Chapter 92 - 090 Trade at Midnight
Two pieces of clothing totaled twenty-two yuan.
Li Xianglu quickly packed the clothes and receipts into her handbag, then looked over the blue cover shirts again. They were somewhat flawed but very cheap; these flawed ones didn’t require cloth tickets, each costing only two yuan. Li Xianglu bought six in one go, one for Li Dafu, one for Li Erfu, one for Qu Yeyu, one for Grandpa, and one each for Qin Xi and Qin Zhen.
As for cover shirts, she had bought enough. Li Xianglu then spotted military cotton-padded jackets that were 80% new, costing just sixteen yuan each. She was thrilled and grabbed five at once. Grandpa’s military jacket had stiffened, even with Uncle Xue’s help in tearing and re-sewing it before winter, it still wasn’t warm enough. Ideally, she would fill it with new cotton, but there was a cotton shortage during winter, and neither she nor Grandpa had enough supply; months of accumulation wouldn’t suffice for a jacket.
The salesperson bound the five jackets into a bundle with a thick hemp rope for her to carry; thus, Li Xianglu carried the cotton clothes in one hand and the bag in the other. So heavy, but she was blooming with joy inside.
Li Xianglu also bought three pairs of flawed rain boots and then rushed to the watch counter to take a look. Oh wow, so many! Although many were used, some were new but all had minor defects.
Li Xianglu leaned over the counter and saw a Shanghai-branded watch, smiling she asked: "Is this still a Shanghai brand?"
The watch salesman, a forty-year-old man, seeing that it was a young girl, smiled and said: "Yes, seventeen jewels, semi-stainless steel, 80% new, no industrial coupons needed, only seventy yuan."
Li Xianglu clicked her tongue; even a used one was seventy yuan. Her Grandpa also wore a Shanghai-branded watch, a new one, around eighty or ninety yuan, but that required industrial coupons.
Li Xianglu’s sharp eyes then spotted an old Omega, excitedly she asked: "What about this one?"
The male salesman smiled and replied: "This is an imported Omega watch, first-class, 80% new, costs three hundred yuan, also doesn’t need industrial coupons."
Li Xianglu pouted, suddenly feeling poor. She moved to another cabinet which sold slightly defective watches, most were lower-tier like Roman or Bovet.