Qi Yang pushed the cart and quickly left the village with Fang Yu.
At first, Fang Yu was still a little reserved. As she walked further and further away from the village, she gradually relaxed.
The two of them chatted and laughed along the way. Unknowingly, they had already walked far away.
Although the snow on the road was quite thick, the charcoal was not too heavy because it had been burned dry.
When they encountered a difficult place, the two of them would push it with all their might, so the two of them were not very tired along the way.
Soon, it was about nine o'clock, and the two of them arrived in the city.
Once they reached the city, Fang Yu's heart could not help but beat wildly.
Qi Yang glanced at Fang Yu and whispered,"
"Be natural. Just do what you usually do. When you see people coming over, put a smile on your face.”
"Oh!"
Fang Yu agreed, but when she looked ahead, she could not help but shrink her head.
"I'm still afraid…I can't laugh!”
Qi Yang thought about it and smiled.
"Let me sing a song for you. You won't be afraid after listening to the song!”
"Singing?"
Fang Yu could not help but turn her head and look at Qi Yang in confusion.
What was wrong with this kid's brain? He was so nervous at this time, yet he still had the guts to sing!
At this moment, Qi Yang started singing softly,"
"Sister, you should boldly go forward!
Go forward, don't look back!
The great path to heaven,
9,900, 9,999!”
On the streets of the city, he did not dare to sing too loudly.
However, after hearing his song, Fang Yu could not help but smile. Her eyes were like crescent moons.
"Where did you learn this song from? It smells like a hooligan!”
Qi Yang smiled disapprovingly and said,
"Don't worry about this. Are you still afraid and nervous?”
Fang Yu smiled and said,
"I'm not nervous anymore!"
After saying that, she raised her head with a smile on her face. She looked very natural, as if she was walking in the village.
There were not many pedestrians in the city at this time. Occasionally, two people with red armbands on their arms would pass by. They saw that Qi Yang and Fang Yu were both seventeen or eighteen years old. Although their clothes were very ordinary, they exuded the vitality of young students.
Moreover, not only were they handsome, but they also had smiles on their faces. One look at them made one feel comfortable.
Therefore, these people with red armbands were basically too lazy to ask.
No matter what, people liked to judge a person's good or bad from their appearance.
If this large cart of charcoal was pushed by a perverted person with slanted eyebrows or a fearful old farmer, they would probably be stopped before they reached the city.
It had not been changed yet, and people were still cutting off their tails everywhere. Therefore, no matter how good the charcoal in the village was, no one dared to bring it to the city to sell!
Soon, they passed through a few streets. Qi Yang turned the cart around and headed straight for the western part of the city.
Fang Yu saw that he had changed direction and could not help but ask in puzzlement,
"Why did you go to West City? Wasn't the market in the eastern part of the city? I heard that some people secretly go to the Dongcheng market to change their eggs!”
Qi Yang smiled confidently."
"If everyone knows about it, why bother going there? Besides, a place like the wet market would be eye-catching if there were many people. It would be bad if our cart of charcoal was targeted!”
Fang Yu nodded subconsciously."
"Then where are you going to sell it?"
Qi Yang raised his chin."
"Right there!"
There was a crossroad in front of them. Although there were no supply stores or other buildings, there were quite a number of people walking around.
Qi Yang parked the car by the roadside and lifted the straw covering it, revealing the charcoal inside.
Then, the two of them crossed their arms and squatted by the roadside.
This was called Jiang Taigong's fishing, and those who were willing took the bait!
In this day and age, it wasn't popular to shout. If you shouted, people would come up to see things, but the people who checked would also come.
Therefore, he could only leave it by the roadside and wait for them to come and ask. As long as he was not caught by the inspectors, he would be fine!
Moreover, they only used the charcoal at home to exchange for some money and tickets. Even if they were investigated, it would not matter. They would not be labeled as speculators.
However, Qi Yang had to keep a low profile to avoid trouble.
Sure enough, a big sister passed by very quickly. When she saw the car full of charcoal, her eyes couldn't help but light up.
"This charcoal is really good!"
This big sister was a knowledgeable person. She could tell at a glance from the cross-section of the charcoal that it was good stuff.
The quality of charcoal was usually judged by the color of the cut.
The color of the fracture was clear and mellow, without any yellowing color, which meant that there were not many impurities in the charcoal, and the moisture content was not high.
The second was to identify it from the sound and smell of the knocking.
However, this lady only took a glance and did not touch it. Instead, she turned to Qi Yang and Fang Yu curiously.
"What are you two doing here with such a cart of good charcoal?”
Qi Yang looked around and saw that there was no suspicious person around. He smiled at his sister and said,
"My father is good at burning charcoal. I really can't use it up, so I wanted to see if I could exchange it for something in the city.”
He didn't dare to say " sell ", only " exchange "!
When the big sister heard this, she was immediately tempted.
There were many people in the family, and coal bills were not enough for them every month. If they could exchange some charcoal, it would really be of great use!
She immediately picked up a few pieces of charcoal and knocked on them. Then, she placed them in front of her nose and sniffed them. She was sure that they were good charcoal!
"What do you plan to exchange for?"
"If you use meat or grain stamps to exchange, half a catty of meat or five catties of grain stamps can be exchanged for ten catties of charcoal. If you use money to exchange, twenty cents can be exchanged for ten catties!”
When the big sister heard that half a catty of meat coupons, five catties of food coupons, or twenty cents for ten catties of charcoal, she felt that it was a little expensive.
"Young man, this price is too expensive. We city people don't have much money!”
In this day and age, there weren't many people who haggled. What this big sister said was also the truth.
Most of the people in the city didn't have many tickets. They were usually saved by their families. According to the price Qi Yang had mentioned, the tickets in her hands wouldn't be able to exchange for much charcoal.
However, when she saw the warm smile on Qi Yang's delicate face, she could not get angry. She really wanted to buy some charcoal back.
After hesitating for a moment, she said,
"How about this, can you give me 15 catties of charcoal for 20 cents?”
Upon hearing her words, Fang Yu could not help but want to say "Deal", but Qi Yang secretly pulled her arm.
Qi Yang pretended to hesitate for a moment before he gritted his teeth and stomped his foot.
"Big Sister, I think it's indeed not easy for you. Then we'll do as you say!”
As he spoke, he specially picked out some charcoal that looked the best from the car, then tied it up with straw and handed it to his sister.
The lady rummaged through her pockets for a long time before taking out twenty cents from a handkerchief. She handed it to Qi Yang and turned around happily.
Looking at her back, Qi Yang could not help but sigh softly.
It wasn't easy for everyone. From the way the eldest sister took out her money, it was quite difficult for the family to save two cents.
However, Fang Yu was stunned by his actions.
Charcoal that no one wanted in the countryside could actually be exchanged for money in the city. Moreover, it could be exchanged for 20 cents. One had to know that the current price of meat was only 80 cents per catty.
Their car weighed at least 400 catties. If they sold all of it, they would make a net profit of more than five yuan. It was a huge profit!
In the eyes of future generations, five yuan was not much. However, the salary of ordinary workers was only ten to twenty yuan. The salary of high-level workers and even leaders was only thirty to forty yuan.
If they were sold out, wouldn't they earn half a month's salary in one day?
After the shock, Fang Yu couldn't help but respect Qi Yang!
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