Away from the big book, the educated youth became the village favorite by running errands

The next morning, the brother and sister rode into the city on Uncle Wu's donkey cart.

Uncle Wu also asked Song Shuangshuang if she was here to buy things for the new house. Song Shuangshuang nodded and said yes, and then told him the reason why Song Youlin asked the team leader for leave yesterday.

After hearing this, Uncle Wu nodded and said that he should report safety to his family.

With the spread of the aunts, even Uncle Wu knew about the experience of the siblings before they went to the countryside. However, the aunts spread the story too quickly and it was inconsistent with the facts, making the two of them look even more miserable.

Song Shuangshuang didn't explain after hearing this. Instead, she felt happy in her heart. If she spoke in a more miserable way, she and her brother would eat better. If anyone asked, she could just say it was for body nourishment. The villagers couldn't say anything either. How great!

The brother and sister first went to the post office to mail a letter home, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy putty for the glass windows. Song Shuangshuang was afraid that the windows would leak in the winter, so she prepared it in advance. She also bought two packs of peach cakes, not for eating, but to pack food from the supermarket, so that it would be convenient to give to others.

I bought a lot of things here and there, except for the kitchen knife and the iron pot, which required too many industrial coupons. These things almost used up all the coupons Song Shuangshuang had.

The brother and sister found an alley and sorted out the things they bought. They only put the peach cakes in the space, and took the others to Uncle Wu's place as before. After putting the things away, the brother and sister turned around and went to the alley where they met Jiang Jingcheng and his brother that day.

Song Shuangshuang felt that Jiang Jingcheng went to the black market that day and ran into her.

[Ding~ Mission updated]

After looking at the newly updated mission, Song Shuangshuang became more certain that the black market was nearby.

[Host, please earn 5 dollars in the black market, and the task reward is 20 points. ]

The brother and sister looked at each other and had a plan in mind. They found a remote alley, with Song Youlin keeping watch and Song Shuangshuang taking things out of the space supermarket. Unfortunately, after searching around, Song Shuangshuang only managed to take out a few bags of dates.

Fortunately, the brother and sister had planned to come to the black market before, and got a basket from Aunt Chang's house. The basket was not big, the kind that the aunts in the village usually carried on their arms when they visited relatives to carry things.

Song Shuangshuang didn't take all the dates. She left some for herself or to give to others.

"I just thought of taking some of this out, can you go in and take a look?" The meat snacks in the supermarket definitely can't be taken out. Not only are they not easy to sell, but she also plans to keep them for herself. After thinking for a long time, this is the only thing that can be sold.

When Song Youlin came out, Song Shuangshuang saw that there were only some preserved fruits in the basket. As for other things, there was really nothing left.

The food and meat that are easy to sell have not been unlocked yet, so I just took some preserved fruits, and the rest... I guess no one will come to the black market to buy them." Song Youlin sighed.

The two people who were full of fighting spirit just now suddenly became much more listless.

The easiest things to sell on the black market are food and meat, and they don’t know if they can sell what they made.

The brother and sister put on a simple disguise, smeared some dust on their faces, and Song Shuangshuang took a headscarf and wrapped it around her head. The two of them turned around in the alley and actually found the entrance to the black market.

It is called a black market, but it is actually just a relatively wide alley. There are a lot more people near this alley than in other places. People are always coming in and out, and there are people watching at the entrance of the alley.

Song Youlin subconsciously walked in front and let Song Shuangshuang walk behind him and walk into the alley together.

"Hey, stop! Do you know the rules? Pay the money!"

The man standing at the entrance of the alley saw Song Youlin and his sister walking inside and called out to them.

"Ah?" Song Shuangshuang was a little confused. She still had to pay?

"What? You're from the village, right? Is this your first time at the black market? Buying or selling things?" The man looked the brother and sister up and down. As soon as he saw Song Shuangshuang had a headscarf on her head, he knew that they were from the village. His tone was a little impatient.

Song Youlin grabbed Song Shuangshuang's hand and squeezed it, asking her to stop talking. He then stammered and said:

"I want to sell some things. How much money do I need?"

The man's eyes looked even more disgusted. "I pay 1 cent for buying things and 2 cents for selling things."

"Do I have to give it to you every time?"

"No, brother, are you really a stutterer or are you scared?" The man couldn't help laughing when he saw that Song Youlin couldn't speak clearly.

Song Youlin wanted to say that he really stuttered, but the words were on the tip of his tongue when he realized that he would probably come to the black market often in the future, and he couldn't keep pretending to stutter. What if he really stuttered after talking too much? He said timidly, "That's right, I'm just afraid. I've never been here before."

Seeing Song Youlin's timid look, the man's tone became much better, and he said, "I'll pay you once a day. You don't have to be so scared. The money is not wasted. We are all on guard here. If anything happens, we will blow the whistle to warn you. Then you just need to be smart and run away quickly."

Song Youlin said "oh" twice, took out forty cents from his pocket and gave it to the man.

The man put the money in his pocket and kindly reminded Song Youlin to ask others how much they were selling for.

Song Youlin thanked the man and pulled Song Shuangshuang inside.

There are quite a lot of people selling things in the black market, most of them sell food, eggs, and some even raise chickens.

The brother and sister were curious about the prices of grain and meat. They might have to come and buy some in the supermarket grain and oil section when it was unlocked. After asking around, they didn't see any jujubes for sale. The brother and sister's behavior of only asking but not buying also received a lot of cold stares, but they didn't care. As long as they achieved their goal, it was fine.

Song Youlin found a corner that was not too remote and planned to start selling the things in the basket. Suddenly, he remembered that dates should not be available in this season. How... should he sell them?

Just as he was struggling to figure it out, an old lady came over and asked Song Youlin what he was selling.

"Auntie, look at my dates. They are all plump and none of them have been bitten by insects. Would you like some?"

Song Youlin saw that the lady was dressed neatly and her clothes were newer than those of the others, so he guessed that she was wealthy and worked hard to sell dates.

The old lady said with some disdain, "Young man, it seems that it is not the season for jujubes now, where did you get these dates?"

Song Youlin pretended to be mysterious and said that his dates were imported from other places and he had finally got them. Afraid that the aunt would not believe that his dates were good, he even broke one open to show her.

When the old lady saw that the dates had been broken open and indeed had no worm holes and had a particularly strong date flavor, and that the ones in the basket were all very big, she asked how much each pound cost.

"My dates are 9 cents a pound. Auntie, if you want more, I can give you a discount."

The old lady's eyes turned and she said, "5 cents! I want 5 jin."

Song Shuangshuang covered the basket with a cloth and said, "How can you bargain like that, Auntie? I won't sell it to you."

Song Youlin gently pushed Song Shuangshuang and whispered "sister". He looked at the old lady with embarrassment and said, "Auntie, this price is definitely not acceptable. You should go around and have a look again."

The old lady looked unwilling and said, "It's as if your dates are so good. Since they are so expensive, can't I just buy some grain instead?" She then pretended to leave.

After walking several steps without hearing Song Shuangshuang and her brother trying to stop her, she slowed down and glanced back furtively.

Song Shuangshuang happened to see this, and she knew that the aunt wanted to buy it, so she whispered to Song Youlin that she would sell it to the aunt for as low as 7 cents per pound. Song Youlin said he understood.

We must let this lady open a shop today.