In this era, scraps of cloth were very valuable. All kinds of materials were in short supply and everything was in limited supply. You needed meal tickets to eat, cloth tickets to buy cloth, and sugar tickets to sell sugar.
Clothes are patched up every three years, and it is rare for ordinary people to get a new piece of clothing.
Su Li sensed that the salesperson wanted to make friends, and she happily accepted her intention. "Thank you."
Wang Hong waved her hands repeatedly, "You're welcome, comrade, take a look, is there anything else you need?"
"Give me 10 kilograms of cotton, a pair of chopsticks, a set of bowls and plates, two thermos bottles, four bowls, four porcelain basins, six enamel cups, two bath covers, two bottles of vanishing cream..."
Wang Hong hurried to prepare. Some of the things Su Li wanted were usually in short supply.
The sales agencies keep the products and don’t sell them outside, they keep them for people they know.
But at this moment, Wang Hong still took out all of them and gave them to Su Li.
"Comrade, look, everything you need has been given to you. Is there anything else you need? If not, we will pay for it for you," Wang Hong asked.
"Then bring four cans of malted milk, six cans of food, three tin frogs, ten marbles, and a pound of egg cake."
Su Li found that the packaging of malted milk in this era was different from that in her space. She could keep two cans for the children, and give one can to Xie's parents and the Su family. She would give the three boys the iron frog and marbles to play with, and then she would place an order on Pinxixi to buy some hairbands and flowers for Baoya.
Unfortunately, the supply and marketing cooperative didn't have milk powder, but she could buy two cans and take them home, so she wouldn't have to be so sneaky when making milk powder for the kids in the future. She still had to find a way to get a few milk powder cans from this era.
"That's all for now. Big sister, please settle the bill."
"Okay, if you don't want a ticket, I'll take a look." Wang Hong smiled at Su Li and took out an abacus and started to count. "One pound is fifty-six yuan, three cents and four cents."
Su Li gave the money readily. Wang Hong specially gave her a big bag to pack the things so that it would be convenient for her to take out the supplies from the space. There were a lot of things, and there were four little kids at the door. It was almost noon, and Su Li wanted to take the children to have some food.
"Sister, look, I bought so many things, and there is a child at the door. It's almost noon, and I want to take the child to have a meal. It's not convenient to take these things. Can I put the things here first and come get them later?" As he said that, he put a dollar in Wang Hong's hand.
Wang Hong took a look through her fingers and her eyes lit up immediately. "Okay! Big sister, everyone has inconveniences when they go out. Don't worry, I will make sure to show you the things!"
"Thank you, big sister. I'll be back soon."
Wang Hong looked at Su Li's back as she walked away. See! She was not wrong. People who spend money generously must have many advantages to make friends with. She glanced at Zhou Lian and thought, "Hmph! What a shallow-minded person."
When Su Liqian came out of the supply and marketing cooperative, she saw several children sitting in a row on the steps at the entrance.
Hu Zi saw Su Li coming out empty-handed and hurried over, "Mom, why didn't you buy anything?"
The other three cubs also looked up at Su Li, and went up to hold their hands.
"I bought some things, some cloth to make clothes and shoes for you, and some iron eggs for you. I bought some iron frogs and marbles for Shitou and Huzi, and some hairbands for my Baoya, and some food for you."
Shitou bit his finger and asked, "What do you eat?"
Su Li looked at him with sparkling eyes and her saliva was about to flow out.
"Secret, haha! Are you hungry? Darlings, mommy will take you to eat."
The kids nodded hurriedly. Did their mother really buy them an iron frog and marbles?
In their village, only the village chief's grandson had a few marbles, but they were not allowed to touch them.
Baoya held Su Li's finger and thought, Mom is so kind, she hopes her mom will always be this kind.
Su Li held Baoya in one hand and Shitou in the other, while Tiedan held Huzi and followed behind Su Li.
The mother and her two children were strolling on the street. Actually, there was nothing to see. The county town at this time was not as lively as the small town before. There were mostly bungalows and three-story buildings.
There are various shops on both sides of the street, including bookstores, supply and marketing cooperatives, post offices, state-owned restaurants and tailor shops.
There were also many slogans of that era written on the walls of the street. Su Li originally wanted to take the children to the state-owned restaurant, and when they passed by the bookstore, Su Li could take the children to have a look. Tiedan would be 6 years old next year, and Su Li wanted him to go to school.
The other three also waited until they were six years old before letting them go.
While thinking, the mother and her children came to a cement building. The children looked at Su Li in confusion. Tiedan looked up at the mottled handwriting in front of the cement building and felt a little excited, because there were books inside.
He likes reading. Lai Fu from his great uncle's family used to show off his books in front of them. He read Lai Fu's textbooks at that time. Although he didn't recognize the words, he liked them very much.
It's called a bookstore, but in fact it only has three rows of shelves with not many books on them, and even fewer children's books. When the mother and her son entered, the staff were sorting out old newspapers. When they saw someone coming in, they put down the newspapers and walked over.
"Comrade, if you want any book, you can buy it or borrow it."
A middle-aged man in a suit and an armband looked at Su Li.
Su Liyu: "Do you have any comic books for children? Also, pens and notebooks. Also, comrade, do you have any old books from elementary school? If so, let me have a look."
The middle-aged man looked at the children around Su Li, then turned around and took out a few comic books, a pencil, an eraser, two knives, a few notebooks, and some old books of elementary school students.
Su Li put all these things in front of Tiedan and said, "Tiedan, take a look and see if you like them. Mom is going to send you to school next year, so you can learn them in advance."
Tiedan heard what Su Li said. Aunt Su asked him to go to school and bought him notebooks and books. He had been talking very little since yesterday and did not listen to Su Li's words and call her mother. But at this moment he was happy. Can he really call Su Li mother? With red eyes, he pulled Su Li's finger.
He lowered his head and called out "Mom".
Su Li felt very distressed when she saw his appearance, poor child. She touched his head and then picked things with him.
When checking out and preparing to leave, Su Li saw a few novels in the corner. He looked over and saw that they were "Iron Man Guerrillas" and "Ode to the Army".
At this time, patriotic sentiments were particularly high, but there were few wonderful novels on the market, books were extremely scarce, and the public's thirst for knowledge was unprecedentedly high. She had downloaded a lot of novels on her mobile phone in her space, and being a copycat was the perfect choice for her at the moment.
It turned out that she was a high school student, so her writing of novels would not arouse suspicion. She could make money without having to go out to work, and she could buy things with a legitimate reason in the future. Having made up her mind, Su Li bought a few more notebooks.
After that, Su Li took the children to a state-owned restaurant. After arranging the children to sit down, she went to order dishes. She asked for a mutton soup, two pancakes, a sweet and sour fish, a stir-fried vegetable dish, and a braised pork dish.
The portions in state-owned restaurants are very large. Su Li served soup to the children and tore up some bread to share with them. The children were at a loss as it was their first time to eat at a state-owned restaurant. They were obviously very excited, but they picked up their chopsticks quickly.
Su Li took a sip of the soup, which was very delicious and fragrant. The mother and her son ate until their mouths were full of oil, feeling particularly satisfied.
Su Li hadn't finished her meal, so she asked the waiter to pack it up for her. She also packed 20 meat buns, but because she didn't have a ticket, she spent 11 yuan on them.
When they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to get something, there were not many people around. Just then they saw Wang Hong wiping the glass with a rag at the counter, so Su Li handed Wang Hong a big meat bun.
Wang Hong didn't expect that she would get both money and things just by saying a few words. Look at the big meat bun in front of her, it's soft and tender, and your mouth will definitely be full of oil after taking a bite. After refusing for a while, Wang Hong finally accepted it. This big girl is worth dealing with.
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