Before coming, Su Yuehua counted all the money and tickets she had on her, and unexpectedly she found a candy ticket.
She and Shen Chengyi were newlyweds, so she had to buy some candies to share the good luck with her friends who came to congratulate her.
She dragged Sister Qiuju straight to the candy counter. After buying candy, they went to the pot counter. "Comrade, bring me a thermos and an iron pot."
"A total of thirteen yuan, plus eight industrial coupons." The salesperson quickly wrote out the invoice and handed it directly to Su Yuehua.
Industrial coupons? Where can I get them? Su Yuehua asked tentatively, "Comrade, I don't have industrial coupons. Can I get some extra money?"
The salesperson snatched the receipt from Su Yuehua and tore it up, "You think the department store is owned by your family? You can't buy anything without the industrial coupons."
Su Yuehua had heard that sales clerks in the 1970s and 1980s were awesome, but she never expected them to be this awesome.
Today really opened my eyes and I saw what it means to look down on people.
If she didn't buy this pot, her family wouldn't even have a sip of hot water to drink. She could only suppress her anger and say, "Comrade, what pot doesn't require industrial coupons?"
"Casserole." The salesperson said perfunctorily without even raising his eyelids.
After I buy an iron pot, a ceramic casserole can also be used to make soup, so I'll buy it first.
"Comrade, I'll buy a clay pot, a thermos, and an iron pot first. I'll come back in a couple of days with my industrial vouchers to buy more."
The salesperson swiped a few times, wrote out the invoice and put it directly on the counter, "Go and pay."
Sister Qiu Ju asked from the side: "Yuehua, my family still has more than ten industrial coupons. I will find them for you when I get home."
"Sister Qiuju, thank you."
Sister Qiu Ju waved her hand and said, "What are you thanking me for? The army gives us money every month. My brother-in-law bought a bicycle for his wedding, and it was your Chengyi who collected the industrial coupons for him!"
The salesperson pricked up his ears to eavesdrop on their conversation, and when he heard that they were military families, his attitude changed 180 degrees.
After the two paid, he was like a different person when he came to pick up the clay pot. "Comrade, please check the clay pot. If you have unused industrial coupons, I can exchange them with you."
Su Yuehua simply ignored what she said, took a quick look at the casserole to see if there was any flaw, and walked away from the counter with it.
She was too lazy to say a word to such people, let alone deal with them.
After buying things from the department store, the two went straight to the grain store.
Today's state-owned grain stores are completely different from the grain and oil stores of later generations. A large room is filled with grain in sacks and white flour bags. The counters inside are large wooden boxes filled with rice, white flour, and cornmeal. The products are very simple.
There were not many customers buying grain in the grain store at that time, so Su Yuehua and Sister Qiu Ju got in first without having to wait in line.
She watched Sister Qiu Ju take out a small notebook and a flour bag from her bag. She was completely dumbfounded. Why did she need a grain book to buy grain?
After buying food, sister-in-law Qiuju saw Su Yuehua still in a daze, so she reminded her, "Yuehua, it's your turn."
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