Living in a Siheyuan

Li Pingan pushed his bicycle back home, but Yan Bugui was still a little unwilling to accept that he hadn't figured out what had happened. He also went home to tell the third aunt the news.

At the Third Uncle's house, when Yan Bugui finished speaking, Third Aunt rolled her eyes at him and said unhappily, "Aren't you rubbing salt into Old Yi's wound? Old Yi and Jia Dongxu were originally going to be sent to the labor camp, but the deaf old lady found someone to suppress the matter. But they need Li Ping'an's letter of apology to release them, otherwise they will be sent away tomorrow morning. Li Ping'an is also a black-hearted guy, and I didn't see it before. He asked Old Yi for 2,000 yuan, and Jia Dongxu for 1,000 yuan before giving him the letter of apology. He was teasing you at the door, and you went to ask Old Yi. It's good that he didn't scold you."

At this point, the third aunt happily took out a dollar from her pocket and said, "Li Ping'an called me over this afternoon to be a witness and I signed. Dahai's wife and I will each get one dollar. How about it?" After saying that, she happily handed the dollar to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui took the dollar and said, "I didn't expect this. This guy is not simple. But Ping An doesn't dare to ask for so much. Maybe someone taught him to do that. Think about who he was before. He didn't even dare to talk to people. Is this something he could have thought of? Besides, even if he had money, where did he get the bicycle ticket? Maybe someone behind the scenes gave it to him."

When the third aunt heard this, she thought it made sense. The key was that they were close to each other and knew Li Ping'an inside and out.

Not to mention the third uncle and his wife, even the first uncle Yi Zhonghai had such suspicion. The matter between him and Jia Dongxu was also coaxed by Jia Dongxu. Now they are all at Yi Zhonghai's house, and the deaf old lady is also sitting inside. After a long discussion, the group of people basically confirmed that these things were all the ideas of Deputy Director Zhang to Li Pingan behind the scenes, and he also gave the bicycle ticket. Yi Zhonghai also told Jia Dongxu not to provoke Li Pingan for the time being, and slowly find an opportunity to talk about it.

Regardless of others, Li Pingan pushed his bicycle into the courtyard and closed the door. He didn't like others to disturb him, and he had a lot of secrets now.

I went back to the room and took out a basin of water from the space, and washed my hands and face first. Then I took the basin and the dirty water back, and someone inside would take care of it. I sat down and drank a few sips of water, then slipped back into the space.

This time, I felt that the spiritual energy in the space had recovered a lot. Liu Mi and Lu Dehua were busy, planting the various seeds he brought in in different categories. There was also a big white goose swimming happily over the pond, constantly diving its head into the water and bringing out a small fish to swallow. It was a buffet for a goose.

Li Ping'an came to the storage room near the kitchen and told Liu Mi to make some delicious food and put it here when she had time. Anyway, time has stopped here, so no matter when you take it out, it will be as hot as when you put it in.

I took a casual look and saw some grilled fish and the vegetables I bought when I came back just now. There were also a few steamed buns. They looked like they were made with corn flour with vegetables added in. They smelled pretty good.

Li Ping'an didn't think much about it. He took a plate of stir-fried vegetables and a few steamed buns and went out. He left the rest for later in the evening when no one else was around.

Arriving at the courtyard house, Li Pingan slowly ate the steamed bread with vegetables. It tasted quite good. He asked Liu Mi to make more in the future. He would eat this when he went out.

While eating, Li Ping'an was thinking about whether he should take revenge on Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu tonight. As for the deaf old lady, he had to find a suitable opportunity and could not let anyone discover any clues.

I'm going to take revenge tonight, and I think someone will suspect me. Although there is no evidence, I have the biggest motive and am also the suspect. Forget it, I'll just endure it for a day or two and talk about it after I get to school. The school is far away from here. If I use space flash (that is, teleportation outside the space, as mentioned before, it can move 100 meters at a time), it will take about a minute to get back. By then, even if someone finds out, they won't think of me. He is studying in school and there is no way he can let go of the school gate.

After thinking it over, Li Pingan decided to go to the black market tonight. He prepared the scale and backpack today and went to the water in the morning and evening.

While Li Pingan was eating, everyone in the compound knew that Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu had returned from the Public Security Bureau. It was estimated that everyone would know by tomorrow that Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu had spent 3,000 yuan. There were no secrets in the courtyard.

Second uncle Liu Haizhong also found out after get off work. He was glad that he did not go to the street office to report in the morning. Otherwise, how could Yi Zhonghai not hate him if he knew about it?

Li Ping'an had no control over the thoughts of the people in the courtyard. After dinner, he entered the space and prepared the things for the black market in the evening. He found the backpack and scale he bought last time, and then found a slightly tattered piece of clothing from the clothes at home to cover the backpack. Then he went to the pond and picked out more than a dozen big fish weighing more than five catties, about a hundred catties, and sent them all to the warehouse in the back row. Time in there was still, and when the time came, he could reach into the backpack and take it out directly from the space, which was convenient.

After taking another look and realizing that there was nothing to prepare, I left the space and lay on the bed waiting for dark.

It was around 11 or 12 o'clock in the middle of the night when Li Pingan left the house. His colorful clothes flashed and turned into a black nightgown. Then he swept his mind and disappeared in the yard.

Under the dim street light, a figure suddenly appeared in a corner and disappeared in the blink of an eye. If someone saw it, they would definitely suspect that they had seen a ghost.

Just like that, Li Pingan appeared near an alley and saw several people covering their faces, leaving only their eyes exposed, walking hurriedly inside. Li Pingan also changed into a more worn-out set of clothes, covered his face with a black towel, leaving his eyes exposed. He carried the backpack he took out of the space and followed the few people into one of the alleys.

When he reached the entrance of the alley, he saw a person standing in the corner. Everyone who entered would be stopped. Knowing that this was the manager of the black market, he followed the crowd and walked in. When he got to the man, he stretched out his hand to stop Li Pingan and whispered, "Buy or sell?"

Li Pingan "sells"

"Two Corners"

Li Pingan took out two dimes and handed them to the man, then walked into the alley. There were people in a panic inside, with stalls on both sides. Some people used flashlights wrapped in gray cloth to illuminate their stalls, and some people placed a dim oil lamp next to them. In short, everyone used the little light to illuminate their stalls. It was completely dark around them, and you couldn't see people's faces face to face.

Li Pingan also walked forward slowly with the crowd, looked at the things around him, and asked about the prices. Needless to say, although the things here are a bit expensive without tickets, the variety is quite complete. After a round of walking, Li Pingan bought four or five chickens, three ducks, a big white goose, and more than a dozen fruit tree seedlings. He put these things into the space in an empty corner and went out to continue shopping. He saw someone selling flour, and asked, it was 1.6 yuan without tickets, and only 76 cents with food coupons at the grain station. It's expensive! Li Pingan bought ten kilograms. Rice was 1.8 yuan, and he bought five kilograms, and then went around to buy some seasonings and other things.

As I was about to reach the other exit, I saw a man in a coat looking around. I thought he must be the legendary ticket scalper. I walked up to him and whispered, "Brother, do you have any tickets?"

Seeing that there was business, the man said "Yes", and then pulled Li Ping'an to a corner and asked, "What kind of ticket do you want?"

Li Pingan was not polite either, as he had no tickets left. He said, "Take them all out so I can choose."

The man looked at Li Ping'an suspiciously and asked, "Are you not here to shop for goods from other black markets?"

Li Pingan took out a wad of money from his pocket and said, "Just tell me whether you are going to sell it or not. Why are you asking so many questions?"

The ticket scalper stopped talking and directly took out two thick stacks of tickets from his coat and said, "Look, buddy, this is Mr. Jin's territory. We are not afraid of others causing trouble. As long as they don't cross the line, it's fine."

Li Pingan took the first stack of tickets and started picking them up. He took the first-class and second-class cigarette tickets. He also took the first-class and second-class wine tickets. There were not many good-quality cigarette and wine tickets to begin with, only a dozen in total. Then there were meat tickets, grain tickets, national grain tickets, oil tickets, sugar tickets, and other thick stacks. The ticket dealer was also confused. This was the first time he met someone who bought so much and bought everything.

In the end, the total was less than 200 yuan, and Li Pingan happily paid the money. Then the ticket seller said, "Brother, do you want a three-turn one-ring ticket?"

Li Pingan originally planned to buy a second-hand watch, but now that he has money, why would he need a second-hand one? Just buy a new one. If anyone asks, it was given to him by the deputy director uncle. Hehehehe…

After thinking about it, I said to the ticket seller: "I don't need anything else, just give me a watch ticket."

The ticket seller took out five or six tickets from another pocket, carefully took out a watch ticket and gave it to Li Pingan. "How much?" Li Pingan asked

"You bought so much, so you get a discount. Others pay 65, but you can get 60."

Li Pingan looked at the ticket and found nothing wrong with it, so he paid for it. After buying the ticket, he turned around and was about to leave. The ticket seller whispered, "Brother, I'm always here. If you need anything in the future, come to me and I'll help you get it."

Hearing this, Li Pingan stopped and asked doubtfully, "Can you really get anything?!"

The ticket scalper replied, "Of course, we don't have the ability to sell expensive items, but we do have connections for ordinary items. We have connections behind the scenes."

Hearing this, Li Pingan thought, this is really the case. Cats have their own ways, and mice have their own ways! Maybe other people have channels to deal with things that seem difficult to him.

So I asked, "Can you get some young livestock? For example, pigs, cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, and geese. And some fruit tree seedlings. I want fruit tree seedlings from the north and south."

When the ticket dealer heard about the big business, he said to Li Pingan, "You have to talk to our big brother about this. I can't take such a big deal."

Li Pingan was not afraid of them and said, "Then take me to find your eldest brother and I will talk to him."

The ticket seller looked around and waved to Li Pingan, saying, "Don't talk, follow me. From now on, just call me Xiao Liuzi."

Following Xiao Liuzi to the dark corner, I saw him lift up a few broken door panels, revealing a very narrow door. Xiao Liuzi opened the door and led Li Pingan in, and then turned a few corners to a small courtyard. Li Pingan scanned it with his spiritual sense. Isn't this next to the black market alley? There is only a wall between us, but you took me around in such a big circle, and you also drilled holes and climbed over the wall. You are really cunning!

There were a few people hiding in the dark around the yard, probably secret posts. There were two middle-aged men sitting in the room inside, and a few people were playing cards in the room next door.

Xiao Liuzi brought Li Ping'an to the main hall and said to the two middle-aged men, "Fifth Master, Eighth Master, this comrade wants a lot of things. I'll bring him here so you can talk."

The person sitting opposite was probably Master Wu. He said, "Okay, Master Liu, you go first. We'll talk to him."