The second time he came to the department store.
Chen Anhe was obviously not as enthusiastic as the last time. On the other hand, He Yushui was running around like a wild rabbit.
One moment, she went to the fabric store to look at the fabric with cardboard, and the next moment, she went to the shoe store to try on shoes.
Chen Anhe was right beside her. Seeing her happy expression, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Aren't you from Beijing? You've never been to a department store before. Why are you so excited?”Chen Anhe joked.
Who knew that when he said this, He Yushui immediately fell silent.
She shook her head and said,"I've never been here."”
"Your dad…" Chen Anhe was about to blurt out that his father had never brought him here before, but then he thought of something and immediately shut up.
The department store only opened in 1955, and He Daqing left the siblings to protect the city in 1950. (According to the analysis of the TV series, Qin Huiru did not recognize He Daqing when she met him in his later years. Qin Huiru was admitted to the hospital in 1951. He Daqing either left before Qin Huiru entered the courtyard in 1950 or 1951.)
"Don't mention him to me. I hate him.”He Yushui said heavily.
Chen Anhe sighed. This family had its own difficulties. He Daqing's departure was the biggest blow to He Yushui.
"Let's go. Accompany me to change my watch."
Chen Anhe quickly changed the topic and brought He Yushui to the second floor.
There were obviously fewer people on the second floor. This was the area for imported goods, and ordinary people could not afford them.
The two of them arrived at the watch shop. After Chen Anhe showed the receipt, the counter attendant handed him a beautiful box.
Chen Anhe opened the box directly. It was an exquisite gold dial with round white diamonds in place of the numbers. Only the 3 o'clock position was the calendar, and the 12 o'clock position was the iconic small crown. The golden outer ring of the case was elegant and exquisite, full of luxury.
"What a beautiful watch. No wonder it's so expensive.”He Yushui fell in love with the watch at first glance. It looked so beautiful with its golden shine.
"It's indeed very beautiful."
"Let's go." Chen Anhe put the watch on his hand and led He Yushui downstairs.
As they walked, He Yushui felt that something was wrong, so she asked,"Aren't we going back? Why don't we go out?”
The door was in the opposite direction.
" You came with me," Chen Anhe said with a smile." I can't let you come with me for nothing."”
"You want to give me something?"
He Yushui was pleasantly surprised when she heard that. Then, she remembered that Chen Anhe had no income now. His food and accommodation were all paid for by an old man. She was embarrassed to let him waste money in case the old man complained.
Hence, he hurriedly shook his head to indicate that he did not want it.
Chen Anhe ignored her rejection and brought her directly to the scarf shop.
"Choose one." Chen Anhe said.
"It's too expensive. I don't want it." He Yushui shook her head. Any one of them would cost a few dollars.
"Then I'll help you choose." Chen Anhe looked around, then picked up a light blue printed scarf and tied it around He Yushui's neck.
"How much is this scarf? I want it.”
"One cotton ticket and two yuan." The salesperson said indifferently.
The shawls of this period were mainly made of cotton, wool, silk, and other materials, so what was needed was cotton tickets, not cloth tickets.
Chen Anhe had cotton notes with him, which he had rewarded when he was reading books these past two days.
After giving them the money and cotton notes, the two of them left.
Along the way, He Yushui played with the scarf happily, and the smile on her face never stopped.
It was already past eleven o'clock in the afternoon when they returned to the courtyard house.
The two of them carried a bucket and a fishing rod as they leisurely walked through the door.
Yan Bugui had been waiting for a long time. Ever since Chen An left with them in the morning, he had been observing them in the house.
Seeing that the two of them had just returned, Yan Bugui immediately stood up to welcome them.
"An He, Yu Shui, you're back.”
"Not bad." Yan Bugui looked at the fish in the bucket, and the wrinkles on his face were about to appear.
Looking at it with the naked eye, there were at least ten catties inside.
If it was 20 catties, he would get 30%. That would be 6 catties. He had made a huge profit.
Sure enough, it was easy for a newbie to catch a big fish. He had calculated correctly. If he lent it to He Yushui, it would be a huge loss.
"Third Uncle, I have to remind you.”
"A corpse was found floating on the water under the Guangqumen Bridge this morning. Are you sure you want to eat it?”Chen Anhe said truthfully.
He didn't have any intention of hiding it. This little old man, Yan Bugui, wasn't bad. If he changed it to bangs, it might not be the case.
"Guangqu Gate?"
"It's fine to be so far away. Besides, when has there never been a death in the moat?”Yan Bugui said indifferently.
In the past, the moat was a strong defense system for the dynasties.
There had been so many dynasties, and many people had died.
Compared to starving, it was nothing.
Anyway, he had never heard of anything happening to fish that ate the moat.
"How about this? I don't plan to eat it. I calculated that there should be 20 catties inside. You get 30%, which is 6 catties. The remaining 14 catties are mine.”
"1.5 cents per catty, Third Master, you're getting off easy.”
Chen Anhe suggested. He did not plan to eat it anyway.
Chen Anhe was not so generous to give it away, so it was best to sell it.
Although they were cracking down on speculation, it was usually involved in some large transactions. The police station would not be bothered with some small fights.
Of course, he shouldn't be too brazen.
"Fifteen cents?" Yan Bugui thought for a while. A catty of fish was sold outside for more than 20 cents. After all, fish did not have much oil. Moreover, if one wanted to make it delicious, they had to use heavy oil.
Therefore, no one usually came to buy fish to eat.
However, he could take it and sell it to Silly Zhu. Their steel mill often needed some fish.
The fish he caught previously were also sold to Silly Zhu.
One catty was twenty cents.
As for how much Silly Pillar earned from selling it to the canteen, that was none of his business.
"An He, as you know, there are six people in Third Uncle's family. Your brother and sister Jie Di are still young, so I have a huge burden.”Yan Bugui sighed.
"Third Uncle, a straightforward person doesn't beat around the bush.”Chen Anhe rolled his eyes. 15 cents was already very generous, yet he still wanted to bargain.
"How about 10 cents?" Yan Bugui discussed.
"Yu Shui, let's go. Sell the fish to your brother.”Chen Anhe immediately ran away with a bucket.
"No, no, no." Yan Bugui immediately pulled Chen Anhe back." Isn't this a fair bargain? If you don't agree, then forget it. It's 15 cents."”
"Alright, please pay the bill. 2.40 yuan, thank you.”Chen Anhe extended his hand and placed it in front of Yan Bugui.
"What's the hurry? Are you afraid that Third Master will renege on your debt? I'll wait for a while. An He, that's on your wrist..."
"Gold watch!"
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