Chapter 401 I'm Proud of You 3
Feng Qingxue gave him a white look and went to the fish counter. Yellow croaker was 35 cents a pound, hairtail was 30 cents a pound, both were frozen fish, shipped from thousands of miles away. The fish raised in the pond were fresh, swimming happily in the bucket. The price was 20 to 30 cents a pound, and the price varied depending on the species. Salted fish was 20 cents a pound.
After asking about the price, Feng Qingxue turned around and asked Lu Jiang, who was carrying the large backpack on his shoulders, "Do we have fish tickets?"
It seems that you can’t buy it without a ticket.
Lu Jiang brought back a bunch of miscellaneous tickets, all collected by her comrades. She didn't notice whether there were any fish tickets.
I am so busy every day that I don’t have much time to check the money and bills carefully.
The fishmonger laughed and said, "Yes, you need a ticket to sell fish to you. If you don't have a ticket, forget about it. There is no fish to buy on ordinary days. There is only fish on New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day. The government subsidizes part of the money to the aquatic product company, and the aquatic product company will sell some affordable fish to us ordinary people. Even so, there is not enough to sell, and the supply cannot meet the demand."
"I see that although there are no more egg cakes and pastries, there is still a lot of meat and fish left. It doesn't look like there is a shortage of supply."
After hearing what Feng Qingxue said, the fishmonger knew that they were not from the city, and explained: "Don't think that I am mixing the lunar and solar calendars together. In fact, the tickets are all issued according to the lunar calendar. It's only the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. Although it's been New Year's Day and it's already 63 years, it's still a long way to go before the Spring Festival. The chicken tickets, fish tickets, and peanut tickets are all extra tickets. They are not included in the normal supply and are only issued when the festival is approaching. The aquatic products are delivered in advance. If you don't believe me, come and see in a few days. I guarantee that even salted fish will not be available for purchase!"
Feng Qingxue understood, and turned to ask Lu Jiang: "Hurry up and check whether we have any fish tickets!"
"Our troops are stationed in a place not near a river, so there shouldn't be any fish tickets. I remember that fish tickets are only often seen in the supply tickets of coastal areas. However, it's not necessarily the case. Sometimes the supply trucks will bring some aquatic products." Lu Jiang thought about it, took out the tickets in his pocket, flipped through them several times, pulled out a fish ticket, and said in surprise: "Qingxue, look, there is a fish ticket!"
Feng Qingxue was very happy. She took it and looked at it. "It's only two pounds!"
"Two catties is not a small amount! A family of three will only be given two catties of fish coupons, and a family of five will be given three catties." The fishmongering lady saw at a glance that it was a military ration coupon and was very enthusiastic. "Sister, what kind of fish do you want to buy? I'll pick the best for you."
"Big yellow croaker!" Feng Qingxue said without hesitation.
The fishmonger picked out two large yellow croakers for her, each weighing about one pound, a little more than that. However, fishmongers certainly couldn't be so accurate that there was no deviation, so she charged a two-pound ticket and sold two pounds and a half of fish.
After buying everything he needed, Lu Jiang used the cigarette coupons and approval slips to buy two packs of Daqianmen and two bottles of Maotai.
A pack of Daqianmen is 3.50 yuan, while Moutai is still 7.80 yuan a bottle.
Feng Qingxue smacked her lips, it was indeed a luxury item, it would be a luxury item no matter what era it was.
Although prices are very low in this era, wages are also low. I just learned from a fishmongering lady that most workers only make more than 20 yuan a month. Even though people with urban household registration have access to commercial grain, if you don't have a job you don't have a salary, so it's very tight for a family to live on one salary, and every penny must be spent wisely.
(End of this chapter)