Chapter 198: The Flea Market in the United States

"I didn't expect Americans to also work and study, you see these people, they should all be high school students or college students."

When visiting these stalls, Liu Xiaogang found that what was different from China was that the salespeople in the stalls here were all young students, all of whom were no more than 20 years old, young and lively, full of youthful atmosphere.

I dare not say that all men and women are handsome and beautiful, but that kind of spiritual outlook is very appreciated, all of them are full of expectations and yearning for the future, before they enter the society, it seems that everything ahead is beautiful and intoxicating.

In fact, Gao Xi is very envious of these young people, youth should be like this, and it shouldn't be dull, and it shouldn't always think about some flies and dogs, conspiracies, it's too boring.

Youth is blood! It's black and white! It's simple and naΓ―ve!

If you miss the way of youth, you may not be able to find it for the rest of your life, after all, once you set foot in society, it is not so simple.

This is true for the United States, and it is also true for China.

"Nonsense, do you think that there is such a thing as work-study in China in the world? The United States also has it, and many children earn their own money to buy things for themselves, in terms of independence, at least at this age, American children are generally better than our Chinese children. Gao Xi glanced at Liu Xiaogang and said.

"Do these little girls and young masters do business?" Liu Xiaogang said disdainfully: "You must be as cunning as you in business, if you are too honest, you will definitely not be able to do business, and in the end you will be fooled." ”

"Get out, where am I cunning, I'm a good guy who has received countless good guy cards, how can I be cunning, you are slandering, I will go to the court to sue you for slander!"

"Hehe, you kid just pretend. I don't know about you yet. Liu Xiaogang smiled, he understood, honest people and stupid people must not be equated, many honest people are just honest on the surface. I don't know how cunning it is.

Gao Xi didn't continue to talk nonsense with him, walked to a stall and asked with a smile: "You are all students, why did you come up with the idea of becoming a salesperson here?" ”

Gaussey was accosted by a girl about Clement's age, but she had dark hair and neatly combed hair. looks more quiet, and Clement should be the opposite of personality.

Gao Xi asked her, her face was still red, and then she said: "This is our holiday homework, everyone has to finish it, this is my last year of high school, I guess I won't be able to come next year, the university I want to go to is far away from here." ”

"Oh, so did you make money and spend it yourself?" Gao Xi asked casually while choosing something.

The only way to buy something. That's the set almost, pull the relationship, even if it's a relationship that can't be beaten, it can be pulled together in the end, as long as the relationship is familiar, then the bargaining is easy, anyway, when I was in my hometown, my parents did this when they bought things, and they were also very successful.

It's just that it basically happens in China, and the situation in the United States is not very clear. But I guess it's about the same, and the relationship between people will definitely help a lot.

"Some of them are spent by themselves, after all, it costs money to get together with friends and everything, and it's not good to give this money to your parents. Others donate to charity. We didn't volunteer, and it was a good deed to earn some money to donate to charity, and God would appreciate us. The girl said with a smile, obviously very proud when she talked about donating money.

In fact, students are sometimes really simpler than social people. Gao Xi used to be the same when he was in college, although many of his classmates were not short of money, but when the earthquake occurred, they all donated money and materials. They went to school in Nandu, and the earthquake at that time had already affected Nandu, so everyone actually understood the horror of the earthquake best, so they were more active in donating money and materials.

"You're really good." Gao Xi gave the girl a thumbs up and smiled.

He quickly took a fancy to something, this is a beautiful horn comb, it is said to be the work of the Indians, he took a closer look, anyway, there is no "Made in China" on it, it doesn't matter, the thing should be a real horn, it is very comfortable to touch, and it is engraved with feathers and horse patterns on it, and it looks very beautiful.

Of course, I didn't buy this thing for my own use, but I was going to give it to my mother, it's really a shame to say, although he had bought some things for the family before, but he had never bought a gift for his parents, which was a pity, now I have money, and I have time, and when I see beautiful and good things, the first thing that comes to mind is my parents.

"Thank you." After paying, Gao Xichong showed a sunny smile to the girl, this kind of smile is only done by him now, there were too many things on his mind before, and he couldn't do it if he was afraid, which also fully reflected that the rhythm of life he is pursuing now is exactly what he wants, no pressure, no coercion, everything is done according to his own ideas, and if he wants to enjoy it comfortably, he will enjoy it comfortably.

Although the girl didn't give him a discount, it was just a horn comb, and it was only more than ten dollars, so there was no need for that.

Liu Xiaogang also bought a cowboy hat, which is handmade, the fabric is very good, and the feel is also very good, and it is also confirmed that it is not exported to domestic demand.

After the two of them bought something, they caught up with the people in front, Gao Xi directly handed over the horn comb to his mother, although Gao Xi's mother said don't want it, but she was very happy in her heart, although this horn comb is not worth a few dollars, but she didn't dare to use it in China before, because one is more than a hundred, how many rural people will buy such an expensive comb?

The people in the tour group are all together, and they are slowly moving forward according to the guidance of the three people of Okocha, Gao Xi and Liu Xiaogang, the two guys, are the only two people who dare to leave the team, of course, this is mainly because Gao Xi is not afraid of getting lost.

Whether it is a middle-aged uncle or aunt in his forties or fifties, or a young man in his teens and twenties, he is very interested in the gadgets sold here.

Some of the stalls with cosmetics are also very popular, anyway, Gao Xi doesn't understand these things, and feels that once a lot of miscellaneous cosmetics are marked with English letters, they instantly become as if they are tall, and he won't buy them, but the women in the tour group are not so calm.

Not only their tour group, but also met several Chinese who traveled to the United States by car, and through their mouths, Gao Xi learned that these people had driven from New York specifically to watch the equestrian competition.

I asked them if they had a U.S. driver's license, and they all said no, the car was rented.

Listen to them, the United States is sparsely populated, public transportation is not developed, don't expect high-speed rail or anything, everyone's main means of transportation is private cars, so to connect these attractions, car rental is a must.

Most states in the United States recognize Chinese driver's licenses, no notarization is required, you can prepare an English translation by yourself, although there are also small English annotations on the domestic driver's license, but that is useless, the car rental company has to see the translation, the format of the online big find yourself a translation to print and bring it, notarization is a means for travel agencies to cheat money, not needed.

Gao Xi almost fell for this before, but Dong Chen stopped him in time, otherwise, it is estimated that the money in his pocket should be cheated away.

In fact, as long as you rent a car in a state that recognizes a Chinese driver's license, it's okay to pass through a state that doesn't recognize a Chinese driver's license, but it's best not to be interrogated by the traffic police.

Gao Xi absolutely believes this, anyway, he has been in the United States for so long, and he really hasn't encountered traffic police blocking the road, and the only time he encountered a police car was not a traffic policeman, but a police officer in the town.

At this time, his father Gao Chengde and brother-in-law Zhao Ming have been given an important responsibility, that is, to take care of the four children, because the women are going to buy things, and most of the men are not very interested in buying things, so they say Gao Xi, what he wants to buy, he will go directly to the Internet to buy, and he will not look at other places at all, and he is too lazy to waste time on the street.

Women are different, the vast majority of women have a very strong desire to go out on the street, and not going to the street is a disaster for them, and they may be more interested in seeing things than buying things.

Gao Xi once went on a blind date with a girl, and he originally planned to complete the shopping in an hour, but in the end it took five hours, and the girl just wanted to try it when she saw the clothes she liked, which made Gao Xi miserable.

Gao Xi's mother is bargaining with a young man accompanied by Xi Haijuan, she doesn't understand English, so Xi Haijuan has to do it for her, but many typical Chinese phrases can't be translated in English at all, and even if they are translated, the meaning is very different, of course, Xi Haijuan has done a very good job, even if she can't translate it, she can express it with the closest meaning. In the end, the price was really cut, a woolen sweater that originally cost twenty dollars, and finally it was cut to twelve dollars, although the eight dollars were nothing to Gao Xi, but seeing the joy of his mother when she bargained, Gao Xi was reluctant to bother.

Of course, this woolen sweater is not an ordinary woolen sweater, although it is made by a machine, but the pattern on it is very rich in the American West, and more importantly, this is a real woolen sweater, not some under the guise of a woolen sweater, but it is just ordinary warm clothes.

Gao Xi's mother didn't buy this thing for herself, but for her husband Gao Chengde, this family, it seems that the first thing that comes to mind when buying things is others, not yourself, I guess this is a habit that has been developed for a long time. (To be continued.) )