Chapter 1764 No Title No Title 3
Most government agencies and factories will have a day off on New Year's Day, and there will be extra supplies during festivals. Although New Year's Day has passed for several days, the city is still very lively.
There are long queues at the entrances of various stores, grain and oil stores, and non-staple food stores. Even in the state-owned restaurants that sell breakfast, the orthopedic department is crowded with people. Many customers who don't have a seat are waiting at the door for the people inside to finish eating before going in. There are also many people who queue up and take the food home to eat.
The economic development has improved a bit in the past two years. There is no longer the scene of starving people everywhere more than a decade ago. Some residents have begun to prepare New Year's goods in advance. Feng Qingxue saw many people sneaking around in hidden corners and conducting private transactions along the way. There are also people watching the wind. Most of them are country people who come to the city to sell things. Farmers and women carrying bamboo baskets look around, dodge, and use chicken, duck, goose eggs, coarse and fine grains to exchange for tickets or money in the city.
Although the Lu family lives a rich life, the shortage of materials among the people has not changed much.
Feng Qingxue didn't come to Wucheng very often. She looked into the grocery store and found that there was no one at the meat counter. There was not even a bone left on the chopping board. The chicken, duck, fish and egg counters were also empty.
At the beginning of each month, the invoices were issued and wages were paid, which was basically the time for each family to improve their meals.
Tightening the backpack filled with a few supplies, Feng Qingxue stroked the mask, hat and scarf on her face, and walked in the streets and alleys in a dignified manner, preparing to go to the bookstore. Unexpectedly, a country man with rough hands and feet, about forty years old, carrying a sack, walked past her and whispered: "Comrade, do you want fresh pheasants and rabbits? They are fat, and each weighs at least three or four pounds."
Feng Qingxue smiled slowly when she heard it.
She had no intention of selling or buying anything. She just came out for a walk and took supplies from the space to take home. However, the food of decades later is incomparable to the food of today. The latter is truly pure and pollution-free. Meat tastes like meat, eggs taste like eggs, and game tastes delicious.
Since she came across it, Feng Qingxue was naturally happy to buy it.
"How much?" Feng Qingxue lowered her voice, but she did not stop.
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he immediately followed behind and whispered: "One yuan per catty. I finally got it from the grassland and walked dozens of miles to get here. I can't sell it as pure meat. If the eldest sister has cloth coupons, industrial coupons, and sugar coupons, I will ask for 80 cents per catty. If I have brown sugar and cloth directly, I will exchange one catty of brown sugar, one catty of sugar cubes or one foot of cloth for one catty of game."
From his tone, I knew it was not the first time he did this.
Feng Qingxue said casually: "How much game did you bring?"
"Four pheasants, five wild rabbits, a total of 42.8 jins. If you want all, I can cancel the remainder for you and count it as 40 jins." The reason why the middle-aged man talked to Feng Qingxue was because her dress and temperament were different from ordinary people. Generally, she would not let herself go back empty-handed. City people rely on a little supply and are more greedy for meat than the country people who go to the mountains and grasslands.
Feng Qingxue kept an eye on all directions and listened to all directions. She smiled and said: "I won't let you suffer a loss. Three pounds of brown sugar, twelve feet of khaki cloth, seven feet of work cloth and twenty industrial coupons, plus fifteen yuan."