I spent a lot of time catching grasshoppers, and for five days and in the middle of the night I caught crickets. After a long time of hard work, I just had to sell a popsicle for money.

When he went to his grandpa's house for the first time and learned the art of making grasshopper cages from his eldest grandma, Li Xuewu knew the value of packaging as a bonus.

The next year, Li Xuewu made his own grasshopper cages, caught the grasshoppers himself, put them in the cages and sold them.

Of course, there is also a trick on his part here. Crickets cannot be sold in cages. They must be placed in porcelain jars and must be kept in a dark environment.

So Li Xuewu followed the hawker for a long time, and then he learned that there was a flower, bird, fish and insect market far away from home, selling second-hand goods and these gadgets.

Even though the capital city was in ruins back then, its heritage was still there, and there were still many people wearing long robes and mandarin jackets on the streets at that time.

There are also those who are old and young, and those who used to eat hard-core crops still like these.

Of course, I don’t like it as much as I did back then, and I don’t play as crazy as I did back then. I just treat it as a pastime.

This pastime only costs a small amount of money. Grasshoppers and gourds make nice calls, and young people and children like them.

People at that time liked to put the grasshopper cage in their sleeves and play with it while walking, sleeping or meeting friends for tea and listen to the sound.

There are special playing pieces for crickets, including ceramic ones and gourd ones. When fighting crickets, they will be released from the small bottle. The crickets will be fought in a special "colosseum" and surrounded by a lot of heads.

Look at this thing.

Not to mention, Li Xuewu sold too many of the invincible iron-armored Jiangjun, Black Tai Sui, Red-robed Monkey King, etc.

Later, the yard was rummaged through and no one could find anything good, so Li Xuewu took his friends out of the city to look for it.

At that time, it was said that the "Fudi'er Cricket" in Sujiatuo and the "Qingmatou" in Fushouling were better, but these two places were too far away, and Li Xuewu's range of activities was only just across the moat at most.

There are many graveyards outside the moat. Going to the graveyards at night to catch crickets is a must.

The crickets in the grave circle are particularly black and fierce. They look good and the price is high.

Although the "origin" is a bit shady, Li Xuewu learned packaging from his grandma and also learned what deception is from the vendors.

Because when the crickets they collected from the vendors came to the market, they said they were from Sujiatuo. Li Xuewu also did the same thing. If he caught them and looked at the quality, he would go wherever he could. If he sold them for five points more, he would get five points.

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It was at that time that Lao Biaozi and others began to believe in Li Xuewu and knew that they would eat popsicles with their elder brother.

It was also at that time that Li Xuewu learned that unity is strength and sharing is gain.

Sneaking out of home in the middle of the night and running so far to catch crickets, he felt a little timid all by himself.

But if you go with five or six children, you won’t be afraid. Those who have flashlights should bring flashlights, and those who don’t should bring lanterns.

I caught a lot of crickets, and I became more courageous. I don't know how many pedestrians passed by the grave circle were frightened.

When Li Xuewu was driving and telling Gu Ning these things about his childhood, he unknowingly arrived at the flea market.

"You were so naughty when you were little~"

Gu Ning couldn't help but sigh when she saw Li Xuewu pull over the car.

Li Xuewu took out the car keys and said with a smile: "What's the point? I'll tell you the story about how we fell asleep in the graveyard in the evening because we were so tired."

Gu Ning knew that Li Xuewu was trying to scare her, but would she still be afraid of this?

"Is there a good morgue story?"

"Forehead……"

Li Xuewu also forgot that his wife was also a ruthless person who didn't say much.

"You are a cruel person~"

"Pfft~"

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, got out of the car, and followed the flow of people towards the flea market.

Things haven't changed much here, except that people are better dressed and in better spirits.

The old stuff sold on both sides of the road is still the rags that are reluctant to be thrown away by the entrusted stores, or the entrusted stores will not accept them.

So some people here also call it the shabby city.

Water jars, Kang mats, stoves, jars, jars, old rice bowls, in any case, there are all kinds of daily necessities. There is nothing you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't buy here.

There are also some craftsmen here who secretly come over to set up stalls after get off work, without shouting and selling only a few items, just like those selling secondhand goods. In fact, they are doing crafts.

For example, those who repair pens, those who twist faces, those who sharpen pots and bowls, those who sharpen knives and scissors, those who shave heads, those who mend pots, those who play cotton and those who repair shoes, and those who use small chisels to make engravings.

Gu Ning seemed to be Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden. Everything was new and strange. She had never been to a place like this before.

It is narrow and cramped, the roads are not so neat and smooth, and the people here are the most ordinary people in the Fourth Nine Cities, and they also have the most difficult life.

Although the clothes of Li Xuewu and Gu Ning are not the most conspicuous here, they are still very prominent. Some people will look at them with blank or doubtful eyes.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Xuewu and Gu Ning are both big-hearted and content, and do not care about these looks.

While walking along the secondhand stalls and buying nothing, Gu Ning felt much happier.

Maybe it's because a woman's natural talent for shopping has awakened in her body, or maybe it's because the time spent with Li Xuewu is wonderful. Anyway, Li Xuewu thinks Gu Ning is very happy.

After passing through the long alley, the two finally saw an area filled with flowers, birds, fish and insects.

It's more lively here, and there are a lot less people. After all, at this time, there are not so many people who can play games, and even fewer are gardening flowers and walking birds.

However, the clothes of Li Xuewu and Li Xuewu don't show much here. Many people here are dressed more neatly.

"This is the canna, this is the cockscomb, the nail plant, the passion flower..."

Gu Ning lit pots of flowers and plants and introduced them to Li Xuewu. Li Xuewu also nodded and looked at the price.

The flowers and plants here are all common, and this is what Zhou Yamei and Gu Ning grow in their yard.

However, it is better to plant these flowers in front of and behind the house, but there must be a place. It seems that it is suitable for people like Li Xuewu who live in a villa, but not for those who live in a courtyard, and they must raise potted flowers.

Therefore, although what Li Xuewu sees now are ordinary flowers, there is a market for them. On the contrary, they are more popular because they are cheap.

"Hey, there are also tulips and dianthus here."

Li Xuewu also had a thief's eye, and he cut the flowers at the door of a shop with one glance.

It's not easy to see these flowers here. Both of these are foreign flowers.

There have been flower shops in Forty-Nine City for a long time. In 1947, there were 27 flower shops. Later, in 56 years, they were all owned by the public.

The two former Shijie and Wanshun flower factories in Chongwenmen merged into one, called the No. 1 flower and tree store in Beijing, and now it is called Chongwenmen Flower Shop, specializing in this kind of foreign flowers.

Gu Ning also liked this thing, but she stood by the flower pot and looked at it for a while before pulling Li Xuewu inside.

“I’ll buy it when I get back”

"Okay~"

Gu Ning's answering voice was a little sweet, and Li Xuewu couldn't help but laugh.

Sometimes I don't say it, but when you say it, I will agree.

Li Xuewu is also an old hand at flowers. He can't recognize all the flowers on both sides of the alley, but he still understands some of the flowers that are more delicate than flowers.

The gardenias and jasmines we saw next were relatively high-end. The gardenia flowers were white and fragrant, and everyone loved them. When the jasmines were in full bloom, their fragrance would spread far and wide.

"Buy some pots of jasmine"

Li Xuewu smelled it carefully and suggested to Gu Ning: "Put two pots upstairs and two pots downstairs."

"Okay, gardenias smell good too"

Gu Ning pursed her lips and nodded, but after agreeing, she mentioned that she also wanted gardenias.

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I'll buy it too."

After the two of them finished speaking, they walked forward, ready to look at all the flowers in this alley.

The store owner who saw the customers clearly heard that the two were about to buy something, but when he came out, he found that the people were gone, so he had to go back muttering.

Flowers, birds, fish and insects are a big category, so once you pass the area selling flowers, you will be selling birds.

The boundary between the two areas is not obvious, because when you walk over, many flower pots have bird cages hanging on them.
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