Chapter Thirty-ninth Three Moves Friendship Store (Part 1)
"Dad, give me your car keys. I'm going out to meet a classmate and will be back around four o'clock!"
Sun Yuan also succinctly described the shopping process to his mother. Of course, he did not mention that his eldest brother treated everyone to a large Coke that cost 80 cents. After eating two large Cokes, he felt sorry for his eldest brother, not to mention his frugal mother.
The grandson's parents had been thinking about Sun Jian taking the two sisters of the Liu family out to buy electronic watches. This time, due to their own reasons, the Liu family spent 27 yuan at a time. They hoped that the eldest son would not mess up the matter. After listening,
Sun Yuan's words put your mind at ease.
"Jianjian, why don't you bring a watch?"
Sun's father handed Sun Jian the bicycle key and suddenly found that his wrist was empty.
"Dad, when I came back yesterday, I went to the dormitory to wash my work clothes. I was afraid that my watch would get wet, so I put it under the pillow. I forgot to take it with me when I left!"
Sun Jian had already thought of an excuse. If his eighty-five-yuan Gemstone watch was lost, his parents would be really distressed for half a year. They would have to think of ways to buy a new one for him, and the family would be seriously overspending.
Sun Jian and Sun Jian attended the traditional Chinese medicine class of the health school. There were two students from the third grade (first) class of Jiangcheng No. 5 Middle School, and one from the third grade (second grade) class. They were both Jianggang students. They even visited their classmates’ homes during winter and summer vacations.
, have a meal at home.
Sun's father didn't have the slightest suspicion about Sun Jian going out to meet his classmates.
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Jianggang first built Jianggang No. 1 Guesthouse on Gangcheng No. 2 Road in the fourth neighborhood, referred to as Yizhao. Then it established Jianggang No. 2 Guesthouse in No. 11 neighborhood, referred to as Erzhao. Later, it built Jianggang No. 1 Guesthouse on Gangcheng Avenue near No. 3.
Gangcheng No. 3 Guest House, referred to as Sanzhao, was built on Gong Road. In its previous life, it was changed to Jianggang Hotel.
Sun Jian had never dealt with Jianggang Yi Zhao, Er Zhao and Sanzhao in his previous life, but every time he took a bus or drove back to Jiangkou, he passed the entrance of Sanzhao. Every time he saw foreigners coming in and out, business was pretty good.
In my heart, I thought that Sanzhao was Jianggang's hotel specially designed to receive foreigners, and there would definitely be a friendship store inside.
Sanzhao occupies a vast area. The Friendship Hotel is the largest, has the largest variety of goods, and has the best business. People from Jianggang who go abroad for business have to exchange their foreign currencies for foreign exchange coupons when they come back to buy imported goods here. The surrounding factories and mines and enterprises
The remaining foreign exchange rolls in the hands of the university's overseas staff are also consumed here.
In this era, foreigners and compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan cannot use foreign currency directly when they come to China, whether for tourism, visiting relatives or investing. They must exchange foreign currency for foreign exchange rolls or RMB at the Bank of China. One US dollar is exchanged for 3.5 yuan in foreign exchange rolls or RMB.
The equivalent value of RMB, one hundred Hong Kong dollars to forty yuan foreign exchange coupons or the equivalent value of RMB.
Sun Jian exchanged 100 US dollars for a 300-yuan foreign exchange coupon and 50 yuan in RMB at the Bank of China. The 300-yuan foreign exchange coupon was intended to buy a watch with a gem flower plate and a calendar at the Sanzhao Friendship Store. Since this was the place to use the foreign exchange coupon
, the price of Gemstone Flower Card is definitely cheaper than that of Gangcheng Department Store, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many people buying foreign exchange coupons.
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The afternoon sun shines hotly on the skin. Except for a few trams with long braids, there are very few motor vehicles on the street. There are not many bicycles at this time. Many young people riding bicycles have the sun on their heads.
He was wearing a hat and sunglasses with a trademark attached to them.
Sun Jian has long legs and a 28-year-old bicycle. Sun's father has maintained it very well. He is riding fast. In less than a quarter of an hour, he passed through the Jiangcheng Steel Institute (later merged into Jiangcheng University of Science and Technology) and saw the sign of the Jiangcheng Steel No. 3 Guesthouse. It was crowded with people.
, a tricycle dragging a Toshiba refrigerator and a Panasonic washing machine came out of the yard, followed by a young man and woman and an old man, all three of them smiling.
This old man may be a professor from Jiangcheng Steel Institute or Jiangcheng Water Institute. He exchanged unused foreign currency for business trips abroad into foreign exchange coupons after returning to China, and bought refrigerators and washing machines with his son and wife. This is also a group of people who became rich first.
Sun Jian carried a canvas schoolbag and locked his bicycle in the spacious yard. If you had come on a 28-year-old bicycle in the previous life, the security guard would not let him in.
“Little brother, do you want a foreign exchange coupon?”
Before Sun Jian entered the door of Friendship Store, a young man with long hair came forward to greet him. There were six or seven young people at the door holding signs for purchasing foreign exchange coupons, staring at every customer, foreign guest or overseas Chinese who came in and out.
"Kaizi, how much does it cost to exchange a hundred yuan of foreign exchange coupons?"
Sun Jian asked calmly, speaking fluently in Jiangcheng dialect.
"Little brother, if you buy it, it's one hundred and thirty yuan, if you sell it, it's one hundred and twenty-five yuan, and the kidnapper earns five yuan of his hard-earned money!"
"Thank you kidnapper! Shall I go inside first and take a look?"
Foreign exchange rolls are a product of a special era. In his previous life, during the implementation period, Sun Jian was still in school. When he entered Jiangcheng Health School in 1982, he saw scalpers buying foreign exchange rolls in front of the Jiang Chang Hotel. He only knew that foreign exchange rolls were equivalent to RMB.
What is the ratio of foreign exchange rolls to RMB on the black market? He doesn’t know!
Don't underestimate these scalpers who resell foreign exchange and foreign exchange rolls. They wear T-shirts, suit shorts, slippers, and carry a schoolbag stained with sweat and oil. When there is no business, they sit on a small bench with dull eyes and drowsiness.
They are similar to those who ride tricycles outside. The target appears, their eyes are shrewd, they can observe people's words, they are eloquent, they can also speak a few words of daily English, and they can also speak a few words with foreigners. They have great magical powers. They are the ones in the market who are familiar with U.S. dollars and
Forex roll market value for people!
Sun Jian looked calm, knowing in his heart that the foreign exchange roll must be worth more than the RMB, but he did not expect that it was 30% higher, which is equivalent to a 30% depreciation of the RMB against the US dollar!
As a second generation, when I look back and think about it, I feel relieved. Hong Kong, which is adjacent to the Pengcheng Special Economic Zone, is still under British rule. It is an international financial market where the Hong Kong dollar is linked to the US dollar. The official pricing of the US dollar and the RMB is one US dollar.
3.5 yuan, but it is not recognized by the international financial market, and the black market price is one dollar to six or seven yuan!
On September 26 last year, it was broadcast that the Sino-British draft on the Hong Kong issue had been signed, and China would take back Hong Kong on July 1, 1997. Everyone was excited.
On October 1st, in Tiananmen Square, the country held a grand fireworks show. The motherland was singing for joy, and the people were singing about the prosperity of the great motherland.
When foreigners and overseas Chinese leave the mainland, excess foreign exchange rolls and RMB are not allowed to be refunded, which means that they cannot be exchanged for one U.S. dollar at the Bank of China at the rate of 3.5 yuan in RMB or foreign exchange rolls. I hope you spend it all! If you can't spend it all, you can allow it.
If you carry foreign exchange coupons and RMB out of the country, you are welcome to come back for consumption next time!
Sun Jian didn't care about these things in his previous life, and there were still many things he didn't know clearly. This chapter has been completed!