60s Splendid Life

"What kind of shoes do you want? There are cloth shoes and rain boots. A batch of rain boots arrived two days ago. The sizes are quite complete. I can help you look for them." The rows of shelves are only that big, and the space is limited. , so sometimes things that cannot be placed on the top are placed on the bottom, and you have to look through them to find them.

Qian Hui is a salesperson working in a supply and marketing cooperative. This year, she has a relationship with her family. They helped her find someone to work in the supply and marketing cooperative. Her job is to sit here and sell things every day. Usually, relatives and friends will ask her for help when they need to buy something. .

"Show me everything you have." Lu Jin didn't expect to have rain boots, and the spring rain is coming soon, so it would be great if he could buy a few pairs of rain boots.

It didn't take long for Qian Hui to find several pairs of shoes from the box on the ground, including rain boots and cloth shoes, and took them to the counter for customers to choose, "Do you see if any of these pairs are suitable?"

Lu Jin picked out two pairs of shoes worn by children aged seven or eight. Before coming here, he had measured their children's feet. These two pairs of shoes should be wearable, but the pair he bought for their little treasure was a bit too big. He asked, "Is there a smaller size?"

"This is already the smallest, there is no smaller one." Qian Hui said.

"Well... let's take this pair." Lu Jin thought of little Shen Xing, they lived in other people's houses, and they couldn't just buy their own children's when shopping, so he also bought a pair for Shen Xing.He didn't know the size of the opponent's feet, so he had to guess the size. He picked a pair that was one size larger than Xiaobao's pair and two sizes smaller than Chenchen's, in case Shen Xing didn't fit You can also save it for their little treasure to wear in the future, and it won't be wasted.

With his size, he also picked out a pair of rain boots for himself, and bought an extra pair of cloth shoes. There were no cloth shoes suitable for children, so he had to buy his own.On the contrary, there is a pair of small leather shoes suitable for their little girls. They are black and have a small pink bow on them. They are very pretty, but the price is also very beautiful.

Thinking of his obedient and sensible sister who not only helped him with the work but also took care of his younger brother on weekdays, Lu Jin felt that it was not too much to reward the little girl with a pair of small leather shoes, so although the price was expensive, he still planned to buy it.It's just that when he gave the money, he found that he had enough money but not enough tickets, so he could only leave the shoes here temporarily, and discussed with the salesman: "Can you keep these shoes for me? Wait for me I’ll come to you to buy the tickets later.”

"That's it, okay, I'll help you stay for one day at most, and if someone comes to buy it tomorrow, I'll sell it." Qian Hui thought for a while and said.

"Okay, I'll come back when I get enough tickets." Lu Jin put the other pairs of shoes he bought into his back basket and left the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Little girl, do you collect eggs here? How much is an egg now?"

"Three cents apiece."

"Hey, wasn't it four cents last time? Why is it three cents this time?"

"Last time was last time, this time is this time, this time it's only three cents a piece, you can sell it if you want."

"..."

When he was about to leave the supply and marketing cooperative, he met an old lady in gray clothes carrying a basket of eggs into the supply and marketing cooperative. Lu Jin stood at the door and was about to leave when he stopped, listening to the people inside. bargain.

The supply and marketing cooperatives in this era not only sell things but also collect things here, but the prices that the supply and marketing cooperatives collect are very low. After all, the supply and marketing cooperatives will resell them after they have collected them. It is impossible to make no money at all.And now doing business outside is likely to be arrested, but selling things here in the supply and marketing cooperatives is not possible, so everyone is used to taking things to the supply and marketing cooperatives to sell.

Therefore, the staff of the supply and marketing cooperatives have a very strong attitude towards collecting things. Just a word, at that price, if you want to sell, you can sell it, and if you don’t sell it, you will pull it down.

The fat lady who went in with a basket came out again with a basket. When she came out, she still looked angry, obviously dissatisfied with the supply and marketing cooperative's low price.

One penny less for one egg, [-] cents less for [-] eggs, and half a catty of pork can be bought for [-] cents. The aunt who has been diligent and thrifty for most of her life can't bear this loss, so she refuses to sell it.

At this time, Lu Jin, who had been waiting outside thinking about picking up the leak, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Ma'am, please sell me the eggs. I'll buy them from you for four cents each."

The aunt glanced left and right, grabbed Lu Jin's hand and pulled him into the alley, turned her body sideways to block the direction of the alley entrance, and asked with suspicion and disbelief on her face: "Do you really want four?" Buy one with me for a penny?"

"Yes, as long as your eggs are fine."

Lu Jin nodded. It happened that his own eggs were almost used up, so he wanted to buy some eggs to replenish, otherwise he would run out of eggs to make snacks later.Thinking of the cheapest eggs in later generations, the cheapest eggs cost one yuan each, and the native eggs in the countryside sold for two or three yuan each, and the native eggs for four cents a piece were not too cheap, but the prices were cheap at this time, if he went back to the village, he should collect them. You can buy eggs for three cents each, and eggs sold on the black market cost five cents each.

"Don't worry, my egg is definitely not bad. It's an egg laid by our hen. Look, this egg is big and round." Upon hearing this, the aunt happily lifted the blue cloth covering the basket, revealing There are round and big eggs at the bottom, and there is a chicken feather on one of the eggs.

Lu Jin picked up an egg and checked it. He knew that it was a fresh egg and there was nothing wrong with it.Looking at the basket full of eggs, he didn't know how many there were, so he asked, "How many eggs do you have here, I bought them from you."

"Thirty, do you want it all?"

"Correct."

Thirty eggs, one for four cents is one yuan and two. When Lu Jin took out the money, he asked casually, "I have brown sugar jujube cake here, ma'am, would you like to exchange it with me?"

"Brown sugar jujube cake? What is it? Is it delicious?" the aunt asked curiously.

"This is it, brown sugar jujube cake, with brown sugar and dates in it, I sell it for three yuan a catty, if you want to change it, I'll give you one yuan and two for half a catty." Lu Jin took out a small piece of brown sugar jujube The cake was handed to the aunt, and said: "You can taste the taste, if you like it, you can change it with me. I made it today. It's fresh. You can eat it at home for two or three days and it won't go bad."

If it can be exchanged, it is better than spending money to buy it. The money given to others belongs to others, and it is his own in his pocket.Thirty eggs for half a catty of jujube cake sounded like he was losing money, but in fact he was making money.

"It's delicious!" The aunt took a bite of the brown sugar jujube cake. The jujube cake in the mouth was sweet and soft. She thought that her grandson would definitely like this food. Anyway, she bought eggs for money and bought something for her grandson to eat. With this amount of money, I can't buy half a catty of pastries at the supply and marketing cooperative. The point is that the red date cake is not as delicious. After thinking about it for a while, she nodded, "I'll trade it with you."

By taking things out of the basket, Lu Jin actually took out a bag of jujube cakes from the space and filled half a catty of jujube cakes for the aunt.

The aunt put the jujube cake in the basket, covered it with a blue cloth, and left happily.

The two went out of the alley one after the other, and walked in two different directions, and no one knew what they did in the alley just now.

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However, Lu Jin didn't forget to get industrial tickets for their little girl to exchange for shoes. If anyone had the most industrial tickets, it must be the workers working in the factory.

Thinking of this, he came around to the textile factory, but he didn't come at the right time. Now this time is working time, and all the workers in the factory are working inside. I don't see anyone else.

After waiting outside for a while, seeing that he couldn't wait for anyone to come out, he had no choice but to give up here, and went around to the nearby family area to see if he could try his luck.

This time he was lucky. After squatting outside for a long time, he saw an aunt coming out with a basket on her shoulders. It seemed that he was going to do something outside. He followed behind the aunt, seeing no one around. Going up to ask: "Auntie, I have brown sugar jujube cake here, do you want it?"

"Brown sugar jujube cake?" The woman looked around and saw no one else. She dragged the boy to a place where no one was around, and asked, "Do you really have brown sugar jujube cake?"

"Yes, you can try it before deciding whether you want to buy it with me. It costs three yuan a catty, and you get two tickets, preferably an industrial ticket." Lu Jin took out a small piece of jujube cake from his back basket and gave it to the woman. He gave her a little more Shaqima to taste, and the price of the two things was the same.

The woman was satisfied with the items after she tasted them, but felt a bit expensive, "Can you make these two items cheaper? I also want one catty, five yuan for two catties?"

"You ate it just now. I put a lot of brown sugar and dates in this stuff. I don't have much money for three yuan a catty." Of course Lu Jin didn't want to do it if he lost one yuan all of a sudden, but In order to get a ticket to buy shoes for their little girl, he also backed down a step, "Well, let's each make a concession, and I'll give you five yuan and five jin."

There is a shortage of supplies these days. People in the city are not like people in the countryside who have land farming. It’s okay for people at home to work in the factory. They still have money tickets issued every month, so they can use money and tickets to buy things.But despite this, there are still many people who often do not have enough food in their homes, because sometimes they may not be able to buy food with money and tickets in their hands.

I have tasted two kinds of dim sum, which are really good. The dim sum I bought at the supply and marketing agency is not so good, and it costs two or three yuan a catty. The woman thought of her old mother who was in the hospital, and agreed after a little hesitation, "But I want two catties. Brown sugar jujube cake, don’t want that Shaqima.”

The brown sugar jujube cake has brown sugar and dates in it, which is more suitable for patients to eat. Although the other one is also delicious, it is not as suitable as the brown sugar jujube cake.

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