Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home

"I work at the car repair shop in front of me. The car in this unit is not my own, so what's the big deal."

"It's from an auto repair shop. It's a good shop. What's your name, young man? No one else lives here."

It's another cross-examination type of questioning. In these days, chatting with aunties, aunties, uncles, etc., in unfamiliar situations, basically happens like this without a few words.

Luo Cheng said that he currently lives alone, and then he was asked why he lived alone, he was not young anymore, and if he had anyone.

When the aunt asked about this, other nearby neighbors saw it and couldn't run over to chat. A young man who can drive is already very good, regardless of whether the car belongs to the company or not. And this yard is not small, there are three rooms in it. Ordinary workers cannot get this house.

"Dear neighbors, I have something to do and I can't chat with you anymore. I'm sorry."

The neighbors were too enthusiastic and Luo Cheng couldn't stand it. In addition, he really had something to deal with, so he could only say that he had something to do and get out.

The rocker type key was inserted close to the engine hole. I just pushed it, but it couldn't move without a little effort. Fortunately, this is a small car. If it is a big car, you have to be careful. If you don't hold it firmly when you shake it, it will rebound. If it hits the body, it will be bruised and swollen. But if it hits the chest, internal injuries will be serious. normal.

Seeing the car start, Luo Cheng got into the car, and the onlookers around him immediately moved out of the way. This was a car. It didn't matter if someone scratched it, but if someone else's car was scratched or something, they would have to die.

Luo Chengdu brought the food book and the non-staple food book. The non-staple food book was said to be a booklet, but in fact it was just a booklet. It was issued for one year at a time, which is twelve volumes. If you lose it, it will be very troublesome to replace it. This is needed to buy a few feet of cloth, a few taels of meat, a few taels of oil, sesame paste, tofu and even toilet paper every month.

Luo Cheng planned to buy everything that could be stored, even cigarettes. You can buy cigarettes if you have non-staple food, but the quantity is divided into three levels: high, medium and low. You can only buy one pack of high-end products, two packs of mid-range products, and three packs of low-end products (you can only choose one grade when purchasing). There are cheaper ones, and there are no restrictions. Some cheap cigarettes are free of charge, and even free cigarettes can be bought one by one.

In this era, most working men can smoke. If they don’t smoke, they will often be laughed at, saying that they can’t even smoke a cigarette. If all cigarettes have to be rationed and require tickets, then it won’t be enough even for heavy smokers. Also, you can directly buy cut tobacco and roll it yourself. No ticket is required for cut tobacco. Therefore, except for some cadres, many old smokers roll their own cigarettes and smoke them. Asking someone to smoke, even if you roll it yourself, no one will mind.

The car first drove to a wider area near the supply and marketing cooperative, and Luo Cheng turned off the engine and got out of the car.

When I walked to the supply and marketing cooperative, my body shook uncontrollably, and I suddenly felt dull.

The sign-in system is indeed not very effective. It seems that no large items or valuable items have been signed in. He also deliberately stood near the bicycle to sign in.

Although they are not very powerful, they are actually useful items and are better than the sticks and pepper spray used to sign in at the security room.

A pack of cigarettes, a candy apple, a pack of salt, a pair of scissors, and a rolling pin. This is what you get after signing in this time. Cigarettes must be another three-no product that transcends the times, with cigarette holders. But other things are not as strong as the pack of toffee last time.

Candy apples are a rare fruit these days, but I only gave one.

Taking the non-staple food book, Luo Cheng started to buy everything. High-end cigarettes only cost 50 or 60 cents. There are better and more expensive cigarettes, but some are special items and you can't usually buy them without a ticket. The large front door, with a triangle shape of five points, is medium.

Compared with expensive cigarettes, this large front door is average, but in the eyes of ordinary smokers, this is a good smoke. So Luo Cheng asked for two bags, which cost seven cents. You have to bring your own things like oil, soy sauce, sesame oil, etc. The amount of cloth is so small that you might have to save it for a year to make one piece of clothing.

After walking around, I found that there were no eggs for sale. I heard that you can buy eggs for non-staple food. Luo Cheng wanted to buy some eggs to replenish his grandmother's health, even a pound or half a pound. I asked the people at the supply and marketing cooperative if they had any eggs for sale, and was told that the supply of eggs was insufficient. They would only be available in the first few days of the month. If they were sold, they would have to wait until next month.

When he learned that he couldn't buy eggs, and the ration of meat, vegetables, etc. in the non-staple food book, Luo Cheng didn't plan to buy them. There is too little meat and I don’t want to bother with it. He could buy a lot of vegetables, but he didn't open the fire.

"I will never come to the supply and marketing cooperative next time. If I want something, I'd better ask various manufacturers. Then go and try it."

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Luo Cheng thought to himself that it was too difficult to get things like bicycles or electric fans from the supply and marketing cooperative, even tables and chairs. Another possible rule of this system is that the value of the items obtained will not be too high. But we are not sure at the moment. There seems to be no bicycle factory in Ngee Ann, they are all in Hongcheng City next door. Otherwise, if you go to the bicycle factory and sign in, you can see whether the system is unable to obtain high-priced items.

Grain stores are usually busy at the beginning of the month when everyone receives the new monthly ration, because many people may not have enough food at home and are just waiting for this day. When Luo Cheng came to the grain store, there were not many people there. Food stores basically sell food. If you sign in here, the probability of getting food is very high, but it is probably the same as the breakfast shop. Luo Cheng will get some of all kinds of food. This is why Luo Cheng would rather sign in at the supply and marketing cooperative. I didn’t even think about the reason for coming here. All the rations were received as food stamps, and Luo Cheng went back to the factory.

After arriving at the factory, Li Yiwen came over to call him as soon as he parked the car. Don't waste your time in the afternoon. Team Leader Jiang is waiting for him to come over to discuss the direction of work.

This time, instead of going to the factory director's office on the second floor, Director Zhang asked someone to free up a room in the warehouse on the first floor for their team to use exclusively, complete with tables and stools.

This also means that Luo Cheng will have his own dedicated office space in the future. As soon as he entered the office, Deputy Team Leader Jiang was still discussing with others which step would be better to start with.

"Team Leader Luo, you are here, we are all waiting for you."

Seeing Luo Cheng come in, Team Leader Jiang immediately greeted him and invited Luo Cheng to sit at the top. This made Luo Cheng, who was a leader for the first time, feel a little restless sitting on an ordinary bench.

"Team Leader Jiang, why is there one person missing? By the way, it seems that the senior engineer is not here."

"Well, the factory director has arranged for the security guard to take him to see the house. Sooner or later he will have to find a house to live in, so he can save himself from staying in a guest house. It is not convenient for so many of us to live in a guest house."

Luo Cheng nodded. It was indeed the case. It was unreasonable for one person to have a room, but for how many people shared a room, the hostel was so poor that no matter how many people there were, they would only be given a bottle of hot water for you to use in the same room.