In the early years, when Sino-Soviet relations were good, many Soviet overseas Chinese were left behind, and some of them formed families with the locals and gave birth to many mixed-race children.

Mixed-race men speak fluent Chinese and even have a local accent, and if you don't look at your face, you can't tell it's foreign.

He looked at Lin Xi and introduced, "My name is Zhao Feng, this is my cousin Andre, and he is very interested in the bowl in your hand." ”

Andrei next to him first spoke a long paragraph of Russian with Zhao Feng, saw the other party nod affirmatively, and then said in broken Chinese: "It's beautiful, I want it." ”

Zhao Feng: "My cousin doesn't have cash in his hand, can foreign exchange coupons work?" ”

Lin Xi didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain.

Foreign exchange vouchers can be exchanged in foreign currency by foreigners in China, and can only be purchased at special locations, such as friendship shops, for goods that cannot be purchased with coins.

As far as she knows, the maximum face value of foreign exchange coupons is one hundred, and the minimum face value is one dime, of which 50 and 100 have two versions in 1979 and 1988.

Because of the scarcity, there are many people who resell foreign exchange coupons. The exchange ratio is about 100:110.

"Yes!" She agreed without saying a word.

Andre took out a thick dozen 100-dollar foreign exchange coupons from his handbag, then counted out 35 and handed them over.

The face of the man who bowed to the top was a little unpleasant. I watched the duck fly away like this.

Lin Xi was calm on the surface, but he was excited in his heart. It's all money!

She took the money, and then handed the blue and white porcelain bowl in her hand to the other party.

Seeing Zhao Feng and Mr. Andre leaving, a few people immediately gathered around: "Girl, you have so many foreign exchange coupons, you can't spend them anywhere else except the Friendship Store, so how about we exchange money with you?" One hundred for one hundred. ”

Lin Xi couldn't help but want to laugh, these people are really interesting, and she really doesn't understand anything.

"I went to the door of the Friendship Store, and a hundred foreign exchange coupons can be exchanged for at least one hundred. I don't want to be so troublesome, if anyone has the intention, one hundred for one hundred and five, just give me some extra tickets. ”

She didn't want to go to the door of the friendship store so much, she would rather change it a little less, at least it would be more convenient.

The others saw that she was a knowledgeable person, so they stopped thinking about it.

Soon she exchanged 1,000 foreign exchange vouchers, some cloth and food stamps, and a dozen industrial vouchers.

With money, Lin Xi and Lin Jianjun can go to see the house with the owner with peace of mind.

The house is on Struggle Road, some distance from Qingshui Road, and the three of them walked about three stops, and finally arrived at the location where the house was.

It's a shame it's not the main street, but it's just a block away from the Friendship Store.

When the house was requisitioned, the layout inside was completely messed up, and the middle partition was changed to two families.

If you want to make a façade later, you need to clean everything inside.

"Uncle, see for yourself, what else is useful left in it, it's all a pile of rags. We had to work hard to clean it up ourselves, and it took a lot of effort to clean up this wall alone. Besides, in order to buy this house, my sister sold all the heirlooms, you can see how much to give a little bit, don't 3500, just 3400, how about it? ”

Lin Jianjun turned around and began to bargain with the homeowner.

Things have come to this point, and the homeowners themselves feel a little embarrassed.

The two bargained for a long time, and finally gave 80 yuan, Lin Jianjun said that the number eight was auspicious, and the homeowner did not insist anymore.

Lin Xi cautiously checked all the information about the house from the owner, including the title deed and some procedures issued by the government when it was returned.

The title deed of an old house is a piece of paper called a 'land house ownership certificate'. After seven or five years, it is called 'real estate ownership certificate', and there is an additional provision that requires the signature of the neighbors.

It wasn't until 86 years later that the real estate certificate was changed to the appearance of a red book.

Because it takes a little time to go through the intermediate procedures, and Lin Xi still needs to exchange the foreign exchange coupons for money, the two parties agreed to meet at the housing management office two days later.

After separating from the owner, Lin Xi took Lin Jianjun to the Friendship Store.

"Can we get into this place?" Looking at the tall friendship store, Lin Jianjun's eyes showed a hint of timidity.

"Don't worry, we have foreign exchange coupons in our hands, and we can enter."

The two were about to go in, and a man wearing a dogskin hat came out from the corner not far away: "Two of you, do you need foreign exchange coupons?" ”

Lin Xi knew that this was the person who resold foreign exchange coupons, and asked, "How to exchange it?" ”

"115 for 100 foreign exchange coupons."

Lin Xi: "I have foreign exchange coupons here, is it feasible at your price?" ”

The other party didn't expect to meet his peers, and smiled awkwardly: "The eldest sister is really joking." ”

If it really goes at this price, there will be no pants left for him to pay.

"I'm not kidding, I have two thousand foreign exchange coupons in my hand, 100:110, if you agree, I'll exchange them all for you."

The man was suspicious until he saw the foreign exchange coupon exposed by Lin Xi, and hurriedly pulled the person to the alley on the side.

Soon he called three or four more colleagues: "You have a bit too much, I can't eat it alone." ”

After some bargaining, the deal was finally made at the market price.

By the time Lin Xi and Lin Jianjun entered the friendship store, she already had 3,500 cash in her hand, plus 500 foreign exchange coupons and other scattered tickets.

As the saying goes, if you have money in your hands, you don't panic, and Lin Jianjun has enough confidence.

"Little sister, this time we really made a fortune, why did you say that you were so lucky, any old goods were exchanged for antiques, if you meet a few more times, wouldn't you be rich?"

Lin Xi: "It's just a coincidence, speculation alone can only last for a while, and only real talent and real learning is the long-term way." ”

When the two entered the friendship store, Lin Jianjun felt that his eyes were not enough.

Most of the things inside the store are not available in the outside store.

Televisions, bicycles, and washing machines are not available.

"Fourth brother, it's almost the New Year, why don't we buy a TV and go back." The village is about to package the production to the household, and the parents can watch TV for a pastime when they are free. ”

Although Lin Youfa and Fan Xiumei are only in their fifties, they are much older than their peers. Now that she has the conditions, she just wants her parents to live a better life.

After asking the salesperson, I learned that the cheapest TV cost 360, and there are other four or five hundred. According to the money in her hand, it is not a problem to buy one.

So she spent 400 to buy a black and white TV with a red plum brand.

In this way, there were less than two hundred yuan left in her hand, Lin Xi originally wanted to buy herself a watch, because it was inconvenient not to be able to see the time, but what did she think of, she decided to wait and see.

After buying the TV, the two went straight back to the guest house.

The next day, the brother and sister were about to go to breakfast, when Shen Kang, who hadn't shown up for a long time, suddenly came over.

In the cold winter, he wore a gray sweater inside, and only a dark single coat outside, which was in stark contrast to Lin Xi, who was wearing a padded jacket but still wrapped in a coat on the other side.