Ma Teng went to the grain store first and took out his grain book. It's okay now. If you have a grain book, you don't need a ticket. If it comes after 1962, even if you have a grain book, you will still need to replenish the food stamps.
Although Ma Teng is a third-level electrician, he still falls into the category of heavy manual workers.
After the country coordinated the work levels in 1955, it set standards. For heavy manual laborers, the average weight should be between forty and forty-nine pounds, and the average for the rest should not exceed forty-four pounds.
But this is divided into three portions, 10 pounds of fine grains, you can ask for noodles or rice, and 30 pounds of stick noodles. For the rest, some people will ask for bean noodles, or other multi-grain noodles, such as sweet potato noodles. .
But Ma Teng asked for 10 pounds of brown rice, 30 pounds of stick noodles, and 5 pounds of sweet potato noodles.
It took a total of 4.2.
I bought half a catty of peanut oil, two taels of sesame oil, and half a catty of sesame paste in my food book, which I also received.
Ma Teng didn't like eating this food before, so he never received it. The one from the previous year has been invalidated, and Ma Teng felt very sorry for him.
This prodigal son can make 1 yuan even if he buys and sells half a catty of it.
Ma Teng used to be afraid of being poor, but now Ma Teng is even poorer and sees everything as money.
I gave the candy to the salesperson and asked him to take a look at it and come back right away.
Ma Teng went to the local product store next to the grain station.
There is a bamboo basket seller here, the kind that can be stuck on the car. Ma Teng has seen it before and bought a semi-model one here. It is not that deep.
Ma Teng saw that there were jars and casseroles for sale, so he bought a big casserole and cooked the ribs at night.
Looking at the ticket issued by the clerk, I realized what day it was. Today is October 21, 1959.
In other words, I was only in a coma for a day and a half, so it wasn't considered a disaster.
After leaving the souvenir shop, we got on the bamboo trailer and went to the grain station to say thank you.
I carried my things out of the store and put them in the bamboo basket.
I still have to buy groceries.
You can go to the wet market to buy food at this time. Except for meat, which requires a ticket, other dishes are free of charge.
Before going to the market, Ma Teng turned around and went to the cinder block on the street. He paid and reserved all the briquettes for this year.
The briquette factory is in the suburbs. You usually make an appointment today, and then they notify the coal factory in the evening, and the loader will load it for you overnight, and someone will pull a rack truck to deliver it before dawn, or wait until you get off work to deliver it. You can also make an appointment. Good home when there is someone.
Ma Teng is at home all day, but for the sake of convenience, he made an appointment until 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. There are not many people in the courtyard at this time.
Ma Teng's coal book can only buy this year's supply. Ma Teng's quota is 45 briquettes a month and 540 briquettes for 12 months. They won't give you even one more. Do you want to buy more? There are no doors, unless you use someone else's.
But this is not enough. Generally, cooking is two meals a day. Therefore, in summer or autumn, many people will use firewood instead of briquettes. Briquettes are only used for winter, and they are not willing to use them at ordinary times.
At this time, if someone is very unethical and steals briquettes from someone else's house, they will be chased home and scolded.
The briquettes in many homes are calculated for use. If you steal one, others will use one less. Especially in the winter, how can people survive?
After taking care of the briquettes, I felt a little relieved and rode to the market.
With the chicks, Ma Teng thought about buying a few hens to take care of the chicks, and by the way, he could have eggs to eat.
While I was thinking about it, I had already arrived at the market.
Potatoes cost 4.5 cents per catty, which is so cheap. Ma Teng directly asked for a bag weighing 150 catties.
Sweet potatoes cost 1.5 cents per pound. I have never seen them so cheap. Look at his car, it doesn't matter, you can hang two bags on the front, but a small bag weighs 80 kilograms, so Ma Teng directly asked for two bags, which were tied diagonally to the crossbar of the car.
A good car is a good car, in one word, solid.
There are no more eggs. I was told to come at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning if you want them, but there is no guarantee that they will be available.
Yes, Ma Teng’s question is in vain.
Ma Teng took a look at the chicken stall nearby. He saw a wrinkled rooster and three pullets that were probably bigger chicks. That's all, they were still one yuan each, and there was no bargaining. He looks like he doesn't want to buy it.
Ma Teng looked at it, gritted his teeth, and bought it. This little hen only weighed a pound at most. If he raised it for a few days, it should be better.
Ma Teng took out 4 yuan and handed it to the salesperson with a pained expression. When he saw the money, he stopped sitting there. He grabbed one in each hand and quickly tied the chicken legs with a straw rope, just two in pairs. .
After collecting the money, he also issued four chicken tickets. This is the attitude of public officials in this era, don't even think about how good it is.
Hang the chickens on the handlebar and give them a hard time first.
I bought some vegetables and other things that I liked, and it was a big bag.
The whole car was full, and there were many people on the road, all here to buy groceries. Ma Teng could only push it carefully, but it was okay, it was not far from the compound.
"Hey, Xiaoma, why did you buy so many things? Do you want to set up a banquet? They are all from the neighbors. There is no need. When will they be set up? Your yard is small, and it is unlikely that the people in the yard can sit there. How about we join the whole hospital and ask your third aunt to take care of you when the time comes. It doesn’t matter if it’s money or not. Just let your third aunt bring a basin of the remaining dishes." When we arrived at the door, the one who had seen it didn’t matter. On the other hand, Yan Bugui greeted him enthusiastically, quite enthusiastically, but his claws stretched out towards the upward-facing chicken legs.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare we familiar? What's your name? Put your hands away." Ma Teng is annoyed by this kind of people the most. He is just like a person who is close to someone even though they are familiar with each other, and he feels like he will be unhappy if something goes wrong when he leaves.
And if you don't agree to the thing from him, your mind will come up with 800 scenarios in which you will apologize to him and ask him to accept the thing.
By the way, where does this kind of person get his face?
Especially Yan Bugui, who prides himself on being a teacher.
"Xiao Ma, look at what you said, do you mean we are familiar? We are too familiar. When you came into the yard in 1957, the first person you talked to was the third uncle, right? The third uncle took you to the Ren family, right? , it’s the third uncle who will introduce you to the neighbors in the compound.
That's too far, let's talk about close. When you return to the compound after being discharged from the hospital, the first person to greet you will be the third uncle, right? We all have this relationship, and you actually say that we are not familiar with each other? What you said makes the third uncle feel so embarrassed.
Yes, you are still young, so don't be embarrassed. In this way, the third uncle sees that you have four chickens, so just use three to set the table. Don't be embarrassed, and don't say sorry to the third uncle.
After taking this chicken, the third uncle is still your third uncle. How about it? Is the third uncle generous? " He said, squinting and trying to untie the rope with a smile.
The look on his face made Ma Teng really want to give him a slap in the face.
"You grab one and give it a try. I'll go to the Public Security Bureau immediately, and then go to your school and ask the teachers in their school if they are blocking the neighbors from entering unless they give a chicken. By the way, I'm promoting it to you." Ma Teng did not stop Yan Bugui's actions.
But after Yan Bugui heard this, he retracted his hand.
"Xiao Ma, we are all neighbors. You see, you also know the situation at my uncle's house. Hey, if it weren't for the poor food and poor food, who would care about these things? Okay, don't take it if you don't want it.
When are you going to set up the banquet? You can tell your third aunt in advance when the time comes. Don’t worry, your third aunt is very handy. "
Ma Teng ignored Yan Bugui who was chirping in his ear, gritted his teeth and moved the car into the yard.
This Yan Bugui seemed to have no benefit and would not help him. Ma Teng didn't want him to touch his things.
Pushed carefully into the middle courtyard.
