They were still in the alley outside the Chaoyang Gate. However, Xiao Baoguo had arrived early today.
This time, Xiao Baoguo turned from a customer to a stall owner.
In order to get a good seat, Xiao Baoguo had no choice but to leave his house early.
Xiao Baoguo chose a good spot and spread a white cloth on the ground. He then took out a piece of pork from the space and placed it on the ground when no one was looking.
Not long after he was done, the number of people in the alley gradually increased.
Nowadays, there were very few people who sold meat like Xiao Baoguo. People basically had to go to the state-owned stores to buy meat.
Xiao Baoguo squatted on the ground and waited for a while before someone came to him and asked,""How much is the meat?"
"1.21 RMB per catty, no tickets."
Those who could come to the black market to buy things were not short of money. When they heard that they did not want tickets, the person immediately bought 10 catties for 12 yuan.
Seeing this, the surrounding people immediately went forward to ask for the price. This one was one jin, that one was two jin. In a short while, half a fan of pork was sold.
What was left now was the other half of the pork that had not been cut open. The reason why he left the other half intact was to see if any big restaurants would come to purchase it.
If he could get to know the other party, it would not be so troublesome to sell meat and food in the future.
A few more people came over to ask. When they learned that the remaining half of the pork was for sale, they stood up and left.
Seeing that there was still a long time left, Xiao Baoguo took the bamboo basket from the side and moved the 50 eggs out of the space.
Xiao Baoguo lifted the white cloth from the basket and placed the eggs in front of him.
When the people around saw him take out the eggs again, they went forward to ask for the price.
"Eight cents for one, five catties of food tickets per catty, ten cents for one, no tickets.”
After stating their prices, some people actually chose to buy it with food stamps and money. Although it wasn't much, Xiao Baoguo still managed to get ten catties of food stamps.
When the eggs were almost sold out, an old man suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Baoguo.
"Young man, how much is this half a plate of pork?”
Xiao Baoguo immediately looked up when he heard someone asking about the price of pork.
The man looked familiar, but because it was too dark, he couldn't recognize him. However, Xiao Baoguo was sure that he had seen him before.
"This half fan of pig is about 300 catties. If you want it all, it'll be 280 catties.”
"Little comrade, you're not as honest when you sell pork as when you sell fish.”
Hearing this, Xiao Baoguo finally remembered where he had seen this person before.
Wasn't it the leader who bought a carp by the Shichahai Lake?
Although Xiao Baoguo didn't know why the other party had appeared in the black market, he had no reason to hide anything since the other party had recognized him.
"So it's you. I was wondering why you looked so familiar. Since you're an acquaintance, I'll charge you one yuan. You can just give me 280 yuan for half a pig.”
The old man smiled and then gestured to the people behind him. A young man behind him walked forward and took out a handful of banknotes from his pocket. After counting for a long time, he took out 280 yuan and handed it to Xiao Baoguo.
After he took the money, he stepped forward and carried the pork on his shoulder.
Good heavens, although people were very strong these days, it was rare to see someone who carried 300 pounds without blushing or panting.
"Little comrade, how much are your remaining eggs?”
Looking at the remaining eight eggs, Xiao Baoguo thought for a moment and said,""Since you've already bought the pork, I'll charge you five cents for each of these eggs. There's no need for a ticket. These are about a catty, so you can give me forty cents.”
After saying that, Xiao Baoguo took another bamboo basket and entered the space to pick two ripe cucumbers.
Then, he pretended to take it out of the basket and handed it to the other party."I'll give you two more cucumbers for you to try.”
There were very few fresh vegetables on the market in this month. The old man looked at the cucumbers in front of him and felt as if they had just been picked from the ground.
Seeing that Xiao Baoguo was still staring at him, the old man didn't stand on ceremony with him and reached out to take it.
He handed the cucumber to the person behind him, then took something from the person and handed it to Xiao Baoguo.
"I can't take advantage of you for free. The fish you sold me last time, my wife was very happy after eating it. Her mood improved, and her body naturally improved a lot.”
"Consider this watch ticket as my thank-you gift to you. I originally planned to go to Shichahai to look for you later, but I didn't expect to meet you here today.”
Looking at the watch ticket in front of him, Xiao Baoguo hesitated for a long time before reaching out to take it.
After bidding farewell to the other party, Xiao Baoguo looked at the watch ticket in his hand and felt a little embarrassed. It was not that he did not have the money to buy it.
A watch in Shanghai was only 125 yuan. Xiao Baoguo could afford it now. The problem was how to explain the origin of the watch ticket to others.
He couldn't say that someone else gave it to him in the black market, right? That would make him look bad.
Xiao Baoguo put the watch tickets into his space and started to pack up. Just as he was about to put away the white cloth, another person squatted down in front of him.
Looking at the middle-aged woman in front of him, Xiao Baoguo said,""Sis, I've sold out all my things. If you want to buy them, please come earlier next time.”
"I'm not here to buy meat."
Xiao Baoguo was even more puzzled when he heard that they weren't here to buy meat.
"Young man, are you selling those ten catties of ration tickets?”
"My old man is sick. There are only some coarse grains at home. I want to make some fine grains for him to eat, but the food stamps at home have been used up.”
Xiao Baoguo looked at the middle-aged woman carefully and saw that she was wearing leather shoes.
His clothes were clean and tidy. With the help of the weak light, he saw that there was a slight reflection on his wrist.
Xiao Baoguo took back the food tickets and said,""One catty and two cents. How much do you want?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the woman directly take out two one-dollar bills and hand them to him.
After the other party got the food stamps, he got up and left the black market in a hurry.
Shaking his head with a smile, Xiao Baoguo put away his things and began to walk around with two empty bamboo baskets.
Xiao Baoguo had earned more than 600 yuan from this trip. Adding on the pension and some of his previous earnings, Xiao Baoguo now had more than 1,000 yuan in savings.
Seeing that there was still some time left, Xiao Baoguo decided to see if he could buy two antiques to play with. He had deliberately saved the number of card draws for today.
Walking along the alley, the shops selling antiques were usually in the depths of the alley, and the entrance of the alley was reserved for the merchants selling food and other things.
After walking for a few minutes, the number of people on the road gradually decreased.
Nowadays, people did not pay much attention to antiques and cultural relics. They were more concerned about how to fill their stomachs.
Similarly, these antique sellers were also taking out some old objects to exchange for something because their families were too busy.
Looking at the stalls on both sides of the alley, Xiao Baoguo looked for something that he liked.
That's right, he bought antiques based on his affinity with them. Even in his two lifetimes, he didn't know how to identify antiques.
The card drawing system could help him identify them, but he couldn't squat down and look at every stall. That would be too much of a waste of time.
Xiao Baoguo walked through many stalls but didn't find anything that matched his goal.
At this moment, an incense burner suddenly entered his field of vision.
Seeing that the stall owner was a farmer, Xiao Baoguo squatted down and picked up the wooden box in front of him."How much?"
The stall owner, who had been a little sleepy, immediately perked up."Two yuan. This box has been passed down from our ancestors for hundreds of years.”
Looking at the new wooden box in his hand, Xiao Baoguo rolled his eyes.
He had thought that the other party would be an honest person, but he did not expect that he would lie.
Putting down the wooden box, Xiao Baoguo reached out and picked up another vase. He continued asking,""What about this?"
"Little comrade, you have good taste. This bottle has a long history. Back then, our ancestors were high officials in the Braid Dynasty. This bottle was given to our ancestors by Long Live. If it weren't for the decline of our family..."
"Just tell me the price."
Xiao Baoguo immediately interrupted him when he saw the other party talking about the vase in his hand.
He had never heard of an emperor who would reward a minister with a clay vase.
"Five yuan!"
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