I said before I came here that I wanted to go to the black market. Xu Wenyin's home is not here. Seeing her winking at me, how could I not understand where she was talking about home.

"Okay."

The two of them smiled at each other tacitly. The people around them naturally didn't take their words seriously and just minded their own business.

The two of them finished eating quickly, and it was only a little after eight in the morning.

Xu Wenyin took out a big scarf for her like a magician. "Quick, cover your head and face first. Our image is very recognizable."

She frowned, looking very distressed. It was also the first time that Gu Wan heard someone praise her beauty in such a fresh and refined way.

But she didn't refuse, but followed Xu Wenyin's example and covered her head and face.

The clothes that Gu Wan wore were mainly blue, with a blue top and blue trousers, which was exactly the attire of young people in rural areas of that era.

But her jet-black hair and her fair face made such an ordinary outfit look so different.

No wonder we have to cover our head and face.

After they finished wrapping the things, Xu Wenyin took Gu Wan and walked into the alley through twists and turns.

At first, they couldn't see anyone, but gradually, from time to time, they could see people carrying baskets and wearing scarves on their heads, walking in a hurry in the opposite direction.

Neither of them spoke along the way. Xu Wenyin walked very fast. Judging from her appearance, she must come here often.

After turning another box, there appeared the door of an independent house.

The door looks ordinary. Compared with the house next to it, the door seems very small. It seems that the house should be relatively small.

Xu Wenyin was seen walking straight towards the door, holding a shoulder bag in one hand and holding Gu Wan's hand with the other.

Xu Wenyin knocked on the door, and immediately heard a cough as if choked by smoke. "Who is it?"

"It's me. Please open the door for me. I'm here to visit my relatives."

The door was opened a crack, and no one knew when Xu Wenyin took the money in her hand and handed it through the crack.

Gu Wan lowered her eyes and took a look. It was two cents.

This should be the ticket. Even though two cents is a small amount, a car only costs two cents. And I saw quite a few people walking around before. If each person costs one cent, the ticket money alone for one day must be quite a lot.

As Xu Wenyin handed over the money, the door over there opened a little, and a pair of eyes looked at the two of them. When they saw Xu Wenyin, Xu Wenyin opened the scarf on her face a little, revealing her face.

Seeing that they were acquaintances, the man nodded and let the two in.

After entering, it was a very normal courtyard, but Xu Wenyin held Gu Wan's hand without stopping and walked directly towards the main hall.

After going up the stairs, he turned around and walked towards the side door.

It looked like a second bedroom. Gu Wan was shocked when she pushed the door open. It looked like a room from the outside, but when she opened the door, it was another street.

When I got here, there were two people guarding the door. After seeing the two people, I just glanced at them up and down and then looked away and continued chatting with the people around me.

Only after walking down the stairs did Xu Wenyin lower her voice and say:

"Don't speak too loudly here, don't show your face, tell me what you want, I'll negotiate the price, and try to gesture with your hands."

Gu Wan looked around and nodded. There were some people squatting on the ground setting up stalls, selling handicrafts, jewelry and other things in a casual manner.

Almost everything was for sale there, and Gu Wan even saw some jadeite that she had only seen in magazines and auction houses in her previous life.

That one is so green, it can’t be fake!

Gu Wan widened her eyes and swallowed silently. There was nothing she could do as she didn't have any other hobbies except eating and jade.

Woohoo~ It’s so beautiful that it makes me cry!

Xu Wenyin looked around. It was obvious that she came here often and was not surprised by the scene inside. She even only glanced at the people squatting on the ground to set up stalls, and spent more time looking at those standing in the corner.

Each of them carried a backpack on his back, or even if they didn't, they would have a cloth bag tied around their waist.

There was nothing here that interested him, and he was just about to ask Gu Wan if she needed anything, when he saw Gu Wan staring at an old man's stall.

Swallowing his saliva constantly, Xu Wenyin looked back and forth again and again, and was sure that the old man only had a pair of bracelets and a jade Buddha pendant in front of his stall.

But seeing Gu Wan's eyes shining and her constant swallowing of saliva, she almost thought she had seen something delicious.

"Gu Zhiqing, which one do you like?"

"Ah?" Gu Wan glanced at her and saw that she was also looking at the bracelets. She smiled a little embarrassedly.

It really looks beautiful and transparent. She doesn't know much about it. When buying jade, she always looks at whether it looks good or not. If she likes it, she will want to buy it.

She wanted to buy it right now, but was afraid it was fake and too expensive.

"This kind of thing is not worth much. If you really like it, you can take it, but you can't take it out."

She lowered her voice and leaned close to Gu Wan's ear.

Gu Wan suddenly realized that she had forgotten that it was difficult to have enough food and drink in this era, and these things were all contraband.

If you wear it out, the worst thing that could happen is if it is confiscated, but the worst thing that could happen is if you are arrested.

So these days, this kind of thing is basically useless. No matter how good-looking it is, it can't be eaten, right?

Gu Wan held her breath and asked with difficulty:

"That's generally about right!"

"I haven't bought it either, but if you like it, we can go ask first."

The two men walked towards the old man who was squatting with his knees hugged. The old man had his face buried in his knees, with only the upper half of his face exposed.

Although the clothes were patchy, they were very clean and tidy. When you looked closer, you could see that the stitching was exceptionally fine.

"How do I change this?"

We don’t talk about buying and selling here, we only talk about exchanging.

The old man didn't expect that someone would come to ask for things today. These things were his wife's dowry, and his family had no other choice but to take them out and exchange them for some food.

Unfortunately, after waiting here for more than half a month, only a few people asked, and not a single one was really willing to take it.

This bracelet and pendant are both made of jade, and not many people value them. If they were made of gold, someone might be willing to exchange them for some food.

But in their opinion, jade is not as real as a bag of sweet potatoes.

The old man raised his head, revealing a pair of cloudy eyes and his lips were trembling.

"You, you want it?"

When he saw two young girls standing in front of him, he felt a faint hope in his heart. If the child didn't have money to see a doctor and get medicine, he might not survive, not to mention the coming autumn.

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