50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 105 Buying a Watch and Raising Chickens
But this space is not omnipotent. If it is discovered and studied, his secret will eventually be exposed. At that time, by using special targeted methods, he can always be killed.

He himself now knew that there were many ways to kill himself, for example, poisoning, but his space could not detoxify;

For example, he cannot guard against radiation and other physical injuries, as well as ultra-long-range attacks such as long-range sniping.

When he returned home at night, he wrote down various ways to kill himself in his study and put them in his space.

This can keep him alert and self-reflective at all times, realizing that he is not invincible.
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At the end of October, the higher authorities issued a notice: "Notice on Lowering the Standards for Remuneration for Authors."

This notice was published in the daily newspaper. He read it carefully and found that it clearly required the royalties to be reduced by half. This attitude was already very clear.

He knew that writing could no longer be a source of income, and he had to be careful when using large sums of money.

While the situation is not serious yet, he decided to buy watches for himself and Tong Jiajia.

Taking some time off, the two of them went to a nearby thrift store together.

Most of today's second-hand shops are formed through the merger and restructuring of former pawnshops. There are many old masters with superb appraisal skills, and many of them have been invited to museums.

The two of them had a clear purpose and went directly to the watch area. The second-hand watches for sale here filled an entire display cabinet, which were simply categorized by brand, and each piece had a price tag.

They looked and found that most of them were foreign brands. The only domestic brands that were acceptable were those from Shanghai. They didn't dare to buy other brands because they couldn't find parts to repair them if they broke.

He didn't dare to buy foreign brands, so he just looked at Shanghai brands, which cost more than 20 yuan in total and came in several varieties, both new and old.

Tong Jiajia spent a long time choosing and finally picked out a 9% new men's watch and a 7% new women's watch, totaling 170 yuan.

Sun Zhiwei sighed and traded his 7% new women's watch for a 9% new one. It was already a secondhand item, so there was really no need to worry about the extra money.

After making their selection, getting the tickets and paying 180 yuan, the two put the watches directly on their hands, compared their wrists together, and then laughed happily.

Except for the new teachers, almost all the teachers in the kindergarten have watches. They bought them relatively late, and they are second-hand domestic products, so they don’t look very eye-catching.

After buying the watch, the two of them left the second-hand store directly.

There are actually many things to see inside, but now is not the time to buy, so they didn't stay here for long. Don't be tempted by seeing too much, it's better to think out of sight.

In the last two months of the year, Sun Zhiwei continued to collect various foods, mainly candies and snacks from various grocery stores.

The candies mainly include hard candies, and the snacks mainly include peanut candies, peanut crisps, nuts, etc. These things are high in sugar content, high in calories, rich in nutrients, take up little space, and are easy to preserve.

They will need tickets to buy them in the future, so collecting some now can be of great help when the time comes.

In fact, this is mainly a nationwide difficulty. It has not yet reached the situation in ancient times. The basic order is still relatively stable, so there is no need to be too nervous.

If it were really in ancient times, he would not be preparing snacks, but "grain bricks".

"Grain bricks" are the wisdom of the ancients. In ancient times when food was abundant, wealthy families often carefully made brick-sized blocks made of glutinous rice, peanuts, nuts, sugar, salt and other nutrients.

These blocks are extremely compressed, with almost no moisture, and are as hard as stone. They are then used as bricks to build walls or house walls.

In times of famine, they could dig it out and eat it. A piece of "grain brick" could feed an adult for a week after it was melted. It was a good remedy for famine in ancient times.

Of course, this material is used to make high-quality "grain bricks", and there are also simple "grain bricks" made by ordinary people. The main ingredients are glutinous rice, black beans, dried persimmons, kudzu root, radish, etc., also known as "mountain grain" and "radish bricks".

There are also "mountain-shouliang" that are not in the shape of bricks. The materials are similar. They are applied thickly on the wall when they are half dry, and another layer is applied every few years.

Finally, a wall of glutinous rice and radish is formed, which will not be infested with insects or rot even after years. In times of famine, it can be smashed and cooked into porridge, and one piece can be eaten for a whole day.

Although "Shoushan Grain" is not as nutritious as high-quality grain bricks, it can still fill the stomach. Countless civilians in ancient times relied on it to survive famines and wars.

The most amazing thing is that these "mountain-guarding grains" and "grain bricks" look like bricks. People who are not in the know have no idea that they are edible, so they are not afraid of being stolen.

After two months, he had stored a lot of food and grain in the basement of his house.

Tong Jiajia witnessed his actions during this period, and although she didn't know why, she tried her best to cooperate with him.

One of the three rooms in the basement was specifically used to store these foods, and she locked it.

The New Year passed in a blink of an eye, and news from outside gradually spread to the city. News also circulated among the teachers in the school, most of which were about relatives from the countryside coming to the city to borrow food.

Tong Jiajia also understood why Sun Zhiwei had been storing food during this period, but she could not imagine the scale and intensity of this incident.

After the New Year, eggs and other nutritious products became hard to buy on the market. Even if you could buy them, they were all very small eggs. Tong Jiajia always complained after coming back from shopping.

Sun Zhiwei could only comfort her and then take out a piece of cake or chocolate to make her happy.

"Jia Jia, why don't you raise a few hens at home? Then you can eat eggs from home."

"Raising chickens? Sure, but hens are hard to buy right now."

"Do you remember Chen Jiazhuang who often sent firewood to our house?"

"Remember, what happened?"

"If you want to buy hens, you should go to the village. They'll be delivering firewood in a few days, so it's a good time to ask."

"There are always people in the village who want to sell chickens. If we really don't have any, we can ask them to help raise a few chicks. We can buy the chicks directly and raise them for a few months to have eggs to eat."

"Okay, then when the people get here, we'll ask them."

Soon, they bought two hens from Chenjiazhuang. More than half a month later, the village sent them 12 chicks.

In order to welcome the arrival of the new members of the family, Sun Zhiwei went to the old city wall to get some old bricks and built a chicken coop for them.

In June, an order was issued from above to change the original measurement unit of 6 taels per catty to 16 taels per catty, and all the original bills with a few taels had to be exchanged for new bills.

Sun Zhiwei picked out all the national food coupons that were less than 1 kilogram from the ghost market last time, and threw them all into the stove.

This thing came from an illegal source and he had no way of exchanging it, so it was better to destroy it.

(End of this chapter)