Chapter 201 It’s normal to bring a kitchen knife when going out!

Bang!

A kitchen knife fell out of Li Changhe's backpack.

In the Finance Department of Friendship Store, a group of people looked at each other in bewilderment.

Because the amount Li Changhe spent was so large, he had to pay the money directly to the Finance Department instead of in the shopping hall downstairs.

Then when Li Changhe was taking money out of his bag, he accidentally brought out a kitchen knife.

"I've brought a lot of money with me, so it makes sense to bring a kitchen knife for self-defense. Please don't get me wrong!"

At this time, Li Changhe picked up the kitchen knife without changing his expression and spoke gently.

Then, he started to take out money in stacks.

One stack was ten thousand, and I paid a total of sixty thousand.

Feng Jianshe was stunned by this operation.

No wonder Li Changhe carried a kitchen knife. He only had a cross-body bag with 60,000 foreign exchange coupons in it.

The placement of this kitchen knife is very reasonable.

He didn't know that Li Changhe actually released 100,000 yuan, but only transferred 40,000 yuan to the border inspection.

In fact, Li Changhe had been estimating the expenses of this time in his mind, and more than 58,000 yuan was a good estimate in his mind.

I won’t have the money to buy any more.

Of course, the amount Zhu Lin spent in the end was about the same as the money he had left.

Among the things I bought this time, electrical appliances accounted for the bulk.

There's no way around it. Electrical appliances are expensive these days. Five air conditioners, a 20-inch color TV, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and a tape recorder are all big items that cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. One appliance is as expensive as an entire house.

But there is no way, if you want to buy it, you have to pay for it. It’s so hot, don’t you install an air conditioner at home?

Are you really going to let your wife wash clothes by hand every day in the future?

It's just a big color TV, but it's useless. There aren't many TV dramas or variety shows these days. But my wife likes it, so I bought it.

The second is a full set of foreign furniture, such as European-style beds and wardrobes. Many of the European styles are the same as those in some foreign films that Zhu Lin has watched, including Italian sofas.

This set of furniture was not usually available. It was just that the Friendship Store was commissioned by a foreigner from the embassy district to purchase it for him. However, the guy was transferred away after the furniture was purchased.

I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but the item was left in the store and was seen by Zhu Lin, who liked it.

In fact, the Friendship Store also has some antique furniture, such as second-hand old-fashioned furniture and antiques. Li Changhe took a quick look and was not particularly interested.

The sale of antiques in Friendship Stores is not unlimited, but is subject to regulations.

First of all, the age requirement stipulated that the antiques must be from after the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Then they were appraised by the provincial museum to be confirmed as the kind of antiques that could be exported abroad, and only then were they put in the Friendship Store for sale.

Under these regulations, if you want good things, you pretty much have to rely on picking up bargains.

Anyway, there is a joke about the Friendship Store, which says that when Ji Xingge went to the Friendship Store in Shanghai, he was the most stingy foreign leader they had ever seen. In the end, his spending was 0, and the main point was that he didn't spend a single cent.

It is said that this guy walked around the antique area of ​​the Friendship Store in Shanghai for several rounds, but couldn't find what he wanted to buy, and finally left empty-handed.

So the country is not completely defenseless, and the idea of ​​stockpiling antiques at the Friendship Stores as described in those period articles can actually be dispelled.

Of course, some of them are valuable, for example, some old-style furniture, such as rosewood and huanghuali. After all, these old furniture are not considered antiques, and some people will sell them in when they sell second-hand.

Then there are some jewelry and jade, some of which are of good quality.

However, Li Changhe was not in a hurry to choose, as these things did not match his current house and would just be piles of storage space if he bought them.

He has to control the money he spends.

After putting down six stacks of foreign exchange coupons, Li Changhe counted out 10 from one of the stacks.

"This stack is 59000 yuan. I took out of them, so the total should be yuan. Please count them and then give me the change."

Li Changhe and his friends' total consumption was 58,642 yuan, and the reason there are zeros is that they also bought a lot of imported snacks.

Take Hershey chocolate, for example.

Li Changhe had wanted to buy this chocolate when he was in Hong Kong Island before, mainly for his wife and some nephews and nieces to try.

But later he gave up because the weather was too hot and he was afraid that the things he bought from Hong Kong Island would melt if he brought them back to Beijing.

Since I had foreign exchange coupons, I just went to the Friendship Store to buy them.

The staff of the Finance Department began to count carefully at this time. Even though some stacks of foreign exchange certificates were still tied with bank bands, they did not dare to be careless.

Several financial staff counted the money twice with each other, and after confirming that it was correct, they began to give change to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe did not have any foreign exchange coupons in change. The bank gave him only 100-yuan notes. Now he also saw the foreign exchange coupons worth 50 and 10 yuan.

After giving the change, Feng Jianshe smiled at Li Changhe and said, "Let's go, Comrade Changhe, let's see if your things have been loaded into the car."

"After loading the car, I can take you back together."

"Well, that's okay too!"

For such a large purchase, they deliver the goods to your door, which is quite a considerate service.

Before leaving, Li Changhe did not forget to take his kitchen knife and put it back into the cloth bag.

Li Changhe and his friends came to the backyard warehouse and saw a Jiefang truck parked in the yard.

At this moment, seven or eight workers were loading boxes into the carriage one by one.

These are all imported goods, so they are all packed in boxes, even the sofas.

Originally, Li Changhe and his friends wanted to get a ride on the car, but when they saw that the car was packed with things, including some installation technicians, they gave up.

"Forget it, you guys drive ahead and we'll go out and take a taxi. Let's meet at the Overseas Chinese Apartment."

Li Changhe said something to the driver, then picked up the snacks and went out with Zhu Lin and the others.

Li Changhe peeled off three pieces of chocolate along the way and handed them to Zhu Lin and Gong Xue.

"Taste how it tastes."

Zhu Lin took it, looked at the dark brown chocolate, and then took a light bite.

"Delicious!" Sweetness always makes people happy. After tasting the chocolate, Zhu Lin said with a smile.

Gong Xue at the side also took a light bite, and then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. It was indeed delicious.

Li Changhe also ate a piece. Although he had eaten this thing before, it was still very happy to eat a piece in this era.

There are also foreign cars parked in front of the Friendship Store. After all, this is where foreigners hang out.

"Dude, let's go to the Overseas Chinese Apartment!"

Li Changhe opened the door and the person inside was about to refuse, but then he heard Li Changhe's destination.

"Pay money with foreign exchange certificates?"

"no problem"

Li Changhe took out a foreign exchange coupon and showed it to him.

"Wait a minute!"

"Let me see, they are not one piece."

The driver hesitated for a moment, stared at Li Changhe seriously and asked.

Li Changhe was speechless.

"How can I deceive you? Look carefully, it's fifty."

Li Changhe placed a fifty-yuan foreign exchange certificate in front of the driver and said speechlessly.

The driver breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was indeed fifty foreign exchange coupons.

"Brother, don't blame me for being suspicious. It's mainly because some of the grandchildren nowadays are just rubbish."

"That day I picked up a young man, he told me he was going to the cinema, and he showed me his foreign exchange coupons."

"I didn't think much about it. I just left when I saw he had it. Guess what happened?"

"When we got there, he told me he only had RMB but no foreign exchange coupons. He showed me only one foreign exchange coupon, which was worth one yuan."

"They didn't even give me that foreign exchange voucher, saying I had to keep it for next time."

"Anyway, he played tricks on me at the time, saying that he didn't have foreign exchange coupons, but he would give me money if I asked for it."

"This grandson really taught me a lesson."

"From that day on, I have to check the foreign exchange certificates of all non-foreigners. I am not targeting you on purpose."

When the driver talked about this incident, he had a look of resentment and dissatisfaction on his face.

After listening to this, Li Changhe shook his head. Zhu Lin and Gong Xue behind him laughed out loud.

This kind of business sounds like something that a bunch of tough guys would do.

It is actually not far from Friendship Store to Overseas Chinese Apartments. Just walk west along Jianguomenwai Street, turn north at Fuxing Road, and you will arrive.

In an era when there were fewer traffic lights and fewer vehicles on the road, taxis were really efficient.

After arriving, Li Changhe, Zhu Lin and the others paid the fare with foreign exchange coupons and got off the car, while the large Jiefang truck was already parked inside.

"It's this building, on the top floor. Oh, and please leave the electric bike downstairs!"

There are two buildings and two units in Overseas Chinese Apartment.

This time Feng Jianshe was also very helpful and sent seven or eight strong men, all of whom were regular employees of the Friendship Store, to be responsible for loading, unloading and installation.

Under the command of Li Changhe, several people began to move things upstairs.

The stairs of this era were not as high as those in later generations. The steps were flatter and wider, and the stairs were also wide, making it very convenient to transport goods.

Before loading the truck, several people considered the order of priority, such as moving the bed and wardrobe up first and putting them in the bedroom, and then moving the appliances.

By the time we finished all this, it was already evening. The weather was extremely hot and several people were sweating profusely.

"Comrade Changhe, let's finish it today. If we want to install it, can we come over at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning to start the installation?"

"We'll have to trouble you to open the door for us in the morning, and we'll come directly here then."

"Okay, no problem. I'll come and open the door for you tomorrow morning."

"Everyone has worked hard today. Come, share some of these cigarettes."

Li Changhe specially bought a pack of Marlboro at the Friendship Store to give to the loaders.

“This is not appropriate for us.”

When several people saw Li Changhe taking out Marlboros to share with them, they all waved their hands.

"Take it, my Lord, you don't have to be so polite."

"It's so hot, and you've worked so hard. This should be our thank you gift."

Li Changhe smiled and put the cigarettes into their hands.

Even though he had already paid the installation fee, Li Changhe still prepared a pack of cigarettes.

To put it bluntly, each person only got a pack of cigarettes. No matter how much it was worth, Li Changhe would make money if he gave it to them and they put a little more effort into their work.

As expected, after carefully accepting Li Changhe's cigarette, the leading middle-aged man said seriously: "Thank you, Comrade Changhe."

"Well, tomorrow we'll bring tools over and sort out the wiring in your house. We're very familiar with the wiring in the Overseas Chinese Apartments here. We'll check if there's any damage and run the wiring in advance. That way it'll be safer."

"Okay, thank you guys very much then."

Look, the reward for a box of cigarettes is here!

A few people then waved goodbye to Li Changhe and took a car back to the Friendship Store.

Li Changhe looked at the sky, smiled and said to Zhu Lin: "Then we will go home too, there are just three cars."

Two bicycles and an electric bike, just enough for each of the three people.

(End of third update!)

　Thanks to Nalan Lingyun, Poor Man Yimei Duanjiansheng and several other big guys for the rewards. I bow to express my gratitude!

　　
　
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