Xiao Jiu, returning home with a full load, couldn't help but sigh as he looked at his hands.
"Free shopping is awesome! Luckily this is Japanese territory, or I would have been cursed to death!"
Unfortunately, she didn't know exactly how much she could store in her space, and the contents of the warehouse were constantly being depleted.
She has carefully categorized and stored away the things she has accumulated over the years. The warehouse is large enough that she has never felt that there is not enough space.
But Japan is so big, if she wants to bring everything she sees into the warehouse, she will have to test whether the goods can be stored outside the warehouse.
It's a pity she has no money now. She has a bicycle, but she can't use it because the bicycles here are different from theirs.
The Japanese bicycles were quite advanced; bicycles from the 1960s even had two huge headlights!
Not only do they have children's bikes and women's bikes, but they also have parent-child bikes. Even the men riding them don't reach the height of our old-fashioned bicycles because they are short!
Not having money means not being able to take the bus or subway. But the transportation system is quite developed; the subway can even travel in the sky.
Forget it, let's wait and see. It's not too late to take action after she has a clear understanding of this place.
What pleased her most about this zero-dollar purchase was acquiring a considerable amount of hygiene products.
It must be said that their sanitary napkin technology is much better than that of domestic brands, and they have also obtained toilet paper specifically for pregnant women and babies, which is very comfortable.
She didn't dare to use too many good stationery items at once, as everyone knew her circumstances were poor, and it was really hard to explain where they came from.
Because of their short stature, the Japanese always paid great attention to their nutrition, and milk was a necessity during their nine years of compulsory education.
Every household with children will receive a subsidy.
The boxed milk in Xiaojiu Warehouse was finished before she turned ten. There was only some soy milk powder left, which she bought later.
Fortunately, before she left, she packed all the tickets in the space into a bundle and put it in the cabinet in the original garden.
Otherwise, if she kept them, they would definitely expire. She should know to distribute these tickets to her family members, right?
To be honest, when Yuan Yuan discovered so many tickets, he first gasped in surprise, and then quickly realized that Xiao Jiu had given them to him.
So every weekend, he would take the tickets to Tao Zui and his brother. When they learned that the tickets were left by their sister, they were shocked.
"Where did that little girl get all these tickets? She's quite meticulous; she even keeps the tickets that are about to expire separately."
"She sorted these colorful tickets by date."
With so many tickets, there's no risk of them expiring. Xiao Jiu has put a lot of effort into organizing them, so you can easily find the right one with a quick glance when you need it.
"This is probably because they were afraid it would expire, so they gave it to us to use. You can pick out the ones you can use from the garden."
There are only a few people in our family, so it won't cost much. I'll send back what I can use.
I sold the unusable ones to my colleague, who then sent the money home to save them from expiring and going to waste.
Many of these are national tickets, but there are also tickets for Singapore, Los Angeles, and Yanxian. We used them through acquaintances.
Tao Ran thought that he seemed to have classmates from Singapore, "If I pick out the ones from Singapore, I can sell them."
A few people squatted down in the most secluded corner of the park and began sorting the tickets, classifying them by region, nationality, and area.
The more they divided the tickets, the more alarmed they became. "Could it be that my sister raided the scalpers' hideout? There are just too many tickets!"
Tao Zui said in a leisurely tone, "No wonder our family has never lacked coupons and grain. I was wondering where my parents got them from, and now the truth is clear."
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Xiao Jiu has only ever used face cream and shampoo in her entire life. Luckily, she is naturally beautiful, young and has a good foundation, full of collagen, so she doesn't need the moisturizing effect of cosmetics.
But things are different now. With this free purchase, I have a complete set of toiletries, as well as towels, washbasins, foot basins, toilet bowls, toothpaste, toothbrushes, slippers, and so on from the supermarket.
She basically bought two sets of everything she needed after going around, and it was because of this that she realized how big the gap was between the industrial systems of China and Japan.
While China was still operating under a planned economy, other countries had already adopted a market economy, with supermarkets existing long ago, eliminating much of the communication barrier.
That's good; at least it provides her with great convenience.
Moreover, she discovered that most of the people shopping at the supermarket were housewives, which is closely related to the local custom of men working outside the home and women staying at home.
There are many supermarkets, and each one has its own fixed promotional days. When these women have nothing to do during the day, their biggest interest is shopping.
By remembering these supermarket's promotional days, you can save a lot of money every month.
Today, she managed to transfer a lot of promotional items into her online space using her incredibly fast hands that no one would notice.
I thought they were products nearing their expiration date, but they turned out to be products with actual expiration dates. It was just a promotional event.
She bought a lot of fresh meat, eggs, and dairy products from the supermarket, as well as seafood such as sashimi.
Although she doesn't like to eat it, it would be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal. She can just cook it and eat it.
Xiao Jiu is very satisfied with her current life, and having work and study every day makes her days more and more fulfilling.
She didn't have time to cook during the day, so she cooked in her space at night. Luckily, she had bought coal and stockpiled firewood beforehand, so she wouldn't run out of ingredients to cook.
However, she got a rice cooker from the supermarket, and the warehouse where she was sleeping had a power outlet, so she could cook rice by plugging it in.
Although she had her own space, she preferred to take advantage of the public resources. She would steam rice whenever she had free time, and then neatly pack it into various lunchboxes she had acquired for later use.
The school cafeteria kitchen was quite large and had no surveillance cameras, so she would secretly transfer any food she liked into her rice bowl.
By adding the ingredients to each type of lunchbox, she can create various bento boxes, saving her the trouble of cooking herself.
This job is practically tailor-made for her; wow, the organization is so considerate.
From then on, I studied even harder.
During this time, no one contacted her; it was as if she had been banished and left to fend for herself.
After finally making it to the end of the semester, summer vacation is coming, and we can no longer stay at school.
Not wanting to waste more than a month, she used her excellent spoken English to find a part-time job at a Western restaurant.
With a small population, there is a high demand for various professions, especially for students seeking part-time work, where they are very accommodating.
So Xiaojiu's interview went very smoothly; she only needed to work from 4 PM to midnight.
An eight-hour waiter earns 60,000 yen a month.
If you can sell alcohol, you get a commission. The key is that they'll provide you with a meal, but not accommodation.
That's fine. She lives in a shared apartment and doesn't have the money to rent a place, so a shared apartment is more convenient for her.
When her grades came out, she unsurprisingly got an A+ in English and an A in Physics and Chemistry. However, she only got a C in Chinese. She felt that she needed to continue to work hard. She could study at the city library during the day and practice her spoken English and Japanese in the evening.
While Xiao Jiu was working and studying part-time in Xiao Rizi Guo, the domestic situation became more and more tense.
That year, 1966, not only was the college entrance examination suspended and educated youth sent to the countryside, but the whole country was also in a state of panic, with everyone minding their own business.
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