Being a widow with three children, I drove a BMW in the 1980s

Chapter 22
Cheng Li got off the car and hurried non-stop to the back of the station. It was already bright and the sun was hanging high in the sky. The sunshine was very bright!

There are still many people in the black market. There are really not many places for big guys to buy things, and there are not many choices.

As soon as he stepped in, before he could find anyone, his arm was grabbed by someone.

A force pulled her toward the alley entrance.

Isn't this her big client Qu Shanping!

"You're finally here. I thought you wouldn't come today!"

Qu Shanping was very excited. His wife gave birth ten days earlier than the original due date. Because she didn't eat well enough, her milk was not good, and the baby was so hungry that she cried.

Although eating rice soup made him feel full, the nurse still told him that it was best to drink something better so that he could be nutritious.

Milk powder is something I dare not think about. Now the best thing is malted milk.

However, at this time, everyone is very poor, and after asking around, I still can’t find anyone who has malted milk.

Just when he was about to give up, he met Cheng Li and bought such good milk powder. Even the nurse on duty saw it and said he had never seen such good milk powder as theirs!

"I live a bit far away, so I was delayed on the way!"

Qu Shanping also knew that he was a little too excited, and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Sister, do you still have that milk powder? I want to buy some more."

"Yes, but I brought a lot of things with me this time. Do you want to take a look?"

Cheng Li took off the bamboo basket, opened the cloth covering it, and found two cans of milk powder, four large, heavy and fragrant soaps, and two handfuls of white dried noodles.

"These are all good things. Look, I can't compare to those from the supply and marketing cooperative."

She said she had soap last time, but Qu Shanping didn't expect her soap to be so big, and it looked good in color and smelled good. His wife would definitely like it when she saw it.

"How can I sell this soap?"

The soap from the supply and marketing cooperative costs [-] cents. Cheng Li thought for a while and said, "It's [-] cents, but it's not a high price for you. You can weigh it and consider the weight. It's definitely a good deal."

One piece is almost as much as three yuan from the supply and marketing cooperative. You don’t need to weigh it to know that it is a good thing.

Qu Shanping nodded immediately, "I want a piece, and I want these two cans of milk powder, and I want two handfuls of noodles."

These are all good things. Don’t worry about whether the supply and marketing cooperative has the goods. If you don’t have a ticket, you can’t even think about anything.

After saying that, Qu Shanping felt a little embarrassed again. He came closer and lowered his voice and said, "Sister, do you still accept that thing?"

Cheng Li's eyes lit up, and she naturally knew what he was talking about, so she nodded hurriedly.

"Okay, brother, let me take a look first."

Qu Shanping first looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to them, he untied the red rope tied to his arm, slipped a gold chain, and stuffed it into Cheng Li's hand.

It still has some weight!

"Okay, let's exchange these two cans of milk powder."

Unexpectedly, he could still get two cans of milk powder in exchange. Qu Shanping was so happy that he got rid of the hot potato again.

Cheng Li is also happy. At least this necklace is worth more than 1000. More than 1000 can be exchanged for two cans of milk powder. It's not too cost-effective!

"By the way, I also want these two handfuls of noodles, and this bar of soap. How much are they in total?"

"This is made of fine white flour, only three cents per handful."

This is not expensive. A [-]-ounce bowl of Yangchun noodles sold outside costs eight cents. This one weighs three to four kilograms. This is not enough to make five, six, seven or eight bowls of Yangchun noodles!
"Okay, I want both!" He neatly gave her one dollar and twenty cents, put the things in a big cloth bag and threw them over his shoulder, remembering that he hadn't even asked her when she would come next!
"By the way, big sister, when will you come back next time?"

This is how it is at this time. You have to sneak in to buy and sell things. Just like this moment, there were quite a lot of people at first, but basically there was no one left.

After thinking about it, Cheng Li herself was not sure, "Let's wait a few days."

Qu Shanping nodded to express that he understood.

Having bought so many things today, he won't be short of anything in a short time.

As soon as the man at the end left, Cheng Li also planned to leave. She walked to the other end of the alley, keeping her distance so as to attract less attention.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped as soon as he walked out of the door.

The woman holding a basket in one hand came up to him with a smile, and she was so frightened that she almost got thrown away.

"Grandma, what's the matter?"

But I saw the woman's face was mysterious, "Daughter, do you still have soap there?"

It turned out that the woman saw it when they were just doing the transaction. It smelled delicious and she could smell it immediately.

"My eldest grandson is getting married soon, isn't he? I came out specially to buy things, but as you know, it's hard to buy things nowadays!"

Cheng Li also opened her back basket a little, revealing a piece of soap the size of a brick inside.

It’s that scent!

"My God, this, this, this, this thing is so good!" A face full of ravines turned into an old chrysanthemum when you came close to it, and he lowered his voice, "Daughter, how do you sell this?"

"Six hairs."

Who would have known that the old woman's face fell down at that time, and she said with a look of disapproval, "It's too expensive. This supply and marketing cooperative only sells it for [-] cents!"

"Grandma, you know how big the soap from the supply and marketing cooperative is. Look at how big mine is. One piece is worth three yuan. My price is not expensive."

Despite this, the old woman still wanted to negotiate the price. Every penny was her lifeblood. A penny less was a penny gained!

"The cheaper you are, the better I can come to you next time!"

She was trying to use the theory of repeat customers to suppress her, but now it's the boss who has something.

"Grandma, it's okay. You can take another look. My cousin told me a long time ago that I would bring it to her!"

Yes, everyone wants such good things now. This thing is more expensive, but the portion is huge!
Cheng Li made a gesture and was about to leave, but the old woman quickly stopped her and said, "My dear, dear, don't go, don't go, look at you, why are you so impatient!"

The old woman put her hand into her back and carefully weighed the soap. It was heavy enough. She gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, six cents is six cents!"

The money was paid with one hand and the goods were delivered with the other. The two were cleared, and the old woman smiled happily again.

"Daughter, if you have something good next time, remember to come back to the old lady!"

Cheng Li was also very happy. All the money in her hand was stuffed into the space. Today's harvest was very good.

The two were chatting happily, and when they were about to break up, many people suddenly ran towards them in a hurry.

When the old woman saw this scene, she became anxious. She said "Run quickly" and ran away in a hurry.

Cheng Li guessed something. It was probably the matter here that attracted people from above to check...

(End of this chapter)