The Heavens From the Wandering Earth

Chapter 3 Gold Trading
"This is Uncle Ben's suit, you wear it first, and then you can buy a new one later, and then return it!" Peter threw a suit to Zhuang Quan.

"Thank you very much!" Zhuang Quan staggered out of bed.

He had been lying in bed for a whole 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. Instead of the MCU whose timeline has been messed up.

"You're lucky. I'm still on vacation today, so I can help you with some things!" Peter said, which is naturally the best for Zhuang Quan.

He has never been abroad, and in this city called New York, it can be said that his eyes are smeared.

With Peter's help, he can live in this city faster and be more familiar with the environment here.

"Thank you very much!" Zhuang Quan said, "Let's 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 should be very happy too!" Peter said, "But you may not be able to exchange gold today, you need to go to the bank to make an appointment, and then go to exchange."

"Make an appointment, do you mean to call?" Zhuang Quan was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't know the American way of life.

"Yes, of course, you can use my home phone. Believe me, no bank can reject a big customer like you!" Peter said excitedly, "Besides, you are an immigrant, and they will not check your fund history." And tax issues, this is your best chance!"

"Then it looks like I'm really lucky!" Zhuang Quan said mockingly, "Then what should we do today?"

"However, 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, he might as well wait a day.

"No, no, there is a pawn shop right next to the forest complex!" Peter said mysteriously, "I heard from Harry that he will come here to exchange money when he has no money for a while!"

Harry Osborn?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 change according to the lowest international gold price!" Peter looked at the turned on computer and said, "Do you want to go? I haven't been to a pawn shop yet!"

"Of course, wait for me!" Zhuang Quan said, took out three one-kilogram gold bars from his bag, and put them in his arms.

Of course he wouldn't be so stupid as to bring all the gold with him, not to mention whether there is so much cash in the grocery store, the wealth is not revealed, in case someone gets greedy, the two of them will die without knowing how to die .

"gogogo!" Peter was quite excited. This was the most daring thing he had ever done in his life. He supported Zhuang Quan all the way down the stairs.

At this time, New York in the United States is still a beacon of the world. The streets are full of people. Zhuang Quan, a Chinese, and Peter, a bespectacled boy, are quite out of place in the streets.

They walked into a grocery store, the largest on the street, with everything from scissors and pliers to lawn mowers and walkmans on the shelves.

In front of the shelf, sat an old white man who was watching TV, "What do you need?"

Zhuang Quan shook his head, "I heard that you collect gold here?"

"Aha, another guy who got beaten by the bank's horrible tax rate!" said the old white man, "Yes, I charge gold here, at a price that is 10% more expensive than the bank!"

Because of September 911 last year, the gold market has been bullish all the way, so the price of gold on the black market is much higher than the bank price!

This also forms the basis for private gold transactions. Even if the tax bureau is more capable than the sky, it is still in a state of blindness in cash transactions without monitoring and bank flow.

Zhuang Quan asked Peter to continue to support him. The little spider is still a student now, and he looks very dull. He doesn't even have the courage to speak when he comes in.

He took out a gold bar from his pocket and placed it on the counter like this, "Is that so, do you accept it?"

The old man narrowed his eyes, his voice suddenly turned cold, "Gold bars? Are you bank robbers?"

"No, this is Huaguo's investment gold bar, so there shouldn't be any problem?" Zhuang Quan said.

"Investing in gold bars? That's really a good thing!" The old white man understood immediately, "However, how much I will pay depends on whether you are honest or not."

Investing in gold bullion basically means high purity, but it looks like the old white folks are going to have to test it.

From the cabinet under him, he took out an electronic scale, a measuring cup and some water.

"If your gold bars are pure enough, I can give you an ounce of $300!" The old white man carefully put the gold on the scale, and then put it into a measuring cup that was half a cup of water.

"One kilogram, equivalent to 35.27 ounces, very standard standard gold, I offer 10800 US dollars!" He said, "If you are not satisfied, you can reject this transaction, but the whole street knows that my old John is the most fair here! "

"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 Hua people just like to hide!" The old white man grumbled, and then took out a checkbook from under the cabinet, "I can give you part of the cash, and pay the rest by check, how about it? "

"Of course!" Zhuang Quan nodded. Americans don't like cash, checks and credit cards, which are their favorite things.

After the transaction was over, Zhuang Quan took $2400 and a check for $3, and was carefully helped out by Peter. Peter's house was upstairs, so he didn't need to go far, and he didn't have to worry about safety.

Back at the house, Zhuang Quan counted 400 dollars to keep, and then handed the rest to Peter, "Peter, take this money as my rent for your family and food for these few days, let me take a rest !"

"Oh, it seems that you still need to stay here for two more days!" Peter said, "No problem, I will tell my uncle and aunt, you can rest at ease!"

He happily took the money, even in the United States in 2002, because of the impact of the Internet bubble in the Nasdaq stock market in the past two years, many people's incomes began to plummet, so for families like Peter, 2000 Dollars could be their family's surplus for a year.

Zhuang Quan lay back on the bed again, and now he has a certain amount of money. When he goes to the bank, he can exchange all the remaining gold in his backpack, and then think about shopping and going back.

Yes, the panel reminded him that he could stay in this world for another 27 days, and then he had to return to the wandering earth!
(End of this chapter)