(It took two hours to find the author's gray hair, which was checked by the exchange rates of various countries in that year.) ）

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"Alright! We're out of food, let's find a place to eat. Jia Lei clapped his hands and said.

"Great! We've been hungry for a long time. Everyone else laughed.

"Let me see where we are going to eat?" Jia Lei said, turning his head and looking around.

There will definitely be a lot of restaurants in commercial pedestrian streets like this, and Jia Lei looked like he deliberately picked a restaurant with the most people in line.

"Let me tell you, if you want to find a good and cheap place to eat, you must see if there is a queue in the restaurant, and the food must taste good in the place where the guests are full. Jia Lei said and led everyone to the restaurant.

"There are more than 30 people in front of us, when are we going to be in line? Mo Bei couldn't help but complain when he stood at the end of the line.

"There aren't a lot of people, and it's almost half an hour. Luo Nan glanced at the length of the team and estimated.

Because Jia Lei and the others, the black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese, were particularly conspicuous in a group of white people, the people in the front and back of the team were talking about them in a whisper.

As the more they discussed, the louder they became, and finally even the people in the restaurant heard that there were several Chinese people queuing up outside the door.

"Hello, may I ask a few distinguished guests, are you from Huaxia?" the manager in the restaurant came out and asked.

"Huh, are you asking us?" Jia Lei asked in surprise.

This is the first time that someone has addressed him as an honored guest!

"Yes, there are no other Asians here except for a few of you. The manager nodded.

"We are indeed from Huaxia, do you have anything to do with us?" asked Jia Lei.

"We don't have anything else! I just came to tell you that, as a distinguished foreign guest, you don't need to queue up and can go straight to the restaurant. Said the restaurant manager.

"No need to queue up?May I ask who this means?Does anyone in the restaurant know me?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.

"This is not anyone's meaning, and there are no guests you know! The reason why you don't have to queue up is just because you are Chinese. The manager said.

"Is it just such a simple reason? If we do this, won't the other people in line have an opinion?" Jia Lei asked.

"Oh, of course we won't have an opinion, the Huaxia people are all our good friends, you don't have to queue up. The Romans who were still queuing up said one after another.

"This is actually true!" Jia Lei and a group of them felt flattered when they heard this.

What moved Jia Lei even more was that several Roman people in front of them took the initiative to take a step back and make way for Jia Lei and a few Chinese people who were queuing at the end of the line, so that Jia Lei and they could directly enter the restaurant in front of them to eat.

"The people here are so welcoming, I am a powerless grass person at home and abroad, and I have never encountered preferential treatment without queuing anywhere!" Chen Dong said with special emotion.

"I'm similar to you, those of us who are soldiers have always made way for the common people outside, I didn't expect to meet such a good treatment for the first time, it was actually here! This is a foreign country, I didn't expect that I could enjoy the treatment of a foreign guest in my lifetime!" Xiang Xi also said excitedly.

A few people followed the manager to the restaurant while talking, and Jia Lei found that as soon as a few of them walked in, there were immediately several tables of guests who were about to finish eating, and they stood up at the same time to make room for them.

"No, let's wait a while, please keep eating. Jia Lei hurriedly said.

"No, very few Chinese in Romania will come, you can come to us. It is the most precious guest of our country, how can we let the guest stand there and wait. Said the diner who gave up his seat.

"I'm sorry about that! I've settled the bill for your table, even if it's a little compensation for you. Jia Lei hurriedly said.

"Oh, no, how can we get you to pay. How rude we are!" the restaurant manager waved his hand at the diners.

"The Chinese are the best friends of our Roman nias, and this little thing is what we should do. The diner's wife said.

"Since we are all friends, then please accept this little gift from me!" Jia Lei said as he opened the travel bag he was carrying with him and took out a brand new silk scarf for her.

"Oh! This is too precious for me to take. The lady quickly refused.

"It's okay, it's not worth much to me! You see I have a lot more here. Jia Lei opened the bag and let her see.

There are at least a few hundred silk scarves in a big bag!

"Then I'll take it, thank you so much!" the lady blushed and accepted the bright and beautiful silk scarf.

Jia Lei and they happily had lunch here, the restaurant served them the best steak, bread and red wine, and even the chef of the restaurant came out to ask Jia Lei how cooked their steak was!

What does it mean to be flattered?

What does it mean to feel at home?

What does it mean to be respectable?

What does it mean to warm into spring?

Jia Lei and the others felt all the answers above during this meal!

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"We made at least $100 on a down jacket today, and we sold a total of 200 down jackets this time, and we transferred $20,000 in less than two hours! After calculating the accounts, Chen Dong trembled a little excitedly and said.

"No, I can give you an annual salary of 60,000 US dollars a year?" Jia Lei said immediately.

"I'm not talking about now, I'm talking about before! Dongning is a small place, and the wages there are relatively low, and the average worker like me only earns more than 80 yuan a month in the factory I was assigned to after I changed jobs. Chen Dong recalled.

He was just an ordinary scout, so he could only be an ordinary worker after changing jobs.

"Why is it so low? I remember that my third aunt's factory has a monthly salary of 120 yuan!" Jia Lei asked in surprise.

"The place where your relatives work is a big city like Pearl City, and the salary is certainly higher than in a small place like ours. I am a transfer from the automobile company, so I am a small cadre and have some skills, and my salary is only 120 yuan a month, which is already a cadre's salary in most places in China. Xiang Xi said.

"It's so easy to make money here, if we sell light industrial products such as down jackets from China, will we soon become a 10,000-yuan household?" asked Chen Dong with a red face and excitement.

"Theoretically, that's the case!" Jia Lei nodded affirmatively.

"Strange, why do you care so much about selling clothes?" Luo Nan asked as he looked at Chen Dong with a frown.

"I ...... I ......" Chen Dong blushed, not knowing what to say.

"Just say what you want? Anyway, everyone is their own person, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about. Jia Lei said.

"Yes, I want to stay here and sell clothes, I'm not like Luo Nan, you know English and all kinds of high-tech, and your skills are not as good as Mo Bei, Chen Dong can still help Jia Lei drive a car or something, I can only help Jia Lei occasionally clean up and carry some things! Jia Lei gives me 5,000 US dollars a month, I'm really embarrassed to take so much money. Chen Dong said with a red face.

"It doesn't matter to me how much you do, the most important thing for me to find a bodyguard is loyalty, and I believe that you are no less than any of them in this regard! A salary of 5,000 US dollars a month is really not much, as the saying goes, it is a time to raise a soldier for a thousand days, and you must know that the day I really use you, you will use your life to protect me. Jia Lei hurriedly comforted Chen Dong and said.

"But you're safe now, I've never done anything for you, even the last time there was a coup, I just helped you steam a steamed bun and cook some food. The more Chen Dong said, the redder his face became.

"So what?" asked Jia Lei helplessly.

"I feel like I can stay and help you sell your clothes, so that I can at least earn my own wages and not let you spend money in vain. Chen Dong whispered.

"You...... But even if you want to help me sell clothes, that's for later. We have to finish this lap first, after all, it takes time to send clothes from China here. Jia Lei said helplessly.

"What, do you really agree with Chen Dong to stay and help you sell clothes?" Mo Bei said with a shocked expression.

"What's so strange about this! I'm a businessman, since there are so many interests here, fools know to come here to do business!" Jia Lei said with a blank look at Mo Bei.

"But isn't the main thing for us now to help Tatarstan become independent? We also have to visit other countries? What is the matter with you suddenly leaving people to sell clothes?" Mo Bei asked angrily.

"Are you stupid? My main business is a businessman, and helping Tatarstan become independent is actually a transaction, I help them work, and they will give me preferential treatment in all aspects! Otherwise, I am not a Tatar, why would I help them for no reason?" Jia Lei asked with a roll of his eyes.

"But as a manly man, isn't it more important to be able to participate in such a thrilling event that affects the fate of a country than for you to make money?" Mo Bei asked in disbelief.

"Of course I hate politics the most, and if it weren't for my uncle and money, I wouldn't care about Tatar or Tata. Jia Lei said indifferently.

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Since Jia Lei decided to make a fortune in Rome, he naturally called back to China as soon as possible and asked Su Renfeng to send him a few containers of clothes here, most of which were down jackets.

"Chen Dong takes advantage of the fact that there is still time today, let's inquire about the prices here, so that if you stay and sell clothes in the future, we will also feel at ease." Jia Lei said.

"Forget it, that's for later. Why don't we go to the Czech Republic first?" Chen Dong said a little embarrassed.

At least the people here speak English, and it's easier for us to talk to the Czech-speaking Czechs, because the two countries are so close that they can be reached in a day's train ride. Jia Lei said.

So Jia Lei inquired with the locals about the news and learned about the local prices.

Then Jia Lei saw the ideal utopia of the Chinese people, a semi-socialist country......

In October 1991, Rome was in the midst of a period of chaos after the overthrow of Ceausescu's communist regime in December '89, and the entire economic field was in short supply due to shock therapy, and inflation was above several tens of percent.

The local salary is about 200 US dollars in US dollars, which is a lot according to domestic wages, but compared with European countries, it is only at the lower middle level.

What really surprised Jia Lei was their welfare system, and the welfare in Romania at that time was like heaven in Jia Lei's eyes.

"Medical care and education are all free, and public transportation is a state subsidy, which is equivalent to five cents a bus ticket!" Jia Lei said enviously as he looked at the investigation report in his hand.

"Almost every house here has a state-allocated apartment, and each apartment has a 24-hour supply of hot water, natural gas and bathrooms. This is better than the best guest houses in China!" Luo Nan couldn't help but say with envy.

Luo Nan used to stay in the research department of the army, although the welfare was good, but he still couldn't get a house.

"What is a house? Most of the foreigners here have a domestic car at home, and on average, every five families have a car. Even Mo Bei said with some envy and jealousy.

"But wasn't this the Soviet system before, and why was the bread here so cheap?" said Chen Dong, who was particularly concerned about the food, clothing, housing, and transportation here.

"Rome is only a Warsaw Pact country, it does not belong to the Soviet Union, it does not use rubles, and the prices here have nothing to do with the Soviet Union at all! The depreciation and collapse of the ruble does not affect it much. Jia Lei explained to the others.

Like many countries in Eastern Europe, Rome is suffering from food shortages, but strangely enough, although there is a shortage of local food, the price is very cheap, such as the local people's indispensable bread for each meal, 500 grams of bread is basically equivalent to five cents......

This price is the same as the free one, of course, this is also a limited purchase!

Of course, such a cheap price stems from the high subsidy from the government!

With such a high level and benefits, it is like a legendary utopia for several Chinese people!

Of course, because there is only heavy industry here, and light industry is extremely lacking, it can only be regarded as half a utopia.

After all, there is still a shortage of clothes in the local area......

In food, clothing, housing and transportation, there is still a lack of one!

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Jia Lei has a special affection for the enthusiastic Roman Nia, so as soon as he was excited, he directly bought a house and shop in the local area.

"Oh, it's a pleasure for our Chinese guests to buy a house in Rome, please wait a minute, I will help you find the best conditions for buying a house. After Jia Lei and the others arrived at the local housing management office, they were also received extremely warmly.

The people of the entire housing management office were all busy for the arrival of a few of their Chinese, and all kinds of preferential conditions, procedures for applying for permits and related matters to be paid attention to were led by people to handle them.

"Mr. Sir, can you please ask? Why are you so enthusiastic about us Huaxia people?" Jia Lei held back for two days about this matter, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Because you are foreign guests from afar, good friends of the Chinese and our Romans, and the most precious guests of our country. The director of the housing authority said enthusiastically.

"I know that the relationship between our two countries is good, but if you are so enthusiastic about every Chinese person, I'm afraid it will be too much, right? Our arrival will also delay you a lot of work! No matter where we go, all the Romanians are very enthusiastic, are you so enthusiastic about all foreigners?" Jia Lei asked.

"Oh, of course not! We are only so enthusiastic about Chinese guests. The director of the housing authority said.

"Why is this? Is there anything special about us Huaxia people?" Jia Lei asked the director in confusion.

After all, there were only a few dozen of you who entered Romania in '91. It's really an honor for us to have the privilege of meeting a few of them!" the director explained to Jia Lei.

"How can this be? There are Chinese people everywhere along the way, whether in the Czech Republic or Hungary? You Romania is next to their two countries, and there are only dozens of Chinese a year?" Jia Lei asked in shock.

"We can't compare with the other two countries! Hungary is visa-free, and of course there are many Chinese people who go there. The Czech Republic is one of the ten richest countries in the world, and most Chinese people choose to do business there. We are so poor here, and we don't have any attractive policies! Of course, there are fewer Chinese people here. The director said as a matter of course.

This sentence really makes sense!

Jia Lei: We were also going to Czechoslovakia, but unfortunately Jia Lei felt a headache because he heard that there was going on in independence, so he temporarily changed his attention to the ...... of Roman Nia

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(The above prices were provided by a post from a man who traveled to Romania in 1991 and later stayed there.) The various plots in it are true!) I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~