Chapter 189 Foreign-related stores, grovelling

Chapter 189 Foreign-related stores, grovelling

Chapter 189 Foreign-related stores, grovelling

"It's delicious. I'll have another one." He put the cup down and picked up another glass of watermelon juice and started drinking it.

Foreigners prefer to drink cold drinks. Even in winter, they don’t drink hot water.

Juice with ice is definitely something they like.

After finishing two glasses of juice, the foreigner took out a banknote and handed it over, saying, "The juice is delicious, here's the money."

After taking the money, Li Jiayi's mouth twitched. He didn't expect that this foreigner was so generous and gave him one US dollar directly.

You have to know that it is 1959 now! In 1959, the exchange rate of US dollar to RMB was 1:2.46.

In other words, this foreigner drank two glasses of juice and gave him nearly two dollars and fifty cents.

It was also from this year that the exchange rate of the US dollar to the RMB remained unchanged for eleven years, and remained the same until 1970.

Starting from 1971, the US dollar continued to depreciate. Until 1979, one US dollar could be exchanged for less than 1.5 yuan, and could only be exchanged for 1.49 yuan.

Then it continued to rise, and at its highest point one US dollar could be exchanged for more than eight RMB.

Of course, the foreigner gave him one dollar, which might be because the prices in their country were like that, or it might be that the money he brought with him had a smallest denomination of one dollar.

But no matter what, Li Jiayi made a profit.

After the young foreigner left, Li Jia put away the US dollar and started shouting.

This is the embassy district, and most of the people living nearby are embassy staff and their families.

Those who work in the embassy or their family members basically speak Chinese.

Even if some people's Chinese is not very good, they can still understand it, or at least understand what it means.

"Don't miss this fresh iced juice if you pass by."

"Kid, how much is this juice?" a foreign horse came over and asked.

The reason why she is called a big foreign horse is because this foreign woman is really too tall. Even among foreigners, she is definitely considered tall and strong.

"Fifty cents a cup."

"Give me a drink."

"Pick any one you like." Li Jiayi said, pointing to a row of juices.

The big mare looked at them and chose a glass of peach juice.

"Hmm! It's delicious and so cold." Then he drank it all in one breath and put the cup down.

Li Jiayi took the empty cup and put it in a wooden basin with water for washing the cup.

Although it is sold to foreigners, it must be clean. Otherwise, if they drink it and get sick, how can he sell it to these foreigners in the future? How can he make money from them?

"Here you go."

Watching Li Jiayi put the cup into the wooden basin full of water, the big horse nodded with satisfaction.

"No change."

"No need for change, the extra amount will be considered your tip." After saying that, he handed a US dollar to Li Jiayi and turned away.

"Damn it, I didn't expect to be tipped by a foreign horse." Li Jiayi cursed.

"Don't miss this if you pass by, fresh iced juice."

"How much is a cup?"

Li Jiayi held out his hand and said, "Fifty cents a cup."

"Give me a drink."

"I'll have a drink too."

These foreigners are quite interesting. When no one buys, they don’t even look at them.

Now when they see someone buying it, they all gather around.

This made Li Jiayi speechless.

It seems that these foreigners are no different from Chinese people, because Chinese people are like this.

Soon it was noon and there were no people on the road. Li Jiayi picked up the cup and drove his tricycle back to the Houhai grove.

After entering the grove, Li Jiayi put away the tricycle and took Asheng into the space.

Li Jiayi did not prepare food for himself first, but took out the US dollars he had sold today.

Not bad, I sold forty-three dollars this morning.

Most of them are two cups for one dollar, and some are one cup for one dollar.

The reason why some of them are only one US dollar a cup is that they are just like the big foreign horses, only one person.

Many times, two or even more people drink together, and one of them pays.

Anyway, I made a lot of money today. When I say "made a lot of money", I don't mean how much money I made, but how much US dollars I made.

This thing can buy some things that can't be bought with money or tickets.

It's okay now, but when the Friendship Store is built, you won't be able to enter even if you have US dollars, because they only welcome foreigners and a very small number of leaders.

After putting away the US dollars, Li Jia started to prepare food.

He eats very simply and doesn't like to eat greasy food, so pig's head, liver and heart are his first choice.

Of course, you should also add more garlic sprouts and onions, and chili oil is indispensable.

After dinner, Li Jiayi took a shower and went to take a nap.

When it woke up, it was already around two o'clock. It quickly got up and went outside the space.

Of course, I didn’t forget to apply mosquito repellent ointment before going out. You know what, this thing really works!
Ever since he applied this stuff, he hasn't been bitten by mosquitoes again.

This made Li Jiayi sigh that medicine in this era is really effective!

Those mosquito repellents that people spend dozens or hundreds of dollars to buy in later generations are completely useless and there is little difference between using them and not using them.

Not long after Li Jiayi came out of the space, people came over one after another.

"Liu Weidong, you are really good! You are the first one back today."

"It's okay! Selling this stuff requires you to be generous."

"Hahaha, you are right."

After helping him fill his schoolbag, Li Jiayi collected the money he had paid. "Li Jiayi, I'm leaving now."

"Okay, I'll try to be the first one back at night."

"no problem."

Just as Liu Weidong left, the fat black guy Guo Detie also came back. This guy was close by.

But even so, he was still a little later than Liu Weidong.

"Li Jiayi, which one am I today?"

"You performed well today. You are the second one to come back."

"No way, there are people who came back before me!"

"Yes! It's Liu Weidong. Do you know what Liu Weidong said?"

"What did you say?" asked the little black fat man.

"Liu Weidong said that to sell this stuff you have to put aside your pride."

"Uh! All right."

After the last person left, Li Jiayi packed up and ran to the embassy area to start selling juice.

On such a hot day, having a glass of iced juice is absolutely comfortable.

Not to mention others, even Li Jiayi comes for a drink from time to time.

Because he didn't know when the little black fat man and the others would come back, Li Jiayi didn't sell here for long.

He packed up and left at around five o'clock, and the sun was still high in the sky!
Although there was more selling time, the money made was more than in the morning, but not much more.

After returning to Houhai and counting, I found that I sold eight US dollars more than in the morning.

Forty-three plus fifty-one is ninety-four dollars, which is enough to buy an electric fan.

But this is not enough. Since there is this way, how could he end it like this?

In the blink of an eye, a week passed. During this week, Li Jiayi went to sell fruit juice every day.

Business is getting better day by day. Including the sales from the first day, he now has US$1,057 in his hands.

These US dollars are basically in denominations of one or two US dollars.

There are very few five-dollar and ten-dollar notes, and there are no larger denominations.

Of course, he did not forget to bring a few cubes of ice home every night. It was so hot during the day, the least he could do was to let his family have a good sleep!

That morning, after sending the little black fat guy and the others away, Li Jiayi did not go to sell juice again.

As for whether it will be sold in the future, I don’t know yet.

After packing up, Li Jiayi drove his tricycle to the department store, which was the only place he knew where he could use US dollars.

Of course, this is what he also learned from the foreigners.

Arriving at the department store, Li Jiayi parked and locked his tricycle and went straight to the third floor.

Yes, the external counter is on the third floor.

This was also Li Jiayi’s first time to the third floor of the department store.

As soon as he walked out of the stairs, Li Jiayi was stopped by someone.

"Kid, this is not the place for you, leave now."

"Uh!"

Li Jiayi was so angry! Damn it, what a piece of shit, groveling to foreigners but looking down on Chinese people.

Li Jiayi ignored him and directly took out a US dollar from his schoolbag.

Even though these US dollars do not have a very high face value, they seem like a lot because of that!

He just used the US dollar to slap his hand a few times, then looked at the staff member and asked, "Can I go in now?"

"Yes, yes, please come in."

"Humph."

Li Jiayi did not give him a good look. If this happened in the future, he would definitely slap him twice.

But it’s not possible in this day and age. You have to know that they are working for the government and have a stable job.

Even if he was angry, he had to endure it. Didn't he see the slogans posted everywhere?

Do not beat customers without reason.

What a sarcasm! It means that if it is not without reason, then you can beat him.

So you can’t afford to offend me!
After entering, Li Jiayi found that there were so many things here! No wonder some people use their privileges to come here to buy things.

Because there are many things here that are not available in China.

Yes, many things here are imported, such as washing machines, refrigerators, televisions and so on.

Even Li Jiayi saw the air conditioner.

In fact, there were also washing machines in China at that time. Little Swan washing machines started production in 1958, which was last year.

But it can’t be compared with foreign washing machines, so sales are not very good.

In fact, it was mainly because of its high price and not many people could afford it. It was not until seven or eight years later that Little Swan gradually became known to people.

The electrical appliances sold here are not produced domestically, but imported from abroad.

I guess if it’s produced domestically, foreigners won’t buy it.

Li Jiayi took a look and found that there was indeed a fan. As for air conditioning, Li Jiayi didn't even dare to think about it.

The first reason was the high price; he simply didn’t have that many dollars.

The second is that it is useless to buy it. At this time, household electricity is simply not enough to power an air conditioner.

"Hello, how much is this fan?" Li Jiayi asked, pointing at a floor fan.

"This is one hundred and sixty dollars."

(End of this chapter)