Chapter 19: The First Pot of Gold (2)
"This kid doesn't know when he learned to ride a motorcycle." Father Li Dagang muttered.
Because his sister was sitting in the back, Li Jiatao drove the motorcycle very carefully, bumpy for nearly an hour, before coming to Lou Gaocheng's house, the county seat, returning the motorcycle to Lou Gaocheng, and taking the train ticket from Lou Gaocheng.
"Brother Lou, thank you." Li Yuexiang said sweetly.
"Sister, brother will buy you some snacks and eat them on the way." Lou Gaocheng was so sweet that Li Yuexiang's eldest brother screamed, he smiled, and handed a plastic bag to Li Yuexiang.
Li Yuexiang didn't answer, and looked at her brother with a smile.
"It's okay, my buddy." Li Jiatao said with a big grin.
"Then thank you, Brother Lou." Li Yuexiang took it generously.
It is more than 50 miles from Xijiang County to Yandu Railway Station, and it takes more than an hour for two brothers and sisters to take a bus. Li Jiatao bought a platform ticket and spent the only dollar on his body.
"Brother." Li Yuexiang took out the two hundred yuan that had been prepared long ago from her pocket, "When you go to college, you must supplement your nutrition, and if your pocket money is not enough, write to me." Also, you can help me give the train ticket money to Brother Lou. ”
"Well, it's still your distress brother." Li Jiatao took the money, his heart was sour, his eyes were red, he looked up at the sky, and hid his expression, "You get in the car quickly, and my brother will go to see you during the winter vacation." ”
If it weren't for the fact that it would cost money to go to Shanghai this time, Li Jiatao really couldn't bear to spend his sister's money. Li Jiatao knew very well in his heart that his sister's money was not easy to come by, and it was tired on the production line all day and night, and he was reluctant to spend it, so he sent it to his family to pay for himself and his younger brother.
"Wow." Li Yuexiang was happy, "Third brother, you were admitted to the university, and the sisters in the factory don't know how much they envy me." When the time comes, I'll introduce you to a sister and let you correspond. My sisters dreamed of finding a college boyfriend. ”
Li Jiatao smiled dumbly, when did he become a sweetheart?
waited for the train to go away and waved goodbye to his sister, and Li Jiatao returned to the waiting room with the sadness of parting. After waiting in the waiting room for more than two hours, Li Jiatao finally got on the train to Shanghai.
The carriage was very crowded, even the aisles were full, and the whole carriage smelled of sweat.
Fortunately, Li Jiatao bought a window seat ticket, and Li Jiatao was undoubtedly lucky compared to most passengers.
Throwing the travel bag in front of the seat, Li Jiatao sat down. It seems to be a big grinning action, but in fact, Li Jiatao still kept an eye on it, and his left foot passed through the two handles of the travel bag intentionally or unintentionally, increasing the safety factor. If someone touches this travel bag, Li Jiatao can know it in the first time. What are you kidding, the travel bag contains 100,000 yuan of treasury bills, if you lose it, Li Jiatao will not only not be able to earn the first pot of gold, but will also be in debt and become a poor egg!
From Yandu to Shanghai, it takes more than 30 hours by train. Along the way, Li Jiatao was very vigilant and didn't dare to sleep for a moment.
Fortunately, there was nothing to do all the way, and on the afternoon of the third day, Li Jiatao arrived at the Shanghai Railway Station exhausted. Li Jiatao still has a certain degree of familiarity with Shanghai. I have never been to Shanghai in this life, but I have traveled to Shanghai several times in my later life.
As soon as Li Jiatao got out of the train station, he took a taxi to the Chunan Hotel. As the name suggests, Chunan Hotel is naturally a hotel opened by people in Chunan Province, and the safety factor here is relatively high.
Li Jiatao asked for an ordinary room with a unit price of 68 yuan, and paid a total of 150 yuan to the counter with the deposit, plus the expenses on the road, Li Jiatao only had 20 yuan left in his pocket.
However, Li Jiatao is not in a hurry. After locking the door, Li Jiatao ran to the bathroom and took a hot shower comfortably, and then lay down on Simmons bed and fell asleep.
Running all the way, Li Jiatao was too tired. The security factor in the hotel is much higher, and Li Jiatao sleeps with a travel bag, so he doesn't have to worry about things being stolen.
Early the next morning, Li Jiatao got up and left the Chunan Hotel with his travel bag. After killing a big bowl of dumplings in a roadside snack bar, Li Jiatao took a bus and went straight to the securities exchange.
The stock exchange was established less than two years ago, and it was very unsound, looking like a small market with a lot of noise inside. Shanghainese people are very shrewd and open-minded, and they are ahead of everything else. This may have something to do with the history of Shanghai, which was known as a cosmopolitan metropolis in the last century, with streets lined with people of different colors from all seven continents. The architecture of Shanghai is a hundred flowers, European architecture, American architecture, Chinese architecture, Chinese architecture, and so on.
There was too much chaos in the trading hall, which also made Li Jiatao frown. It's hard to imagine what kind of situation it would be like if you suddenly took out 100,000 treasury bills from your travel bag. In Shanghai, anything can happen, and all of Li Jiatao's belongings are in the travel bag, so he has to be cautious.
After thinking about it, Li Jiatao went straight to the bathroom, closed the door, took out 10,000 yuan of treasury bills from his travel bag, wrapped them in a plastic bag, and then walked out.
Li Jiatao ran directly to the counter on the trading floor, and behind the counter stood a very delicate girl.
"Miss, may I ask the price of Treasury bills for the next 90 years." Li Jiatao said with a smile.
"$105." The girl glanced at Li Jiatao, who was wearing an old tunic and replied nonchalantly.
"Is there a discount on the price if I change more?" Li Jiatao didn't care, still showing a sunny smile.
"Treasury bills of more than 5,000 can be exchanged for 100 and 6 yuan." Although the girl was reluctant to deal with Li Jiatao, who was dressed plainly, she still answered patiently. The boss of the exchange learned that the treasury bills were about to be listed, and set each employee the task of buying treasury bills, but the girl's task was not half completed, so she was in a hurry.
"Oh." Li Jiatao felt that this price was already within an acceptable range, but he said, "This price is a little low." ”
After a pause, Li Jiatao's expression was a little hesitant: "At this price, help me exchange it for 10,000 yuan in treasury bills." ”
As he spoke, Li Jiatao put the plastic bag in his hand on the counter, took out the treasury bills inside, and placed them on the counter one by one.
The girl's eyes lit up immediately, and she made a quick move, and soon moved all the treasury bills on the counter in front of her.
"Please wait, sir, and I'll handle it for you right away." The smile on the girl's face was much thicker and more real, and she asked urgently, "Sir, do you still have treasury bills?" I'll change your last name once. ”
"Yes, yes, but the price is ......," Li Jiatao hesitated.
"If you have fifty thousand yuan, I can give you a hundred and eight dollars." The girl gritted her teeth, as if she had made a great determination.
"Tell your manager to talk to me." Li Jiatao now has the bottom in his heart, and thinks that the girl's level is too low, so he said casually.
The girl hesitated, looked at the travel bag on Li Jiatao's shoulder, felt heavy, there should be goods in it, and immediately smiled and said, "Sir, please come with me." ”