Stargirl's guide to life in the 70s

Yu Jiang didn't know what Xin Qin was thinking. The supply and marketing cooperative here was just like all the other ones Yu Jiang had seen, always crowded with people.

Yu Jiang and Lu Beiyuan were not the kind of people who were short of money or tickets. When Yu Jiang arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, he naturally bought whatever he saw suitable. His generosity even gave people the feeling that Yu Jiang didn't care about the price at all.

Yu Jiang really didn't care much about the price of two yuan and thirty cents.

After all, as far as Yu Jiang herself is concerned, she is now working in a research institute, earning more than 80 yuan a month, plus various bills.

Especially when it comes to tickets, they can always get some rare tickets like bicycle tickets, radio tickets and so on.

Even if there are no receipts that month, as long as the people in the Finance Department are informed in advance, they will be able to get the required receipts for the researchers in the next month.

Hey, I have the ability and the way!

To be honest, Yu Jiang also felt that although this era was a bit chaotic, some things were indeed not so good.

But there are still sober people at the top who are in charge of the overall situation.

At least if no one is targeting you, everyone in Li'an County Research Institute can be said to have a pretty good quality of life.

Having said that, this salary alone is enough for General Yu Jiang to live a very wealthy life.

Not to mention Yu Jiang's project bonus, the income from previous prescriptions, the large sum of money he made in Beijing this time, and the irregular gray income.

Yu Jiang has not specifically calculated his current assets, but it is a very optimistic number anyway.

This number is still a little short of her quality retirement life.

and many more!

Yu Jiang suddenly remembered that he seemed to have missed a large amount of income.

Lu Beiyuan said he would support her and handed over his salary every month.

Lu Beiyuan is now the deputy group leader, with a salary of just over a hundred yuan. He transfers a hundred yuan to her account every month, and Lu Beiyuan keeps a dozen yuan plus some bills for himself.

Of course, if Lu Beiyuan goes on a mission and receives a mission allowance, that would be additional money.

The allowance is linked to the mission, so a mission-crazy person like Lu Beiyuan will naturally get a lot of allowance. In addition, most of the missions that require Lu Beiyuan to go are difficult or dangerous, so the allowance for such missions is much higher than the average.

Well, Lu Beiyuan is really amazing. With him making money, I seem to be able to really lie back and relax!

Yu Jiang was happy to spend the money and had no idea how much surprise this brought to Xin Qin beside him.

Just want to ask, who buys three pounds of each kind of cake from the supply and marketing cooperative?

Although many people can afford pastries, at least if you save some money you can buy some to try.

However, pastry tickets have always been a valuable item, and many people cannot buy pastries because they do not have pastry tickets.

Xin Qin's surprise was not because she was craving for cakes. She worked in logistics for the army, and the army often distributed cake tickets.

Moreover, her biological mother who lived far away in her hometown was also good at cooking, so she had never lacked food since she was a child.

Seeing Yu Jiang buying egg cakes, rice candies, flower cakes, and peach cakes, and the salesperson smiling so hard that her face looked like it was about to break, Xin Qin finally spoke up and gave him some advice in a low voice.

"Yu Jiang, if you don't finish these cakes, they will go bad in a few days.

If you want to take some away, you can buy it before you leave."

Yu Jiang smiled and patted Xin Qin's hand: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. I'll buy this and use it when I treat Lu Beiyuan's comrades to a meal in a few days."

After saying that, Yu Jiang looked at the salesperson whose face turned pale after hearing Xin Qin's words, and said to her: "Please help me pack up what I just said."

Hearing this, the salesperson's face immediately turned from cloudy to bright: "Okay, I'll pack it for you right away, a total of 27 yuan, 4 cake tickets."

Yu Jiang nodded and took out the cake ticket and 27 yuan from his bag.

"Big sister, please give me two more flower cakes and wrap them separately, and you don't have to give me the change."

Normally the supply and marketing cooperatives shouldn’t do this, but Yu Jiang bought a lot!

The salesperson naturally had no objection to this little convenience.

"Okay! I'll put it together for you right away."

The salesperson said something and took the money. Then he handed the packaged pastry to Yu Jiang with one hand and put two packaged flower cakes into Yu Jiang's hand with the other hand.

Yu Jiang took the pastry naturally, ignored the gazes from people around him, and left with Xin Qin.

The taste of the flower cake exploded in their mouths, and both of them looked very happy.

This tastes really good.

Moreover, this thing can be regarded as a specialty of Province Y, and it is not sold anywhere else. Now it tastes particularly different.

As if he suddenly remembered something, Yu Jiang invited Xin Qin: "Come to my house for dinner in a couple of days!"

Such a good opportunity, Xin Qin naturally nodded in agreement.

Then Yu Jiang went to the department store and bought a pack of Hongying brand cigarettes at the tobacco and alcohol counter.

Yu Jiang originally wanted to buy some wine, but Lu Beiyuan told her in advance that in order to ensure the soldiers are in good condition and ready for missions at any time, they are not allowed to drink unless they are on a long vacation.

Only then did Yu Jiang give up his plan to buy wine and planned to go home.

At this time, Xin Qin suddenly suggested taking Yu Jiang to see something different.

Yu Jiang didn't have much hope at first, but just to not spoil Xin Qin's fun, he agreed to go with her.

Then Yu Jiang saw the things that were only sold on the black market: various! kinds! of! insects!

Yes, all kinds of bugs.

One by one, there were insects crawling around densely packed in the bamboo baskets.

Fortunately, Yu Jiang does not have trypophobia, otherwise he would not be able to walk out of this street today.

Moreover, at a glance, the insects that Yu Jiang recognized included cicadas, cicada pupae, bee pupae, grasshoppers and bamboo worms, as well as some that Yu Jiang did not recognize.

It’s really rich!

Yu Jiang knew that people in Province Y had the habit of eating insects, but even their head chef Lu Beiyuan couldn’t cook it!

As if she knew what Yu Jiang was thinking, Xin Qin patted her chest and assured him.

"Don't worry, I don't eat plain rice. If you treat me to a meal, I can't do anything to help you. Just leave this bug to me. I promise that you will want more after you eat it!"

Since Xin Qin had already said this, Yu Jiang naturally would not continue to refuse, but she also stopped Xin Qin from wanting to pay.

“You are willing to offer your cooking skills, how can I let you pay?

Be obedient, I will pay for it."

Yu Jiang's tone was gentle but unquestionable. Xin Qin really took back her hand that was about to pay the money and explained to Yu Jiang which insects were suitable for which way of eating and which ones were the most delicious.

When Yu Jiang returned with a bunch of alive and kicking insects, Xin Qin had already successfully brainwashed him and he began to look forward to the taste of these insects.

The two got into the car they came in and went back to Yu Jiang's home together.

It was not time for Lu Beiyuan to go home yet, and Yu Jiang couldn't cook, so Xin Qin naturally took over the kitchen and started showing off her cooking skills.

It was a rare occasion for Yu Jiang to be "fooled". After listening to Xin Qin's sales pitch, Yu Jiang bought several kilograms of insects, not just to eat them today.

After all, it’s rare to come across “good things”, and it’s better to share the joy with others than to enjoy it alone, so why not share it?

But these insects cannot be kept for too long. They have to be put into the oil pan quickly while they are still alive, fried once first, and then fried again when you want to eat them and they can be eaten directly.

What Xin Qin is doing now is the first round of frying.

In fact, if Xin Qin hadn't seen Yu Jiang's willingness to spend money today, she might not have recommended insects to Yu Jiang.

After all, although fried insects are delicious, they also consume a lot of oil, and there is not much meat left after cooking.

For ordinary people, it is not cost-effective to spend so much oil to cook a dish.

Fortunately, Yu Jiang was a man willing to spend money. In order to buy these few kilograms of insects, he went back to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two kilograms of oil.

However, when the aroma of fried insects wafted into his nose, Yu Jiang really felt that the two kilograms of oil were worth it!

Who would have thought that a bug that looks ugly on the outside could become so crispy on the outside and so delicious on the inside after spending time in a frying pan.

Accompanied by the crunching sound in their mouths, Yu Jiang and Xin Qin did not stop eating insects after the first one went down their stomachs.

When frying the insects, Xin Qin deliberately classified them and fried one type of insect in each pot.

After all, the time required to fry each insect is different depending on its size.

In order to leave a good impression on Yu Jiang's first experience of eating insects, Xin Qin was extremely serious and even calculated the frying time of each insect to the second.

As a kitchen waste, Yu Jiang was very happy to occasionally steal a bite next to Xin Qin.