Speaking of the three turns and one ring, it was indeed very popular at that time.
For many families that are not well-off, it would be great if they could have one or two of them, let alone the three turns and one ring.
Anyway, Zhou Yuan's family has none of them.
Zhou Yuan stayed in the warehouse for one night and prepared to take the bus from the provincial capital to his hometown the next day.
It was already November and the weather had turned cold, but he was wearing thin clothes and felt a little cold.
So I wandered around the clothing counter in the provincial department store, preparing to choose two sets of clothes.
This is a relatively high-end clothing counter. The clothes inside are very good, but the prices are a bit expensive.
A suit costs more than 500 yuan, a pair of leather shoes costs more than 200 yuan, and a jacket costs more than 300 yuan.
If it were today, it would not be worth mentioning at all, but in the second half of 1985, it was already quite high.
Many people cannot afford to buy a piece of clothing with their annual income.
Zhou Yuan had just earned more than 20,000 yuan, so it wasn't a question of whether he could afford it or not. He just felt reluctant to buy it because he thought it was too expensive.
But the clothes looked really nice and beautiful, so I couldn't help but touch them a few times with my hands, and then I wanted to try them on to see how they looked on me.
It was also bad luck that the waitress selling clothes turned out to be his high school classmate, Li Yueer, the daughter of the village chief.
Li Yue'er knew Zhou Yuan's family situation very well. They were so poor in the past that they could barely make ends meet.
After the household contract responsibility system was implemented, things got a little better, but at most we had something to eat, and nothing else was much better.
Even the house was still a thatched hut, so she came over and patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder, saying sarcastically:
"What are you doing? Old classmate, can you afford it? If you can't afford it, just let it go. Don't make it dirty. I still need to sell it for money."
"Hey, Li Yue'er, you look down on me, don't you? Do you think only your family can afford it? If you didn't have a good father, you would be as poor as me."
Faced with this guy who looked down on him when he was in school, Zhou Yuan, who now has money in his pocket, doesn't want to suffer the humiliation he suffered back then.
So not only did he take off the clothes, he also directly confronted him.
Seeing that this guy not only refused to let go but was also so aggressive, Li Yueer snorted unhappily and said, "If you want to buy it, of course I have no objection. But what if you can't afford it? Please look at the price above, this is a high-end product.
A suit costs more than 500 yuan. Let me see your wallet first to see if there is that much money in it."
Because they were classmates, they were very familiar with each other. As Li Yue'er spoke, she actually stretched out her fair and tender little hand and wanted to check his wallet.
Zhou Yuan covered his pocket rudely, staring at someone high up in the air and humming:
"What are you doing? You're not my wife, so why would you check my wallet? Let go now! If you don't, I'll tell your manager you're insulting a customer. Don't blame me if you lose your job."
Zhou Yuan laughed out loud after saying this.
He knew that this guy got this job through his father's connections. Although his father was not a high-ranking official, he had a strong background.
Chinese people pay attention to networks of relationships, and many of the complicated relationships are difficult for outsiders to understand.
Zhou Yuan didn't want to be overly angry with her, he just wanted to regain some of his dignity.
What's wrong with being poor? There's no notice in the supermarket saying you can't try on clothes if you don't have money.
Besides, he has money in his pocket, so what is he afraid of?
When Zhou Yuan and Li Yue'er were arguing, they attracted many onlookers from the mall.
Those who knew the situation felt that Li Yue'er was in the wrong. As a waitress, how could she refuse to let a customer try on clothes just because he had no money?
Besides, just because he’s not dressed well, can we be 100% sure that he has no money in his pocket?
Zhou Yuan was indeed dressed rather poorly at that time.
Because he is a migrant worker, his conditions are limited and his family is poor.
So I only wore a half-new Zhongshan suit. It was not the khaki that was popular at the time, but cotton khaki.
Dacron was very popular back then. This kind of fabric is both durable and beautiful, but unfortunately it is too expensive.
Zhou Yuan definitely couldn’t afford it before, so he could only wear something made of cotton.
Cotton clothing is a good thing now, and it was actually pretty good back then too.
It's just that because it has been worn for too long, it has turned white after being washed, and there is still some cement and lime on it that has not been washed off, so it looks dirty.
Before, Zhou Yuan wouldn't even dare to enter such a high-end clothing counter, let alone such a large department store.
But now Zhou Yuan has just earned more than 20,000 yuan and has such a large warehouse, so he still has some confidence.
It's just a suit costing over 500 yuan, isn't it? What's the big deal?
Seeing everyone talking about him and Li Yue'er, Zhou Yuan didn't want to make things worse, so he politely said to everyone:
"Okay, everyone, go away. This was just a small misunderstanding between me and the waiter."
When everyone heard Zhou Yuan say this, they all turned around and left.
For some reason, the two of them talked there for so long, but the mall didn't bring them over to take care of it.
However, after the others left, Li Yue'er was still angry. Although her voice was a little softer, she still said firmly:
"Old classmate, I don't mean to look down on you, but we both come from the countryside. Don't I know the conditions in the countryside?
It’s okay to take a look at it, but if you can’t afford it, don’t bother, okay?”
"You mean to say I can't afford it, right? Then let's make a bet. If I can't afford it, I'll crawl out of here.
If I can afford this suit and this jacket today, you will sleep with me for one night, do you dare?"
The reason why Zhou Yuan said this was because Li Yue'er was really beautiful. She was the class beauty back then.
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