Traversing the courtyard

Chapter 43 Watch Tickets

Yi Weidong got up early in the morning to eat, and after cleaning up,
Go to the Pigeon Market in Lama Temple again,

Buying a Shanghai-brand all-steel watch costs 120 yuan plus a special ticket for the watch.
Money is easy to save, what is missing is this watch ticket.

Yi Weidong is here today to try his luck.

After passing the altar, took out a handkerchief around the mouth and nose,

Mixed into the pigeon market,

Having been here many times, Yi Weidong also figured out the way,
Most of those who don’t have any goods with them are ticket sellers.
With a few bills in hand,

Yi Weidong stepped forward and asked:

"Do you have a watch ticket?"

The ticket seller shook his head.

Yi Weidong asked several more questions in succession,
The ticket dealer who asked at last said:

"Watch tickets are in high demand. You can hardly buy watch tickets and bicycle tickets here."

Yi Weidong asked, "Why?"

The ticket dealer was out of business for a while, and said a few more words, "When you get married, you buy a bicycle and a watch first, which can be seen by others when you go out. If you get a sewing machine at home, only the neighbors will know. How can you have a bicycle and a watch? "

This ticket dealer is really thorough.

When a young man gets married, he has a bicycle and buys a watch.

Go out and turn on your watch,
can gather the eyes of the neighbors,
It is the most face-saving thing for young people now.

After Zheng Aimin confirmed the relationship,

I first bought a bicycle for He Yushui,

I plan to save some money to buy a watch.
Zheng Aimin had a proud face when he said it.

Yi Weidong chatted with the ticket dealer again,

Asked: "How do you sell these food stamps?"

"Fine food stamps are 2 cents, and coarse grains are [-] cents." The ticket dealer replied.

Yi Weidong took two yuan out of his pocket and bought 10 catties of fine grain.

The ticket dealer counted ten one-jin food stamps and handed them to Yi Weidong.

Fine grain stamps are divided into national and local grain stamps.
It is generally used in the purchase of food in restaurants and canteens,
A white noodle steamed bun is 2 taels of food stamp plus 3 cents in cash, or 4 cents,

The difference is the flour used is different.
Coarse grain stamps are bills issued by local governments to purchase coarse grains.

Commonly known as coarse food stamps.

Since Yi Weidong chatted with the ticket dealer,
Just asking not to buy is not the way to behave.
Buying 10 catties of food stamps is also taking care of business.

Yi Weidong learned that tickets for this watch were too tight,

I was going to leave,

Not far away suddenly became lively,
Someone shouted in the middle:
"Don't squeeze, isn't it just a watch ticket?"

Yi Weidong turned his head and looked over when he heard the watch ticket,

There are already more than ten people around,
I also want to squeeze in and ask the price.
The ticket dealer grabbed Yi Weidong and said:
"Don't squeeze, you won't be able to buy a ticket even if you squeeze to the front."

Yi Weidong asked suspiciously:

"why?"

The ticket dealer curled his lips and said:
"Look, you'll know right away."

Sure enough, within a minute,

A few strong men came to drive people away,
"Scatter, scatter, scatter quickly."

Ticket Seller said:
"Look, these are all subordinates of Victory. No one else can get the three-turn-one-ring ticket."

After the crowd dispersed, Yi Weidong discovered that the seller was the middle-aged man in the Chinese tunic suit he had met before.

The Chinese tunic suit was also taken aback.
Talked to the strong man for a while,
Sold the watch ticket to the brawny man.

The ticket dealer said: "Look, no one else can buy it. You really want to find Shengli. A ticket costs about 25 yuan."

Since Victory can open a market for pigeons,
will use its own advantage,
buy low sell high,

It's just that the eating looks a little ugly.

The ticket dealer said again:
"If you don't believe me, go ask, that person can't sell it for more than 18 yuan."

Yi Weidong said:

"Thank you. If I need tickets in the future, I will come to you to buy them."

"Okay, little brother, my name is Wei Laosan, and I will come here often in the future." The ticket dealer said.

Yi Weidong walked towards the direction where the strong man left,

It happened to be across from the Chinese tunic suit,

Yi Weidong's heart moved,
When I passed by the Chinese tunic suit, I asked:
"Comrade, do you still have a watch ticket?"

The Chinese tunic stopped, and asked vigilantly:

"You're not one of them!"

There is a problem with this answer.
If there are no votes, most of them will directly answer no,
How can I not ask such a rhetorical question.

It seems that the Mao suit still has a ticket in hand.

Yi Weidong pulled down the handkerchief around him and said:
"Do you still know me? I sold white flour to you."

The Chinese tunic suit took a closer look,

With a surprised expression on his face, he said:
"It's you, I remember you, you sold white noodles to me."

Yi Weidong wrapped his handkerchief again, pulled his Chinese tunic suit and walked aside,
Said: "It's me, do you still have a watch ticket?"

The tunic suit hesitated for a moment and said:
"I still have one, but it costs 22 yuan a piece."

The ticket dealer also said just now that Shengli's purchase price does not exceed 18 yuan.

Is this to make up for the two dollars that I sold less?

But if you buy it from Shengli, it will cost about 25 yuan,

The price of 22 is still relatively cheap.

Yi Weidong said embarrassingly:

"Okay, I bought it."

The Chinese tunic suit is also relaxed,
As if a task had been accomplished.

Yi Weidong took out 22 yuan,

Handed the Chinese tunic suit, and successfully got a watch ticket.

I'm planning to buy the one in Victory's hand directly.

I didn't expect to buy one by myself.

Now that I got it, the big thing today is to go to the Beijing Department Store,
Buy a Shanghai brand all-steel watch,

Try to see if you can replicate it in space.

Already thought it out, even if it cannot be replicated,

It’s okay to sell the watch for more money.
Anyway, the watch sells well.

Yi Weidong won't suffer no matter what.

Leaving the pigeon market, taking down the handkerchief,
Enter the city from Andingmen, take bus No. 104 to the department store in Wangfujing.

This is the real department store,

It is the first large-scale department store in Beijing.

Known as "the first store in New China".

Gather the power of the whole city to ensure the supply of department stores.

From a long distance, you can see the flow of people going in and out of the door,

The first floor is mainly for daily necessities,

Yi Weidong originally wanted to visit,
But this small body can't squeeze in at all.

You can only go up to the second floor from one side of the stairs.

The second floor is much more relaxed.
Three turns and one sound are all on the second floor.
There are also some cameras, and other more expensive goods.

Yi Weidong walked all the way, and found that there are brands of bicycles such as Phoenix and Forever,

The price is about 150 yuan like the sewing machine.

Think about it, Qinhuairu's family has a sewing machine,

I knew that Qin Huairu was crying poor every day,

I really can't eat,

Why not sell the sewing machine?

The old ones can sell for more than 100.

In the eyes of the salesperson as if observing a spy,
Yi Weidong came to the watch counter,
There are Shanghai-branded watches and Dongfeng-branded watches from Tianjin.
The price is the same, both are 120 yuan.

Yi Weidong pointed to his Shanghai watch and asked:

"Can I take a look?"

The saleswoman said with her nostrils upturned:
"Do you have a ticket?"

Except for the unfriendly attitude, there are no other problems.
Think about it, this is the Beijing Department Store,

Those who can buy things here are either rich or expensive,
At least this attitude is much better than that of the people in the supply and marketing cooperatives or grain stations.
Swearing is common, and occasionally fighting with customers is also normal.
(End of this chapter)