Bound to the involution system, I built a factory in the era of Gaga

After leaving the train station, the road was empty on both sides.

In the early 1980s, street vendors were basically allowed in rural areas. Now it is not allowed openly, but many people do it secretly.

Unlike in later times, when there were vendors and food stalls outside the train station, if you wanted to eat something now, you could only go to a state-owned restaurant with your money and ticket.

Although there was still some dry food, it had already gone cold, dry, and hard. Mrs. Wang simply gritted her teeth and prepared to take the family to a state-owned restaurant for a meal.

Now that you are here, if you don’t enjoy yourself, your life may be gone.

Mrs. Wang was not a stubborn person. Most of the time, she was very generous to herself, willing to spend money on food and clothing, and willing to accept new ideas.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the state-owned restaurant for a meal!"

Li Xianghe was the first to respond: "Mom! You are so kind!"

Liang Kangan immediately gave Wang Pozi a thumbs up and said, "Grandma, you are so nice!"

Although the others didn't say anything, they all looked happy.

Only Liang Hai couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Mom, why don't we go to the hospital to eat first. Make an appointment for my brother first."

Mrs. Wang glared at her second son and said, "Now that you're here, are you still worried that you can't get treatment? The hospital won't run away, and the doctor won't be gone! Okay, you're not the one who should be worrying."

The group marched toward the state-owned restaurant, but were turned away as soon as they entered.

"Sorry, we're out of food!" The waiter at the state-owned restaurant looked down on his face. Although he said sorry, there was not a trace of guilt on his face. Instead, he looked very righteous.

Li Xianghe was unhappy: "Hey! What's wrong with you? We are not refusing to pay or give tickets, why don't you cook for us? It's only been a short while since noon, and you say there's no food? You don't want to make money, right?"

It was the first time she saw someone kicking guests out.

It’s no wonder that Li Xianghe didn’t understand. After all, this was her first time back to the provincial capital. Although she had been to the county town and there were state-owned restaurants there, Li Xianghe was reluctant to go!

He was short of money, and he kept deducting money and refused to pay. He just looked but didn't pay.

This time, my mother-in-law finally agreed to give me some money. How could I not eat just because there was no food? No, I had to eat! After today, this restaurant would no longer exist!

The waitress was a fat woman. She rolled her eyes when she heard this and said, "Haha, your money and tickets are not in my pocket. What can I do if you don't have vegetables? Can I grow them for you? Okay, okay, we're going to close!" Then she was about to push Li Xianghe out.

Liang Tian frowned. Although she had heard about the service level of state-owned restaurants in the 1970s and 1980s, seeing is believing. It was so bad!

She couldn't stand it any longer: "Aunt, the great man said that we should do things honestly. Since you work for a state-owned restaurant, you should serve the people well. We are here to eat, and you told us there is no food, but I can clearly smell the fragrance of food in the restaurant. Do you look down on us ordinary people? You should know that the food you eat is all grown by us country people!"

Not to mention this woman, even Mrs. Wang was shocked by Liang Tian. This was the first time she heard Liang Tian say such a long string of words, and why did it sound so pleasant? Every word touched her heart!

It's not her fault for being partial, her granddaughter is really a treasure! The more she digs, the more surprises she finds!

"This, this..." The woman was not as eloquent as Liang Tian. What she feared most at this moment was being accused of all kinds of things. What if she lost her stable job because of a few words from this girl?

There are few people who are not good at this job. The woman smiled and said, "Oh, I remember, there are some dishes left in the kitchen. They were originally for us to eat... There should be some extra. Please sit down. How many dishes do you want? I'll bring them to you!"

Li Xianghe sat down and called everyone, "Come and sit down! Why are you standing there?"

Mrs. Wang: "..." This troublesome person is really enviable sometimes. He never takes things to heart! He was just arguing with someone, but now he is so happy that his teeth are showing!

The restaurant was probably about to close, so the dishes were served very quickly. Liang Tian guessed that they probably gave them some of the dishes they had eaten.

Nine people, four dishes.

Stir-fried Chinese cabbage, tofu noodles, smashed cucumber, and a plate of fried pork slices with radish. A large steamed bun came up, not made of white flour, but of two-grain flour.

The steamed buns at that time were not as fluffy as those in later generations. They were very heavy in the hand, chewy and delicious!

A steamed bun cost five cents, and the coupons were two liang. For nine people, that was 2 cents, less than two kilograms of food coupons.

Three vegetarian dishes, each cost 20 cents. One meat dish cost 50 cents.

A total of one dollar, fifty-five cents and three pounds of food coupons were spent.

The portions of each dish were very impressive, definitely enough for nine people.

Li Xianghe held the chopsticks and was about to pick up the meat dish first, but was stopped by Wang Po: "You can eat the vegetarian dishes as much as you want, I will divide the meat dishes!" Otherwise, with Li Xianghe's personality, no one would get the meat!

Ignoring Li Xianghe's unhappy expression, Wang Po began to divide the meat slices with chopsticks that had not been used yet.

Each person got two pieces. There was basically no meat in the dish, only a few slices left, which Wang Po gave to the four children and the injured Liangshan.

All that was left was minced meat and radish.

Although each person was only given two or three slices of meat, not only was the amount of food impressive, but the meat was also cut into large pieces. It certainly wasn't enough to satisfy your appetite, but it was enough to not be unable to taste the meat.

The whole family seemed to be fleeing from a disaster, and the fight between chopsticks left the people in the kitchen dumbfounded.

Of course, it is normal to be hungry and cold in this era. But it is rare to find someone as eager to perform as Lao Liangjia!

After eating and drinking to their heart's content, Wang Po reluctantly paid the money and food coupons and rushed to the hospital with the group of children.

The hospital was not far away, only an hour's walk away, so Mrs. Wang and her group did not plan to spend the money to take the bus.

For people of this generation, the means of transportation are almost zero, and even if they have the conditions, they may not be willing to sit. They have long been accustomed to walking everywhere, and the good quality of thriftiness is also innate.

"Granny, here we are."

Provincial People's Hospital.

Being used to seeing tiled houses, stone houses and adobe houses in the village, the first thing I felt when I saw the brick house of the hospital coated with white lime was its grandeur.

No matter how grand I am, I don’t want to go to the hospital.

Throughout the ages, people have always been reluctant to go to hospitals, because going there means they are feeling unwell.

Physical pain and financial loss are all heartbreaking.

"Come on, go show your dad your legs!"

When I entered the hospital, I found it was a mess. It was not as quiet as in later times. Although there was a note prohibiting noise, many people were illiterate and ignored it.