In the 1970s, I sold my iron rice bowl, stocked up space and went to the countryside

The stall owner grumbled a few words, and the meaning in his tone was clear: "This gun is not cheap, it costs 500."

Lu Qingyang was silent. What kind of price is 500? It was enough to buy a spacious house during the reform and opening up period.

But the 56-and-a-half rifle in front of him was the newest one he had seen along the way.

Forget it, let's try to bargain first.

"500 is indeed a bit high, can you give me a more affordable price?" Lu Qingyang asked tentatively.

"500 is too expensive? Then don't buy it!" The stall owner put his hands into his sleeves, his face full of disdain, "This gun, this is the price, I won't sell it for a penny less!"

The price of a good gun is really daunting.

Lu Qingyang now feels that he should spend more time and effort to open up more ways to make money.

This stall owner has a bad temper, and Lu Qingyang doesn't plan to buy from him.

So, Lu Qingyang carried the empty bamboo basket on his shoulder, turned around and left without noticing the figure quietly following behind him.

The black market was full of people, and there were many people with ulterior motives.

Lao Cao was one of them. He witnessed Lu Qingyang successfully completing the transaction, and noticed that he carefully put the wallet into his pocket.

The black market was originally a shameful business, and such people would not make a fuss even if their money was stolen.

I was lucky today, and I caught a big fish.

Lao Cao followed behind Lu Qingyang, ready to wait for the opportunity to steal all his money.

Finding the right time, he hurriedly walked past Lu Qingyang and deliberately bumped into him.

In fact, he was going to steal his money while the other party was not paying attention.

Lao Cao's plan was successful. With many years of experience as a pickpocket, he had never failed.

The other party just looked at him lightly and did not find anything unusual.

Lao Cao was filled with irrepressible ecstasy, but he still tried his best to maintain his calmness on the surface and hurried away.

After finding a hidden corner, he could no longer suppress his inner excitement and took out the handkerchief he had just obtained with trembling hands.

Strange? Lao Cao was puzzled. He clearly saw a thick stack of money, but there seemed to be nothing in the handkerchief?

He couldn't wait to unfold the handkerchief, and in an instant, the smile on his face froze.

There was no big unity in it, just a handkerchief.

But he had been following Lu Qingyang, watching him wrap the banknotes and put them in his pocket, and he had never seen him take them out.

How could the money disappear... The duck in his hand flew away just like that, and Lao Cao was so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet.

Lu Qingyang had noticed that there was someone following him stealthily.

I'm afraid he was attracted by the money in his pocket.

He had put the money in his pocket and put it into the space.

Who is so stupid that he would let someone steal so carelessly?

And he had deliberately let that person steal just now, and he had secretly discovered that person's method.

Well, this is another technique I learned.

After working for most of the day, Lu Qingyang felt hungry. He looked at his watch and saw that there was still more than an hour before the time agreed with Uncle Tie.

Lu Qingyang went to the state-owned restaurant and happily ordered several local specialties.

Stewed chicken with mushrooms, braised pork slices, and stewed pork with vermicelli, three dishes for one person, and he was 100% full.

He took out his own enamel cup and packed the rest away.

After thinking about it, he bought a few more meat buns and prepared to take them back to Uncle Tie and Shen Mo to share.

When passing by the supply and marketing station, he couldn't help but walk in again.

He had bought several pairs of shoes in Beijing before, which were enough to wear, but he saw that Shen Mo's cotton shoes were broken.

So he decided to buy her a new pair. It was freezing cold, so he didn't want the little girl to get frozen.

Lu Qingyang bought a pair of old warm cotton shoes, and saw a pair of new leather shoes, which he thought were pretty, so he bought them too. He didn't know if Shen Mo would be happy to see them.

He also bought a few bottles of orange soda and sewing needles, and went home after shopping.

Coincidentally, Uncle Tie had almost finished his business and was waiting for him at the agreed place.

Uncle Tie was still happy when he came out, but now he was frowning.

Lu Qingyang asked, "Uncle, did you encounter any troubles?"

Uncle Tie sighed, "Nothing serious, I just wanted to come and see my little granddaughter, but I didn't get to see her."

"You have a granddaughter, why haven't you mentioned her?"

Uncle Tie's eyes dimmed for a moment, and he said slowly, "My son was also a member of the hunting team, but unfortunately he encountered an accident during a hunting trip in the mountains and was injured by a tiger. He didn't survive, leaving my pregnant daughter behind.My pregnant daughter-in-law is all alone and helpless."

"My husband died of grief, and my daughter-in-law returned to her parents' home with the child. I would send some subsidies every month just to see my granddaughter. Now, she won't let me see her, saying that she remarried and it's not good for Jinfeng to see me."

Jinfeng is the name of Uncle Tie's granddaughter.

He talked about his miserable life in a few words.

Perhaps because he has experienced a lot, he doesn't feel as heartbroken as before when he talks about this experience.

"You give them subsidies, and they want them too, but they don't let you see your granddaughter?"

"Those are all external things, you can't bring them with you when you are born, and you can't take them with you when you die. I'm just worried about Jinfeng.

The last time I saw her, she said she was unhappy with her stepfather. I originally thought that if they didn't want to raise Jinfeng, I would bring her back and raise her myself. I have the ability to do so. "

Although Uncle Tie is old, he is a good hunter, and it is not difficult to raise a child.

"Jinfeng is a treasure to me. I don't know how sad she will be when she goes to someone else's house."

Uncle Tie's worry is not unreasonable, but this is always a family matter, and he can't interfere.

"What about you, have you sold all the goods today?"

Lu Qingyang answered truthfully: "I sold them. I originally wanted to buy a better five-six-and-a-half rifle, but it was too expensive. It cost five hundred yuan, and I wouldn't sell it for a penny less!"

"How much, five hundred?" Uncle Tie thought he had heard it wrong, "You really want a high price."

"I just think it's too expensive, so I didn't plan to buy it. The old hunting rifle can still be used."

"You want a five-six-and-a-half rifle, it's really a good gun, it's very powerful."

Uncle Tie fell into memories when he said this, "By the way, if you want it, I can inquire for you, I have a way. "

Lu Qingyang instantly became excited: "That couldn't be better."

The two talked along the way, Uncle Tie talked about his past on the battlefield, and Lu Qingyang found it interesting.

No wonder Uncle Tie has a unique temperament, he used to be on the battlefield and killed the devils.

As they were about to reach the brigade, Lu Qingyang took out the meat hotpot he had exchanged for from the state-owned restaurant, "Uncle, this is for you."

"You, you are still so polite."

When Lu Qingyang came to the door, he felt something was wrong.

Before going out, he deliberately marked the door.

If someone went in, he would be able to find it at a glance. Now that the thin line has been broken, someone must have gone in.