Although she also lived in the provincial capital in her previous life, because Yanjiang Road was close to the river and far away from the Lu family, and she was exhausted physically and mentally from the Lu family at that time, she had no time to wander around, so she was obsessed with Jiangbian.
I'm not familiar with that area.
Later, the construction industry started to rise, and the area along the river was developed and became a hot spot in the city. There were all kinds of gimmicks, and the house prices went up to sky-high prices. She didn't even have the money to buy a toilet, so naturally she didn't ask carefully, and she only took the car occasionally.
Just glanced at it briefly while passing by.
However, when Chen Lishu got out of the car and looked at a place that was almost a shanty town in front of her, she was still shocked. It was completely different from the development areas that were later filled with high-rise buildings.
I saw rows of low and dilapidated houses scattered not far away. Farther away, I could vaguely see the sparkling river surface, with a row of large willow trees on the bank. The weather was getting hotter, and there were groups of half-year-old children.
Playing in the water.
Following the address mentioned by Liang Chunsheng, Chen Lishu saw a lot of people gathered behind a row of private houses in the distance. It seemed that the scale was much larger than the black market in the town she went to before. It was almost as big as a small market in the countryside.
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Chen Lishu was even more surprised when she got closer and saw clearly what was displayed on the stall.
There are all kinds of small things, from hand-knitted hats and baskets to as small as needles and threads that you can’t even imagine but you can’t see.
There are also many people coming to the underground market. It is almost a stipulation that everyone does not make any noise. If there is someone you like, they will stop and chat for a few words in a low voice. Once they have agreed, they will immediately pay, pick up the items and leave.
Chen Lishu walked around in a circle and finally stopped in front of a small stall.
It's called a stall, but it's actually just a broken furoshiki with a few piles of stuff on it, including plexiglass buttons, brightly colored plastic beads of different sizes, zippers, and elastic cloth.
"Comrade, what do you want to buy? These are in-demand goods from the south. You can get whatever you want." Dong Jian saw a young and beautiful girl standing in front of the stall and introduced him enthusiastically.
"It's okay to buy less, but the price will be a few cents higher."
After all, there are risks in setting up a stall, so sell out as soon as possible and close the stall as soon as possible, so that even if there are red armbands coming over, it has nothing to do with you.
Chen Lishu nodded and began to look slowly.
Her batch of seersucker was intended for summer clothes, and zippers were not needed for the time being. Chen Lishu's eyes fell on those beautiful plastic beads, the big ones were a little smaller than fingernails, and the small ones were about the size of rice grains.
The seersucker she bought from the textile factory this time was in plain color, and it would look great if it could be embellished with it when made into ready-made clothes.
"How do you sell these plastic beads?"
Dong Jian glanced at the direction of her finger and said hurriedly: "The big ones are ten cents each, and the small ones are two cents each. There are about fifty in one bag."
Chen Lishu raised her head: "Can it be cheaper if I take more?"
"If you get a hundred big ones, you'll get ten free bags, and if you get fifty small bags, you'll get one free bag."
"Is it okay if I get twenty for the big one with one hundred bags, and two for the small one with fifty bags?"
Dong Jian waved his hands repeatedly: "It's just a small thing and you can't make much money at all. I'll just make some traveling expenses."
"I want more."
Thinking it was another bargaining trick, Dong Jian smiled and shook his head: "If you want more, how much can you ask for? This is really a small business, I..."
"Two hundred bags of big ones and a hundred bags of small ones."
Dong Jian swallowed everything he said next.
Then he thought again, no wonder he saw magpies chatting on the branches when he went out early this morning. Love is like meeting a noble person when going out! "Okay, I will wrap it up for you right now." Dong Jian said and turned around to find the one he had made at home.
The newspaper bag quickly contained 240 large beads and 104 bags of small beads.
Chen Lishu also counted out twenty-two yuan.
After paying the money, I put the beads he handed me into my carry-on bag, and then I heard the man opposite say: "Come to me next time you buy something, I will definitely give you a cheaper price."
Chen Lishu smiled: "Okay."
After putting away my things and preparing to leave, I suddenly heard the sound of a whistle not far away. The whistle was rapid and sharp. After two blasts, there was no sound.
Chen Lishu thought some child was blowing the whistle out of boredom, so she didn't take it seriously at first. But as soon as she turned around, she saw all the vendors around her quickly rolling up things on the ground, and then running away in a panic.
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"Some people from the picket team are coming this way. Comrade, let's run away quickly."
Because he sold a lot of things to Chen Lishu, Dong Jian took much less effort than usual to pack them up. He rolled up the furoshiki in twos and twos, dragged Chen Lishu and ran towards one of the low bungalows.
Chen Lishu became nervous when she saw everyone running. After running a few steps, she automatically kept up with Dong Jian without being dragged by him. She climbed over two courtyard walls in a row, and the two finally hid behind a pile of firewood.
Soon there were shouts and curses from men and women outside, and the reluctant begging for mercy from those who had not had time to escape after being caught.
Just when Chen Lishu was glad that she had escaped, she suddenly heard loud noises coming from far away: "I just saw a few people jumping over the wall and running into the courtyards of various houses. These people were so rampant that they arrested several people."
We couldn't catch them every time, so we must search them all out today."
Chen Lishu couldn't help but panic when she heard what the other party said.
Seeing the opponent's posture, she might not be able to escape today.
"There's one hidden here!"
"There's one here too!"
"..."
People were picked out one after another, and with the frustration and annoyance of those who were discovered, the footsteps gradually got closer and closer to the place where the two were hiding.
Dong Jian frowned subconsciously as he listened to the approaching sounds.
In the past, this group of people would arrest a few people, give them a warning and collect them, but this time they not only arrested people, but depending on the situation, they seemed to be planning to hold on to them until death.
"Have you found anything over there?" A voice suddenly asked from afar.
"not yet."
The young man seemed to be standing not far from the pile of firewood, and his voice sounded extremely clear. Chen Lishu and Dong Jian held their breaths at the same time, and pressed their bodies tightly against the wall. They wished that they could not use the wall penetration technique at this moment to pass directly from behind.
Pass through the courtyard wall.
With a highly nervous expression, Chen Lishu felt as if she could hear her own heartbeat beating like a drum.
As time passed, she saw that one of the other party's feet had poked out of the pile of firewood, and her heart suddenly rose to her throat.
As long as you take one more step forward, the other party will definitely be able to spot the two of them.