I was the queen of the sea in the 80s

Chapter 90 ID Card

Jiang Zhenzhen coughed dryly and said, "I'm here to sell pearls again."

The old man with the white beard asked, "Is it still a wild pearl?"

"Correct."

Jiang Zhenzhen specially prepared a small black velvet bag, except for the three perfect round pearls and one drop-shaped pearl, she put the rest in it, which is quite a weighty bag.

Jiang Zhenzhen put the velvet bag on the counter and motioned for the white-bearded old man to inspect it. The white-bearded old man took the velvet bag, and when the heavy weight was on the palm of his hand, his pupils slightly dilated, showing a bit of surprise.

Open the drawstring on the black velvet bag, there are indeed many pearls in the bag, the black velvet perfectly reflects the pearl's skin light, it is simply beautiful!

The old man with the white beard originally wanted to pour it into the palm of his hand, but he hesitated, and then he found a velvet tray from under the counter, which was also black velvet, and this color was most suitable for jewelry.

Carefully pouring the pearls into the tray, a sentence popped out of the old man's mind with a white beard - big pearls and small pearls falling on a jade plate.

Originally, wild sea pearls are the most beautiful among pearls. So many wild sea pearls shine brightly on the black velvet tray, which makes the old man with white beard love it.

Even if these pearls have flaws, it is these flaws that make the pearls exude a natural and uncarved beauty.

After admiring it for a while, the old man with a white beard began to use a magnifying glass to carefully identify the authenticity of these wild pearls. There were fifteen pearls in total. He looked at them one by one. It took him about 5 minutes to finally confirm that all the pearls were fine. Finally, he asked Jiang Zhenzhen: "Are you going to transfer all these pearls to me?"

Jiang Zhenzhen nodded: "You can make a price."

Last time, she sold four pearls that were not in good condition for [-] yuan. This time, she sold fifteen pearls. I don't know what price this white-bearded old man is willing to ask.

The white-bearded old man twirled his beard, thought for a while, and said, "These fifteen pearls vary in size and quality, so I won't leave it alone for you. The price is [-] yuan."

Before Jiang Zhenzhen came here, she had actually estimated the value of the fifteen pearls according to the price offered by the old man with the white beard last time. She calculated that it was 8000 yuan, which was less than [-] yuan.

She had already estimated the price higher, but she didn't expect the old man with the white beard to offer her a higher price. Jiang Zhenzhen had nothing to dissatisfy, she nodded and agreed very readily.

The white-bearded old man was very satisfied with Jiang Zhenzhen's straightforwardness, and asked her: "Should I still pay in cash like last time?"

Jiang Zhenzhen nodded.

The white-bearded old man: "Then you wait." Then he turned around and called the workman in his shop, asking him to go to the bank to get some cash.

Afterwards, he came out from behind the counter, still holding a teapot and cup, and motioned for Jiang Zhenzhen to sit on the chair directly opposite the counter. He put the teapot and cup on the small table next to him, and then poured Jiang Zhenzhen a cup of tea.

He said, "This is black tea from India, try it."

Jiang Zhenzhen picked up the teacup and took a sip. She didn't know much about tea, but the taste of this cup of tea was very strong. She nodded and said, "It's delicious."

However, the white-bearded old man shook his head and said, "It's still not as good as tea from the mainland. I haven't drunk tea from the mainland for many years." There was nostalgia in his tone.

When Jiang Zhenzhen heard this, her mind moved. Maybe she could get some tea from Dongshi and give it to the old man?

"By the way, girl, why do you only accept cash but not transfer?" The white-bearded old man was a little puzzled, "Is there something wrong with the origin of these pearls?"

"No, no." Jiang Zhenzhen waved her hand quickly, "There is absolutely no problem with the origin of these pearls, I opened them all by myself." She paused and said, "My family is a fisherman, and these white butterfly shells are all caught by myself. Well, out of it came the pearl."

"Then you are very lucky." The old man with white beard said, "Pearls in wild white butterfly shells are rare." After a pause, he showed a look of incomprehension, "Since there is no problem with the origin of the pearls, why don't you transfer the money?" 5 yuan, which is the largest denomination of banknotes, and it takes [-] bills. The security here in Xingang is not good, what if it is stolen and robbed?"

"Don't worry, it won't be stolen or robbed." How can things be lost in the space, Jiang Zhenzhen still has this confidence.However, she thought about it and said, "Actually, I'm from the Mainland and I don't have a bank account."

After finishing speaking, she kept staring at the expression of the old man with white beard. The old man with white beard didn't show any contemptuous expression. He nodded and said, "90.00% of this Xingang are from the mainland, but some people Come early, some people come late."

Jiang Zhenzhen laughed: "That's right."

"But since you've come to Xingang, hurry up and get a Xingang ID card, so that you can go to the bank to open an account." The white-bearded old man suggested.

Jiang Zhenzhen froze for a moment, then pointed to her nose: "Can I get a Xingang ID card?"

The white-bearded old man nodded: "Yes, Xingang implements a barrier policy. As long as you can successfully enter the urban area of ​​Kowloon Peninsula, you can go to the immigration office to apply for an ID card, and you will be a Xingang citizen in the future. Many mainlanders have run away in the past two years. When you come to Xingang, there is a long queue at the immigration office every day."

Jiang Zhenzhen is aware of this policy. Xingang and Pengcheng are separated by a river. The other side of the river is prosperous and prosperous, while the other side of the river is poor and backward. In the past few years, many people chose to swim across Pengcheng in order to live a better life. River stowaway to Newport.However, the Pengcheng River is fast-moving, wide, and the water quality is not good, so it is easy to drown and die. Therefore, some people in the Eastern Province practice swimming day and night in order to successfully smuggle.

But how did she remember that this policy was abolished in 1980?But she can't remember the exact time, it's almost May now, maybe this policy will be canceled in the second half of the year.

But now that she has this opportunity, she must apply for an ID card. After all, she may have to go back and forth between Xingang and the Mainland for a long time. Having this ID card is convenient for her to handle affairs in Xingang.

Jiang Zhenzhen nodded and asked, "Where is the immigration office?"

The white-bearded old man gave an address, and then said: "However, you'd better find a local from Xingang to accompany you to do it. I heard that the person who handles the certificate will sometimes watch people order dishes, and a local will accompany you." With you, it is not easy to get stuck."

Jiang Zhenzhen thought for a while and said, "Then I'll go to Axiangpo later and ask her to accompany me."

The white-bearded old man nodded slightly, and then said: "Today is just a working day. You should go to the immigration office to apply for an ID card, and then go to the bank to open an account. I can wait for you to come back and make this pearl transaction with you."

Jiang Zhenzhen shook her head: "Don't worry about it, I still accept cash today, because I'm going to the mall to buy something later, and cash is more convenient to spend."

(End of this chapter)