Chapter 17: Niece
The fabric counter is made of wood and is divided into two layers.
The upper layer is made of light printed fabrics, such as rayon, dacron and seersucker.
The pattern and color are old-fashioned and unbearable to look at, but they are extremely fashionable in this era.
The lower layer is made of thicker fabrics such as khaki, corduroy and dark wool, which is suitable for winter.
There is also a glass cabinet with red satin quilt covers inside.
The bright red color adds a bit of color to the gray fabric counter, making it particularly eye-catching.
There were no customers at the fabric counter, only a burly woman sitting there cracking melon seeds.
When she saw Yi Chichi coming over, she threw a melon seed into her mouth without even bothering to lift her eyelids.
entertain?
Sorry, there is no such thing as the customer is God in this day and age.
Not cursing or beating people is a sign of good quality.
Units such as supply and marketing cooperatives and state-owned restaurants would also hang up signs prohibiting the beating of customers.
This would be unthinkable in later generations, but it is quite common in this era.
Yi Chichi has read a lot of articles in his youth, and there are several elders in his family who have gone to the countryside.
Therefore, when she arrived at the counter, she was not dissatisfied with the aunt's attitude. Instead, she took a piece of big unity and slapped it on the counter happily, "Sister, give me three feet of cotton cloth."
This accent doesn't sound like a local.
The aunt raised her eyes and looked over. "You are the educated youth?"
“Hey!”
"Do you have any coupons?"
Yi Chichi really doesn’t have this, but it doesn’t matter, she has food coupons.
She looked around and saw no one, so she took out a half-jin national food coupon and waved to the aunt, "Sister, do you think this is okay?"
Don't think she doesn't know that tellers in places like the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores have certain privileges.
I won’t talk about the defective products, as netizens who have read articles about the period know all about them.
But in addition to defective goods, cloth sellers also enjoy the privilege of "leftover cloth".
The so-called scraps of cloth refer to the scraps of cloth left after cutting.
But this rag can be manipulated. As long as the teller is willing, the remaining two meters can be considered rags.
This is exactly what Yi Chichi was thinking.
Generally, this kind of cloth only requires money, not cloth coupons.
But as I said before, it is impossible to give the good rag to someone who is not related to you, so it is inevitable to bribe her with benefits.
"What are you looking at?"
Although my aunt asked this question, she leaned towards me honestly.
Before I could see clearly, a national food coupon appeared in my hand.
"Sister, I want some scraps of cloth, not too much, just enough to make a few pairs of pants."
She whispered her request, her clear eyes looking at her pitifully.
The moment their eyes met, Du Chunhua's eyes were dazed for a moment, then he looked down at the national food coupons in his hand, then looked at Yi Chichi, feeling a little toothache.
This girl must have someone in her family who works in a supply and marketing cooperative or a department store, otherwise she wouldn't know so much jargon.
This food stamp...
She lowered her eyes and looked at the food coupon in her hand, thinking that it was a good thing.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Too little."
The implication is: such a small amount of food coupons is not worth it for her to open the door to convenience.
Yi Chichi understood what she meant immediately. He didn't feel unhappy. Instead, he was happy. He was not afraid of being complained about the amount being too little, but he was afraid of having to return it.
If there is less, there is still room for maneuver, but if it is returned, there is really no hope.
So she whispered to the aunt and started the exchange.
The exchange process went smoothly.
After some negotiations, Yi Chichi used ten kilograms of national food coupons to buy cloth from Du Chunhua without any coupons.
Menstrual pads and underwear.
In addition, they also exchanged for cloth coupons, soap coupons, non-staple food and other miscellaneous tickets.
"sister……"
"Call Auntie."
Du Chunhua rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are younger than my daughter, why are you calling me sister?"
"Okay, auntie."
Yi Chichi followed suit and changed the subject, "Aunt, I'll come over later."
"Go quickly, buy it and come and chat with your aunt."
"Okay!"
Then, Yi Chichi started her shopping journey like a butterfly, holding the exchanged receipts.
More than an hour later, after strolling around, she returned to Du Chunhua with the things she had bought.
He stuffed a small bag of glutinous rice noodles into her hand and said, "Aunt, give this to my nephew."
Du Chunhua, who originally wanted to refuse, turned his hand from pushing away to grabbing back after hearing this.
"Then I won't be polite to you."
"You are welcome."
If you're being polite, how can she chat with me about family matters or how can I buy defective products in the future?
Tickets were too difficult to get, and she didn't want to go to the black market, which was dangerous.
She just wanted to live in peace until the reform and opening up, and didn't want any excitement at all.
One was a caring person who was good at hypnosis, and the other was willing to chat with her for the sake of national food coupons. As they chatted, they became close friends regardless of age difference.
Du Chunhua is a good person by nature, she is cheerful and sincere. Yi Chichi's deliberate guidance leaves a very good impression and impression on me.
Once the viewing experience is good, I start to express my heartfelt feelings.
He even told her about the defective items in the warehouse and asked her if she wanted them.
"want!"
Yi Chichi didn't bother to be polite with her, as he came here for this very reason.
"You wait."
After saying this, she turned and walked away. After taking two steps, she seemed to remember something and stepped back. "If someone asks you who you are, just say you are my niece. Remember that."
“I remember.”
But her worries were in vain, as no one came here from the time she left until she came back.
People who came in either went straight to the supplementary food area or ran to the daily necessities area.
Only no one came to the fabric and clothing area.
Yi Chichi thought this situation was a bit strange. When Du Chunhua came back and asked, she found out that the fabric and clothing area has off-season and peak season.
There is a busy period at the end of the year because both cities and towns start issuing bills for the new year during this period.
These include cloth coupons, cotton coupons and the like.
I will concentrate on buying cloth to make clothes during this period.
Then comes the season when spring and summer come together, and it’s time to change clothes. Those who have cloth coupons would buy some cloth to make summer clothes, and those who don’t have enough cloth coupons would buy some back to patch up their clothes.
I'm usually free.
"Here, these are my quotas for this month, take your pick."
She put the things on the ground and called Yi Chichi to start picking.
There were really a lot of things, including enamel pots, Jiefang shoes, and corduroy, dacron and other fabrics.
They are said to be defective products, but in fact they are all minor flaws.
If you have poor eyesight, you won't be able to spot it.
For example, the Jiefang shoes had a little bit of glue leaking from the edge, so they were reported as defective.
For example, the corduroy was said to be bitten by a mouse. Yi Chichi searched for a long time before finding a small hole the size of a baby's fingernail.
It doesn't affect anything at all.
For example, the Dacron with floral patterns is said to be damaged by dyeing, but in fact it is not damaged, the flower was just cut in half during cutting.
There are also satin pillowcases and the like…
After some hesitation, Yi Chichi chose a large enamel cup, which could be used as a small stew pot. It was very convenient to put it on her small stove to steam eggs, cook noodles, etc.
She bought two pairs of Jiefang shoes, and asked for corduroy fabric. She didn't want Dacron because it was not breathable and didn't absorb sweat, and it was very stuffy.
She didn't take the rest and kept them all for Du Chunhua.
"Take all these away."
(End of this chapter)
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