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A newspaper cost 5 cents, and it was in Hong Kong dollars, with the Queen's face printed on the back.

"Kid, where can I exchange cash?" Creyi took out a silver dollar and said.

"You can exchange silver dollars at the foreign bank. Just turn around the corner and keep walking. There are a lot of rickshaws there." The child pointed to the road and said.

"Is it far? How much does it cost to take a rickshaw?" Creyi asked again.

"Boss, just 5 cents is enough. I'll take you there!" A rickshaw driver on the side of the road was already waiting for help, and he spoke in Northeastern dialect.

"Let's go!" Cree Yi directly handed over the 5 cents that the child had given him just now.

"Brother, are you from the Northeast?" Creyi opened the newspaper and put it away when he saw April 25, 1952.

"Ah, my hometown is in Tieling, and then I came to Guannai, and finally I came here to make a living." The man turned around and said with a grin, "Is the boss from the north? This Mandarin sounds very friendly."

‘Tieling, cough~! ’

Mandarin in the Qing Dynasty was dominated by BJ dialect. In fact, Mandarin was also promoted, but only in the Hebei area. However, the difference between the northern languages ​​is not too big, and some unique local languages ​​can still be understood if you speak them slowly.

"Yes, I am also familiar with the Northeastern dialect." Creiyi also learned a Northeastern accent.

"By the way, does the foreign bank here mean bank?" Creyi asked.

"No, boss, you just came from the mainland, right? The foreign banks convert the money into Hong Kong dollars. The banks don't accept old money from the mainland. It's mainly because it's too messy, so I let the foreign banks handle it." said the rickshaw master. .

"Okay, I'll change the money later, please wait for me." Cree Yi responded, not paying attention to how the rickshaw master could tell that he had just come to Xiangjiang.

These people who work on the street all day long are actually the most perceptive group of people. If you don’t speak, it’s fine, people can only tell whether you are rich or poor, but they will know as soon as you start a few words. How long have you lived in Xiangjiang?

When he came to the foreign bank, he exchanged some French currency, copper plates, and some silver dollars into Hong Kong dollars in proportion. However, he did not exchange them all. Silver dollars were the strongest currency during the Republic of China. In case of another In the Republic of China, it was not possible to exchange gold directly.

The exchange for Cree Yi cost more than 170 yuan.

"Master, I still have some foreign currency here. Should I exchange it here or go to the bank?" Creyi took out a franc and handed it over.

"Oh, you can just go to the bank to exchange these. We only collect some coins from the mainland. Foreign currencies are traded in the bank." A staff member in the small window said.

Creyi nodded and took back the franc, and then a group of rickshaw masters around him started calling him, asking where he was going.

Creyi once again greeted the Northeastern man who pulled him over. After all, the two had no problem communicating in language.

The Northeastern man was also smart. He didn't ask where he was going, but ran away from this densely populated place first.

"Brother, how much does your car rental cost for a day?" Creyi asked directly.

"Boss, I see what you said. If you give me 2 yuan, I will be yours all day today, even if you want me to take you to the New Territories." said the man from Northeast China.

"Here! What's your brother's name?" Cree Yi directly took out two Hong Kong dollars and handed it over.

"Boss, just call me Tiezhu. I don't have a name either. It just so happens that my surname is Tie from Tieling." Tiezhu was amused.

"Okay, Tie Zhu, take me to the nearest HSBC bank first." After finishing speaking, Creyi added, "The kind that can handle business."

"Okay, boss, please sit down!" Tie Zhu started trotting again.

I ran across a street and turned a corner. According to Tie Zhu's introduction, this is the HSBC branch. These foreign banks can handle business directly nearby after exchanging business.

When Cree Yi, who was wearing a suit and collar, walked into the bank, he saw that the bank did not look like a later bank, nor did it look like a hotel lobby like in the United States. Instead, it looked a bit like a pawn shop.

Only a small window is exposed from the iron fence, and behind the iron fence is a wooden board that blocks the view. However, there are many people handling business, including those in suits and collars, and others in ordinary coarse linen.

"Sir, what business do you want to handle?" A fat man in a suit and tie came over and asked. Having worked in a bank all year round, he quickly noticed this man who came to the door and looked around as if he had no idea what to do. young people.

Of course, the other party was wearing decent clothes and didn't look like a robber, so he quickly judged that he must be someone who had just come from the mainland.

Although the Sino-British border has been completely closed, there are still people who come through various methods, and their smuggling into Hong Kong did not stop until the return.

"Open an account and exchange some foreign currency." Creyi said directly in Mandarin while listening to the other party's Cantonese.

"Ah, okay, please follow me!" The bank manager was stunned and quickly led Crei Yi to a closed window, and then knocked on it.

Looking through the small window, a staff member straightened his clothes and sat down again. "Sir, what business are you dealing with?"

Listening to this Beijing-accented person, he nodded kindly to the manager standing not far away. He deserved to be the manager. The service was indeed impeccable, so he was brought directly to this window.

"What do you need to open an account?"

"You need to provide your Xiangjiang ID card." The salesman looked at Creyi and said.

Zui Yi frowned, he didn't have an ID card and looked at the previous manager, the manager quickly came over and said, "I need to exchange these foreign currencies, but I can't open an account."

"Is that so, sir? Please come with me to the office and I will explain it to you in detail, how about that?" The manager immediately understood.

In fact, the manager mainly saw the other party take out a cloth bag from his arms, which contained stacks of foreign currencies, mostly US dollars and francs.

When he came to an office, the manager didn't waste words, "It's like this, sir, Hong Kong has closed the border with the mainland two years ago, and has begun to issue ID cards to all those who have a history of residence before 1950 and have a witness and guarantor. Another type is that businessmen with investment can also apply for Hong Kong identity."

"Investment? How much investment do you need?" Zui Yi nodded. In fact, it is similar to investment immigration in later generations, except that the British are collecting money in disguise. In fact, you can go to the police station with money to get it done now. After all, Hong Kong is a gray area for people from the mainland at this time. They did not verbally say that they are not Hong Kong people, nor did they oppose these people living in Hong Kong.

"If you deposit 2,000 Hong Kong dollars in our bank, we can issue an asset certificate, so you can go directly to the local police station to register and get your ID card." The bank manager said.

"2,000 Hong Kong dollars? I see!" Although there seemed to be a lot of foreign currencies on Zui Yi, they were actually small denominations. "Then you don't need an ID card for foreign currency exchange."

"Of course, we accept foreign currency exchange." The bank manager nodded sincerely again.

"Thank you, I'll come back to open an account later." Zui Yi came to the lobby again, and then came to the foreign currency exchange window again and handed over all the cash directly.

1,356 Hong Kong dollars.

After Zui Yi came out of the bank again, he had transferred the money into the space. The skills of thieves these days are amazing. His pockets are now completely empty, with nothing in them.

When Tiezhu saw Zuiyi coming out, he quickly adjusted the car and waited for Zuiyi to get in the car and then drove for a while before stopping. "Boss, where are we going next?"

"Let's buy a pack of cigarettes first." Zuiyi handed over a dollar.

Tiezhu shouted to a child in the distance, and the child holding the wooden box ran over. He looked back at the boss who seemed to be thinking about something, and chose a pack of similar cigarettes.

He took the change, which was actually bought by Tiezhu himself. The cigarettes were only 20 cents a box, and they were probably the most expensive ones.

"Tiezhu, let's find a place to eat first, a noodle restaurant will do." Zuiyi thought it was better to find a place and ask Tiezhu.

After running a few streets, before getting off the car, Zuiyi saw a woman rushing out with a kitchen knife in her hand. "You idiot, you're back before noon, you're starving..."

"Well, boss, this is my wife, but don't worry, my noodles with gravy are famous on this street, look at these customers." Tiezhu turned around and said with a smile.

"Okay, then give me two bowls of noodles with gravy." Zuiyi didn't care, and then watched Tiezhu take the initiative to run over to help Zuiyi move a small table and a small stool.

"Sit down, Tiezhu, I want to ask you something, eat first, I'll treat you." Zuiyi said with a smile.

"How can this be, they are all made at home, I'll treat you, boss, Cuihua, give me two bowls of noodles with gravy!" Tiezhu shouted.

While eating noodles with gravy, Zuiyi began to ask Tiezhu about things. After asking around, he sat at the small table, smoking and thinking about things.

"Boss, why don't you go to work? Or bring a few people over for dinner? What are you still standing there for!" Cuihua glared at the man who came to help and said in a low voice.

"Here, this boss has booked my car today." Tiezhu said and stuffed all the money he earned today into Cuihua's hands.

"Hey, okay, then you treat me well, I'll leave some food for you tonight." Cuihua nodded and quickly put the money in her arms.

"Cuihua, give me a bowl of noodles with gravy and put more meat in it!" Suddenly, a voice interrupted Zhui Yi who was thinking about something, and then saw a large group of people coming over.

In particular, a leader with a greasy face walked up to Zhui Yi and looked him up and down, then sat directly opposite him, and took the cigarette from the table and smoked it, and then kicked it into his pocket.

"Brother, you're new here, a strange face!" After saying this, he struck a match and lit a cigarette.