Just do it, Chen Jianghe took the foreign exchange coupon handed over to him by Liangkun, ran to the door of the friendship store to find someone to exchange for RMB, and began his "career as a merchant" in Beijing.

Foreign exchange vouchers, the full name of Bank of China foreign exchange vouchers, are RMB vouchers issued by the Bank of China with a face value equivalent to RMB, and are not legal tender.

Regardless of the face value of the foreign exchange coupon, the back of the coupon is in Chinese and English: "The yuan of this coupon is equivalent to the yuan of the yuan; This coupon can only be used within the designated area in China; No loss report".

The first foreign exchange notes were issued in 1979 and have been in circulation since 1 April 1980.

Therefore, Liangkun exchanged the first batch of foreign exchange coupons.

Chen Jianghe also kept an eye on it, and did not exchange all the foreign exchange coupons, but took them to the suburbs to test the waters.

After trying to use foreign exchange coupons to buy agricultural products, Chen Jianghe said happily to Liangkun after returning to the small courtyard rented by Liangkun in the city: "Mr. Ni, it is more cost-effective to use foreign exchange coupons to buy agricultural products than to exchange them for money at the door of the Friendship Store." ”

Liangkun said: "Of course! Although foreign exchange vouchers can only be used in specific places, such as hotels, friendship shops, duty-free shops, etc.; But it's only in these places that you can buy high-end goods – Rémy Martin's wine, Marlboro cigarettes, color TVs, Swiss watches. As a special pass to enter and exit the Friendship Shop, it is also appropriate that foreign exchange coupons are sought after by people. So, now foreign exchange vouchers are the 'privileged currency'. As an American university professor who teaches at a Chinese university said, 'If money could speak, foreign exchange bills would speak 50% louder than the renminbi'. ”

Chen Jianghe asked, "Then how many foreign exchange coupons do you have?" Hurry up and exchange a little more, you can make a lot of money. ”

Liangkun said: "No, except for leaving a full set of denominations of 166.6 yuan as a souvenir." ”

Chen Jianghe asked, "As a commemoration?" Can money still be used as a souvenir? ”

Liangkun took out his collection of foreign exchange coupons and said, "Look! The chic and beautiful words "Bank of China" on the face of the ticket are from the hand of Guo Moruo, a calligrapher. The denomination of a full set of foreign exchange coupons is divided into 7 types: 1 jiao, 5 jiao, 1 yuan, 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan, and 100 yuan. The 100 yuan coupon is gray-black as the main color, the face width is 70×170 mm, and the front is themed on the Great Wall. The 50 yuan coupon is purple-red as the main color, the face range is the same as that of 100 yuan, and the front is themed with Guilin elephant trunk; The 10 yuan coupon is blue as the main color, with a face size of 66×164 mm, and the front is themed on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River; The 5 yuan coupon is brown as the main color, the face range is 62×158 mm, and the front is themed on the scenery of Huangshan Mountain; The 1 yuan coupon is mainly colored with green and light green, with a face size of 58×152 mm, and the front is themed with the moon printing in the three pools of Hangzhou West Lake; The 5 corners are purple, light yellow as the main colors, the face width is 52×134 mm, and the front is based on the theme of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing; The 1 corner is brown and light yellow as the main colors, with a face width of 48×127 mm, and the front is themed with Huangguoshu Waterfall. The perfect design concept and unique carving and painting style of foreign exchange coupons have high artistic value and can be collected as cultural relics. In fact, it is no different from stamps and ancient springs. ”

Chen Jianghe said: "I thought that only things from previous dynasties could be regarded as cultural relics!" ”

Liangkun said: "Your view is not comprehensive. Cultural relics are relics and relics with historical, artistic and scientific value left by human beings in social activities. It is a precious historical and cultural heritage of mankind. The basic characteristics of cultural relics are: first, they must be created by human beings or related to human activities; Second, it must be a past that has become history, and it is impossible to recreate it. For example, an ancient stone is old enough, but can you say that it is a cultural relic? And contemporary things, if they have become history and cannot be recreated, then they are also cultural relics, such as the words written by contemporary calligraphers, the paintings painted by painters, and when the calligrapher or painter dies, the value will definitely rise. ”

Chen Jianghe sincerely admired: "Mr. Ni, you know so much! ”

Liangkun said humbly: "What I know is only some skin. If you want to make a lot of money in this industry, you really have a lot to learn. The water in this line is very deep, I advise you to forget it. As the old saying goes, it's better to be raw than cooked! ”

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During this period of time, whether Chen Jianghe went to the countryside to buy agricultural products, or sold agricultural products in the urban area, and poured cultural relics, Liangkun asked Lin Yaodong, Lin Yaozu, Lin Yaohua and Luo Yuzhu to follow Chen Jianghe.

It's not that Chen Jianghe is afraid of absconding with the money, but let them also learn how to do business.

Following Chen Jianghe's countryside and city shuttles back and forth, walking the streets and alleys, Luo Yuzhu has no opinions, but the three brothers Lin Yaodong, Lin Yaozu, and Lin Yaohua have some complaints.

Lin Yaodong found Liangkun and said, "Ah Kun, I don't want to follow Chen Jianghe as a merchant anymore." ”

Liangkun asked, "Why?" Give me a reason first. ”

Lin Yaodong said: "I earn too little. ”

Liangkun said: "Do you know how much Chen Jianghe can earn by going back and forth between the suburbs and the city, you are still too little? ”

Lin Yaodong said: "I also know that he earns a lot, but that's because his brain is fast and he speaks well." Our brother is not so flexible and can't speak. Actually, there is no way to make as much money as he does. ”

Liangkun thought about it, what Lin Yaodong said was not an excuse, but a fact.

Liangkun said: "Actually, I didn't want you to earn as much as Chen Jianghe. As the old saying goes, 'learn a farmer in one year, but it is difficult to learn to buy and sell in ten years'. How many years has Chen Jianghe been in business? How many more days have you been doing business? There's no comparison! Follow him to learn to do business and earn less than him, that's also how it should be. ”

Lin Yaodong tilted his head and did not speak.

Liangkun said: "Let's just say that the money you make every day now is much more profitable than if you stayed in Tazhai, right?" You don't compare with Chen Jianghe, you are a lot stronger than you used to be, aren't you? ”

Lin Yaodong said: "I can really earn as much money every day as I could have in the past month! I thank you for that too, Ah Kun! However, people always have to look up, not down. The three of us brothers, even if we stay in Beijing as merchants, don't plan to be with Chen Jianghe anymore - our three brothers make about as much money as him Chen Jianghe alone, and we can't save face. ”

Liangkun smiled and said, "I thought you wanted to say something?" It turned out to be self-esteem! As the saying goes, 'a tree lives a piece of skin, and a person lives a face', trees can't live without skin, and people live without faces, which emphasizes the importance of face. However, for a poor person who is already living a poor life, face or face will only be a burden, and it will only make the poor unable to let go of their hands and feet, but will become poorer and poorer. Therefore, the poorer the people, the more they care about face, which is a common problem of the poor, while the real rich are just the opposite, they will trample on their face, and even in order to make money, they can 'shameless', which can be said to be a law of the rich. This truth cannot be explained just by saying. In this way, you have also seen the purchasing power of Beijing's market, I will take you back to Guangzhou, get some Guangzhou goods or Hong Kong goods there, you bring them to Beijing, and give them to Chen Jianghe to sell. In the future, you are the owner of the goods, Chen Jianghe is your customer, are you satisfied? ”

Lin Yaodong thought for a while and said, "Let's try it." ”

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At night, Luo Yuzhu was in bed and also expressed her dissatisfaction through the "pillow wind".

- Yes, in order to open one less room, on the second day after arriving in Beijing, Liangkun "ate" Luo Yuzhu. moved to the rented yard, and of course the two continued to live together.

Luo Yuzhu said: "Brother Kun, I think you should let Chen Jianghe hand over the business, he is a poor bastard, it all depends on the capital you gave him, and he actually doesn't give us a penny of the money he earns, and what do you say 'out of six into four'!" ”

Liangkun said: "When you earn 100, 60 will be spent on others, such as friends who have helped you for yourself, as well as those neighbors, and the remaining 40 will be your own." This is the great wisdom of doing business! How do you know that Chen Jianghe didn't think about giving me the money he earned? ”

Luo Yuzhu asked, "Did he divide it?" ”

Liangkun nodded and said, "Divide it." However, I did not ask for it, leaving it to him to continue as a cost and expand the business. Count me into 60 percent of the shares. ”

Luo Yuzhu said: "What shares? How can there be real money? ”

Liangkun said: "Chen Jianghe took you to 'open four gates' in Beijing, why don't you appreciate them all?" Instead of thinking about dividing the money and dividing the superiority, you should think more about how to learn his business and follow him to establish your own procurement and sales channels in Beijing. ”

Luo Yuzhu said: "However, no matter how big the customer is, he won't buy things every day!" ”

Liangkun said: "It's a good thing to want to make money, but if you do business, you can't make money as soon as you come up." When you go to a new place to do business, the first thing you have to do is to make friends, find out the situation in all directions, find out the situation in all directions, and do a good job in all directions. This is to establish a procurement and sales channel, the benefit is to reduce the cost of purchase or sales through multiple purchases or sales, and make easy money after bitter and sweet. Don't be short-sighted, look to the future. ”

Luo Yuzhu bit her lip and said, "I have also made a lot of friends, but I feel that they can't help much." ”

Liangkun seemed to have discovered something, pulled Luo Yuzhu's lower lip, and said, "Don't bite, your lips have been bitten by yourself." ”

Luo Yuzhu was stunned and said, "No, I don't feel it!" If I really bite, how can I not feel it? ”

Liangkun looked at it himself and said, "I was wrong, it's not that your lip is bitten, but that you have a mole on your lip." ”

Luo Yuzhu hurriedly got up from the bed, leaned in front of the mirror, opened her mouth wide, looked at it carefully, cried with a sad face, and said, "I actually have a mole on my lip." There wasn't one before. Brother Kun, you will accompany me to Panjiayuan tomorrow and find those fortune tellers to get rid of this mole, okay? ”

Liangkun frightened Luo Yuzhu and said in an eerie and terrifying tone: "If you are not afraid of death, you will go." ”

Luo Yuzhu slapped Liangkun twice and said, "Brother Kun, don't scare me. ”

Liang Kun said: "The fortune teller mole is actually to use medicine to remove the mole to prevent infection. After the mole is spotted with medicine, the wound should not be wet for three to five days, and it is best to take antibiotics to prevent infection. The wound will also scab over and cannot be scabbed by hand. This mole of yours grows on your lips, and you get saliva and food all day long, and you have to get infected. When the time comes, the whole lip will be infected and ulcerated, I see what you will do? ”

Luo Yuzhu was frightened and asked, "Then what should I do to get rid of this mole?" ”

Liangkun said: "In your case, you have to go to the plastic surgery hospital for surgery." ”

As soon as she heard that she was going to have surgery, Luo Yuzhu was even more scared.

Liangkun said: "Don't be too busy to be afraid, you don't necessarily need to remove this mole!" ”

Luo Yuzhu frowned and said, "How ugly is this?" ”

Liangkun said: "If it weren't for us being so close, we wouldn't have seen it at all." Moreover, whether a mole can be removed or not, you have to tell fortunes first. ”

Luo Yuzhu asked: "What does fortune-telling have to do with mole removal, and why do they do business together?" ”

Liangkun said: "I only know some fur. Tomorrow I will take you to Panjiayuan to calculate whether this mole can be removed, and you can ask the fortune teller when the time comes! ”

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Panjiayuan thrift market is located in the southwest of Panjiayuan Bridge, East Third Ring South Road, Beijing, near Jinsong.

Before the liberation, it was just a small village outside Beijing, and it was called "Panjiayao" at that time. During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, in the east of the moat in Beijing, there were many brick kilns and tile yards, and Panjia kiln was one of them, named after the kiln owner's surname Pan. In the late Republic of China, the soil in this area was almost used, leaving only many large puddles and depressions, and it was very difficult to take soil to burn bricks, so Panjiayao moved away like other kiln factories.

After liberation, the puddles and depressions left by the kilns were gradually filled in, and residential areas began to be built. At first, it was still called "Panjia Kiln", but not long after it was called, people felt indecent, who would live in the "kiln" of serious people? So it was changed to "Pan Jiayuan".

This street is full of old things, and even old *** image seals and red treasure books are collected. Like all kinds of bottles and cans, old clocks and old pocket watches, old embroidered shoes worn by three-inch golden lotus, piles of copper coins, snuff bottles, all kinds of old furniture, pipes, calligraphy and paintings, carved research platforms, pen and ink yellow paper, old pipes, cricket jars, porcelain, lacquerware, gold, silver, copper, iron and tin, all kinds of jade and all kinds of jewelry, as long as it is an old thing, there is basically everything.

The most beautiful scene in Panjiayuan is the "ghost market". "Ghost market" refers to a kind of temporary market that specializes in selling antiques at three or four o'clock in the morning, and the "ghost market" can be traced back to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. At that time, the fortunes of the country were in decline, and many dignitaries and dignitaries were in the middle of the road, so they stole the antiques at home and sold them. After all, this is a matter of losing identity, and you can only choose to trade with lanterns at three or four o'clock in the morning, so that the buyer cannot see his face. It is named because it looks like a ghost. Therefore, antique dealers know that ghost markets produce good goods, but they are also prone to scams.

There are many antiques in Panjiayuan, and there are many old antiques, and it is not surprising that there are stalls with fortune-telling moles.