Start with a college teacher

Chapter 21 Shopping
Days passed day by day.

After staying in this era for a long time, Shen Guanglin found that there were not many extracurricular activities for his classmates.

Many people's greatest hobby is writing poetry.

If you can't recite a few seemingly obscure but actually obscure poems, you are embarrassed to go out.

Mr. Shen is very low-key. It has been a long time since he made the song "I Want to Give the World a Moment".

Indeed, apart from studying, everyone does not know what to do.

Shen Guanglin knew what he was going to do, he was going to climb the mountain with his new friend.

This friend named Wang Shishi is 29 years old this year, and he is not married yet. No wonder he is jealous when he sees a girl.

Pharaoh can't chase girls, but he's good at climbing mountains.

After inquiring, I found out that he was a civil engineer who built a railway, and his father was the deputy director of a railway bureau, and he also had some ability and background in the local area.

When Lao Wang came to Beijing this time, he also followed the free train provided by the Railway Bureau to play, and then he went to work at the Foreign Economic and Trade Commission to work on attracting investment.

"Brother, let's talk about things on the Beijing-Guangzhou line casually. If my brother is flat, but the bandits in Nanyue are bad, my brother is still flat." Lao Wang stood at the position of the crooked neck tree in Meishan, remembering the past and present.

Unfortunately, just a few years ago, this old locust tree was cut down, which was said to be ominous.

Of course, the current Meishan is now called Jingshan.

"What's the point of this? How can Nanyue's bandits be so powerful?"

"In our railway circle, there has always been a saying, 'The train is easy to ride, Hengyang is sad', that is to say, when passing there, the conductors must close the window curtains, or else."

"Otherwise, there will be people soliciting customers? Are you staying in a hotel? There is hot water."

Shen Guanglin and Lao Wang laughed.

"Mr. Shen, what sports do you like?"

"Golf."

"When I have money, I will play golf, and I will build a golf course."

"Ambition!"

There are really few sports activities now, and the students in the class are also less engaged in football and basketball. The most sports they play is table tennis, and the rest is chess and Go.

And these are not what Shen Guanglin likes.

Fortunately, there is little beauty Li Li to relieve the boredom. If there is no Song Xiaoyu to join in the fun, it will be more perfect.

However, the days without Xiaoyu as a light bulb are not so perfect, because at such moments, another person often appears, that is Li Li's sister Li Rong.

Every weekend, this young lady in uniform will come over, and she is also bored and tight.

No matter what this big girl in Beijing does, she is always in a hurry.

Sometimes she even takes Shen Guanglin and her younger sister Li Li home.

The younger sister sits on the side of the bucket, and the elder brother Guanglin sits in the back row.

Gossip?

Miss no fear!
Uncle Li and Aunt Song didn't dislike Shen Guanglin either. They were very enthusiastic every time they came, and even wanted to find an introducer to help them clarify their relationship.

Especially after learning that Shen Guanglin became a teacher at Jingcheng University, they were even more happy, and even gave Xiao Shen a red envelope as a gift.

Shen Guanglin sternly refused, he is no better now than before.

He has money.

With $35500 in his arms, he is now more confident than anyone else.

It is also very uncomfortable to have money and not be able to show whiteness.

And the uncle and aunt don't know how much money Shen Guanglin has. How much money can a university teacher make?

Life is not only romantic, but also firewood, rice, oil and salt. It's really not good. We can help.

Lao Li and Aunt Song also wanted to see Shen Guanglin's character, and wondered if they would be happy in the future if they handed over their daughter to him.

During the inspection, the most speculative ones were Shen Guanglin and Lao Li. They had common topics, such as the international situation, such as the development of weapons.

The war with its southern neighbors has just ended, and it is already quite backward in terms of weapons and equipment.

Especially the firearms made during the movement have many faults and thieves, and they have long been unbearable to use.

However, due to the need for confidentiality, they generally do not talk about these, but instead talk about the rifle-M16 used by Citi.

Anyone who has played chicken knows that the M16 uses a 5.56mm caliber bullet, which is different from the 7.62mm Type 56 used in our country.

The Type 56 is a member of the AK gun family. It was a good gun at first, and then the quality was not good enough to develop the Type 81.

Looking at the world, since World War II, the war between M16 and AK47 has spread to every corner of the world.

In addition to talking about weapons and equipment, they also talked about their income. During a small talk, Lao Li asked, "If you were in the United States, how much money would a university teacher make a month?"

"Not necessarily, it depends on the level and the ability. The teachers in our school are about 8000-10 US dollars. When I was a graduate student, the boss was quite powerful. He would fool around and pick up jobs. The living expenses paid to me were about 3000 yuan a month."

"A dollar?"

"correct."

Students can take this money, and Lao Li suddenly doesn't want to talk.

Shen Guanglin did not say that his average cost of studying abroad was 3 US dollars per month.

Lao Li also often goes abroad. During his overseas inspection, the working capital given to him by the group was only 200 US dollars.

……

The hard conditions in Shen Guanglin's dormitory are getting better and better, and Miss Li Rong likes it more.

Moreover, this eldest lady never notified in advance that she wanted to come, and would kill her at every turn.

For the convenience of entering the house, she also provided a special key, and she also bought some vegetables from time to time.

She even became friends with Brother Zhao next door and Sister Zhao, and brought milk powder and eggs to their "Little Zhao".

"Xiao Shen, is Xiao Li your partner, and when will you get married?" Sister Zhao is really a warm-hearted person who cares about many things.

"Which Xiao Li?" Shen Guanglin pretended to be stupid.

"Who else? Xiao Li, who works in the Public Security Bureau."

"Sister Zhao, don't ruin the reputation of other people's girls. We are innocent. Besides, don't you think my sister and I are more compatible?"

"you are a teacher?"

"correct."

"Is she a student?"

"That's right!"

"Are teachers and students a good match?"

"..."

"I think it's better for you to think about your elder sister. The way your elder sister looks at you is wrong."

"Yes, I feel it too. You think she's coveting my beauty too, don't you?"

Sister Zhao was defeated.

It was another weekend. Before the young lady came over, Shen Guanglin decided to go to the Friendship Store alone.

Men also need to shop.

He felt he needed a TV and a bicycle in particular.

With the TV, I won't feel bored if I invite Li Li over.

With a bicycle, he can take Li Li's sister for a ride.

As for the lady, please go a little farther.

After simply ordering, go out, and put 1000 US dollars in your arms, which is enough!

Shen Guanglin, who has huge assets, even thinks he can buy the whole world.

There is a piece of bad news, Shen Guanglin has already understood it clearly: the current official exchange rate is also a real pit, the US dollar against the RMB turned out to be 1:1.49.

Well, 1 to 8, 1 to 9.

It is not without good news. In this era of no ID card, a work permit is the best proof of identity. With a work permit and a letter of introduction, you can travel all over the world.

The problem of identity is almost completely solved!
Shen Guanglin has a work permit from Jingcheng University.

Start with a certificate, and the content depends entirely on editing.

Having a university teaching certificate is a natural "good person"

He can even say that he is an overseas Chinese or a foreign teacher, and go to the Friendship Store to pretend that he is a foreigner.

The location of Jingcheng Friendship Store has also been clear. It is located on Jianguomenwai Street, with very convenient transportation.

It's a pity that the slogan on their door is not very friendly: this store accepts foreign guests, and no unrelated people are allowed to enter.

Standing at the gate of the store, Shen Guanglin was mulling a rhetoric in his heart, and a guy next to him who was in charge of Beijing films came over: "Dude, do you want to exchange coupons?"

What kind of business is this?
cattle?

"How did you change it?" Shen Guanglin decided to find out first.

"You come with me."

The young man sneakily took Shen Guanglin to the shady place at the intersection of the street. This location was good, and it was not easy for outsiders to see it. If he really escaped, it would be relatively smooth.

"RMB exchange for coupon 2 for 1, coupon exchange for RMB 1 for 1.5."

This is the price difference that people earn, and it really is a naked good business.

"Then help me exchange some renminbi. You know the current exchange rate between the US dollar and the renminbi. I have some US dollars here that I haven't had time to exchange for foreign exchange coupons."

As Shen Guanglin spoke, he took out a few hundred dollar bills from his pocket, pretending that he was a veteran here.

US dollars can be exchanged for foreign exchange coupons at the official face price.However, in the embassy area, there are also many people who want to directly exchange RMB for foreign exchange, because these people have the convenience of going abroad, and buying color TV with foreign currency is much cheaper than Friendship Store.

Of course, the scalper is very happy to directly exchange foreign currency for Shen Guanglin.

"Are all of them in RMB?"

"No, I still have to go to the Friendship Store to buy things. I definitely can't exchange them all for you." Shen Guanglin didn't come to exchange RMB, he came to buy things.

"Brother, I have both foreign exchange coupons and RMB here. You can exchange them directly with me. Now the exchange rate of RMB to USD is 1.49. I will calculate 1.5 for you. If it is converted into RMB, it is 1.5, and I will give you 2.25 yuan 2 directly."

"The math is good, the deal!" It turns out that this is black market trading.

That's how the exchange rate difference came about.

The official USD/RMB ratio is 1:1.49, and it is 1:2.3 when trading privately. As more and more people can go abroad, the domestic people's demand for foreign exchange is increasing, and the private exchange rate is getting higher and higher.

After several setbacks, the scalper went back many times to withdraw money, and Shen Guanglin's $1000 was finally exchanged for 750 yuan in foreign exchange coupons and 1150 yuan.

Win-win!

Next is the time to go shopping and test your acting skills.

Shen Guanglin tidied up his clothes, and swaggered into the Friendship Store.

Sure enough, he was stopped at the door, "Sir, this is the Friendship Store, you can't break in."

"Why, Why did my colleague tell me that I can shop here? Just use this."

Shen Guanglin said and took out the foreign exchange rolls, which were thick and thick, with 100, 50, 10 yuan, and 5 yuan.

Rich people!
The clerk didn't stop him anymore. Judging from the temperament and appearance of this young man, he should be an overseas Chinese or a foreigner, "Please come in!"

In this era, those who do reception work here must be able to speak English or Japanese.

He was allowed to enter, but Shen Guanglin's occupational disease committed: "NO, NO, NO, You should say: Come in, Please, 'Please' mean an order..."

Who cares about him.

I gave you my face, didn't I?Also want to be polite.

There were no foreigners who came to shop today, so Shen Guanglin also received a waitress who knew English to receive him.

After some small talk, the other party turned out to be a graduate of the Second Foreign Language School, which is also amazing.

The waiters are also very satisfied.

This customer is so handsome!

I don't know if it is overseas Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Southeast Asian. It would be better if I could go abroad with him.

Unable to entangle the other party's back and forth, Shen Guanglin also briefly revealed a little information about himself. He said that he was a foreign language teacher at Beijing University, and he didn't reveal much else.

The waiter was so enthusiastic that he literally wrote some attempts on his face.

There are indeed many types of materials in the Friendship Store.

However, looking at these things from the perspective of the era of the Big Bang, Shen Guanglin felt that there was nothing worthy of surprise until he arrived at the cultural relics and antiques area.

Shen Guanglin was surprised, are these things also for sale?
Yes.

Now that foreign exchange is in short supply, the state stipulates that items after Qianlong can be sold on the shelves.

Porcelain, calligraphy and painting and furniture are the most placed in the cultural relics counter.

The price is not cheap, it usually costs 30 yuan, and the most expensive one is ivory products, which cost [-] or [-] yuan.

But there's a bonus here, too, that all the antiques are authentic.

Shen Guanglin still has some family background, and he knows that these are indeed good things.

What can be sold for 30 yuan now may not be able to be bought for 30 in later generations.

If Lao Shen saw so many good things, he would definitely bend over with laughter.

Shen Guanglin even regretted not converting all the money into foreign exchange coupons.

But he thought about it and decided not to rescue these cultural relics first, because sister Li Li needs rescue more, and love is more important than collection.

This can be related to the future of the country and the nation.

When they gave birth to a son, they would be called Shen Shilong.

Soon, the goods Shen Guanglin needed were selected: a Phoenix A-18 bicycle, priced at 168.50 yuan;
A 12-inch Panda black and white TV and radio all-in-one, priced at 540 yuan.

There is also 41.5 yuan of spare funds for the rescue of cultural relics.

Shen Guanglin bought two more thermos glass thermos cups at a cost of 40 yuan, leaving only 1 yuan and 5 yuan of spare funds.

To rescue cultural relics, start from 1 yuan and 5.

(End of this chapter)