59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang.

After sending Chen Li to school, I rode my bike to Wangfujing Department Store to see if there was anything worth buying. After locking my bike, I ran into an acquaintance again.

There is no way. The current city of Sijiu seems to be relatively large, but there is only one prosperous commercial street, which is similar to the county town in later generations. There are only a few places to go, so it is easy for people to meet each other.

"Chen Feng, are you here to buy something too?"

The person who came was Yi Zhonghai’s wife. They hadn’t seen each other for half a year.

"Well, hello, Auntie."

Aunt Yi was carrying a basket of vegetables, which was covered with a piece of cloth, so it was impossible to tell what was in it.

But judging from her figure, she has been living quite well in the past six months. Yi Zhonghai has a good income and is frugal, not even wanting to buy a bicycle. He must have enough money for his retirement.

"Chen Feng, has Huairu given birth?"

"It's almost time. Zhuzi gave birth to a son, and so did Xu Damao."

"That's not right. Didn't Xu Damao get married later? Could it be..."

Chen Feng suppressed his laughter and explained, "She had a miscarriage before, so she gave birth prematurely. The process was dangerous. Widow Meng and the child have been hospitalized for monitoring these days."

Aunt Yi looked slightly embarrassed, but then she breathed a sigh of relief.

"The old lady didn't mean it. Fortunately, they are all fine. Otherwise, with Xu Damao's personality, I'm afraid something serious would have happened."

Chen Feng nodded. Indeed, if there was a miscarriage, it would be hard to judge what Xu Damao would do in despair.

At the very least, Widow Meng will probably be driven back home, and the deaf old lady will have a hard time living a peaceful life in the future.

"Where is your house?"

"It's almost there, probably in November."

“All the kids are pretty much the same.”

"Well, the time is about the same." Chen Feng said with a smile.

The aunt looked a little dazed and envious. Naturally, she wanted a child. Now was not the future. Current policies and customs all emphasized bloodline inheritance.

"Auntie, there are many children in the orphanage now. You are in good health, why don't you adopt one? Otherwise, what will you do when you are old?"

Chen Feng suggested sincerely: "I heard that orphanages are actively looking for cadres to adopt children to avoid food shortages. If you adopt one, you can do great merit and provide for your old age. Wouldn't it be better for you to live a better life in the future than the deaf old lady?"

There are currently a large number of children in orphanages. The number in Shanghai is over capacity, so they have to be dispersed to the north. Propaganda also encourages everyone to adopt children, and many old party members are doing so.

There are many such cases.

Hu Bingran, a veteran from Hechuan who participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, lost his left arm and right eye in the battle. After recovering from his injuries, he was unwilling to recuperate in the Veterans' Home, giving up his place to the more seriously injured soldiers who needed it more. He took the initiative to return to the township to work at the grassroots level and became a grassroots civil affairs cadre.

Help poor families, the five-guarantee elderly, rescue seriously ill patients, out-of-school children, and provide preferential treatment and resettlement for veterans...

Due to the shortage of supplies, he took prompt action and led the local people to reclaim wasteland, build farms, and support the shelter on their own. From then on, these more than 200 street children had a common father.

In later generations, this kind of personal hero who is dedicated to the public is either regarded as a rumor or a big fool.

But in this age, this age of high spirits, there are many!

It is very normal for Chen Jianjun to use most of his salary and supplies to take care of the widows and families of his comrades in Sijiu City!

Of course, in the eyes of some groups in later generations, he is just a big fool.

But right now, they are the cutest people.

"Adopt a child..." The aunt hesitated.

Chen Feng asked: "But what did Master Yi say?"

"Uh." The aunt was a little embarrassed.

Chen Feng smiled and said, "I don't know what he is thinking, but Aunt Yi, you don't want to become a deaf old lady in the future, do you? The old lady is lucky to have you take care of her. What about you? Where are you going to find someone?"

The aunt was a little moved.

Yi Zhonghai is too selfish. He would rather scheme against his apprentice and Sha Zhu than spend money to adopt a child.

When you think about it, raising a child is much more expensive than recruiting an apprentice or an outsider!

But this isn’t a bad thing!

"I will think about it."

Aunt Yi didn't say much. After all, Chen Feng still had to go in to buy something. When she learned that Qin Huairu was about to give birth, she wondered whether she should secretly send something to her, and then she said goodbye to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng went in for a walk, bought some daily necessities, and spent the tickets he had exchanged for from the sports school, steel rolling mill, etc. as quickly as possible.

It's the end of October now and it will expire if not used.

I bought five kilograms of candy from Zhang Binggui alone, all of different kinds, one kilogram of which was White Rabbit milk candy.

"Little comrade, where did you get so many votes?"

Zhang Binggui couldn't help it any longer. Chen Feng came to him to buy things often, and often brought his sister with him.

"Oh, in exchange. I'm good at hunting. I sell meat to factories and schools and get tickets from them."

Chen Feng explained that he had to explain, otherwise he would be suspected and might be reported!

This is not a joke, it's a true story!

People today are more keen on reporting than the enthusiastic citizens of Chaoyang District in the future!

Just for that certificate of good citizenship!

"Can you hunt?" Zhang Binggui showed interest and said enthusiastically, "Our department store also needs to purchase pheasants, rabbits and the like. If you have any, you can sell them to us."

Nowadays, almost all government agencies like to purchase meat. There is no other way. Even the meat processing plants are short of meat, let alone units like theirs. In the past, they used to get welfare meat during the New Year and other festivals.

Since last year, these benefits have been replaced with other supplies, such as snacks like candy and melon seeds.

"Well, we'll talk about it next time we have a chance."

Chen Feng smiled vaguely and said that the purchasing price of department stores may not be less than that of other units, but the added value is limited.

The reason is simple. Although it looks like a department store, there is no meat, no canned food, no ancient books of cultural value, etc.

Isn’t it funny? But unfortunately it is true!

These days, the really good things are rarely sold in department stores. They are basically distributed through special supplies according to social class, such as professors, officers, master craftsmen, etc.

For example, canned food rarely appears in department stores.

If you can buy something, you don’t need favors, just money and tickets. If you can’t buy something, you still can’t find it here.

After leaving the candy counter, I went to the cigarette and liquor counter and used up all my cigarette and liquor coupons. Then I bought a dozen bottles of soda. When I had almost spent all my money, I was ready to go to Quanjude in Wangfujing to buy one or two roast ducks, but I found that I had to queue.

It's the kind that was booked!

"No way, there are no ducks again?"

"That's right. I heard that wild ducks can be sold for 4.5 yuan each now!" An uncle who also came to reserve a duck complained, "Wild ducks are so small, and they cost 4.5 yuan. They are not enough for a family to eat when they take them back."

“Isn’t this robbery?”

“Those people outside the city have made a fortune!”

"That's right, I think the maximum price is one dollar per piece, and then when it's done, sell it to us for two dollars!"

"Yeah!"

A group of people echoed.

Chen Feng looked at the group of uncles speechlessly. Is it easy for them to catch a wild duck in the snow in the middle of winter?

There is no cure for poverty and there is no cure for unruly people!

I was too lazy to wait in line, so I went out directly. When I passed by a cold food shop, I couldn't help but go in and buy a bucket of ice cream and a few popsicles.