After about an hour's bumpy ride, the group finally arrived at Chengguan People's Commune.
No matter which commune it is in, the supply and marketing cooperative is always located on the busiest street in the town. Although it is just a few rows of old bungalows, its status in the minds of all the commune members is even no less than that of the commune's office compound.
All year round, this is the busiest place in the commune, and people buy all the daily necessities they need from here.
Old Gu drove the ox cart to a big tree two hundred meters away from the supply and marketing cooperative, collected five cents for the fare, and told everyone to gather here after shopping and go back together.
After the others left, only Li Qingyun was left. She walked over and handed him the fare, saying politely, "Uncle Gu, thank you."
Old Gu looked at Li Qingyun with his cloudy eyes in confusion, muttering something, but finally fell silent.
Li Qingyun realized in an instant that she had said the wrong thing. To her, saying thank you was just basic etiquette, but her original self, Li Zhaodi, was a woman who was capable of causing trouble.
She quickly walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative is right next to the commune. This street is quite lively with people coming and going, most of them coming to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative is divided into several departments, including department stores, food stores, hardware stores, agricultural supplies stores, etc. Many commodities require tickets, and the supplies are not very rich, just some necessities of life, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, daily necessities, agricultural supplies, and there are counters for purchasing agricultural and sideline products.
Li Qingyun had seen the vast world of the future, so a row of small and dilapidated supply and marketing cooperatives was not surprising to her.
She pretended to take out a stack of banknotes from her body, but actually took them out from the space, and started buying according to the list she had made.
There is space for food, so she can just take it out when the time comes. She only bought 20 kilograms of corn grits, which do not require tickets. This is very good when cooked into grits porridge, or rice porridge with grits. People should also eat coarse grains in moderation, but she did not want the sorghum rice that everyone usually eats because it is really choking.
The most important thing is that it is really cheap. She was shocked after the salesperson quoted the price. It was only nine cents per pound, and twenty pounds was only one dollar and eighty cents.
I took a bag of white lime, a pretty big bag, probably enough to paint three rooms.
When she arrived at the counter selling clothes, shoes and socks, a young woman with a long braid saw her coming and greeted her warmly, "Zhao Di, you're here. What would you like to buy today?"
This person can barely be considered the only friend that the original body knows, although it is just a business cooperation.
She also called out enthusiastically: "Sister Caixia, buy something for the child today."
Buy some needles and thread. Although I can't make clothes, I can't avoid mending clothes and making some small things.
I'll buy Dabao two pairs of cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles. I measured his foot length with straw last night, so we'll buy the shoes based on the length. He's still wearing the straw sandals made by his grandfather. Autumn is coming soon, and it's going to be cold, so he'll have to change into cloth shoes.
The original body could make shoes and clothes, but she didn't know how to do it, so she could only learn slowly according to the original body's memory. Now she bought the finished products for the baby to wear. She deliberately chose a size larger so that she could wear it for a whole season. Children grow fast, so if the shoes are big, she can just put insoles, and then remove the insoles when they fit.
Finally, Sister Caixia recommended the new socks to her, and she bought three pairs for Dabao. She was praised for caring about her child, which was shameful.
Since she bought a lot, Caixia also took the initiative to give her a pair of nylon gloves. It just so happened that she needed this thing. She had to wear thick gloves for protection when doing rough work, otherwise her hands would be disfigured in the future.
The original body's hands were well protected. I didn't do much work in the past two years, but the calluses on my hands are gone. I don't like going out, and I have fair skin, so my hands are tender and white.
She didn't need to buy anything for herself. She had two or three pairs of cloth shoes and winter cotton shoes, and enough socks. It was just a pity for Dabao. He had no shoes to go out in winter, and he didn't have a thick cotton-padded jacket either. He used to spend most of the winter at home, but she wouldn't let him do that again this year.
As they left the clothing counter, Caixia gave her a look, she nodded, and they smiled knowingly. Li Qingyun continued shopping.
There was not much kerosene left at home, so she needed to get some. However, she forgot to bring a bottle. Fortunately, the lady at the department store counter "lent" her a bottle, so she was able to get two kilograms of kerosene successfully.
Of course, she was also smart enough to secretly give her elder sister two cents. In that era, private transactions were considered speculation and profiteering, and the offender would be paraded through the streets, so everyone was very cautious.
There are also daily necessities, toothpaste and toothbrushes. She bought new toothbrushes for herself and Dabao. Although she has space toothbrushes, the styles are not in line with the characteristics of this era, so it is better to be careful, anyway, it is not expensive.
Dabao didn’t have a toothbrush before and never brushed his teeth. His small yellow teeth really affected his appearance when he smiled.
There were also two packs of matches and a pound of coarse salt that the locals were accustomed to using.
When I was about to check out, I saw that the food counter was filled with kelp, dried mushrooms, dried black fungus and other dried goods. I didn't have space for these, so I bought some and occasionally made soup for my child. Kelp is rich in nutrients, which is good for children's growth and development and can also improve immunity.
Finally, I weighed a pound of fruit candy for Dabao. This does not require a ticket, but it costs one yuan and two taels. Crispy fried dough twists are 5 cents each. I bought ten and it only cost fifty cents.
The prices in this era are really outrageously cheap, and the purchasing power of the hundred yuan or so she has is quite impressive.
It only cost me about thirteen dollars to buy all these.
Speaking of which, her shopping experience at the supply and marketing cooperative was quite good. The sales clerks were quite warm and generous, without the arrogant and conceited attitude described in novels. At most, they were more energetic than ordinary people, dressed neatly, spoke louder and faster.
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