Liushu Hutong is not an alley, but a black market gathering place in the town. This street was called by this name in the Qing Dynasty. , not only was there nothing left in it, but it was dilapidated.If someone is bored and digs down, he may be able to dig out a pile of bones.

The town's construction has been slow over the years, but no matter how slow it is, it is slowly moving away from this old factory where blood, tears and shame are buried.

Because of the large space inside, many rooms, strong weeds in summer, shaded by dead trees in winter, and the complex terrain, this place has gradually become a semi-fixed black market.

Liang Jiwen still remembers the scene when he first came to buy and sell things.

When you come to Liushu Hutong, there are also policemen or other law enforcement officers who catch and buy and resell, so it is relatively safe here.However, for the sake of indicators and achievements, there are several times a year to come and arrest people.Liang Jiwen's luck was particularly bad. The first time he came, he brought Zhan Jiujiang with him. The two of them had just sold the Chinese cabbage that they had secretly planted on the mountain, and before the money in their hands was warm, the police in uniform came to arrest him. up.

It was also the first time for Liang Jiwen to see this scene, but anyway, he had been a special soldier for so many years in his previous life, and with his agility, he escaped by dragging Zhan Jiujiang around and over walls and trees.Thinking about it now, Zhan Jiujiang still felt that the situation at that time was very exciting. Liang Jiwen was still hiding his martial arts from his family and was careful everywhere. It was inconvenient to take Zhan Jiujiang with him, and Zhan Jiujiang was clumsy. Jiujiang was so anxious on his back that tears were about to fall out. Fortunately, they were lucky and ran out by mistake, and the side where they ran was the least crowded.

However, after having the first experience, the two of them have also mastered it, surveyed the terrain well, practiced their skills well, and later got the "face-changing technique" and Liang Jiwen's invincible martial arts, and when they come to the black market, it is a matter of course that they will be invincible .

There are more people in the black market at night. Firstly, the law enforcement officers are off work at night, and secondly, it is dark at night. With the darkness as a cover, everyone can feel a little bit safe in their hearts.

Listening to the movement outside, Liang Jiwen felt that there were fewer people coming and going, so he jumped down from the third floor with Zhan Jiujiang in his arms.Zhan Jiujiang hugged Liang Jiwen and kissed him several times, the smile on his face never stopped.

The two of them reached the willow alley in the dark. From the outside, it was pitch black inside. In winter nights, there was no sound of insects. Only the leaves of the trees with their teeth and claws stretched out and half of their bodies buried in the snow looked scary. .

To enter the old factory, there is no need to check the password or find an introducer, as long as you enter through the gate.There is a very thin transparent fishing line next to the gate. When the law enforcement officers come to arrest people, they will deliberately hook it, and the small bell inside will be remembered. At this time, the stall owner closest to the bell will be responsible for reminding everyone , and then quickly packed up their things, regardless of whether they came to buy or sell, they hurriedly scattered and fled.

Private transactions are not allowed, but individuals have to live and eat, and a reminder is also to make them live more comfortably.Anyway, with so many people inside, they can always catch a few, as long as they can do business.

But what's interesting is that customers or stall owners who are unlucky or very lucky may have been doing business for a few cents yesterday, but today they fall into the hands of the other party.

Liang Jiwen met him once. He was arrested and bought five catties of cornmeal for law enforcement. On the first day, he was the buyer and seller, but on the second day, the buyer was in trouble.Liang Jiwen didn't know how embarrassing that law enforcement was. He only knew that he was quite embarrassing.

The two first found a corner where the light was still available, spread out the fertilizer bag and sat down, then took out a bowl and a small piece of beef from the cloth bag.They are well equipped and have a flashlight with them to turn on when the seller comes.

People in the old factory walk quietly. Women wear turbans on their heads, and men wear hats on their heads. Masks are even more essential.Those with better conditions were like Liang Jiwen, carrying a flashlight in their hand. If the buyer and the seller didn't have a flashlight, they would just scramble to find a bright spot.

Liang Jiwen sells beef jerky.He has the most meat in his space, at least [-] tons of beef food alone, subdivided into dozens of types.There are Luxi yellow cattle, Simmental cattle, Nanyang cattle... more than ten kinds of beef, cumin honey sauce original flavor, spicy and five-spice charcoal roasted meat with various flavors, various types of canned beef, and various flavors. Beef snacks.

Liang Jiwen took out a lighter and took out a can of beef, lit it and burned it under the tin can for a while, shook the can, burned it for a while, and then opened the can.As soon as the iron ring is pulled apart, a burst of fragrance spreads.What Liang Jiwen chose was the canned beef with a little bit of spiciness. It was full of oil and water, and it was very fragrant without heating.

The vast majority of people in this era are particularly short of oil and water, and the remaining small number of people are also in a state of lack of oil, water and meat. As long as it is canned beef, basically there is aniseed, except for the aroma of spices. The smell of meat can make the gluttons in the stomach jump and come out of the throat.

As soon as the can was opened, more people followed the scent. There was a young man standing in front of Zhan Jiujiang, his belly rumbled like the movement of a train.A little further away, the voices of a group of people slobbering one after another could not be concealed from their ears.

The black market has rules of the black market, which are basically unspoken rules. Buying and selling are one-on-one. Only when one business is completed can the next business be taken. The young guy comes first, and the others have to wait honestly behind. with.

"How much is this can?" The young man who arrived a step earlier swallowed his saliva and asked without confidence.

Pork in the market, fat or thin, is seventy-five cents a catty. Beef is seldom seen, because beef oil is less, and the price is lower than pork.The price on the black market is already higher than the price on the market, and it can be ten to fifteen times more expensive in times of famine. If you don't need a ticket to buy it, the price can be doubled or tripled.For things like canned food, let alone whether they are in stock in the store, the meat ticket industry voucher alone has stopped many people in their tracks.

"There is only one can of canned food, so don't buy it." Liang Jiwen simply opened the canned food for Zhan Jiujiang to eat, and warmed the canned food to keep Zhan Jiujiang from eating cold, so it was just a matter of bringing business.

"Do you want beef jerky?" There is more beef in the space, and more pork. The living standard is different, and the value of pork and beef is also different.In the previous life, one catty of high-quality beef was enough to buy several catties of pork, but pork is more expensive than beef here.Also in order not to be so eye-catching, Liang Jiwen only took out beef jerky, and pork jerky is made of lean meat.In the face of fat meat and pork, no one is willing to choose lean meat at the same price.

"How much?" Little Young's eyes lit up. He couldn't afford canned beef, but he could still buy some beef jerky.Beef is cheaper than pork. Although meat without fat is not very popular, it tastes better than pork. Jerky is better if it has a taste, but beef is rare.

"Two yuan and five cents a catty." Liang Jiwen turned on the flashlight and tore a small piece of beef jerky the size of a fingernail for him, then showed him the beef jerky with the flashlight.The use of a flashlight is also particular. The flashlight can only shine down, not the upper body of the person.Except for buying and selling things, it's best not to say anything else, since entering the gate, the inside has been kept quiet.

What Liang Jiwen took out was thin and crispy beef jerky, which seemed to be able to see through the light when the flashlight was shone on, the edges were a little burnt, and rolled up slightly.

In order to sell things, Liang Jiwen and Zhan Jiujiang first tore the packing bags in the hostel for a long time.Originally, each piece of beef jerky was definitely a uniform thickness of two millimeters, and each piece was square and ten centimeters by ten centimeters. In order to reduce suspicion, the beef jerky was torn into irregular sizes.

Xiaonian took two bites, his eyes sparkling.The texture of the beef is very good, very chewy but not chewy.The taste in the mouth is very light, but the more you chew, the more fragrant the more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.It was not easy to buy tasty jerky, but the taste is so good, the young man only regrets that he brought less money today.He took out all the money he had on his body, leaving a few pocket change coins, and bought beef jerky for the rest.

With the beginning of Xiaonian, Liang Jiwen sold two-thirds of the beef jerky after Zhan Jiujiang finished eating the canned food.The sixty catties of beef jerky were sold out quickly, Liang Jiwen collected the things and took Zhan Jiujiang to go shopping.

Zhan Jiujiang and Liang Jiwen walked all the way to look, and when they saw something they liked, they bought it, no matter what it was, books, coins, porcelain, silk, satin, jewelry, furniture and decorations... as long as Zhan Jiujiang thought it was good, they would buy it.

Liang Jiwen was not afraid of showing off, anyway, it didn't matter if this face was seen by others, whether it was their own face or not, the potion would disappear after washing off.

There are the most antiques in the black market. These days, families are short of money and food. Everyone knows about antiques in troubled times and golden prosperity.Many people persevere to come here every day to set up stalls, hoping to sell these things that may be worth tens of thousands or even tens of millions in the future, and then exchange for some food that is enough for the family to eat.

There are people who are persecuted in the black market, and of course there are people who persecute people. Liang Jiwen has encountered it before. When he was a red guard, he hid a lot of good things from other people's houses by smashing them, and secretly traded them for things at night. It's a little bit of a change.They don't know the value of antiques either, they can't hide too much gold and silver, or they will be the unlucky ones, but they don't know the goods of porcelain, gemstones, books and inkstones. Half a catty of coarse grains can't be exchanged.

When Zhan Jiujiang collected things, at first it was because it was fun and beautiful, but later it was heavy.In addition, Liang Jiwen was able to give him enough money, regardless of his spending money, and supported him very much, so he became much more courageous. Before the age of 13, he always picks the practical ones and buys what he likes. After the age of 13, as long as he sees the value, he will buy it.

What happened when a piece of porcelain fell into the black market?Zhan Jiujiang didn't know much about it before, but after seeing it with his own eyes, he realized that a small porcelain vase may have gone through hundreds of thousands of years, the change of several dynasties, and the handover of dozens of generations. Bloodstains came to his face.

As soon as Zhan Jiujiang could speak, he began to study medicine with his grandfather. His grandfather asked him to learn, so he learned.He doesn't know whether he likes it or not, until one piece of rusty, one piece of fragile, and one piece of decayed and weathered antiquities have settled in front of him, he finally knows that he doesn't like it. Studying medicine, he prefers to touch one small thing after another with his own hands compared to medical skills that he has never practiced.

So when he was full of volunteers for the college entrance examination, he gave up the medical school without telling his grandfather and chose the history department of Yanlin University.

When the admission notice came out, he sent a letter to his family, feeling very anxious, but Grandpa Zhan didn't say anything, and only asked him to go home sometime.Although he doesn't regret it, he is still uneasy. Grandpa Zhan has devoted his whole life to medical skills. He has always hoped that someone can inherit his skills. Zhan Jiujiang has that talent, but it is obvious that he has no strong interest.

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