"This thing is called a ticket, a monthly ticket." Orange Cat: Monthly ticket!
Wei Jian gave a rough explanation of what food stamps, cloth stamps, and meat stamps were, and their usefulness was closely related to the management of the country.
Pan Zijian was also a well-known talent in the capital. Hearing that the ticket had endless uses, he admired Wei B, whom he had never met before.
"Well, Brother Dongyang and the others should be arriving tomorrow. By then, Brother Zijian can go to Satellite City No. 7 and wait." Wei Jian bowed his hands to the Pan family in the room and said with a smile: "Wei, don't be nagging. If you need anything else, you can go shopping on the street. The market has all kinds of clothes, clothing, food and other goods." Wei Jian just gave them tickets but not money. Even if Pan's family moved, she would lose weight. The dead camel was also bigger than the horse, and the family must have brought all their wealth, so giving money would be unnecessary.
Pan Zijian's family folded their hands and thanked him. Now that Luoyang is in war and chaos, they can only find this peaceful and prosperous place because of Wei Xiang.
Wei Jian bowed in return and Shi Shiran retreated. Not long after Wei Jian left. Pan Zijian took his family around the villa.
I was amazed by the water-filled toilet in the backyard, I was amazed by the warm fire pit bed in the house, and I was stunned by the glass mirror on the dressing table... It is true that the area of this villa is more than a little smaller than the old house in Luoyang.
However, all the novelties here made the family yearn for settling in Hedong County.
Soon night falls. Mrs. Pan called her two daughters-in-law and said to them: "Tonight is the first meal after moving here. You can take some extra money and go out and ask where they can buy rice, noodles, mutton and wine. There is no harm in spending more money." "Pan Zijian's wife is a big lady, and she has always taken care of all the income and expenses of the family. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Then I'll go get the money first. When I entered the city in the afternoon, I saw a butcher's shop on the front street. , but I don’t know if it’s still there now.” The so-called front street is Zhuque Avenue in the south of Anyi City.
Although it is not as bustling as Xuanwu Avenue in the north of the city, it has all the shops that should be there.
The two sisters took the two nuns out for shopping and found the butcher's shop based on their memories. What they didn't expect was that the butcher shop was full of people at this time.
Pan Hong asked curiously: "What is going on? Is there a night market in the city?" The grandmother behind her looked around and replied thoughtfully: "It should be, it is already night. The city gate is not closed. Not only that, there are many people coming in and out. The security in Anyi County is really good!" Several people looked at each other and laughed at the same time. It would be good if the security is good and there is a night market, otherwise They can't buy anything.
At this time, several women came over talking and laughing.
"Haha, I'm learning about that loom today. It's really a good thing. I'm really fast at weaving."
"That's right, why don't you tell me why the linen in department stores is so cheap?"
"Hey, you all have learned it, but I am clumsy. I still can't operate it after learning for a long time. I don't know if I will be asked to quit tomorrow."
"Su Niang, don't say that. You are proficient in embroidery. If you can't do it, go find a job in a garment factory. I heard the salary is higher there." The voices of several women were talking loudly, and there were others in the crowd. Several women stepped back and actively joined the chat group.
"Come on, you four, go to the front row." Several women took the initiative to give up their seats in the front row, allowing the four Pan Hongs to go to the front row.
Pan Hong and others looked at each other, not expecting such a good thing. Those women gathered together with the women who came after them, chattering around the loom. The four Pan Hong family members became more and more frightened as they listened... What kind of weaving chicken can weave seven feet of cloth in a day?
It’s simply a fantasy. But others said it with certainty, and some other women said that she weaved seven and a half feet in one day.
Pan Hong's maiden family also has weaving and embroidery. She has the most say in weaving matters. An average person can weave up to two and a half feet in a day, and there are three people working together, but this is already a mature craftsmanship. Weaver.
There are many people who can't weave a foot of cloth in a day at a slower pace. As the woman said, one person can weave seven and a half feet of cloth with a loom, which undoubtedly refreshed her worldview.
At this time, the line reached them. The butcher selling the meat turned out to be a middle-aged woman. There is no way around this. Men are already doing heavy physical work. In Anyi County, especially outside the city, a large number of construction teams are composed of men, so some of the more relaxed jobs are handed over to women.
"Staff, I want three pounds of hind leg meat."
"Hump meat, right? Wait a minute." The female butcher lifted a fresh lamb hind leg from the shelf with quick movements. With quick eyesight and quick hands, she held it with a knife, weighed it and walked away. Maybe she didn't have enough time and was missing two taels. , and gave Pan Hong another two ounces of meat.
"Chenghui, the meat coupon is three kilograms, and you can give me twelve cents. Recently, the price of mutton has dropped again." Pan Hong didn't pay attention to the meat coupon, only heard the twelve cents, and suddenly looked startled. He couldn't believe it. Er, asked again: "How much?" The female butcher hung up the remaining leg of lamb, raised her head and said, "Twelve cents."
"A pound of mutton only costs four cents?" The four Pan Hong women looked at each other again, unable to believe the price of such cheap mutton.
The grandma behind her rolled her eyes and said, "Perhaps, the price of mutton here is like this. I heard that it is very close to the grassland, so it is normal for mutton to be cheaper." The sister-in-law was puzzled and retorted: "That's right. It's so cheap. A pound of mutton in Luoyang costs twenty yuan." My grandmother-in-law also said, "Yes, and the mutton looks fresh at first glance, not dried, so it should be more expensive." Pan Hong The four of them looked at each other, and in the end they just thought they had gotten a big deal.
She took out a money bag, counted twelve coins and handed it to the butcher. The female butcher was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Where are the tickets?"
"What ticket?"
"Three kilograms of meat coupons!" At this time, someone next to me reminded: "Sister, we need meat coupons to buy fresh meat in Anyi County. You four must be newly moved out-of-towners. I think you are here today. There are a lot of outsiders here." The female butcher said speechlessly: "We are new here again and don't have meat tickets. Chenghui's total is forty-five cents, and a pound of fresh mutton is fifteen cents." Pan Hong's face turned red and she looked at the kind reminder. The woman nodded her thanks, and then paid the bill. A pound of fresh mutton, fifteen cents, was much cheaper than in Luoyang. As for the female butcher's attitude, she didn't mind.
At this moment, the sister-in-law suddenly said: "Hong Niang, the ticket, that ticket!" Pan Hong's expression changed, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he reached out and took off the other bag from his waist.
"Oh, so many votes!"
"Yes, yes, there are also Gwutiao tickets!"
"Hey, why don't you take out the tickets and show them off?" Pan Hong didn't know what a ticket was, but he saw more than a dozen meat tickets with words like "One pound of fresh meat, five pounds of fresh meat" and other words.
"Shopkeeper, is this it?" The female butcher's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly.
"That's right, just three for a pound." After leaving the butcher shop, the four of them looked at each other, and then burst into laughter.
Mrs. Pan's wife covered her mouth and laughed for a while, then sighed: "I didn't expect that the ticket given by Mr. Wei could be so useful. They pay fifteen cents for a pound of meat, but we only need four cents." Pan Hong said with a smile: "Then you didn't look at the shopkeeper's face. Obviously the meat tickets are more valuable than the copper coins." At this point, she couldn't help but tighten the bag containing the tickets around her waist. She had mixed feelings in her heart. She just lamented that her husband had a good classmate. .
The four of them inquired about the location of the grain store and bought ten kilograms of millet.
"By the way, shopkeeper, I'd like to ask, is there a place to buy wine nearby?" The shopkeeper was enthusiastic and said with a smile: "If you want to buy wine, you can only go to Wei's shop. Look at the hanging hanging under the eaves. The sign with the word [Wei] is the Wei family's shop. Now that the food in the city is provided by the Wei family, naturally only their family is willing to brew this wine." Following the store's guidance, the four of them walked to a restaurant. .
At this time, it was the time when dusk and night alternated. Instead of decreasing, the number of pedestrians on the street increased.
Some people invite friends and companions to eat and drink in restaurants, and the street food stalls are also crowded with people, and all kinds of local delicacies are delicious and fragrant.
Pan's sister-in-law sniffed her nose and said with some shame and self-deprecation: "I have been traveling for days, and when I smell these smells, I can't help but salivate." The two nuns laughed, indicating that they were also drooling, because It smells so good.
Pan Hong also nodded. Although she looked reserved on the surface, she was actually drooling just now and her stomach was growling.
If it was just a few of them, they might be able to eat mutton and millet, but there are men at home, so they have to buy some wine to go back.
Pan Hong stepped into the restaurant. At this time, the hall was already overcrowded, and all the seats, big and small, were filled with people. There were fat and drunk people, people who were poetry and wine, people who were sad and drunk, and people who were drunk and full. And enough.
Pan Hong took the other three people straight to the counter.
"Shopkeeper, estimate the wine by a pound." The shopkeeper looked up and judged that the four of them were new to the city. He said with a smile, "Sorry, there is no more turbid wine." Pan Hong was stunned and frowned. He raised his embroidered eyebrows, pointed to the people drinking and the wine rack next to them, and asked: "How come it's gone?" The shopkeeper didn't show off, and said bluntly: "The wine that doesn't require food stamps is indeed gone, and the rest of the wine in the shop is gone. You need food stamps to buy it." It's no wonder that the shopkeeper was too direct in what he said. It was because he had to deal with too many people without tickets today, and many of them were very rude. If he had to deal with too many people, he would feel bored.
Pan Hong opened her mouth, feeling suddenly very grateful to Wei Ju. She took out a few food stamps and said, "As for the food stamps, we have some." The shopkeeper was startled at first, and then seemed to be a different person. He first apologized for her actions, and then took them in person. Several people came to the wine cabinet.
Said: "Look at which kind of wine you want, Erguotou and Qinghe Daqu are both good." Pan Hong looked at her grandmother-in-law. She didn't understand wine, but her mother-in-law's family was an heirloom of poems and books, and she had been exposed to many good wines since she was a child. liquor.
It seems to be no secret that scholars like wine. Pan's sister-in-law nodded in understanding, stepped forward to smell it, and asked curiously: "Why is this wine so fragrant?" The shopkeeper laughed and said: "It seems that Madam is also a good drinker. Yes, these The intensity of the wine varies, but it is definitely stronger than Zhuojiu. If the ladies want to drink it, I suggest adding some rice soup after returning to make it easier to drink." Mrs. Pan nodded and looked up at the wine cabinet. On the top row, someone muttered something: "Luzhou Laojiao, Fenjiu, Gujing Gongjiu... How come you haven't heard of these wines?" The shopkeeper smiled and responded: "It's normal that you haven't heard of them. These wines are from my second generation. The wine brewed by me can only be drunk by Hedong in the world, and it is not sold to the outside world. Moreover, this wine cannot be bought with money and tickets."
"Oh?" Pan and others looked confused. At this time, the guests at a nearby table looked back, and one of the young ladies said with a smile: "If you two ladies like to drink, we still have seats here, why not drink together?" Pan Hong's expressions changed.
The shopkeeper glared angrily and said, "Young Master Liu, you can drink as much as you like, but you can't talk nonsense." The young master drank a lot of wine, and just now he was thinking wrongly. When the shopkeeper drank it, he suddenly sobered up and hurriedly stood up and apologized... ...He doesn't dare to mess around in Anyi. The city guards patrolling the streets are not just decorations.
When Pan Hong saw this, he thanked the shopkeeper Lianren. The shopkeeper smiled and waved his hand and said, "Don't be afraid. Our security in Anyi County is guarded by the city guards. If you encounter danger, just shout and someone will come to rescue you immediately." With that, uu read a book He looked towards the young master as if there was nothing there.
The young master really regretted it and hurriedly said: "I, I was really drunk just now. Otherwise, I still have a quota to buy Gujing tribute wine this month, so I will give it to these two girls."
"Quota?" Pan Hong frowned slightly. The shopkeeper explained: "Yes, except for Erguotou and Qinghe Daqu, all other good wines here need to purchase quotas."
"Then how to get a quota?" Pan's wife knew that her husband liked to drink, so they hurriedly inquired.
The shopkeeper smiled and said,
"I used to challenge the chess game in a restaurant in the north of the city. Now it's a little easier. You only need to find the corresponding pairs, or those who are proficient in arithmetic can solve the problem on the spot. What, madam, do you want to try it?" Pan Hong and his wife They looked at each other and smiled, and shook their heads at the same time. Although they were from good backgrounds, they were not at the level of talented women. They would not show off their ugliness in public. It would be okay to let their husband-in-law give it a try later.
"Shopkeeper, please help me estimate a pound of Qinghe Daqu." Pan Hong took out the food stamps. The shopkeeper chuckled and agreed.
I bought meat, bought grain, and appraised wine. Although there were a few twists and turns along the way, I successfully completed the task assigned by the old lady.
The four of them returned home following their memories. While eating, I enjoyed talking about what I saw in the city. What about the weaver chicken that can weave seven feet of cloth in one day, the various tickets that can buy everything, and the wine in the restaurant.
"Haha, interesting, brother, let's go to the restaurant tomorrow. There will be a test to buy a drink. This is the first time in my life." Hearing his brother say this, Pan Zijian also yearned for it.
"Okay, wait until I come back tomorrow, and we two brothers will go together."
