Zhou Chen got up at around three in the morning. Today he was going to a place where there would only be people in the early morning.
Under normal circumstances, everyone will definitely go to places like Friendship Store to buy things, but there are some things that cannot be bought in the store, or cannot be bought through normal channels, but everyone needs them, so what should we do?
So the black market naturally emerged in response to demand.
Strictly speaking, the black market has existed since ancient times, but the black market is also divided into many types. Some are private transactions of normal items, while others are on illegal roads.
What Zhou Chen is going to go to today is a relatively famous black market in the surrounding area. This black market is not open every day, but only on the days of March, Sixth and Nine every month.
The reason why he chose this place was because the safety factor here was relatively high. He just wanted to buy some things he needed, but was not prepared to buy and sell on the black market.
When we arrived at the black market, it was not yet dawn, but there were already many lights in the black market, and there were many people walking through it.
Most of them are secretive, and only a few of them do business openly.
Zhou Chen wore a hat and a mask and walked through the market.
It's not a big place, but there are quite a lot of people here. Although everyone is very low-key, it's still a little noisy.
Zhou Chen walked around and found that this place basically sells some common daily necessities, such as fine grains, coarse grains, pork, chicken, etc.
There is Voldemort's sister, and Zhou Chen is not short of food for the time being, but he is interested in meat.
In the past three months, he had eaten a total of more than a dozen meals of meat, many of which were eaten at his second uncle's house, so he was really greedy when he saw the meat seller.
Zhou Chen quickly identified two stalls because the meat from these two stalls was the freshest.
The price of meat in the black market is a bit more expensive than that in state-owned stores, but this is also normal. Meat stamps are required to buy in stores, but not in the black market. What's more, people take risks to sell meat, so they definitely can't sell it cheaply.
Because the weather was hot, Zhou Chen didn't dare to buy more. He bought a few kilograms of pork and two chickens and left.
Originally, he wanted to buy some beef, but after seeing it, he thought it wasn't too fresh, so he didn't buy it.
Just kidding, I want to live a hundred years old. What if the meat is not fresh and I get food poisoning and hurt my body after eating it?
Immunity skills are immune to infectious diseases, but not food poisoning.
Zhou Chen carried a nylon bag and returned to his courtyard before dawn.
Because he has his own courtyard, as long as he closes the door, he can do whatever he wants inside without worrying about being discovered by others.
After arriving home, he took another nap. He had no choice but to maintain his health, so he had to get enough sleep.
He had already set a goal for himself, to sleep at least ten hours a day and never stay up late.
Well, I won’t look for a woman for the time being. If I look for a woman, I will not only have to stay up late, but it will also hurt my kidneys and my energy. I’ll wait until I can’t bear it anymore in a few years.
After sleeping until about ten o'clock, Zhou Chen got up and started making lunch.
Although it was only 1975, there were already gas stoves at this time, so there was no need to use that kind of earth stove, which saved a lot of trouble.
After making braised pork, hot and sour shredded potatoes, cucumbers, and a glass of wine, Zhou Chen was ready to eat.
As someone who once worked in a winery, Zhou Chen naturally knows that drinking in moderation is not harmful, but is actually beneficial to the body and can activate blood circulation and open up the arteries.
When it comes to drinking alcohol that is harmful to the body, it is all caused by excessive drinking.
Before I picked up the chopsticks, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.
Zhou Chen frowned. It couldn't be Zhou Yi at noon, because if Zhou Yi came, he would definitely come two hours in advance to help him cook instead of rushing to eat.
Zhou Chen walked out of the main room and walked towards the door.
"Who?"
"It's me, Han Chunming."
Zhou Chen opened the door, looked up and down, and asked, "You haven't come to see me for so long. Now that you're here, are you just here to get some food?"
Han Chunming immediately rolled his eyes, "Am I this kind of person in your eyes?"
"What do you think?"
"Hey, you guessed it right, I'm just here to make a living, are you okay with that?"
Han Chunming suddenly changed his face, winked, and looked cynical.
"Okay, stop standing at the door and come in. You came just in time. I just made the food."
Zhou Chen led Han Chunming into the courtyard.
Han Chunming followed Zhou Chen and looked at Zhou Chen's courtyard carefully, with a face filled with wonder: "Zhou Chen, your courtyard is so nice. Our courtyard is incomparable to yours. Even if it's me,
Master’s little courtyard is not as good as yours.”
When he walked into the main room and saw the food on the table, he was immediately surprised and said: "You really haven't eaten yet. Oh, you even poured wine. Are you planning to drink by yourself?"
Zhou Chen waved his hands impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense, go to the kitchen and get a wine glass, and a pair of chopsticks, and have a drink with me."
Han Chunming didn't show any politeness, he ran to the kitchen with a smile, brought a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and sat down in front of Zhou Chen carelessly.
Zhou Chen poured a glass of wine for Han Chunming, and the two of them clinked a glass, and then he asked: "You haven't come to see me since you came back. You came to see me today. You must have something wrong, right?"
Han Chunming chuckled and said: "You still understand me. I came to you because I have something to do, but don't worry. What work has your family arranged for you after you come back?"
"I'm not looking for a job right now, what's wrong?"
"no job?"
Han Chunming looked at Zhou Chen in shock. He knew that Zhou Chen had a second uncle who was an official. Logically speaking, finding a job wouldn't be easy. How come it's been three months and he hasn't started working yet?
If Zhou Chen didn't have a job, he would be really embarrassed to speak.
When Zhou Chen saw Han Chunming's expression, he knew it.
"You're not in a hurry at work. It's not normal for you to work in a queue for so long and then come back to recuperate for a few months. You kid, please stop being polite to me and tell me why you're here. Do you want to borrow money from me?"
"
Han Chunming gave a thumbs up: "If you don't say you are awesome, you can see through me at a glance. Yes, I am here to borrow money from you."
When ordinary people borrow money, they will definitely be very low-key and feel very embarrassed.
But this guy was good. He was here to borrow money, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he was frank and even a little confident.
But Han Chunming changed the subject again: "But since you haven't worked yet, forget it."
"Okay, stop pretending in front of me. I know better than anyone who you, Han Xiaowu, are. Tell me how much you can borrow."
Han Chunming rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Then let me tell you straight. When I went out a few days ago, I passed by a house and their children were playing with copper coins."
Zhou Chen's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Ancient coins?"
"Yes, I took a quick look and found that one of them should be from the Jiaqing period."
Zhou Chen naturally knew who Emperor Jiaqing was. Although Emperor Qianlong's son was not as famous as Qianlong, he was still an emperor who had been emperor for more than 20 years.
However, although he knew about Emperor Jiaqing, he really didn't know anything about the copper coins of the Jiaqing period.
"Very rare? Very precious?"
Han Chunming thought for a moment and said: "It's not very precious, but it can be collected. The reason why I came to you to borrow money is because I talked to that family and they have many similar ones."
Copper coins; but after they knew that I wanted to buy them, they didn't want to let me choose, and insisted on selling them all to me. But I didn't have enough money, and I didn't dare to ask my family for it, so I came to you to find a way."
Zhou Chen frowned slightly. The collection task given to him by the system was for precious antiques. If he went by what Han Chunming said, he might not be able to meet the system's evaluation standards.
When Han Chunming saw Zhou Chen didn't speak, he thought Zhou Chen had an idea, so he hurriedly spoke.
"You lend me the money. At worst, when I get it, I'll show it to you and let you choose a few."
Seeing Han Chunming's pained expression, Zhou Chen snorted disdainfully: "I don't like ordinary things, but what I like, you are not allowed to cheat on me?"
Han Chunming was startled and asked quickly: "Zhou Chen, I only heard you say that you are interested in old objects, so what's your level?"
Zhou Chen said: "Why, are you afraid that my level is high and I will steal things from you?"
"Hey, don't get me wrong, I don't mean that."
"I don't know who you are yet. Just say yes or no. Buy the things and don't hide them. Bring them over for me to choose from. If I like them, I'll take a few and borrow them.
You don’t have to pay back the money. If I don’t like it, I’ll give it all to you, but you have to pay back the money you borrowed.”
"this……"
Han Chunming was very hesitant, mainly because he couldn't figure out Zhou Chen's treasure appraisal level. If Zhou Chen's treasure appraisal level was very high, wouldn't it mean that all his treasures would be taken away?
As for choosing it himself after buying it, and then choosing it for Zhou Chen, he couldn't do this kind of thing.
To be continued...