The two waited for a while, but no foreigners came, but two people with Asian faces came out.
At first, Chen Lishu thought they were overseas Chinese, but when she got closer and heard their conversation, she discovered that it was actually in Japanese.
Chen Lishu and Zhang Xue, who studied Japanese as a second foreigner, looked at each other. Chen Lishu took a step forward to stop the person first, and saluted and said hello.
With Chen Lishu at the beginning, Zhang Xue became more courageous. Although their pronunciation was not very standard, they were still able to communicate.
It was rare to meet a Chinese who could speak Japanese. The two Japanese were a little excited and asked them about a lot of local customs. Chen Lishu and Zhang Xue tried their best to explain to each other with their limited knowledge. Finally, Chen Lishu spent one hundred yuan.
I exchanged a remittance voucher with a face value of 150 yuan with the other party.
"Comrade, can you sell me your overseas remittance certificate? I can pay you one hundred and eleven."
Seeing the two Japanese leave, the middle-aged man who had previously redeemed the remittance coupons immediately came over and asked.
When Chen Lishu took out the money just now, he saw clearly that the other party counted ten cards in total.
I originally thought that the two girls would definitely agree to make ten yuan by flipping hands, but they didn't expect that the other party would refuse.
Chen Lishu smiled and shook her head: "My overseas remittance coupon has a face value of one hundred and fifty yuan, so it should cost at least one hundred and thirty yuan."
The middle-aged man smiled a little reluctantly: "Comrade, the price I exchanged with them is about the same."
The implication is that if you want so much, I might as well exchange it with a foreigner.
Chen Lishu smiled without forcing it.
Zhang Xue on the side was stunned.
She never knew that just by saying a few words and changing hands, she could earn more than ten or twenty yuan in one fell swoop. Her monthly salary in her original unit was only more than thirty yuan! The middle-aged man originally saw them
Two young girls must be easy to fool, but who knew that Chen Lishu actually had a good idea.
He had only exchanged less than one hundred yuan after staying here all morning. He was only annoyed that he had not mastered a foreign language. He thought that earning less was still money after all, so he gritted his teeth and said: "One hundred and two, really.
It can’t go any higher.”
Zhang Xue on the side heard that the other party could give one hundred and two, and pulled Chen Lishu's sleeve anxiously.
Chen Lishu still smiled and said nothing.
She had exchanged overseas remittance coupons before when she was in Shanghai. At that time, the exchange was one to one. Now she only wants one hundred and thirty, and she is almost certain that the other party will agree in the end.
Sure enough, there was no stalemate between the two sides and the man compromised soon after.
"Okay, you lesbian is really not easy. One hundred and three is one hundred and three." The man said and took out a dozen dollars, counted out one hundred and thirty yuan and handed it to Chen Lishu.
After the two parties completed the transaction, the man put away the overseas remittance coupons and said with a smile: "My name is Zhao Xingwang. Comrade, if you have overseas remittance coupons in the future, remember to come to me. I will definitely give you the highest price."
Chen Lishu smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll remember it."
After Zhao Xingwang left, Zhang Xue recovered from the shock. She excitedly took Chen Lishu's hand and said with some disbelief: "Just, in just a short time, you made thirty yuan? Lishu, you are really amazing!"
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Chen Lishu smiled and patted the back of her hand: "It's not that I'm great, it's the knowledge we learned that's great."
If she hadn't learned Japanese, she wouldn't have been able to earn the thirty yuan so smoothly.
"Anyway, you are the better one. If I had offered him one hundred and one, I would have agreed immediately."
After redeeming the overseas remittance coupons with Zhao Xingwang, the two waited for more than an hour before finally meeting another foreign-looking person walking from a distance.
This time, I was lucky enough to be an Englishman. Chen Lishu gave Zhang Xue all the dialogue opportunities and only helped to add a few sentences when Zhang Xue occasionally couldn't explain clearly.
Soon they found out that the man's name was Peter. They heard that Chen Lishu wanted to learn spoken English, and they enthusiastically expressed their willingness to help them. Although he would be returning to China in two days, they still said that they could come to see him tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
The conversation lasted for nearly half an hour before the two parties separated.
In the next two days, Chen Lishu and Zhang Xue went to meet Peter. The day before he left, Chen Lishu specially invited him to a state-owned restaurant for a meal and ordered several local specialties. Peter enjoyed the meal very much.
It can also be regarded as a great time for both the guest and the host.
Although they only met briefly, Peter's erudition and humor left a deep impression on the two of them.
Before leaving, Peter gave the unused overseas remittance coupons to the two of them, and Chen Lishu insisted on paying him the same amount of RMB.
"Just think of it as a souvenir. You can come to the school to find us next time you come to China."
After separating from Peter, Chen Lishu decided to take Zhang Xue to visit the Friendship Store.
"Didn't you see that there were guards at the door? We don't have admission cards, so we can't get in at all." Although she was very excited, Zhang Xue was still a little scared.
"What's so difficult about this?" Chen Lishu said and took Zhang Xue to the street opposite the Friendship Store to find Zhao Xingwang. Sure enough, he had a remittance card.
"They are all acquaintances, just use them as you like." When Zhao Xingwang heard that Chen Lishu wanted to rent an overseas remittance card, he happily took out an overseas remittance card from his pocket.
Renting it to others costs a few cents an hour, but he has been around this area for a long time and has seen a lot of people. He knows that Chen Lishu and Zhang Xue are bilingual. It must not be easy. Who knows if he can borrow the light in the future? How many cents will it cost to him?
It’s nothing, after all, many friends mean many paths.
"One code, one code. If you don't want the money, we have to find someone else." Chen Lishu insisted with a smile.
Naturally, she wouldn't take advantage of Zhao Xingwang's few cents, there was really no need.
Zhao Xingwang saw this and said with a smile: "The going rate is two cents for half an hour. Let's calculate it based on time when you two come out."
Chen Lishu nodded, took the overseas remittance card he handed over, and entered the Friendship Store with Zhang Xue.
This was Zhang Xue's first time entering the Friendship Store. The dazzling array of goods made her feel like she couldn't get enough of them.
Beautiful clothes and shoes, as well as refrigerators, TVs, bicycles, etc., there are all kinds of things that are available here and some that are not available outside.
The two of them walked around the entire three floors carefully, and finally Chen Lishu pulled Zhang Xue to stop in front of a counter selling accessories.
There were exquisite brooches inside, and Chen Lishu fell in love with one of them, a silver hollow brooch.
The workmanship is exquisite and the style is simple and elegant. No matter when you look at it, it will never go out of style.
When I asked about the price, it wasn't cheap. It actually cost ten yuan a piece.
"Comrade has good taste, this one is made of sterling silver, and the workmanship is fine, so the price is naturally more expensive."
"I'll buy two."
Soon Chen Lishu paid the money and handed one of the coins to Zhang Xue: "Here, it's a birthday gift."
Zhang Xue didn't expect that she would remember his birthday, and he was so moved that he wanted to hug her and kiss her: "Lishu, you are so kind to me."
Chen Lishu smiled: "A brooch will be good for you? Then if I add more money, can I kidnap you?"
Zhang Xue waved her hand: "No, no, I'll go with you now."
The two of them stayed in the Friendship Store for more than 40 minutes. Chen Lishu returned the overseas remittance card and paid Zhao Xingwang 30 cents.
Zhang Xue and I were about to take the bus back to school when we suddenly bumped into Lu Chengming and Lin Xiaohui turning from the street corner.
The two of them were leaning against each other, arms touching each other. The moment they saw Chen Lishu, the smiles on their faces suddenly faded a lot.