When he came out of the commune and saw that it was still early, Lu Changzheng asked: "Daughter-in-law, do you want to go to the county town for a stroll? Let's take some more photos."
"Let's go back tomorrow, just in time to get the photos." The photos will be developed tomorrow.
"I went today, and I can still go tomorrow."
He had to see if there were bicycles, watches and sewing machines. If not, he would go to the city.
Su Mo thought about it, that's okay. She happened to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if there was a suitable watch. If not, she would go to the black market to look for it.
The Lu family gave so many betrothal gifts, but she didn't feel comfortable and didn't show any sign of it. If you happen to have a watch ticket in hand, then buy a watch for Lu Changzheng.
Lu Changzheng's watch looked a little old, and it wasn't a good brand. She was going to buy him a Haishi brand.
"Okay, let's go then."
[Popular science: In the 1970s, materials were scarce. As the place with the most developed light industry in my country, Shanghai produced things such as watches, sewing machines, bicycles, and all other daily necessities that were not only durable but also beautiful in appearance.
At that time, Shanghai products were just a "golden sign", including Diamond and Gemstone watches, Forever and Phoenix bicycles, Shanghai, Bee, Standard and Butterfly sewing machines, and Red Light radios... all of them were that one. The pride of the times.
Shanghai products were a symbol of fashion and brand at that time. If a person has a "Shanghai brand" thing, that is a very proud thing. 】
The new husband and wife duo got on their bicycles and headed towards the county seat in full swing.
As soon as they arrived in the county seat, the two went straight to the photo studio to take some more photos.
As soon as the master of the photo studio saw the two of them, he said, "The photos haven't been developed yet. Come back tomorrow afternoon."
It's rare to find such a well-matched couple, and photographer Fu was quite impressed.
"Master, we are not here to get photos, we are here to take photos." Lu Changzheng said.
"Ah? Still taking pictures?" The photographer was a little surprised. In such a family, taking pictures is quite common.
However, they are good-looking and photogenic, so a few more photos will be fine. If they were ugly, he would advise them not to waste money.
"Yes, let's do the same thing as last time."
The photographer took two group photos of the two of them and one photo of Su Mo alone, as he did last time.
However, at Su Mo's request, Lu Changzheng also took a photo alone this time.
A total of 4 photos were taken, 4 more were developed, and the 2 group photos were also enlarged. The total cost was 4.92 cents.
After taking photos, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
As soon as the two of them entered the supply and marketing cooperative, the eldest sister who greeted Su Mo last time noticed them and immediately greeted them loudly with a smile: "Sister, are you here to buy things again?"
"Yes, eldest sister." Su Mo smiled and walked towards the counter where eldest sister was.
"First time, second time, familiarity, my surname is Liu, what do you call me?" Sister Liu asked with a smile.
"My surname is Su."
"Sister Su, what do you want to buy this time?"
"Do you have any Haishi watches? Men's models."
"Oh, Sister Su, what a coincidence. You don't often find these Haishi brand items. They just arrived for two yuan today, and they happen to be one yuan each for men and women. If you had come yesterday, you would have only had the Qianjin brand." Sister Liu was also stunned. This was such a coincidence.
"If you really want it, you have to do it quickly, otherwise it may be gone in a few days."
Things from this mirage are scarce. Originally there were three pieces, but someone in their supply and marketing cooperative asked for one piece.
"Okay, I want a men's piece."
When Lu Changzheng heard Su Mo say that he wanted to buy a men's watch, he knew he was buying it for himself, but he didn't refuse it. His watch was broken when he was on a mission last time. After repairing it, it seemed that it was not running accurately. He was about to replace it.
There happens to be a women's model here, so let's buy it together and make a pair.
"I want the women's model too." Lu Changzheng said.
"Did you buy it for me?" Su Mo asked.
"Yeah!" Lu Changzheng nodded.
"I have a watch, no need to buy one." Su Mo showed her wrist to show him her watch.
This watch was bought by the original owner last year and is still very new.
The original owner originally had a Rolex, but it was too high-profile to wear to work, so he changed it to a Shanghai brand.
However, Su Mo didn't find the Rolex in the original owner's luggage. It was probably still at home in Haishi, and she didn't know if it had been taken away. When I bought it, it cost more than 500 yuan.
"No. Nowadays, there are three important things when getting married. You have to have what others have."
Su Mo was amused by Lu Changzheng's idea of a straight man and gave him an angry look, "I already got the certificate from you, why do you still care about these things? Since I already have a watch, there's no need to buy one. Don't bother spending this money."
Sister Liu had been listening, and now she responded with a smile: "Sister Su is right, since you have it, you don't need to buy it. It's better to live a more careful life these days, and the same goes for saving the money to buy other things later."
Seeing both of them saying this, Lu Changzheng didn't insist anymore, but regretted that he had given his wife less as a gift.
At this time, Sister Liu's colleague also brought the watch over.
"Sister Su, this one is made of 19 diamonds and made of steel. It costs 125 yuan and a watch ticket." Sister Liu said.
Lu Changzheng was about to pay for the ticket, but Su Mo stopped him. Su Mo took out the banknotes she had prepared long ago from her satchel and handed it over.
"I bought this for you, I'll pay for it."
Sister Liu took the money ticket with a smile, counted it correctly, and handed the watch to Su Mo.
Su Mo immediately put it on Lu Changzheng, looked at it, and said with a smile, "It looks really good. It suits you."
Although men's hands are rough, they are slender and well-proportioned with well-defined joints. With this all-steel watch, they look really good.
Being praised by his wife, the tips of Lu Changzheng's ears turned red. He coughed lightly and said, "Yours looks good too."
Sister Liu looked at the affectionate newlyweds in front of her and sighed in her heart, youth is good.
She and her family were like this when they first got married...
"Comrade soldier, do you want to buy two other big items?" Sister Liu will not miss any opportunity to create benefits for the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Yes. Do you have a bicycle and a sewing machine?"
"We have bicycles, Feige brand, but not sewing machines. You have to go to the city's supply and marketing cooperative to check." Sister Liu said.
"Don't bicycles have permanent license plates?" Lu Changzheng frowned. It would be better to buy a bicycle with a permanent license plate for getting married.
"Hey, comrade soldiers, there are very few things in the sea market in our county. But if you want to go to the city to buy a sewing machine, you can also try your luck there, maybe you can find one." Sister Liu suggested.
"Okay." Lu Changzheng nodded.
If that doesn't work, go to the black market and ask. It's better to get permanent cards.
Bicycles and sewing machines were both things Su Mo needed, so she didn't say she didn't need to buy them.
"Sister Su, do you need anything else?"
Su Mo thought that she would need to sew the quilt cover by then, so she asked for 5 cents of cotton thread. It was a big bundle, and it was probably enough to sew it many times.
You also need industrial coupons to buy cotton thread. A cotton thread worth 50 cents costs 0.1 coupon.
0.1 industrial coupon
