Fortunately, the road became much easier to drive after we arrived in the town. After more than three hours of driving, we finally arrived in the city.
The military vehicle was parked at the entrance of the department store, attracting many glances from passers-by. From this, everyone knew that another family member was coming to accompany the army and was here specifically for a large purchase.
But in fact, the sales clerks in department stores do not like military families to come to buy things, because many of them are from the countryside, and when they come to the department store for the first time, it is like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.
Their children are still noisy, pulling this and that, like naughty monkeys. It's so annoying.
Not only that, those military wives are reluctant to spend money on shopping, they think everything is too expensive and they even bargain.
Please, this is a department store, not a fair, how can you bargain?
In fact, soldiers have very good salaries and benefits, and they get high wages, but their wives are reluctant to spend their money.
So when the sales clerks in the department store learned that another group of military dependents came to buy things, they were reluctant to serve them.
Xiao Zhao is a new salesperson who just turned eighteen. He has a cute round face and seems easy to talk to.
It is also because of this that everyone lets Xiao Zhao do any work they don’t want to do.
Xiao Zhao went to receive them reluctantly, but when he saw the family of three, he lamented that there were differences among military families.
Not only are the three of them in this family pleasing to the eye, but even the little one is very well-behaved. Although he was very curious about what was happening here, he just watched quietly and didn't shout or scream.
The woman's skin was extremely smooth and white, and Xiao Zhao couldn't help but want to ask what skin care products she was using.
Although the dress she was wearing was of ordinary style, it looked great on her and her voice was also pleasant!!
Although the man in military uniform had a cold face and looked fierce, he immediately became gentle when facing his wife and children! !
Xiao Zhao howled loudly in his heart: What a perfect match, what a perfect match!!
If Li Xia could hear Xiao Zhao's thoughts, she would definitely be moved and realize that people had been shipping couples since the 1970s.
Li Xia pays more attention to quality and appearance when buying things. As for the price, she will buy it as long as it is not too expensive. After all, she will use it for a long time after purchasing it, so she still wants to buy something that suits her taste and there is no need to be cheap.
The quality of things at that time was still very good. I heard that some electric fans from the 1960s and 1970s can still be used after decades.
The most important thing is the appearance. For example, the bed sheets and quilts she just saw had many patterns of large flowers in full bloom. It was really...
It took me a while to pick out two sets with more elegant patterns.
Li Xia noticed that the place selling cloth had some fresher patterns, so she tore off some cloth and planned to make a four-piece set.
At that time, the largest wardrobe was the one with double doors. Because resources were limited and everyone only had a few sets of clothes to change into, there was no need for wardrobes as large as those that came later.
The department store sells everything. In addition to what was on the list, Li Xia also bought a few children's story books and picture books for An An.
I saw a menstrual belt for sale and bought one for myself.
She has been using toilet paper during her period, which is too inconvenient and uncomfortable. Although a menstrual belt is definitely not as convenient as a sanitary napkin, it is at least better than toilet paper.
After buying everything, Li Xia said, "We've almost finished buying everything. An An, is there anything else you want to buy?"
An An held the picture books and story books that her mother bought for her in her arms, one of which was full of satisfaction, and shook her head: "Mom, there are no more!"
Gu Weicheng asked Xiao Zhao: "Where do you buy clothes?"
Xiao Zhao said, "It's downstairs. I'll take you there."
Li Xia originally thought that Gu Weicheng was going to buy clothes for himself, but after reaching the second floor, he went directly to the women's clothing store.
"I see you didn't bring many clothes this time. Skirts look good on you, so buy a few more." Gu Weicheng said.
"Your lover is so good to you, you are so happy." Xiao Zhao said from the side.
Her sister didn't marry well, and her brother-in-law was reluctant to buy clothes for her. In order to save money, her sister cut cloth to make a skirt herself, and her brother-in-law always looked at her with disdain.
Seeing her sister like this, she was afraid to get married, but now seeing Li Xia's family of three, she felt that not all men were like her brother-in-law.
Li Xia smiled. This young comrade was right. Gu Weicheng could not say nice words to please people, but he did practical things. He loved his wife and was willing to spend money.
This alone makes her far superior to some men.
Li Xia really didn't bring many clothes this time. When Gu Weicheng asked her to buy clothes, she really started picking.
The dress at that time was called a bragi, which was introduced from the Soviet Union. The style was quite classic and was later called a vintage style.
You can't try on clothes when you buy them at this time, you can only compare them in front of you, but Li Xia has a good figure, so all the clothes can fit her. She bought two skirts, two tops and two pairs of pants.
Li Xia discovered that although the colors of clothes at that time were not particularly eye-catching, most of them were dull colors such as gray, blue and black, but as long as you knew how to choose and match, you could still buy good-looking clothes.
For example, the two sets of tops and pants she picked, gray and black, are actually the Miu style that was popular before she traveled through time. There are also caramel and oatmeal white, which should be called earth tones now, aren’t they the Morandi color style?
Xiao Zhao's eyes lit up when he saw that after Li Xia put some ordinary-looking clothes and pants together, they became much better looking.
She knew that the clothes in their department store were nice-looking, but she didn’t know they were this good-looking!
I bought my own clothes and also bought some clothes for An An.
On the way back, Li Xia looked at the fully loaded military vehicles and couldn't help but sigh: What a satisfying shopping trip!
As soon as Li Xia and the others left, Xiao Zhao was called away by the manager.
There was no other reason. Because she hosted Li Xia's family of three, her performance this month ranked first.
There was no concept of commission in those days, but the monthly model worker award here in the department store was linked to performance. Xiao Zhao had only been working there for two months, but he was able to get the model worker award.
Those old employees who were unwilling to receive military families before were all dumbfounded!
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Large-scale shopping is very tiring, so after arriving home, Gu Weicheng asked Li Xia and An An to go and have a rest first while he would sort out the things.
Xiao Li helped Gu Weicheng carry some of the heavy things from the wardrobe and put them into the room.
When Mrs. Tao heard the commotion, she hurried over to help. When she saw the military vehicle was fully loaded, she exclaimed, "Xiao Li, are you moving the entire department store back home? Life is unbearable!"
She also went shopping with the army, but the things she bought were less than half of what Li Xia bought, so she felt extremely sorry for the money.
Li Xia bought so many things, how much money did it cost!
"Buy everything you need at once, so you don't have to go to the city all the time." Li Xia said with a smile.
She did spend a lot of money today. When she was counting the money just now, she found that her total savings were missing by nearly a thousand yuan.
One thousand yuan, from the perspective of modern people, may not seem like much. But in this era, it is more than two years' salary for an ordinary worker, and its purchasing power is great.
But Li Xia doesn't feel sorry for the money. Money is meant to be spent. The things she bought today are all to her liking. They make her feel comfortable using them and living in them. That's enough.
"Mrs. Tao, would you like some water?" Li Xia greeted her.
The last time Mrs. Tao came home, the house was empty and there was nothing in it.
Now that everything has been bought, she has bought several cups alone, and she can finally entertain guests.
Three of the same styles were for her, Gu Weicheng, and An An, and the rest were prepared for guests.
Nowadays, many people like to visit each other, and according to Gu Weicheng, after their house is cleaned up, they will prepare a table of wine and food at home and invite soldiers and their families who have a good relationship with Gu Weicheng to come to their house for dinner.
Commonly known as a warm home, she was worried that these cups would not be enough.
"So many cups, you're really willing to spend money like that. We only have one enamel jar at home, and anyone who's thirsty can just drink from it, there's no need to be so particular." Mrs. Tao sighed.
Li Xia adapted to everything else very quickly, except this one.
It always feels weird to drink water from a cup that someone else has drunk from...
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At this moment, Su Wenyan has already boarded the train to Lu County.
She told Su Wenbin that she wanted to go back home because there was something important that she had forgotten to hide. It was a famous foreign book and a very poisonous weed. If it was discovered, her parents might not be able to stay on the farm.
Su Wenbin was very clear about the interests involved, so he could only agree to let Su Wenyan go back again, but he told her to be careful on the way.
She bought a train ticket directly to Lu County. She wanted to go to Lu County to find Li Xia’s lover!
Knowing that Li Xia's hometown is Daxi Village in Lu County, she can go to Daxi Village first to find out where to find Li Xia's lover.
After arriving at Daxi Village, Su Wenyan followed the directions and quickly found Li Jiangang's home.