Hello, 1983

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

After negotiating the price, we agreed to come over tomorrow, go to the street and go through the relevant procedures at the housing management office, and then everyone returned to the house of Uncle Lao Mao'er.

Boil hot water and brew a pot of high crumbs. According to Uncle Lao Mao'er, in summer, you must drink hot tea, sweat out, and must not keep it.

The three of them drank hot tea and wiped their sweat while discussing future plans.

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

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

This is stimulated.

It's understandable when you think about it, this is the capital, and people all over the country have sharpened their heads and want to squeeze in.

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

"I am, I am!"

The old hat is also anxious. Although he is not very smart, he is not stupid. This nephew, who bought a house without blinking his eyes, is a person who does big things.

He also decided to follow his nephew.

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

Liu Qingshan also directly gave a top hat: "We make a living, and you have to ride a tricycle and wander around in the four-nine cities every day."

The old hat really benefited a lot: "Boy, when your uncle was a child, he also ate and saw it, and the old things at home are gone."

"What about these things?"

Liu Qingshan and Master Lu asked in unison.

The old hater spread his hands: "It's all over."

Aren't you tickling people to play with? Master Lu is full of disappointment.

Liu Qingshan was full of confidence: "Uncle, let's take it all over the world in the future!"

"it is good!"

The other two also roared loudly. Their small team of drawing old objects was officially established.

Liu Qingshan thinks that this title is not high-grade,

After thinking about it, I came up with a relatively tall name: Material Cultural Heritage Rescue Team.

The old hat also showed his arrogance: "Come on, do one!"

The three of them were holding the big blue-rimmed bowl, and they slammed into each other, and then they were scalded and grinned, hehe silly...

After lunch, Liu Jinfeng and his sisters were also full of blood, and Gao Wenxue took them to Wangfujing for a walk.

As for the square that the youngest fourth is looking forward to, I still have to wait until tomorrow morning to see the flag-raising, and then stroll by the way.

Liu Qingshan and the others, the newly formed three-person team, are going to vote first and strive for a good opening.

Confidence is a good thing, but Liu Qingshan and Master Lu are both smeared, and they can't go door to door to ask: Are there used goods for sale?

Not to mention, in the old society, there really was this business, walking around the streets to collect old things, which was called "playing small drums".

At this time, the role of the old hater was revealed. He rode a tricycle, pulled two people, swayed for a while, and then stopped under a plaque.

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

It was only then that he remembered that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the pawnshop was abolished, and the state-run entrusted store came into being.

Used goods that are not needed at home, or are in a hurry to use money, they will put things in the entrusted store and sell it on their behalf, and the store will charge a certain handling fee.

If you're looking for old stuff, you have to come here, it's all old.

Lao Mao'er also raised his finger and pointed: "Dongdan, Xisi, Beixinqiao, and Caishikou are the largest of the four entrusted stores, and there are many others left. Occasionally, there are old items for sale here."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head and sighed again: "Unfortunately, we can't enter the Friendship Store, and it's useless to enter. Without foreign exchange coupons, we can't buy anything. There are really antiques there."

The amount of information in these words is a bit large, Liu Qingshan thought about it for a long time, and then he had a vague impression.

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

After the reform, foreign exchange was extremely scarce. In order to earn foreign exchange through export, many antiques such as porcelain, which were loved by foreigners, were also placed in the Friendship Store and sold to foreign guests.

At that time, domestic currency management was strict, and foreign currency was prohibited from circulating, so in 1980, "foreign exchange certificates" came into being.

When foreigners enter the country, they must convert the foreign currency they hold into foreign exchange certificates, and use them in the equivalent value of RMB within a certain range.

Because foreign exchange vouchers were used to buy some scarce commodities that ordinary money could not buy, foreign exchange vouchers were very popular at that time.

Hearing that the Friendship Store sells antiques, Liu Qingshan is also a little itchy, but he has no foreign exchange coupons in his hand, and this face is not easy to use, so let's go to the entrusted store first.

Whether it is the Friendship Store or the entrusted store, they are all products of the times, and they will gradually disappear or decline in the future. Liu Qingshan still cherishes the opportunity to shop.

Entering the store, Liu Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and he saw half-new TVs and radios. There's a big wooden desk clock or something, and there's even a bicycle in the corner, permanent.

What about antiques?

Uncle Lao Mao'er explained to him in a low voice: "These are the common things. The rest of the old objects must be touched slowly, and they will come and go when they are all right, and they may come across one day."

Only then did Liu Qingshan understand. It seems that this business really requires people like Shishu and Master Lu to be able to do it for a long time.

Walking around the store, except for a few pocket watches, there is nothing to catch the eye.

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

"Come on, let's change."

Uncle Lao Mao'er set off on three wheels again, and went straight from Xicheng to Dongcheng. On the Dongdan side, there were also commissioned shops.

I went in and turned around again. It was almost the same as there. There are many old things, but unfortunately there are no collectible antiques.

"This thing has to be touched, it can't be rushed."

Uncle Lao Maoer saw that Liu Qingshan seemed a little anxious, so he comforted him.

Liu Qingshan also understands the truth. The main reason is that he has a limited time in the capital to see if he can make a few deals with his own hands and make a good start.

"Uncle Shi, why don't we go to the Friendship Store?" Since there must be antiques there, Liu Qingshan was naturally moved.

The old hat shook his head: "It's useless to go, I can only turn around at the door, and I can't even get in."

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

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

A young man in a suit and leather shoes got out of the car, wearing brown glasses, with an extraordinary bearing.

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

The old coachman whispered to the young man.

"Put your heart on your stomach."

Liu Qingshan tidied up his suit and looked up. Above the front door were six big red characters "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 eyes of the Chinese people, because here, you can buy all kinds of in-demand commodities that cannot be bought elsewhere.

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

Perhaps it was because of Liu Qingshan's extraordinary temperament that some people really regarded him as a returned overseas Chinese.

A young man passed by Liu Qingshan pretending to be inadvertent, and asked softly, "Hello sir, do you have any extra foreign exchange coupons that need to be exchanged?"

Because foreign exchange coupons play a very important role, there were special foreign exchange coupons at that time.

Liu Qingshan shook his head and walked towards the gate, followed by two generals behind him: Master Lu and Lao Maoer.

"Hello sir, welcome, please show your ID."

A middle-aged man at the door greeted him very politely, but the formalities that should be performed have to be performed.

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

The middle-aged man is really not simple, and he speaks proficient English and chats with Liu Qingshan: "Sir, welcome to the Friendship Store, where did you return to China?"

With a reserved smile on his face, Liu Qingshan replied in English: "I'm from Hong Kong Island, I'm sorry, I only speak English and Cantonese, but don't worry, Hong Kong Island will return on 97th, so I'm ready to learn from now on. Mandarin."

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

The middle-aged man was also amused by him, reached out and shook hands with Liu Qingshan:

"Sir, you are right. It can be seen that you are a patriotic overseas Chinese. You are welcome to return to China. I wish you a happy journey in China."

"sure."

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

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

Liu Qingshan talked eloquently, while the two middle-aged people behind him were so nervous that they didn't dare to come out, for fear of revealing their secrets and being arrested together.

"Welcome, welcome, the motherland needs a person of insight like you!" The middle-aged man is also very conscious, and he chats and laughs with Liu Qingshan, which is very lively.

"Cough cough!" The old hat couldn't help coughing twice, reminding Xiaoshanzi not to play too big.

Only then did Liu Qingshan smile: "Oh, sir, let's talk later. My grandfather likes the antiques of our motherland the most. I'll go in first and see if I can help him fulfill his wish."

"Please!"

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

This also made the two brothers behind him breathe a sigh of relief. They were just about to keep up, but they were stopped.

Liu Qingshan smiled again and said in English: "This is the appraiser I hired. This is the one who helps carry things. I can be responsible for them."

"Okay, please come in." The middle-aged man didn't continue to block, and the three of them really got in like this.

In fact, in another two years, the Friendship Store will be open to Chinese people, but only foreign exchange and foreign exchange coupons are consumed in it.

Entering the store, the three people turned upstairs and downstairs. Looking around, the goods here are indeed higher-end than those outside, with imported color TVs, refrigerators, etc., dazzling.

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

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

Of course, there are also many domestically produced boutique goods: gorgeous silks, delicate china, and even elegant cheongsams, all for sale.

These things may be coveted by others, but Liu Qingshan doesn't care much, and directly finds a counter that sells antiques.

In this era, everyone has no awareness of cultural relics protection, and many antiques are so brightly placed on the shelves in exchange for foreign exchange.

Exchanging resources for development is an old road that many countries have gone through, and it is really helpless.

When it comes to antiques, Liu Qingshan is a stick, but Master Lu has long since looked straight. Even the old hats who know a little bit of work are stretching their necks to check the items on the shelves.

Most of them are porcelains of various shapes. There are definitely no fakes that can be placed here, and there may even be a possibility of leaks because they do not pay much attention to them.

Everything is good, but the price is also good, the old hat whispered in his mouth: "This price is outrageous!"

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

The cheapest ones are several thousand, while the more expensive ones are 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 rate of foreign exchange vouchers is even higher, otherwise how could there be the first batch of scalpers who poured foreign exchange vouchers.

Liu Qingshan also wanted to understand a little: this must be deliberately raising the price, anyway, it is facing rich foreigners or overseas Chinese, who like to buy or not.

However, in his opinion, these antiques are really not expensive at all. If you buy them, they will likely be a hundred times and a thousand times the profit return in the future.

It's a pity that the foreign exchange in his hand is also limited.

Grandma's, it seems that I have to use the wool of foreigners to make it.

He glanced at the store and saw several foreigners, all of them high-spirited, turned into fat sheep in Liu Qingshan's eyes.

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

Although Liu Qingshan didn't know how to do it, among the three, he was still the leader, responsible for communicating with the waiter, taking down the items on the shelf and asking Master Lu to get started.

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

After checking a few pieces of porcelain, Master Lu quietly poked Liu Qingshan and whispered:

"The big enamel bowl I saw just now, the label said it was a copy of the Republic of China, but I think it should be the genuine product of the manufacturing office, it is best to get it."

Liu Qingshan looked at the label of the big bowl. The price was 3,000 yuan, which was really not cheap.

But if Master Lu hadn't gone wrong, it would be possible to sell this thing for 30 million after several decades, and 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 who rolled the wool, shouted in American English:

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