Chapter 66 Grandpa, My Father Climbed the Widow's Wall

Following the map, Bai Nuo wandered around a nearly deserted old street until she finally spotted an old man sitting leisurely on a bamboo chair by the roadside.

Bai Nuo had only one thought at the time: This old man is really resistant to the cold!

After observing the system for a while, I went out and headed straight for the old man.

"Grandpa, I'm looking for someone. Do you know which house a man surnamed Tie lives in?" The voice was low and wooden, and he seemed to have no energy or spirit.

The old man lazily raised his head and saw that it was an ordinary young man with a hint of nervousness and unease in his eyes. After speaking, he subconsciously turned his head to look around.

It was obvious that this was his first time doing this. After observing his clothes, he nodded and waved to the alley on the left: "Old Tie's family lives in the third house from the back."

"Okay, thank you, sir."

After saying that, she carefully took out two milk candies from her pocket and handed them to the old man, pursing her lips as if worried that the old man wouldn't like them.

The old man couldn't help but smile, and reached out to take the milk candy: "Hehe, she's quite sensible. Go find someone without worry."

"Why!"

The young man nodded obediently and walked quickly towards the alley behind him.

The old man glanced down at the two candies in his hand, smiled, peeled off the wrappers, and popped them into his mouth, the rich milky aroma filling his mouth.

Suddenly, the old man turned around and glanced at the departing figure. He raised an eyebrow, chuckled, shook his head, and lay back down, but he put the remaining piece of candy in his pocket.

He didn't lack these things, after all, the whole area behind it belonged to his family. It was just rare to meet an interesting old man. He was a shrewd old man who had survived the war years and had seen all kinds of people.

No matter what they pretend to be, whether it's flattery or sincere gratitude, it's obvious at a glance.

The old man leaned back in his recliner with a smug look, pulled his worn but warm coat tighter around himself, squinted his eyes, and hummed an off-key tune. If someone knowledgeable listened carefully, they could tell it was an old version of traditional opera, which no one dared to sing anymore.

Bai Nuo walked into the alley, glanced slightly behind her, and a cunning glint flashed quickly in the depths of her eyes.

This old man is no ordinary person!

She grew up amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood in her previous life, and was extremely sensitive to murderous intent and the smell of blood. That old man had blood on his hands.

However, judging from his age and the aura he deliberately concealed, the blood on his hands, which belonged to an elder who survived the war years, might not necessarily be from humans or ghosts.

Bai Nuo's intuition told her that it was ghosts, and a damned bunch of ghosts!

Leading the humanoid to the third-to-last door, he knocked lightly twice and waited for about half a minute before the small door opened from the inside, revealing a large, burly man with a fierce-looking face.

Bai Nuo's lips twitched slightly as he looked speechlessly at the person inside the door.

Couldn't they have posted something more friendly? Are they afraid people won't know there's something wrong with it?

"Come in!"

Realizing he might have frightened someone, the burly man quickly spoke, deliberately lowering his voice.

He had no choice; he was originally in charge of security and maintaining order inside, and he had just been pulled in to temporarily fill in.

"Sell or buy?"

"Sell!"

The burly man glanced at Bai Nuo from head to toe, then fixed his gaze on the expressionless man behind her, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Inspect the goods."

Without wasting words, Bai Nuo quickly took his basket in front of him, lifted the cloth on top, and then opened the cloth bag inside.

These were all smuggled from the home of that fat pig director in Shanghai. A total of 1,000 catties of rice and 1,000 catties of flour. They were expensive on the black market without coupons, so you could make a lot of money.

The big man checked both baskets and, finding nothing wrong, let Bai Nuo pay five cents before letting them leave through the back gate.

This old, dilapidated street is a maze of interconnected streets, and the entire area is controlled by this black market. In addition, there are several strict checks at the entrance, both overt and covert, so there has never been any trouble since the beginning. Naturally, the business is better than the other black markets in the county.

Bai Nuo led the humanoid out through the back door and, guided by a few occasional people, they twisted and turned until they arrived at a door. Pushing open that door led to another street, which was full of people buying and selling things.

Some people carried baskets on their backs and sold their goods as they walked, while others found a place to put their things on the ground. In any case, compared to the other small black markets outside, this place was much freer and safer.

Bai Nuo walked around and listened to a few prices. She frowned slightly. She felt that selling things little by little was too troublesome. She had a lot of things, but she didn't come to the county town often. She also didn't have that much business sense to easily sell things at a high price that satisfied both parties.

She's always been bold and decisive, preferring to be straightforward. She's not cut out for the kind of cunning and manipulative business dealings.

"Ah Lei, come on, let's go out and find Grandpa."

Bai Nuo emphasized the word "Grandpa" loudly and clearly, making sure the people in the shadows could hear it clearly.

Regardless of the old man's status in this black market, even if he doesn't have a voice, he must know someone who does. Instead of going through the trouble of luring out other black market managers and then having to rack your brains to negotiate prices, it's better to just ask the old man for help.

It has to be said that Bai Nuo's intuition is really accurate, never missing anything in her past or present life, which may also be related to her exceptionally high mental strength.

That old man was definitely a shrewd person, but he had the straightforward temperament that Bai Nuo liked. These two traits didn't conflict, just like her older brother and uncle.

Therefore, Bai Nuo decided to go directly to the old man and become his adopted grandfather.

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