Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 46 New varieties of Mengzhou

There is a pond under the road. It may be that people, animals or vehicles have accidentally fallen down. People used stones to build a half-person-high fence on the side of the road. With few pedestrians passing by, Meng Tao can use this place to put a few sacks of fruit into the space, and then wait for the bus to come over and block the boarding.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, I finally got on the bus to the county seat.

Arriving at the county seat at [-] p.m., Meng Tao first went to a hotel that seemed acceptable to him to register for accommodation, stayed in a single room, and then went to the street to find food and go shopping. The county seat is just a straight street, nothing to see, just recognize the place.

I went back to the hotel at [-]:[-] am. After washing, I turned off the lights and took a rest. I went into the space for a routine inspection. It was said to be an inspection. In fact, it was difficult to walk. There were so many things in it that there was no place to meditate.

She felt conflicted every time she entered the space these days. She always felt that she had vulgarized this pure place outside the world too much. Everything was stuffed in and it was crowded. Alas, life is forced, and I hope the gods will not blame it.

When life gets better in the future, she will restore the stone platform to its original state.

At six o'clock the next morning, Meng Tao checked out of the room, carrying the travel bag she took out from the space, and hurried to the area to take the train. She planned to spend a few days outside before returning to the village. The farm work is not busy at this stage, and the work is not enough for the men. Most of the female commune members get together with their parents to chat with their parents. It doesn’t matter if there is less of her.

It's a bit too far to go to the provincial capital. Her current goal is Pingjiang City.

Pingjiang City is also a big city, and its population and prosperity ranks second only to the provincial capital in Province D.

Meng Tao is going there to be a fruit dealer.

At 09:30 in the morning, Meng Tao arrived at the regional railway station, bought a ticket, ate a bowl of shredded pork noodles at a state-run restaurant near the station, and returned to the waiting room. At [-]:[-], she boarded the train to Pingjiang City.

This time, the train went relatively smoothly, and there was no delay. The train swayed for six hours and arrived at Pingjiang City at five o'clock in the afternoon.

I found a collective hotel near the train station and went to the service desk to open a single room. There was a young waitress at the counter. She seemed to have something on her mind. , can you help me move it?The waitress rolled her eyes at her: "I handle my own affairs myself, and I don't have time to help. Besides, we have to do other work, so we don't just sit here and watch all the time."

Meng Tao said nothing, nodded in understanding, took the key upstairs, opened the room to put things away, went to the water room to wash up, changed into Meng Taohua's old clothes, then locked the door, and sure enough, there was no one at the service desk.

Meng Tao stood in front of the reception desk for a while before walking out the door.

There is such a time period, when she "needs" to carry things out of the room, it can be explained clearly.

Meng Tao went to a state-run restaurant for dinner, took a walk around the surrounding streets and alleys, and determined that one of the alleys was a private trading place and a black market under the cover of night. She took out a scarf and wrapped her face, only revealing her face. eyes, went in.

Before walking a few steps, a tall woman came towards her, as if she had accidentally bumped into her, and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, girl. You look so pretty, you don't live here, do you? Come and find relatives. ?"

Meng Tao saw that there were a few people around her looking at her vigilantly. She knew that tall women might be looking out for the wind, which was equivalent to guarding the door. She shook her head and replied in a deliberately changed voice: "I don't look for relatives, I just I want to come in and have a look, I have something."

As he said that, he patted the satchel that he was carrying, which contained three or four fruits, which were heavy.

The tall woman said "oh oh" twice, as if nothing happened, and walked away with a smile.

Meng Tao continued to walk deep into the alley, and gradually saw the people who were trading, many of whom were covering their heads and faces like her, and some were calm and normal.

This is a black market of a certain scale. There should be a lot of repeat customers, because the residents in the alley are all open to do business, all kinds of stalls are placed directly at the door, the elderly and children help to move things, and even some elementary school students are sitting in front of their own homework. , while looking at the stall.

This scene, like another world, is completely unlike the strictly controlled situation under the planned economy.

Meng Tao saw that there were food sellers, cloth garments, milk powder candy daily necessities, meat, vegetables and dry goods, almost everything, and soon found what she was looking for: a fruit stand.

There is an old two-story building on the left, and the first floor is made into an old-fashioned store room. It is the kind that requires a piece of wood to be integrated to open and close the door. This will open the door halfway, and the fruit stand will be placed next to the door, so you can see it clearly. Clearly, there are apples, pears, bananas, mangoes, purple grapes and oranges.

The door is quite wide, and the southern fruits such as bananas, mangoes, purple grapes can be found.

As soon as Meng Tao approached, a man in his thirties came over and asked, "Do you want to buy some fruit, little girl?"

Meng Tao: "..."

I'm all wrapped up like this, how can I tell it's a little girl?
"Are you the boss?"

The man nodded: "Yes."

Meng Tao smiled: "This fruit is really beautiful. I'll take a look. I also sell fruit."

"What fruit do you have, girl?"

"Oranges, navel oranges, candied pears and late peaches."

"Oh, those are very ordinary fruits."

Meng Tao: "This is a new variety from Mengzhou. It sounds like an ordinary fruit, but it tastes and feels absolutely beautiful and unforgettable."

The fruit owner laughed, thinking that this girl can brag better than me. I have been doing fruit for many years, but I have never heard of any new varieties from Mengzhou.

Meng Tao took out an orange from the bag, and broke half of the pulp to the fruit owner: "Try it, this is a new variety in Mengzhou."

The owner of the fruit ate a piece of orange, and his expression was just like Meng Zhehan at that time. First, he was afraid of acid and frowned, and then his face changed in seconds, his eyebrows were stretched, his eyes brightened, and he kept putting the remaining oranges into his mouth. After I finished eating, I stared at Meng Tao intently:

"Sister, where are your fruits? How many of these new Mengzhou varieties have you brought? Can you sell some to me?"

Meng Tao: "..."

Jianghu people really had a sharp eye, and they saw through her at a glance, knowing that she was a fruit dealer and had already shipped the fruit.

He silently took out another navel orange, pear, and late-ripening peaches from his satchel and handed them to the fruit owner, asking him to continue tasting: "How much do you want? What price can you give?"

The fruit owner held a few fruits and motioned Meng Tao to follow him into the room. Two old men and a young woman came out from the back room. The fruit owner asked the young woman to take a knife and cut open some fruits. , full of praise, after the old lady ate two oranges, she took the fruit bowl away, saying she wanted to leave it to her good grandson.

The fruit owner smiled at Meng Tao: "I'm sorry, I'm rude."

"It doesn't matter." Meng Tao replied.

The young woman wiped the chair with a rag and invited Meng Tao to sit. The fruit owner asked her to make a cup of tea for the guests, and then continued the topic just now:
"Everyone does this, I'm not hiding it from you. Someone ordered our local fruit to take out overseas. I've always wanted to find some good quality and delicious fruit. Today's fruit, in your words. , absolutely satisfied! How much do you have, girl? Can you sell it to me? The price is easy to say."

"I came here by hitchhiking. I didn't bring much, a few hundred pounds. I plan to check the market here first."

"Yes, you are a smart person. You can take a few hundred catties to a thousand catties for this kind of fruit. I want it, you can ask for a price."

"I don't understand the price on your side. How much can you give? You can make an average price." Meng Tao said, learning a trick from the middle-aged man in the orchard.

(End of this chapter)