What if I haven't seen Siheyuan?

Chapter 204: First Visit to the Black Market

late at night.

Yan Xiaoyao sat on the sofa in the living room, smoking with his eyes squinted, while stroking the cat mechanically.

Seeing that it was already pitch black outside the window, I looked at the watch and saw that it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Stand up and stretch.

He patted Xiao Hei's head and said, "Little guy, stay at home. I'm going to go out for a while."

Subsequently.

After going to the bedroom to change into a pure black outfit, he went out and stood in the yard for a while, listening carefully.

Seeing that there was no one outside the courtyard wall, he took a quick run and then nimbly flipped over.

After landing, he looked around again and saw that he had not been discovered by the joint defense team. He then walked cautiously towards the outside of Dongzhimen.

In fact, when Yan Xiaoyao went out just now, he had already put the bicycle into the space.

I had been planning to ride my bike over there, but as soon as I took out the bike, I thought about it and was afraid that I might accidentally run over a stone, and the broken bell would make a loud noise, attracting the attention of the joint defense team, so I walked all the way there on foot.

However, because of his good physical fitness, he was jogging all the way at a fairly fast pace.

After about half an hour, we arrived near Dongzhimen.

Now I'm on the road, and I can see quite a few passers-by who are wrapped up tightly from head to toe.

Moreover, the people I met along the way were all standing at a distance from each other. They were either holding a small cloth bag tightly to their chests, or carrying it on their backs, and they all seemed to be in a hurry.

Seeing this, Yan Xiaoyao also followed the local customs. He took out a piece of black cloth from his pocket, tied it behind his head, and covered his face.

Walked a short distance forward.

Then he saw the entrance of an alley with people coming and going, and there were a few strong men, also wrapped tightly, guarding the door.

Seeing this, Yan Xiaoyao knew that he had come to the right place. This should be the legendary black market.

After walking around looking around, he was stopped by the gatekeeper.

"Brother, this should be your first time here, right?

Please give me the ticket, it's not much, just 2 cents."

After saying that, he stretched out a hand and placed it across in front of him.

Seeing this, Yan Xiaoyao didn't think about arguing with the other party and just paid the money.

After all, they also make a living from this, and they must have a lot of things to take care of. There is no need to make a fuss with them over such a small matter.

After paying the money, he passed cigarettes to the gatekeepers and asked in confusion.

"How do you know that this is my first time here today?"

Hearing this, several people chuckled.

The person who stopped Yan Xiaoyao should be a small leader.

Seeing that the person he sent the message was Huazi, he was a little surprised. After giving instructions to the other people, he pulled Yan Xiaoyao aside.

He took off the mask on his face, lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then said with a smile.

"Brother, with what you did just now, anyone who comes here often can basically tell that you are a novice."

Having said that, I couldn't help but laugh again.

"Haha, usually only people who come here for the first time will look around at others like you did just now, as if they are looking at something strange."

Hearing this, Yan Xiaoyao suddenly understood.

Depend on......

No wonder others could see it at a glance.

It seems that the way I looked around just now made others think I was just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden...

Seeing that the leader was speaking quite politely, Yan Xiaoyao gave him another cigarette.

I quickly asked to see if there was anything else I needed to pay attention to, so that I wouldn't be taken advantage of when I went in later.

Seeing that he was giving away the money as if it was free and he didn't feel any pity at all, the leader guessed that he must have a complicated background and was willing to sell it at a good price, so he smiled and told him some things he needed to pay attention to.

Still holding the mentality of playing both ways, he asked, "Brother, are you here today to broaden your horizons, or do you want to come here to exchange some things?"

"Don't worry, as long as it's available on the market, we can basically get it."

As soon as these words came out, Yan Xiaoyao knew that the other party must be trying to attract business.

I also know that they can run the black market so openly and not be afraid of investigation. They must have connections in both the black and white worlds.

Maybe most of the supplies here are sold by these people!

But it was his first time in the black market and he didn't know the specific market conditions. Besides, he had just made a joke and the other party knew that he was a novice.

Lest someone else take advantage of me, he flicked the ash off his cigarette, shook his head and said, "I appreciate your kindness. I came here today to broaden my horizons. If I need anything in the future, I will definitely look for you."

Seeing that Yan Xiaoyao said he was just here to stroll around, the other party didn't mind and spoke very politely.

"Okay, if you need anything, you can always come to me."

"I won't tell you my real name. Anyway, my brothers in the underworld usually call me Scar Liu. If you run into someone who doesn't have eyes, just tell me my name. I think everyone will still give me some face."

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After chatting with Scar Liu for a while, Yan Xiaoyao walked into the black market and strolled around with great interest.

After walking around for a while.

Yan Xiaoyao found the black market of that era very interesting.

In this alley, there is a lantern lit on the roadside every 10 meters or so.

Under the dim light, those selling things were very self-conscious. Their simple stalls were placed in an orderly manner against the wall.

The stalls were filled with all kinds of strange and weird stuff, ranging from daily necessities to cultural relics and antiques. It really was everything you could think of.

The most interesting thing is that those who set up stalls to sell things didn’t shout, but just squatted on the ground with their hands in their pockets.

It looks like Jiang Taigong fishing, waiting for the bait to come.

Those who were buying things were also very interesting. They kept looking at the various stalls along the way. If they saw something they liked, they would squat down, not saying a word, but just stretching out their hands and making gestures with the stall owner to bargain.

If the deal is reached, the money will be exchanged for the goods.

If the negotiations fail, there is no need to waste time, just stand up, pat your butt, and move on to the next one.

The whole alley was very quiet.

Yan Xiaoyao was so excited by what he saw that he decided to find a stall and try out the specialties of this era.

He raised his eyes and looked around.

So he walked towards a stall that looked like it was selling antiques.

The main thing is that the owner of this stall is quite interesting. He is a thin old man who looks to be in his 50s. He doesn't even cover his face like the others.

He was sitting there now, smoking his pipe and talking in a low voice to the owners of the stalls on his left and right.

Yan Xiaoyao walked over, squatted on the stall, and pointed at a blue and white porcelain vase that looked very exquisite.

The old man looked up at him, thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand, spread out his palm, and gestured in front of Yan Xiaoyao.

Seeing that the small vase was only 5 yuan, Yan Xiaoyao didn't bother to care whether it was an antique or not. He took money out of his pocket and handed it over.

Anyway, he likes this thing very much. Even if it is fake, it is not a loss. He can just put it at home to enjoy the eyes.

But when the old man saw that Yan Xiaoyao actually wanted to buy his precious Yuan blue and white porcelain for only 5 yuan, his beard instantly stood on end with anger.

He immediately knocked the pipe in his hand hard on the ground twice.

He waved his hand and said angrily: "Where did you come from, you young fool? You want to buy my Yuan blue and white porcelain for 5 yuan? Don't dream about it. Go back to where you came from."

at this time.

Several stall owners nearby burst into laughter when they saw the gloomy look on the old man's face.

"Ha ha......"

"Mr. Pauper, you offered this price yourself! How can you wrongly treat others like this?"

"Haha, yes! You can't blame them. You just opened your hand and didn't say anything. They must have thought you were talking about 5 yuan!"

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