It was evening!
At the agreed upon location!
Bu Xiang Dong took out five boxes of pork canned goods, along with two men's wristwatches!
Another large box of eggs, about five hundred of them, half of the previous reward.
When Fatty and Hu Ba Yi arrived, they saw a pile of boxes and their eyes narrowed.
Hu Ba Yi asked softly, "Dong Ge, where did you get these? Don't tell me you got them from the villagers!"
"Right, I got them from the villagers, these eggs too."
Hu Ba Yi's face twitched.
You probably don't even believe that yourself.
"Alright, I have my own channels for getting goods. Besides, my job isn't managing a warehouse, don't worry."
Fatty was very excited, opening the box and carefully examining it.
"24 bottles per box, 5 boxes, 120 cans, that's a big deal! Good thing Big Hu brought his grandfather's bicycle."
These days, not many people had bicycles.
Therefore, Lao Hu's family had some money.
"So, Big Hu, you're in charge of attracting customers, and also act as a salesman."
"Salesman? What do you mean?"
"There are two watches, with your look and that army coat, it's easier to be trusted when selling watches."
Bu Xiang Dong took out the two watches and put them on Hu Ba Yi's wrists.
The two buddies' eyes widened.
Dong Ge is amazing, he's even dealing with watches.
Fatty swallowed, "What do I do, look at my looks!"
"Your looks are annoying. We'll work together tonight!"
"No, I'm also upright and honest, never take anything that doesn't belong to me!"
"Hey, who dropped this money?"
"Mine, mine... Damn, you're playing me."
Pigeon Market!
Also known as the Black Market.
It sounds mysterious, but it's not really.
It's just a place for people to exchange goods, with the shortage of supplies, everyone has to find ways.
Most Pigeon Markets have more transactions at night.
The transactions that happen in the daytime in those secluded alleys are just small-time stuff.
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"This is it! I'm familiar with this area, there's an alley behind that connects."
The trio had been to the black market before to make a living.
So they were quite familiar with the layout and passages of the black market in the capital.
The black market is something that many local police know about.
But as long as it's not too excessive, they'll turn a blind eye.
These days, everyone's struggling, if you really need something, you can only try your luck.
And some poor families save their food coupons and cloth coupons to exchange them for some money in case of emergency.
Of course, there are those with red armbands who patrol everywhere, those might randomly arrest people.
"Follow the plan, Big Hu, just say that there's a change at home, you were going to sell the watches that you bought for your wedding."
"Price!"
"Don't sell for less than 130 each, Shanghai brand watches sell for 110 in department stores, and they require coupons! Your expression should show that you're heartbroken."
"Will they exchange?"
"Yes, antiques, jade, gold bars, I want them all. But I don't want daily necessities. You're not blind, estimate for yourself!"
A gold bar (1 tael) costs around 250 on the black market.
Hu Ba Yi nodded silently and walked away.
"What about me?"
"Do as I do."
"Dong Ge, it's too dark, I can't see your gestures from that far."
Bu Xiang Dong twitched his eye, "You're the decoy, call out the eggs for 1.5 yuan for 10, the canned goods for 1.2 yuan per can."
"Don't worry, I'll handle it perfectly."
Bu Xiang Dong's goods were just placed by the roadside.
Immediately, someone came over with a kerosene lamp.
"How much are the eggs?"
"Two yuan for ten, no selling individually."
"That's too expensive!"
"We can't follow the store prices, 20 will cost you 3.5 yuan."
Fatty immediately stepped forward, swaggering.
"Can I get 100 for 15 yuan? My family is having a wedding tomorrow, and we're short of eggs. How much is a box of canned pork?"
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Wow.
Looks like we have a big spender here, quite a few people made way for him.
Fatty approached and checked the eggs, also looked inside the box.
"If you're serious, I'll give you the canned goods for 1.5 yuan per box!"
"Of course! If I'm not serious, would I be out here in the cold wind at night? 1.2 yuan per can, make a decision. Otherwise, I'll buy the eggs first, I'll take all these eggs."
"Wait, the eggs are at the price Fatty mentioned, just give me 10 first!"
"I want 20 eggs. Is that canned pork beside it? Give me two boxes too!"
"Don't rush, the eggs are fragile!"
"I'm first, don't push me."
On the other side!
Hu Ba Yi was more straightforward, standing at the entrance of the alley in his army coat.
If he wasn't so young, others might think he's a policeman watching over the place.
Hu Ba Yi himself was also nervous, this was his first time selling something so expensive.
But someone really bought it, exchanging a gold bar for two watches.
When the three met again, they had sold all their goods.
And Bu Xiang Dong had over 200 yuan and a gold bar in his pocket.
People really get rich by making windfall gains.
One night's worth is enough for a year's worth of working.
Bu Xiang Dong winked and said softly, "Let's go!"
The three wrapped their scarves, lowered their heads and didn't speak, no one dared to be careless in the black market.
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