Not many people bought these at that time, and there were no sanitary napkins like today, only the old-fashioned menstrual belts. Zhou Yian was dissatisfied after seeing them, but there was nothing she could do, as sanitary napkins were not imported at that time!
I spent 5.7 yuan on 30 packs of "women's tissues," which cost only 17 cents a pack. The woman at the counter was a little reluctant to sell me anything because I took so much at once. I also bought a few vests, which Zhou Yian thought were a good deal, only 3 yuan.
After all the big and small bags were moved back home, I put those that could see the light in the room, and stuffed the extra ones into the space.
Zhou Yian hurried back to the department store. Based on her previous experience reading novels, she knew there must be a black market in Beijing, but she didn't know where it was. The department store should be crowded with people. If she couldn't find what she wanted there, she could go to the black market. She guessed the black market wouldn't be too far from the department store, but it would still be hidden.
Zhou Yian walked around the department store, circle after circle, and after a long time, he finally found a clue in a corner of an alley.
There were two dusty-looking people squatting on the side, seemingly chatting and mumbling, but actually their eyes were staring at the entrance of the alley.
He was probably on guard, Zhou Yian thought.
Zhou Yian walked straight into the alley. The two men looked her up and down but ignored her. They were obviously looking at a new girl, so they were definitely not cops.
Sure enough, when I walked into a small alley, I saw a few people squatting on the roadside. A few of them were buying things together, and their voices were very low.
Zhou Yian followed their lead and whispered to the seller. There wasn't much to offer, just rice and flour without a ticket. Rice these days was rather coarse, even containing sand and stones, and it was common to find some rice husks mixed in. But Zhou Yian was still quite pleased.
As a southerner, rice is my daily diet. Lately, I've been eating steamed buns made with cornmeal, but I really don't want to eat them.
There were also some oranges and apples grown by fellow villagers. Zhou Yian bought some, thinking the price was right. He was stockpiling them, not sure if they'd be available when he went back to the countryside, so he bought some now while he could.
The black market wasn't particularly well-stocked, perhaps because all black markets these days were like that. Zhou Yian only saw one butcher, and all they had was scraps of unwanted meat. Zhou Yian could only lament. Although she had only traveled a few days, she felt like she hadn't eaten meat in ages.
It would have been fine if I hadn’t seen the meat, but as soon as I saw the meat, I felt hunger rising from the bottom of my heart.
To put it simply, it means that I'm addicted to pigs.
Who can stand eating watery soup, cornmeal buns and pickles every day?
Zhou Yian was a little disappointed with the black market. There weren't many things there, as he had expected. But if the department store didn't have them, it was unlikely that the black market would have them.
He glanced at his watch and it was almost eleven o'clock. Just as he was craving for pork and had some money, Zhou Yian decided to go to a state-owned restaurant for a good meal.
No matter who suffers, you cannot make yourself suffer.
Following the route he remembered for the state-owned restaurant, Zhou Yian searched for a long time before finally finding it. The restaurant wasn't big, just ordinary tables and chairs, with slogans like "Serve the People" hanging on the wall, and the air lingering with the aroma of food.
Looking at the names of the dishes on the menu, Zhou Yian swallowed her saliva. "Sister, please give me a serving of rice and braised pork. The braised pork made by this chef is so chewy. I can smell it from three miles away. The smell is so good! I ran over to see the chef. Sister, you can't say you don't have it?"
"Haha, you're quite funny, comrade. Yes, there's more. A portion of braised pork is 50 cents, and a bowl of rice is 5 cents, a total of 55 cents plus two taels of food coupons." The older woman taking the order was also amused. Seeing Zhou Yian's greedy look, she couldn't help but smile. "Little girl, is this enough money?"
"That's enough, thank you so much, sister. Although we are all serving the people, your service is really this compared to others." Zhou Yian gave a thumbs up.
The following is a summary of the money. Yesterday, An An still had 1227.5 yuan, and Dad Zhou gave her an extra 15 yuan for a watch, making a total of 1242.5 yuan.
Today, I bought leather shoes for 12 yuan and rain boots for 8 yuan. I also bought new toothpaste, toothbrush, washbasin, water cup, and kettle. The toothpaste was more expensive, so the total cost was 3.5 yuan. "Women's paper" and a vest for 8.7 yuan.
I bought rice at the black market, 20 cents a pound, no ticket needed, so 20 pounds was 4 yuan. I also bought some flour, 18 cents a pound, 5 pounds for 0.9 yuan. I also bought a few pounds of oranges and apples, 35 cents a pound, so I bought 5 pounds of each for 3.5 yuan.
Lunch 0.55 yuan
1202.35 pieces remaining.
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