It was called a small store, but after Wan Qingliu sorted out the things he wanted to sell, he found that it could be used to open a small supermarket.
There are daily necessities such as soy sauce, vinegar, rice wine, white sugar, brown sugar, soap, needles and thread, even bowls and chopsticks, as well as loose tea.
Rubber hair bands, elastic bands, toothbrushes, toothpaste, flashlights, candles, washboards, thermoses, as well as vanishing cream and clam oil.
Some of these are produced in the space, and some are stored by Hua Wanchi in his previous life.
In addition to daily necessities, there are snacks for children, stationery for them, and even a freezer for drinks and popsicles in the summer.
There are even dried fruits, beef jerky and other kinds of dried meat, as well as flour, rice flour, sweet potato flour, corn starch and the like, which are stored in glass grids.
It is exactly the same as supermarkets in later generations.
It can be said to be very fresh.
The store also displayed various toys, such as marbles, dolls, puzzles, etc., which immediately caused a craze among children. Although the children could not afford them, they were happy to come and have a look.
The things in the store are not expensive, but you have to be frugal with every penny you spend. Adults are not willing to buy unnecessary things like toys.
What everyone likes to buy most is various candies. They are sweet and not expensive, and you don’t have to go far to the supply and marketing cooperatives. They are really the most cost-effective.
The cheapest sugar here in Wan Qingliu is 46 cents per pound, and the most expensive is only 80 cents per pound.
White Rabbit can be sold by kilogram or by piece, at one cent per piece, with no cheating.
Hua Gaozhi likes to come here and find surprises every day.
At first, she would buy two kilograms of brown sugar home from time to time.
She only has this one daughter, if she doesn’t love her, who will?
There is no shortage of eggs and meat in the cafeteria, but you still have to fight for them.
The reason is simple. After all, meat is very precious in this era. We would rather waste it than let everyone eat enough.
So, as soon as the meat dishes are served, they are snatched up by everyone. Once they are all gone, we make another one. And when they are all gone again, we make more. This continues until there are no more people eating them, and then we stop making them.
This way, even if there is leftover, there won’t be much left, and everyone can eat it up by sharing it.
But this did not pose a problem for Hua Gaozhi. She directly asked the man Fang Jianguo to go and grab it. After all, men have some advantages.
There is no shortage of meat during the day, and Hua Gaozhi makes a cup of brown sugar water for his daughter Fang Yumei at night. After a period of time, his daughter has a rosy complexion and sufficient qi and blood.
The originally skinny little face has become plump, which looks so cute. Everyone likes to see this kind of plump face, which means that there is no shortage of food and that one is blessed.
Hua Gaozhi was a little surprised when she suddenly found cans of malted milk and milk powder in the store.
"Auntie Wan, do you have both malted milk and milk powder?"
Wan Qingliu looked at the cans of milk powder on the shelf and said with a smile, "This is canned, so it's a bit more expensive. I have a weighing machine here, would you like it? Malted milk is eight yuan per pound, and milk powder is ten yuan per pound."
Whether it is malted milk or milk powder, a can costs dozens of dollars, and Hua Gaozhi really can't afford it, but if it is sold by kilogram, he can buy it with a little effort.
It’s not like you eat it every day.
She immediately said generously: "Auntie Wan, give me half a pound of milk powder."
Wan Qingliu took a sturdy paper bag and weighed half a pound of milk powder into it, which was quite generous.
Then he handed it to Hua Gaozhi: "Feel it, I didn't give you too little."
Hua Gaozhi took it and saw that the weight in his hand was not only not a lot, but even more, so he smiled and said:
"We're all from the same village, so why should I not trust Aunt Wan?"
She took out five dollars from her pocket and paid happily.
After Hua Gaozhi left, Tian Shou, who had just received his salary, came to the store and walked around.
"Auntie, how much is a pound of raisins?"
Wan Qingliu smiled thoughtfully: "Two yuan a pound, would you like some, young man?"
She recognized that this was Hua Wanyan's master who taught her mechanical maintenance.
Tian Shou's salary was more than 50 yuan, and since he was not getting married, he could not spend it all by himself, so he couldn't help but want to buy something with the money in his hand.
He thought of opening a small store at the entrance of the village. When he arrived, he found that the store had a wide variety of goods.
"How much are these walnuts, longans, and dried lychees per pound?"
Wan Qingliu: "Walnuts are ten yuan a pound, and longans and dried lychees are eight yuan a pound."
She was not embarrassed about the price. After all, longan and lychee were both tropical fruits. After being dried, they shrank a lot and were very light in weight. One pound was not a small amount.
Tian Shou looked at the cans of malted milk and milk powder next to him, and Wan Qingliu immediately said, "Malted milk is 15 yuan a can, and milk powder is 20 yuan a can. If you want to drink it yourself, they are sold loose here, and they are the same as the ones in the cans."
Tian Shou walked around, picked some, and finally said, "Give me half a pound of red dates, a pound of brown sugar, and a can of malted milk."
Wan Qingliu immediately took out paper to wrap the brown sugar, then took out a paper bag to put red dates in it and handed it to Tian Shou.
"Look, there's nothing missing."
Tian Shou smiled and said, "It must be quite a bit. Here, here's the money. Please count it, Auntie."
After coming out of the convenience store, Tian Shou carried these things and got on a tricycle.
"Master, go to Clearwater Bay."
The driver immediately said, "Sixty cents a trip."
"I'll give you two dollars. Can you wait there for a while and then bring me back?"
"That's fine." The tricycle driver thought that he was just parking at the gate of Dafang Village anyway, and he could get paid on the way back, so why would he be unhappy about it?
The tricycle started up with a clatter.
After arriving at the place and paying the money, Tian Shou looked depressed and nervous.
He sighed, took a deep breath, and seemed to prepare himself mentally before stepping into the village.
He saw a few women sitting together. When they saw him, they immediately looked at him with disgust. Without even saying hello, they all rolled their eyes at him.
He turned around and said something there, and looked at him with contempt after each word. Tian Shou ignored him, lowered his head and walked straight towards his home.
"Mom," when he reached the door of his house, Tian Shou saw his mother busy in the yard and called out in a low voice.
When Tian Shou's mother heard the familiar voice, she looked up and said calmly, "Your father is not here, come in and sit down."
She could no longer count on this son, so Tian Shou's mother had no expectations for Tian Shou and no longer invested too much affection in him. When she met him now, inviting him into the house to do something was already the last favor a mother could do.
Tian Shou walked into the house carrying some things. "Mom, I brought you some red dates, brown sugar, and malted milk. I heard that the third daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so I want to give her some nourishment."
Seeing the gifts in his hand, Tian Shou's mother's face brightened a lot, and her tone became more affectionate: "Why did you buy these? Have you been doing well recently?"
Tian Shou said: "I found a job with good benefits, including food and accommodation, and the salary is not bad."
Tian Shou's mother: "Have lunch at home before leaving."
Tian Shou walked into the house, put down his things and turned to walk towards the door.
"No, I'm leaving soon. The tricycle I ordered is still waiting for me. Mom, take care of yourself. I'm leaving now."
Tian Shouma sighed with a complicated expression.
"Shouzi, come back more often in the future."
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