Although the people on the street were dressed simply, their faces showed energy and vitality. Gu Wan was infected by the atmosphere on everyone's faces.

It seemed as if she wasn't feeling so bad anymore. She clutched the cross-body bag tightly across her chest and looked around curiously.

The county’s supply and marketing cooperative and state-owned restaurant are still landmark buildings, both are large enough and eye-catching enough.

If you want to buy something these days, there is no such thing as comparing prices from three stores. You can only go to the supply and marketing cooperatives, where you can buy everything in one stop.

When Gu Wan walked in, she saw rows of glass cabinets against the wall, with things hanging on the back. When she walked inside, she saw a square counter filled with all kinds of things.

There is almost everything to eat and use.

When she went out, she had already planned what to buy that day, so she prepared the money and tickets for the things she wanted to buy in advance and put them in her backpack.

Gu Wan walked over one by one. The counters for food and daily necessities were almost full of people, and the sound of bustling crowds was everywhere. However, the counters for some large items were very deserted.

The sales clerks saw her walking and looking around, looked her up and down, then looked away and continued knitting.

Some of them were just a few people gathered together chatting. They were selling bicycles, sewing machines, radios and other things. There were not many customers in front of the counter.

They were happy and relaxed, talking and laughing together. They caught a glimpse of Gu Wan from the corner of their eyes, glanced at her with disdain, and then looked away.

Gu Wan did not feel offended. After all, to her, these people were just like characters in a TV drama, and she was just a spectator.

However, these sales clerks have stable jobs these days, so they naturally have reason to be proud of themselves.

Gu Wan had just traveled through time, and had seen and eaten all kinds of things in her previous life, so naturally she didn't want much for these things.

She just thinks it's fun and novel. If she were asked to spend money to buy it just to see it, she would definitely not be willing.

"Hello comrade, please give me a bar of soap, a bar of soap, a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste."

"Okay, the total is one dollar and sixty-six cents. I'll issue you a receipt. Pay the money over there and come over with the receipt to get your stuff."

The salesperson was writing the form quickly as he spoke. Then he stretched out his hand, pulled down the iron frame on the rope above his head, and stood on tiptoe to clip the written form on it.

With a pull and a push, the iron clamp slid to the counter in the corner of the store.

Gu Wan was stunned by the constant staring. The salesperson thought she didn't see it clearly, so he pointed out the place for her.

After I paid the money and came to pick up my things with the receipt, I was still a little unresponsive.

Although the things of that time were not as good as those of later generations, they were still so cheap that she was amazed at how cheap they were at just over one dollar.

You have to know that in later generations, even if a dollar fell on the ground, people would be too lazy to bend down to pick it up, and she bought so many things with only such a small amount of money.

And also because soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste are luxury items, they are so expensive. Otherwise, with $1.60, you could buy more by buying other things.

After all, she had just listened roughly and found that pork was only 78 cents per pound, and rice was only 1.2 cents, which were considered expensive. There were also cheaper brown rice, aged rice, and broken rice, which were even cheaper.

Although everything is very cheap, you still need a ticket.

In the city, the amount is rationed per person.

After Gu Wan bought all the toiletries she needed, she started walking towards the clothes shop. Nowadays, many people buy cloth and make their own clothes, but she doesn't.

Gu Wan brought two sets of clothes when she went to the countryside. Now that the weather is hot, she can wash and dry the clothes on the same day. If it rains, she will have to continue wearing smelly clothes.

Gu Wan didn’t really want to, and autumn was about to arrive. Her quilt was not really a quilt, but just a bundle of clothes that she used to pack things when she went to the countryside.

It’s okay to cover it now, but it will definitely not work when autumn comes. You also need to buy rain boots and work gloves.

After Gu Wan decided what to buy, she headed straight to her destination.

"Hello, comrade, what sizes are those two sets of clothes? Can I try them on?"

Gu Wan pointed to two sets of dark blue long-sleeved trousers hanging on the wall and said, "Nowadays the most popular material is Dacron, but that stuff is not suitable for working in the fields."

Apart from Dacron, there were only floral clothes, which were the most beautiful styles of the period, but she could not accept them.

I finally saw two sets of clothes that looked solid in color and very simple. They looked very suitable for wearing and doing things, and my eyes lit up instantly.

The salesperson was knitting a sweater. When she heard the question, she raised her eyelids and glanced at her.

"You can wear it with your figure, but the sleeves and trouser legs are a little long. You can just alter them when you get home."

Gu Wan looked at her and decided not to say anything else. She pursed her lips and was about to ask her if it could be changed, but she heard a sarcastic voice coming from behind.

"Tsk, Gu Zhiqing, you're already so poor, there's no need to act like a rich man and disturb other people's work."

Gu Wan frowned, and the salesperson who had been knitting a sweater with her head down also looked at her with some disapproval.

"Why do you care how poor I am? I am proud of being poor, but you look down on the poor. Your capitalist behavior is unacceptable!"

Gu Wan looked at Lai Dongmei and Shi Wenxiu, who were standing behind her arm in arm, with contempt, and rolled her eyes in her heart.

I don’t understand why these two people keep staring at her. Is she really that easy to bully as she looks?

As soon as Gu Wan finished speaking, the salesperson quickly put down the sweater, his whole body became energetic, and looked at the two people with a very unfriendly look.

Being called a capitalist-roader these days would be a serious matter. Shi Wenxiu and Lai Dongmei were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

She looked around and saw that everyone passing by was looking at them unkindly, and she immediately became furious.

"We don't look down on the poor. We are not capitalists. We are just discussing the matter objectively. We just can't stand the fact that you can't afford it but still disturb their work!"

"Oh, how do you know I can't afford it? Are you staring at my wallet every day?"

Lai Dongmei frowned and glanced at her suspiciously, not understanding why Gu Wan suddenly became so eloquent.

She clearly didn't say a single swear word and had a smile on her face, but the words she said could easily accuse someone of a crime. If one wasn't careful, one would probably not be able to react in time.

She smiled, let go of Shi Wenxiu's hand, walked over like an older sister, and took Gu Wan's hand.

"Oh, Gu Zhiqing, you misunderstood. Shi Zhiqing just thought that you didn't even have a quilt when you went to the countryside, so you only brought a set of clothes and a lunch box with you, so you misunderstood."

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