Chapter 19: Go to the county seat
After Han Li sent a letter to his family to report his safety, he first went to the grain station and the state-run food supply station.
He will have to rely on himself for the rest of his life, and the kind of life that never worries about prices has completely disappeared.
At least he now knows how much a pound of local food he buys, so that he can arrange his life every month.
After inquiring, he learned that the current grain prices in AA County are quite stable.
The best quality rice is only two cents and five pounds, and the top rich and strong flour is one cent and eight pounds.
Coarse cornmeal costs eight cents a pound, and all of the above things must be purchased with a ticket.
The most difficult thing to buy is soybean oil, don't look at it, it only sells for nine cents a pound.
But if you want to buy soybean oil, you not only need to have a ticket, but each person can only buy a maximum of two taels per month.
Han Li didn't ask for these things at all, he came here simply to inquire about the price.
Han Li then went to the state-run food supply station, and it was not yet nine o'clock in the morning, and the meat here had already been bought.
However, Han Li had an excellent appearance and a very polite and amiable attitude.
finally found out the price of all kinds of meat from an eldest sister, and the other party also took him to buy two catties of thigh bones.
You must know that this thing can only be purchased by relying on a doctor's diagnosis certificate, but now Han Li can buy it with his face.
There is also 7 cents a pound of chicken in AA County, but it is out of stock now.
Pork is 8 cents and 8 cents a pound, and if you want to come and queue up early, the best time is before 4 o'clock in the morning.
Marine fish and other meat are not available to the outside world for the time being, and a batch of goods may be supplied before the end of the year.
After Han Li bought his thigh bone, he fled from here under the various questioning of his eldest sister.
Later, in the uninhabited alley, the Zhenggen thigh bone was disintegrated, and it became a section and lay in the decomposition space.
Han Li arrived at the supply and marketing cooperatives in the county seat next, but fortunately, today was not the day of the bazaar, and there were not too many people inside.
Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying may have finished buying and left, and Han Li revealed his image as a local tyrant here.
The things that were not easy to bring from home were almost replenished here at one time.
The big black iron pot gave me a bite on my back, the lid, the steamer, the grate... and other accessories.
There is a casserole that can usually be used to boil porridge, and this casserole is also quite easy to use when crispy fish.
There was a section of candle in Han Li's decomposition space, but in other ways it was still as good as a dead kerosene lamp.
There will be one kerosene lamp and one kerosene stove, and it will not be enough after three catties of kerosene first.
One thermos, one kitchen knife, five locks, and two plates and bowls.
Two boxes of matches and one piece of soap, if there is no soap, then replace it with soap and laundry detergent.
Don't vote for two pounds of fruit hard candy, what? Each person is limited to half a catty, so come half a catty.
The biscuits are two pounds, and the chicken cake is not resistant to one pound, and I originally wanted to order soy sauce, vinegar and other seasonings.
(In the 70s, tickets for biscuits and ordinary pastries have been abolished.) )
I didn't have a bottle with me, so I had to give up for the time being.
However, these commonly used things are also sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives of Hongqi Commune, and you don't need to go to the county seat to buy them.
Before leaving, Han Li saw that a corner of the counter was written on it, how much is a pound of eggs to collect and sell.
When he asked to buy some eggs, the salesman on the other side smiled.
"At first glance, this young comrade is from a big city, and we will always only have the purchase price and the selling price of eggs here."
"We have always bought only eggs here, and we have never sold an egg here."
Han Li immediately understood in his heart that the nutritional product of eggs was also something that had no price.
After the acquisition of the supply and marketing cooperatives, they were either taken away by the higher departments or digested internally by them.
There's a sign here for sale, which is actually a joke on everyone.
At this time, the chickens raised by the common people at home are known as the chicken butt bank, and the daily expenses such as salt and vinegar at home are all exchanged for eggs.
Especially during the summer months, each chicken lays an egg almost every day.
Eggs that have been left hot for a long time will be spoiled, and ordinary people can only choose to sell them in the supply and marketing cooperatives at this time.
Because it's relatively safe here, you don't have to worry about getting caught.
Especially in the summer, you can come here at any time to sell it, so you don't have to worry about the eggs being spoiled.
After buying everything he could think of, as soon as Han Li wanted to put the pot behind his back, he felt that something was wrong.
If this big round iron pot is placed behind its back, it will feel like it is carrying a turtle shell.
Han Li had no choice but to buy another basket and walk towards the state-run hotel with the pot in one hand.
In these years, there are very few people who have come to eat in state-run restaurants, mainly because it is very cost-effective.
An ordinary bowl of noodles costs a dime, plus two taels of food stamps.
If you don't give enough, even those who often work in the fields can eat enough.
When Han Li came here, Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying had already arrived.
There was also an iron pot at their feet, and some miscellaneous things were wrapped in oiled paper.
"Han Li, we're here."
"Good guy, you've bought a lot of things?"
Han Li: "All of them are what you need in the future, and you can buy a lot of them." ”
Hao Hongmin: "We think the same as you, let's go order food first." ”
"We'll ask you about the house after we're done later."
Han Li went to the window and asked for a bowl of shredded pork noodles, and the two of them asked for Yangchun noodles.
During the meal, no one spoke, and the only sound was the sound of them sucking noodles.
The three of them finished the meal after giving a piece, and Yang Xiuying touched her belly that was a little bent and said.
"Hiccup, the amount given here is really large, but the taste is not as good as ours."
Hao Hongmin: "Be quiet, be careful that the chef inside hears it and beats you." ”
Yang Xiuying .......
"Han Li, what kind of house are you going to build? Tell us about it. ”
Han Li had really been thinking about how to build the house when he couldn't sleep last night, so he said what he thought.
"My initial plan was to build two rooms, one for my bedroom and living room, and the other one for the kitchen."
"The stove in the kitchen is open to the fire wall, and the ondol is just enough to keep us warm enough to help us survive the long winter here."
"And when cooking, you don't have to worry about fumes getting on your clothes and bedding, and even if you come, there is a buffer zone."
"As long as the area of the house is enough, I don't plan to build too big, it will be easy to clean, and it won't be so eye-catching."
(In the past, rural areas in the Northeast were basically laid out like this, and they called the kitchen (outhouse). )
After Hao Hongmin and Yang Xiuying heard what Han Li said, they immediately started chattering.