679 [New Journey]
June 1994,
Mainland China, China Overseas City—
On the Huangpu River, huge waves rolled, and from time to time, cruise ships roared on the river.
Standing by the river, you can see from a distance that the "Oriental Pearl Tower" is still being built as a landmark building in Zhonghai City.
With the background of the Oriental Pearl Radio Tower, a newlywed couple who came to China Overseas traveled took point and shot photos with a point-and-shoot camera, constantly posing and taking photos.
Not far away, squatting by the fence, there were some small stall vendors who resell stamps and coins.
These vendors come from all over the country, and have all kinds of accents, including river n, east b, and even new j regions. In front of them are a few simple stamp albums, filled with various large and small versions of stamps, as well as small sheets, and mailing seals. The stamps are also varied, such as flowers, insects, fish, folk kites, Peking Opera art, characters, calligraphy and painting, etc., but the most eye-catching are the twelve zodiac signs and the four major classic themes.
Li Laofu is one of so many stamp slayers - in this era, he will do whatever he can make money. It just so happens that the popular stamps are now popular. A small stamp is bought from a few cents from other places, and can be sold for a few dollars, or even dozens of dollars when you come to China Overseas.
Li Laofu thought he was smart and had made a lot of money by handing stamps in the past or two years. He built a new house in his hometown, Hen and married his wife. In order to make money, he only got married for three months, so he went to Zhonghai to continue speculating on stamps.
In June, Zhonghai was already very hot. Some vendors bought soda, squatted in the shade and bit the straw, drinking happily. Li Laomo was shirtless, wearing a red sweatshirt with the word "August 1" printed on it, and was reluctant to drink soda - a bottle of soda costs 20 cents, and like Jianlibao, it costs 70 to 80 cents.
In front, a vendor selling popsicles was riding a 28 bicycle and wearing a white advertising shirt. The advertisement shirt was written with the words "Everest Motorcycle, Happy New Life". The back of the car was carrying a foam box, which contained popsicles and ice creams. Like those who were selling popsicles and ice creams all over the streets, it was a major feature in this era. To be precise, it was the favorite of children. Old popsicles were deducted for two cents, and ice cream was only five cents, which was cheap, and it was delicious to relieve heat.
Li Laomo, who was bored and pressed his toes with his hands, called the popsicle vendor, "Come here! Come here! Eat the whole popsicle!"
The vendor pinched and parked the big bicycle, opened the foam box behind the car, and asked Li Laomo how much popsicle cost.
Li Laomo said: "The cheapest one."
Just as Li Laofu was talking to the popsicle vendor, a young man in a white short shirt and jeans squatted down in front of his stall.
Li Laofu was busy eating popsicles and had no time to pay attention to this young man.
When Li Laofu paid the money, peeled off the skin, and bit the old popsicle, he saw clearly that the young man in front of him was very handsome, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, and was looking through the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in his stamps.
Li Laomo gnawed the popsicle and muttered: "Good eyesight, there is a lot of room for appreciation for stamps on this subject."
The young man looked up and smiled at him, revealing his white teeth.
Li Laomo was crunching with the popsicle. When he saw the other party laughing at him, he was stunned because the other party smiled so well, and it was better than many movie stars.
Li Laofu is a hawker. He usually comes into contact with people from all walks of life. It can be said that everyone has seen him, but he has never seen a person who looks so good when he smiles. How can I say it, it may be because of temperament. This smile makes me feel very good.
The young man looked through the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and then he focused his attention on the recently popular zodiac stamps.
Li Laoshi hurriedly shouted again: "This is not bad, the theme has been very popular recently, especially the first round of stamps for this zodiac sign, which were not released from 1980 to 1991. If you want to collect it, it will definitely appreciate in the future."
The young man looked at the zodiac stamps, and finally focused on the first set of monkey tickets in 1980, and asked Li Laoshi: "How much does this monkey ticket cost?"
Li Laomo smiled, revealing his teeth that were yellowed by tobacco, and said, "This set is a bit expensive, it costs 30 yuan."
In fact, Li Lao Shuo said too much. In this era, the price of monkey tickets is very low because of the large inventory of monkey tickets. A set of good-quality products is only 10 yuan. Li Lao Shuo opened his mouth and doubled it, which turned into 30 yuan.
When the young man heard this, he was a little stunned.
Li Laofu thought he was scared of the other party, and was afraid of scaring him away, so he hurriedly said, "Of course, you are in love with me and I. If you really want it, I will give you some cheaper."
The young man smiled, "No, I didn't think it was expensive, I didn't expect it to be so cheap."
Li Laomo: "..."
I feel like I'm saying that he's doing business for so long and hasn't seen anyone talk like this before. He actually dislikes the cheap price he calls - grandma's, I've increased it three times!
But soon, Li Laofu smiled. This is a sucker. If you don’t kill him, you won’t kill him. “Young brother is right. The price is still higher. But I see that you are handsome and your tone is in the same accent as ours, so I’ll call you a bargain.”
The young man nodded, pointed at the monkey ticket and said, "That's right, this monkey ticket will be very expensive in the future. Uh, one can be exchanged for another house."
Li Laomo: "..."
I feel like the other person is a crazy person, and I exchange a set of stamps for another house? What a scam!
"Haha, you're right, so do you want this set of stamps?" Li Laofu was anxious to sell the stamps, and could only speak in the other party's tone.
The young man smiled and said, "You can't sell such valuable things? Why don't you hide more of them yourself - save hundreds or thousands of sets, and you will be a monetary at that time."
Li Laofu rolled his eyes, "Since it is so valuable and has such appreciation potential, why don't you buy it?"
Young man: "I'm not short of money."
Li Laoshi: "..." If it weren't for the moral and legal system, he would have clenched his fists and hit him.
"Little brother, aren't you kidding me? You don't buy it here and talk to me!" Li Laofu was angry and felt that this guy was fine and was looking for trouble.
The young man smiled slightly and said calmly: "Oh, I'm waiting for the car here. If I have nothing to do, I'll talk about it."
Li Laomo: "..."
It turns out that he is a guy who is so idle - still waiting for the car? Just call out any tricycle, and you can also be a big shot waiting for the car, waiting for your mother's spinning cart!
Just when Li Laomo was full of complaints, Didi, Didi!
The car whistle sounded, and then a super luxurious black BMW sedan slowly stopped behind the young man.
At this time, other vendors also saw the car and couldn't help but point fingers-
"Oh, so majestic, whose car is this?"
"It's still BMW, it's awesome!"
The young man turned his head and looked back at Li Laomo and smiled, "My car is here."
Li Laomo: "..."
The expression seemed to be saying a dog again, widened his eyes, and watched the people coming out of the BMW car in disbelief, personally helping the young man open the car door.
The young man got into the car and waved at Li Lao Moe through the car window.
Li Laomo: "..."
Didi!
The luxurious BMW slowly started and left the riverside.
Li Laofu looked at it from afar, and when he came to his senses, he looked at the stamps that the young man had looked through, remembering what the young man had said before, in the future, a set of monkey tickets can be exchanged for another house.
"Tsk, no one can't brag - don't think it's great to sit on a BMW, you believe you!" Li Laofu curled his lips and couldn't help shouting: "You're selling monkey tickets, selling monkey tickets - 10 yuan per set, 16 yuan per set, the more you buy, the lower the price - it's a big deal!"
Black BMW inside
The young man heard Li Laomo's shouting from afar in the car and couldn't help but shake his head.
Chapter completed!