Chapter 53, Lucky and Unlucky Pigeon City, a dark place.
When Chen Guohua arrived, it was already very lively inside.
There were about 20 people here today, which was quite lively.
The previous few times when Chen Guohua came, there were only seven or eight people at most.
During this period of [-], the policy of unified purchasing and marketing had been implemented for several years.
Very harsh and strict.
No, when Chen Guohua came just now, he encountered the patrolling armband team.
Fortunately, he was cautious enough and walked slowly along the shadow.
"Hello, comrade, what are you selling here?"
After arriving at the pigeon market, Chen Guohua did not delay at all and adopted a quick strategy.
Seeing someone setting up two baskets, Dangzhi squatted down and asked in a low voice.
"This is rice shipped from the south. I'd like to exchange it for some meat stamps or beef."
wipe! When he heard that the other party was exchanging meat tickets, Chen Guohua suddenly felt a toothache.
He likes to eat rice, and when he encounters rice, he can't help but be greedy.
"Comrade, how much rice do you have here? What price do you sell it for? Can I exchange cash for rice with you?"
The prices of rice, flour, grain and oil in Gezi City are completely different from those in grain stores, supply and marketing cooperatives and other places.
Because the prices in places like grain stores are fixed, you have to use food stamps to buy them.
Therefore, the price of flour, such as [-] cents per pound, is almost certain.
But in Pigeon City, it is much more expensive.
The reason is also very simple. Food, clothes, bicycle tickets, etc. here can all be exchanged with money.
I saw the other party raised a finger and whispered: "Comrade, I will sell this rice for [-] cents per catty. If there are no meat stamps, I can only sell you ten catties. I will exchange the remaining five catties for meat stamps."
"So expensive?"
Chen Guohua exclaimed in a low voice.
Good guy! The price at the grain store is [-] cents per pound. Of course, this is the price with food stamps.
But the pigeon market actually costs [-] cents, which is a full four and a half cents more expensive.
"It's not expensive anymore. I just want to exchange it for meat tickets or beef."
Hearing what the other party said, Chen Guohua was helpless.
He wanted to take all the fifteen kilograms of rice.
However, he had no meat tickets on hand, let alone beef.
"Okay, let's exchange it for ten pounds of rice."
Nodding, Chen Guohua could only admit that ten pounds of rice cost one yuan and eighty cents.
Not cheap!
Unfortunately, the share in the food book is fixed.
After changing, he transferred the rice in the other person's basket to his own rice bag and put it in the basket on his back.
Then he communicated quietly with other people, but did not meet the second dealer.
It wasn't until after asking five or six people that I finally found the second dealer.
With an Erdao dealer, he can exchange various bills such as food stamps and cloth stamps.
Four brothers and sisters in the family, if they want to live a good life, this is the only way.
Just when he redeemed a meat ticket, someone suddenly made a loud noise on the other side.
The movement was a bit loud, almost shaking the sleeping neighbors nearby.
Weed!
Do you really want to die? More than 20 people, most of them, immediately turned around and ran away.
Pigeon Market is located in the lanes of a dense cluster of courtyard houses extending in all directions.
The patrol team will not come to such a place.
Even if they are reported or approached by a patrol, everyone can escape as quickly as possible.
Because there are many alleyways extending in all directions, there is almost no need to worry about being caught.
Chen Guohua's reaction was not slow and he ran away after him.
Not long after running, someone in front suddenly fell the darkness, Chen Guohua did not see the frightened look on the other party's face.
He could only follow the other party, turn around and run to the other side.
Behind him, the whistle of the patrol came.
Damn it, a patrol is here?
Chen Guohua, who was carrying more than 20 kilograms of grain, meat and other things, continued to run in a panic.
There are so many alleys in the courtyard, which is really troublesome when running.
I ran for about ten minutes and made countless circles.
After confirming that there were no more footsteps behind him, he quickly hid in the darkness.
"Ok?"
This is a large tree stretching out from the wall, blocking the shadow of the moonlight.
In the early morning of the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, the moonlight was thick.
As soon as Chen Guohua squatted down, he bumped into a basket, which startled him.
Immediately, he took two steps back without hesitation.
After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he confirmed that it was a basket.
Then he looked around and saw that there was no one around.
He took out the basket and placed it under the moonlight, and saw the rice, beef and other things inside.
"Isn't it the same person who stayed here just now?"
Seeing these objects, Chen Guohua immediately understood that they should be the comrade with whom he had just exchanged rice.
But, what about the other person?
At this moment, the echo of slight footsteps came from the distant alley.
He was so frightened that he quickly picked up the basket and ran away.
The direction of progress is of course the opposite direction of the footsteps.
To hide and seek in these places, you have to be quick on your feet and have quick reactions.
He ran out in one breath and came to the street. Chen Guohua became even more cautious.
Because there are street lights on the street, this is completely different from the box that is blindly lit.
Although these street lights are only fifteen-watt bulbs, their brightness is very limited.
However, it is definitely several times stronger than the moon.
Following the avenue, Chen Guohua came to the small alley of the courtyard complex on the other side and continued running wildly.
Or go home! It's past five o'clock now, almost six o'clock.
But the sky was still dark. Chen Guohua, who didn't have a watch, could only rely on his own feelings and ran to Nanluogu Lane.
His sense of direction is quite strong.
Besides, the layout of the capital should not be too clear-cut, with four directions: southeast, northwest and northwest.
Therefore, as long as you find the right reference building on the street, there is little chance of getting lost.
After about 20 minutes, he finally returned to Nanluogu Lane.
"Hey, I picked up a basket for nothing, and I don't know what else is in it."
Chen Guohua didn't know why the basket was under the shade of the tree.
According to his guess, there was a high probability that he was caught up by the patrol due to bad luck.
In order not to be taken to the police station and accused of "speculation", I stepped on the sewing machine and had no choice but to throw away the basket.
Don't leave it in a conspicuous place, otherwise the patrol will pick up the stolen property and you won't be able to escape.
Chen Guohua, who was very happy, walked along the dark alley to Courtyard No. 98, while groping around in the basket with his hands.
Just by feeling it, you can confirm what is inside.
In addition to the three items of meat, rice, and cloth, there is another item that is obviously a wallet.
Just as Chen Guohua continued to fumble and confirm, he suddenly collided with someone.
Only a woman's exclamation was heard, and the smell of fishy urine hit her nostrils.
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(End of this chapter)