Chapter 240: Walker Paradise
Hoyerstraße in Cologne, not far from St. Peter's Cathedral.
After leaving the cathedral, turn left and walk straight for ten minutes until you reach Hoyer Street.
As soon as you enter Hoyerstrasse, you will be greeted by department stores, Cologne perfumes* shops, gift shops, bars, hotels, and more.
Because it was about to fall into the night, at this time, all the shops on both sides of the street were lit up.
The billboards above the storefronts are also decorated with neon signs.
The sidewalks on both sides of the street, as well as the inside and outside of the shops, are bustling with people!
"Friends, we can stay here for forty minutes! If you want to buy something, you just have to look through the glass window and you will know which store to go into. Moreover, the prices of the goods here are very fair, and there will be no deception! Because Germans are hospitable, they are also very particular about business ethics and social credibility. If you're interested in buying something here, just buy it with confidence! I'll be waiting for you here in forty minutes! Okay, time is tight, you can go in! ”
After the tour guide Xiao Luo brought the golden autumn group to the entrance of Hoye Street, he stopped and made a necessary introduction to everyone.
"Then ——, Xiaoluo, let's go shopping by ourselves, won't we get lost here?"
After listening to the tour guide's introduction, Mr. Liu, the Shandong man of the Golden Autumn Group, raised this concern on behalf of everyone.
"Oh, Mr. Liu, everyone, don't worry! This is a pedestrian street, and one road leads to the end. As long as you go straight along the street without turning a corner, no matter which store you go to, you won't get lost no matter how you go when you come out and don't enter the alley next to it! ”
Xiao Luo smiled and answered Mr. Liu's question, and also eliminated the worries of the members.
As a result, the members of the Golden Autumn Regiment walked into the "Walker's Paradise" in groups of three or five.
Liping and Mengdu Xiaoduo, as well as Shandong Dahan Liu Zong and his two fellow villagers, the five of them walked together and entered Huoye Street with a smile.
At the corner of Rue Hoyer, the first thing visitors see is two modest Cologne perfumes* shops.
Because in the "French Spring Department Store" in Paris, Liping, Mengdu and his wife, and Mr. Liu, a big man in Shandong, have already purchased French "Chanel" perfume. So, they crossed the Cologne perfume shop* and entered a small shop specializing in gifts.
After entering the store, when Mengdu, Mr. Liu and others browsed the goods at the counter in front of the store, Liping found that in front of a counter facing the store entrance, there was a merchandise promotion billboard printed in Chinese.
According to the billboard, this counter is selling the latest "metal soap" launched in Germany.
This soap is produced with nanotechnology, and its special features are:
Whether it is just finished killing fish and shrimp, or just chopping meat, or just peeling oranges and eating grapefruits, in short, when your hands are stained with fishy and spicy smell, as long as you hold this "metal soap" in your hand, and then put it in water, like using chemical soap, rub the "metal soap" in your hand a few times, and then rinse with water for a while, any odor on your hands will disappear.
At the counter behind the billboard, there is also a German salesman who specializes in selling metal soaps.
Liping saw the salesperson killing fish on the counter while demonstrating the use of metal soap to onlookers.
"Hehe, this is a novelty, rare! Is it really such a god? ”
Just as Liping was about to call Mengdu to visit together, Mr. Liu, a big man from Shandong who was traveling with them, probably also saw the publicity on the billboard, and witnessed the demonstration of the counter salesman killing fish and using metal soap in public.
Mr. Liu said "rare", strode to the front of the counter, tentatively stretched out two fingers, and touched a few handfuls of the flesh of the two fresh fish killed by the salesman on the cutting board of the counter, and then put his hand to his nose and sniffed it roughly:
Well——, the fish in your hand smells so heavy!
Then, Mr. Liu picked up the "metal soap" that was being demonstrated in the hands of the German salesman, and rubbed and rinsed it roughly under a small tap with a small stream of water next to him.
After rinsing, Mr. Liu put his fingers under his nose and sniffed, yo ho, what a miracle:
The smell of fish in my hands is gone!
"Well, yes, yes! The effect of this soap is amazing! ”
Mr. Liu immediately turned his head to look at the price of metal soap on the billboard:
Nine euros per piece.
"Well, such a magical soap, the price is quite cheap! I bought it! ”
Without hesitation, Mr. Liu took out a 50 yuan euro, reached out and handed it to the counter salesman who was doing the demonstration, and stretched out five fingers to him at the same time.
"Harrow ——!"
After the counter clerk accepted the euros, he nodded knowingly, and then took out five pieces of "metal soap" with packaging from under the counter, packed them in a nylon mesh bag, and politely handed them to Mr. Liu; At the same time, from the cash box in the counter, I found a five-yuan face value change and enthusiastically sent it to Mr. Liu.
Liping, who had been standing next to Mr. Liu, was immediately moved when she saw Mr. Liu buy five pieces of "metal soap" in one go so simply.
Just now, she saw the on-site experiment conducted by Mr. Liu in front of the counter and witnessed the miraculous function of metal soap. It immediately occurred to me that after returning to China in a few days, I would definitely be able to use this special soap in my own home and my parents' home!
So, Liping immediately said to Mengdu:
"Mengdu, let's buy a few too, shall we?"
"We? Why do we buy this? Don't buy it! ”
I really didn't expect that Mengdu would reject Liping's proposal in one sentence.
On his face, there was a look of disdain.
"No, Yumto. I think the function of this 'soap' is very good, and it must be very suitable for buying it at home. Now, who doesn't often kill fish and chop meat? What's more, when we finish eating fruits such as oranges and grapefruits, we have a peculiar smell on our hands, and we can also use this soap to get rid of it. ”
Liping listened to her husband's denial of her idea, and did not back down, but continued to insist on the idea of buying.
"Ahem, where do we need you to kill fish in our house? Don't we have a professional nanny in our house? ”
Mengdu still insists on not buying nano soap.
"Well, if you don't want to buy it, then I'll buy two for my mother's house!"
Liping stubbornly insisted on her opinion, and as she spoke, she took out euros and bought two pieces of "metal soap".
"Hehe, Xiao Wang, actually, your lover Xiao Zhang's opinion is correct!"
At this time, Mr. Liu, who had been standing next to him and listening to the conversation between Liping and the couple, smiled and said to Mengdu:
"Xiao Wang, although you have a nanny at home, you don't need to kill fish and chop meat by yourself. However, this thing is a high-tech nano product, which is not available in our country now. Even if your family can't use it, buy it back and give it to you, it's still very valuable! You see, the price of this soap is very cheap, and the things are not big or heavy. It's very convenient to take with you on the road. Bringing it back to relatives and friends without losing your dignity is really a good thing! ”
"Okay, since she wants to buy it, then let her buy it!"
After listening to Mr. Liu's words, Mengdu still glanced at the "metal soap" that Liping had just bought with a disdainful eye, stopped talking, and ignored Liping.
Mengdu turned his head and walked to a nearby counter, and saw all kinds of Swiss Army knives on display on the shelves inside.
Mengdu immediately strode to the shelves, took out several styles of Swiss Army Knives, admired them one by one, and then selected one of the multi-purpose sabers with a price tag of fifty euros, and immediately paid for two without consulting Liping.
"Yo, Xiao Wang, you can really do it! Married such a beautiful and virtuous wife! You see, she buys two nine-euro soaps and asks for your opinion beforehand; And you? Buy two fifty euro sabers and don't even say hello to her? It seems that you are really macho at home! What a blessing, what a blessing——! ”
Shandong Han Liu Zong really saw this scene just now, and when Mengdu finished buying the saber, he said to Mengdu with half envy and half jokingly:
"However, you were right to buy a Swiss Army knife just now! Because the Swiss Army Knife is not only a world-famous ace of quality, but also a weapon for people to survive in the wild. If you don't buy it, I almost forgot it! ”
After Mr. Liu said a few words to Mengdu, he immediately walked to the shelves and also bought two Swiss Army knives.
After buying metal soap and Swiss Army knives, Mengdu, Mr. Liu and a group of five people went shopping in several nearby stores.
On the street of this "walker's paradise", except for Cologne perfume and Swiss army knife, other goods seem to be nothing special.
Mengdu walked around the street with Mr. Liu and others for a while, and when the time was almost up, they went back the same way.
Soon after, they met up with their guide at the entrance of Hoyer Street.
After a while, the members of the Golden Autumn Group returned in twos and threes, and the tour guide Xiao Luo led the Golden Autumn Group back to the platform of the cathedral according to the original way, and then turned right and walked for a few minutes, and got on the bus.
Dinner is served in a pre-arranged Chinese restaurant as usual.
Dinner was also unusual.
After dinner, the minibus pulled the golden autumn group to a hotel, and the tour guide Xiao Luo arranged for everyone to stay.