"You can think about this." Fang Yuan nodded.

"Hey, hey, Fangyuan, if you really buy a house with a dollar, I can guarantee that I can buy you so many more houses in a month."

"Well! Let's take a look and talk about it later!"

"Okay." Lao Cao nodded.

The two chatted for a while, and then Fangyuan left with the box.

Instead of going home directly, he drove his jeep to the Friendship Store.

Although he didn't know that the Friendship Store existed now, he knew where the Friendship Store was.

Didu Friendship Store is located along East Chang'an Street, on the bustling Jianguomenwai Street, adjacent to the embassy district, and the transportation is extremely convenient.

The Didu Friendship Store has four floors, with a business area of ​​more than 9,000 square meters. The shopping environment is spacious, bright, comfortable and elegant, with complete supporting facilities and a very rich cultural atmosphere.

Fangyuan has passed by here several times, but he always thought that there was no Friendship Store yet, so he didn't pay attention.

This time it was different. This time he came here just for the sake of it, so he quickly found a place after arriving here.

Fangyuan parked the car on the side of the road and took a look at the four-story building.

There were many people at the door of the building. These people were surrounding the door. Needless to say, they were not allowed in. These people either came to see something strange, or some people went in and waited outside.

Fangyuan came over and had a knife ready in his pocket.

"Hello, comrade! You can't go in." As soon as Fangyuan reached the door and was about to go in, he was stopped by someone.

"Why can't I come in?" Fang Yuan glanced at the person blocking him.

This is a middle-aged man. Looking at the clothes he is wearing, you can tell that he is an employee of the Friendship Store.

"I'm sorry, comrade, we have rules here, only..."

Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, Fangyuan took out a bunch of beautiful knives and said, "This is the only one who can enter, right?"

"Uh! Sorry, please come in." Seeing the beautiful knife in Fangyuan's hand, the middle-aged man quickly let him go.

Fangyuan shook his head and didn't understand why there was such a rule. This is domestic, not foreign. Doesn't this give the Chinese people a feeling of inferiority?

But there is no way, he can't change anything, or it's not something he can change.

After entering, Fangyuan immediately frowned. Chinese people were not allowed to enter a place like this! Fangyuan thought how nice it was inside.

I really didn’t know it until I saw it, and I was shocked when I saw it. But I was shocked because it was so shabby here.

Let’s put it this way! If you compare this place with Sanyou Department Store, Sanyou Department Store is a supermarket, and this place is just a grocery store at best, so there is no comparison at all.

However, it is normal that this place is not as good as Sanyou Department Store, because Sanyou Department Store is a luxury store, and this is just a store.

Let’s put it this way! The things sold here are pretty good, even compared to some ordinary stores abroad. Maybe this is what attracts everyone!

TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and other household appliances are basically all available here.

There are also some foreign brand clothes, but these are probably only foreigners who will buy them, and Chinese people will not wear them at this time.

It’s not that I don’t want to wear it, it’s that I don’t dare to wear it.

Also, many of the foods sold here are only available abroad, but this is normal because the original service target here is international friends.

Let's put it this way! Many large items that cannot be bought in department stores can be bought here, and you can even buy cars, which Fangyuan did not expect.

Of course, these cars are not new, but are obsolete from various embassies.

Even though they are obsolete cars, in the eyes of many people, even in the eyes of Chinese people, these are good things. It can be said that more than 99% of people in China cannot afford them.

"Comrade, what do you want to buy?" Seeing Fangyuan stop and look, a salesperson came over and asked.

This is open to the outside world, so of course it can't be like a department store where you have to wait for customers to ask.

"Hello! May I ask, how do you sell this TV?" Fangyuan asked, pointing to a 17-inch color TV.

In fact, there is no shortage of TV sets in Fangyuan. There are many in his space, and all of them are color TV sets, and many are even larger than this.

The reason why he asked this was to know how much this 17-inch color TV would cost in China.

"Comrade, this TV is relatively expensive." The salesperson glanced at Fangyuan and said.

"I know it's expensive, I just wanted to ask about the price."

People who can get into this place can be said to be either rich or expensive, so the salesperson did not dare to neglect it and said: "This is a 17-inch color TV set, costing 3,260 US dollars each."

"Hiss!" Fangyuan took a breath of air when he heard the price.

But it’s normal to think about it. In the 1980s, TV technology was already very mature, and a 14-inch color TV cost more than 2,000 yuan.

And they are made in China. The ones sold here are all imported from abroad. They are still 17 inches and cost more than 3,200 US dollars. It is normal.

It is now 1977, and the U.S. dollar has depreciated again. Now one U.S. dollar can only be exchanged for one RMB 70.3 cents, which is 3,260 U.S. dollars, and the exchange rate for RMB is only over 5,600 RMB.

To be honest, the U.S. knife depreciated really fast. You must know that when Fangyuan first arrived in Little Devil Country, one U.S. dollar could be exchanged for almost two yuan.

But this is not the lowest point yet. By next year, that is, in 1978, one US dollar will only be exchanged for more than 1.50 RMB. The year after that, in 1979, 1 US dollar will be exchanged for less than 1.5 RMB.

Anyway! It’s really not expensive to buy a 17-inch color TV for more than 5,600 yuan, at least it’s not expensive now.

Of course, there is a premise for this, that is, you must have a beautiful knife. If you don't have a beautiful knife, the price will be much higher if you exchange it from someone else.

"Let me take another look!" Fangyuan said to the salesperson.

"OK!"

After Fangyuan left, he went directly upstairs. He planned to look down from above, mainly because he didn't know what was sold upstairs.

To be honest, Fangyuan was disappointed with the upstairs, because the things sold upstairs were not as good as those downstairs, but this is normal. Generally, stores or department stores put the best things on the first floor.

It seems that this place is not exempt from the custom. It also puts good things on the first floor. As for what is sold on the second floor, they are actually local specialties from all over the country.

Yes! They are domestic. Originally, Fangyuan thought that all the goods sold in the Friendship Store were imported goods, but it seems that is not the case.

No wonder there are no people upstairs, most people are downstairs, maybe it’s because of this!

Although Fangyuan was disappointed, he was disappointed that this place did not only sell imported items, rather than the local specialties from various places.

To be honest, in Fangyuan's eyes, these local specialties shipped from all over the country are no worse than those imported from abroad.

So Fangyuan started buying, buying, buying, and he would buy anything that looked good.

When buying it, Fangyuan felt very unbalanced! A box of these local specialties from various places only cost a few US dollars, but the non-staple food on the first floor cost more than ten or twenty US dollars per box.

It seems that these local specialties from all over the country are not as good as those imported foods, how can Fangyuan feel balanced.

In Fangyuan's eyes, these local specialties are countless times better than those imported foods.

One of the advantages of shopping at Youyi Store is that it is delivered to your door. As long as the items you buy cannot be carried, Youyi Store will be responsible for delivering them to your home.

What’s more, you don’t need to pick up things when you want to buy them here. As long as you tell them what you want, the salesperson will remember them for you one by one, just like the waiters in a hotel, and bring them to you when you leave.

Fangyuan didn’t know how much she bought, but it was a lot, but she hadn’t paid yet.

Then Fangyuan came to the first floor, quickly walked around the first floor, and then stopped in front of a Lincoln sedan.

This is a car that was discarded by an embassy. Looking at the appearance of this car, you can tell that it was discarded because it was too dilapidated.

If it were someone else, they might still consider whether they can still drive it after buying it, but for Yuan Yuan, this problem does not exist at all.

He now wants to know how much this car costs. If the price is right, he can definitely buy it.

"How much does this car cost?" Fangyuan asked the salesperson beside him.

"Comrade, do you want to buy this car?"

"I haven't thought about it yet. The main thing is to ask about the price. If the price is right, it's not impossible to consider."

"Comrade, you have to think carefully. This car is almost scrapped. It's not worth spending so much money to buy a scrap car."

"It doesn't matter, I didn't say buy it and drive it, just tell me how much it costs!"

The salesperson glanced at Fangyuan and said, "Okay! This car was eliminated by the embassy and sells for three thousand dollars."

"Three thousand dollars!" Fangyuan looked at the salesperson in surprise.

"Comrade, don't think this is cheap. Three thousand dollars is already very expensive. It's okay if you can drive it, but if you can't drive it, it's worse than a bicycle." The salesperson said to Yuan Yuan.

Fangyuan wanted to say to the salesperson: When did I say it was cheap? I meant it was very expensive.

You must know that this car is not even worth two hundred dollars in the United States. Unexpectedly, it is sold for three thousand dollars in China.

For three thousand dollars, you can buy a very good car in the United States. These foreigners are really stupid. They want to sell a junk car for three thousand dollars.

"Can this car be cheaper?" Fangyuan asked the salesperson.

"I'm sorry, comrade, we are also selling this car on behalf of others. We will sell it for whatever price others say. We have no right to change the price."

Hearing what the salesperson said, Fangyuan thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay! Three thousand is three thousand, I want it."

"Ah! Comrade, do you really want it?"

"Yes, I really want it."

Fangyuan is not asking for a car! He is asking for a license plate number. It is not like the later generations who would give you a license plate when you buy a car.

Nowadays, license plates are not issued to individuals at all, even if you buy a car.
Chapter completed!