Chapter 6 Reading Makes Me Happy(1/2)
Seeing that Liu Hao had turned his attention away again, Shen Guanglin carefully checked the stack of RMB he took out.
Even in the dim light, I could see clearly that this stack was exactly 10,000 yuan, and the bank's seals were still there and stamped.
However, here comes the problem.
This RMB is the fifth set of RMB! On the front is a red portrait of a great man and a camellia pattern, and on the back is the Great Hall of the People.
This is simply not the product of this era!
Isn’t this a scam? Can this money really be spent?
This is just like the super brother A Lang in "Riding the Wind and Waves" who traveled through time, bravely acted for justice and was arrested at the police station, but ended up taking out a second-generation ID card.
The money is good money, brand new and serially numbered, but you can't spend it.
Okay, put it back!
Shen Guanglin held the stack of money, thinking about his previous actions to activate the cornucopia, and prepared to put the RMB back.
3,2,1,go!
Sure enough, the news about the arm was missing!
This storage space is great. Although you can’t see it, you can feel it.
When I go, my hand is gone, but the money is still there. Can't I take this thing back out?
The touch of the hand in the space is still real, and the cold beef and stacks of money are all there.
What's going on? The check valve has one-way flow. It can only be taken out, not put in.
Shen Guanglin tried several times but failed.
Are there other mysteries that I don't know about?
This time, Shen Guanglin did not dare to take things outside, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the source.
Let me go, this thing can only be taken out, not put in!
Then what use do I need this space for?
It’s not completely useless, right? The RMB you take out cannot be used, but the US dollars stored in it can always be used, right?
Has the US dollar been revised?
Of course there was, Shen Guanglin had studied abroad, and he knew that.
The U.S. dollar is divided into Franklin on the large front page and Franklin on the small front page, and the specific time of issuance will be printed on the money.
Shen Guanglin had specifically compared the differences between the two versions before, but he just didn't know which version of the US dollar was in the space.
How much money was put in before?
It's about a hundred thousand dollars.
How much would it cost to convert into RMB?
800,000? 900,000? 1 million?
Oh, the millionaires in the 1980s are more powerful than the billionaires in 2020!
I, Shen Guanglin, will soon succeed in starting a business!
"Xiao Liu, Brother Liu, Brother Hao, do you know what the current exchange rate between US dollars and RMB is?" Shen Guanglin decided not to be ashamed to ask.
This matter is very important, as it relates to the size of your assets after converting your U.S. dollar inventory into RMB.
"Brother Shen, don't call me brother. You are older than me, so I should call you brother. I don't know much about the exchange rate, but I can help you find out tomorrow. Why, you have US dollars to exchange Is it money? You have to go to the bank to exchange it, but it is said that US dollars can be exchanged for foreign exchange coupons. It is cost-effective to use foreign exchange coupons to buy things at the Friendship Store. There are all kinds of rare things there. It is said that there is also Coca-Cola. The Arctic is much more foreign..."
Xiao Liu is really interested in money, no wonder he can save so much money.
"Foreign exchange coupons, what are they? I have some money, but I kept it in Jinling. I brought it with me when I returned to China and buried it. Isn't it settled now? I'm planning to go to Jinling next time. Time to take it out and exchange it for our country’s money.”
This is the foreshadowing laid by Shen Guanglin. He has no money now, but when he comes up with the money in the future, it will be hard for others to say anything.
"Brother Shen, did you bring a lot of money here? If you exchange it for foreign exchange coupons, you can buy a lot of good things... Foreign money cannot be used directly in the country. If you want to use it, you must first exchange it for RMB or foreign exchange coupons. It is not cost-effective to exchange for RMB. , it’s better to use foreign exchange coupons, these things are very expensive..." Xiao Liu really talked about money when he talked about it.
"There's nothing else, Brother Hao, go to bed early." Shen Guanglin thought about ending the topic.
"Okay, good night then. Brother Shen, don't mind if I snore at night."
"I don't mind, you can go to sleep." Shen Guanglin didn't want to hear Xiao Liu continue to talk, and said in annoyance.
"You really don't mind?"
"I really don't mind, just go to sleep!"
...
Shen Guanglin hid the stack of RMB in the inner pocket of his clothes, planning to find an opportunity to burn it or hide it. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to explain the money that would be issued in the future if others saw it.
After a while, Xiao Liu's snoring started to sound.
Oh, what a big noise!
One sound is high and the other is low, it's like there's a super speaker next to it. It's noisier than the square dance aunt's music. It seems that I really can't help but mind it.
No wonder he lives alone. Roommates are often kicked out like this.
As expected, he is single, and he kind of deserves it!
After being tortured for a long time, Shen Guanglin was really sleepy and finally fell asleep.
...
The next day was New Year's Eve, the weather was overcast, and the temperature was minus 13 degrees.
Liu Hao got up very early, and when Shen Guanglin woke up, Liu Hao had already returned from running.
It seems that the temperature outside is indeed very low, and Xiao Liu's hair and eyebrows are white.
The room was very warm. Under these conditions, it was not difficult for Shen Guanglin to get up. He just didn't have the habit of getting up early, and he went to bed too late last night.
Shen Guanglin didn't complain about Liu Hao actually snoring when he was sleeping. After all, he was new here, so he still had to learn to respect others, and everything would be fine once he got used to it.
"Brother Shen, let's go eat when you get up. There is no breakfast in the unit, so we have to go out to eat. I guess you are not used to eating soybean juice. Today I will take you to eat tofu puffs, paired with fried dough sticks, egg-filled pancakes and fried rice cakes. It’s so fun to circle around.”
Liu Hao licked his lips as he spoke. It seemed that these things were not something he usually ate. It was because Shen Guanglin was a guest that he made an exception.
"Okay, I'm going to see the breakfast in Beijing in 1980. Brother Hao, let me ask you a question, is the tofu puff salty or sweet?"
Shen Guanglin is very interested in this long-debated topic.
"Needless to say, it must be salty, but it's not salt, but brine. Is there sweetness in the tofu? How do you eat it? It's greasy."
Xiao Liu answered very simply. The braised pork was so fragrant that he could reminisce about it for a long time when he burped. He hadn't eaten tofu nao for a long time, and he was itching to think about it.
Shen Guanglin smiled and said nothing. If you ask a southerner this question, they will tell you whether tofu is sweet or salty.
Get dressed, wash your face, rinse your mouth, rinse your mouth again, rinse your mouth again...
Shen Guanglin didn't brush his teeth because he didn't have a toothbrush or toothpaste. Liu Hao didn't think of preparing these for him because he didn't have any either.
Adapt to the trend of the times and don’t be too pretentious in your behavior.
After finishing cleaning, I opened the door and went out, oh!
This is cold.
I’m afraid it must be dozens of degrees below zero!
When I exhaled, two long lines of mist came out of my nostrils. After just taking the first breath of fresh air, my nose was choked by the cold wind, and I was so sore that I shed tears.
Who says global warming is bad?
The winter in this era is really cold! The small wind blows on the face like a knife.
Shen Guanglin quickly wrapped his down jacket tightly, put his hands in his pockets, put on his hat, and then set off shakily with Liu Hao.
The location of their bureau is the Dongcheng branch, and not far from the door there is a stall selling breakfast.
There are not many tricks, but there are not many.
If you look closely, you will find adzuki bean porridge, bean juice, soy milk, tofu curd, fried dough sticks, egg cakes and fried rings.
The biggest portion is the egg-filled pancake, which is made from fried dough sticks noodles, patted into a square shape, fried in a pan, cut an opening with a knife, filled with eggs, and fried again.
It looks very appetizing, doesn’t it?
The master chef is guarding the frying pan while pulling out the dough sticks. He is very skillful in his movements and is not afraid of cold hands as he slaps them.
A pot of hot oil, black and shiny, looks like asphalt, but not as thick as asphalt.
The fried dough sticks are very big, the color is very good when fried, and the smell is fragrant.
Liu Hao didn't buy egg-filled pancakes. He used his money and food stamps to help Shen Guanglin make a bowl of tofu puffs, and then each of them had a fried dough stick and a fried dough stick.
One egg-filled pancake costs the same as three fried dough sticks, which is not a good deal.
However, the breakfast at this time is not randomly priced, this is a state-owned breakfast shop.
In this era, even those who open breakfast restaurants and repair bicycles are public employees of the state, and the private economy is basically not allowed to exist now.
However, the era of opening up the private economy has also come. The initial reason is that the streets cannot arrange work reasonably after the educated youth return home, and there are not so many "successor" positions. If they are not allowed to earn some scrap money, they can only be forced to They go to die.
To be continued...