Nanyang County is located in a mountainous area and is still a very poor small county.
For example, the neighboring counties already have department stores, but Nanyang County is still a supply and marketing cooperative.
Despite this, when Li Shiqiang and his parents walked into the supply and marketing cooperative, they still found that it was overcrowded with customers.
In addition to these, there are also slogans hanging inside.
"Develop the economy and ensure supply."
"Serve the people."
As soon as you enter the door, you will see the unique transparent glass counter in the supply and marketing cooperative. There are one or two salesmen standing behind each counter.
Behind the salesperson, there are rows of shelves against the wall, just like the counter, stocked with various products.
Not long after the three people entered, their eyes were almost blurred and they stopped and stopped along the way.
When her mother, Chen Xianglan, reached a counter selling fabrics, she couldn't walk anymore. Her eyes were fixed on the various cloths on the shelves.
Cotton, serge, Dacron, polyester card, polyester.
Although the colors are relatively monotonous, mostly blue, green, gray, and red, they are also the main colors of this era.
There are also various prints that can be used to make bed sheets and quilt tops.
Next to the fabric counter, there is a shirt counter, which is full of folded shirts. There is also a sign on the shelf: "Peony."
"Let's go, let's go, let's go buy three big items first and come back later."
The old man Li Nongchang urged and pulled Chen Xianglan to continue walking.
But not long after, Li Nongchang could no longer move his feet.
On the tobacco and wine counter, there are various cigarettes and fine wines, such as their locally produced Luzhou Laojiao, as well as Jingzhi Baigan and Lanling Baigan from other places.
"What are you doing? Are you addicted to alcohol?"
This time, it was Chen Xianglan's turn to push Li Nongchang away from the counter.
After much difficulty, the family of three finally arrived at the place where bicycles were sold.
As soon as they saw the bicycles arranged in rows, the eyes of the three people lit up instantly.
Bicycles at this time were already equivalent to Mercedes-Benz and BMW in later generations.
Anyone who looks at these bicycles will be unable to walk on the road.
At this time, there are three major bicycle brands: Forever, Feige, and Phoenix.
Perhaps in later generations, the Phoenix brand bicycles are the most remembered, but in 1979, the most famous ones were the Forever brand bicycles.
When he first joined the supply and marketing cooperative, Li Shiqiang thought that it would be better to buy bicycles of that brand. But when he was about to choose bicycles for his family, he found that bicycles from these three major brands were not available at all.
Because Brother Wang, who works in the factory, gave him an Emei brand bicycle ticket.
That is, the bicycles produced by their local bicycle factory in Bachuan.
Moreover, the model number was written on the purchase certificate: Emei brand 26-type bicycle.
There was no other way, so Li Shiqiang had no choice but to shout to the salesperson on the side: "Comrade, bring me an Emei 26 straight bar."
After saying that, he diligently handed over the bicycle ticket in his hand.
The salesperson saw the three members of their family looking at him eagerly, but he didn't have any bad attitude. After taking the ticket, he came to the counter next to him and asked while writing the purchase order: "Who is buying this bicycle for?" Is it for the young man’s wedding?”
"Yes, yes. Sister, how did you see it?" Chen Xianglan asked, nodding with a smile on her face.
"Your young man is so handsome, there must be a girl who will like him."
After saying that, the salesperson took out the written purchase order, handed it to Li Shiqiang and said: "Go to the front to pay."
"Gotta get it, gotta get it."
Li Shiqiang took the purchase order, then turned to look at his parents and said, "Let's go, let's buy other things."
Chen Xianglan was stunned, took the purchase order, looked at it and said, "Is this done?"
"The money hasn't been paid yet, so what's the point of buying it?" Li Nongchang pushed her shoulder and urged her directly.
Afterwards, the family of three went to the counter selling sewing machines and watches.
The remaining two tickets are much better. The sewing machine is from the Butterfly brand, and the watch is also the gem flower watch that Li Shiqiang has longed for.
After he had the purchase orders for the sewing machine and watch in his hand, Li Shiqiang looked at his parents and said, "Let's go, let's go to the place where cloth is sold and the place where wine is sold to have a look."
It's a rare visit to the supply and marketing cooperative in the county town, so I must buy more to prevent my parents from making a trip in vain.
However, Chen Xianglan still said: "Why don't you go get the bicycle, sewing machine and watch you just bought first?"
"No, wait until you finish selecting the items and pay for them together before you go get them."
Li Shiqiang shook his head and continued shopping with his parents.
But thinking that way, I still had trouble when it came time to actually buy it.
Chen Xianglan wanted to buy some fabric for Li Shiqiang to prepare new sheets and quilt covers for the wedding. She also wanted to buy a shirt for each of the father and son.
But the cloth tickets I brought from home were simply not enough.
Fortunately, the saleswoman behind the counter reminded me: "This 'Qingliang' shirt does not require a cloth ticket, but the price is a bit expensive."
In this era, fabrics are in short supply, and many families are faced with the situation of not having enough fabrics.
Fortunately, the synthetic fiber fabric "Chenliang" was introduced into the country later, which relieved a lot of fabric pressure.
Moreover, the clothes made of "Qianliang" fabric are very wear-resistant and not easy to wrinkle. If you buy one, you can wear it for many years.
The only drawback is that it is a bit airtight.
However, Chen Xianglan only heard the words "no need to print tickets" in her ears. As for the other party's comment that the price was a bit expensive, she didn't care at all.
"Comrade, bring me two."
After asking for two "Que Liang" shirts, they immediately started to sign on the father and son.
"Mom, since you don't want to vote, you can choose one for yourself and my eldest sister."
"Me and your eldest sister?"
Chen Xianglan raised her head while holding the clothes and asked hesitantly: "Wouldn't it be bad to buy so many clothes at once?"
Moms are like this. They are very willing to buy things for other people in the family. But when it comes to buying things for themselves, they feel all kinds of bad.
Li Shiqiang smiled, put his arm around his mother's shoulders, and whispered in her ear: "What's not so good? Anyway, we sold so much money today, and we don't need tickets, so why don't we buy more?"
Thinking of how much money she had in her pocket, Chen Xianglan immediately made up her mind: "Okay, then buy them all, and buy one for your brother-in-law by the way."
After buying fabrics and shirts, I naturally bought a bottle of Luzhou Laojiao and several packs of Daqianmen cigarettes for the old man Li Nongchang.
And Li Shiqiang didn't forget to buy Xiao Xuemei a doll.
It was a pink-striped tumbler with a round head, a fat body, and vertical stripes. This was also a rare item in the supply and marketing cooperative that did not require a ticket.
But this toy doll, like "Chenliang", is more expensive.
When Chen Xianglan went to the cashier to settle today's consumption, she was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped.
