Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1001: Buying a Radio 2

Chapter 1001: Chapter 1001: Buying a Radio 2

Sewing machines, bicycles, watches, and radios—the three revolutions and one loudspeaker, the four grand essentials for a wedding.

In later generations, many complained that the burden of marriage had become too heavy, with the need for houses, cars, and money. They claimed that getting married in the sixties and seventies was much more relaxed. However, throughout history, there hasn’t been much change when it comes to marriage. The demands of the sixties and seventies for the three revolutions and one loudspeaker and seventy-two legs were not less than the later generations’ need for houses, cars, and money—indeed, they were even rarer.

Coupons were hard to come by, Industrial Coupons were hard to come by, and with low average wages, buying just one item required saving up money and Industrial Coupons for a long time.

And in later generations? As long as you had money, you could buy anything.

Listening to Feng Qingxue proudly claim that her family also had the three revolutions and one loudspeaker, Lu Jiang carrying a radio case couldn’t help but laugh, "If I had known you liked them, I would have found a way to get them for our wedding." That would have been five or six years earlier.

"That wasn’t necessary!" Feng Qingxue said.

When she married Lu Jiang, it was him she was interested in, not external possessions.

Of course, she herself was confident enough not to care about the other party’s economic conditions.

When the couple moved on to the home goods counter, Feng Qingxue stopped, leaned on the counter, and flashed a sweet smile at the salesperson, "Study hard and make progress every day. Comrade, how much is a toothbrush?"

Buy some extra to stock up at home.

There were many toothbrushes in her space that couldn’t be taken out, and she had to take care of a bunch of elderly and children back home.

"Serve the people. Seven cents each, no coupons or Industrial Coupons required."

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. Give me twenty!" Feng Qingxue picked up a toothbrush to check it out, and the quality seemed good.

The salesperson laughed, "No battle is fought unprepared. The Shanghai-made Changming brand toothbrushes are stiff in quality!"

"Modesty helps one go forward, whereas pride makes one lag behind. Is ’stiff in quality’ the advertising slogan for the toothbrush?" Feng Qingxue was enlightened.

"Unity is strength. Who doesn’t know about Changming brand toothbrushes? They are very durable; you can rest assured when you buy them."

After purchasing the toothbrushes, Feng Qingxue, unsure if she and her husband would go to Shanghai, took the chance to buy some Snowflake Cream, Clam Oil, and Shaving Water, as well as a lot of toilet paper. None of these items required coupons or Industrial Coupons.

Having bought these household essentials, the couple then moved on to the grocery store and purchased four cream cakes.

Back at the guest house, Feng Qingxue immediately stored the cream cakes in her space; leaving them outside would certainly spoil them, even though in that era, there was no such thing as an expiration date for canned goods, biscuits, candies, and other food products.

Although Guo Ming and his wife and others said there was no need for farewells when they left, they still made the trip.

After multiple checks, just as Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue stepped through the gate of the courtyard, they encountered Cui Shaoyuan and an old comrade with white beard and brows, wearing a patched, old military uniform.

"How does that saying go? Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears." Cui Shaoyuan laughed heartily, "Come here, Elder Ding, let me introduce you. Didn’t you specifically come to ask me where Ding Hailan’s lifesavers, Comrade Lu Jiang, and Qingxue are currently staying? Now you don’t have to ask anymore; the people in question are right here, saving you the trouble of looking further."

Before Cui Shaoyuan could finish, Ding Hailan stepped forward and saluted Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue with a standard military salute. The couple, feeling unworthy of such a grand gesture from the older generation, hurriedly dodged and then saluted the elder in return.

Old Ding saluted back and said with a resonant voice, "A life-saving grace is never forgotten. You deserve this military salute."

The senior leader and his security guards came out for a walk and, witnessing this scene, asked what was happening.

... I’m falling behind in the monthly ticket count. I need monthly tickets. At the start of the month, everyone has them. I’m asking, asking, asking.