After leaving the seafood stall, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to a vegetable stall.
The price of vegetables is not much cheaper than seafood. In addition, some vegetable stamps were issued during the Chinese New Year, and there were some leftover mushrooms at home, so I finally resisted and did not sell them.
After walking around, the two suddenly discovered a canned food stall. Compared with Easterners, Westerners are obviously more accepting of canned goods.
"Boss, how do you sell cans?"
"Five thousand for canned fruit, three thousand for canned pork, two thousand for canned beef, and two thousand for luncheon meat."
"Why is pork more expensive than beef?"
Kate was immediately curious.
Canned fruits are expensive, which is understandable. After all, fruits are difficult to preserve, and we value rare things.
However, the East is a traditional pig-raising area. Logically speaking, there should be more canned pork than canned beef, and there should not be an upside-down phenomenon.
"Pork has more fat than beef. Aren't we short of oil now? Pork is more popular."
The vendor explained patiently.
"That's right. Then give us three cans of beef and two cans of fruit. We bought five cans at once. Can the price be cheaper?"
These cans were bought for old Angel.
Westerners are more accustomed to canned beef.
"Okay, I'll erase the change for you, seventeen thousand."
The vendor said cheerfully.
"Isn't 15,000 enough? The canned beef is too small. It's probably not even 300 grams."
"Canned goods are in short supply, and 15,000 is too little. I paid more than 15,000."
Kate picked up two cans of luncheon meat: "How about adding two more cans of luncheon meat and we can buy them for 20,000 yuan each?"
The vendor lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally nodded: "You have come all the way as guests, so 20,000 is just 20,000, I'll sell it to you."
"Thank you boss!"
Kate breathed a sigh of relief.
Prices are soaring these days, and I heard that there will be a heating bill in the second half of the year, so it’s good to save a little.
Finally, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to a stall selling tobacco and alcohol. The vendor was a beautiful woman in her thirties, wearing heavy makeup and dressed very decently.
"What do you two want to buy?"
"How to sell tobacco and alcohol?"
The cigarettes and alcohol were also bought for Old Angel.
The woman smiled and pointed to a small label on the wine box: "The price is posted on it, you can see for yourself."
Kate quickly scanned it carefully and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's too expensive, can it be cheaper?"
"I'm sorry, I don't bargain here."
Seeing the boss's resolute attitude, Mrs. Angel immediately pulled her daughter-in-law aside and discussed in a low voice. The two of them didn't have much cash on them.
"Mom, how about I go home?"
"No need, we don't have much money left at home." Mrs. Angel shook her head, and then took out a bag of jewelry from her underwear pocket: "Just use this to offset the bill. Ask the boss if he will accept it." "Mom...this is not you..."
"Needless to say, these jewels cannot be eaten or drunk, and they are useless if you keep them. You might as well exchange them for something more practical."
"I also have jewelry there, can I use mine?"
"Use mine first, and then use yours if it's not enough."
Mrs. Angel waved her hand.
Kate nodded, took the jewelry from her mother-in-law, and then turned to look at the vendor:
"Boss, we don't have enough money, can we exchange jewelry with you for cigarettes and alcohol?"
When the woman heard this, she immediately pointed to a small counter at the entrance and introduced, "I don't know much about jewelry. The counter over there specializes in recycling jewelry. You can go and have a look."
"Okay, we'll be right back."
Kate nodded.
Immediately afterwards, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to the counter quickly. The counter attendant was very enthusiastic and immediately poured two cups of hot tea for the two guests.
"Do you accept jewelry here?"
"Collected."
"What price?"
"General gold and silver jewelry will be recycled according to the material price, and famous watches and bags will be evaluated on-site by professionals."
Kate immediately carefully spread the jewelry in her hand on the counter, and the waiter immediately invited the appraiser over.
The appraiser was young and looked to be in his twenties. After some polite remarks, the appraiser picked up the jewelry and began to appraise it one by one.
After ten minutes, the appraiser said:
"Except for this diamond ring, everything else should be fine..."
"What happened to the diamond ring?"
Kate quickly asked.
Mrs. Angel next to her was also very nervous.
"Don't be nervous, you two. This diamond ring is real, but our company does not accept diamond rings. Let me make it clear to you in advance."
"Why not accept it?"
Kate frowned.
"Because diamonds are not valuable, they cannot be sold at a high price."
The appraiser quickly explained.
"How is it possible? This diamond is a full two carats, and it is not a broken diamond."
"Ms. Kate, I'm not fooling you. Diamonds really can't be sold at high prices. Nowadays, everyone only recognizes precious metals. Whether it's luxury watches, jade, or antique calligraphy and paintings, the value has generally depreciated greatly. This diamond, in particular, has dropped the most sharply.
It’s reduced to a stall price.”
Kate reluctantly took back the diamond ring: "Okay, we won't sell the diamond ring. You can help us calculate the price for the rest."
"Before valuing, we need to check the purity of the precious metal."
"How to detect?"
"If it melts, use a machine to test it again."
Kate immediately kept an eye out: "What is the price of gold and silver now?"
"Silver has not increased much, it costs twelve yuan per gram, but gold has increased sharply. The current market price is 1,850 yuan per gram. We will recycle it at a uniform price of 1,800 yuan." p>
"Okay, you can burn it!"
Kate breathed a sigh of relief.
The price was somewhat beyond her expectation.
"Okay, please wait a moment, you two, it will be over soon." After the appraiser finished speaking, he immediately took out the spray gun.
In less than ten minutes, the appraisal results came out. Since most of these jewelry are well-known federal brands, the emphasis is on design and style, not pure gold.
After some calculations, 95 grams of gold was sold for just over 138,000 yuan.
Mrs. Angel was very happy and satisfied with the price: "This is the price!"
Speaking of which, she has also experienced that era. In a year of great disaster, it is very rare for gold to be sold at such a high price.
I think back then, a gold ring couldn't even be exchanged for an egg.
"Okay, do you two have WeChat accounts?"
"Sorry, can I transfer money through bank transfer?"
Kate looked embarrassed.
There is no way, although the federal market has long been integrated, but in some key areas, various regions still engage in some local protectionism.
In addition, mobile phone charges have skyrocketed along with water and electricity prices. Currently, only Old Angel and Little Angel have obtained new phone numbers in the family.
Other people’s mobile phones are just decorations.
The waiter answered: "No problem, there is a bank nearby, we can go there and transfer money."