Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 25 025 The eve of taking up the post
After leaving the street office, when Tang Zhitong went to the grain store to buy grain, he noticed that Tang's mother had indeed bought her portion of the ration according to her previous instructions. Perhaps because the flour was expensive, each person purchased an additional 5 kilograms of flour per month. and did not purchase.

Tang Zhitong could understand why his mother didn't buy it. It was because flour was expensive and because Tang's mother knew how to "calculate."

For now, "calculating" is not a derogatory term. It means calculating and saving one's own expenses to fill the family's stomach. It is a sign of knowing how to live a good life.

If someone is said to "not know how to live", it means that he spends money lavishly, and there is a high probability of famine at the end of the month, so it is difficult to find a partner.

No one likes calculations, but so what?Each pocket is cleaner than the face.

The current price of flour is 0.184 yuan/jin. It is standard Fuqiang flour, which is also called [-] flour. It tastes good. Next year, it may become [-] flour, which contains bran. It is not strong or chewy and is suitable for making noodles. It is easy to cook into lumpy soup, and it is easy to reveal the filling when making dumplings.

When he saw that his mother didn't buy the extra flour, Tang Zhitong said he "can't live a good life" and told the teller at the grain store that he had forgotten to buy last month's extra flour, so he would buy the two months this time.

Perhaps because of Tang Zhitong's dress, or perhaps because the news of the food shortage did not reach the grain store, the teller only glanced at Tang Zhitong without asking anything, and gave him an order for 40 pounds of flour.

Tang Zhitong found a scapegoat and stored the flour in his room. After returning home, he lied that there was a long queue at the grain store and planned to buy back the additional ration difference in a few days, so the grain book was left in Tang Zhitong's hands.

The reason why Tang Zhitong did this was because he knew that the additional purchases in November would be cancelled, and the food stamp system would be fully implemented in December. Food stamps will be purchased with vouchers, and the food stamps will be valid for that month, basically closing the loopholes in food purchase.

There are still about ten days until November, and Tang Zhitong has no reason to give up on the reasonable and legal opportunity to purchase food, even if it's just a mosquito leg.

As Tang Zhitong's work was finalized, the Tang family had a meat dinner that night.

Tang Zhitong fried peanuts, stewed fat slices of eggplant, and made carrots, sweet potatoes, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes for his two sisters.

After everything was done, Tang Zhitong reported to his mother that he was going to bring some vegetables and a bottle of wine as a thank you gift to Uncle Zhu.

After obtaining his mother's consent, Tang Zhitong set aside some peanuts and eggplants, took out a bottle of wine from the space, and went out at night.

Since it was almost late autumn and the temperature had dropped, there were no neighbors chatting under the street lights anymore, so this was done quietly...

The four dishes were just the same for the Tang family during the Chinese New Year. The sisters Tang Fengzhen and Tang Fengzhi ate heartily and looked at their brother with admiration.

"My brother's cooking is so delicious, I want to eat it every day!" Tang Fengzhi made a request to Tang Zhitong with her mouth full of shredded sweet potatoes.

Before Tang Zhitong could agree, Tang's mother smiled and slapped her little daughter gently: "Do you think my cooking tastes bad?"

"Mom's cooking is delicious, but my brother's cooking is even better. If you don't believe me, try it." Tang Fengzhi smiled and gave Tang's mother a piece of shredded sweet potato.

"Well, it's really delicious. It's sweet to the heart." Mother Tang took it with a smile, turned to ask Tang Zhitong: "Where did you buy the persimmons? It's really rare this season."

"At the post office, I saw someone selling it when I came back. I thought it was strange. I heard the vendor said it was grown in a greenhouse." Tang Zhitong trembled in his heart and lied calmly on his face.

Tang Zhitong felt worried, how should he explain the origin of the non-staple food in the space to his mother in the future?

"That must be expensive, right? Try to buy as little as possible in the future, you still have to save money." Tang's mother reminded her son tactfully.

Tang Zhitong said nothing and could only nod his head beside him.

"Save up money for me to marry my sister-in-law, hehe." Tang Fengzhen asked from the side, "Mom, what kind of wife do you want for my brother?" "Go, let's worry about the little kid." Tang's mother nodded at her little daughter. After touching his forehead, he turned to his son and asked: "Euclidean, what kind of wife do you want to find?"

Hearing her mother ask this, Tang Fengzhen couldn't hold back her laughter...

The family had a great time, talked and laughed for a long time...

"Euclidean, it's 05:30. Get up and wash your face and have a meal. It's your first day at work. I'd rather get up early and go to the meeting early than be late." Before dawn the next day, Mrs. Tang quietly got up to prepare breakfast and stuck to the order. The son woke up, fearing that he would oversleep and delay work.

"Okay, Mom. Don't get up early from now on. I can do it by myself." Tang Zhitong rubbed his eyes, stretched, and got up from the bed. There was no alarm clock at home, only an old-fashioned desk clock bought more than ten years ago. , the kind that rings on the hour.

Even though more than ten years have passed, desk clocks are still a rarity. Yantai Polaris will not be put into production until the next year, and it has been selling well for more than [-] years before being replaced by Compass and other quartz clocks.

"I have nothing to do. I will catch up on my sleep after Fengzhen and Fengzhi go to school." Tang's mother did not agree. Instead, she urged Tang Zhitong: "Go brush your teeth and wash your face quickly. The noodles are all lumpy."

"Yeah, right away." Tang Zhitong didn't dare to reply and went to brush his teeth.

Due to the weak industrial base, toothbrushes not only have hard bristles, but are also extremely expensive, costing only three cents each, but they still shed lints!
Toothpaste costs [-] cents a pack, and most ordinary people do not brush their teeth. Even if they do brush their teeth, toothpaste is the first choice. It costs [-] cents a pack, which is cheap.

Tang Zhitong put the toothbrush in an enamel cup and dipped it in water, then took it out and shook it to get out some of the water. In this way, he could dip less tooth powder into it, and a box of tooth powder could be used several times more.

Today's tooth powders have very few additives, even saccharin is not included. Not only does it smell like lime when you brush your teeth, but it also makes your teeth very scratchy. Fortunately, the whitening effect is good, but you need to rinse your mouth several times after brushing.

"Mom, you don't have to make white noodles for me in the future. I'm not picky about food. I'll eat whatever I have at home. The steamed buns are also good. You three can eat the white noodles and eggs." Tang Zhitong ate the hand-rolled noodles made by Tang's mother. With a poached egg and some pure grain soy sauce, it tastes delicious.

"That's not possible. You are the only one earning a salary at home, so I have to let you come." Tang's mother shook her head and refused.

This is also the way most families behave nowadays. Good things are enjoyed by the elderly and men, while women, especially girls, have to go to the back.

"Then just eat the same thing. If you cook for me again in the future, I would rather go to work hungry." Seeing his mother's insistence, Tang Zhitong took a step back, which was his bottom line.

"Okay." Mother Tang knew that her son felt sorry for her and Fengzhen Fengzhi, and she felt very close to her heart, so she happily agreed.

Tang Zhitong does not object to eating pasta, but everyone has a quota. If he eats more refined grains, his mother and sisters should eat more coarse grains. Is this something a man can do?
After dinner, Tang Zhitong drank another bowl of noodle soup, put on his uniform, and got on his car to drive to Hujialou.

On the way, Tang Zhitong thought about the non-staple food in the warehouse. If it goes on for more than a year, these can be exchanged for real money, but they certainly cannot be processed in Hujialou. Firstly, because he works here, and secondly, he is here. The people’s eyes are particularly sharp!Many of those who were reported in the entertainment industry in later generations were related to the people in this area.

black market?Tang Zhitong didn't intend to touch it. He set his sights on the capitalists.

Rebirth, instead of harvesting capitalists, go to the black market to harvest leeks?Then didn’t you come here in vain?

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