Goldfinger is a bit strange

Chapter 253 Friendship Store (1/2)

At this moment, Liu Qingshan really wanted to laugh three times: Hahaha, we are also people who have a house in the capital.

After agreeing on the price, they agreed to come over tomorrow and go to the street to go through the relevant procedures with the housing management office. Then everyone returned to Uncle Lao Mao'er's house.

He boiled hot water and brewed a pot of tea. According to the old man's uncle, in the summer, you must drink hot tea to sweat out, and you must not leave it alone.

The three of them drank hot tea, wiped their sweat, and discussed future plans.

The most excited person is not Liu Qingshan, but Uncle Lu:

"Qingshan, I have decided to do as you say, start working hard again here in the capital, and buy a house of my own in the future!"

This is a stimulus.

It’s understandable if you think about it, this is the capital, and people all over the country are trying to squeeze in.

Liu Qingshan gave him a thumbs up: "Uncle Lu, your dream will definitely come true."

"Me, me!"

The old man was also anxious. Although he was not very smart, he was not stupid either. This nephew could buy a house without blinking an eye. He was a man who did big things.

He also decided: follow his nephew.

"Uncle Master, without you, we can't do this business."

Liu Qingshan also directly gave him a top hat: "Our business requires you to ride a tricycle and wander around Sijiu City every day."

As expected, the old man was greatly benefited from it: "Boy, your uncle also ate it when he was a child. The old things at home were sold into the sea."

"What about these things?"

Liu Qingshan and Master Lu asked in unison.

The old man spread his hands and said, "It's all over."

Aren't you just tickling people for fun? Master Lu looked disappointed.

Liu Qingshan was full of confidence: "Uncle Master, we will collect them all over the world from now on!"

"good!"

The other two people also yelled, and their small team of pulling old objects was officially established.

Liu Qingshan felt that this title was not classy, ​​so after thinking about it, he chose a more prestigious name: Material Cultural Heritage Rescue Team.

The old man also showed his pride: "Come on, do it!"

The three of them were carrying big blue-rimmed bowls, and they bumped into each other, and then they were all burnt to the point of grinning, hehe, hehe, they were so happy...

After lunch, Liu Jinfeng and his sisters were resurrected with full health, and Gao Wenxue took them for a walk around Wangfujing.

As for the square that the fourth child is looking forward to, I'd better wait until tomorrow morning to watch the flag raising, and then just go shopping.

Liu Qingshan and his newly formed three-person team are preparing to work first and strive for a successful opening.

It's a good thing to have confidence, but Liu Qingshan and Master Lu are both blind, so they can't go door-to-door and ask: Are there any used goods for sale?

Needless to say, in the old society, there was such a business. People who went around the streets collecting old things were called "players of small drums."

At this time, the role of the old hat came into play. He rode a tricycle, pulling two people along, wandering for a while, and then stopped under a plaque.

Liu Qingshan looked up and saw the four mottled characters "Entrusted Store" on the signboard.

Only then did he remember that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, pawnshops were abolished and state-owned entrusted shops emerged.

If you have old items that you no longer need at home, or if you are in a hurry for money, you can put them in a commissioned store and sell them on your behalf. The store charges a certain handling fee.

If you're looking for second-hand goods, this is the place to go. They're all old.

The old man also raised his finger and pointed: "Dongdan, Xisi, Beixinqiao, and Caishikou, these four commissioned stores are the largest, and there are many others. Occasionally, there are old items for sale here."

After saying that, he shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that we can't enter the Friendship Store. It's useless to go in. Without foreign exchange coupons, we can't buy anything. There are really antiques there."

The amount of information in these words was a bit large. Liu Qingshan thought about it for a long time before he had a vague impression.

Friendship Store, to put it bluntly, is dedicated to serving foreign guests. In addition to providing some foreign products, it also sells some domestic specialties.

After the reopening, there was a severe shortage of foreign exchange. In order to earn foreign exchange through exports, many antiques such as porcelain that foreigners loved were put in friendship stores and sold to foreign guests.

At that time, domestic currency management was strict and the circulation of foreign currencies was prohibited. Therefore, in the 1980s, "foreign exchange certificates" came into being.

When foreigners enter the country, they must exchange their foreign currencies into foreign exchange coupons, which must be used at the same value as RMB within a certain range.

Because using foreign exchange coupons can buy some in-demand commodities that cannot be bought with ordinary money, foreign exchange coupons were very popular at that time.

Hearing that antiques were sold in the Friendship Store, Liu Qingshan was also a little itchy, but he didn't have any foreign exchange coupons, and with his face, it was difficult to scan his face, so he had better visit the entrusted store first.

Whether it is a friendship store or a commissioned store, they are all products of the times. They will gradually disappear or decline in the future. Liu Qingshan still cherishes the opportunity to visit.

When he entered the store, Liu Qingshan was stunned. He saw a half-new TV and radio. There's a big wooden clock and so on, and there's even a bicycle in the corner, a permanent one.

What about the antiques you promised?

Old Mao'er's uncle explained to him in a low voice: "These are common things. The remaining old things must be touched slowly. If you have nothing to do, come and look around. You may bump into them one day."

Only then did Liu Qingshan understand that it seemed that people like Uncle Master and Master Lu could continue to make a living in this business for a long time.

When I walked around the store, except for a few pocket watches, there was nothing that caught my eye.

Things are not expensive, like that kind of very old large clock, which only costs ten or eight yuan, but even if you buy it and keep it for decades, the room for appreciation is very limited.

"Let's go, find another house."

Uncle Lao Mao'er set off on his tricycle again, wandering directly from Xicheng to Dongcheng. There are also commissioned shops in Dongdan.

I went in and walked around again. It was almost the same as there. There were a lot of old things, but unfortunately there were no collectible antiques.

"You have to touch this thing, you can't rush it."

Uncle Lao Mao'er noticed that Liu Qingshan seemed a little anxious, so he comforted him with a few words.

Liu Qingshan also understands the truth. The main reason is that his time in the capital is limited. He just wants to see if he can make a few businesses with his own hands to get a good start.

"Uncle Master, how about we go to the Friendship Store?" Since there must be antiques there, Liu Qingshan was naturally interested.

The old hat shook his head: "It's useless to go there. I can only walk around the door, but I can't get in."

Liu Qingshan smiled: "How will you know if you don't try?"

More than an hour later, a tricycle parked in front of the Capital Friendship Store outside Jianguomen.

A young man in a suit and leather shoes got out of the car. He wore brown glasses and had an extraordinary bearing.

"Xiao Shanzi, if you pretend to be an overseas Chinese, you won't be arrested by the police."

The old hat driver whispered to the young man.

"Just put your mind at ease."

Liu Qingshan straightened his suit and looked up. Above the front door were six large red characters of "Capital Friendship Store".

The entire store is a four-story building, which would be ordinary in the future, but in this era, it is a holy place in the hearts of Chinese people, because here you can buy all kinds of in-demand products that cannot be bought elsewhere.

There are several cars parked at the door, which is rare in other places.

Perhaps because they saw Liu Qingshan's extraordinary temperament, some people really regarded him as a returned overseas Chinese.

A young man pretended to pass by Liu Qingshan casually and asked softly: "Hello, sir, do you have any extra foreign exchange certificates that you need to exchange?"

Because foreign exchange certificates were very useful, there were people who specialized in selling foreign exchange certificates at that time.

Liu Qingshan shook his head and walked towards the gate, followed by General Hengha: Master Lu and Lao Maoer.

"Hello sir, welcome. Could you please show me your ID."

A middle-aged man at the door greeted him politely, but he still had to fulfill the necessary procedures.

Liu Qingshan spread his hands and a string of English came out of his mouth, as if he didn't understand Mandarin.

The middle-aged man was really not that simple. He also spoke proficient English and chatted with Liu Qingshan: "Sir, welcome to the Friendship Store. Where did you return from?"

With a reserved smile on his face, Liu Qingshan replied in English: "I am from Hong Kong Island. Sorry, I can only speak English and Cantonese. But don't worry, Hong Kong Island will return in 1997, so I will prepare to study from now on." Mandarin."

After finishing speaking, he enthusiastically extended his hand to the middle-aged man and greeted him with a big tongue: "Thunder Monkey."

The middle-aged man was also amused by him, and stretched out his hand to shake Liu Qingshan's hand:

"Sir, what you said makes sense. I can see that you are a patriotic overseas Chinese. You are welcome to return to China. I wish you a pleasant journey in the country."

"Definitely."

Liu Qingshan nodded: "The motherland has changed a lot and developed rapidly. Seeing all this, as an overseas Chinese, I feel extremely gratified."

"When I come back this time, I am ready to invest in the capital and contribute to the construction of the motherland."

Liu Qingshan was talking eloquently, while the two middle-aged men behind him were so nervous that they dared not speak out, for fear of revealing their secrets and being arrested together.

"Welcome, welcome, the motherland needs people of insight like you!" The middle-aged man also had a high level of ideological consciousness, and he chatted happily with Liu Qingshan, and the conversation was very lively.

"Ahem!" Old Mao'er couldn't help but cough twice, reminding Xiao Shanzi not to act too big.

Liu Qingshan then smiled and said: "Oh, sir, we will talk later. My grandfather loves antiques from our motherland the most. I will go in first to see if I can help him fulfill his wish."

"please!"

The middle-aged man extended a hand and did not ask Liu Qingshan for any more documents.

This also made the two brothers behind him secretly sigh in relief. They were about to take steps to follow, but they were stopped.

Liu Qingshan smiled and said in English: "This is the appraiser I hired, and this is the one who will help move the things. I can be responsible for them."

"Okay, please come in." The middle-aged man did not stop him, and the three of them just got in.

In fact, in two years' time, the Friendship Store will be open to Chinese people, but only foreign exchange and foreign exchange certificates will be consumed there.

Entering the store, the three people went upstairs and downstairs. Looking around, the products here were indeed higher-end than outside, with imported color TVs, refrigerators, etc., all in a dazzling array.

There are also chocolates, foreign wines, foreign cigarettes, cigars, etc. that cannot be seen outside. Liu Qingshan also discovered the presence of Coca-Cola here.

In addition, there are also foreign watches, jewelry, etc., which are not available on the market at all.

Of course, there are also many domestic high-quality goods here: gorgeous silks, exquisite porcelain, and even elegant cheongsams are all for sale.

Others may covet these things, but Liu Qingshan doesn't care much and goes directly to the counter that sells antiques.

In this era, everyone has no awareness of the protection of cultural relics. Many antiques are just put on the shelves in order to exchange for foreign exchange.

Trading resources for development is an old path taken by many countries, and it is really a helpless move.

When it comes to antiques, Liu Qingshan is a stick, but Master Lu has long been aware of it. Even the old hats who know a little bit stretched their necks to check the items on the shelves.

Most of them are porcelains of various shapes. The ones that can be placed here are definitely not fakes. There may even be a possibility of leakage due to not paying enough attention to them.

The things are all good, but the price is also good. The old man muttered: "The price is ridiculously expensive!"

Liu Qingshan looked at the labels. There was the name of the item on the top, the price below, followed by a string of zeros.

The cheapest ones cost several thousand, while the expensive ones cost tens of thousands. You must know that foreign exchange certificates are equivalent to RMB and are exchanged one-to-one at the People's Bank of China.

Even on the black market, the exchange price of foreign exchange certificates is even higher, otherwise how could there be the first batch of scalpers selling foreign exchange certificates.

Liu Qingshan also figured it out: this must be a deliberate attempt to raise the price. Anyway, the people he is dealing with are wealthy foreigners or overseas Chinese, whether they like it or not.

However, in his opinion, these antiques are really not expensive at all. If you buy them, you will probably get a hundredfold or a thousandfold profit return in the future.

Unfortunately, the foreign exchange in his hands is limited.

Grandma's, it seems that it takes a lot of foreigners' wool to make it.

Scanning the store, he saw several foreigners, all of whom were high-spirited and turned into fat sheep in Liu Qingshan's eyes.

Well, especially the one with curly wool hair, it looks most like it.

Although Liu Qingshan is not knowledgeable, he is still the leader among the three, responsible for communicating with the waiters and taking down the items from the shelves for Master Lu to get started.

As expected of a foreign-related store, the waiters speak English well and can communicate with Liu Qingshan.

After checking a few pieces of porcelain, Master Lu quietly poked Liu Qingshan and muttered in a low voice:

"The big enamel bowl I saw just now has a label that says it's a replica of the Republic of China, but I think it's an authentic product from the manufacturing office. It's best to get it."

Liu Qingshan looked at the label on the big bowl. The price was three thousand yuan, which was really not cheap.

However, if Master Lu is not wrong, it is possible that this thing will be sold for 30 million a few decades after it is obtained. It must be won.

Just when Liu Qingshan was about to pay, the big fat sheep in Liu Qingshan's eyes just now, the foreigner with rolled wool, shouted in American English:

"Wow, this big cloisonné enamel bowl is a beautiful piece of art. I want it!"

March, early spring.

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The hazy sky was gray and black, showing heavy depression, as if someone had spilled ink on the rice paper, and the ink soaked into the sky and blurred out the clouds.

The clouds overlapped and merged with each other, spreading out streaks of crimson lightning, accompanied by rumbling thunder.

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The earth was hazy, and there was a ruined city, silent and lifeless in the dim red rain of blood.

The city is in ruins and everything is withered. Collapsed houses can be seen everywhere, as well as blue-black corpses and pieces of meat, like broken autumn leaves, silently withering.

The streets that used to be bustling with people are now desolate.

The sandy dirt road that used to be bustling with people is no longer noisy now.

Only blood and mud mixed with minced meat, dust, and paper were left, indistinguishable from each other, which was shocking.

Not far away, a broken carriage was stuck deep in the mud, full of sadness. Only an abandoned rabbit doll hung on the shaft, swaying in the wind.

The white fluff has long been soaked into wet red, full of eerieness.

The turbid eyes seemed to have some residual resentment, looking lonely at the mottled rocks in front of them.

There, a figure was lying down.

This is a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old, his clothes are torn and covered with dirt, and he has a broken leather bag tied around his waist.

The young man squinted his eyes and remained motionless. The biting cold penetrated his worn coat from all directions and spread throughout his body, gradually taking away his body temperature.

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Following his gaze, he saw a skinny vulture gnawing on the carrion of a wild dog, seven or eight feet away from him, occasionally observing its surroundings vigilantly.

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