My girlfriend is from 1949

In Soviet department stores, tickets were also required for shopping.

However, it's not that detailed; for ordinary light industrial products and food, ration coupons are not required.

It is precisely because no tickets are required that the sausages are frequently sold out and out of stock.

Soviets loved sausages, but in 1949, their crumbling industry and agriculture simply couldn't keep up with demand.

Other foods are also in short supply.

Therefore, Chen Huai'an's purchase this time included a large quantity of Harbin red sausage.

Once it's shipped there, it will definitely be a hit.

It can be exchanged for a large amount of energy and weapons.

Although modern support is available, military equipment is still necessary.

We cannot discard the Soviet Union as a shield just yet.

Even if a J-6 fighter jet shoots down a US warplane in the future, they can still claim that it was shot down by a MiG fighter jet.

As long as the operation is clean and efficient, no one can tell whether it is a MiG or not.

Moreover, the MiG and J-5 and J-6 series are very similar, and in wartime, it would be impossible to distinguish them with the naked eye.

The goods in the department store, which came from China, were the ones that had been traded for crude oil in the last deal.

Moreover, because of the large quantity and variety, a special area for Chinese products has been set up.

After all, in the original context, the people of Big Brother still welcome inexpensive and high-quality Chinese products.

The thermos flasks, enamel bowls, bed sheets and duvet covers, porcelain, and so on were all imported from the People's Republic of China.

However, the trajectory has now changed.

In addition to these basics, there is caviar, cream cake, and gold coin chocolate, which is also called gold medal chocolate in some places.

It's a chocolate wrapped in a piece of golden paper, like a gold medal or a large gold coin.

There's another one, also in paper packaging, but inside is a whole bar of chocolates, which is then divided into small pieces.

These two chocolates are popular snacks among those born in the 80s and 90s because of their affordable prices.

However, with the emergence of more and more big brands and gift-boxed chocolates, it was gradually replaced.

It hasn't been phased out; it's just gone from being mainstream to a nostalgic item that you might occasionally enjoy.

But in the Soviet Union, it would definitely be a popular and high-quality product.

Gold Medal Chocolate is more popular with children because of its unique shape.

However, parents prefer whole boards.

Because it is divided into small pieces, it is easier to control the amount of food a child eats.

Unlike a whole gold medal, which you can lick up and finish quickly.

And placed in the most conspicuous position is the cola of the socialist camp itself.

Although the price wasn't high, it had been sitting there for two days and still no one had bought it.

Even though these cans of cola were transported from modern times, no one was willing to buy them.

The main reason is that its reputation has been ruined.

It's not that Coca-Cola's reputation is bad; not a single bottle has been sold, so how could it have a bad reputation?

The main reason is that the Soviet government also researched Coca-Cola, but due to problems with the formula, the resulting Coca-Cola tasted very strange.

It was also criticized by the public for smelling strongly of medicine!

The taste is terrible; I would never buy it a second time after trying it once.

Moreover, comparisons can be hurtful.

With Western cola preceding it, tasting one's own strange-tasting cola is naturally a blow.

The Soviet Union spared no effort in trying to produce Coca-Cola, but due to its weak industrial base, it was never able to actually make it.

Even if we don’t say it’s only 1949, we still couldn’t produce Coca-Cola independently in 1989.

Even if production is carried out, it only involves using raw pulp and outsourcing the processing.

That's how the famous "warships for syrup" incident happened.

In the spring of 1989, at a Black Sea port, naval commanders handed over the keys to Coca-Cola to the company.

For the Soviet people, how could China produce something that even they couldn't make themselves?

In their minds, their little brother in the East is a vassal state that needs their aid, relief, and advanced weaponry.

In other words, only cheap and low-tech items like thermos flasks, enamel bowls, bed sheets and duvet covers, and porcelain are imported from China.

How could a poor and backward country possibly produce something as difficult as Coca-Cola?

Even Chinese candies are not selling well because they are not sweet enough to satisfy people's tastes.

So when people pass by and see Coca-Cola for sale, their eyes light up.

But after learning that it was made in China, he shook his head vigorously and pushed it back with a look of disgust.

Coca-Cola produced in a developing country is priced the same as Coca-Cola in the West back then.

Isn't this just ripping people off?

Knowing the price, I'm even less likely to buy it.

So, judging from the feedback from the Soviet people, not a single bottle of this batch of Coca-Cola was sold after it was released to the market.

Sergei, the officer in charge of the Chinese goods section, was naturally quite idle.

Anyway, whether he sells a lot or a little, it has nothing to do with his fixed salary.

They certainly won't give him a commission just because sales are good.

In the Soviet Union at that time, farmers on collective farms were mainly paid in kind based on "labor days" and did not have a fixed wage.

It wasn't until the reforms of 1950 that fixed-quota wage payments were gradually implemented.

Currently, only large towns implement a graded wage system, with wages paid monthly.

Sergei's salary was fixed, so he was naturally happy with his leisurely life.

It's best if nobody comes to buy anything!

However, this area mainly sells inexpensive daily necessities, so some people naturally won't buy from it anymore.

Therefore, his area was deserted, while other areas were very lively.

Just then, a man in overalls walked by with a woman and a child.

After buying a thermos, I also saw a Coca-Cola bottle in a prominent position.

Hao's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "Western Coca-Cola is on sale again?"

In Soviet propaganda, this Western beverage was labeled as decadent and was banned from sale.

The man in work clothes had tried it once before, and he still remembers the sweet taste vividly.

It's a pity it's banned from sale now; I feel sorry about it.

Last year, he even bought a bottle for his child on the black market for 1 ruble.

It's worth noting that before the ban, a bottle of Coca-Cola only cost 20 kopeks.

One ruble can buy five bottles of Coca-Cola.

An average worker's monthly salary is only 64 rubles.

It's shocking to see banned, decadent drinks openly displayed and sold.

Sergei said casually, "This was made in China."

Sitting in the chair, he answered in a listless and dejected manner.

Their perfunctory attitude, tinged with arrogance, was exactly the same as the cooperative back then.

Back then, cooperatives were a secure job!

Later, when the secure job was shattered, so was arrogance, and service attitude changed accordingly.

The man in overalls immediately showed a look of disgust when he heard that the product was produced by Dongfang Xiaodi.

Even the Soviet Union, with its advanced technology, couldn't make Coca-Cola with the same taste. How could that Eastern country, still embroiled in war, possibly make it?

Even the children around him, who were initially excited about the cola, lost interest after hearing that it was made in China.

Just as he shook his head and was about to leave, several people in military uniforms walked over quickly.