There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

Not waiting for Zhou Jiao to feel emotional for a few minutes, the harsh phone rang Ding Lingling. She just stood up and left the room not long after Aunt Chen yelled to answer the phone.

If we talk about entering a new era, apart from the children growing up gradually, what else makes Zhou Jiao feel impressed?

That is her father, Zhou Xiaozheng, who was promoted to the Standing Committee.

Even if her father often joked that he was just a dumb person in a meeting...

——But it can't stop more and more acquaintances looking for her to play.

No, there were already several phone calls during a good weekend, and some of them were entertainments that couldn't be pushed away. Fortunately, Zhang Guoqing was in front of her.

It's the chief looking for you.

Zhou Jiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickened her pace. She is tired of unfamiliar people talking nonsense on the phone, if it is not for the safety of her family...

It's too early to pick and quit!

Dad, it's me.

Well, I'm going to go out for a while. Tell your mother to tell her to stay at home with you instead of going out and wait for me when I come back.

Zhou Jiao frowned, Is Secretary Chen coming to pick up the luggage?

In a hurry, there is a change of clothes in the car.

Hearing this, Zhou Jiao tightly squeezed the right hand holding the phone receiver, and took a deep breath, Okay, Dad, take care of yourself outside and wait for you to come back.

Well, Dad will bring you back lotus seed powder in a few days.

The other end of the phone had already hung up, Zhou Jiao listened to the sound of beep, and limp on the chair weakly.

In just a few words, the father and daughter had already communicated with each other about the nature and location of the business trip.

Lotus seed powder? It's not just a Jiangnan specialty, Zhou Jiao brought back a lot when she went to Jiangcheng last time, Zhou Xiaozheng also joked that Jiangcheng should be renamed Lianzicheng.

After putting down the microphone, Zhou Jiao rubbed her face vigorously, exhaled, and clenched her fists and left the study.

After hearing the commotion, Aunt Chen came out of the kitchen, wiped her hands dry on her apron, Jiaojiao, is the chief coming back for dinner tonight?

Zhou Jiao smiled and shook her head, It's the grass roots again.

I knew I would call and probably not come back. Do you have anything you want to eat tonight?

Zhou Jiao didn't have the mind to think about the dishes, so she gave the name of a dish at random, and picked up the newspaper after a few perfunctory words.

Is it dangerous for her dad to go out?

She wasn't worried about her dad's safety. There were so many people guarding him, not to mention that he was also very skilled.

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, Sijiu City will not be peaceful again.

No wonder it is said that there are no real like-minded allies in this world. Why can't they form alliances for their own interests?

On business trip? It's good to leave, stay far away, lest her father be pulled into the vortex.

Thinking about it this way, Zhou Jiao felt a lot more at ease. She just needs to guard the door at home and wait quietly for her father to come back safely. As for the ups and downs of other people, what does her family have to do with it?

If those people follow the example of Mr. Yi and the others, where will they be defeated and destroyed at once?

In 1971, not long after entering a new era, it seems that there will be another disturbance.

...I'd better go to the service station to see if there is any pork skin. Last night on May 1st, I wanted to eat pork skin jelly. If there are bones, would you like it?

Zhou Jiao woke up after hearing the words, and shook her head, I'm too tired, you better not cling to the children. Today is the weekend, and there are many people everywhere, very crowded.

It's okay, you're at home, I just went out this afternoon to see what new products are coming to the service station these days. Fortunately, it's in the compound, in the city...

Zhou Jiao understood what Aunt Chen was saying.

It was the weekend, and there was no heavy traffic in the city, and there were crowds of people in the various department stores, rubbing shoulders, and the tweeters kept playing red songs on a loop.

In the past, it was also interspersed with broadcasts, new arrivals of *** products, what *** deals are on the first floor, single purchase of *** products is limited, and *** products are available without tickets...

Nowadays, everything is sex-based, and the unrealistic sound naturally gives way to the main theme. Therefore, you can often see long queues outside the city before dawn and before the store opens.

Sometimes there is nothing to sell in the store, and there are people who don't know the truth line up outside. After the store opened, they realized that there was nothing for sale, and people rushed away.

As a result of the huge crowds on weekends, in addition to the lack of supplies due to some reasons, there is also an increase in the intensity of cracking down on speculators on the black market.

Now everything is strictly inspected, not only grain and oil management is strict, class struggle is even more indispensable.

No, it's a quotation when you open your mouth, otherwise you can't buy something even if you queue up until you have something you like. Of course, you can't shop in a big package, or there will always be good-hearted people who will come forward and ask you about your ingredients and work units.

Zhou Jiao's heart is as clear as a mirror about this stalk, so she usually doesn't go to department stores unless she has to, and the big bag of coupons in her hand, some of which are about to expire, has already been exchanged with others, so there is no rush to take her time.

Fortunately, the prices of things haven't increased. Aunt Chen dug out the food supply book and coupons, and said with a lucky smile, Is there anything else you want to buy at home? I'll bring them back along the way.

Zhou Jiao shook her head with a funny smile, If there are too many people in line, you should come back first. I'll go to the city to have a look in a few days, and you can use it first.

There was one more thing she didn't say. It’s just that it’s useless to buy too much, and it can’t be placed in her space. It will easily deteriorate after a long time.

What is so good about this era?

That is without inflation. Except for the types of tickets that were added later, the prices of daily necessities have remained stable for ten years.

For example, in the morning to buy a deep-fried dough stick, it only costs three cents plus half a tael of food stamps, a sesame seed cake costs four cents plus a tael of food stamps, and a piece of tofu costs two cents plus a tofu ticket.

Go to the grain management office to buy rice, early rice costs 1.34 cents a catty, and late rice is more expensive. Of course, the supply still fluctuates and changes.

Aunt Chen waved her hand and smiled, Okay, I know, so I won't be tired after queuing up, and I can also listen to what those people are talking about. Our 6151 is so cute.

Zhou Jiao burst out laughing when she heard this. Even Aunt Chen was spoiled by the children!

I'm leaving, don't read the newspaper if you have nothing to do, go upstairs and have a rest.

Okay, be careful, if an old sister wants to chat with you, you can play a little longer, and I will prepare dinner.

Aunt Chen waved her hand, put on the basket and walked out quickly. Prepare for her? Forget it, the oil in the house was ruined by this girl again.

Go to a service agency? Let's go together.

Just after branching off from a gate not far away, a thin middle-aged woman who also carried a basket waved to her face.

A trace of impatience flickered in Aunt Chen's eyes, then she watched the other party approach, and said with a smile: Ah, what a coincidence, what does the eldest sister want to buy?

The other party looked back, lowered his shoulders, and complained weakly in a low voice: It's not that the young masters and ladies want meat and vegetables and soda. Tell me, it's not early in the morning. How can there be any meat now?

Aunt Chen is not easy to answer. As a nanny, you are supposed to serve the chief's family, otherwise why would they invite you over every month?