Chapter 360: The Friendship Shop

Out of the factory gate, Lin Yuhang subconsciously walked to the nearby bus stop, and the bus came after a while.

He got on the bus, took out his monthly ticket and greeted the conductor, and when he was done, he realized how he got on the bus.

Maybe it's because Lin Yuhang usually runs back and forth between the third and eighth factories, this bus is the car going to the eighth factory, just now when he saw the car coming at the station, Lin Yuhang didn't think about it and subconsciously went up, and he didn't come back to his senses until the car opened.

Smiled wryly and shook his head, he was really a little stupid, such a thing would happen.

But once you come, you will be safe, since you have already got in the car, Lin Yuhang can't jump from the window again, right? Anyway, he's just going out for a walk and relaxing now, so let's just take this car and go shopping.

It's not rush hour for commuting, the bus is still relatively empty, there is a vacant seat on the banana chair in the middle of the car, Lin Yuhang walked straight over and sat down.

Today's buses are very different from the buses of later generations, most of them are "dragon" buses, speaking of this kind of bus, its length is much longer than the buses of later generations, divided into two sections before and after, the middle is connected by turntables and hinges, there is a bench on the left and right, these two benches look a bit like bananas, so everyone calls these two chairs "banana chairs".

There is a gap between the two sides and the back of the banana chair, that is, the part where the front and rear compartments are connected, and the bus is fine when it goes straight, but once the bus turns, due to the operation of the turntable and hinges, the gap will become very large, and the big one can jump directly from the gap to the bottom of the car.

From this point of view, such buses are not very safe to drive, which is why the dragon buses were gradually replaced by new buses in the mid-to-late nineties. But today, such buses are a common feature of all cities, and the dragon buses can carry more passengers, so they can withstand the daily needs of people in this era of poor transportation.

After sitting for two stops, Lin Yuhang's heart gradually calmed down, looking at the scenery outside from the front left window, and the cool breeze blowing from the gap behind him blew on his back for a while, and not for a while.

For a while, Lin Yuhang thought of his career in the army, Lin Yuhang, who had just joined the army and was still a recruit, and his comrades-in-arms left Yanjing by train.

There are no tables and chairs in the carriage, everyone is sitting on the ground, the door of the carriage is also ajar, and the ventilation, the train roars away, and gusts of wind blow from the cracks in the half-open door, Lin Yuhang is full of curiosity and yearning for the military camp that is about to arrive.

At that time, Lin Yuhang's luck was good, closer to the carriage, he could see the scenery passing through the crack in the door, looking out just like now, feeling the cool breeze from the shop, but now the wind came from behind.

After so many years, the new soldier of the year became a combat hero after experiencing the washing of the war, and became a cadre of a state-owned enterprise because of his injury, but Lin Yuhang, who took off his military uniform, still misses the military camp and those comrades-in-arms who accompany him day and night.

Especially the fallen comrades on the battlefield, Lin Yuhang still remembers them, and remembers their tall figures who fought until the last moment.

But the strange thing is that their faces have gradually blurred over time, even if Lin Yuhang tries hard to recall, but these faces portrayed in the bottom of his heart always feel a little different from the memory, which makes Lin Yuhang very dissatisfied with himself.

Lin Yuhang once felt that he would always remember what they were, even at the last moment of his life. But now he only remembered their names, but blurred their appearances, and in the vague appearance, it seemed that everyone's faces were mixed together, Lin Yuhang didn't like this feeling very much, because this was not what he wanted, but he could only accept it helplessly.

"Perhaps, I'll find time to see them and see them and remember them for themselves......." Lin Yuhang said to himself silently, when he finishes the work at hand, and when the company is all normal, he must take a long vacation to return to the place where his comrades are sleeping to see them, light a cigarette for them, and then toast a glass of wine, and talk to them well.

His thoughts drifted into the distance, and Lin Yuhang was slightly distracted, until the bus arrived at another stop, and the sound of the door opening near his left hand side sounded, and Lin Yuhang came back to his senses.

Several people came up from this station, men and women, old and young, and among them came an old man and a child who looked to be only five or six years old.

The old man is a little old, wearing a washed white overalls, the left chest of the overalls is printed with the words "safe production", and there is a line of small words below, which should be the name of the unit, but because the tooling is a little old and washed many times, this line of words has been blurred and can't be seen clearly.

The child was a little boy dressed in corduroy clothes and trousers, and wore a hand-woven yellow velvet hat on his head. The child's tiger brain looks lively and cute, and it should be the appearance of the middle class or kindergarten class.

Because there were no people at this station, and there were more people coming up than at the previous two stations, there were no more empty seats on the bus. Seeing the old man and the child getting into the car, Lin Yuhang took the initiative to stand up and beckoned them to come and sit in their place.

"Thank you, comrade." The old man thanked Lin Yuhang with a smile, and the little boy also said crisply: "Thank you, uncle." ”

The seat space of the banana chair is relatively large, and the old man and the child happened to sit in the vacant seats given by Lin Yuhang, and as soon as they sat down, the car started.

Lin Yuhang smiled and said no thanks, stood aside and stretched out his hand to pull the fixed pole, and continued to look out the window, while the little boy and the old man were talking at this time.

"Grandpa, when are you going to buy me a lollipop? I said it last time, how many days have passed? The little boy looked up at the old man and said.

"Hehe, buy, buy, buy, grandpa promised to buy it, but grandpa hasn't seen this lollipop sold in the food store in the past few days, why don't you wait for grandpa to buy you a churn candy first, okay?" It's also delicious to stir up sugar, and you can also play with it. ”

"Don't! I'm going to ask for lollipops! The little boy was a little angry and said: "Grandpa doesn't talk much, he obviously said that it was a lollipop, but now it has become a churning candy, I want a lollipop not to stir the candy, the kind of lollipop that the little fat in our class ate last time is red in color, round in size, and there is a stick in the back, licking and eating, but it is sweet!" ”

"But grandpa can't buy it, I didn't see it for sale." The old man was a little embarrassed.

"I know where it is! I know! The little boy hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Chubby told me, his father went to the friendship store to buy it, there are many flavors, there are peach, pear, apple, by the way, there is orange flavor, the plastic candy paper outside is beautiful, colorful and beautiful!" Grandpa, grandpa, you can buy one for me, I promise you to buy it for me, I ...... I'll listen to you for everything! ”

The old man smiled and nodded, and agreed. But while the little boy cheered happily, the old man's brow furrowed slightly.

The old man of the friendship store knew that this was not a place for ordinary people to go, but the foreign exchange coupons spent there were not ordinary banknotes, where did he, a retired worker, get foreign exchange coupons?

But since I promised my grandson, this thing has to be done. Besides, a lollipop should not be expensive, and finding someone and asking someone else to help bring one is also a child's wish.

Lin Yuhang didn't care about the words of the old man and the child at first, but after listening to it for a while, Lin Yuhang was a little stunned, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, as if he thought of something, and he was out of his mind for a while.

After coming back to his senses, the car had already arrived at the station again, Lin Yuhang hurriedly looked up and looked out, and then got out of the car directly in three steps and two steps. After getting off the bus, Lin Yuhang identified the next direction and walked towards the opposite side without saying a word, boarded another bus at the bus stop opposite, and got off near the Friendship Store half an hour later.

When he arrived near the Friendship Store, before he could find the door and open it that way, a young man wearing a microphone mirror came up and asked in a low voice, "Dude, do you have foreign exchange?" Do you want to change foreign currency? ”

There is no need to guess, this young man is commonly known as a scalper, also called a piling mold in Shanghai, and also called "inverted master" in Yanjing.

Speaking of the title of the fallen master, it is really an image, pouring things (tickets) from this hand to the hands of another person, isn't it a reverse master to do such work?

Lin Yuhang had never been in contact with the fallen master, it was the first time he saw the fallen master, and he subconsciously looked at him curiously a few times.

"Dude, do you want to exchange or exchange?" The master asked again.

"I don't have any foreign exchange." Lin Yuhang said with a smile.

"So it's a change, you want to change that? Dollar? Mark? Pound sterling? Yen? Or is it a foreign exchange voucher? I have what you want to change, the price is easy to say, if you change more, you can negotiate again. The young man lowered his voice to Lin Yudao.

"How do you exchange foreign exchange coupons?" Lin Yuhang thought about it and asked.

"1.3:1, how about the price? How much do you want to exchange? ”

"So tall?" Lin Yuhang was very surprised, 1.3:1, that is to say, one yuan of foreign exchange coupons to exchange for one yuan and three cents of RMB, this ratio is really beyond his expectations.

"Dude, where is this high, it rose to 1.35:1 some time ago, it has fallen a little bit in the past few days, but you see, when the price is over New Year's Day, it has to rise back, no way, who doesn't want to buy something good for the family during the New Year? Wouldn't you have to rely on foreign exchange coupons to buy good things at the Friendship Store? No, no. ”

Lin Yuhang was speechless, this was the first time he had contact with this, and he really didn't know the Tao here, but looking at the expression of this young man, it didn't look like he was fooling him, according to this man, he didn't do this for a day or two, even if he was a master, he also talked about the rules, and if there were no rules, he wouldn't have to do it in the future.

Lin Yuhang touched his pocket and thought about it, and said to the inverted master: "I won't tell you, I came over today to take a look first, and I felt the market, so I didn't have much money on me, so let's do me a favor, if you can help me with this, I will change the 50 yuan foreign exchange coupon today, everyone make a friend, and I will look for you directly next time I come over." ”

The young man was stunned for a moment, and first asked Lin Yuhang what he wanted him to help with. I saw Lin Yuhang stretch out his hand and point towards the friendship store: "It's not a big deal, you find a way to take me in and take a look, I'll exchange you for 50 today, and I'll look for you next time." ”

Although 50 yuan of foreign exchange coupons is not much, the proportion of foreign exchange coupons purchased by the master is about 1.2, and there is a low 1.1, which means that he can earn at least about a dime for one yuan. 50 yuan is 5 yuan of profit, and this is at least, if you are lucky to meet a foreigner who doesn't know anything when you exchange foreign exchange coupons, the profit will be higher if you exchange foreign exchange coupons in one to one.

After thinking about it in his heart, the young man immediately agreed. Then Lin Yuhang took out the money and counted the votes, exchanged the 50 yuan foreign exchange coupon in his hand, and after the exchange, the young man glanced at Lin Yuhang, and took him towards the friendship store.

When he arrived at the door, he asked Lin Yuhang to wait for a while, and the young man went straight over and handed a cigarette to the person at the door, said hello and said a few words, and then pointed in the direction of Hu Lin Yuhang. The other party hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement, and at this time, the young man hurriedly beckoned Lin Yuhang to come over, and then let him enter the gate so easily.