In the 1960s, my whole family was murdered by my enemies.

Zhang Lin was in a good mood and canceled his travels. He walked around for a while and almost knew all the alleys and streets in this area before he slowly returned home.

Zhang Yaowen and his wife came back from the canteen with their meals, and the whole family enjoyed the delicious meal.

As expected of a large company, the food in this cafeteria is as good as those in state-owned restaurants.

Zhang Lin enjoyed the meal very much.

Don’t think that canteens or restaurants in this era are not good.

On the contrary, in this era, pork is of good quality and vegetables do not have so many medicinal ingredients, they are all original and flavorful.

The cooking skills of these chefs are very good, and the food is much better than the take-out fast food in later generations.

It’s just that the seasoning is not that complicated.

But they don't have so many additives. Those takeout meats are either frozen or high-tech, and they don't taste good at all. They rely entirely on various seasonings to cover up the flavor and enhance the aroma.

Zhang Yaowen and his wife were amazed by what they heard Zhang Lin mumbling while eating.

Unexpectedly, in later generations, even meat is fake!

It would be great if we had this technology now!

Nowadays, people are happy to be able to eat some meat and don’t care too much about the quality.

As long as it tastes like meat.

If that kind of technology and...what? could be brought to this day and age, wouldn't it allow many people from poor families to taste meat regularly?

In the afternoon, Zhang Lin went out for a walk again. This time, she specifically walked around the family housing estates.

After a while, a woman and a cunning man were seen exchanging a bag of things.

Judging from the woman's expression, she seemed still not satisfied.

Zhang Lin raised her eyebrows. After using the disguise charm, she picked up the basket and followed the woman unsteadily.

There's no way, these jewellery smells so good.

She has enough money and food now, so it would be nice to exchange these for some jewelry and antiques.

Going to the black market to exchange it will make too much noise.

The area where her family lives now has plenty of housing for family members, which is convenient.

A few minutes later, they reached the corner of an alley and Zhang Lin quickly followed.

The woman heard the noise and looked back nervously.

When he found out that she was just an older woman dressed nicely, his expression relaxed a lot.

Looking at the basket covered with cloth in Zhang Lin's hand, the woman's eyes became a little hot.

She moved her lips, wanting to test the wind, but she was too embarrassed to speak.

Although exchanging things was an open secret these days, it was not easy for her to find out.

Zhang Lin glanced at the woman seemingly unintentionally, and was surprised to find her conflicted expression.

"Big sister, what's going on?"

Seeing Zhang Lin asking questions, the woman was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, she shook her head and said, "Nothing?"

Zhang Lin is a skilled and courageous person, and he is too lazy to waste time.

"Big sister, do you want something?"

The woman was stunned. Is it so direct?

That’s right, some resellers are indeed very bold.

"What do you have, sis?"

"what do you want?"

The woman was so shocked she was speechless.

This person is so arrogant!

What do you mean?

Could it be that she has whatever she wants?

Fortunately, he didn't know Doraemon.

"Is there any meat?"

Zhang Lin wanted to ask: "Do you want a pig? A live one!"

She really didn't know how to kill pigs. During this period, the pigs in the pig farm in the space had grown a lot, and she was helpless.

Could it be that she also needs to learn how to kill pigs?

But she was just thinking about it, she wasn't that crazy. If she really asked this question, people would definitely think she was crazy.

"Yes, how much do you want, big sister?"

The woman hesitated.

Of course she wanted as much as possible, but unfortunately, the family's expenses were high this month.

"How much does it cost per pound?"

"One dollar for less than five pounds, no ticket required. Ninety cents for more than five pounds. If you have gold or silver jewelry or jade or ancient books, you can also exchange them."

Zhang Lin’s goal is not just to make a few bucks, the price he sells it at is even lower than on the black market.

After all, it only costs 70 cents a pound on the market, and you need a meat ticket, and it is limited in quantity. Not to mention that you can't buy it if you have money but no ticket, even if you have money and tickets, you may not be able to buy it often.

When the shortage occurs, the meat on the black market that does not require a ticket is sold at a high price.

The darker the ones, the more expensive they are.

"Can I exchange it for jewelry?"

The woman's eyes lit up.

Jewelry is not valuable these days.

She did have a few pieces of jewelry, not very precious, but also made of pure gold.

Finally, Zhang Lin moved to another place and waited for a while, and the woman came with a basket.

When the woman saw a large backpack at Zhang Lin's feet, her eyes lit up.

"Sister, I have a jade bracelet and a gold ring with a peony flower on it."

"How much can I get in exchange?"

The woman was still reluctant to take out her dowry bracelet, which weighed one or two taels and was very beautiful.

This jade bracelet is also very beautiful and crystal clear. It should be icy jadeite, but it is not valuable now.

Unlike gold jewelry, at least it can still be turned into gold, but jade bracelets are now just waste stone.

Zhang Lin weighed the gold ring in his hand and found it weighed less than ten grams.

With the current gold price of less than three dollars, this is just over twenty dollars.

In this era, although banks can also exchange gold, you need a certificate from your employer to prove that your gold is an heirloom.

Because your company has your file, it is very troublesome to check whether you have gold at home, and generally no one goes to exchange it.

In this day and age, being poor is considered an honor, and it is not easy to show off these things openly.

"The ring is worth twenty dollars, but this bracelet is worthless..."

When the woman heard Zhang Lin's words, her heart ached, but she also knew that what Zhang Lin said was the truth.

"Forget it. You are my first customer today. If possible, bring me a few more customers in the future. I will give you five pounds of pork in exchange for this bracelet."

Hearing this, the woman smiled happily.

Zhang Lin was ashamed and always felt like a profiteer.

But this is really the case in this era.

You charge her a lot of money for a broken bracelet that is worthless to others, and she even suspects that you have ulterior motives.

She is not a saint, she just needs to take proper care of these people.

"Five catties of pork, plus the fifteen catties of pork I got in exchange for the ring, twenty catties of fine grains, and one hundred eggs."

When the woman saw Zhang Lin lift the cloth of the backpack, her pupils suddenly shrank.

So much pork!

Zhang Lin put several dozen kilograms of pork that he had won with a low-level lottery ticket in his backpack.

On the surface were several old hens tied up and wrapped in bags.

The basket is full of eggs.

The woman blushed with excitement, and wished she could take all of it away.

"Sister, do you want to change all these things?"

The woman gritted her teeth.

"Wait a minute, I have some good sisters."

The woman left in a hurry, but Zhang Lin was not worried at all. He found a stone in the corner of the alley and sat down.

There was no way a woman could report it, and even if she did, she was not afraid of her skills.

Ten minutes later, the woman came hurriedly with two middle-aged women of similar age.

Seeing that there was no one at the alley, the woman was a little disappointed, thinking that Zhang Lin had left.

It wasn't until Zhang Lin waved at her from the corner that she smiled.

Apparently, she told her sister that she could trade the jewelry and antiques for other things.

The two men carefully looked around and made sure that there was no one in front or behind before taking out something wrapped in cloth.