The next day they checked out of the guesthouse, used bicycles to transport their luggage to their new home, and went to have breakfast.

Lin Xiuyao: "Today is February 18th, and school starts in four days. I'm running low on food coupons. I'll find a place to exchange some later."

The national food coupons they had prepared were few, as the county town was too small. Even if they had money, they had nowhere to exchange it. They had been eating out at restaurants these past few days, and their food coupons were quickly depleted. The family's food was all in the space. Lin Xiuyao was planning to exchange food for food coupons, and there should be many people willing to do so.

After dinner, they went home to clean up and took out everything in the space, which basically met their daily needs.

Su Qingmeng: "Let's go to the department store. It has all the goods in Beijing. I want to go and have a look."

The two men pushed the cart and locked the door. Aunt Wu passed by and asked, "Did you buy a bicycle?" The young couple came from a well-off family.

Lin Xiuyao shook his head, "It's not new, I brought it from my hometown."

Aunt Wu: "That's good. Where are you going?"

Lin Xiuyao: "Let's go shopping. We need everything for our new home. Aunt Wu, let's go!"

Aunt Wu looked at their backs and sighed, "What a good couple! They are rich and are college graduates. They have a bright future ahead of them."

Several old ladies sitting on the street corner called out to her, "Sister Wu, what's going on with the newcomer?" This little Wu was well-informed and she knew the newcomer.

Aunt Wu joined them and began to introduce them: "They are students from Peking University."

"Really? That's great!" "It's a pity that he's married. If he were single, our alley would have two more outstanding young men." said an old lady who likes to be a matchmaker.

"That's enough, the couple has a good relationship." Aunt Wu scolded with a smile. A few people talked about others again, "Hey, you know, Zheng's daughter-in-law..."

Su Qingmeng and Lin Xiuyao arrived at the department store. They mainly wanted to broaden their horizons and see the shopping mall with the most complete range of goods in this era.

There were also New Year's goods stalls in front of the department store, with colorful flags fluttering, and it was very lively. The two of them took a quick look around and entered the building. The building was full of goods, and the layout was quite similar to the shopping malls in later generations, except that there were more service staff.

The two wandered from the first floor to the sixth, overwhelmed by the sights. Not only were there everyday items, but there were also handicrafts, electrical appliances, toys, and even imported goods. Lin Xiuyao broadened his horizons, having heard of many things he had never seen before.

Su Qingmeng bought Pechoin, finally having some better skin care products. She picked out a pair of shoes for each of them, bought some snacks, and then left.

Lin Xiuyao suddenly said, "Wait for me here."

Su Qingmeng watched him talk to a young man for a few words, and the two of them walked into a remote alley.

When they came back, Lin Xiuyao handed her a stack of tickets and asked, "Anything else you want to buy?"

Su Qingmeng flipped through the tickets and found industrial coupons, food coupons, cloth coupons, and a watch coupon.

"You're pretty good, how did you find out?" The man turned out to be a ticket scalper.

Lin Xiuyao: "After all, I've done this before, I'm familiar with this kind of people."

"I won't buy anything for now. We don't know whether we will have to live on campus when school starts, so let's not buy too many things." It's better not to show off your wealth when you first arrive.

After lunch, they had noodles with soybean paste. They continued their stroll and came across a post office. They went in and bought various stamps. The staff, knowing they were stamp collectors, didn't seem surprised and gave them one anyway. It seemed the people of Beijing were quite knowledgeable.

After returning home, they visited their neighbors, who presented them with a small bag of Northeastern mountain produce. The area was all one-story houses. To their left was the Zhou family, a family of over ten. To their right was Aunt Wu's, home to her and her eldest son's family, a total of five people. Across the street lived Grandma Zheng, her son, and her daughter-in-law.

The neighbors were all fine during her initial interactions. They didn't look down on them for being from the countryside and were all very friendly. Little did she know that within an afternoon everyone knew they were Peking University students, and of course everyone respected college students.

Su Qingmeng said while cooking on the coal stove, "School starts on the 22nd. Let's report a day in advance. Let's buy some things in the next two days in case we need to stay overnight." This was the first time they cooked since arriving in Beijing. The coal stove and coal were sold to them by Aunt Wu.

Lin Xiuyao was heating the kang, and the firewood was the stock in the space. "Okay, I hope I can live at home." He didn't want to be separated from his wife.

After a busy day, the two counted their money under the electric light at night. They didn't have much cash on hand, most of which had been converted into invisible assets. Now they still had 4,600 yuan. "It's enough for our four years of college expenses. When we go to college, we should study hard. We can make money at any time."

Lin Xiuyao understood what she meant, "I won't do anything rash. I'll make money after graduation." Thinking of what she said about the reform and opening up in two years, and how it was said that even pigs could fly when the wind was blowing, he was no longer in a hurry.

There was a breakfast shop at the entrance of the alley. They had fried dough sticks and tofu pudding, and then went to the nearest shopping mall to buy a new thermos, water tank, lunch boxes and other daily necessities.

At noon, we went to Donglaishun for hotpot. It was the first time for Lin Xiuyao to eat it. "It's really delicious. We can make it at home."

Su Qingmeng: "Okay, I'll go buy a bottle of sesame paste later." She didn't make it because she couldn't buy it in the countryside before. She also likes to eat it and has been craving it for a long time.

Su Qingmeng's sauce was a bit spicy, and she took a sip of her Beibingyang soda, feeling like she was back in a modern hot pot restaurant. The two of them devoured three plates of mutton and cleared out all the vegetables. The meal cost over twenty dollars, and they left the restaurant feeling satisfied.

Lin Xiuyao said: "Although this meal is delicious, it is really expensive. Rice is expensive in Chang'an, and it is not easy to live there." He understood why Gu Kuang said this to Bai Juyi.

"We don't eat out every day," Su Qingmeng still had a modern mindset and thought it was no big deal. "Our family savings are enough to cover the four years of school."

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