Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

"What's wrong? What did the village chief say?"

Lin Qingyan had to trouble the village chief and his wife many times because of matters such as building houses and making furniture, and of course she never went empty-handed every time.

"My dad told me to learn how to behave from you, but not how to be shameless."

After saying this, Wang Lanlan couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

"You little rascal, you are playing tricks on me again." An older girl nearby patted Wang Lanlan.

To Lin Qingyan: "She is just a child at heart, Lin Zhiqing, please don't mind."

Lin Qingyan hurriedly smiled and said, "No, no."

This girl is the village chief's niece and Wang Lanlan's cousin, Wang Juan. It is said that she is already engaged and will be getting married soon.

While they were chatting and laughing, two young wives came to the village and the ox cart was full. Master Zhao then drove his old friend slowly towards the town.

The ox cart moved very slowly, and we met many people walking in the dark to go to the market on the road.

"Xiao Lin, when we get to the town later, will you come with us?" Wang Lanlan now had a good impression of Lin Qingyan, so she invited her.

"No, I need to go to the post office to mail a letter to my family. They sent me some tickets a few days ago, but they are about to expire, so I need to exchange them for something."

Lin Qingyan was busy refusing, she still wanted to go shopping in the black market,

"Xiao Lin, I envy you so much. You are so happy. Your family often sends you packages. The whole village knows about it. Your family treats you so well."

Wang Lanlan said enviously.

"You are very happy too. The village chief uncle and aunt are very good to you and think a lot about you." Lin Qingyan really felt that Wang Lanlan was very happy.

"Xiao Lin, I wonder what tickets you have? Can I exchange some?"

Wang Lanlan's second aunt, the wife of the village chief's younger brother, asked.

"Yes, yes, yes, my sister Juanzi is getting married, and today I am accompanying my second aunt to buy wedding supplies for her."

Wang Lanlan said quickly, and Wang Juan beside her lowered her head shyly.

"I was going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some cloth to make her a set of clothes, but the cloth coupons I had scraped together were still not enough."

Aunt Wang was a little worried.

"This is unfortunate. My family sent me two cloth coupons, which are about to expire. My family also made some clothes and sent them to me.

I thought it would be a bad idea to buy the cloth and keep it for next year, but I was afraid it would be destroyed by mice. Now it’s just right, but I will give it to you.”

Lin Qingyan said with a smile on her face.

But in my mind, I was thinking about the materially abundant world of the future, where clothing and fabrics should be easier to get.

She had a feeling that the vegetables from her space might be more popular in that world.

The issue of improving food can be solved in the future.

"Can you really give me Xiaolin Zhiqing as a replacement?"

Aunt Wang asked happily, and even the shy Wang Juan standing by looked at Lin Qingyan with shining eyes.

"Aunt, of course you can. One is a ten-foot floral cloth and the other is a five-foot blue cloth. Which one do you want? Or I'll give you this floral cloth ticket in exchange. Sister Juanzi's marriage is a big deal."

Lin Qingyan pretended to take something out of her pocket, but actually she took the ticket out from the space.

"Xiao Lin, educated youth, I don't know how to thank you. You have helped me a lot. If I don't have enough cloth coupons,

Your sister Juanzi may not even have a new set of clothes to wear when she gets married, and she will be looked down upon by her husband’s family.”

As Aunt Wang spoke, she took out a handkerchief from her clothes, opened it layer by layer, and reluctantly took out a big unity from it and handed it to Lin Qingyan.

She continued, "Aunt, please exchange it for flowered cloth. It will be enough to make a set of clothes, and the rest can be used to make small clothes."

"Sister Juanzi, you don't have to worry now. You can put your mind at ease and wait for your wedding."

Wang Lanlan joked.

"You are shameless, girl!"

Wang Juan patted Wang Lanlan with a red face, while Aunt Wang stood by and watched them playing with a smile.

"Sister Juanzi and Sister Lanlan are very happy. It is a blessing for them to be born in your family."

Lin Qingyan handed over the cloth coupons, took the big unity, thought for a while, and then fumbled inside the covered basket for a while. In fact, she took out a pair of socks from the space and handed them to Aunt Wang Er.

"Aunt, I'll take the money, and give these socks to Sister Juanzi."

Then he handed the socks to Wang Juan.

"Wow, these socks feel so comfortable, Xiaolin, did you buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Wang Lanlan quickly took the socks, touched them, and then reluctantly handed them to Wang Juan.

Wang Juan also fondled her socks and touched them. Several people on the oxcart were attracted to her. In fact, they were all listening to her while they were chatting.

Cloth is usually bought only for major events. Normally, a family would wear the older pair for three years, the younger pair for three years, and then mend them for another three years. Cloth would not be bought easily, so they are not involved in the discussion. However, socks are different.

At this time, seeing Wang Lanlan and Wang Juan were praising the socks, they couldn't help but look over.

"These socks are really nice. They look of high quality. The price is not cheap, right?"

A woman snatched it away and held it in her hand, unwilling to put it down.

"Aunt, this belongs to my sister Juanzi."

Wang Lanlan hurried over to take the socks back. She was the daughter of the village chief, and people in the village generally gave her face.

"That's what I want to see," the woman said awkwardly.

Lin Qingyan saw that they were very enthusiastic.

I quickly said, "These socks are 1.2 yuan a pair. My relative brought them from the south. You can't buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative in town."

I was thinking that the nylon socks at the supply and marketing cooperative were still one yuan a pair, so it wasn't too much to sell these high-quality socks for one yuan and twenty a pair.

The people in the car might have thought the same thing and were very excited about the socks.

Wang Lanlan couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Lin, can you help me get a few pairs?"

"Yes, Xiaolin Zhiqing, can you help me get a few more pairs from your relatives?"

"I'm not sure about this. I need to ask my relatives."

Lin Qingyan did not agree immediately, but pretended to be embarrassed and spoke calmly under the gaze of several pairs of naked eyes.

Things come too easily in this day and age, so the possibility of being reported is very high.

"Of course. Please ask for help. If you can change some, that would be great. But if you can't, that's fine too."

Aunt Wang accepted the offer and quickly gave the girl a way out. She was really afraid that the girl would agree immediately. Private transactions were not allowed in that era, and everyone just exchanged.

"Okay, I'll ask my relatives and get back to you, but don't tell anyone else about the socks, or else it will be embarrassing if you don't replace them for anyone."

Lin Qingyan reminded.

"Don't worry about this. If anyone talks nonsense about looking for you, I'll let my dad go find her."

Wang Lanlan protected Lin Qingyan very well.

Time passed quickly when people were talking, and the ox cart moved very slowly, but it still arrived at the town.

When Lin Qingyan turned her head, she seemed to see Gu Yizhou and Fang Yunxing. When she turned around again, their figures had disappeared around the corner.

"Uncle, what time will you return this afternoon?" Lin Qingyan asked after getting off the car.

"I'll be back around 1pm in the afternoon, no later than 2pm."

Uncle Zhao drove the ox cart to a tree and tied the ox to the tree.

"Thank you, uncle." Lin Qingyan said as she picked up the backpack and put it on her back.

"Qingyan, you really won't come with us?"

Wang Lanlan called her Xiaolin one moment and Qingyan the next.

"No, I still have to send a letter home." Lin Qingyan refused and went to the post office separately from the others.