How dark!
Chen Zhengyu finally understood what a black market was.
However, he did not know that this was only in 1962. Last year, a catty of food stamps could be sold for two yuan in the black market, and the national food stamps would start at three yuan.
Chen Zhengyu was rich.
Zhang Xiuzhen and Grandma gave him more than 20 yuan, which could buy 30 catties of flour.
But he couldn't bear to.
Moreover, everyone had a tacit understanding of bartering. Even if they were caught, they could still say something. It was nothing more than confiscated things.
However, if he really had to spend money to buy it, and it was 80 cents per 500 grams of flour, then it would be troublesome.
This was considered buying and selling, and he would be reeducated through labor.
"I have an old pumpkin. Can I exchange it?" Chen Zhengyu asked softly.
"Pumpkin?"
The flour seller was a tall and thin man wearing a military coat full of patches. When he heard Chen Zhengyu's words, he pondered for a moment.
"Alright, twenty catties for one catty."
"I say, man, you're being boring. I've asked around. Pumpkins are sold at eight cents per catty. They're guaranteed to sell better than flour, and the risk is lower. If it weren't for my family being sick, I really wouldn't be willing to exchange them for flour.
I won't let you work for nothing. I'll exchange the pumpkin for flour at seven cents per catty. How about that?”
Chen Zhengyu looked like he had no other choice. The pained expression on his face was very vivid.
"Five cents per catty." The tall and thin man said calmly.
"Six points. I won't change it if it's any less than that.”Chen Zhengyu made a gesture of wanting to leave.
"Alright, I'll treat it as making friends the first time. In the future, if you want to exchange flour, come here and tell me my name.”The tall and thin man nodded.
"I brought three pumpkins this time. Each of them weighs at least 30 pounds. Where do you think we can exchange them?”
Chen Zhengyu saw that the other party did not bring the flour with him and knew that the transaction location would definitely not be here.
"Do you see that? At the end of this alley, there are two door gods pasted on the door. When you arrive, knock three times and say that Hou San introduced you.”Hou San pointed to the side.
"Alright, I'll go get the pumpkin from my father now.”
After Chen Zhengyu finished speaking, he turned around and left.
When they found a remote place and saw that there was no one around, they took out the last three pumpkins and put them in a broken sack. They carried them with difficulty.
Then, following the path Hou San pointed out, he found the house with the door god pasted on the door.
After knocking on the door, about five to six seconds later, a voice came from inside.
"Who is it?"
"Hou San introduced me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the door opening could be heard.
"Come in."
Chen Zhengyu carried the pumpkin into the courtyard. Just as he put it down, another figure appeared behind him. It was Hou San.
"It's all here. Let's weigh it."
Chen Zhengyu didn't care about Hou San, who appeared and disappeared mysteriously, or rather, had been secretly monitoring him. It was everyone's first time, so it was normal for them to be cautious.
"Wow, your pumpkin is big enough.”
Hou San opened the sack and took out a pumpkin. He then nodded at the person who had just opened the door. Only then did the person enter the house and take out a scale.
After weighing them, they weighed a total of 114 pounds.
On average, they weighed 38 pounds each.
According to the price of six cents per catty, the total was 6.84 yuan.
"I think you're an honest person. Let's charge you seven yuan this time. The flour is 80 cents per catty, so I'll give you eight catty and seven taels. If you have more of this kind of pumpkin in the future, you can come over directly at this price.”Hou San said openly.
"Alright, this pumpkin was planted by my second uncle in the countryside. There should be eight or ten more. When I have time, I'll go to the countryside and bring them over together.”
Chen Zhengyu nodded, but he had already decided in his heart that he would have to retreat after two or three more transactions with the other party.
It was still possible to exchange food at the black market occasionally, but in the long run, it was easy to get into trouble.
The best way was to find the seeds he needed and plant them in the game farm.
This way, he would be able to keep it a secret and minimize the hidden dangers.
Moreover, in this era, he had never thought of doing something earth-shattering. He just needed to eat and drink to his heart's content and find someone to warm his bed.
If he really wanted to make money, it wouldn't be too late to wait until the eighties.
"Eight or ten isn't too little, and one or two hundred isn't too much.”Hou San said with a smile.
In this transaction, he had earned at least two yuan just from the difference in price.
If the profit from the flour was included, it would undoubtedly be even more.
"The countryside depends on these pumpkins for the winter. How can they all be brought here? Oh right, Hou Ge, can you get some wheat that hasn't been processed?”Chen Zhengyu asked calmly.
"Unprocessed? What do you want that thing for?" Hou San asked in confusion.
"Sigh, to tell you the truth, my brother has a tumor in his throat. He can't swallow any coarse grain at all, so he has to change to some flour. Moreover, he drinks a few bowls of Chinese medicine every day, and his urine is bitter.
I'm thinking of making some wheat into syrup so that when he takes the medicine every day, there will be a little sweetness in his mouth.”Chen Zhengyu's voice was low.
"Little brother, just because of your brotherly relationship, I can get some for you. How much do you want? I'll give you 50 cents per catty." Hou San patted his chest and said.
"Ten catties." Chen Zhengyu thought for a moment and said.
Because of the special characteristics of the game farm, he planned to only grow half of the wheat on that mu of land. The rest could be used to grow sweet potatoes or something else.
Moreover, as long as there were seeds, even if it was just a grain of wheat, using energy to continuously ripen it would definitely increase.
The reason why Chen Zhengyu asked for 10 catties was firstly because he was worried that it was too little and the other party was too lazy to get it. Secondly, he did not want to go through too much trouble.
After all, every day the land was left unused was a waste.
"No problem, three days later. How about it?”Hou San said straightforwardly.
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