People were coming and going in the department store.
However, most people just looked at it and did not buy it.
Li Weidong had more than 20 yuan in his pocket. He thought 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, Li Weidong's English had reached a level where he could speak to 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.
Li Weidong pretended not to hear it.
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 Li Weidong saw the price 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 fact, Li Weidong didn't 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 to have more money these days. Now, Li Weidong had deep doubts about this.
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.
Li Weidong 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.
Li Weidong 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.”Li Weidong couldn't help but say.
One of the younger ones looked up and sized up Li Weidong 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!" Li Weidong said before the other party could speak.
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, Li Weidong 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.
He had never planned to develop such a hobby in his life.
However, if he had the chance in the future, he could plant some red sandalwood and yellow rosewood trees in the game farm. When they were mature, he could find someone to make a batch of furniture and give the old lady a new recliner.
As for now, he would just make do with it.
Hearing Li Weidong's words, even the older woman looked up.
Her face was full of disdain.
Getting married and buying old furniture?
Such a good-looking girl was really blind.
"The old furniture is at the end. There are people there.”
The younger woman pointed inside and ignored him.
Seeing this, Li Weidong was not annoyed.
This was the norm for service staff nowadays.
They were all comrades, and there was no distinction between high and low occupations. In fact, many people envied their jobs.
"I'll go over and take a look. You don't have to accompany me.”
Li Weidong stopped pulling Yang Fangfang.
After he left, the older woman couldn't help but speak.
"Sister, listen to me. This person can't live a proper life. Marriage is a lifetime event. Even if he has to sell everything, he has to buy some property.”
"Who knows who slept on these old furniture?”
When Yang Fangfang heard what the other party said, her face immediately turned red.
"Comrade, you've misunderstood. That's not my partner. I'm already married.”
This time, even the younger sister looked at her with a strange expression.
You're married, yet you're here to buy furniture with another man?
Moreover, from the way they interacted, it was obvious that they were not siblings.
Instantly, the two of them were ignited with the fire of gossip.
"That was my husband's younger brother. He just came to the city and isn't familiar with the roads, so I brought him here.”
Yang Fangfang hurriedly explained when she saw that their expressions were getting worse.
The younger sister was skeptical.
As for the older woman, she had a look that said,"I've already seen through you. Don't even think about fooling me."
After saying that, Yang Fangfang did not dare to stay any longer and hurriedly left.
However, that back view of his seemed somewhat pathetic.
The two waiters moved closer at the same time and began to talk in low voices.
On the other side, Li Weidong came to the innermost part of the warehouse and saw a little old man sitting on a recliner, humming a tune and tapping his fingers on the armrest leisurely.
Behind him was a messy pile of furniture. It could be said that there were all kinds of furniture.
Moreover, judging from the thickness of the dust on it, it was obvious that no one had visited it for a while.
"Is there a better bed here?”Li Weidong asked.
When the little old man heard the voice, he opened his eyes and sized him up.
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