The Age of Rebirth: Winning since the educated youth went to the countryside

Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters came to the village entrance to wait for the bus, and found that there were quite a few people going to the county town, including several educated youths who went to the countryside with them.

After meeting, everyone felt a little embarrassed and nodded to each other as a greeting.

After all, building a house is really a bit hateful.

When he went back to pick up his luggage yesterday, he received a lot of envious and jealous looks.

However, he thought this was good. He and these educated youths had never spoken a few words before, and they were not even friends. There was no need to get together to chat.

Soon, the ox cart to the county seat arrived.

Everyone was busy getting in the car, not to mention anything else.

Riding in an oxcart costs three cents to the commune and eight cents to the county seat.

Zhou Ziwen handed over his share, then climbed onto the bullock cart and found a place to sit down.

Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi followed and sat next to him.

But they didn't say anything. After all, there were so many aunties in the car, and gossip might spread just by chatting all day long.

He was fine, he was just worried about ruining the girl's reputation.

But soon, the aunts and uncles taught him a lesson.

Even if they don't speak, people will bring the topic to them.

Along the way, the aunts and ladies began to inquire about their various situations.

Among them, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters are their key targets.

This guy, sometimes being too good-looking can be a trouble.

These aunts have very strong observation skills. Not only can they see the watches under their sleeves, but they can also clearly see whether there are patches on their clothes.

In this era, not many people can afford a watch. As for Zhou Ziwen, if it hadn't been for this trip to the countryside, Zhou's father wouldn't have been so generous and bought him a watch.

As for the clothes, Zhou's mother prepared them for him.

Facing the questions from the aunts and uncles, Zhou Ziwen almost couldn't resist and could only smile awkwardly.

However, Zhou Ziwen was not without gains. At least he got to know these aunties along the way and heard a lot of news about the village from their mouths.

Although they are all trivial matters, it is quite interesting to listen to them occasionally.

For example, which village's widow hooks up with a man, which family's daughter-in-law is good at eating and lazy, etc.

Zhou Ziwen was willing to listen, and they were also willing to talk, so he didn't seem bored along the way.

After listening to the inside information in the village, Zhou Ziwen also came to the county seat.

After getting off the car, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters naturally gathered together.

"I'm going to go to the post office first to send letters to my family to make sure they're safe," Zhou Ziwen said.

"Oops! Sister, we seem to have forgotten to write a letter to our family." Chen Qiaoyi grabbed her sister's arm and exclaimed.

"It's okay, I didn't write either, but I have paper here, so I can write now." Zhou Ziwen patted the satchel on his waist.

It was already very late after dinner yesterday, and after drinking some wine, Zhou Ziwen didn't think of it.

The three of them looked at each other and tacitly ignored the topic.

This matter is actually quite important. After all, my family is quite worried when I come to such a far away place in the countryside, so making sure they are safe is the most urgent thing.

They found a remote place to write the letter, and then they went to the post office.

Because it was still early and the oxcart returning to the village would not leave until the afternoon, Zhou Ziwen was in the mood to appreciate the surrounding environment.

Most of the houses in this era were adobe houses, with only a few brick houses, such as small bungalows, and even rarer ones. Anyway, Zhou Ziwen only saw one house along the way.

He also found that many people on Heijiang's side like to hold a big tobacco bag. Not only the old men, but also many old women also hold tobacco poles in their hands, and some even smoke while walking.

This kind of special culture may only be seen in this era.

When I came to the post office, there were not many people sending letters, and they mailed them out quickly.

Next, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters discussed and decided to go to the grain station and food supply station first.

It’s not that I want to buy anything, but I want to know the price first.

After all, it is rare to come to the county town, and I will need to live here in the next few years, so it is necessary to understand the market.

He never had to worry about these things before. His mother and sisters kept the house in order.

Now that I have come to the countryside, I can only rely on myself for everything from now on.

After some inquiring, Zhou Ziwen also learned about the price of food here.

Rice costs 25 cents per catty, cornmeal costs 8 cents per catty, and flour costs 181 cents per catty.

There is also rapeseed oil, which costs 90 cents per pound.

But if you want to buy these things, you don’t just have money, you also need tickets.

Fortunately, before he came, Zhou Ma gave him a lot of bills. For the time being, he was not short of bills.

After learning about the price of food, they went to the food supply station.

The food supply station sells all kinds of meat, such as pork, chicken, fish, etc.

But obviously, they arrived late today. It was only after nine o'clock, and all the pork at the supply station was sold out.

I didn’t buy the meat, but I found out the price.

Pork costs 80 cents per catty, chicken costs 68 cents per catty, and fish is slightly cheaper, but it also costs 65 cents.

Originally, Zhou Ziwen was planning to buy some meat back. After all, he was staying at someone else's house, so he should express his gratitude.

But today I was unlucky, even the lean meat was sold out.

In this era of food shortage and oil shortage, fat meat is everyone’s favorite.

Leaving the food supply station, the three of them came to the supply and marketing cooperative.

The things here are relatively comprehensive, and all kinds of daily necessities can be purchased here.

Here, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters started a large-scale purchasing model.

Large iron pot, lid, steamer, casserole, cutting board, bowl, chopsticks...

Including soy sauce, salt, vinegar, etc.

Zhou Ziwen spent money to buy everything he could use.

Anyway, some things you buy can last for several years, so it saves trouble to get them all at once.

The Chen sisters are similar to him, but not as exaggerated.

The purchase cost dozens of dollars.

The most expensive one was the large iron pot, which cost him eight yuan.

There are also kitchen knives and hatchets that cost several yuan.

In order to take these things back, he even bought a large backpack, otherwise he wouldn't be able to take them with him.

"Are you hungry? Why don't we go eat first?" Zhou Ziwen said after buying almost everything.

"Okay, I've been hungry for a long time." Chen Qiaoyi nodded hurriedly.

Chen Shiying on the side did not speak, but nodded slightly.

After shopping for a long time and buying so many things, they were already hungry.

So the three of them ended their trip and found a state-owned hotel to eat.

Not many people come to eat at state-owned restaurants. When they went there, there were no customers at all.

Of course, it's also possible that they came early and it's only half past eleven.

Food in state-owned restaurants is not cheap. Just a bowl of ordinary noodles costs a dime.

And just giving money is not enough, you have to add 20 taels of food stamps.