She had sacrificed so much for this family. Jia Zhangshi suspected that she was having a relationship with another man every day and was on guard against her.
Zhong Shan closed the door.
What Qin Huairu thought after leaving had nothing to do with him. Zhong Shan only knew that it was impossible to get any benefits from him without paying a price.
Not everyone was a fool.
He was a businessman by nature, and he would not wake up early if there was no profit.
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, Zhong Shan left the courtyard house at three o'clock in the morning.
When they arrived at the alley near Pigeon City, Zhong Shan put on a straw hat to cover his face. Then, he took out the 100 catties of pork that he had prepared yesterday and hung it on the hook.
After weighing and cutting the pork, Zhong Shan slowly walked out of the alley and walked towards Pigeon City.
Pigeon City was very lively and crowded. Because the higher-ups turned a blind eye to the existence of Pigeon City, and there would be no red armbands at night, everyone was very bold.
As soon as Zhong Shan arrived, he was surrounded by a group of people.
"Pork, it's pork."
"How much is the pork?"
A group of people shouted. Some were amazed, and some were asking about the price.
At this time, pork was very scarce. Only official butcher shops had it all the time. Not only did they need tickets, but they also had a limited purchase.
"One yuan per catty." Hearing someone asking for a price, Zhong Shan replied directly.
He had already heard that the pork in Pigeon City was one yuan per catty. The regular butcher shop was eighty cents. Because Pigeon City did not want meat coupons, it was twenty cents more.
One yuan per catty of pork was very much in line with the current market price in Pigeon City.
"Give me two catties."
"I want three catties."
"Four catties."
"I want a pound too."
In less than half an hour, the pork in Mount Zhong was sold out. This was far beyond his expectations.
Initially, Zhong Shan thought that it would be good enough if he could sell all the 100 catties of pork until 5 or 6 pm.
In fact, Zhong Shan's idea was indeed correct. Normally, a hundred catties of pork should be sold out by five or six o'clock.
However, Zhong Shan had missed out one thing. It was the 30th day of the Lunar New Year, and tomorrow would be the first day of the Lunar New Year. The workers had just received their salaries not long ago, and everyone had some money on hand. Everyone wanted to eat some meat during the Lunar New Year. 100 catties of pork was not enough to sell.
"Will there be more tomorrow?"
Zhong Shan stood up and asked.
"I'll see tomorrow.”Zhong Shan replied with a smile.
Zhong Shan had no idea whether he would come tomorrow or not.
Looking at the sky, there was still some time before dawn. Zhong Shan left Pigeon City and took out another 100 catties of pork from an empty alley near Pigeon City.
This time, Mount Zhong changed the location to sell it, but it was still sold out very quickly.
After the second sale, Zhong Shan did not plan to sell it again. In fact, after the second sale, someone had already noticed Zhong Shan.
Including his savings, Zhong Shan now had 250 yuan in his hands.
Two hundred and fifty yuan was really not a good number.
Zhong Shan left Pigeon City and his figure was submerged in the dark night. He went to an alley that was a little far away from Pigeon City. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, Zhong Shan entered the secluded domain of heaven and earth.
He put the tools aside and changed his outfit before leaving the secluded domain of heaven and earth.
Yesterday, Zhong Shan had already prepared everything. Hence, he was very familiar with his actions.
After leaving the secluded domain of heaven and earth, Zhong Shan headed towards Pigeon City.
He still needed to exchange for some meat coupons, food coupons, industrial coupons, and buy a few chickens and ducks.
Zhong Shan did not lack food, but he had some meat coupons. Food coupons were always good for safety. The value of industrial coupons was also very high. In the future, if Zhong Shan wanted to buy a bicycle, radio, and television, he would have to use industrial coupons.
Most of the supplies in Mount Zhong were food and clothing. Things like bicycles and radio were not purchased at all.
There were some small cars and motorcycles among the supplies, but Zhong Shan did not dare to drive them out. In this era, bicycles were considered luxury goods. If he drove out the small cars and motorcycles that were from a different era, he would appear in the government for interrogation the next day.
After arriving at Pigeon City, Zhong Shan strolled around and found the ticket seller.
He exchanged 50 catties of food stamps, 30 catties of meat stamps, and 20 industrial stamps for 50 yuan.
In this era, tickets were more expensive than food.
Food stamps and meat stamps were all one jin, three jin, five jin. When Zhong Shan left, there was already a stack of tickets in his pocket.
The reason why they only exchanged for 20 industrial tickets was because a bicycle needed 20 industrial tickets.
Other than that, the ticket scalpers did not have that many industrial tickets on them. If Zhong Shan wanted to exchange more tickets, he could only wait for the next time.
After changing his ticket, Zhong Shan continued to stroll around Pigeon Market. Throughout the entire process, Zhong Shan bought a rooster, two hens, and two rabbits.
The rooster was 1.50 yuan, the hen was 3 yuan, and the two rabbits were 1 yuan.
Including the ticket exchange fee, Zhong Shan spent a total of 58.5 yuan.
He was left with 191.50 yuan.
After buying the chicken and rabbit, the sky was already bright. The number of pedestrians on the road began to increase, and the people in Pigeon City began to slowly evacuate.
In a while, there would be a Red Armband patrolling. Pigeon City was deserted during the day.
Zhong Shan didn't stay in Pigeon City for too long. He carried a rooster and two hens in one hand and an iron frame with two rabbits in the other. He walked towards his courtyard house.
Zhong Shan didn't dare to throw the things in his hands into the secluded domain of heaven and earth during the day. It would be troublesome if someone saw it.
Even when he went to places where there were no people, even when there were no surveillance cameras in this era, Zhong Shan did not do this.
Zhong Shan was a cautious person. He didn't want to create a lot of trouble for himself just to save trouble.
The people of this era were not stupid. Once they were targeted, it would be very troublesome.
As soon as he returned to the courtyard house, he met the third uncle, Yan Bugui, who lived in the front yard. Yan Bugui was holding a watering can and spraying the green plants in the plate by the door.
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