Chapter 8: Visiting the 1970s



Yan Ning: "Then ask your sister if she agrees with you going."

Zhao Yunzhen, who had just changed her clothes, looked at her sister with amusement after hearing this. "Go if you want to. You can do your homework when you come back this afternoon."

The little girl's face was full of joy.

The three of them went out together.

To get from Xicheng to the city center, you have to take a bus first and then transfer to the subway to the largest department store in Beijing.

The department store stands on Wangfujing Street, the most prosperous street in Beijing.

The entire building, both in appearance and interior, appears high-end and classy.

It has five floors in total, covering an area of ​​39,000 square meters and a business area of ​​18,000 square meters.

The first floor is the daily necessities area, selling cigarettes, alcohol, tea, furniture, home appliances, refrigerators, televisions, radios, sewing machines, bicycles, watches and other daily necessities.

The second floor is the food area, selling various candies, biscuits, pastries, canned foods, milk powder, malted milk, dried meat and other dry goods, as well as some domestic snacks.

The third floor is the clothing area. On the left are various fabrics that require tickets, with very fashionable patterns and colors. On the right are all kinds of fashionable ready-made clothes, shoes, bags, and various scarves and hats, with all kinds of styles.

On the left side of the fourth floor, various gold, jade and jewelry are sold, while on the right side, various domestic cosmetics and skin care products are sold.

The fifth floor is temporarily vacant and not open to the public.

Wangfujing Department Store has a wide variety of goods, and you can buy almost all mid- to high-end products here.

The three of them went straight up to the third floor to visit the garment area.

Yan Ning didn't plan to buy fabric because she didn't know how to make clothes.

If you want to find someone to help you, you might as well go to some handmade tailor shops in the alleys of Beijing City, where the craftsmanship of the old masters is better.

It is still more convenient to buy ready-made clothes now.

After a stroll through the garment area, Yan Ning bought two bragas, which are dresses of the 21st century.

A floral dress with a square neckline, puff short sleeves, and blue flowers on a white background.

A light green floral dress with a doll collar and long sleeves.

There are also two white chiffon shirts and two pairs of light blue straight jeans.

A pair of black leather shoes and a pair of white canvas shoes.

The total cost was four hundred and seventeen dollars.

Tsk tsk, this money is really not worth spending.

After Yan Ning paid the money, the three of them went to the fourth floor where skin care products were sold.

Zhao Yunzhen wants to buy some facial cream.

Yan Ning took a look, and while they were choosing skin care products, she went to the cosmetics counter and bought a powder compact with the whitest shade.

Put it in the bag and transfer it to the space.

Finally, Zhao Yunzhen bought a bottle of Pechoin Vanishing Cream.

The three of them went down to the food area on the second floor.

There is a candy stall at the entrance to the second floor. The colorful candies are beautiful and festive.

These candies are expensive but no tickets are required.

Yan Ning bought two kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy, three kilograms of colorful mixed fruit candies, three kilograms of brown sugar and one kilogram of white sugar.

Yan Ning doesn't like sweets. She bought these sweets to use as favors.

There was also something very popular in the 1970s - canned food.

Two cans each of canned yellow peaches, canned apricots, canned pineapples, canned oranges, canned loquats, canned luncheon meat, canned braised pork, canned ham, canned dace with fermented black beans, etc.

The three of them had their hands full and could no longer carry anything. Yan Ning gave up the idea of ​​buying other things and decided to come back and do it again by himself.

Especially Moutai, you must buy more and keep space for your collection. It only costs a few dollars a bottle now, but it will be worth hundreds of thousands in the 21st century!

After leaving the department store, Zhao Yunzhen suggested taking the things home first and then going out for dinner.

Yan Ning thought about it and agreed, mainly because he couldn't find an excuse or opportunity to put the things into the space.

After a 40-minute drive, the three of them returned to the family compound and helped Yan Ning send his things home.

While Zhao Yunzhen and her sister were resting in the living room, Yan Ning put all the things in the room into the space.

It would be a good thing for Yan Chen if she didn't put it into the space. That boy often goes into her room to rummage through things.

"Let's go. I'll treat you to dinner at the state-owned restaurant."

As Yan Ning spoke, he handed a handful of White Rabbit milk candies and a handful of fruit candies to Zhao Yunzhen and Zhao Yunli.

The little girl took the candy and thanked him sweetly, "Thank you, Sister Yan."

The three of them went out and came to the Peace Hotel.

It was just after eleven when we arrived, not yet lunchtime, so there weren't many people in the hall.

Zhao Yunzhen went to reserve a seat, and Yan Ning took Zhao Yunli to order food.

Today's menu includes braised pork, steamed sea bass, shredded pork with fish flavor, stir-fried pork with wood ear mushrooms, mapo tofu, spinach with garlic sauce, shredded potatoes with vinegar, and stir-fried bean sprouts.

After asking Zhao Yunzhen and Zhao Yunli about their tastes, he ordered a braised pork, a stir-fried pork with black fungus, a dish of shredded potatoes with vinegar, and six taels of rice.

Yan Ning paid the money and the meat and grain coupons and returned to the table to wait.

"Zhenzhen, do you know where to buy grain and vegetable seeds? I have a friend who asked me to help her buy some seeds in the city."

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yan Ning quickly asked Zhao Yunzhen where to buy the seeds.

Zhao Yunzhen: "This... I'm not too sure. My mother buys grain at the grain store with her grain coupons, and buys vegetables at the Xidan vegetable market. How about you go to the vegetable market and take a look?"

"Uh... okay then. If there really isn't any, I'll ask my friend to go ask around in the countryside. Maybe some villagers have some seed they've saved."

It seems that I still need to find time to go to the vegetable market to see if there are any seeds or seedlings for sale.

If there is nothing there, you can only look in the legendary black market.

Just then, the waiter's voice came from the kitchen window, and Yan Ning temporarily put aside the issue of seeds.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!

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