Chapter 1490: Chapter 1490: Massive Purchases 3
Feng Qingxue, accustod to spending generously without a second thought, moved to the counter selling pastries, candies, and preserved fruits and turned back to her two nephews, “Co over here, choose whatever you like to eat, let’s buy more, several dozens of pounds of it. We can send so to relatives and friends, and so to Xiaoyue, she’s pregnant and needs to nourish herself well.”
When her husband was not around, Feng Qingxue dressed very plainly, even wearing old clothes with patches.
To the sales clerk, she looked downright shabby, after all, the clerk was accustod to interacting with foreigners or high-ranking officials and their children, most of whom dressed much better than the average person. So when she heard what Feng Qingxue said, she snorted arrogantly, “Do you know where you are? This isn’t so place for country bumpkins, and you’re talking about buying dozens of pounds!”
Country bumpkins? Feng Qingxue looked down at herself, then looked at her two nephews.
Even though they were indeed wearing last year’s old clothes, with their family upbringing and impressive knowledge, their temperant was far from that of simple country folks, right?
“Aren’t you supposed to serve the people, what kind of way is this to speak?” Guan Yu’s temper flared up, and his hotown dialect spilled out.
The sales clerk gave them a look as if to say ‘I told you so’ and glanced at him disdainfully.
“Ayu, who are you? Why bother arguing with her?” Since Feng Qingxue planned to co back to buy Beijing specialty snacks like ‘Jingba Jian’ for Christine before she left, today’s shopping was for the family and friends. Feng Qingxue slapped a few bridge bills on the counter, “Six pounds of Tuckahoe pie, six pounds of walnut cookies, six pounds of fruit preserves, six pounds of milk candies. About one pound of ‘Jingba Jian’ will require six boxes, and for the two-pound ‘Jingba Jian’, six boxes as well. If the overseas Chinese currency isn’t enough, I’ll cover it with additional tickets!”
Upon seeing the overseas Chinese currency and several large denomination bills on the counter, the sales clerk’s attitude imdiately changed, becoming much more courteous, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I was in a bad mood earlier, I’ll cut the tickets for you right away.”
She took a pair of scissors from under the counter and cut the food coupons from the overseas Chinese currency.
The middle part of the overseas Chinese currency included the title, denomination, issuing unit, date, and such, while the periter featured various coupons like Grain Ticket, oil ticket, food coupon, shopping coupon, and quantities, which were invalid once cut out individually.
Feng Qingxue, after finishing purchasing the pastries, left without looking back, heading to the next departnt.
Still simring with anger, Guan Yu complained, “Why didn’t you let argue with her, auntie? She was so dismissive, ‘country bumpkins,’ seriously? Would average country folks dare to co to a place like this? Although we are indeed from the countryside, when entering, we have to show either work passes, overseas Chinese currency or permits. Doesn’t she think to use her brain?”
Feng Qingxue responded indifferently, “Why argue with a Jade Vase who sees people as lower than a dog and a condescending rat? Isn’t that humiliating?”
“Right, it’s beneath our dignity!” Tianzhi imdiately agreed.
Guan Yu thought it over and quickly cald down, “Auntie, what are we shopping for next?”
“Let’s buy so fabric and cotton, send so to relatives and friends, and prepare clothes and quilts for your brother and sister-in-law’s wedding. Tianjun and Xiaoyue didn’t prepare anything during their ti in the army, but your brother can’t go unprepared, especially since he’s not in the army.” The shopping coupon in the overseas Chinese currency could be used to buy any goods, including clothes, fabrics, and socks.
“Thank you, auntie!” Guan Yu felt a deep sense of gratitude. It dawned on him that his brother was about to get married.
After buying the fabric and cotton, they moved on to shoes and socks, then watches. The watches here were much cheaper than those in the departnt store. For example, a Shanghai-brand watch that would cost eighty-five in the departnt store was only sixty here!
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