Chapter 150: Dining
Of course, Su Ming had calculated everything that the old man could think of. It was because the businessmen were chasing profits, and the pawnshops were very in need of connections and reputation. Originally, they were doing hand-to-hand trading and it was impossible to refuse this temptation.
"The posterity is terrifying."
The old man wiped the water off his beard, walked around from behind the counter and asked Su Ming to sit down and drink tea.
He has no doubt that if this young white man is not in urgent need of money, he can go to the royal family to sell himself, then of course there is nothing for him. It's just that the royal family is often slow to give money, and sometimes it will use land or goods to pay off, which is not something young people want.
As for why he was looking for a pawnshop instead of a foreigner's own comprador company, the old man also made up his mind, because a comprador company is often an intermediary, and can't get so much cash to eat the jewelry at once.
Didn't this young man say it? There is an urgent need for money to buy a boat to go to sea, so he wants cash.
The old man also has a sea boat in his own house. Although he knows that he wants to find a sea boat when he is missing, it must be a needle in a haystack, but whether it is saving people or finding goods, the sooner the better.
"The shopkeeper's praise, I just don't know if this business can't be done?"
Su Ming smiled faintly, raised his teacup and took a sip, and once again drank authentic tea, it feels like a lifetime has passed.
"Little friends are quick to talk, how can the old man not know how to praise? I intend to take this business, but I don't know...?"
"There was originally one piece of this jewellery. The ancestor sold one and changed a fleet to cross the world. However, now that the border has changed, my nephew is also eager to spend money, so I would like to transfer the treasure to my uncle in tens of thousands."
The old man stroked his beard and called himself his little friend. This white man instantly called himself his nephew, is it popular among foreigners? This climb is too fast.
Although this made him get goosebumps all over his body, the price was just at his psychological price.
The so-called number of ten thousand, of course, will not be copper coins, but US dollars.
offered a price of 10,000 U.S. dollars and had already pointed out the market for him. The jewelry itself is also world-class. He has been running a **** shop for more than 50 years.
This young man is using a **** shop as a broker, not a **** at all, maybe a little bit tricky, but God doesn’t take it, he is blamed.
The old man’s complexion changed and his beard was cut off. Finally he nodded and smiled and said to Su Ming: “Goodness, my nephew would you like to receive Citibank’s promissory note?”
Su Ming also laughed, and it was done, much easier than imagined, he still has a lot of routines that are useless.
"Nature"
"Then let the old man prepare a little."
The old man sent the accountant to take care of it, and he stayed and chatted with Su Ming.
"Hahaha..."
The two looked at each other and laughed, but they were obviously different races, but they were full of heavenly dialects and talked happily, and the scene was a bit strange.
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The pawnshop is not big, but the background is very deep. I don’t know which Chinese chamber of commerce behind me, so I just took out a promissory note of 10,000 U.S. dollars.
declined the old man’s invitation to leave a meal, and Su Ming found Citibank not far away to exchange cash.
was wearing a coquettish Hawaiian shirt, carrying a hundred dollars worth of 100, and Franklin on it was smiling at him.
In fact, there is also a gold round coupon in this era, which is directly linked to the Fed's gold reserves, and one is 10,000 U.S. dollars. But now Hawaii is just a countryside for the United States, so large bills cannot be spent at all.
Hawaii is not a city yet, it's just a larger town.
Ten thousand in this era is almost eight hundred thousand in Su Ming's life. The business of overtime is really terrible, Su Ming has made more than 100 times the profit.
The pawnshops are certainly not at a loss. They are expected to make more money by selling them to the Hawaiian royal family, but Su Ming has no official status, so it is inconvenient to fight with the royal family.
The royal family does not lose money when they buy jewelry. The nobles are still nobles. This jewelry that transcends the times is a symbol of face and status. After losing their status as the ruler of Hawaii, they now need face.
It can be said that this is a transaction satisfactory to all parties.
Next, Su Ming plans to engage in identity.
There is no census and identity verification in the United States at present. In the 1920s, a life registration system was implemented. There are specific information from birth, growth, and death of a person, which is filed with the Census Bureau of each state.
After 1939, President Roosevelt began to implement the social security number system, which is essentially an alternative ID card, which depends on whether to pay taxes or pay pensions.
The situation in Hawaii is more special. It was established as a state by the United States in 1950. Now it is not a colony, nor is it a puppet state. It is a unique existence anyway.
It was the Hawaiian people who uprised themselves to overthrow the feudal kingship and took the initiative to embrace the United States.
As for why did anyone see that the troops in the uprising were all white? The densely packed U.S. warships on the outer sea cruise everywhere? Some people in black suits are secretly moving?
That must be your mistake! Do you dare to say this again in front of the 20,000 Marines?
Su Ming looks very young now. As long as he pretends to be an American born in Hawaii, he can get a real identity record with a little money, the kind that can be checked.
It can be said that the preliminary preparations have been made, and he will soon go to the United States to expand his layout.
He returned to the small cargo ship, while Boulder was still waiting for him. He was lying on a deck chair with his fishing rod beside him.
The housekeeper and the workers were not there. It should be that he hadn't come back from selling goods and eating. The sea breeze whipped his gray hair and made him look even older.
"Boulder."
The captain put away the fishing rod and rubbed his eyes dazzled by the sea: "Ah, today is a good weather, isn't it? Then let's go."
"Choose a place, I will be back in the U.S. in a few days. Choose something unique."
"Yes, young people always make people lazy here. It's too comfortable here. Then, let's try ‘lock buttons’?"
Boulder smiled and nodded, full of the British gentleman's demeanor, as if he was going to a dinner at Buckingham Palace.
Su Ming is not an omniscient person. He has no impression of this so-called Locke Mokou, so he was led into downtown Honolulu by Boulder and went to a small local restaurant.
Then he found out that Slade hadn't eaten this thing, but it would change its name in the future.
In the future, its full name is called-Papaya Hamburger Meat and Egg Marinade Rice Bowl, referred to as Hawaiian Rice Bowl...
It is indeed a kind of food that can represent Hawaii. The main population of Hawaii is Americans, Japanese, Chinese and locals, so the food characteristics of various ethnic groups are gathered together to become this hodgepodge.
The taste is okay. At first it tastes like Sichuan food, but it also has the flavor of seafood, fruit and cream, but it is much stronger than Cindy’s chaotic stew.
Su Ming added one more item to his wish list. After arriving in New York, he is going to have an authentic Chinese meal.
As for now, just treat it as expanding your own intelligence reserve and remind yourself that it is best not to try foods that don’t understand the name in the future~www.NovelMTL.com~ Boulder was very happy to eat and didn’t notice that Su Ming looked at him His eyes were full of compassion.
What can I do if I have money? In the first few decades of life, I ate fish and chips every day and looked up at the stars. Under the rule of the dark cooking world in Britain, I was not blessed with money.
Two days ago, Su Ming ran around on the battlefield, and Su Ming just made do. Now that he has money and leisure, who wants to eat this kind of stuff?
"Waiter!" Su Ming raised his hand and rubbed his two fingers, calling out like a standard American. After attracting the attention of the local waiter, he ordered again: "Two grilled lobsters, and give me a martini Add ice, shake well, don't stir."
Su Ming wanted to taste 007's favorite wine a long time ago. The best agent in the world likes wine, so the best mercenaries also want to try it.
However...
The waiter's face was full of confusion, he didn't seem to understand at all.
Boulder smiled and resolved the waiter’s embarrassment, asked him to replace the martini with pineapple plum sake, waved him away, and then whispered to Su Ming.
According to him, the original martini was invented around 1850, but now Hawaii lacks raw materials because it is not very developed. Martini needs a blend of gin and absinthe. These two wines are better produced in the Netherlands and France, which can be said to be on the other side of the earth.
Because there are many sailors here, the most common wine is rum, but the sailors like Cuban rum, which is too strong and not suitable for bartending.
In his opinion, Su Ming may have come here because of Prohibition, but it is worthwhile to drink wine with local characteristics.
Su Ming gave a dry smile, hoping that this drink won’t be like ‘locking buttons’...
