Chapter Seventy-Eight: Remuneration

"What sweet and salty party don't understand," Oss shook his head blankly, and then raised the empty bowl in his hand, "I just want to say, can there be another bowl?"

"As you wish," Chen Dahe shrugged his shoulders and turned his head to shout inside, "Auntie, two more bowls." ”

"Os," looking at Os, who picked up the bowl again and ate deliciously, Chen Dahe said solemnly, "Really, don't lie to you, if you have the opportunity to come to China again in the future, if you go to the capital, you must remember that tofu brain can only be sweetened, and you must not drink bean juice, otherwise you will vomit it." ”

"Of course," Oss put down the bowl that had been emptied again, and nodded in agreement, "I believe that your assessment of food is as much your judgment of the future of your country, that a nation that has survived so much suffering, but still stands, will inevitably rise again." ”

"Thank you," Chen Dahe took a sip of the tofu brain in the dry bowl, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face, not only because Oss began to identify with the changes here, but also because he had succeeded in making a sweet party.

"Chen," Oss wiped the corners of his mouth, looked at Chen Dahe and said, "Thank you, your guide has done a very good job, even far beyond my expectations, for those things you said, I will look up the information after I go back, verify it in many ways, if it is true, I believe my report will satisfy you." ”

"That's great, I'm looking forward to your report," Chen Dahe's smile on his face became even brighter, and then leaned forward to look at Os, "Os, your report won't be affected by other aspects, right?"

"I didn't expect you to know this," Oss looked at him in surprise, "I know what you're trying to say, but rest assured, now that our country has just established diplomatic relations, it is in the honeymoon period, and the country is also very interested in your country, and no one will do anything irrational in this situation, at least not in our newspaper, I can guarantee that." ”

"Woohoo, Os, you said you would pay me before," Chen Dahe immediately put the business behind him after receiving Os's personal assurance, and decisively changed the topic, "What's the benefit?"

Whether it is an American in this era or an American in later generations, they generally rarely promise anything, and being able to get Oss's personal guarantee is enough to prove one point, that is, after brushing the friendship value for a few days in a row, it finally ushered in a wave of skyrocketing today, although I don't know if it has reached a high rank, but it is enough for Chen Dahe to raise a small condition that is not too much.

Oss looked at him dumbfounded, "But you said you didn't want to!"

"Is there one?" Chen Dahe blinked, lying on the back of the chair and looking at the sky, as if recalling the scene at that time.

"What you said at the time," Oss actively helped him recall, "I said I would pay you, and you said, no, no, no, not for that reason, right, right?"

"It seems to be," Chen Dahe looked at him confusedly, "so after I tried my best to help you get from Shenzhen to Guangzhou, accompanied me to the rain for half a day, changed the car with a lot of luggage, and then worked as a guide for three days, and told you a lot of stories, and enriched your reporting materials, I finally completed the task, and I can leave tomorrow, right?"

Well, looking at the young man in front of him, Auston felt a sense of guilt, if it was in the United States, if you hire such a high-level translator and guide, and do so much, it may cost at least five hundred dollars.

"Chen, you don't look like a Chinese at all, and none of the Chinese I've met are as direct as you," Oss said with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Indeed, you did a very good job, I should pay you, but I'm just a front-line reporter, my income is limited, well, I can pay you two hundred dollars, of course, not as much as the United States, but I can write a thank you letter to your government, I heard that it will help you." ”

Looking at Oss's sincere eyes, Chen Dahe suddenly laughed, "Os, don't be so serious, just kidding." ”

"Oh, Chen," said Oss, shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands, "this joke is not funny at all, but what I just said is not a joke, really, you should be rewarded for your labor, I can pay you two hundred dollars, and I will not tell anyone, and a thank you note will be written." ”

"I accept the thank you letter, but the two hundred dollars will be counted," Chen Dahe put away his smile, looked at Oss and whispered, "I have something I want to ask you for help, and this matter needs to be kept secret, like you just said, you can't tell anyone." ”

Oss looked at him in surprise, "Then tell me what is worth two hundred dollars." ”

Chen Dahe looked around, got up and said, "The sun is about to set, let's talk while walking." ”

On the path down the mountain, Chen Dahe took out a small gray cloth bag from the canvas bag he was carrying, and handed it to Oss, "You can bring this trouble back to the United States, and then help me sell it." ”

"What?" Oss curiously opened the cloth bag, "Oh my God, where did you get so much gold?"

"Acquired," Chen Dahe said, "has a clear origin, and it is by no means a black product." ”

Two days ago, Chen Dahe inquired about the process of customs clearance in Oss, and found that the customs clearance at this time was very simple, and the management was very relaxed, and there were even no clear entry and exit regulations, and there were no clear requirements for the items carried by individuals, only the procedures were complete and legal, and they did not carry the kind of obvious prohibited items and precious cultural relics that were prohibited from leaving the country, which was almost unimpeded, and it was obvious that gold was not among those prohibited items.

The gold jewelry he received before was given to Cai Zhiming to buy things, and Boss Yang kept all of them, when he first came here, he wanted to exchange all of them for goods, but after meeting Oss, he had other ideas.

"What do you want to do?" Oss was a little puzzled, "If I'm not mistaken, the price of gold in your country is higher, almost twice that of the United States, why do you have to take it back to the United States and sell it." ”

"You only know the price of gold, but you don't know the exchange rate," Chen Dahe explained, "The official exchange rate is about 1:15, but our country's currency is not recognized internationally, and the exchange rate on the black market has even reached a ratio of 1:5.

"But it's not proper for you to do this," Oss hesitated.

The rules he said are from the United States, but it's not a big deal, even if it is discovered, at most he will pay back the tariffs, and then a symbolic penalty, plus a little lawyer's fees, and even these money can be deducted from the proceeds of the sale, and there is no loss to him, otherwise it is not hesitation, but a direct refusal.

"Os, we are about to embark on an earth-shattering change here, and I myself want to seize this opportunity, maybe something is not in accordance with the rules, but there is no bad intention, and it does not harm anyone's interests, I can guarantee that, of course, if you don't want to, I didn't say it. ”

Seeing that Oss frowned, Chen Dahe sighed secretly, he was still too anxious, but tomorrow Oss was leaving, and if he missed this time, such an opportunity might have to wait for a few years.