60s: I have a store

Chapter 268 Changing Cars
After Zhou Yimin returned to the courtyard, he parked his bicycle and walked to the supply and marketing cooperative.

He found that there were not many people buying things, and there were only a few sales clerks gathered together chatting about gossip, and their voices were quite loud.

A man wanted to buy some fabric, but he didn't see anyone at the counter, so he could only shout, "Buy something."

After the salesperson heard this, one of the middle-aged women said indignantly: "It's here, why are you rushing me?"

The salesperson walked over slowly.

The man did not dare to continue urging, fearing that the salesperson would make things difficult for him. At this time, the salespersons were just like those in state-owned restaurants, and would even hit people if they were unhappy.

This kind of service attitude, in later generations, would have been complained about countless times. In later generations, the main point is that the customer is God, unlike now, the roles are reversed.

Zhou Yimin went straight to the place where bicycles were sold.

This is the best location in the entire supply and marketing cooperative. Bicycles are also the most expensive item in the supply and marketing cooperative, and not many people usually buy them.

There are several brand new bicycles displayed here, and they are still shining.

In this day and age, not many people have bicycle tickets. In his previous life, Zhou Yimin had read a lot of period novels, saying that bicycles were similar to the luxury sports cars of later times.

However, he wanted to say that it was not that exaggerated. Take the capital for example, there were many people who owned bicycles. Although sports cars were rare in later times, they were not as common as the number of bicycles today.

There's no one at the counter here.

Zhou Yimin had no choice but to say loudly: "Buy something."

A young salesman came over and asked indifferently, "Do I need a ticket to buy a bicycle?"

"I have tickets." Zhou Yimin said.

In fact, he could buy it at the mall.

When talking about shopping malls, we have to mention the four major shopping malls in the capital.

Wedding supplies, cloth for sewing, and even small items like pots and pans, needles and thread, all require department stores.

Among them, BJ City Department Store is undoubtedly the leader in the department store industry.

It is said that the customer flow reached an astonishing 1955 people on the opening day in 16.4. At that time, it was the largest store in Beijing, twice the combined area of ​​the seven department stores on East Chang'an Street, Wangfujing Street, and Donghuamen Street, and could accommodate tens of thousands of customers and a thousand salespeople at the same time.

Long queues for shopping were often a common sight in department stores, so much so that many counters in the malls were forced to erect guardrails with steel pipes to prevent the counters from being crushed by the crowded customers.

At present, there is a saying in Beijing: If you can't buy something in the department store, don't go anywhere else.

In the era of planned economy, the department store was the only retail enterprise approved to enjoy the right of nationwide purchasing. It could not only purchase goods from big cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou, but also sell imported goods from abroad.

Not to mention Beijing, even looking across the country, it can be regarded as the shopping mall with the most complete merchandise and the most varieties.

Zhou Yimin didn't go to the department store because he was afraid of the crowds.

It's just buying a bicycle. You can buy one at the nearby supply and marketing cooperative. There's no need to squeeze into the department store.

He took out the bicycle ticket and handed it over.

The salesperson checked the tickets and found that there was nothing wrong with them. Then he asked, "There are Golden Deer bicycles for 160 yuan, Forever for 185 yuan, Phoenix for 200 yuan, and Fei Ge for 158 yuan.

Which of these four cars do you want? "

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yimin said directly: "Let's get a Phoenix brand!"

Since you’re buying something anyway, why not buy the best?

Phoenix is ​​one of the iconic brands of this era.

Especially the 26-inch women's bicycles were very popular among young women. Phoenix brand bicycles had a very high status in the society at that time, symbolizing identity and taste.

After hearing this, the salesperson picked out a Phoenix 28-inch bicycle from the bicycle rack nearby and said, "Try it! This is the one that will work for you."

The materials used in today's bicycles are of very high quality and there are basically no quality problems. As long as they are not used violently, there will be no problem using them for decades.

Zhou Yimin just took a look and said simply: "Then this one will do." This shopping attitude stunned the salesperson.

You know, this is a big item! One or two hundred yuan!

Many people who come to buy bicycles usually check them carefully.

Check whether the vehicle connections are loose, whether the bell is damaged, whether the rim is deformed, whether the locks and seat are intact, whether the handlebars are short of oil. If so, there will be a "squeaking" sound. Also, check whether the chain is loose. If it is loose, it will easily fall off.

The after-sales staff couldn't help but ask: "You don't want to check it? We won't be responsible for it after it leaves the store."

Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "It's almost fine."

The salesperson then asked curiously, "Comrade, what do you do for a living?"

It was the first time she met such a customer, and he chose the most expensive Phoenix brand. You know, many people were reluctant to spend money on it, as it was dozens of dollars more expensive than other brands.

"Comrade, this is a reward from the factory." Zhou Yimin replied casually.

He didn't want to be too ostentatious.

After hearing this, the young salesperson did not ask any further questions.

Zhou Yimin counted out twenty big black tens and gave them to the salesperson.

After the salesperson received the money, he gave Zhou Yimin a receipt. This receipt was very important. Without it, he could not go to the police station to go through the procedures.

Afterwards, when Zhou Yimin arrived at the police station, he unexpectedly saw an acquaintance, Chief Zhang of the police station.

When Chief Zhang saw Zhou Yimin, he asked enthusiastically, "Chief Zhou, how come you have time to come to the police station? Did you encounter any problems?"

"I didn't encounter any problems. I just bought a new bicycle and came here to make a stamp," Zhou Yimin explained.

Director Zhang said disappointedly: "So that's how it is. I thought there was some problem. Next time if you have any problem, you can come to me directly."

I thought I would have a chance to discuss solving the case with Zhou Yimin further!
After stamping the document, Zhou Yimin said goodbye as he had other things to do.

On the way back, he also notified Dapeng to come to his courtyard. After all, he bought a new bicycle for Dapeng and the others.

After hearing what Zhou Yimin said, Dapeng hurriedly followed him and did not notice that Zhou Yimin bought a new bicycle.

After arriving at the courtyard, he called Li Youde over.

Dapeng asked, "Yimin, what's the matter with calling us here?"

Generally, Zhou Yimin would not call both of them over unless there was something important.

Li Youde was also a little curious. Could it be that there was something important to say? Someone had already asked on his behalf, so he did not continue asking.

Zhou Yimin replied, "Dapeng, didn't you say last time that you wanted to buy a bicycle? I just bought a new one today, and I'll give the old one to you two."

Anyway, the car is given to them to use, and he doesn't ask how it is allocated and used.

Dapeng was surprised and asked, "Yimin, are you serious?"

He also had a bicycle ticket, but he just didn't dare to use it. It was like he had a lot of money in his hand, but he didn't dare to use it too obviously for fear of being targeted.

"The ticket is a reward given to me by the factory, so there will be no problem. I will be going on a business trip soon. If you have distributed all your things, take a rest for a while. I will look for you when I come back." Zhou Yimin said.

Zhou Yimin added: "Also, come with me to deliver something to Zhoujiazhuang tonight."

The two had no objection to Zhou Yimin's arrangement.

If they only have things, they will go to the black market to buy them, and if they don’t have anything, they will rest.

They don’t know how comfortable this kind of life is. For example, they did not sign up for the processing factory run by the street office. The staff of the street office reminded them, but they did not go.

(End of this chapter)