59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang

After breakfast, Chen Feng rode a tricycle and took his younger brother Chen Hao, younger sister Chen Li, and a shameless He Yushui to the street.

Today is the Lantern Festival, and they are going to Wangfujing to buy candy.

"Did you bring the purchase certificate?"

Before leaving, Chen Feng specifically asked He Yushui.

"I brought it."

"Where's the money?"

"Of course I brought it, I'm not my stupid brother, my sister-in-law prepared it for me."

"Okay, let's go!"

"Let's go!"

Chen Hao and Chen Li stood on the carriage together, holding the steel guardrail and shouting loudly.

As if Chen Feng was riding a military jeep instead of a tricycle, the two children were giving off the spirit of defending the country and liberating the whole of China.

So naive!

Because the snow in Nanluoguxiang had melted but not dried up yet, the muddy road was trampled into a paste by the workers living nearby.

It was very difficult to walk.

Relying on his strength, Chen Feng managed to make it through the road, leaving three deep tire marks.

"Woo-woo!"

"Go!"

Chen Hao imitated the sound of a train, and Chen Li imitated the shouts of the coachman driving the horses.

In short, the two children could not calm down for a moment.

They met a few acquaintances on the road.

"Xiao Feng, do you want to go out to play?"

"Yes."

"Let's go shopping."

The three passengers were a little proud. Others walked, but they took a car, which made them stand out.

After leaving the muddy road and getting on the main road, the tricycle was stable.

When he arrived at Wangfujing Street, Chen Feng slowed down and rode slowly along the roadside.

There were few cars on the road at this time, most of them were bicycles, and a small number were tricycles, horse carriages and donkey carts.

When encountering tricycles like theirs, cars and bicycles should give way.

Park the car in the bicycle parking area specially designated by the department store and lock it.

"Uncle, this is our car, please keep an eye on it for me!"

Chen Hao said to the old man who was guarding the bicycles in the department store with great concern.

"Little guy, with me, Old Zhao, here, three hands dare not steal the car here!"

Chen Feng took out a Hongtashan cigarette and handed it over.

"Uncle Zhao, my brother is young, I'm sorry to embarrass you."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you." The old man took a good cigarette and his attitude immediately improved a lot.

It's not popular to share cigarettes when meeting each other these days.

This is all money!

"Uncle, we're going in."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Goodbye, uncle." He Yushui and Chen Li were also very polite.

After entering the store, they went straight to the sugar counter.

There were not many people buying sugar, not as many as those buying cakes.

In 1960-1961, the supply of sugar in Sijiucheng was 2 taels per person per month with the "Residents' Non-staple Food Purchase Certificate", and one of the two choices was fruit block sugar or yellow sand sugar, which was imported from Cuba.

Although my country discovered maltose as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and sugarcane sugar was clearly recorded in the Han Dynasty, it became an important sugarcane producer and exporter in the world. ‌

But after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the canteen has been undersupplied.

In order to ensure the supply of sugar, a total of 2.18 million tons of sugar were imported from 1961 to 1962.

The share that each household in Sijiucheng can get this month is only 50% higher than that in ordinary months, that is, 3 taels per person.

This is already very happy.

You can't even get it in the countryside!

"Hello, I want to buy two catties and one ounce of brown sugar."

Chen Feng took out two food purchase certificates and handed them over with the money.

The old man and the old lady of the Chen family are from one household, while Chen Jianjun and his son are from another household registration book, so they are considered two families and have two food purchase certificates.

According to regulations, seven people can receive two catties and one ounce.

The salesperson weighed the brown sugar skillfully, while Chen Hao and Chen Li looked at the pastry counter next to them.

Pastries have been supplied in limited quantities with certificates since the Spring Festival in 1959. Each household can buy 1 catty with the "Resident Food Purchase Certificate". There are not many varieties, mainly cakes, peach cakes, and glutinous rice strips. You can choose any one.

But since September last year, due to the shortage of raw materials.

The supply of certificates was changed to supply with tickets. Each household was issued one cake and one biscuit ticket each month. With the ticket, half a catty of cake and 2 ounces of biscuits were purchased, and 4 ounces of food coupons were added.

"Chen Hao, go buy three pounds of cakes."

Seeing their greedy look, Chen Feng took out the cake coupons he got from Director Wang, and added the corresponding grain coupons and money.

To be honest, Chen Feng didn't understand why he had to collect additional grain coupons for buying cakes.

Directly deduct the grain loss into the price

Gary, isn't it very convenient?

"Thank you, big brother."

Chen Hao took the ticket and money and went to line up.

Chen Li looked at it and ran over.

When He Yushui wrapped the candy and put it in her bag, Chen Hao was still in the middle of the line.

"I'll buy four bottles of soda."

After buying four bottles of Beibingyang, Chen Hao was still waiting.

Chen Feng was sharp-eyed and happened to see a pickpocket among the people in the line.

The other party was older, wearing a decent black jacket and a jade ring on his hand. He looked like an old artist.

But because of this, the young man who was approached was not alert at all and did not realize that his pocket had been taken out of the pocket by the latter.

After the other party succeeded, he turned around and wanted to run.

Chen Feng threw a bottle in his hand hard.

"Bang!"

"Ouch!"

The soda bottle hit the back of the thief's head accurately, causing the thief to stagger and fall to the ground.

The bottle didn't make him bruise, but he lost his balance and fell to the ground, leaving a red mark on his forehead.

"Hey, you young man are crazy, why are you hitting people?"

An enthusiastic crowd scolded.

"That's right, how can you throw bottles randomly, what if you hurt people."

Chen Feng walked over quickly and stepped on the thief's jacket, making it impossible for him to escape.

"He is a thief, he stole your wallet."

"Ah?"

The young man quickly touched his trouser pocket and found that his wallet was really missing.

"My wallet is missing!"

Hearing the young man say this, the others quickly shut up.

The few people who just said Chen Feng also felt a little embarrassed.

Chen Feng pointed at the thief's jacket and said, "In the pocket inside his clothes."

"Young man, I didn't offend you, did I!" The old pickpocket threatened with a dark face.

Chen Feng smiled and said, "What, do you still want to retaliate against me?"

"Humph!"

The old pickpocket shut up and sat on the floor without struggling.

The person in charge of the department store came quickly, took over the handling of the matter, and notified the Wangfujing Street Police Station by phone.

When the police station arrived, Chen Feng had already bought the cakes.

"Chen Feng, it's you."

Chen Feng was a little confused, and he didn't remember seeing this person at all.

"Hu Anmin, from the Street Office."

"Oh, it's you."

Chen Feng pretended to nod as if he suddenly realized something, but he still didn't remember it.

The Street Office is a department-level unit with many people. Those who have exchanged names with him and have met him a few times are all section-level cadres. He really doesn't know ordinary people.

"Have a cigarette."

Seeing that it was Hongtashan, Hu Anmin immediately put it to his ear.

He couldn't bear to smoke such a good cigarette all at once.