Hello 1983

The tricycle started to draw dragons on the road again, and Liu Qingshan sat in the car anxiously and shouted: "Master, is your skill good?"

The old hat jumped out of the car again, stared back at Liu Qingshan, finally shook his head, and said somewhat resentfully: "Well, I understand, you were sent by the dumb boss to beat me, right? You took a good apprentice , look at showing him off!"

Liu Qingshan also smiled: "Uncle, anyway, all your apprentices have run away, so let me be your apprentice."

"Okay, wait until tomorrow morning, we father and I will have a sweat."

Old Mao continued to get on the bike, and after riding for over an hour, he came to an alley.

At this time in the alley, there are no tall buildings and buildings to compare with, and there are no cars parked there. Bicycles are pushed into the yard like a baby. The deep alley still feels quite spacious.

The old trees are luxuriant, against the blue bricks and gray tiles, revealing a bit of antiquity and tranquility.

Liu Qingshan nodded: the current alley is the real alley, so he asked: "Master, where is this?"

"Liulichang, see if this road is there, the East and West Factory is separated from the two sides."

Master Mao turned Sanlun into a small alley, pointed to a large courtyard in front of him: "I'm home."

Liu Qingshan whispered twice: "That's the East Factory and the West Factory, uncle, you are from the West Factory."

It's a pity that the old hat didn't know this allusion, so he let them into the yard on his own.

In recent years, there have been a small number of residential buildings in Beijing, but the price is high and the number is small, which is not suitable for ordinary people to live in.

Most of them are crowded in this kind of courtyard.

Now the biggest wish of the residents of Dazayuan is to live in high-rise buildings; after a few decades, it is estimated that their greatest wish is to be able to live in Dazayuan again.

Most of the courtyards are quadrangle courtyards, and the old Maoer lives in two west wing rooms. The house looks old at first glance, and with various illegal constructions, it looks particularly crowded and messy.

"Yo, Master Mao, you're back, who are these two?"

A shirtless old man, waving a cattail fan, was sitting there enjoying the shade, greeting him.

Brother Bao is also a large group in the old capital, and they are used to being shirtless in summer.

It doesn't matter if you are fat or thin, like this old man, the ribs on his body are clearly visible, and he is still shirtless.

"It's my nephew Xiao Shanzi and his friends who came all the way to see me."

The old hat said with a proud face, and said to Liu Qingshan and the others: "You can call this second uncle."

"Hey, Master Mao, congratulations!"

The second uncle stood up, and bowed his hands to the old hat in a dignified manner, the old hat was so happy that his mouth was grinning to the bottom of his ears.

Liu Qingshan can also understand that it is indeed a good thing for an old bachelor with no relatives and no reason to suddenly appear as a nephew, and it is also useful for half an apprentice.

The master-student relationship at this time is really like father and son.

Liu Qingshan called the second uncle, and then handed over a small bag he brought: "Second uncle, it's from my hometown, you can try it."

The cloth bag was so light that it didn't weigh more than two or two, and the second uncle took a look inside: "Black fungus, good stuff, thank you young man, we will squeeze two cups later."

The old hat then took over the conversation: "Second uncle, don't talk cheap, my nephew wants to buy a house, and you help take care of that small yard, haven't you sold it yet?"

The ribs old man looked at Liu Qingshan suspiciously, and then raised two fingers: "I told you when I left, I don't want to sell it if I don't have this amount."

"20?" Liu Qingshan was also surprised.

"2 yuan!"

The second uncle shook his head repeatedly and said.

"Then let's see if it works?"

Hearing such a cheap price, Liu Qingshan was immediately moved.

Soon, a group of people came to the East Factory, separated by a road, more than 100 meters away.

The second uncle took out a bunch of keys, opened a mottled wooden door, and beckoned everyone to enter.

After entering the door, Liu Qingshan couldn't help seeing a bright light in his eyes. Compared with the big courtyard just now, this small courtyard with a single door looks neat and quiet.

It is said that it is a courtyard, but it should be called a triple courtyard. There are three main rooms on the north side and a small side room on each side.

There are three wing rooms on the east and west sides, opposite the main room, directly facing the courtyard wall, including the door they just walked in, which is also a small door with a wall.

In the open space in the middle of the yard, an old pomegranate tree with a thick bowl mouth was planted, with luxuriant branches and many fruits hanging from it.

Pomegranate with hundreds of seeds symbolizes the prosperity of descendants, so this kind of tree is liked to be planted in the yard.

Seeing this small courtyard, Liu Qingshan immediately fell in love with it, it's a bit of a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle.

Pushing the door is a busy city, closing the door becomes a unified.

The second uncle led them around in each house. Except for the fact that no one lived there for a long time, the house was a bit damp and lacked a bit of popularity, he was very satisfied with the rest.

"Second uncle, this house is not bad, I'll buy it!"

Liu Qingshan made a decision directly, and later generations wanted to buy a separate small courtyard near Liulichang, and they dared not even think about it.

cough!

The old hat coughed hard, and glared at Liu Qingshan: You are short-sighted, you have to argue about buying onions and garlic, let alone such a big deal as buying a house.

For the rest of the time, the old hat and the second uncle were just grinding their mouths. Not to mention, the final price was cut to 500 yuan.

In fact, even if it is 2 yuan, Liu Qingshan is secretly happy. After decades, this will be a proper mansion.

Is it cheap? Based on the current wages and prices, it is not cheap at all.

The vast majority of families can't afford such a yard even after saving money for a lifetime.

This courtyard is a distant relative of the second uncle, and he is entrusted to take care of it. It is said that that relative has gone to live in a building.

Liu Qingshan reckoned that that person would definitely regret it in the future.

Chapter 253 Friendship Store

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

After negotiating the price, they agreed to come over tomorrow, go to the street and go through the relevant formalities with the housing management office, and then everyone returned to the house of Mr. Lao Maoer.

Boil hot water and make a pot of high-quality tea. According to the old hater master, in summer, you must drink hot tea to sweat, and you must not keep it.

The three of them drank hot tea, wiped their sweat, and discussed future plans.

The one who was most excited was not Liu Qingshan, but Uncle Lu:

"Qingshan, I've decided to do what you said, to start working hard here in the capital, and to 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 are trying to squeeze in with their heads sharpened.

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

"Me, me!"

Old Mao'er was also in a hurry. Although he wasn't very smart, he wasn't stupid either. This nephew bought a house without blinking his eyes. He was a man of great things.

He also decided: follow his nephew.

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

Liu Qingshan also directly gave a high hat: "Our business requires you to ride a tricycle and wander around Sijiu City every day."

The old hat was really useful: "Boy, your uncle also ate and saw it when he was young, and the old things at home have gone to sea."

"What about these things?"

Liu Qingshan and Master Lu asked in unison.

Old Mao spread his hands together: "It's all over."

Aren't you just tickling someone for fun? Master Lu's face was full of disappointment.

Liu Qingshan was full of confidence: "Master, let's collect it all over the world!"

"it is good!"

The other two also roared loudly, their small team of dragging old objects was officially established.

Liu Qingshan felt that this name was not up to standard, so after thinking about it, he chose a more prestigious name: Material Cultural Heritage Rescue Team.

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

The three of them bumped into each other with a big bowl with blue borders, and then they grinned their teeth from being burned together, hehe silly...

After lunch, Liu Jinfeng and her sisters were all revived, and Gao Wenxue took them to Wangfujing.

As for the square that Xiao Laosi was looking forward to, I would wait until tomorrow morning to see the flag raising, and then I went shopping by the way.

Liu Qingshan and his newly formed three-person team are going to make a vote first, striving for a successful opening or something.

Confidence is a good thing, but both Liu Qingshan and Master Lu are blindsided, so they can't go door to door and ask: Is there any second-hand goods for sale?

Needless to say, in the old society, there was such a business, collecting old things in the streets and alleys, and they were called "playing small drums".

At this time, the role of the old hat was revealed, riding a tricycle, pulling two people, wandering around 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, pawnshops were abolished, and state-run entrusted shops came into being.

For second-hand goods that are not needed at home, or if you are in a hurry to spend money, you put them in the entrusted store and sell them on your behalf. The store charges a certain handling fee.

If you're looking for second-hand goods, this is the place to go, they're all old.

The old hat also raised his finger and pointed: "Dongdan, Xisi, Beixinqiao, and Caishikou, these four consignment stores are the largest, and there are many others left. Occasionally, there are old items for sale here."

After speaking, he shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity, we can't enter the Friendship Store, and it's useless to go in. There are no foreign exchange certificates, so we can't buy anything. There are really antiques there."

The amount of information in these words is a bit large, Liu Qingshan thought for a long time before he was vaguely impressed.

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

After the re-opening, there was a severe shortage of foreign exchange. In order to earn foreign exchange through export, many antiques such as porcelain that foreigners love were also placed in the Friendship Store and sold to foreign guests.

At that time, domestic currency management was strict, and the circulation of foreign currency was prohibited. In this way, 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 within a certain range, use them at the equivalent value of RMB.

Because foreign exchange certificates can be used to buy some in-demand commodities that cannot be bought with ordinary money, foreign exchange certificates were very popular at that time.

Hearing that the Friendship Store sells antiques, Liu Qingshan is also a little itchy, but he doesn't have foreign exchange certificates in his hand, and with this face, it's not easy to brush his face, so let's go to the entrusted store first.

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

Entering the store, Liu Qingshan was taken aback for a moment, seeing half-new TVs and radios in front of him.There are big wooden clocks and even a bicycle in the corner, which is permanent.

What about antiques?

Uncle Mao explained to him in a low voice: "These are the common things. For the rest of the old things, you have to touch them slowly. If you have nothing to do, come around. Maybe you will come across them someday."

Only then did Liu Qingshan figure it out, it seems that this business really needs people like Uncle Shi and Master Lu to do it for a long time.

Walking around in the store, apart from a few pocket watches, there is nothing to catch the eye.

Things are not expensive, just like the very old big clock, only ten or eight yuan, but even if you buy it and put it for decades, the room for appreciation is very limited.

"Let's go, change a house."

Uncle Mao'er set off again on a three-wheeler, wandering from Xicheng to Dongcheng. There are also entrusted shops in Dongdan.

I went in and turned around again, and it was similar to the other side. There were a lot of old things, but unfortunately there were no collectible antiques.

"This thing has to be touched, there is no rush."

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

Liu Qingshan also understands the reason, the main reason is that his stay in the capital is limited, to see if he can make a few deals with his own hands, and it's just a good start.

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

Old Mao shook his head: "It's useless to go, I can only walk around the door, and I can't get in through the door."

A smile appeared on the corner of Liu Qingshan's mouth: "How will you know if you don't try?"

More than an hour later, a tricycle 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.

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