My girlfriend is from 1949

"Wanwan, you're finally back! I've missed you so much!"

After getting out of the car, Lu Tong stretched out her arms and rushed over enthusiastically.

Their coquettish expressions made them look like two best friends who hadn't seen each other for days.

"Tongtong~ I miss you so much too~!"

Lin Wan's big eyes were full of joy, and she happily gave him a big hug.

I wasn't used to the modern, enthusiastic way of being with my best friend at first, but I'm used to it now.

An underground party member's greatest skill is integrating.

It's just about being cute and enthusiastic, isn't that something you can do effortlessly?

After loosening the lid, he took out a pot of aloe vera from the trunk and handed it over.

Smiling, she introduced, "This is a gift I specially brought for you from the mountains. If you get bitten by mosquitoes, you can rub it on your skin to relieve the pain."

This aloe vera plant is indeed a specialty product brought back from the Republic of China era.

The two are now best friends, and occasionally exchanging small gifts helps strengthen their bond.

Although Lin Wan knew the other party's identity, she also knew that they were all cunning foxes.

But as a person from the Republic of China era, Lu Tong was the first friend she made in this world.

So, aside from the vigilance expected of underground workers, they were indeed treated as friends.

Moreover, to truly get into character, you have to take it seriously.

Otherwise, things that are revealed on the surface will be easily noticed.

When Lin Wan returned to the Republic of China era, she bought a pot of aloe vera from a roadside vendor and brought it back with her.

These are local specialties I brought back from my "return trip to the mountains".

After all, there are some rules to follow when giving gifts.

If the gift is too expensive, the recipient will definitely not dare to accept it.

Even if they did collect it, it would be turned over according to regulations.

If you give it as a gift, it's too ordinary; people will just think it's a retro style item bought online.

So why not just give a potted aloe vera plant? It won't seem expensive, and it's very practical.

I brought it over in a treasure chest.

However, living things cannot be ignored, so this aloe vera plant has actually lost its vitality.

It's just that the world is still too short to see it clearly.

After unloading the goods, Chen Huai'an retrieved his backpack and the aloe vera plant.

Actually, the backpack was bought in Hyundai; you can bring it back as long as you wear it.

However, the bag also contains items from the Republic of China era. If you bring them back, they will automatically fall out of the bag during the time travel.

You can only bring it over if you put it in a treasure chest.

Zhou Liming also got out of the driver's seat and walked over.

He said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Boss Chen!"

Chen Huai'an smiled and exchanged a few polite words, then took two folders from the trunk and handed one of them over.

"This is the list of supplies."

Zhou Liming raised an eyebrow and eagerly took it.

The head of the National Security Bureau made a special trip over at night, wasn't it just to collect the goods?

As agreed, a considerable amount of rare minerals will be transported this time.

As long as there are no problems with the ore, the country's predicament of being held hostage can be resolved.

This is a matter of national importance, so naturally I had to come in person.

When I opened the folder and carefully checked the details, I couldn't help but smile.

The list details the name, quantity, and price of each resource.

They are all based on modern prices, then discounted by 10%.

As long as transportation can be stabilized, one-third of the domestic import share can be resolved.

If production is increased further in the future, the import quota can be increased even more!

All of this was discovered through his meticulous work as the head of the third division.

With this achievement, it was confirmed that the energy crisis could be resolved.

Progress is a foregone conclusion!

Chen Huai'an didn't disturb them and turned to hand over another folder.

He instructed, "Mr. Zhao, this is the purchase list for this time. Please make the arrangements as soon as possible."

Zhao Zhiyuan hurriedly took the folder and looked through the contents of the purchased goods.

"Caviar, cream cake, chocolate..."

These things are for the next time I take back to trade with my elder brother and with North Korea, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these things are just ordinary items in China.

Cream cakes are also disliked by modern people because of the use of vegetable-based cream.

But in the Soviet Union in 1949, that would have been considered a high-class food.

In the Soviet Union, which also had a planned economy, you needed ration coupons to buy things.

Although it's not like our area, where the requirements are very detailed.

However, high-end foods such as cream cakes, caviar, and chocolates required ration coupons to purchase.

Moreover, due to the poor economic system, these things are extremely scarce.

Even if you have a ticket, there's nothing to buy.

But in modern society, that would be too easy.

Just pick a few large chocolate factories; they can produce at least five million bars a day.

With this output, it would be easy to sell to the Soviet Union, let alone export to the West.

Cream cakes can be mass-produced and sourced from food factories.

It's plentiful and sweet, with a thick layer of cream that will definitely satisfy even the oldest brother!

In order to save costs, they may even proactively request the use of vegetable shortening.

Anyway, 76 years ago, there was no concept of whether it was animal cream or vegetable cream.

To put it bluntly, given Big Brother's lackluster industrial capabilities, even if such a concept truly existed...

It's a dilemma between eating and not eating; there's no third option.

So even if you know it's vegetable shortening, you have no choice but to eat it if there's no better option!

Besides, haven't we been eating vegetable shortening for the past few decades?

Especially those born in the 80s and 90s, all of them have eaten the flower basket cakes given out by their schools.

It's made with vegetable shortening, and everyone seems to enjoy it!

Caviar, on the other hand, is even easier to make.

Moreover, for foreigners, this is a luxury item that costs 70 yuan per spoonful in Russia, measured in grams.

in the country, the unit of measurement is cans, so the price has really been driven down to rock bottom!

The reason caviar used to be expensive was that sturgeon are slow to hatch, and it usually takes 7 to 15 years from hatching to maturity and spawning.

This also means that any new production capacity will take a long time to accumulate.

It takes at least seven or eight years to produce fish roe. During this period, the costs of feed, labor, and water and electricity are all net investments, which is a considerable amount.

Wild-caught wild ...

That's why they were labeled as aristocratic because of their rarity.

Breakthroughs in China's artificial breeding technology have changed this scarcity.

The massive production volume completely dethroned this item, which had become a luxury due to its scarcity.

People no longer need to worry about not being able to afford a spoonful of seafood for 70 yuan; instead, they can eat as much as they want at seafood buffet restaurants!

The massive production from artificial breeding has driven this once-noble product down to dirt cheap prices.

A 50-gram jar of 10-year-old caviar sells for only a dozen yuan online.

If you source directly from the manufacturer, the price can be even lower.

If they were shipped to the Republic of China era, that would be the real windfall!

Not only could it be used to exchange for resources with the Soviet Union, but Western countries were also eager to acquire it.

As long as export volume is controlled and a scarcity marketing strategy is employed, it can still be sold as a luxury item.

After all, in 1949, no one believed that the clever and hardworking Chinese could artificially breed rare and precious fish into wholesale products!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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