Chapter 77 I have money but can’t spend it (please give me your monthly ticket)
Just when Shen Man was in a daze, she heard someone talking outside the house.
I wanted to go out and take a look, but I didn't expect Gu Chen to come right in with his things.
An iron bucket, an enamel basin and two white towels.
Seeing these things, Shen Man asked: "Who sent these?"
Because this place is not close to the supply and marketing cooperative, it is impossible for Gu Chen to go out and buy it. I heard voices just now, so it must be delivered by someone else.
Hearing this, Gu Chen replied: "I bought it before and asked the neighbors to help keep it. I just saw that I was back and sent it to me."
After saying that, he turned to the faucet to get water. There is tap water in the residential area here. After all, it is near the city, but not in the suburbs. There are not many faucets there. Basically, there are three or four faucets on one street.
Shen Man helped and swept away the dust and spider webs on the shed.
"Don't sweep it yet." Upon seeing this, Gu Chen hurried over and said, "The kang needs to be laid out again. I came here today to have a look. I will clean it up after the kang is finished, otherwise I will have to do it again."
There's no rush for these things.
Seeing what he said, Shen Man did not continue to disturb him. The two of them sprinkled water on the ground so that the dust could be reduced.
Seeing that it was still early outside, Gu Chen decided to take her to the center of the city.
"While there's nothing else to do, I'll take you for a nice spin today!"
Get on the bus and go to the center of the city, which is more prosperous. The buildings built in the last century are still very strong, and there are no cracks at all.
The department store has a total of three floors and looks quite impressive, a bit like the bazaar building in the urban-rural fringe area in later generations.
Next to it is a state-owned hotel, as well as a barber shop and grocery store. Basically, there are places to buy things. It's a proper commercial street.
Shen Man looked at the residential buildings opposite and secretly thought that he would buy a few houses when he got rich.
When the time comes, building your own building to provide business services, wouldn’t that be a pleasure? You can rent it out if you don’t want to do business, or you can just sit back and wait for the rent to be collected.
"Why are you in a daze?" Gu Chen brought her back to reality with one sentence.
Okay, now that I have nothing to say about my horoscope, I’d better think about going to work honestly first.
She smiled and the two of them walked into the department store. There were quite a lot of people in the room. The first floor sold watches, jewelry and the like. It was divided into two areas, and one side sold electrical appliances.
Such as refrigerators, televisions, and radios.
Shen Man took a breath after looking at the price. Good guy, a TV costs eight or nine hundred, and it's a black and white nine-inch TV.
The refrigerator is even more outrageous. Not only does it cost thousands, but it also requires more than a hundred industrial coupons.
All electrical appliances require coupons, and demand exceeds supply.
Basically, everyone who comes in will stop and watch, with undisguised desire in their eyes.
No one will laugh at anyone, because no one can afford it, so they can only look at it.
After all, the salary of the middle and lower class is only 18 to 30 yuan a month, which means you have to go without food and drink for a long time before you can afford a TV.
"Do you like TV?" Gu Chen asked when he saw that she had been watching.
He hasn't thought about this thing yet. He could buy it, but not now.
Hearing this, Shen Man shook his head, "No, I'm just curious, let's go."
I'm really curious, what haven't I seen in the future? That ultra-thin LCD TV, 80 inches, has caught up with home theaters.
Just this big nine-inch black and white TV?
Even if I use it as a stool, I find it too bulky.
The two of them walked around on the first floor, and Shen Man found that Daka was really tacky at this time...
There was also the colorful plastic comb. She remembered using it when she was a child. She loved the static electricity when combing her hair.
When I was a kid, I had a lot of frizzy hair, and it would break out after I combed it, so I had to put some water on it.
The plastic comb now on the counter actually costs one yuan and fifty cents. What kind of industrial coupons do you need?
Tsk tsk tsk...
Who will buy it?
"Comrade, give me two combs! I want the pink one."
A little girl appeared at the right time.
Shen Man:......
never mind.
There are also those plastic hairpins and hairbands. They don’t look good at all, but there are actually many little girls standing around looking at them.
Because they are all made of plastic, industrial coupons are required. For this thing, industrial coupons are still required.
She really couldn't understand it.
The two of them continued walking to the second floor. The second floor was selling ready-made clothes and fabrics, and there were more lesbians.
"What do you like? I'll buy you two pieces of clothing." Gu Chen looked at the dazzling array of clothing and felt that everything Shen Man wore would look good.
If he hadn't brought someone here, he would have bought them all.
Upon hearing this, Shen Man quickly shook his head and refused. He looked at the clothes in front of him and said, "It's not as good-looking as the old lady's clothes in the farmer's market in later generations."
What are these?
"What's wrong with you? You really don't like it?" Gu Chen was a little confused when he saw her like this.
I turned around and looked at the other lesbians. They all liked ready-to-wear, and they wanted this and that.
Shen Man is really different, as if he doesn't want anything.
"I don't like it. Let's talk about it later. I still have clothes." Shen Man could only say this. Could it be that these clothes are too vulgar?
Isn't it okay to say it openly? Everyone else likes it so much, so it's better not to say it.
Seeing that she really wasn't interested at all, Gu Chen took her to the third floor.
There aren't many things on the third floor, just bicycles and some toiletries.
I don’t know why toiletries are placed on the third floor. Shouldn’t they be placed on the first floor along with those for issuing cards?
Gu Chen looked around and said, "Do you want to buy shampoo? These are daily necessities."
I always want to buy something for the other person, but I can’t tell what Shen Man likes.
Seeing the things he picked up, Shen Man shook his head again, "I have them all. They are in the suitcase. You don't need to buy anything for me. I just came out today to go shopping. Let's look at other things."
Gu Chen, who has money but nowhere to spend it:...
Is it so difficult to spend money now?
He felt that all the money he had earned over the years was in vain.
What is the purpose of making money?
To give flowers to my wife!
But his wife doesn’t want to spend any money, so what should he do?
After leaving the department store, Gu Chen saw that it was getting late, so he took her to eat.
You have to eat, right?
Shen Man was not polite this time and ordered a plate of pot-wrapped pork, a sour and sweet dish, which was so delicious.
She likes this kind of dish. Although it doesn't make a meal, it is delicious.
Gu Chen, who was opposite, ordered a stew, pork belly, sauerkraut and blood sausage.
Good guy, come up and fill a big basin with it. This is really enough.
"Can you eat it?" Shen Man swallowed unconsciously.
She was full just looking at it. This was enough for three or four people. A large bowl of vegetables was indeed too much.
Gu Chen curled his lips and said, "If you can't eat it, just pack it up and take it away. I have money and nowhere to spend it."
Really, I won’t let you buy anything!
Seeing this, Shen Man didn't say anything. It was the first time he saw a man who was angry because he was not allowed to spend money.
Are young people today so crazy?
Sure enough, he is young and frivolous. How can he be a young man if he is not crazy?
I am still low-key enough. This is good. Low-key luxury has connotation...