The next day, Shen Annian went to the county town to see if the department store had any nylon cloth for sale.
Xue Dingxiang was also traveling with them.
Xue Dingxiang knew someone in the department store, so it was easier to get things done with acquaintances, and she could get some information that she couldn't normally get.
The department store is bustling with people coming and going.
Xue Dingxiang took Shen Annian to the cloth counter and greeted a salesperson at the counter, "Xiaomei, long time no see."
When Li Xiaomei saw her, her face was also full of smiles.
"You haven't been here for a long time. How come you have time to come here today?"
"I'm here with a mission this time. This is Comrade Shen Anyan, a technician from our unit. I came here today to ask you something."
Li Xiaomei looked at them in confusion, "What do you want from me?"
Shen An Nian took out the chestnut cake at the right time, "This is the chestnut cake I made myself, Comrade Xiaomei, take it and try it."
Li Xiaomei looked at Xue Dingxiang and saw her nod at her, then she took the thing.
It must be about two kilograms. This guy is really generous.
Making pastries these days is not cheap. It requires white flour and white sugar. Look at how shiny this chestnut cake is, it probably requires a lot of oil.
She gave two kilograms of such an expensive item as a gift. It seems that her family is well off.
She put the things in the counter and locked it, then said to Shen Annian, “Comrade Shen, just tell me if you have anything to say.”
"Does the department store sell nylon fabric?"
Nylon cloth sells well, is wear-resistant, and is best used for making thick winter clothes.
If someone else asked, Li Xiaomei would definitely ignore it.
The department store only has a limited supply of nylon cloth, and they consume most of it internally, so very little can be sold outside.
But since the man was in the army and had just given her something, she had to give him some face.
"We do have nylon, but it's not much. We don't usually get much. Why are you asking?"
"I want to buy some to make some clothes."
Li Xiaomei rummaged through the counter and found a piece of black nylon cloth. "Take a look at this, does it work?"
Shen Anyian touched the nylon cloth. The material was very solid and should be very good for making down jackets.
If the density is higher, it will be better.
If we can achieve mass production in the future, we will communicate with the factory to increase the density.
“Do you have faux leather?”
Li Xiaomei shook her head. "No, that's not the case. This thing is too expensive. Not many people buy it, so we can't get it."
Shen An Nian was a little disappointed, but she still took out the cloth coupons, bought a few feet of nylon cloth, and asked Li Xiaomei for some knowledge about fabrics.
People waiting to buy cloth saw Li Xiaomei take out nylon cloth and wanted to buy it too.
Li Xiaomei quickly stuffed the nylon cloth back in, "No."
"Comrade, how can you be so mean? I saw you take the cloth back. Why can she buy it but we can't?"
“She had already paid for the goods and now she is here to pick them up.
If you want to buy, buy it. If you don’t want to buy, leave. Don’t delay others.”
Although the man was not convinced, he was afraid that she really would not sell anything to him, so he did not dare to say anything more and angrily tore off a few feet of cloth.
Shen Annian felt guilty standing by. Seeing that there were too many people buying things, Li Xiaomei was too busy to talk. She said something to her and left with Xue Tianxiang.
They ran to another department store, which was smaller.
Not to mention artificial leather, there's not even nylon fabric.
But there was velvet, so she bought a few feet of it and took Xue Dingxiang to a state-owned restaurant to eat something.
Xue Dingxiang thought that eating out was too expensive and said, "There's no need to go to a restaurant. Let's just have some snacks."
"You've been running with me for so long, what's the big deal about treating you to a meal? Let's go."
Shen Anyian took her to the state-owned restaurant, where today's special was mutton soup.
It’s so nice to have a bowl of hot mutton soup in this cold winter.
"I want a bowl of mutton soup."
"Fifty cents a bowl, plus four ounces of meat coupons."
The waiter glanced at them out of the corner of his eye, trying to see if they were willing to pay the money.
This morning, many people came to ask about mutton soup, but very few were willing to pay for it.
Xue Dingxiang reached out and pulled her, saying, "This is too expensive."
I can afford fifty cents, but four ounces of meat tickets are too many.
They could only get five taels of meat coupons a month.
Buying a bowl of mutton soup will almost use up a month's worth of meat coupons.
She felt uneasy eating this meat.
Shen An Nian did feel a little painful, but there was nothing she could do, she was just craving this now.
"I want some mutton soup."
She looked at the menu for the day hanging on the wall and ordered a bowl of noodles with soybean paste.
"Sister Dingxiang, what would you like to eat?"
"Give me two pancakes."
It will definitely taste good if you soak it in mutton soup.
Shen Anyian paid the money, along with the food and meat coupons, and went to find a place to sit down.
Xue Dingxiang sighed, "You're really willing to spend money."
"I work so hard every day, shouldn't I eat well?"
It is true to say so, but no one is willing to do that.
Xue Dingxiang also gets a salary, but her life is not much better than when she worked in the fields before.
Logically, if they don't buy more things, their savings should be more, but in the past few months, their savings have not increased.
She doesn't even know where her salary goes.
“It’s strange, you say, but before, only Lao Wang received the allowance, and our family got by like this.
Now I get paid for work, which is more than 20 yuan more than when I worked in the fields, but I haven't seen my life get any better. The money is gone."
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