Chapter 30

Everyone saw a woman selling eggs there, and an old man not far from her.

He was wearing a straw hat, his face covered with a piece of cloth, so you couldn’t see his face clearly. Only a pair of weathered eyes were visible.

The old man sat dejectedly on the steps, his hands tightly clutching a gray handkerchief, which contained something.

Jiang Zhizhi’s sharp eyes caught it. It was the shape of a bracelet!

She was a little curious. Her intuition told her this item was valuable.

Anyway, Jiang Zhizhi always trusted her sixth sense. It was often this feeling that helped her escape many dangers.

Let’s gamble!

Jiang Zhizhi said to the strong man, “Wait for me a minute.”

The strong man nodded, thinking that the black-skinned old lady was going to buy eggs.

He simply walked thirty meters forward, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then put his hands in his pockets, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

Jiang Zhizhi quickly walked to the old man and quietly asked, “Old man, can you show me what you have in your hand?”

Jiang Yuanfeng, who had been worrying himself sick, sighed softly. His brother and younger brother had already joined his sister’s team.

His brother, younger brother, and sister had endless energy every day.

Forget it, forget it. He was getting used to it…

His sister was someone who didn’t play by the rules.

Jiang Yuanyang carried his basket and came over. He and Jiang Zhizhi squatted in front of the old man, their eyes shining brighter than each other.

Jiang Yuanshan hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and squatted down too.

But Jiang Yuanshan was really too tall. He was like a “moving mountain,” giving people a strong sense of oppression.

The old man was startled. He was about to look up, but then he found himself enveloped in a shadow.

My goodness, this person is scary!

Jiang Zhizhi still had the appearance of a black-skinned old lady. She was afraid that the old man in front of her would be scared by her, so she quickly said, “Old man, what are you selling? Can I take a look?”

After all, you came to the black market to sell and buy things. Why else would you come here?

So Jiang Zhizhi asked directly.

The old man saw that the old lady in front of him was trembling, as if a gust of wind would send her soaring into the air.

She must be here to buy something?

The old man hesitated, but he couldn’t hold back. “I have something I want to sell. Do you think it’s suitable?”

The brothers sighed in relief. They almost forgot that their sister had given them a makeover before they came here. Even though their faces were covered, their aura still unintentionally leaked out.

Oh, it seemed they were making money. They were so excited they were stupid!

So the four siblings shivered, acting like scared puppies again, lowering the old man’s guard.

The old man glanced around, then loosened his grip and lifted the handkerchief, revealing the bracelet inside.

Jiang Zhizhi’s eyes widened. Good heavens! It was the king of bracelets – imperial green!

What a coincidence!

Exciting!

A treasure of this caliber appeared in the black market!

Then Jiang Zhizhi thought about the current environment. Many treasures had been damaged or lost.

The most important thing in everyone’s minds was food. In the minds of many people, these jewels and jewelry were worthless. They couldn’t be sold, and no one would buy them.

This imperial green bracelet was a very clear green, with good color and water. It was a fat, round bracelet.

Counterfeiting technology wasn’t that advanced in this era, so Jiang Zhizhi wasn’t too worried about buying a fake.

Besides, in the future, an imperial green bracelet with excellent color and water could buy half a house in Beikilogramg! No exaggeration!

“One hundred pounds of grain coupons plus twenty yuan in cash.” The old man looked at the bracelet in his hand deeply and sighed, “Sister, to be honest, I’m asking for a high price today. After all, this kind of thing, if you don’t die, you’ll lose a layer of skin. No one here is willing to buy it.”

“But I have no choice.”

He really had no choice. His wife suddenly fell seriously ill at the beginning of the year. She went to the gates of hell and almost drained their savings.

All the remaining money in the family was spent on medical expenses, and their food was running out day by day.

If this continued, they would be starving to death sooner or later!

He and his wife had a son and a daughter. Their son and daughter-in-law worked in the county, and their daughter had married and moved to another province. They hadn’t come back in years.

The old man went to his son’s house alone late one night, wanting to borrow some food from his son to tide them over. He would repay his son and daughter-in-law when he had food and money later.

But his son turned his back on him, giving him various excuses to get rid of him. He let his daughter-in-law use a broom to scold him and his wife, calling them “old geezers” and complaining that they had caused trouble for them after falling ill, saying they had done something wrong in their past lives!

“No filial son by the sickbed.” The old man’s heart for his son was dead. He would never recognize this son again.

This wasn’t the first time the old man came to the black market to sell the bracelet. But every time he entered the black market, he had to pay to get a number. After entering, no one bought his bracelet, and he was already losing a lot of money. Besides, his wife was waiting for him to go back home. She was afraid that something would happen to him in the black market.

If this continued, they would starve to death. The old man decided to take a final risk, come out and see if he could find someone willing to buy the imperial green bracelet with grain coupons.

Jiang Zhizhi, however, was calm and smiling. “Okay.”

The old man’s eyes widened. He was so excited he couldn’t speak properly. “Sister? You really agree?”

Even if he could exchange for grain coupons and cash in his dreams, the old man wouldn’t want to wake up.

But his wife was waiting for him in the real world. He had to wake up!

It was rare to meet someone so straightforward. This deal had to be done!

The brothers were shocked. They knew that this thing was not considered valuable at this time!

It wasn’t like the old days.

Jiang Yuanfeng was a little worried, but the words on his tongue were swallowed back.

First, the money was his sister’s!

Second, his sister decided how to spend her own money!

Finally, his sister was smart. She must have a reason for doing this.

In conclusion, his sister wasn’t alone. Even if the sky fell, they would hold it up together. Let his sister run faster.

Don’t ask!

Just say it’s a little girl’s little secret, don’t guess.

Did his sister like bracelets? His brother and younger brother were confused, but they secretly remembered it.

Jiang Zhizhi mentally took out twenty yuan and one hundred pounds of grain coupons from her space and put them in her black canvas bag. Then she lowered her head, unzipped the canvas bag, and handed the cash and grain coupons to the old man.

Let’s be human, shall we!

She had her own principles. If the price was right, she would buy it. She wouldn’t haggle and lower the price for the old man. Twenty yuan and one hundred pounds of grain coupons were about a month’s salary for a worker in the county.

The two exchanged money and goods. The old man looked deeply at Jiang Zhizhi, who was disguised as a black-skinned old lady, then turned and left.

Only, his trembling heart uttered a word of thanks.

In this era, food was the most important thing. Food was life. These jewels and jewelry were basically worthless, and no one was willing to pay for them. Today, he had truly met a kind person…

These days, no one was willing to buy them. They weren’t even willing to pay a dime. They were reluctant to even look at them. Besides, buying these jewels and jewelry would bring trouble, so the old man was very grateful.

Now he was going to buy food. His wife could finally eat. They would finally not have to worry about starving to death!

Jiang Zhizhi put away the imperial green bracelet. Although she had lost a quarter of her grain coupons.

But Jiang Zhizhi thought it was worth it. The feeling of having money to spend was great!

The four siblings continued to act timidly, following the strong man around, and finally walked out of the black market.

Jiang Yuanfeng asked them to wait for him at the entrance of the alley while he went to get the oxcart back.

When he came back, Jiang Zhizhi confirmed that you really had to pay for parking.

After the four siblings came out, they didn’t change their clothes immediately. They walked around the area for a few circles, making sure no one was following them, before hiding in a small alley.

Jiang Zhizhi took two bottles of unlabeled makeup remover and handed them to her brothers, removing all the foundation on their faces and hands.

She quickly removed her makeup and tidied herself up.

Soon, the four siblings finally got rid of their “black coal ball” disguises, and they continued on their way, clean and fresh.

…….

At 10:20, the four siblings went to the pork stall. They didn’t know what kind of luck they had today, but there was still a lot of pork belly, lean meat, and ribs.

Jiang Yuanshan looked at his brother and sister and coughed, “Craving meat?”

Jiang Zhizhi and Jiang Yuanfeng’s eyes shone brightly. They said in unison, “Yes!”

Their tone was as sincere as it could be.

The thought of being able to eat meat made them feel so good! Meat wins hearts!

Jiang Yuanfeng laughed and watched Jiang Zhizhi buy, buy, buy.

“Uncle, I want ten pounds of pork belly, ten pounds of lean meat, five pounds of pork bones, and two pig’s feet.”

The uncle was very happy. This little girl was a big customer!

But it was interesting that this family actually had a little girl in charge?

The uncle chopped the pork belly quickly and accurately, just the right weight. In Jiang Zhizhi’s eyes, the uncle was really skilled!

The uncle enthusiastically asked, “Girl, do you think this is enough?”

Jiang Zhizhi smiled, her eyes like crescent moons. “Enough.”

The quality of the pork was very good. You could tell it was pork from a native pig.

Jiang Zhizhi’s little head was already imagining how to cook the meat dishes.

Braised pork! Pork stewed with noodles! Pan-fried tenderloin! Steamed meat patties! Stuffed green peppers with meat!

Ahhh, so hungry, so hungry.

The butcher was very efficient. He quickly put the packaged pork into Jiang Yuanshan’s basket and smiled. He looked very kind.

“Pork belly is eighty-six cents a pound, lean meat is sixty-five cents a pound; two pig’s feet are three and a half pounds, selling for eighty-four cents a pound; five pounds of pork bones, I’ll charge you ten cents.”

“That’s nineteen yuan and four cents in total. Also, you need meat coupons!”

Jiang Zhizhi readily paid the money and gave the meat coupons. Every minute wasted was disrespectful to the meat.

With today’s legitimate way, Jiang Zhizhi decided to take some pork out of her space and put it in the basket to carry back together.

Just thinking about it made her happy.

Jiang Zhizhi had used another quarter of her meat coupons.

But that wasn’t a problem. She would work hard and earn them back.

Jiang Yuanshan had already put some wild grass in the basket beforehand, so that the blood wouldn’t flow everywhere.

Jiang Yuanfeng had connections to buy eggs without coupons, so Jiang Zhizhi went to buy some free-range eggs.

The old lady selling eggs saw that she was sweet-talking, so she gave her a bamboo basket as a gift.

There were about six pounds of eggs. While her brothers were walking ahead, chatting and laughing, Jiang Zhizhi walked behind and quietly added two more pounds of eggs to the basket.

Jiang Yuanshan knew that his sister had other things to buy, so he suggested, “Should we go to the supply and marketing cooperative?”

Jiang Zhizhi looked at the time and shook her head. “Let’s go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner first. Today is the day we made our first pot of gold!”

“We got a reward for our efforts, so we should treat ourselves well, right?”

Jiang Yuanyang was the first to raise his hand in agreement. Jiang Yuanfeng smiled and added, “Since the third brother is so eager, why don’t you treat us to this meal?”

Jiang Yuanyang immediately put down his hand, shamelessly hugged his second brother’s arm, and chuckled as he rubbed his shoulders and back:

“No!

I don’t have any money!

I’m so poor!

Second brother, please let me mooch off you.

Promise me!!!”