In the square, a man passing by the newspaper kiosk suddenly stopped, pulled a newspaper from the stand, and took out his wallet.
"Boss, one copy of Global Times."
The newspaper vendor, who was chatting with the owner of the fruit stand next door, heard him and came over, "Alright, Global Times, two yuan, thank you."
"The price went up again?" The man was taken aback, put the coins he was holding back into his wallet, and took out a two-yuan note, "It used to be one and a half."
"Yes, prices have gone up around here. From Monday to Saturday, it's gone from one and a half to two yuan, and the Sunday edition from four to five yuan. In other places, it's even more expensive, costing six yuan." The vendor took the banknote, examined it against the sunlight to verify its authenticity, and happily pocketed it, "Two US dollars is really rare."
