"This is a set of clothes belonging to Uncle Ben. You wear them first, and then you can buy new ones and then return them!" Peter threw a set of clothes to Zhuang Quan.
"Thank you very much!" Zhuang Quan staggered out of bed.
He had been lying in bed all day, and he saw Peter's uncle and aunt last night. Looking at the faces of the two old people, and the face of the bully Maguire, he was a little relieved. Fortunately, it was the world of the old version of Spider-Man.
Not the MCU where the timeline is already in chaos.
"You are so lucky. I still have a day off today and can help you with some things!" Peter said. This is naturally the best thing for Zhuang Quan.
He has never been abroad, so in this city called New York, it can be said that he has a black eye.
With Peter's help, he can settle down in this city faster and become better familiar with the environment here.
"Thank you very much!" Zhuang Quan said, "Let's go change some money first!"
"Are you going to exchange gold for money?" Peter asked.
"Yeah!" Zhuang Quan nodded, "I can only rent a house here if I have money, and I can't live in your house all the time!"
"Actually, if you can rent my house, my uncle and aunt will also be very happy!" Peter said, "But you may not be able to exchange gold today. You need to make an appointment at the bank and then exchange it."
"To make an appointment, do you mean calling?" Zhuang Quan was stunned. He really didn't know the American way of life.
"Yes, of course, you can use my home phone. Believe me, no bank can refuse you as a big customer!" Peter said excitedly, "And you are an immigrant, they will not check the source of your funds.
and tax issues, this is your best chance!"
"It seems I'm really lucky!" Zhuang Quan said mockingly, "Then what should we do today?"
"But I heard that in some grocery stores, there are people who can collect gold!" Peter said mysteriously, "If you want, we can try it!"
"Grocery store? Is it in Hell's Kitchen?" Zhuang Quan frowned. If he was going to those places, it would be better to let him wait for a day.
"No, no, no, there is a pawn shop right next to the forest community!" Peter said mysteriously, "I heard from Harry that when he has no money temporarily, he will come here to change money!"
Harry Osborne? Zhuang Quan thought silently, "Then what's the benefit of exchanging this store!"
"Of course, you don't need to pay taxes, and you don't need to go to the bank to exchange gold at the lowest international gold price!" Peter looked at the open computer and said, "Do you want to go? I haven't been to a pawn shop yet!"
"Of course, just wait for me!" Zhuang Quan said, taking out three one-kilogram gold bars from his bag and putting them in his arms.
Of course he would not be so stupid as to take all the gold with him, not to mention whether there is so much cash in the grocery store, and to keep his wealth secret. If someone else gets greedy, the two of them will die without knowing how they will die.
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"Gogogo!" Peter was quite excited. This was the boldest thing he had ever done in his life. He supported Zhuang Quan all the way downstairs.
At this time, New York, USA, was still the beacon of the world. The streets were bustling with people. Zhuang Quan, a Chinese, and Peter, a boy with glasses, looked quite out of place walking on the street.
They walked into a grocery store, which was the largest grocery store on the whole street. Everything from scissors and pliers to lawn mowers and Walkmans were placed on the shelves one by one.
In front of the shelf, there was an old white man sitting watching TV, "What do you need?"
Zhuang Quan shook his head, "I heard you collect gold here?"
"Aha, another guy who was defeated by the bank's terrible tax rate!" said the old white man, "Yes, I collect gold here at a price that is 10% higher than that of the bank!"
Because of last year's 9/11 incident, the gold market has been bullish, so the black market gold price is much higher than the bank price!
This is the basis for private gold trading. Even if the tax bureau is more capable than others, it is still in a blind position in cash transactions without monitoring and bank flow.
Zhuang Quan asked Peter to continue to support him. The little spider was still a student and looked very dull. He didn't even have the courage to speak when he came in.
He took out a gold bar from his pocket and placed it on the counter. "Do you want to take this?"
The old man narrowed his eyes and his voice suddenly turned cold, "Gold bars? Are you bank robbers?"
"No, this is Hua's investment gold bar. There should be no problem, right?" Zhuang Quan said.
"Investing in gold bars? That's indeed a good thing!" The old white man understood immediately, "But the exact amount I pay depends on whether you are honest."
Investing in gold bars basically means that the purity is very high, but it seems that old white people still want to test it.
He took out an electronic scale, a measuring cup and some water from the cabinet under him.
"If your gold bars are pure enough, I can give you $300 for an ounce!" The old white man carefully placed the gold on the scale, and then put it into a measuring cup with half a cup of water.
"One kilogram, equivalent to 35.27 ounces, very standard gold, I will pay 10,800 US dollars!" He said, "If you are not satisfied, you can refuse this transaction, but the whole street knows that my old John is the most fair here!
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"Of course not, I just want to get two more!" Zhuang Quan said with a smile, took out two more gold bars from his arms and put them on the cabinet together.
"You Chinese just like to hide it!" the old white man muttered, and then took out a checkbook from under the cabinet, "I can give you part of the cash, and then pay the rest by check, how about that?
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"Of course!" Zhuang Quan nodded, Americans don't like cash, checks and credit cards are their favorite things.
After the transaction ended, Zhuang Quan took $2,400 and a check for $30,000, and was carefully helped out by Peter. Peter's home was upstairs, so he didn't need to go far, so there was no need to worry about safety.
Back at the house, Zhuang Quan counted 400 US dollars and left it, then handed the rest to Peter, "Peter, just think of this money as the rent I gave you for your family and food for the past few days. Let me take a rest."
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"Oh, it seems you need to stay here for two more days!" Peter said, "No problem, I will tell my uncle and aunt, you can rest peacefully!"
He happily took the money. Even in the United States in 2002, due to the impact of the Internet bubble on the Nasdaq stock market in the past two years, many people's incomes began to plummet. Therefore, for a family like Peter, 2000
The U.S. dollar may be their family's annual surplus.
Zhuang Quan lay back on the bed. Now that he had a certain amount of money, he could exchange the remaining gold in his backpack when he went to the bank, and then think about buying things and going back.
Yes, the panel reminded him that he can still stay in this world for 27 days, and then he must return to the wandering earth!
