On the Eve of Going to the Village (3)

Lu Xiaoxiao went home after settling the matter. Thinking that she would be setting off with the countryside team in three days, she had to hurry up and prepare.

She counted the money and tickets in her hand. After deducting the money in the bankbook, she still had 2,632 yuan and 8.6 cents left, but there were not many tickets left. There were only 50 catties of food stamps, 8 catties of meat stamps, and 22 industrial stamps. There was not a single candy stamp, cloth stamp, or cotton stamp, let alone those rare bicycle, watch, and watch stamps.

Although she had everything in her space, many of them did not fit in this era and could not be used openly. It seemed that she had to think of a way to get some tickets to buy things before she went to the countryside. Whether she used them or exchanged them with others when the time came, it would be good. After all, she could not buy or sell things now and could only exchange them.

Lu Xiaoxiao thought that every family also had a tight supply of tickets, so it was impossible for them to exchange with her. Then the only place she could get the tickets was the black market, but she didn't know where it was. It seemed that she had to go out and look for it tomorrow. It would be best if she could find it. If she couldn't, she could only think of another way.

She thought that it might be tiring the next day, so she had to conserve her energy that day.

Lu Xiaoxiao took out a bowl of pork ribs soup from her space and ate the steamed buns she had made previously. After that, she went into the villa's bathroom to take a bath. Not only could a bath in winter relax one's body, but it could also warm one's body.

After taking a bath, Lu Xiaoxiao left the space. She lit the stove, checked the window, and went to bed.

The next day, Lu Xiaoxiao went out before dawn. Before she went out, she had turned her face black. Her head was wrapped in a cloth, revealing her eyes. She specially wore the original owner's oldest clothes and pants, which were of the smallest size. Now, she looked like a pitiful person who had fallen from grace and had no choice but to come out to exchange for food.

Lu Xiaoxiao could still see the road clearly under the bright moonlight. Why did she go out so early? She had never eaten pork, but she had seen pigs run, right? It was impossible for her to do such a thing in broad daylight, right? She must do it secretly under the cover of the night.

Lu Xiaoxiao walked on the street and did not see a single person. To think that she was so bold. If she was timid, she would have cried from fear. Now, it was not like in the future, where there were lights brightening up the streets everywhere.

As she walked, she suddenly saw a few people walking in and out of an alley with their things. Thinking that that should be the black market, she found an empty place and took out two catties of rice and a basket from the space before walking into the alley.

She observed that the people inside were not communicating. If they wanted to make a deal, they would have to glance at an empty corner with their eyes.

After Lu Xiaoxiao understood how to make the deal, she began to look for a buyer. When she saw a man in a Chinese tunic suit walking over, she stepped forward and tugged at the corner of his shirt, signaling him to go to an empty corner.

When Lu Xiaoxiao came to the corner, she revealed the rice in the basket and asked, "Uncle, do you want rice?"

The man asked in surprise, "How much more of this rice do you have? Where are the adults in your family? Why are you here as a child?"

Seeing that he needed to buy rice, Lu Xiaoxiao told him the excuse she had thought of before coming. "My father is looking after things outside. I'll tell him to bring you as much as you want, but I don't want money. I just want tickets. Any ticket is fine. If it weren't for the fact that it's difficult to take the rice away from here, our family wouldn't have taken it out to exchange for tickets."

The man thought about it. His family and the Yue family did not lack money or tickets, but it was really difficult to obtain food. In addition, it was almost the new year. It was better to give rice to the leader than anything else.

Hence, he said, "I want 50 catties of such rice. Do you have it?"

When Lu Xiaoxiao heard the man's words, her eyes lit up. She thought that this was a big client, so she hurriedly said, "Yes, we still have some flour, but there's not much. There's only 20 catties. Do you want it?"

The man's eyes lit up when he heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words. Then, he hurriedly said that he wanted to take them. However, he said that he did not bring so many tickets out. His house was not far from here. He could bring the tickets in 10 minutes. After discussing the price with him, they agreed to trade under the tree at the entrance of the alley.