Siheyuan starts from a better life

Chapter 99, Department Store

Sijiucheng Department Store is located on Wangfujing Street, across the street from Dong'an Market. It is the first large-scale department store retail store invested and built by the state after liberation, and is known as "the first store in the country".When the department store officially opened on the eve of National Day in 1955, it was called Sijiucheng Department Store Wangfujing Department Store.

The business area of ​​the department store is 18000 square meters. The first floor deals in food, tobacco and alcohol, daily necessities, enamel steel, children's toys, cosmetics, medical and sanitary products, etc.

The second floor deals in sweater wool, textile fabrics, bedding, paper stationery, clothing, shoes and hats, hardware and electrical materials, etc.
The third floor deals in more expensive commodities such as high-grade woolen materials, leather clothing and leather goods, clocks and watches, radios, photographic equipment, Chinese and Western musical instruments, and special handicrafts.

It can be said that the things in it are the most complete things.

At that time, there was a popular saying in Sijiucheng: "If you can't buy things in department stores, don't go anywhere."

Jiang Yan knew about it when he opened the business before, and wanted to go shopping at that time. It was not because there was a mission at the time, but it happened that he went there with Xu Damao today.

Wangfujing is not far from the courtyard house, Jiang Yan and Xu Damao arrived at the entrance of the department store after walking for about ten minutes.

Seeing this crowd, Jiang Yan was completely stunned.

I heard from the same time before that when this department store first opened, there were too many people, and there were two big baskets of shoes that were squeezed out by customers.

Jiang Yan thought it was an exaggeration, but now after seeing these flow of people, Jiang Yan felt that what they said was not an exaggeration at all.

Following the flow of people, the two entered the department store. The area inside is really large, and the decoration is simple and elegant.

The wires on the top of the head are densely packed like a spider web, and clips with money and tickets on them pass by from time to time, making a crisp sound.

I don't know who invented this thing, but it seems that it is really convenient to use.

With the flow of people, Jiang Yan and the two of them went shopping on the first floor, where the food and children's toys were the most crowded.

It wasn't until Jiang Yan and the others squeezed in that they realized that there were quite a variety of things inside, and there were some things that Jiang Yan had never seen before.

But you need a ticket to buy these things. Jiang Yan rummaged through his entire pocket, and there were not many things he could buy with a ticket, so he bought two catties of white rabbit toffee, twenty or thirty cans of Arctic Ocean soda and Old White Beer, and There are peach crisps, trough cakes, and the like.

There were no plastic bags in this period, and all purchases had to be wrapped in paper with the words "Sijiu City Department Store" printed on it.

It is more convenient to pack beer and soda, and tie them directly with rope, but the ones tied by others are convenient and beautiful.

There was nothing to visit on the second floor, and there were a lot of fabrics in their own space, so the two of them took a quick look and went straight to the third floor.

Compared with the first and second floors, the third floor is much more spacious, with fewer people and fewer goods.

"Comrade, how do you sell this bicycle?" Jiang Yan asked the waiter in front of the bicycle counter.

"164 for Flying Pigeon, 172 for Permanent, and a bicycle ticket."

Flying Pigeon and Permanent Clothes are two brands of bicycles that are also the brilliance of domestic products in later generations, but now the appearance of these two bicycles is basically the same. At this time, Jiang Yan does not know which one to choose.

"Boss, buy the permanent one. It is better than the pigeon skin test, and it can pull more things." Seeing Jiang Yan's hesitation, Xu Damao next to him reminded him.

Jiang Yan naturally followed suit and handed out money and bicycle tickets to the waiter at the counter.

"Trouble, a permanent bike."

After collecting the money, the waiter clicked, and after it was accurate, he opened a ticket and stamped the receipt and handed it to Jiang Yan.

"Pick up the car at the back door on the first floor." After saying this, he ignored Jiang Yan and the others and was busy with his own affairs at the counter.

Regarding the attitude of the waiter, Jiang Yan didn't think much, and pulled Xu Damao to the place where the radio was sold.

These days, waiters are a decent working class, one of the "Eight Great Members", a job that people envy, and you can't get in without any ability or connections.

Where radios are sold, there is only the domestic "Red Star" electronic tube radio, and there is no choice.

"How much is the waiter?"

"189 yuan, plus a radio ticket."

"Okay, let's get one," Jiang Yan said, and took out 189 yuan and a radio ticket from his body and handed them over.

The waiter took out a radio from the counter, skillfully installed the batteries, turned it on, and started debugging with Jiang Yan's face on it.

Jiang Yan nodded while listening, let alone, the sound quality of this radio is quite good.

"It's troublesome."

Hearing Jiang Yan's words of thanks, the waiter nodded slightly, and skillfully packed the radio that had been tested just now.

"Boss, I have to spend 300 yuan now! It's more than half a year's salary for me."

After the two got their bicycles, they went to the Public Security Bureau to stamp the bicycles.

Coming out of the Public Security Bureau, Jiang Yan originally wanted to ride, but Xu Damao grabbed him and insisted on taking Jiang Yan with him on the bike. Looking at the things he bought from the department store, Jiang Yan let him go.

In this era, bicycles are rare items, and they need to be stamped at the Public Security Bureau.

In the small courtyard of Jiang Yan in the quadrangle, the first mother, second mother, Jia Zhang, and several selected aunts and daughter-in-laws were chatting happily around the old lady.Seeing Jiang Yan and Xu Damao walking in pushing a bicycle, the scene fell silent in an instant, and then they all surrounded Jiang Yan and Xu Damao with a huff.

Big Mom: "Xiaoyan, this is a permanent bicycle! It's so good, I heard that this bicycle is very expensive."

The second aunt: "Xiaoyan, don't you have a bicycle? Why did you buy another one, but this one is much more beautiful than the previous one." After speaking, he touched the body of the bicycle with envy on his face.

"This is an opera box!" Mrs. Jia pointed to the radio in Jiang Yan's arms and opened her mouth, with a rather surprised expression on her face!
Although bicycles are rare, there are quite a few people who buy them. Jiang Yan and his family have several bicycles in Nanluoguxiang.

But this radio was the first.

Hearing what Jia Zhang said, everyone looked at the radio in Jiang Yan's hand.

Seeing that everyone said that some people showed curious expressions, Jiang Yan hurriedly said: "This is a radio, you can listen to the radio, I bought it to relieve grandma's boredom, Da Mao, Da Mao, quickly give the candy you bought to Auntie." Divide up, sweet mouth."

When everyone heard that there were sweets to eat, they didn't bother to watch the radio, and directly reached out to Xu Damao.

Jiang Yan heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Xu Damao surrounded by older women. A group of old women were too fierce. Many people attacked Jiang Yan just now, and one of the buttons on the clothes was ripped off.

However, the aunts and aunts who got the candy didn't eat it, but put the candy in their pockets and prepared to give it to their children.

Jiang Yan installed the battery, turned on the radio, and everyone gathered around to listen to the radio.

They praised Jiang Yan while listening, "Old lady, you are still blessed, seeing that Jiang Yan from your family is very capable and filial."

"That's it, I'm content with those children in my family who are half as capable as Jiang Yan."

"Old lady, this Jiang Yan has it! There is a girl in my natal family who looks good and has a big butt that can give birth. Why don't you introduce Jiang Yan."

"Your natal family is from the country, so you can be worthy of Xiaoyan. Ma'am, I have a niece from my family here who looks like a flower. I'll bring it to you sometime."

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This was originally a compliment to Jiang Yan, but it turned crooked while chatting.Well, it turned into a blind date meeting.

The big-headed Jiang Yan hurriedly took Xu Damao to the kitchen to make lunch.Get out of this den of right and wrong.

(End of this chapter)