A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 235 Selling Rice for a Gold Bracelet

The more Shen Jiaren thought about it, the sadder she felt. When would she be able to earn three hundred yuan?

Forget it. Instead of worrying about the unknown, I might as well go to the black market to see what is selling for a high price and whether I have it. But before I go, I'll put some rice and eggs in my backpack, just in case someone wants to buy them.

When Shen Jiaren put the backpack on her back, she put rice and eggs in it, covered it with straw, and headed towards the black market.

Maybe it was because it was night time, there were dim yellow lights here and there in the black market.

Shen Jiaren looked for a long time but couldn't figure out what kind of lamp it was, mainly because the lamp had a lampshade, and the lampshade was not very clean, so it looked very dim. However, this light magically dispelled the darkness in that place.

Shen Jiaren walked around and found that the placement of the lights was actually not without pattern. Basically, there was one light for each small stall, and the lights were just enough to let you see what was being sold, but you couldn't see the people clearly.

Especially if the seller steps back a little, it will be completely dark and his/her appearance cannot be seen. This kind of light is probably a protection for the seller.

Shen Jiaren walked around and looked around. There was not much refined grains like rice, and there was also not much meat. Most of them were small items, and there was no large quantity of things.

There were even some yellow and white things, gold bracelets, gold rings, necklaces, and even some jade jewelry.

To be honest, Shen Jiaren was still quite moved.

Especially the craftsmanship of jewelry, maybe because it is blurry, so everything looks particularly beautiful.

Shen Jiaren walked over to the place selling gold bracelets and gold rings and asked, "Hello, comrade, how much are these for?"

When the other party heard Shen Jiaren's words, he looked up at the other party in surprise. You said he was an old hand, but the other party's words, Hello, comrade, were a little unfamiliar. You said he was unfamiliar, but he knew not to touch things with his hands. "No selling, only exchange. Only exchange for food, fine food, coarse food, all fine, it would be better if there were meat and eggs."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiaren looked up and felt that this person looked very familiar, but she just couldn't remember who he was.

"I have eggs and rice. As for the rice, it's this year's new rice. Do you want it?" After saying that, Shen Jiaren put down the backpack, grabbed a handful of rice from the basket, and took out an egg.

"How many pounds of rice do you have? How many eggs do you have?"

"About thirty kilograms, and fifty eggs."

The other party thought for a while and said to Shen Jiaren, "I also know that the price of gold and silver is very low now, but I want to buy all of yours. See if you are willing to let me use these things to buy all your grains."

Shen Jiaren was a little surprised. No matter how cheap the gold and silver items were, they were not as cheap as they are now. But when she thought that she really liked the other party's jewelry, she nodded and said,

"Sure, sure. But I don't know the exact price, so I need you to come up with an offer."

Seeing that Shen Jiaren had honestly told him about her situation, and indeed not seeing that she had just asked about the price, the other party handed Shen Jiaren a gold bracelet and a gold ring and said, "I will use these two things to buy your backpack and the things in the backpack. Do you want to see if you are willing?"

Shen Jiaren weighed the bracelet and ring that the other party stuffed into her hand and said, "Okay, okay." After that, Shen Jiaren put the bracelet and ring into her clothes and prepared to leave.

As a result, Shen Jiaren just turned around and someone grabbed her arm. The man asked, "Do you still have eggs at home?"

Shen Jiaren, huh? Will there be? This word is a bit subtle, but I still nodded.

The other party directly handed Shen Jiaren a bracelet that looked very white under the light. "This is a deposit. If you still have eggs, could you please give them to me?"

Shen Jiaren looked at the bracelet in her hand and didn't know what to say.

The other party continued, "This is the deposit, it's the collateral. Every time you send it over, I'll pay you the money, don't worry."

When Shen Jiaren heard the other party say the word "mortgage", she was a little surprised. This word didn't seem to be known by ordinary people. Isn't this mortgage a term that was gradually changed from the pawnshop's terminology?

Shen Jiaren still didn't understand, but was still a little speechless. She had already given the money and the deposit, but didn't give the address. How could she deliver it?

"How can I send it to you if you don't give me the address?"

The other party said, "We don't need an address. I'll be at the food store every Tuesday. Just go find me there."

Shen Jiaren nodded, and after making sure that the other party had nothing more to say, she turned and left.

This time, Shen Jiaren left the black market smoothly and found an empty corner near the black market. After entering the manor, she changed back into her own clothes and appearance. She also put the gold bracelet and gold she had just received in the study room of the manor.

After Shen Jiaren packed up and made sure in the mirror that she had left nothing behind, she left the manor and headed for the scrap yard.

Now that I'm out here, it would be embarrassing if I don't do something.

After Shen Jiaren entered the scrap yard, the second uncle was a little surprised to see Shen Jiaren come in, "It's so late in the day, why haven't you gone home yet?

Didn’t Qiumei say that you live in the village?

It's not safe for a girl like you to walk at night so late at night. You should stay in a guesthouse in town for one night.

Do you have a letter of introduction with you?"

When Shen Jiaren heard the second uncle's caring words, she said a little embarrassedly, "Uncle, I live in town now, so I don't have to go back to the village at night. I came here to find some books."

Second uncle, "Hmm? Looking for a book? Oh, by the way, I've noticed all the furniture and books you asked me to look out for last time. Do you want them? They're all in the room at the end. Do you want to take a look?"

Shen Jiaren nodded and prepared to go inside the house to take a look, but unexpectedly, the second uncle walked beside Shen Jiaren with a kerosene lamp, "Girl, it's dark now, and you can't see the road clearly, especially since I have so much mess, I'll accompany you.

By the way, you just said you were looking for a book, what book were you looking for?"

Shen Jiaren looked up at the bright moon above her head and the dim lights in the silver light all the way. Shen Jiaren was embarrassed to say no, but replied, "Uncle, I'm working in the hospital now, and I need to find some books about Chinese herbal medicine and books about Chinese herbal medicine preparation."

The second uncle said, "Oh, you are in the hospital? It's not easy, it's not simple."