The people who went out shopping in the afternoon were divided into three groups. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The first group includes Luo Xiangfei, Qiao Ziyuan and Hu Zhijie, three department-level cadres, accompanied by Li Bo, these three people have had several experiences of going abroad in the past, and they will not make such a fuss, plus they are afraid of their own image, so they go out mainly for sightseeing, and shopping is secondary.

The second group is Liu Yanping and He Lili, two women, who are the most fanatical about shopping, and their interests are different from those of Ji Ming, so it is inconvenient for Ji Ming and them to get involved.

The last group is Hao Yawei, Ji Ming and Yang Yongnian, they are similar in level and have more common languages. But none of them could speak German, and they couldn't find a common language with the merchants on the street, so they could only take Feng Xiaochen with them and point to this temporary secondee who they didn't look down on on weekdays to act as an interpreter for them.

In order to save money, the group did not choose to take a taxi, but took the subway under the leadership of Feng Xiaochen and came to Frankfurt's Zell Strasse, which was a prosperous commercial street in the impression of Feng Xiaochen in the previous life. Compared with later generations, Zell Strasse at this time is even more prosperous, and the signs of various specialty stores are dazzling.

When several division chiefs were in China, they had some official authority, especially when they went to the localities to inspect the work, they carried a shelf, like some big man. But here and now, everyone is completely exposed, one by one, like an old farmer who has just entered the city, looking at everything fresh, and subconsciously rubbing the soles of their shoes before entering a store, for fear of leaving two lines of mud marks on the mirror-like floor.

"Xiao Feng, help me see, how much does this dress cost......"

"Xiao Feng, this hat is worn by a lesbian, right?"

"Xiaochen, what kind of play is this, it looks very beautiful......"

Everyone has something they want to buy, and at the same time, they have to complete the tasks delivered by their wives and children, and they have to prepare suitable gifts for leaders, relatives, etc., but the money is fixed, and they can't find anyone to borrow the excess part. So everyone could only compare the prices of various commodities repeatedly, and calculate back and forth in their minds like doing math problems, before they could make up their minds and ask Feng Xiaochen to help them buy the next thing.

Hao Yawei also bought a few gadgets for his wife and children, and spent more than 200 marks. When they walked to the counter of the photographic equipment, Hao Yawei couldn't walk anymore, staring at a Leica camera on the shelf, and fire was about to burst out in his eyes.

"Director Hao, you really like it, just buy it. Feng Xiaochen said cautiously, among the three people, he and Hao Yawei are the most estranged, perhaps because of Hao Yawei's usual cold noodles. He originally didn't want to get involved in Hao Yawei's purchasing decision, but now seeing Hao Yawei's expression, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he took out his 500 marks from his arms, handed it to Hao Yawei, and said:

"Director Hao, I'm single, and I don't have anything to buy. Otherwise, I will lend you the 500 marks, and you can pay me back the RMB when you go back. ”

"Oh, how can this work, how can I borrow your foreign exchange!" Hao Yawei hurriedly refused, saying so, but there was some hesitation in his tone.

"It's okay, I'm just lending it to you, I can't use it anyway. Feng Xiaochen said. He came to Germany this time because he had some personal thoughts, and the conditions were not yet ripe for outsiders. He didn't know what he could do about himself, so he could only take one step at a time. However, no matter what the situation is, the pocket money of 500 marks is of little meaning to him, so it is better to lend it to Hao Yawei as a favor. Maybe you can ask Hao Yawei to help you say a few good words at a critical time.

"Lao Hao, Xiao Feng also saw that you were too obsessed, so he saved his money and borrowed you, so don't brush off his kindness. Ji Ming said on the side. He had been observing Feng Xiaochen just now, and found that Feng Xiaochen didn't seem to want to buy anything, and was wondering if he should ask Feng Xiaochen privately and borrow one or two hundred marks from him to spend. Now seeing that Feng Xiaochen lent 500 marks to Hao Yawei, Ji Ming was quite jealous, but he still helped Feng Xiaochen persuade Hao Yawei.

Hao Yawei hesitantly pulled the money and said, "That's it, it's actually not enough." This model of camera, which I saw in the morning in the store on the side of the Goethe-Avenue, has a price tag of 2,200 marks. It's 70 marks cheaper, and it costs 2130 marks, but in my hand, plus Xiao Feng lent me the 500, which is more than 1600, and there is still a difference of 500. ”

"Then you just bought something. Ji Ming criticized.

Hao Yawei said with a bitter face: "Do you dare not buy it? If I go out, I won't bring anything to my wife, and she won't smash my camera when I go back?"

"Then she can't bear it, it's a big item of 2,000 yuan. Yang Yongnian laughed.

"Two brothers, why don't you also carry forward your style and make up another 500 for me? Let's come out this time, Director Luo means to run a few more places, and it is estimated that I will have to stay for about 20 days, and I will return the pocket money I made up for in the next few days. Hao Yawei began to ask Ji Ming and Yang Yongnian for help with a shy face.

"No fun!" Ji Ming shook his head decisively, "The foreign exchange I have now is still what my wife got from someone from her unit, if she knows that I exchanged the foreign exchange for you, won't she finish with me?"

"This can't be done, Lao Hao, you still have to find a way to go by yourself. Yang Yongnian also ran far away, for fear that Hao Yawei would rely on him. Everyone is the director, there is no question of who shoots whom, at this critical time, he does not have such a high style.

"Alas, I can see people's hearts at a critical time! The entire Metallurgical Bureau, that is, Xiao Feng is the kindest!" Hao Yawei sighed with boundless emotion, and stuffed 500 marks back to Feng Xiaochen, and said: "Xiao Feng, thank you, but the money alone is useless, and it is still far away." ”

Feng Xiaochen waved his hand and said, "Director Hao, you can keep the money first." I don't think the other two models next to it are cheaper, and you can buy them with a little more money. ”

Hao Yawei looked at the two cameras next to him, shook his head and said, "It's almost meaningful, such a large item, if you can't buy it to your liking, you will regret it in the future." I'd rather wait a little longer, wait for the next chance to come out, and then scrape together some money, and buy a good one if I want. ”

Feng Xiaochen thought for a while and said, "That's it, Director Hao, I'll help you ask again." ”

"What do you ask?" Hao Yawei was surprised, this is a regular store in Germany, not a free market in China, is there still a bargain?

Feng Xiaochen didn't answer, but raised his hand to make a gesture and called the salesman. The salesman had been staring at the group just now, but hadn't come up to greet them. He could guess from the performance of the crowd that these guests with oriental faces were probably shy and couldn't afford to buy a camera on the shelf, so it didn't make sense for him to come and greet him. Now that he saw Feng Xiaochen beckoning to him, he hurriedly walked over.

"Is there anything I can do for you, sir?" asked the salesman politely.

"Sir, can I talk to you next to you?" Feng Xiaochen asked.

"Very honored. The salesperson didn't know what to do, but he agreed.

The two men stepped aside, avoiding the guests coming and going. Feng Xiaochen said a few words to the salesman, the salesman patted his head, suddenly showed joy, said a little later, and then got into a small door by the shelf and went to the warehouse. After a short while, the salesperson reappeared, holding a box in his hand. He put the box on the counter, opened the box, and inside it was a camera of the same model that Hao Yawei had just taken a fancy to.

"Director Hao, this camera only costs 1720 marks, what do you think?" Feng Xiaochen asked Hao Yawei with a smile.

"What, how can it be so cheap!" Hao Yawei was stunned.

The salesman muttered a string of German, and Feng Xiaochen translated it for him. It turned out that it was a camera used as a sample, which had been sitting on the shelves for two whole years, and had been knocked once, with a not very clear scratch on the surface. The sheen of the lacquer is also a little dull. The store originally planned to send this camera to a second-hand store for sale, but when Feng Xiaochen asked just now, the salesperson took it out.

"Is there a functional problem with the sample?" asked Hao Yawei.

"No problem!" said the salesperson categorically.

"That'...... Can I try it?" asked Hao Yawei again.

"Please. The salesman gestured with his hand.

Hao Yawei couldn't wait to take the camera, press it here, pinch it there, just as the salesperson said, there is nothing wrong with this camera, even the scratches on the surface, you can't see it if you don't look carefully. This means that in a developed country like Germany, if the goods are slightly defective, the price will be greatly discounted. If it is left in China, where there is a shortage of materials, let alone this kind of small flaw that does not hinder the overall situation, even if it is a little malfunctional, someone will rush to buy it.

"Lao Ji, Lao Yang, you two come here!"

Hao Yawei turned his head and shouted to Ji Ming and Yang Yongnian, who had already walked to the other counters.

"What's wrong?" the two walked over, several steps apart, and asked Hao Yawei vigilantly. They saw Hao Yawei with a camera in his hand, for fear that he would come forward and snatch Mark from them.

"Lend me 100 marks, this can always help, right?" said Hao Yawei.

"100 per person?" Yang Yongnian asked.

"A total of 100!" Hao Yawei said proudly.

Both of them were a little unconvinced, and came forward to ask, only to know that Feng Xiaochen had come up with a good way, and asked the salesperson about the discounted sample, which saved Hao Yawei a full 400 marks. At this time, the two no longer hesitated, and happily made up 100 marks for Hao Yawei and asked Hao Yawei to buy this sample camera.

"Congratulations to Director Hao, my dream has come true!" Feng Xiaochen complimented Hao Yawei, who was so happy.

"Thank you Xiao Feng, I didn't say it, tonight...... Well, forget it, let's go in a few days, I'll treat you three to a German dinner!" Hao Yawei promised triumphantly.