Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

For ten cents, Banerye took Niu Ping'an and his companion to the Red Star Hospital.

Niu Ping'an went to the registration office and registered as a patient. Niu Baoguo then took him to the internal medicine department with ease.

Niu Baoguo is also an acquaintance in the hospital, and the internist is very familiar with his condition.

After a careful inspection, his expression became somewhat serious.

"Niu Baoguo, your condition has worsened. Your lungs are inflamed, which is why you are coughing so badly.

There is nothing I can do. I can only prescribe some anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers for you."

"Director Zhao, I know what's going on. Please prescribe some medicine for me. It will make me feel better."

"Okay, go back and get some rest. The temperature difference between day and night is getting bigger now, so keep warm at night."

"Okay, I'll pay attention."

Niu Ping'an listened quietly at the side, feeling very uncomfortable.

Illness is not scary, what is scary is that it cannot be cured.

After getting the medicine, the two left the hospital in silence along the way.

"Okay, Ping An, go and do your thing. I'll go back by myself."

When they arrived at the hospital, Niu Baoguo urged Niu Ping'an to do his own thing.

"Okay, uncle, I'll call you a tricycle."

Thinking that the tricycle could go directly to the gate of the courtyard, Niu Pingan didn't have to worry.

He waved to the waiter who was waiting for work, told him the address, paid the money, and helped Niu Baoguo onto the tricycle.

Only after watching the tricycle go farther and farther away did Niu Ping'an withdraw his gaze.

Niu Ping'an was not familiar with the city, so he called a tricycle for himself and asked Ban'erye to take him to the nearest photo studio.

In the 60s, taking photos was a luxury.

You have to wear your most fancy clothes, go to the photo studio, sit upright, put a stiff smile on your face, open your eyes wide and wait for the photographer to press the pneumatic shutter, and then wait a week to get two photos.

The photo studio chosen by Niu Ping'an charges four cents for a one-inch photo and seven cents for a two-inch photo.

The monochrome black and white presents the facial features in the lightest form, restoring the most authentic beauty.

In photos like this, there is an illusion that time has stood still.

After taking the photos, Niu Ping'an returned to Nanluoguxiang and took a stroll around the Qianmen Vegetable Market.

The vegetable market was empty. There were not many supplies to begin with, and some vendors closed their stalls after selling all their goods.

Supplies are in short supply, so you have to hurry if you want to buy something.

The meat stall was empty, I didn’t know if it was sold out or there was nothing to sell;

The vegetable and fruit stalls only had some defective goods that were picked out by others.

Supplies are relatively abundant in September, and the suburbs can supply some seasonal vegetables, fruits and melons.

After a while, seasonal vegetables will be out of the market, and the only winter storage vegetables you will see are cabbage, radish, and potatoes.

As for greenhouse vegetables, they are of course available now, but the yield is small and the price is high, making it difficult for ordinary people to eat them.

After a casual look, Niu Ping'an lost interest in shopping and left the market directly.

After walking around and taking a look, it was almost noon when I returned to the yard.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Niu Ping'an took out a few carrots from the space.

The ladies in the courtyard prepared lunch for each family, which saved Niu Ping'an a lot of trouble.

The living environment in his previous life was different from the courtyard house. The neighbors were all nodding acquaintances, and Niu Ping'an was not used to being watched by a group of people.

As soon as I arrived at the middle courtyard, I saw an old lady opening the door with a plate in her hand. I couldn't see what was on the plate, but the two steamed buns on top were very conspicuous.

"Hello, Auntie!"

Seeing this, Niu Ping'an could only greet him politely.

"Ping An, you too! Are you out doing some work?"

When the aunt saw Niu Ping'an greeting her, a smile appeared on her face.

She had a good impression of Niu Ping'an and took Niu Baoguo to the hospital for medical treatment in the morning. She was a filial child.

"Well, I took some photos and went to the vegetable market."

Niu Ping'an showed the carrot in his hand to the lady.

"This radish is really juicy."

"Auntie, what are you doing?"

Niu Ping'an looked at the plate in the lady's hand and asked curiously.

I also knew in my heart that this was food for the deaf old lady.

"Hey, the deaf old lady in the backyard is old and alone, so the head of the family asked me to take care of her.

I will help cook and send it to her."

The deaf old lady is said to be a five-guarantee household and is taken care of by the state. Niu Ping'an has some understanding of this.

Yi Zhonghai simply wanted to establish the idea of ​​respecting the elderly and loving the young in the hospital.

Anyway, he doesn't have to spend any money or effort, it just takes up some of his wife's time.

The aunt doesn't have to work and has plenty of time, so it's a good thing with no disadvantages.

"He's such a nice guy!"

Niu Ping'an said this, but he didn't care in his heart.

"It's normal for neighbors to help each other, not to mention that the man in my family is the manager of the courtyard."

The aunt was very pleased to hear Niu Ping'an's praise, but she was humble in her words.

"Yeah, let's go together!"

Niu Ping'an scoffed at what the old lady said, and when Niu Baoguo was not feeling well, no neighbor offered to help.

Not only do they not want to help, but they are also planning to wipe out the entire family.

When they arrived at the backyard, Niu Ping'an said goodbye and returned to Niu Bao's country.

"Uncle, have you taken your medicine?"

"I've eaten, and I do feel better! Have you taken the photo?"

"It's taken, but it'll take a week to get it."

"Okay, I'll go buy some clothes this afternoon."

"Got it. I'll go cook."

Cooking is a painful thing. There is really nothing delicious. Niu Ping'an just made some noodles and made two bowls of mixed noodles with carrots.

After dinner, Niu Ping'an mixed the corn flour and fermented it. Then he took out two tattered cotton jackets from the room and some cloth and cotton coupons and went out.

Since there was no rush in the afternoon, Niu Ping'an walked around and asked around, and soon found a tailor shop.

There is a lot of cloth in Niu Ping'an's space. A piece of cloth is ninety feet long, and a set of cotton clothes requires 16 feet of cloth.

In those days when supplies were scarce, cloth coupons were distributed per person. Anyone with a formal household registration in the old city was given 4 feet and 5 inches of cloth for the whole year, which was actually enough for patching.

Three years of new life, three years of old life, and another three years of mending.

The new eldest, the old second, and the mending and patching up for the third.

Many people have some old-style clothes piled up at the bottom of their boxes, which can be taken out and put to use.

A men's woolen gown can be made into a Zhongshan suit, a long coat, two two-piece suits, two pairs of men's trousers or a parka, etc., 59 kinds of clothing.

A silk or summer cloth gown can be altered into a pair of trousers for men and women.

An old-fashioned jacket can be transformed into a pair of men's trousers.

A pair of Chinese pants can be transformed into a Hong Kong shirt, a cheongsam skirt or men's and women's trousers.

A cheongsam can be transformed into dozens of garments including zipper shirts, skirts, men's and women's trousers, children's dresses, etc.

A short coat with a small waist can also be transformed into a two-piece shirt, etc.

Niu Ping'an was not one to let himself down, and ended up ordering two cotton coats, two shirts, two sweaters, a woolen coat, and even several sets of underwear at a tailor shop.

He immediately became a big customer of the tailor shop.

The cotton was from old cotton clothes, and I used cotton coupons to buy some new cotton at the tailor shop. The outer material was Dacron.

Wear-resistant, no deformation, easy to wash and dry quickly.

After leaving the tailor shop, Niu Ping'an looked at his cloth shoes that were almost worn out, and remembering that he still had two shoe tickets, he took the bus to Wangfujing Department Store.

Civilian shoes are mainly made of cloth shoes at home, so the government departments specially print cloth coupons for shoe uppers and distribute them to residents.

One shoe ticket is issued every year, and factories with good welfare will also provide workers with labor protection shoes every year.

What should farmers do if they have no shoes to wear? Farmers can sell agricultural and sideline products to the state and receive shoe coupons as rewards.

Wangfujing Department Store has a stylish and elegant appearance and is the first large department store in the country after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Only the first to third floors are open to the general public, and the fourth floor, high up, is the mysterious "Special Supply Department."

Niu Ping'an was walking around in the mall, where there were a wide variety of goods.

In the end, Niu Ping'an bought two pairs of Huili sneakers in the shoe cabinet, one high-top and one low-top.

Except for cadres and intellectuals, few people in the city wear leather shoes.

Before the public-private partnership, Huili sneakers were initially only produced in Shanghai. After the public-private partnership, the Sijiucheng Rubber Factory also began to produce "Arrow" white Huili sneakers.

This pair of white shoes is enthusiastically sought after by young people in Beijing. White Huili sneakers are a major fashion outfit, especially among young people who like sports. Huili is simply a totem-like existence.

The price is not cheap either, with the high-top size 40 costing 7.14 yuan and the low-top costing 6.62 yuan, giving it a strong retro feel.

As for the cotton shoes, Niu Ping'an didn't care too much about them. He could find someone to make them even if he didn't have a ticket.

When they returned to Nanluoguxiang, Niu Ping'an had a headache again and didn't know what to eat for dinner.

There is no shortage of supplies, but it is difficult to use them.

Living in the city is really not as comfortable as living in the countryside, of course, the premise is that you have enough supplies.

In a planned economy, having tickets without money won’t work, having money without tickets won’t work, and sometimes even having both money and tickets won’t work.