After taking off his military uniform, changing into a vest and shorts, Zhang Shuguang lay on the hard bed and frowned as he felt the hard bed board beneath him.

I'm going to the black market tonight to ask Boss Liao where I can buy cotton and cloth. The hard bed is too uncomfortable to sleep on.

Zhang Shuguang was dazzled by the newly refreshed items on the system panel. The system was incredibly thoughtful; whatever you wanted, you got it. It was practically tailor-made for the era he lived in.

Today's Items: Xinjiang Long-staple Cotton, 30 gold coins per kilogram. Solid Color Cotton Cloth, 800 gold coins per piece. Floral Cloth, 1000 gold coins per piece. White and Brown Sugar, 20 gold coins per kilogram.

【Gold Coin Balance: Gold Coins.】

Zhang Shuguang became excited instantly when he saw the products refreshed by the system.

In the next decade or so, cotton, white sugar and brown sugar were both state-controlled commodities and were in high demand anywhere in the country.

Now that I’m rich, I’ll buy more cotton, white sugar, and brown sugar, and exchange them for antiques on the black market.

Zhang Shuguang lay on the bed and couldn't help laughing. He was looking forward to whether the system would be upgraded when the gold coins exceeded one million.

Because he didn't know how long it would take for the items to refresh after today's refresh, Zhang Shuguang planned to stock up more and use them to exchange for antiques later.

I spent gold coins to buy a whole ton of Xinjiang long-staple cotton.

Another 100,000 gold coins were spent to buy two tons of white sugar and three tons of brown sugar.

[Current balance: Gold coins.]

I'll go to Boss Liao's Taobao again tonight to see if I can find anything good. At least I need to have over a million gold coins.

After taking a final look at the long-staple cotton, white sugar, and brown sugar in the system space, Zhang Shuguang fell asleep with a smile.

Maybe because he drank some wine at noon, Zhang Shuguang slept until the sun was setting before slowly waking up.

"Grandma, isn't my grandpa at home?"

When Zhang Shuguang walked out of the room, he saw his younger brothers and sisters sitting in the main room, chewing White Rabbit milk candies. Their grandmother was fanning her grandchildren with a palm-leaf fan.

"Your grandfather went out to enjoy the cool air. Is your eldest grandson awake?"

Liu Guixiang had a smile on her face and a cheerful voice.

These past few days, the old lady has smiled more than in the previous three years combined.

"It's a rare day off, so it's nice to go out for a walk."

In the past, when the old man rested, he would stay at home and try to avoid contact with the villagers.

Today, we chased Zhang Xianghui's family away, and the old man straightened his back for a rare moment.

"Brother, you're awake now. Can you take Panpan for a ride? Panpan wanted to take a ride just now, but grandma didn't want her to disturb your sleep."

The three-year-old girl can speak very fluently, but she still has trouble using the word "I" and usually uses her own name as the first person.

"Okay! Brother will take you to the forest farm at the east end of the village to play, okay?"

The forest farm is shaded by green trees and has no obstructions around it, making it a rare summer resort.

"Okay, okay!"

Seeing that the eldest brother agreed immediately, his younger brothers and sisters were very happy.

Zhang Shuguang washed his face in the yard, hung his schoolbag on the handlebars, and put a small stool in the tricycle bed before letting his younger brother and sister get on.

"Shengli, you sit on it first, hold your sister tightly, and be careful not to touch the iron sheet."

The tricycle was exposed to the sun in the yard for an entire afternoon. The two little guys were delicate and would get burned easily if they touched it.

"I understand, brother."

After his younger brothers and sisters were seated, Zhang Shuguang rode his tricycle out the door.

The little girl shouted loudly along the way, which made her second brother Zhang Shengli very tired.

Zhang Shuguang could fully understand the little girl's excitement. Not to mention a tricycle, even a 28-inch bicycle was a rare sight in the countryside in the 1960s.

Zhang Shuguang didn't know about other villages, but there wasn't a single one in the entire Zhangzhuang.

Not every worker in the city has one. Only those who have been recognized as advanced workers or model workers will be given a bicycle ticket by the factory.

A bicycle is a very valuable item in any family, and a child may be beaten if he touches it.

The little girl was three years old, and she had never ridden a bicycle or a tricycle, let alone the village ox cart.

Now sitting on the tricycle, how can I not be excited and happy!

It is called a forest farm, but in fact it is just a small forest. There is no special person to manage it. Only during the winter, the production team will organize members to go to the forest farm to chop firewood.

After arriving at the forest farm, we heard the voices of children talking.

"Brother Shuguang, we went to play with Shengli today. Auntie said Shengli had to stay home to look after his sister, so we left."

Zhang Jianguo, who was climbing on the tree, spoke loudly as soon as he saw Zhang Shuguang.

"Brother Shuguang, I'm going too."

"I went too."

A group of children rushed to speak.

After eating Zhang Shuguang’s sweet potatoes yesterday, they promised to bring Zhang Shengli to play with them.

"Okay, I get it. You can play with Victory now. Are you trying to get bird eggs?"

Zhang Shuguang also did things like climbing trees to take bird eggs, picking wild duck eggs by the river, and picking wild fruits in the mountains when he was a child.

Children in the 1960s and 1970s knew how to find food as soon as they could run.

There are many bird nests in the forest farm. As long as the children are brave enough to climb trees, they can find a few every day.

"Well, Brother Shuguang, we've found a dozen bird eggs and will roast them soon.

Yesterday you treated us to sweet potatoes, and today we treat you to bird eggs."

Zhang Jianguo moved around in the tree as nimble as a monkey.

"Okay, then I'll wait to taste your bird eggs. Shengli, I'll just watch over my sister, you go play with your friends."

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