Chongqing, Meng Shaoyuan hasn’t been here for a long time.
After the government moved the capital, this place was quickly developed.
All aspects have experienced rapid growth.
Foreign goods that were rarely seen in the past are now everywhere.
It was only driven by the skyrocketing prices of housing.
A car drove by, and a policeman stood outside the passenger door, waving his baton and shouting at passers-by to give way.
I don’t know which dignitary’s car it is.
Chongqing people like to drink tea and set up dragon gate formations.
But with the rapid depreciation of legal currency, money is becoming less and less useful.
Therefore, the business in various teahouses has become relatively quiet.
Some time-honored brands can no longer survive and have no choice but to close down.
But you have to watch.
Some shopping malls and foreign goods shops are crowded with people.
There is a foreign goods store called "Hemao". Good guys, a group of fashionably dressed ladies are queuing up to buy something.
There was a wife who wanted to jump in line, which immediately caused a lot of abuse.
"My husband works in the Finance Bureau, and I have to accompany him to the dinner party."
"From the Finance Bureau? My man is from the Police Department! Get in line for me."
"My husband is from the Transportation Bureau, so what's the point? Get in line!"
Oh boy, these women.
Meng Shaoyuan found a shoe shine stall nearby: "What can I buy there?"
"Silk stockings, American products." The shoe polisher said while polishing the shoes carefully: "I was nervous about stockings before. Now that the United States is at war with the Yankees, it is even more difficult to get into stockings. I have to say that Mao and Mao have a way, and there are some every now and then. Foreign goods are coming in.”
"Oh, where did they get in?"
"How could I, a shoe polisher, know that people are capable? This Hemao has been a collaborator of the Qiu family for many years."
Damn it, after doing this for a long time, it’s still my own business.
Meng Shaoyuan was dumbfounded.
This Qiu family is my most reliable partner.
Suddenly he saw a person getting out of a car. As soon as he saw this person, Meng Shaoyuan smiled: "Li Zhifeng, go and call him."
"Who?"
"It's the guy who got off the car."
After a while, the people who got off the car got off surrounded by three bodyguards.
"Who is looking for me?"
"Lu Yixuan, you have such a big air now!"
"Ah! You, Boss Meng!"
The person who came was none other than Lu Yixuan, one of the last batch of Jinshi in the former Qing Dynasty, who helped Meng Shaoyuan make a huge contribution to the business world!
When he saw Meng Shaoyuan, Lu Yixuan was excited and excited, and his eyes turned red: "Boss Meng, when did you come back?"
Suddenly he remembered something and said to the bodyguard beside him: "Go, wait for me."
Here, the leather shoes were also polished, and Lu Yixuan quickly took out the money and gave it to the shoe polisher.
Then, he respectfully took Meng Shaoyuan aside.
Now Lu Yixuan is no longer the down-and-out Jinshi.
His face is full of glory, he is high-spirited, and he looks like a successful businessman in every gesture.
"We're chatting. Let's talk after we get back to the company." Meng Shaoyuan had other ideas in mind: "Are you going to Hemao?"
"Yes, Hemao has always purchased our goods. I came over today to see if they have increased their prices."
"Is there still a price increase on the black market?"
"No, even though it's a black market, we can't ask for high prices or lower prices at will. Otherwise, it will disrupt the market. We make money, but we can't let those colleagues have no food to eat."
"Okay, then you help me do something."
Meng Shaoyuan gave several instructions.
…
After waiting there for about ten minutes, Lu Yixuan came back. Not only did he come back, but he also brought with him a very pretty woman in her twenties or eighties.
This woman is the woman who just said that her man is from the Transportation Bureau.
The woman actually held five pairs of stockings in her hand, with a look of excitement on her face.
In this world, if you can buy five pairs of stockings at once, you are not only rich but also have connections!
This woman didn't know how good luck came.
When Lu Yixuan called her out of the team, she was not happy, but when she saw the five pairs of stockings, her eyes lit up.
Some are also worried that they don’t have enough money.
These silk stockings are absolutely in demand. For the war, the Americans used the silk stockings in the military and called on the whole country to donate silk stockings. As a result, exports were very few and it was difficult to buy them in China.
After the war between the United States and Japan, stockings were quickly designated as military supplies by the United States and exports were strictly prohibited.
These stockings were sold at a very high price in China's domestic market. Although it was not sky-high, it was not something that ordinary people could afford.
I never expected that this man would actually give me five pairs of stockings.
"Madam, tell me, how can I have the money to give you so many stockings?" Lu Yixuan said with a smile, "These are all gifts from our boss."
He was smart and knew that Meng Shaoyuan was unwilling to say his real name, so he blurted out "Blessings, boss".
"I wish you all the best, boss, I'm so sorry." The woman pretended to pay: "I'll give it to you how much."
"Look, are we seeing each other? Your husband and I are friends."
"Ah, do you know our boss?"
"No, haven't we seen it before?"
"Really?" The woman hesitated.
"Who organized the dance that time? Look at my memory..."
"Ah, it's a dance held by President Guo's group. No wonder I said it looks familiar to you sir."
This is psychology.
As long as you say you have met two people you have never met before, the more they look at them, the more familiar they will feel.
"Yes, yes, President Guo's group's dance. Oh my lady, she was so stunning that day."
"I wish the boss is really good at talking."
The two of them were polite for a while.
Meng Shao originally insisted not to accept any money, and said that he could just talk to him if he needed anything in the future, and he also left each other's contact information.
Meng Shaoyuan still used the name "Zhu Yanfan".
This woman's name is Shi Yinmin.
Meng Shaoyuan didn't know her name until now.
After talking for a while, Shi Yinmin left with satisfaction.
"Lu Yixuan, go find out the details of her man. The traffic bureau's surname is Gao. I want to know everything about him."
"Yes. I'll do it right away." Lu Yixuan didn't dare to neglect.
"Tsk, tsk."
"Li Zhifeng, what are you clicking your tongue on?"
"Amazing, amazing." Li Zhifeng said repeatedly: "Five pairs of stockings can conquer a woman, amazing. The entire staff is in awe!"
"What a mess."
"Don't think I'm stupid, don't you just see other people being beautiful, otherwise you would be so generous?"
"Fart, you villain." Meng Shaoyuan cursed: "I just heard that her man is from the Transportation Bureau, so I got an idea, maybe it can be put to use in the future."
"Well, that's what you said." Li Zhifeng said very seriously: "If it can be put to some use, that's the best. If it can't be put to any use, wouldn't you be able to get another beauty?"
"Li Zhifeng, what are you talking about? Now that your feet have become thinner, you are not afraid that your shoes will become smaller, right?"
