The Fiery Era of Siheyuan

Chapter 198, Go to the ghost market again

night, morning.

All the residents of the courtyard house had fallen into a deep sleep, and the courtyard was silent.

In the west wing of the front yard, Li Weiguo suddenly woke up with his eyes open.

Without turning on the lights, I glanced at the clock, and it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Without alarming anyone, Li Weiguo gently rolled over and got up, dressed in dark clothes, put on a mask and scarf, and prepared to go out.

After pushing open the door and cautiously glancing around to confirm that all the neighbors were asleep, Li Weiguo waved his hand and put the bicycle under the eaves into the space, and then rolled it out from the corner.

After leaving the yard, he took out his bicycle, raised his legs, and rode towards the root of Xihuangcheng.

Since the Speculation Office raided the ghost market in April, Li Weiguo stopped supplying Lao Fu and hamsters to avoid the limelight. It has been almost half a year now.

After having no business for such a long time, they probably couldn't survive now, so Li Weiguo planned to go to their place to see the situation and explore the market conditions.

After leaving Nanluoguxiang, under the faint moonlight, Li Weiguo galloped all the way, and soon arrived near the ghost market.

I stopped at a place where no one was around, put away my bicycle, and walked towards the ghost market.

At this time, it has entered autumn, and the temperature at night is quite low, only [-] or [-] degrees, but there are many people setting up stalls.

Walking to the base of the city wall, at a glance, there are about four to five hundred gray lights, but most of them are stalls. There are not many people who actually go to the ghost market to buy things. There are only two scattered here and there. NO.30 people.

After thinking about it, Li Weiguo almost understood the situation.

Now this kind of weather still insists on selling stalls, basically because the family is short of money and food, and wants to sell some of their wealth.

But now this season, there are not many people who really have spare money and leisure time to go to the ghost market, so it has become the current situation of more stalls and fewer customers.

Holding a flashlight, Li Weiguo walked past the booths one by one. From time to time, he looked at the things on the booths around him, trying to see if he could miss anything.

But not to mention, after shopping for a while, Li Weiguo found several good old objects. The things on the ghost market at this time of year were obviously a higher level than before.

Some old people and children were having a hard time, and they were finally willing to put aside some decent financial assets.

Li Weiguo didn't hesitate, he immediately sold the things he liked, and soon got six treasures from several stalls.

A pair of exquisite Qing dynasty enamel snuff bottles with Western figures, a jade finger ring, two Hongwu period porcelains, and a Yuan blue and white piece, all of which are in rare good condition.

Putting the things into the satchel one by one, Li Weiguo was about to continue shopping, but a person walked up to him.

Li Weiguo's body has been strengthened, and his vision at night is the same as during the day. He can see people clearly from a distance of more than ten meters.

The person who came was Old Fu's eldest son, but Li Weiguo never asked about his name. All the transactions have been made by Old Fu.

The boss of the Fu family saw Li Weiguo, and walked over quickly. In fact, he couldn't see clearly at night, but he saw a man with a strong figure from a long distance, and his walking posture looked like Li Weiguo, so he thought Come and check it out.

Ever since Li Weiguo broke the deal, the five members of the Fu family would take turns to guard the ghost market, and they have been waiting for several months.

The eldest son of the Fu family came closer. Although he couldn't see clearly the face behind the scarf, he was sure it was Li Weiguo. He was extremely pleasantly surprised and quickly said hello in a low voice.

"Master Li."

"Well, let's go to the old place to talk."

"Yes, you come with me."

Then, the two of them also talked nonsense, and walked directly to the second courtyard where the previous transaction was made.

After walking for four or five minutes, when they arrived at the ground, the boss of the Fu family quickly went up to open the door and invited Li Weiguo to enter the courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, he glanced left and right with his thoughts, and Li Weiguo asked, "How are you doing recently? Is the business in the ghost market still doing well?"

The boss of the Fu family gave a wry smile and said: "Master Li, if you don't come here for more than half a year, we won't have any business to do. We can only occasionally sell tickets to make a living. Most of the time, we are resting on our laurels.

The ghost market has been relatively calm in recent months. It may be that the supplies are too scarce, and there are no large-scale transactions of important supplies, so the Speculation Office doesn't care much, and they just turn a blind eye. "

Li Weiguo nodded, which was not surprising. Materials were now extremely scarce, and without Li Weiguo's supply, the Fu family could only waste the counting coupons.

As for the Speculation Office, he is not too worried. Life has been so difficult this year, and the Speculation Office is not a human being. Frequent raids will only make people angry and will not do them any good.

After thinking about it, Li Weiguo felt that as long as he didn't go too far, it wouldn't be a big deal to resume a little trading. After all, Lao Fu's family was in business for the elderly and the young, and they were all private transactions between acquaintances. They were much more hidden and safer than the hamsters in the pigeon market.

Thinking of this, Li Weiguo didn't plan to hold Old Fu's family in arms anymore, so he said: "A batch of supplies will be coming soon. Go back and prepare. I'll wait for you here."

The boss of the Fu family was overjoyed when he heard the words. After waiting for more than half a year, he finally got this sentence.

Now is the time when the famine is serious. Not only is it difficult for others, but also those who resell supplies are having a hard time.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

I am used to eating big fish and big meat, but suddenly returning to the days when I have to count and eat when I eat Wowotou, it is difficult for anyone to adapt.

"Okay, Master Li, wait a moment, I'll go and call my father and the others over here." After finishing speaking, the boss of the Fu family couldn't wait to turn around and leave.

After the boss of the Fu family left for about ten minutes, Li Weiguo carefully scouted the surroundings again to confirm the safety, and then waved his hand and released the prepared materials from the space.

The supplies this time were not many, just ten sacks of sweet potatoes and ten bags of stick noodles, each weighing [-] catties, and [-] catties of slaughtered rabbits.

Now the supply of fresh meat has been stopped on the market, and eggs are only available to special people, so Li Weiguo is not going to release them for trading, so as not to be too eye-catching when they get it.

After putting the things away, not long after, five members of the Fu family arrived. When they arrived, the two boys from the Fu family came in carrying a camphor wood box, which seemed to be quite heavy.

After entering the courtyard and putting down the box, when Old Fu saw Li Weiguo, he cried and complained immediately.

"Master Li, forget it, you are here. If you don't come, I won't be able to hold on anymore..."

Li Weiguo chuckled and didn't take it seriously, this old boy made a lot of money following him, this period of time is at best a bit difficult, and it's not a big deal if he can't hold on.

After waving his hand to stop the old man from further suffering, Li Weiguo shined his flashlight to the side and revealed a pile of supplies in the corner.

He smiled and said, "Master Fu, these days are short of supplies, and everyone is having a hard time. Let's stop complaining and start inspecting the goods directly."

Looking along the light, Old Fu immediately saw the stacked grain and rabbit meat. His eyes lit up and he nodded quickly: "Hey, eh, good."

Not caring about the nonsense anymore, Lao Fu hurriedly asked his son and grandson to order some goods.

Grain and rabbit meat are one hundred pounds per sack or basket, which is very good. After working together for so long, Lao Fu and his family are also proficient, and they can quickly confirm that they are correct.

After confirming the quantity and quality, the old man bowed and asked, "Master Li, how to calculate the price?"

Nowadays, food is extremely scarce, and everything that can be eaten has increased in price to varying degrees. Nowadays, a kilogram of coarse grain stamps on the black market has risen to the point where it is worth two yuan and has no market, which shows the degree of food shortage.

Therefore, it is definitely impossible to use the previous price. Old Fu still has to ask.

Li Weiguo thought about it for a while and said, "Master Fu, you also know the current market conditions. Coarse grain coupons have risen to two yuan per catty, and pork has also increased to three and a half yuan per catty, and they are still marketable and priceless.

I won't give you arbitrary prices. Sweet potatoes are only [-] kilograms per dollar, stick noodles are [-] yuan, and rabbit meat is [-] yuan. It's up to you to decide how much to sell, okay? "

When he heard the price, the old man was overjoyed and agreed without much thought: "Hey... ok, ok... thank you, Mr. Li, for taking care of me."

Food is so scarce now. As long as the supplies are available, it is impossible to say that he will lose money. What's more, Li Weiguo has reserved a lot of profit margin for him as always, which is enough for him to earn.

The eldest and second son of the Fu family and the two boys were very happy when they heard the price they negotiated. The family could finally improve their food and increase their income at the same time.

After confirming the transaction price, Lao Fu silently calculated and came up with the total price.

One thousand catties of sweet potatoes, a total of 500 yuan;

One thousand catties of stick noodles, one thousand and eight hundred yuan;

Two hundred pounds of rabbit meat, 500 yuan.

A total of three thousand eight hundred.

After confirming the price, the old Fu didn't talk nonsense, and turned his head to gesture to the two grandsons, asking them to carry the camphor wood box.

(End of this chapter)