Chapter 34 Shanghai
When she got off the bus, she held four buns made by the chef in her left hand and some fruits brought by the flight attendant in her right hand. She said goodbye to everyone with reluctant eyes. She even took out her camera to take a picture of the scene.
It was already late when she got off the bus. By the time she reached the guesthouse, it was completely dark. It can only be said that it is indeed a big city. The flow of people is much greater than that of Yangshi. Trams and bicycles are running on the streets, and there are also many cars. The pedestrians on the street are also dressed more fashionably.
However, although there were street lights on several main roads, it was still not suitable for a nightlife, so she took the recommendation letter and went into the guesthouse to check in.
The single room costs one yuan and two cents a night. The toilet is downstairs and there is a hot water heater. The environment is very ordinary. You can faintly smell mold when you open the door. There are rooms with better conditions, but she can't live in them.
Fortunately, she has no requirements for where she lives, so once the door is closed, there is basically enough space for her to sleep at night.
She had a good sleep at night and got up early the next morning. She tied her hair into two classic pigtails, put on a little lipstick to enhance her complexion, wore a round tie lace shirt, tucked the hem into her black pants, and slung over her shoulder a leather crossbody bag that she had specially picked out. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the most handsome girl on the street.
In Yang City, she was always the most fashionable on the street. But when she came to Shanghai, many people were dressed well and there were many foreign guests, so she didn't stand out. The rate at which people turned around to look at her decreased a little, but she was happier.
As a qualified woman of the new era, she took the bus without hesitation and went straight to the First Department Store.
Along the way, she looked around and listened carefully, and had already found out the location of the No. 1 department store.
There is a bus stop next to the First Department Store. After getting off the bus, walk 100 meters to the store. It has a grand appearance and is more than ten stories high. Although it is still early and not the weekend, there is still a lot of traffic in front of the store.
The appearance of the First Department Store is very similar to that of a modern large shopping mall. The mall has 1 underground floor and 4 floors above ground. The fourth floor is used as a warehouse, and the shopping area is more than 10,000 square meters.
Xia Zhizhi followed the crowd in and found that there were actually two escalators inside.
Now that I'm here, I have to take a trip, so I took the escalator directly to the fourth floor and planned to shop from the top to the bottom.
The layout of the counters in the mall is very reasonable, and there are even thoughtful signposts to prevent people from taking the wrong path.
As expected of a large shopping mall, the counters were filled with merchandise, whether it was clothes, fabrics or shoes, with novel styles and various colors. She thought that there was probably no more prosperous shopping place with a more complete variety of goods in the country.
She also suspected that the salespersons were well-trained, wore uniforms, were skilled in making sales calls with smiles on their faces, and did not seem angry even if customers only asked questions but did not buy. They were very different from the salespersons in the Yang City Supply and Marketing Cooperative who rolled their eyes, as if they were two different species.
Xia Zhizhi, a country bumpkin, came into the city, looked left and right, and even took out her camera to take a lot of photos.
The talented salesperson even used soap to make the shape of Tiananmen Square, and used towels to make the word "peace" next to it, and even made a Huabiao, which was really surprising.
Most of the customers were used to it, but there were also some bumpkins like Xia Zhizhi who came from the city and kept looking around, sighing in admiration from time to time. It was truly amazing.
In addition to common goods such as daily necessities, food, clothes, cloth, leather goods, furniture, etc., as you walk along, you will also find counters specializing in selling gold and silver jewelry and jewelry and jade.
She went over to take a look. It had everything, including a necklace, diamonds, and a ring. The style was also very beautiful and not ugly at all.
Especially the gemstones, whose quality is comparable to the collections of later times. They rarely appear in shopping mall counters in later generations. Even if they do appear, they are only sold in the most prestigious stores. She couldn't help but bought several of them.
The sales counters are all automated. After paying, the salesperson presses a button and the goods are automatically delivered to the counter.
As I walked along, I saw an unmanned counter selling condoms.
A rough estimate is that there are probably tens of thousands of types of goods inside.
She bought whatever she could. Clothes, fabrics, daily necessities, etc. required tickets, and the quantities that could be purchased were limited.
There were some that she liked, but she couldn't buy them because she didn't have tickets. She kept them in mind and thought about how to get them.
After walking around for such a long time, even she felt a little tired.
There was a coffee shop in the mall. She went in and ordered a cup of coffee at 20 cents and a snack at 10 cents each, then went to sit in the lounge next door for a while.
There was a family of people young and old gathered together inside. She leaned over to take a look and saw that the family was chatting and adjusting their newly bought radio.
I crossed my legs and happily ate snacks and drank coffee. The taste was just so-so, but it felt really good to be wearing nice clothes and shopping and eating.
She propped her chin up and thought, this is how people should live, she should find a way to come here more often.
During the few days I was in Shanghai, I visited Jinjiang, New World, Pacific, and Dazhong shopping malls. I also went to People's Park to row a boat and see the Bund.
He even resorted to deception and boarded a cruise ship under the pretext of an interview, and took a tour around the ship, taking a lot of photos of himself when no one was paying attention.
She was enjoying herself so much while shopping that she forgot about the Xia family completely. They were probably busy at the moment and couldn't think of her.
After this incident, he immediately went from rich to poor.
Money is really hard to spend, I still have to find a way to make more money.
The way she was going to use it, she would either have to make a large purchase or rob a bank; other ways of making money would not be able to sustain such expenses.
It is impossible to rob a bank, so I can only sell things to make a living.
She wasn't just strolling around during these few days, she also found out a lot of information she needed to know, after all, she had the mental power to cheat.
He found a deserted place, changed into a set of men's clothes that were of acceptable quality in people's current tastes, and then put on a wig, gloves, and a voice changer. Finally, he put on a huge backpack and set off.
She walked into a small alley with ease and found the largest black market that she had learned about in the past few days.
Paying money to enter is the most basic requirement. There are so many people here that the flow of people is even higher than that of a small shopping mall.
This is better, more people means everyone has money, and things can be sold at a better price.
She took a quick look around and got a general idea of the prices here.
The black market prices here are much higher than those in the open market. Food and other items are two or three levels more expensive, and daily necessities and industrial products can be about 50% more expensive.
What does this prove? It proves that Shanghai people are rich.
But no matter how rich you are, tickets are supplied per person. No matter how many goods a department store has, you cannot buy them without tickets, so the black market price goes up.