Inside the guesthouse, there was a gentle knock on a door. There was a response from inside, and a short-haired girl in her twenties pushed the door open and entered, holding a stack of documents.
"Sister Zhou, we are all done."
As soon as Zhou Jiao heard this address, she knew that the young comrade wanted to go out and play. She usually called him leader or director, and only changed to a respectful title when it came to personal requests.
In fact, as long as they completed the tasks she assigned on time, she wanted to spoil them. Everyone had been young, and she was tired of being controlled by others back then.
"Where do you want to go this time?"
"Hey, everyone wants to go to Zhongying Street."
Zhou Jiao nodded slightly, "Let Xiao Wei take everyone's ID to apply for a border pass."
"Sister Zhou, you are so kind. I thank you on behalf of all my comrades."
Zhou Jiao waved her hand with a smile and asked her to leave.
Hearing the suppressed cheers outside the door, Zhou Jiao smiled silently.
After staying here for a few days and finishing my work, it’s time to go out and relax, see the famous Sino-British Street, and buy some souvenirs to take back to Beijing.
This place has a special geographical location adjacent to the port city, and the advantage of good quality and low prices in the duty-free shops has attracted tourists from all over the country. It has long been known as a "shopping paradise".
It is said that everyone who comes here will try to go to Sha Tau Kok to take pictures and do some shopping. They also say that not visiting Chung Ying Street will be a lifelong regret.
However, Zhou Jiao had never been there in the past two lives. The little girls' disturbance made her think: she had to take a photo as a souvenir while she still looked young.
So they found a time which was not the weekend, and accompanied by a local reception staff, Zhou Jiao led his men to Sha Tau Kok early in the morning.
The famous Chung Ying Street in Sha Tau Kok is less than 250 meters long and less than 4 meters wide. It is just a narrow alley with shops.
To be honest, it's not as good as the alley next to her old house.
At a glance, the awnings of the shops on both sides of the street were almost connected, and an alley was crowded with people, and this was even though she had deliberately avoided the weekend.
There are so many people!
Before she even saw the shops inside, she saw law enforcement officers from both sides, wearing different uniforms, standing near the entrances of many shops. She roughly understood that this was a case of each country guarding its own.
Didn't we say one side of the alley belonged to China, the other to Britain? Look, the remnants of the Qing dynasty should really be allowed to remember their ancestors' glory.
The accompanying staff member, also surnamed Zhou, was a tall, sturdy woman. Seeing Zhou Jiao looking at the others, she whispered, "It's shift change and lunch time, so they'll be away for a bit. But if you don't have the invoices issued there, they'll be confiscated once you pass through customs."
Zhou Jiao gave her a grateful smile.
Before coming, she had asked her subordinates to do their homework and each of them applied for two special border defense certificates. She also asked someone to exchange some Hong Kong dollars for everyone to avoid bringing discredit to their unit.
However, I still appreciate the other party's kindness.
The more courtesy, the less blame!
She never gives anyone a chance to find fault with her outside.
The bustling shopping atmosphere always makes people excited, especially when walking, it is easy to get squeezed and dispersed. Zhou Jiao made an appointment with everyone to meet at a place.
As for whether they would take the opportunity to escape to the other side and not return, she was not worried. This time, in addition to work ability, the prerequisite for her to choose was a good mindset.
As for herself, she was alone, listening to accents from all over the world and looking at them one by one.
Just now, I saw that the awnings of the shops on both sides were almost connected. When I got closer, I could see many differences. We are indeed a big country, and our shops are more spacious than theirs.
Of course, the most obvious ones are several state-owned shops. Opposite, they are all privately owned. The shops are small, with goods displayed densely, and the prices are slightly cheaper.
But the shops on both sides are filled with Chinese and foreign goods, with a wide variety of goods.
These goods come from five continents and have a complete range of products. Many of them are first-come-first-served products. In terms of price and packaging, mainland products cannot compete with them.
I walked to the opposite side. Although the shop was small, I could walk further inside. I felt that there would be a lot of things there, so Taobao would be the most suitable place to buy them.
As for daily necessities, there were too many people around and Zhou Jiao was not very interested. Passing by a gold shop, she saw that there were not many tourists, so she took out a fan from her bag.
When I put it on the counter, the owner immediately reached out to take it. "Comrade, what do you want?"
Zhou Jiao smiled at the words. It was quite fashionable to change the address. She nodded slightly and asked in Cantonese how much the double-sided embroidery was worth.
The shop owner looked her over discreetly. It was obvious that she was no ordinary person. It would be difficult to make an offer. He solemnly extended his hand to signal her to wait a moment, "Let me take a look first."
Zhou Jiao didn't care and let him toss the fan. The other party had good taste and moved very carefully, so he probably wouldn't give her a perfunctory treatment.
She herself began to admire the styles of jewelry in the store, especially those for young girls. Since she had two more guests who often accompanied her at home, she had to bring some gifts for the children.
"How about 5,000 Hong Kong dollars?"
Zhou Jiao raised her head and smiled faintly when she heard this. "Boss, there are only a handful of embroiderers who can embroider this. This is Jiangnan Su embroidery. With the frame, it is a work of art."
As she spoke, she pointed to the law enforcement officers outside and said, "If I can get in, I can go to the other side. I just find it troublesome. Give me the actual price. I also want to buy jewelry."
After hearing what she said, the shop owner was very straightforward, "6000."
"good."
Zhou Jiao decisively agreed.
Although double-sided embroidery is becoming increasingly rare and valuable nowadays, this piece is something she purchased occasionally, and compared to her own embroidery skills, she really doesn't think much of it.
The most important thing is that she has all kinds of currencies on hand, but she has fewer Hong Kong dollars. Moreover, the price offered by the other party is neither high nor low. The other party is straightforward and she does not waste time.
After both parties agreed on the price, Zhou Jiao immediately selected several gold bracelets and necklaces that she had just liked, and also picked out several anklets with unique styles.
result……
The shop owner rounded off the change, and she even paid a hundred Hong Kong dollars in addition.
Zhou Jiao couldn't control herself when she started to do it, and she laughed dumbly. She consoled herself much better than her mother, didn't she?
As she was about to leave the store, she couldn't help but laugh. He was assigned a smuggling investigation, but ended up hiding inside the space. Was this considered embezzlement?
But I really can't bear to see her things confiscated at the border.
Look, she rushed to the pharmacy a few steps away.
What is the most valuable thing in her hand?
Northeastern ginseng!
According to her husband Wuyi, century-old wild ginseng has become so valuable abroad that it is in high demand. Firstly, the country has begun to control exports, and secondly, rarity makes things valuable.
She didn't bully the shop owner. She just picked up a fifty-year-old wild ginseng from the "radish pile" and exchanged it for a pile of bird's nests, fish maw, cordyceps, and American ginseng.
After completing these two transactions, Zhou Jiao slowly strolled to the electrical appliance store and bought a color camera and a roll of film for Zhang Guoqing.
Passing by a shop selling cloth and clothing, Zhou Jiao saw her subordinates crowded in at the same time. She couldn't help but hold her forehead and hesitate.
——Should she buy two of those fancy Hong Kong shirts for her future daughter-in-law?
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