Chapter 674 Unexpected Discovery
Just when Chen Jun was dressed and ready to go out, he suddenly stopped at the door.
"System, sign in!"
It is now past midnight and the number of system sign-ins has been refreshed.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. You have received 100 kilograms of rice, 100 kilograms of millet, and 10 boxes of seasonings."
Looking at today's sign-in rewards, Chen Jun waved his hands helplessly. Recently, apart from that old electric fan and visual improvements, he hasn't signed in for anything good.
"Forget it, it's better to have something than nothing!" Chen Jun muttered, pushed open the door and walked out.
If one hundred kilograms of rice, one hundred kilograms of millet and ten boxes of seasonings were given to anyone in the courtyard, they would be so excited that they would not be able to sleep and would get up in the middle of the night to light firecrackers to celebrate. But for Chen Jun, these were dispensable things.
Not to mention the seasonings, there are so many rice and millet in the system warehouse that you can’t finish them even if you eat them for ten years.
If he could be given some more rewards in terms of cooking skills, Chen Jun would be able to take the exam to become a second-level cook with ease.
By that time, you would be quite qualified to cook at Diaoyutai.
It was past one in the morning and the courtyard had fallen into silence. There was no other sound except the chirping of insects.
In order not to attract other people's attention, Chen Jun did not go through the gate this time. Instead, he took a running start and jumped, easily climbing over the wall of the courtyard.
This height was easy for him. Although he couldn't fly over eaves and walls, he could easily climb over a three-meter-high wall.
After landing, he glanced at the alley, and after making sure that there was no one there, he quickly walked towards the ghost market.
Sijiu City is not Sijiu City. Even in this era, there are street lights on the main streets. Chen Jun walked for more than half an hour and found the legendary ghost market in the corner of the park.
This ghost market is extremely hidden and much harder to find than the one Jia Zhang went to. Thanks to Chen Jun's extraordinary eyesight, he was able to find the sparse human figures in the woods at night.
There is not good lighting here, not even a flashlight. Some stalls only have an old-fashioned kerosene lamp, and even this is wrapped in a layer of coarse cloth.
If you don’t look carefully at night, you might even think you’ve encountered a ghost fire. People who are timid would not dare to go out to the ghost market at this time.
Chen Jun stood not far away and watched for a while. After making sure it was safe, he moved his wrist and a small sack appeared in his hand out of thin air.
This box contains some rice, flour, grain and oil, which Chen Jun used as a cover. Otherwise, it would be very conspicuous if he walked in empty-handed.
As soon as he entered, Chen Jun saw an old man selling meat at a stall, and a woman wearing a face scarf came over.
"How much is your pork?" The woman seemed to come to the black market frequently. She naturally took the kerosene lamp from the butcher and carefully looked at the meat on the stall.
"One cent and four cents per pound." The old man replied in a low voice.
"Don't want a ticket?"
"Of course, if I needed a ticket I wouldn't come here." From the sound of it, the old man seemed to laugh dryly a few times.
"Put on 40 pounds for me, don't be too skinny!"
These days fat meat is more popular than lean meat. Seeing that the old man offered the same price for fat and lean meat, the woman simply waved her hand and asked for 40 kilograms of it.
Hey!
As soon as the woman opened her mouth, she was startled by Chen Jun.
Are the people in the black market so rich? ? They just buy so much pork casually?
You have to know that it's summer now, and there are not many ways to preserve food. If pork is not handled properly, it will become smelly in two days.
The butcher didn't say anything. He picked up the knife and cut a few times skillfully, then started weighing the woman.
Chen Jun glanced at the old man's meat stall. It wasn't big, but there were at least 100 kilograms of pork, which should be quite large in the black market.
The woman paid the money, took the pork and left without saying anything.
Chen Jun found it very interesting, so he walked up to the butcher and chatted with him for a few words. Finally, he exchanged some grain for the ribs on the butcher's stall.
Spare ribs are not popular in this era. There is not much meat on the bones and the price is not cheap. However, Chen Jun likes to eat spare ribs very much. He bought some and planned to make some sweet and sour ribs or stew them in soup one day.
After getting familiar with the transaction process in the ghost market, Chen Jun became more interested. He could buy things here even without money, and food was even more popular than money.
Just like that, Chen Jun continued to stroll in the ghost market. Although this was a market, there were no roads in the woods at all, and the stalls were set up at random. But the further you went in, the more ordinary the things on the stalls became.
You can even see people selling second-hand clothes. No, judging by the degree of damage of the clothes, they might even be third-hand or fourth-hand.
But don’t underestimate these second-hand clothes, there are quite a lot of people choosing them in front of the stalls.
It can be seen that clothes were valuable items in this era and everyone was in short supply of them. People were willing to spend money to buy them even if they were second-hand.
Going further in, there are some stalls selling eggs, duck eggs, and old hens. I didn't see any stalls selling mutton and beef, and there weren't many selling pork either. Including the old man who just came in, Chen Jun only came across two pork stalls.
It depends on the situation. Buying meat on the black market is a matter of luck.
Passing by a small stall selling hoes and sickles, Chen Jun glanced forward and found that the back seemed even more deserted, with not even a few kerosene lamps.
Why? ?
This stall selling hoes is quite interesting.
In this era, farm tools such as hoes were all made of iron, far inferior to the steel ones of later generations, but the kitchen knives on this stall looked pretty good.
Chen Jun glanced at the stall owner and found that it was an old man in his forties and a young man in his early twenties who were setting up the stall.
"Uncle, did you buy these in wholesale or make them yourself?" Chen Jun asked casually as he picked up a kitchen knife.
The young man opened his mouth, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly closed it. The old man next to him replied, "I made them all myself, using good ingredients, but they're not cheap."
Ok?
Chen Jun smiled and glanced at the old man. He didn't expect that this man was so honest. He said right away that his things were not cheap.
No wonder this stall is so deserted. Ordinary people would definitely turn around and leave after hearing this.
"When~~~"
Chen Jun flicked the blade with his fingers and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
This knife is surprisingly good, its quality is almost as good as the prizes given out in the last cooking competition.
"Uncle, your craftsmanship is excellent!" Chen Jun said approvingly, and then continued to ask: "Is there anything of better quality? It would be best if I could have a complete set of kitchen knives."
The kitchen knives casually placed in front of the stall are already very good. The craftsmen who make kitchen knives and farm tools must have better treasures, but I am not sure whether they will be sold on the black market.
"Who are you?" The old man looked at Chen Jun warily, feeling that there was something wrong with the young man in front of him.
When a serious person buys a kitchen knife, why would he ask for a complete set?