Traveling into the 1980s: A Cannon Fodder Female Supporter's Guide to Self-Rescue

Chapter 19 Sickly
Seeing these "simple" styles on the stall, and thinking about the large pack of colorful hairbands that he had just purchased in the space storage cabinet, Jiang Tang didn't know how to treat his bride. Mother spoke.

But she was calculating in her mind. At the market here, people said that two cents a piece could be exchanged for rice.

If she also took the Baotou rope to the county town and traded it, she could exchange it for more food for her family. She was a little tired of eating sweet potato porridge every day.

Even though she could buy some meat buns, cakes and biscuits in the mall, Jiang Tang felt very uncomfortable seeing how her mother was reluctant to eat even one porridge and eggs every day.

She observed carefully and found that apart from the headbands she just saw, the most common items on the stall were cloth shoes made by women themselves and Na's insoles.

There is also dried vegetables and mushrooms, fermented bean curd and bean paste.

Very few people contributed money, and they usually exchanged things for things. Eggs and rice were the most popular items.

You can also use receipts, meat stamps, cloth stamps, candy stamps, etc.

Rice is a good food. It nourishes the body. If Jiang Tang hadn't gotten ten pounds back, their family would have been eating cereals all the time.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tang discovered something rare, an apple.

This is nothing in future generations, but people who grow fruits are very rare now. Jiang Tang has seen them in the system mall and they are relatively expensive.

A pound of apples actually costs [-] points, which can buy a lot of eggs and rice.

So it had been a few days since I came here, and Jiang Tang hadn't eaten an apple yet, and suddenly she felt very friendly.

Moreover, this stall where apples are piled is very large, and it is very conspicuous among a pile of other items.

"Mom, there are actually apples here."

Su Huijuan turned around and looked, "It's from Shangtouwanzi. The specialties of their brigade are tea and apples. People who come to the market usually trade apples with them."

As for tea, country people are not that particular. If you are really thirsty, you can just scoop a bowl of water from the vat and drink it directly.

There is nothing so pretentious about making tea, apples are a good thing.

But generally those who come to the market are reluctant to exchange them. These are just snacks that are too expensive, so there is no real food.

Jiang Tang is not an ordinary person. She said excitedly: "Mom, let's buy some apples. Eating more apples is good for your health."

Su Huijuan understands medical science and medicated diet, but she has never heard of this statement.

However, she supported her daughter's decision: "Okay, let's buy some. These apples belong to their brigade and are not private assets, so the commune allows people from Shangtouwan to sell apples."

Jiang Tang was relieved. The apples could be stored for several days anyway and they didn't come here often to go to the market, so they planned to buy more.

The mother and daughter stood in front of the apple stall. Seeing such baskets of apples put together, Jiang Tang felt happy.

"Hello, how can I trade this apple?"

The person guarding the apple stall is the captain of Shangtouwan. He is a tough-looking man.

"Thirty cents per catty is free of charge. If you buy more than ten catties, you can get thirty cents cheaper."

It was a little expensive, but it was within the acceptable range of Jiang Tang, so she waved her hand directly: "Give me ten pounds."

Su Huijuan was very surprised. She tugged on her daughter's sleeve and asked in a low voice: "Tangtang, why do you want so much?"

"Mom, don't worry, we will only eat a few. I have great use for the others."

So Jiang Tang bought ten pounds of apples at once, paying two yuan and seventy cents.

Only half of the ten yuan I got back last time was left.

It is impossible to reduce expenditures, we still have to find ways to increase revenue.

After shopping around again, there was nothing else I wanted to buy, because most of the item system malls have them.

Although Su Huijuan rarely came to the commune, she thought she was better than her daughter, so the two went to the market.She said to Jiang Tang: "Tangtang, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative. There is nothing good at the supply and marketing cooperative at the end of every month. It's better to come at the beginning of the month."

However, there are many people who want to grab good things. They are just two weak women, so they did not go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the first place.

It's almost lunch now, so there shouldn't be many people in the supply and marketing cooperative.

The supply and marketing cooperative in the commune is a house that should not exceed [-] square meters. It is divided into different areas according to different species. It supplies the daily necessities of the entire Qiaolin Commune members regularly and rationed every month.

Su Huijuan said that it is much smaller than the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town and has fewer items.

After seeing it with his own eyes, Jiang Tang truly realized how enthusiastic people were about supply and marketing cooperatives at the moment.

Even though the goods have just come back at the beginning of the month, there are already many people rushing to buy them this morning, and there are not many things left on the shelves.

Most of them are free of charge, but one thing is that they are not cheap.

When Jiang Tang saw this situation after entering, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but he found out unexpectedly.

Her mother is really capable, she actually knows the salesperson inside.

So after entering the supply and marketing cooperative, Su Huijuan led Jiang Tang directly towards the pastry counter.

"Shuying, are you still busy now?"

The person named Shuying was a lesbian with short hair. She looked neat and tidy, which once again gave Jiang Tang the idea of ​​​​cutting her hair.

To be able to work in a supply and marketing cooperative, one must have a good family background, fair skin and good facial features.

With just one glance at Jiang Tang, one can conclude that this lesbian has good character and is worth dating.

"Sister Huijuan, I haven't been here for a while. How are you feeling lately?" Obviously, this lesbian also knew about Su Huijuan's new widowhood.

Su Huijuan nodded. The two people outside did not exchange too much personal feelings. She asked directly: "What other pastries are there now?"

"We have walnut crispy chicken cakes and biscuits. Sister Huijuan, what do you want?"

Everything was placed on the glass counter. Jiang Tang lowered his head and took a quick look, but he was a little moved.

“Do I need a ticket for these pastries?”

Chen Shuying had known about Jiang Tang for a long time. After all, this girl was very eye-catching among the country girls because of her outstanding appearance and figure.

Especially since she came with Su Huijuan, her attitude was very kind: "There are no tickets or purchase restrictions for dim sum."

It’s understandable, after all, this thing is expensive and not enough to fill the stomach, so rural people don’t buy it much.

"Let's take half a pound of peach cake and one pound of chicken cake." Jiang Tang missed the peach cake just as much and bought it because she wanted to give it to her mother.

As for biscuits of this era, I don’t have many ideas.

In fact, the system mall also has quaint biscuits and candies that are similar to those in the 70s. They are not expensive and only cost a few points per pound.

Jiang Tang considered that she could buy some later. In addition to eggs, these could also be used in exchange for other people's labor services.

Chen Shuying, however, stood still and looked at the person behind Jiang Tang.

Su Huijuan frowned, and there was a war between heaven and man in her heart.

On the one hand, I feel that my daughter became very sick after falling into the water, so she should eat more to replenish her body;

On the other hand, I feel sorry for money. Not to mention Tao Su, chicken cake is precious.

I bought a pound at once, including the apples I bought before, and all the ten yuan was spent.

(End of this chapter)