Arriving at the vegetable market, there were already a lot of people queuing up to buy things.

The main focus was on selling chicken, duck, and fish, while the others were still organizing the vegetables and it wasn't yet time for business.

He stared at it for a while.

Looking at the long queue of people buying chicken, it would take at least one or two hours to get there, so he gave up.

He went to the fish section.

These fish were divided into three grades, based on size, freshness, and price.

All the dead fish were of the third grade.

He looked around a few stalls nearby and then left.

He strolled around inside.

He also saw the sale of sea fish, and the prices were not high at all.

Yellow eel was 47 fen per half a kilogram or more, and hairtail fish weighing over one kilogram was only 52 fen per kilogram. The stall emitted a strong smell of the sea.

Only a few Shanghainese women were buying there.

Yang Xiaole strolled around inside, and the vegetables and dried goods were still being sorted and sold wholesale, not retail.

It was not yet time for business.

He didn't plan to buy anything anyway, just looking around.

Suddenly, he noticed Fat Ma not far away.

Damn, isn't this the same Fat Ma from earlier?

Although the other person changed clothes and only had one little follower with him, he still recognized him.

That tone...

It shouldn't be wrong.

To be honest, he only made 6 yuan today, and he felt a bit unwilling.

He had to sell a big fish no matter what!

It wasn't in vain for him to make such an effort to come here.

Yang Xiaole stared at him, and Fat Ma also noticed him.

After all, this place was all about wholesale vegetables. If a child suddenly appeared and stared at him, how could he not notice?

Ma Baoshan glanced at him and frowned.

This little brat was asking for trouble. Did he still want to settle accounts with him?

Indeed, the yellow eel was really cheap.

And his apprentice next to him naturally noticed too, and asked the man in a low voice, "Master, what should we do?"

Fat Ma shook his head, "Don't bother with him. Can he turn the world upside down?"

He commanded his apprentice to pick vegetables while he minded his own business.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiaole anxiously looked at the sky outside. It was around five o'clock now, and there was at most half an hour left until dawn.

Thinking of this, he decided to take a risk and walked up to him directly, saying, "Uncle, my dad is looking for you, it's about the fish!"

Getting straight to the point.

When Ma Baoshan heard this, his face turned cold.

Haha, he was being targeted today!

"Monkey, watch over things. I'll go over there."

"Okay, Master!"

Fat Ma clapped his hands and came to the side, asking him in a low voice, "What do you mean? Do you think you recognized me and thought you could control me?"

Then he sneered, "Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. Your empty words don't count!"

While speaking, he looked around.

In his opinion, this little kid was being manipulated by an adult.

Yang Xiaole looked at the other person's arrogant but guilty expression and smiled in his heart.

Are you really not afraid?

Nonsense!

But that wasn't his intention either.

He asked innocently, "Uncle, my dad has a fish, over a hundred kilograms. Do you want it?"

Ma Baoshan's face turned cold when he heard this and he was surprised, "How...how many kilograms?"

"Over a hundred kilograms for the big ones, I don't know for the small ones, probably tens of kilograms. If you want it, do you have enough money? I can take you to get it!"

Ma Baoshan looked him up and down and then smiled, "Don't tell me such nonsense. Only reservoirs have such big fish. Can you secretly take them out and sell them?"

Yang Xiaole was anxious for time, "You'll know when you see it. If you don't want it, I'll tell my dad and go home."

Upon hearing his words, Ma Baoshan hesitated for a moment.

If it really existed, he would definitely want it.

Such a big fish, how fat it must be!

A lot of fish oil could be extracted from it.

He looked around and asked, "Where's your dad? It's such a big matter, he wouldn't let a child like you handle it, right?"

His intention was not to make a deal.

It was to find out who this person was. Whoever dared to stare at him, Fat Ma, was asking for trouble.

After saying that, he took out some money and a ticket and smiled, "I have money and a ticket. Let your dad come out, I want to talk to him! Don't you think so?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole thought for a moment, "Do you have a big scale and a car? If you have them and still want it, come with me. My dad said he's waiting for you outside."

He had to take a gamble.

At worst, he would just steal the things back.

Fat Ma turned his head and glanced at his apprentice, then said with a cold face, "Monkey, let's go out for a while."

In his opinion, the other party was just trying to fool him.

There must be some purpose behind it!

He wanted to see who had the audacity. Although he wasn't from this side of the city, his unit was powerful!Pi Hou heard the words and said something to the vegetable seller.

Then he walked over.

After following Master for such a long time, he could still tell that his Master was in a bad mood, looking at Yang Xiaole with a cold face.

In fact, when Yang Xiaole saw this situation, he hesitated a bit.

If the transaction is not happy, it is not meaningful.

But he thought that this is almost a one-time deal. After completing this transaction, he will immediately run away and go home after seeing a doctor.

Who can find him?

Anyway, these people can't catch him.

After leaving the vegetable market, it seemed darker outside than before.

Only the lights at the entrance illuminated the area in front of the vegetable market, and other places were darker than before.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole knew that he couldn't delay.

It would be bright soon.

"Where's the car? Where's the scale?"

Fat Ma pointed to a truck parked at the entrance and said, "It's this one."

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Yang Xiaole looked over and his eyes lit up. Wow, it seems that this level is not low. Using a truck for purchases means there are many people to feed!

"You have someone bring the car over, I'll wait for you at the entrance of the lane in front. Remember to back the car into the lane."

Pointing to the lane to the north, he said.

Then he ran over.

Fat Ma frowned when he saw this and gave a signal to Pi Hou next to him.

He went to drive the car.

Yang Xiaole arrived at the entrance of the lane and looked inside. When he came just now, he paid special attention.

This lane is very narrow, it seems that there are no doors on both sides, but it is connected on the other side! At this time, he could see that there was no one in the lane through the distant light.

"Hey, here, back up!"

Yang Xiaole waved his hand and shouted at the two.

It seems that he needs to get a wooden cart in the future, otherwise the transaction would be inconvenient.

Fat Ma naturally saw the lane and backed the car into it, blocking the entrance of the lane, leaving only enough space for one and a half person to pass.

Then he got out of the car.

Fat Ma got out of the car and glanced at the lane, frowning.

"Where are the people?"

"Hehe, don't worry, you guys go over there and wait for a while. I can't drive this car away. By the way, is there anything important in the car?"

Fat Ma shook his head. There were only a few sacks, bamboo baskets, and ropes in it, nothing valuable.

Fat Ma gave a signal to his disciple next to him. He couldn't run fast, but his disciple could!

He wasn't afraid that this kid would run away.

Pi Hou put the large scale weight on the ground to prevent this guy from escaping.

Then the two of them stepped back about five meters.

Fat Ma couldn't help but impatiently said, "Alright, where are the people? Hurry up!"

Yang Xiaole stood in front of the car and pretended to wave his hand towards the lane.

As if calling someone.

After waiting for several minutes, just when Fat Ma was impatient.

Yang Xiaole finally said, "The people are here, don't come out, otherwise they won't come. Anyway, if I get caught, I will be released soon."

Fat Ma nodded at the words. Indeed, people in this line of work need to be cautious.

At this moment, he really felt that there might be a surprise!

After all, there was nothing valuable on his car, just a few baskets and buckets of water, not worth making a big fuss about.

Yang Xiaole watched as the people who had just passed by walked far away, and the people behind were still far away. Then he quietly went in.

"The people are here, I'll go in for a moment, don't come out, and don't come out even if you hear any noise."

Seeing the two nodding, he plunged into the darkness.

As his mind moved, just like when he took out the wooden barrels earlier, things in the space came out directly.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Three consecutive sounds, three things fell into the car.

Then came the sound of clattering.

Pi Hou wanted to go over when he heard the noise, but was stopped by Fat Ma.

Shaking his head, he carried anticipation in his heart. After all, the sound just now was too familiar, it was the sound of fish jumping, and the noise was not small.

Yang Xiaole put down the things and ran out.

Seeing that the two didn't come over, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was too risky. He couldn't do this kind of thing in the future.

It would be safer to knock them out and leave them here next time.

He came to the front of the car and glanced at the alley. Then he said to the two, "Did you hear the sound? Can't you guess what it is? Wait a moment, after they leave, you move the car and weigh it."

Fat Ma looked at him and smiled, "You guys put the things in the car. Aren't you afraid that I'll drive away?"

Yang Xiaole pretended to glance at the alley.

As if urging someone to leave.

Then he turned back and smiled, "Look at what you're saying. The license plate of this car can be traced to an address. If I, a child, report you, you won't be able to close for a few days.

But it's different for you!

Besides, my dad said that even if it's fish, no matter how valuable it is, it's just a small amount of money.""Judging by your appearance, you must be at a higher level in your unit if you're driving to make purchases. Your salary can't be the same as a Level 1 worker's. It's not worth it for such a small amount of money."

Upon hearing this, Ma Baoshan finally smiled.

"Not bad, kid. You sure have a sharp tongue! But your father is a smart man! He's also capable!"

He wasn't afraid of being intimidated.

The rare items he obtained weren't just for himself, they were for the leadership above.

He wasn't paying for them himself.

There was no need to do such things.

After speaking, he estimated the time and smiled, "Are we done? Can we take a look now?"

Yang Xiaole looked down the alley and felt that it was almost time, so he nodded.

"Alright, drive out. We can weigh it here."

Upon hearing this, Ma Baoshan opened the car door and got in directly.

He drove the car to the nearby street lamp.

Yang Xiaole and Pi Hou followed slowly behind, and Pi Hou didn't forget to carry the large scale with him.

Just as the two of them arrived, Ma Baoshan had already gotten out of the car and stood behind it.

"Hey, this is huge!"

When he saw what was inside, Fat Ma was surprised.

Then he looked at Yang Xiaole who was approaching and said, "Did you guys do all this? Where did you get so many good things? And such a big turtle!"

Yang Xiaole came closer and asked with a smile, "Don't ask about that. As for the turtle, give me a price. My father said if it's suitable, we'll sell it. If not, forget it. I'll take it away later."

Ma Baoshan took a glance and his eyes lit up.

Of course he wanted it!

Then he shouted to the side, "Pi Hou, come up and take a look!"

"Alright, Master!"

Upon hearing this, Pi Hou immediately ran up.

He tried to lift the biggest one, but it was too heavy for him.

In addition, the fish was exceptionally fresh, and a flick of its tail knocked Pi Hou onto the car.

Ma Baoshan's head went blank when he saw this, but he was also amazed.

Such a big fish, so fresh, it was really good!

"Have you been eating for free all this time?" Fat Ma grumbled as he climbed up.

The two of them finally took the fish out of the car and stood inside, with one person pulling the scale and the other weighing.

There were also onlookers passing by.

They were all amazed by the size of the fish.

Yang Xiaole frowned slightly. The attention was a bit too much, but fortunately, no inspectors came.

"Wow! This is huge, 142 catties!"

Fat Ma was surprised and weighed the other big fish and the turtle.

After finishing, the two of them got off the car, sweating profusely.

"Two big catfishes add up to a total of 223 catties, and the turtle weighs 26 and a half catties."

After Fat Ma finished speaking, he smiled at the people nearby and said, "Alright, disperse. Go about your business, we still need to make purchases at the textile factory!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd dispersed.

With this truck, no one suspected that it was actually a private transaction.

When most of the people had left, he said, "This fish definitely can't be sold at market price. Let's go with 35 cents per catty, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded.

It was already good enough that someone could take it off their hands. Why try to sell it for a higher price?

"What about the turtle? I don't need to say how good this thing is, right? Such a big turtle, better than pork, right?"

Fat Ma frowned upon hearing this.

It was really difficult to determine the price for this.

After all, there weren't many this big!

After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about 1 yuan per catty? I can't afford to pay more than that."

Without hesitation, Yang Xiaole agreed, "Alright, my father said 70-80 cents would be fine."

Upon hearing this, Fat Ma shook his head and laughed, "Looks like I'm giving you a bad deal with this price!"

But he didn't negotiate, instead he calculated, "A total of 104 yuan and 55 fen, right?"

Yang Xiaole calculated in his mind and confirmed that it was correct.

He nodded.

Thinking about the many tickets this guy had, he asked, "Can you exchange some tickets for me?"

Fat Ma shook his head, "I can't give you the tickets. They're all accounted for, and I'll be held responsible if any are missing."

He could get the money back for the fish.

But not the tickets.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole felt a bit disappointed and decided to forget about it.

He could always buy them later!

"Alright then, just give me the money."

Ma Baoshan took out ten black ten-yuan bills and gave some loose change.

Yang Xiaole took them, counted them, and immediately put them in his pocket.

"Alright, if we have a chance in the future, I'll come find you! You're from the textile factory, right?"Ma Baoshan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Alright, if you get any, let me know and I'll come to pick them up! Don't make it so troublesome next time. There's a Dongfeng Restaurant next to the First Textile Factory, just go there and ask for Fat Ma. Don't get it wrong, we have three textile factories!"

With the first transaction completed, Ma Baoshan had roughly revealed his hand.

Yang Xiaole took note of this introduction, it might be a lead for the future.

It seemed that today's adventure was worth it.

He knew about the First Cotton Textile Factory. When it was newly built, it caused quite a stir by recruiting unmarried female workers from the countryside on a large scale.

However, they were located in the west of the city, while the textile factory was in the east, so they couldn't recruit workers here.

In the Capital, there was a saying about one black and one white. The black referred to the steel factory, and the white naturally referred to the cotton textile factory.

Marry a steel man, and take a textile girl as a daughter-in-law.

As for the person who claimed to be from the restaurant next to the First Textile Factory, he didn't believe it at all.

This was not like the future.

Factory workers all ate in the factory canteen, and the shops on the street were for nearby residents or passers-by.

Just one restaurant, and they could afford a truck.

What a load of nonsense!

But he didn't mind, how could he expect someone to reveal all their secrets!

It was already a big deal to be told about a base.

He then laughed and said, "Fat Ma, right? I'll remember that. I'll go back and tell my dad. I'll be leaving first then!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Watching Yang Xiaole's retreating figure, Ma Baoshan stroked his invisible beard.

Then he called to his apprentice, "Hurry up and get the vegetables, don't wait until the fish dies and it's not fresh anymore."

Pi Hou nodded and agreed.

The two of them walked into the Vegetable Market.

Yang Xiaole was ready to leave.

However, he still went to check the previous lane. The people inside had all dispersed, with only a few scattered individuals preparing to leave.

Seeing that the ticket seller was gone, he turned around and left.

As for the Vegetable Market, he didn't go in. He had the Meat Coupon and could buy meat at the Commune. If he bought it now, it would go bad soon.

It was already getting light, he had to hurry and find Dad.

Otherwise, he would go crazy with worry.