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Chapter 156 Walking Home
The three of them were walking on the way out of Tongliang, and after finding out that Li Chong's family was in SPB, Jin Huizhen walked ahead and said, "So our family members are all in the city, so we can find a partner when we go back, it's much more convenient."

Li Chong rubbed his hands and looked at the two, "Then I can give you a ride from now on."

Jin Huizhen turned her head to look at Li Chong and said, "Then do you want to be my free ride today? You can pick me up or drop me off."

Li Chong put his hand on Li Mengqing's shoulder, "Friend, don't break up with us, we already have an appointment this afternoon."

Li Mengqing, who was held by Li Chong's shoulders, shuddered subconsciously when he heard this, and jokingly said with trembling voice, "Brother, I am the only seedling in my family, and the whole family still expects me to carry on the family."

"Humph, you two go there together!" Jin Huizhen wanted to kick the two of them in disgust, "I don't know good people, hum."

The three were talking and laughing beside the main road from Tongliang to Chongqing City.

This is the road specially sent by the military committee to repair the road, so that the military chief in the city can travel to and from the Tongliang branch school.Because the Tongliang branch school is only more than 60 kilometers away from Chongqing City, military officers from the military committee often come to give lectures to the students. This straight road is convenient for the cars of the military officers to drive.

"Those two, I'll go first." In front of Hei Liang's car, Jin Huizhen waved goodbye to them.

"Goodbye." Seeing Jin Huizhen getting into the car, Li Mengqing and Li Chong also got into the car.

The car drove for an hour and a half for a drive of more than 60 kilometers.

"Thank you, my family. I can walk the rest of the way by myself." At the gate of SPB Ciqikou Ancient Town, the car stopped slowly. Li Chong got out of the car and thanked Li Mengqing.

Li Mengqing glanced at the time, "Then Team Li, you're still here at six o'clock in the evening."

Li Chong made an OK gesture, "Okay."

Li Chong, in military uniform, stood at the gate of Ciqikou Ancient Town, with a tall and straight body, with an aura of iron and blood on his body. The crowds around him stayed away, and even the few rickshaws parked beside him didn't come forward to ask if they wanted to take a car.

Li Chong took a breath and walked along the bluestone road.Walking along Jingkou Street, the new home is at the foot of a mountain in Mingzhu Mountain.

Because there are many mountains, the roads here are all twists and turns, and Li Chong felt a little dizzy for a while.Seeing a big sign with rice characters not far away, Li Chong came to the door of the rice shop, ready to go in to ask directions and buy something to eat, but he came out without eating lunch, and now he was very hungry.

The rice shop sells not only rice, but also rice noodles, rice cakes, rice cakes, fried rice, etc.

"Hey, Lord Jun! Are you here to buy rice?" In front of the Dachang rice shop, the waiter was about to come up to greet someone when he saw someone coming in, but the shopkeeper saw that he was wearing a military uniform. entertain.In today's world, soldiers are the last thing to be offended. When he stepped forward, the shopkeeper was already ready to lower the price.

Sure enough, as soon as he moved closer, the shopkeeper's nose could smell the smell of being a soldier.

Li Chong rubbed his stomach smelling the fragrance of rice and asked, "What do you eat in this shop?"

Looking around, this Dachang Rice Store is really quite big.There are four guys in the store.The first thing to look at is piles of sticky rice, or different varieties, with a wooden sign on it, showing the price of rice: 15 yuan a catty!
You must know that when the Ministry of Finance issued legal currency in 1935, one yuan of legal currency corresponded to one silver dollar, and 15 yuan was 15 yuan of silver dollars!Of course, the purchasing power of one dollar of legal currency is far less than that of an ocean.The national army retreated steadily on the frontline battlefield, especially after the fall of the capital Nanjing, the value of the French currency was depreciated again and again.

In Chongqing, where the government is now located, one silver dollar can be used for five yuan of French currency.This is because the government relocated to the local area, which has enhanced the role of legal currency in the hearts of local people. In other places, one silver dollar is worth at least seven or eight yuan of legal currency, and the momentum of this depreciation is still going down.

Also because Chongqing is now the accompanying capital, famous shops like Midian must use legal currency.But there are policies and there are countermeasures. Although the price on the brand is marked in French currency, when the actual payment is made, the shopkeepers are more willing to accept Dayang.If the quantity is large, we will keep pace with the times and accept US dollar bills and British pounds.Nowadays, in the city of Chongqing, many foreigners with blue eyes and eagle noses can be seen.

The shopkeeper smiled and pointed to the big sealed glass bottle on the counter on the left, "Look, military lord, the good rice cakes were just steamed this morning, and they are still hot. I steamed one jar a day, and now there is only one jar left." This half can is ready. Besides rice cakes, I also have rice cakes, rice cakes fried with sugar, etc. Try it and see what you want?"

Said that the shopkeeper opened the glass jar of rice cake, took out a piece of warm rice cake from it and handed it to Li Chong.If ordinary people go to the store, they will definitely not be treated like this, and they still have a taste?
Buy it, buy it, don't buy it!
Li Chong picked up the rice cake and put it in his mouth. It was fragrant and chewy, and it tasted even better when he was hungry.

"How much is the rice cake left in this jar?"

"Ordinary people have at least 25 yuan. You buy it, Mr. Jun, and I will wipe off the change for you. It will be a good relationship, and 20 yuan will be fine."

"What about the ocean?"

"Dayang is even better. Dayang only costs four yuan, and I will also give you a couple of fried rice." The shopkeeper grinned. Usually, government officials buy rice from him with French currency. Unexpectedly, the young military man in front of him actually If you are honest, you have to pay with Dayang. This makes the shopkeeper who is always reluctant to spill a grain of rice happy, and decides to give an extra one or two fried rice.

Li Chong took out four oceans from his pocket and lined them up on the counter. The shopkeeper accepted them with a smile. Come out and put it in a bamboo basket, another guy took out a small cloth bag and filled it with fried rice.

While the waiter was packing rice cakes and fried rice, Li Chong looked at the sign on the rice cabinet and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, is the price of rice already so expensive now? It's 15 yuan a catty?"

15 yuan per catty of rice is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.For students in Whampoa, the current monthly subsidy is only 15 yuan a month, which is probably the same standard as that of low-level soldiers in the Central Army.It's just that the instructors in the Whampoa Military Academy will not deduct layer by layer, and can basically distribute it to the students in full.

In other words, my one-month subsidy can only buy a catty of rice, which is too ridiculous.What's more, many people at the bottom don't even have a monthly income of 15 yuan.Of course, the poor have poor ways of living. It is not uncommon for an ocean to live for a month.

The shopkeeper shook his hand and said, "Oh, Mr. Jun, you are new to Chongqing, so the price is already not high. The rice price is set jointly by the Social Bureau, the Fair Price Purchase and Sales Office, and the City Chamber of Commerce, and the small shop also follows the rules. "

In fact, the shopkeeper played a trick in his speech. The social bureau, the parity purchase and sales department, and the city chamber of commerce set the price of rice and other major living materials at the highest price. It is stipulated that the maximum price of all major stores cannot exceed this price, while Dachang rice store directly sells rice. The price of rice mentioned the ceiling price, of course, all the big and small rice shops in the city basically did this.

(End of this chapter)