Chapter 312 Customer: This supermarket is poisonous, I can’t stop buying once I start
August 14th of the lunar calendar, Saturday.
noon.
Songshan High School.
After school, Deng Yunzhu reunited with her fourth brother Deng Yunhua and walked towards the school parking shed together.
Although Deng Yunhua was a poor student like his second sister among his brothers and sisters, he was inspired by his second and third brothers and did not give up his studies. This year, he was successfully admitted to Songshan High School, which made him feel greatly relieved.
Even though his academic performance was not good, his father did not blame him too much, but if he could not even go to high school, he would really be too embarrassed to face people.
After all, my second sister, who dropped out of elementary school and returned to school, has already gone to high school. He can't be worse than my second sister, right? "Second aunt!"
"Fourth uncle!"
At this time, Deng Sibao from Shanggaoxing Village and Deng Sida from Meitian Village were already waiting at the parking shed. When they saw Deng Yunzhu and her brother coming over, they greeted them.
Every time she heard the name "Second Aunt", Deng Yunzhu felt helpless. She waved her hand weakly and said, "Let's go quickly. We won't go back to Bangjie this week. We'll take the bus directly to Bobai. We'll go to the street to eat a bowl of noodles first, and then you can go back!"
"Oh well!"
Deng Sibao and Deng Sida were not surprised to hear this, as their second aunt's family opened a big restaurant in the county town, and tomorrow was the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it was normal for the two siblings to go to the county town to celebrate the festival.
While they were waiting, the two of them had already gotten the bicycles out, so now they could just get on and go.
Soon, they arrived at a noodle stall they often visited.
Deng Yunzhu shouted directly: "Boss lady, cook four bowls of noodles for us, the same as before."
The proprietress saw Deng Yunzhu and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys take a seat first, it will be ready soon."
The proprietress had a very deep memory of the customer Deng Yunzhu, because every time this girl came to eat noodles, she would pay 50 cents for a bowl.
Although it is already 1985, for most people, fifty cents for a bowl of noodles is still too luxurious. Few people can afford to eat it like this. However, this girl, who should still be a student, eats like this every time she comes here, and it is hard for the proprietress to forget it.
Soon, four bowls of noodles were cooked.
When it was served, it was steaming hot, topped with a layer of pork and offal, and with a sauce dish for dipping, it tasted really great.
They were all young people with strong digestive abilities, and they had digested the small breakfast they had in the morning long ago. Now the four of them were hungry, so when the noodles were served, they started eating quickly.
In less than ten minutes, I finished a full bowl of noodles. I was so happy! After finishing the noodles, Deng Sibao and Deng Star rushed to pay the bill.
But with Deng Yunhua around, how could they let them pay the bill?
When he was in junior high school, he had a lot of living expenses and was generous and willing to spend money, so he had many younger brothers following him. He was a famous "big brother" figure in the school, and no one dared to mess with him, regardless of whether they knew his identity or not.
Now that he is in high school, his living expenses are higher than when he was in junior high school, so treating others to a few bowls of noodles is just a piece of cake for him.
Therefore, Deng Yunhua waved his hand generously and said, "Alright, stop arguing. I am your fourth uncle after all. Why do you need to pay for a meal? I will pay for it, and you can just ride back!"
Deng Yunzhu added: "Be careful on the road."
Deng Sibao and Deng Star looked at each other. Since Deng Yunhua was using seniority to pressure others, they had no choice but to accept it.
After the two men rode away on their bikes, Deng Yunhua paid the fare, and the brother and sister went to the street corner to wait for passing buses heading towards Bobai or Yulin.
While waiting for the bus, Deng Yunhua said, "Second sister, second brother has a huge influence in our school. Do you feel it?"
Deng Yunzhu glanced at her fourth brother and said, "That's nonsense. If it weren't for the influence of my second brother in school, you wouldn't have the chance to live in the teacher's dormitory now. You would have already shared a dormitory with the boys in your class."
Because of last year's successful experience, when her fourth brother came to Songshan High School this year, Deng Yunzhu took him directly to the office to find the dean of studies, and then successfully arranged for Deng Yunhua to live in the teachers' dormitory.
Deng Yunhua said, "Second sister, I knew that my second brother had a great influence in school, but I didn't expect it to be so great. Our head teacher always uses him as an example. It's only been a short time since the start of the school year, and I've heard him mention my second brother's name at least thirty times."
Hearing this, Deng Yunzhu also sighed and said, "Second Brother's name appears very frequently in our class. Not only does the head teacher like to mention it, but other teachers also use Second Brother as an example from time to time. This is the influence of Peking University students. Before someone can break Second Brother's record, it is estimated that every class of students will have to hear Second Brother's name for three years."
Deng Yunhua said with a sad face: "Originally, it would be fine for the class teacher to mention my second brother's name, but the problem is that he already knows that my second brother and I are brothers. Every time he mentions my second brother, he looks at me with a meaningful look, which makes my scalp numb."
Deng Yunzhu sympathized with me and said, "You're still lucky. Now I live with our English teacher. She always asks me to give her extra lessons. It drives me crazy."
At this point, the pair of poor-achieving siblings looked at each other, both feeling a sense of empathy.
…
The next day.
Mid-Autumn Festival.
The moon is high in the sky.
Deng Shirong celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with his son, daughter-in-law, and nephews on the rooftop of the Sui Feng Hotel.
The table and stools were naturally moved up from the first floor of the restaurant. At this time, the table was placed with fruits such as grapes, apples, and sand pears, as well as some taro and several bundles of moon cakes.
The packaging of these mooncakes is naturally not as high-end as those in later generations. A red square "advertising paper" is pasted on the outside of the oil paper, with "Mid-Autumn Mooncakes" and the manufacturer's words printed on it, and then tied with coarse hemp rope. These are the mooncakes of this era.
Nowadays, white sugar filling is the classic mooncake, as shown below:
It’s not that mooncakes with this filling are delicious. In fact, this mooncake with a greasy sweet white sugar filling is not that delicious. The reason why it is called a classic is that it is a more common mooncake in this era. Mooncakes with lotus seed paste or red bean paste filling are not affordable for ordinary people.
Of course, most people can’t afford it, but Deng Shirong’s family can certainly afford it, so the table is filled with mooncakes made with lotus paste, red bean paste, five nuts, and coconut paste.
At this time, Deng Shirong was burning incense to the moon and offering sacrifices to the fairy in the Moon Palace.
The Mid-Autumn Festival in Bobai people is not celebrated with rich programs like in other places. They just put out taro, fruits and moon cakes, burn incense to worship the fairy in the Moon Palace, eat moon cakes, watch the moon, reunite and chat with family, and that's considered the Mid-Autumn Festival.
There are also some city dwellers who know how to enjoy life. They will bring moon cakes, fruits, soda and a tape recorder with their whole family to the park or the suburbs to enjoy the moon and spend a wonderful night.
Deng Shirong was not very interested in this. It was good enough for him to take his family to the rooftop to enjoy the moon.
At most, we can learn from later generations and have a free barbecue on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.
However, this is a lot of work, because nowadays, unlike later generations, all the things needed for barbecue are sold in supermarkets. If you want to do barbecue in this era, you have to prepare all the things yourself. When your grandchildren grow up, you can take them to do it. For now, forget it. I'm too lazy to bother.
While eating mooncakes, Bu Dashi asked, "Uncle, when Suifeng Hotel opened, you hired people to parade around the streets beating gongs and holding billboards, so that everyone in the county knew about it. The day after tomorrow, Yongjia Supermarket will open. Don't you plan to have a parade with gongs and billboards like you did before?"
Deng Shirong shook his head and smiled, "At the beginning, we had no roots here, so we had to make a big fuss about the opening of this restaurant so that everyone in the county would know about it. Now that we have a foundation in the county, there is no need to do all that. It will be enough to just hang a banner at the door and set off a few firecrackers."
Deng Yuntai continued, "We have more than a thousand people in the Deng family in Naye. When the business opens, we will naturally inform them. If they want to buy something, they can come here to buy it. The brothers in the new village will also be notified by the clansmen. Then we don't have to worry about a lack of customers."
Bu Dashi said, "That's true. There are more than a thousand people in the tribe. With their help, the supermarket's business will surely flourish soon."
Liu Aihong, who was pregnant, said with emotion: "Uncle, this supermarket you opened is really novel. Since ancient times, when customers went to buy things, the sellers would give them what they needed. Now in this supermarket, you can take whatever you like and then pay at the cashier. This is the first time I have heard of this way of buying things."
In fact, a supermarket had already appeared in Shanghai last year, but the information in that era was relatively closed, unlike the well-developed Internet in later generations, where the whole world could know about any event at the first time.
Deng Shirong laughed and said, "This is not my invention. There were supermarkets like this in the United States decades ago."
Deng Yuntai couldn't help but sigh: "The United States is really powerful. I don't know when our country can catch up with them."
Deng Shirong said: "Our country is also developing rapidly now. I believe that in a few decades, we will surpass the United States."
"I'm afraid it's not that easy. Our country is so poor now, and technology is not well developed."
Deng Yuntai shook his head, looked at the bright moon in the night sky, and said solemnly: "The United States was able to send people to the moon more than ten years ago. The gap between our country's technology and theirs is really too big, and our current living standard may not be as good as their living standard a hundred years ago!"
Deng Yunzhen was also convinced and said: "The United States is really amazing. It is incredible that they can send people to the moon."
Zhang Xiuping nodded and sighed, "The gap between us and others is really too big!"
Seeing that his sons, daughters and daughters-in-law were a little discouraged, Deng Shirong actually understood, because Chinese people of this era are very lacking in self-confidence.
Especially when facing powerful countries such as the United States and the Soviet Union, many Chinese people feel inferior and think that the gap between them is too big and it is impossible to catch up with them.
This is also the main reason why many countries have worked hard to cultivate talents, but once they go abroad, they never come back. Compared with those who have achieved great success abroad but are determined to come back to serve their motherland, these people are really like clowns.
Having experienced the future, Deng Shirong is naturally full of confidence in his motherland. The tremendous achievements made by the motherland in more than 40 years of reform and opening up have attracted the attention of the whole world.
However, in our country, this is not called rise, but revival.
Thinking of some inspiring words from later generations, Deng Shirong said: "Don't be so pessimistic. Our Chinese nation has a long history of 5,000 years and has always stood at the top of the world since ancient times.
Five thousand years ago, we faced the same flood as the Egyptians.
Four thousand years ago, we were playing with bronze tools just like the ancient Babylonians.
Three thousand years ago, we thought about philosophy like the Greeks did.
Two thousand years ago, we were at war like the Romans.
A thousand years ago, we were as wealthy as the Arabs.
Now, with the reform and opening up of our country, development can be said to be changing with each passing day. Sooner or later, we will be able to compete with the United States.
So, for the past five thousand years, we have been playing chess on the chessboard of the world, and our opponents have changed several times. "
When these words were spoken, many poor students at the scene felt that it was so cool even though they didn't understand what it meant.
Deng Yunsong, the top student, understood what his father meant the first time. He clapped his hands in excitement and said, "Dad, you summed it up very well. You are absolutely right. Our country has always been ahead of the world. It was only because the Qing government was incompetent that we were bullied for nearly a hundred years.
But now we have stood up again, and the millennium has arrived. Our country will surely usher in a great revival, and by then it will certainly be no worse than the United States."
Deng Yuntai was a high school student after all, so he quickly understood what his father meant and was also excited.
Soon after, Deng Yunzhen, Zhang Xiuping, Deng Yunzhu, Deng Yunhua and others also figured it out one after another, and they were also as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
It can be said that anyone who has feelings for our country will be excited to hear such inspiring words.
Only Bu Dashi, Liu Aihong, Chen Bangguo, Chen Bangli, Chen Bangfeng and others looked at each other in bewilderment. They could hear that their uncle (uncle) was saying that the Chinese nation has been awesome since ancient times, but they did not understand the examples his uncle (uncle) gave.
Seeing my cousins excitedly discussing this, but they couldn't even say a word, it was the first time I regretted why I didn't study hard...
…
In a blink of an eye, the National Day of 1985 arrived.
This day is the grand opening day of Yongjia Supermarket.
Early in the morning, after having a bowl of noodles at a noodle stall, Deng Shirong came with his sons, daughters-in-law and daughters-in-law to prepare for the opening, directing the supermarket employees to hang down the banners that had been prepared in advance from the third floor one by one.
After hanging up the banners, the employees took their positions, ready to welcome customers.
At the same time, the firecrackers have been prepared and will be set off at the auspicious time to announce the official opening of the supermarket.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the members of the Naye Deng clan, who had received the news in advance, also rushed over.
Although they don't quite understand what a supermarket is, this is the clan leader's business, so of course they have to come and support it and increase its popularity first.
It has to be said that people tend to follow the crowd. With the arrival of thousands of members of the Naye Deng clan, the entrance of the Suifeng Hotel was bustling with people. Coupled with the eye-catching red banner hanging from the third floor, it naturally attracted those who passed by.
When the passers-by came closer, they found that the hanging banners read:
"Tenglong Passenger Transport Company warmly congratulates Yongjia Supermarket on its grand opening and wishes it a prosperous business!"
"Deng's Real Estate warmly congratulates Yongjia Supermarket on its grand opening, and wishes it good fortune!"
"Xincun Sanye warmly congratulates Yongjia Supermarket on its grand opening and wishes it great financial success!"
"Yongjia Supermarket is the first self-service shopping mall in our county. More than a thousand kinds of goods are clearly marked with prices, so you can choose whatever you want."
"You can take whatever you want. All products are open to customers. If you are not satisfied, you can exchange them at any time without having to consider anyone's opinion."
“This is a brand new shopping experience, and everyone who has tried it says it’s good.”
“…”
Looking at these banners, the curiosity of passers-by is aroused!
At 8:18, with the sound of firecrackers, Deng Shirong announced the official opening of Yongjia Supermarket.
So, the curious passers-by followed the crowd upstairs, and He Lanying, who came out to exercise, was one of them.
After going up to the second floor, what caught her eyes was a wide variety of goods. Just as it was written on the banner, there were at least thousands of goods. He Lanying entered the supermarket through the door with the word "entrance" written on it with great interest.
"Welcome, this is our supermarket's shopping basket. Customers who need it can pick one up and put the items they like into the shopping basket. This is more convenient!"
After hearing the supermarket staff's introduction, the customers entering the supermarket curiously picked up a shopping basket and walked towards the rows of shelves filled with goods.
He Lanying was naturally one of them. She carried the shopping basket and walked towards the food area according to the signs. She had run out of noodles at home, and she had originally planned to buy some noodles after exercising. Since she accidentally entered this supermarket, she decided to see what the price of the noodles here was.
If the price is right, just buy it here.
Soon, He Lanying came to the shelf where noodles were placed. Looking at the bundles of noodles of different thicknesses and weights, all with prices labeled on the shelf, she nodded repeatedly. The prices were clearly marked, and the price of a bundle of noodles was clearly written on it.
He Lanying picked out a kind of noodles that her family often ate. Seeing that the price was a little cheaper than what she usually bought, she happily took a few bunches and put them in the shopping cart.
Then, he wandered around the food area and other areas.
"Hey, this canned fruit is pretty cheap, buy it!"
"Hey, these cookies are cheaper than other places, buy them!"
"Tsk, this toothpaste is pretty good, I don't think there's much left at home, buy it!"
“…I bought it!”
When Helanying entered the supermarket, it was as if Zhu Bajie returned to Gao Village, he felt so free and easy!
Various commodities were displayed there with clearly marked prices for her to choose from. She could take whatever she wanted without having to look at the salesperson's impatient face. It was her first time experiencing this kind of shopping fun and she couldn't stop at all.
I don’t know how long it was, but when He Lanying picked out another item and was about to put it into the shopping cart, she realized that the shopping cart was already full!
So, He Lanying excitedly went to the cashier with her full harvest to pay.
There was already a queue there. Fortunately, there were ten cashier counters, so there was no need to wait too long. After only two minutes in line, it was He Lanying's turn!
Take out the items one by one from the shopping cart. If they need to be weighed, there will be a special person next to them to weigh them. If they don't need to be weighed, the price will be calculated directly. In less than a minute, the lady in charge of the cashier will use a calculator to calculate the total price of the goods.
After He Lanying paid the money, the cashier took out a plastic bag, put all the items she bought into it, and then handed it to her.
It was already 1985. Although plastic bags had not yet been used as widely as they were later, residents of the county had basically seen or used them, so it was not surprising to see plastic bags. It was just a little surprising that Yongjia Supermarket provided plastic bags to customers for free.
He Lanying walked out of the supermarket carrying a large bag full of items. When she was going downstairs, she gradually came to her senses. She just wanted to go into the supermarket to see what was going on, and at most buy a bunch of noodles to take back. She really didn't think about buying anything else.
In the end, I bought a big bag full of them...
At this moment, if Helan Ying knew how to use the language of later generations, she would definitely say - this supermarket is poisonous!
However, He Lanying is not the first customer to have such feelings, nor will she be the last.
After entering the supermarket and enjoying this unfettered shopping experience, customers who originally just wanted to come in to see the excitement or just wanted to buy a needle or a box of matches, couldn't help but start making purchases and filled their shopping carts unknowingly.
After paying the bill and calming down, he gave a wry smile.
Not to mention these normal customers, even those members of the Deng family who originally came just to show their support for the clan leader, couldn't help but start buying things after entering the supermarket. The attraction of free shopping in the supermarket is really too great for people of this generation.
As time went by, more and more customers came to us after hearing the news.
As soon as these customers enter the supermarket, they have a strange feeling. It is really great to be able to make all the decisions on their own without having to go through others. This is an experience they have never had before as a customer thousands of times.
So, everyone stuffed things into the shopping carts desperately, as if the goods in the supermarket were free.
There were ten cash registers, all with long queues. The business was so booming that Deng Yuntai, Zhang Xiuping, Deng Yunzhen and others were stunned.
Even Deng Shirong, who was mentally prepared, was shocked by the customers' spending power.
Before the morning was over, some shelves were emptied by customers, so Deng Yuntai immediately led his employees to restock the shelves.
At this time, the role of the warehouse on the third floor is reflected.
The larger the purchase quantity, the cheaper the price, so when the supermarket opened this time, with the financial support from his father, Deng Yuntai increased the purchase quantity. Now the third floor is piled with various goods worth hundreds of thousands, so there is no need to worry about running out of goods in a short period of time.
(End of this chapter)
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