"Zhengyu, Mom told me that you're going to the department store?”
Yang Fangfang felt a little awkward facing Chen Zhengyu.
Logically speaking, a married chicken would follow the chicken. Since she was Chen Weimin's wife, she should keep a distance from Chen Zhengyu.
But if you eat people's mouths, you'll be soft.
He couldn't possibly turn hostile before he could digest the handmade noodles and poached eggs, right?
Moreover, there was also the instructions from his mother-in-law.
"Yes, the bed in my room is too small, and it's uncomfortable to squeeze with Little Brother, so I want to go to the department store to see if there are any beds for sale. I can change one, but I have to trouble Sister-in-law to bring me there.”Chen Zhengyu said politely.
"It's fine. I want to go shopping too.”Yang Fangfang quickly said.
As there was only one bicycle at home, and it had been taken away by Father Chen, Chen Zhengyu and Yang Fangfang could only take the bus.
The ticket price was two cents per person, and it would be even cheaper if one applied for a monthly ticket.
After getting into the car, Chen Zhengyu rushed to pay.
The car was packed to the brim. As for one seat for each person, it was impossible.
It was Chen Zhengyu's first time taking such an old-fashioned bus. At first, it was very refreshing.
But soon, it became boring.
Not only was it running slowly, but the car also made a lot of noise. The magnitude of the vibration made Chen Zhengyu suspect that it would fall apart.
However, for people nowadays, being able to ride in a car was undoubtedly something worth showing off.
Yang Fangfang took the ticket and carefully put it into her pocket like a treasure.
It took her half an hour to reach the station.
After getting out of the car, Chen Zhengyu could clearly feel that the atmosphere here was better.
The department store was directly opposite the place where they got off, and they could see the slogan pasted beside it at a glance.
Those who could enter and exit the shop all held their heads high and puffed out their chests.
"This is it. Last time, Mom and I came here. There are some things that don't require tickets. You just need to pay.”Yang Fangfang said enviously.
However, when he thought of the price he had seen last time, he felt a little afraid.
She remembered that she had taken a fancy to a coat. She heard that it was made of woolen fabric. She did not know what it was, but it looked good.
However, that piece of clothing actually cost fifty to sixty yuan.
One had to know that at this time, the salary of an ordinary worker was only 30 to 40 yuan.
Even if he didn't eat or drink, it would take him two months to afford it.
At that time, she had thought that it was so expensive. How could anyone buy it?
But before she could leave, she was slapped in the face.
A foreigner bought it so easily.
That scene undoubtedly gave her a huge shock.
"Let's go, let's take a look at this department store.”
Chen Zhengyu could not wait to step forward. People were coming and going in the department store.
However, most people just looked at it and did not buy it.
Chen Zhengyu had more than 20 yuan in his pocket. He thought that he had a lot of money, so he confidently browsed through the goods on the counter.
In fact, the variety of goods in this era was really limited. It was nothing more than looking at something new.
Most of them were daily necessities.
Until he arrived at the bargaining counter.
After all, there were the most people watching.
At this moment, two foreigners with blonde hair and blue eyes were standing in front of the counter and talking about something.
For ordinary citizens, this was definitely a western scenery.
In his previous life, Chen Zhengyu's English had reached a level where he could converse with foreigners. Of course, he could not do without some hand gestures.
He listened to the conversation between the two foreigners. They seemed to be complaining about the lack of variety of goods here. The advantage was that they were cheap.
Chen Zhengyu pretended not to hear this.
His current identity was an ordinary young man who had just entered the city from the countryside. High school graduation!
It was normal that he didn't understand foreign languages.
However, when Chen Zhengyu saw the prices of the goods on the counter, he gasped.
This was considered cheap?
He understood the bargaining counter.
It was specially set up for foreign guests and foreigners. They did not need tickets.
But what the hell was 16 yuan for a bottle of Maotai?
Wasn't it said that a bottle of Maotai in this era cost two to three yuan?
And those chocolate candies, five dollars a box?
Who could afford this?
In reality, Chen Zhengyu did not know that this price was normal.
This was because in the first half of the year, the higher-ups had implemented a high-price strategy for some products.
Among them were tea leaves, bicycles, wine, watches, sugar, and so on.
Last year, a bicycle cost 160 yuan, but this year, it had risen to 650 yuan. It was shocking.
It was said that it was useless no matter how much money one had. Now, Chen Zhengyu had deep doubts about these words.
In fact, not only did department stores have bargaining counters that did not require tickets, but some high-end restaurants also adopted this strategy.
If you were rich enough to go to a restaurant every day, so what if you didn't have a ticket?
Of course, these high-priced goods were mainly targeted at the rich foreign guests and the so-called capitalists.
Chen Zhengyu remembered that Xu Damao's wife, Lou Xiao'e, who lived in the backyard, was a standard capitalist.
Even if the ingredients were not good in the eyes of many people, they were still not bitter. Not to mention other things, they definitely did not have to worry about food and drink.
For 99% of the people, it was difficult to move without a ticket.
Chen Zhengyu saw that Yang Fangfang's eyes were filled with desire, but she did not express anything.
First, they were poor and had no money.
Secondly, she was not his wife, so why should he spoil her?
Therefore, after asking the saleswoman where there was furniture, he went straight to it.
Compared to the department store counter, the furniture area was obviously much quieter, and it was in the backyard.
There were not many people in the huge warehouse.
Because it was a little cold inside, the two ladies sat at the door, knitting sweaters and chatting.
He also ignored the customers who came.
"Comrade, I want to buy a bed and a recliner.”Chen Zhengyu couldn't help but say.
One of the younger ones looked up and sized up Chen Zhengyu and Yang Fangfang, thinking that they were young people who were about to get married.
After all, it was not a wedding, so very few people came to buy beds.
A bed could basically be used for a lifetime.
In the 1950s, newlyweds paid attention to the "four one project" when they got married.
There was a bed, a basin, a spittoon, and a kettle.
Although it was the 1960s, they had just survived a difficult period. No one was rich.
The thirty-six legs, for example, had only become popular in the late sixties.
"Old!" Without waiting for the other party to speak, Chen Zhengyu continued.
On the way here, he had heard from Yang Fangfang that only new furniture needed a furniture ticket. Old furniture did not need a furniture ticket.
The so-called old furniture was actually antiques.
However, it was not popular to call it an antique now, so it was easy to make mistakes.
In fact, when people in the city got married, they would think of ways to get a few furniture tickets. No one liked to use old ones.
On the contrary, Chen Zhengyu did not care about this at all.
At most, he could just buy it and brush it inside and out. Wouldn't it be as good as new?
What was that?
In his previous life, he was not interested in antiques or collectibles, perhaps because he was poor.
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