I bought my first gold ring in Xinjiang. In March 89, we went to the office of the Construction Bank in Alar, Aksu Prefecture, and the person in charge of the reception was called: Xue Jianjun. When I chatted with him, I mentioned that gold rings are about 120 yuan a gram in Beijing, but they are in demand and are difficult to buy in the market, and he said that he can buy one for me, 100 yuan a gram. The next day he brought a ring weighing 5 grams, and I gave him 500 yuan.
It's such a plain circle (the picture comes from the Internet)
The bank arranged for us to have dinner at a nearby restaurant, the meal standard has been set, and they are not accompanied, so we can report the name of the unit and sign it after eating. Because we didn't know the schedule of Xinjiang, we went early for the first time, and there were only three of us eating in the hotel lobby. Or maybe the waiter hasn't arrived yet, and the chef brought the food to us that day. My colleague Li Jiacheng said to the chef: "Have you worked in Shanghai?" The chef was stunned when he heard this, "How do you know?" the chef asked. Li Jiacheng said: "The white coat you are wearing has the words "Lao Zhengxing" printed on the left chest, so I guess you are from Shanghai." At this time, I obviously felt that the chef's eyes lit up, and I guess he was thinking at this time: I can meet someone who knows the goods [呲tooth]
The picture comes from the Internet
The chef said that he originally came to Xinjiang from Shanghai, and returned to Shanghai to work in Lao Zhengxing for several years. Later, he returned to Xinjiang for various reasons such as work and household registration. Because he had to adapt to the tastes of the locals, his skills in making Shanghai's local dishes were almost abandoned.
Although we are not from Shanghai, when Aksu, who was still relatively isolated, saw us with a feeling of being in a foreign land. In the next two days, every time we came to dinner, he came to chat with us for a while, and served us some dishes that he was good at, but the standard of dining given by the bank should not be able to eat these dishes from him, and I don't know how he settled the account in the end.
In the spring of '90, I went on another business trip to Xinjiang. When I was wandering around the Urumqi Friendship Shopping Mall, I bought a 17.6-gram gold necklace at a unit price of 100 yuan per gram, and the necklace label read: Beijing Jewelry Factory.
The picture comes from the Internet