Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

Lin Qingyan rode her antique bicycle across the street and arrived at Zhou Limei's community.

Coincidentally, I met Zhou Limei who had already returned at the gate of the community.

"Sister Zhou!" Lin Qingyan got off her bicycle and greeted Zhou Limei who was riding an electric scooter opposite her.

Zhou Limei saw her bicycle and couldn't help but smile, "You're here riding your beloved bike again."

Lin Qingyan knew she was teasing her, but she smiled happily, "Yes, I came here on my beloved bike."

When Zhou Limei saw the two large bamboo baskets on the back of the bicycle, her eyes widened and she gave Lin Qingyan a thumbs up, "Not bad, very impressive! You can even carry two such large bamboo baskets."

"It's not heavy to ride on a bicycle. Besides, it's downhill all the way, so it's not strenuous at all." Lin Qingyan explained.

After Zhou Limei finished teasing, she asked Lin Qingyan to go home with her. She watched Lin Qingyan lift a bamboo basket easily, and she was about to pick up another one. However, she tried twice but failed to lift the bamboo basket.

Lin Qingyan laughed when she saw it, and said to her, "Sister Zhou, you can't carry it. You can watch it downstairs first. I will send the frame upstairs and then come down to get it."

Zhou Limei didn't have the energy to laugh, nor was she angry. She looked at Lin Qingyan, who rarely laughed, with amusement and shook her head.

The two of them went upstairs together and arrived at Zhou Limei's house. Zhou Limei opened the door and Lin Qingyan moved the two frames in.

"Come to the sofa and sit down and rest for a while." Zhou Limei called Lin Qingyan who had just washed her hands.

After washing her hands, Lin Qingyan came to the sofa, took out her cell phone, and said to Zhou Limei with a smile, "Sister Zhou, help me charge it."

Zhou Limei took the phone and charged it before asking, "How is the solar charger I bought for you the other day?"

Lin Qingyan thought about the power bank placed in the pavilion next to the space well, and said a little embarrassedly: "I haven't used it yet!"

"You haven't used your cell phone these days?" Zhou Limei looked at her with wide eyes.

"Yes, I've been busy these past two days and haven't had time to study my phone. I haven't even had time to look at the software you mentioned last time that can be used to buy things online." Lin Qingyan explained frankly.

Zhou Limei was also very curious about her busyness, "What are you busy with?"

"I have a lot of things to do. The fields at home need to be planted, and vegetables and fruits need to be grown. By the way, Sister Zhou, last time I asked you about the seeds, did you buy them?"

Lin Qingyan suddenly remembered the seeds and asked about it.

"I thought you had forgotten about it. When you mentioned it yesterday, I bought some when I took Tongtong out to play."

As Zhou Limei spoke, she stood up and went to the kitchen cabinet, took out a bag, put it on the coffee table, opened the bag, and found many small packages inside.

"Here, I bought these at the market. You can take them home and try planting them. These are common seeds. Some of them are uncommon and need to be purchased online."

Lin Qingyan picked them up and looked at them. Some of them she had never seen before, and some were called differently. There were more than a dozen varieties in this bag.

There are vegetables such as Chinese cabbage, spinach, lettuce, corn, Chinese cabbage, radish, etc., as well as fruit seeds, such as honeysuckle, cherry tomatoes, fruit cucumbers, cream strawberries, white strawberries, and basil, etc.

There are even three varieties of cherry tomatoes: yellow cherry tomatoes, red cherry tomatoes, and purple cherry tomatoes.

Lin Qingyan was dazzled by the various packages and what they looked like.

“So many varieties?”

"Yes, these are some common ones. There are also many uncommon ones that are not sold in the vegetable market. If you can really grow them, then we can buy some and plant them back."

Zhou Limei seemed to be sure that she could grow it.

"Okay, then I'll go back and try it out. How much are these seeds, Sister Zhou? Or should I buy the power bank and bag you bought for me last time?"

Zhou Limei put the seeds back into the bag and prepared to take them away when she left.

Zhou Limei took out a receipt from the bag and handed it to her. "The seeds cost 167 yuan in total, and the power bank and the bag together cost 130 yuan, a total of 297 yuan."

Lin Qingyan felt the little money left in her pocket and sighed in her heart. She still had to make money quickly. While thinking about it, her hands did not stop. She took out 300 yuan from her pocket and gave it to Zhou Limei.

Zhou Limei smiled and asked, "Qingyan, you have a mobile phone now, have you ever thought about using online payment? WeChat or Alipay are both fine!"

Lin Qingyan also felt that it was very troublesome every time she took out cash and others didn't have change.

"I have WeChat, but how do I pay?"

"Do you have a bank card? Just bind your bank card." Zhou Limei took her mobile phone, opened WeChat, and wanted to help her bind it.

"I haven't applied for a bank card yet." When Lin Qingyan heard the word "bank card", she probably understood what it meant.

The proof of money deposited in the bank. In the 70s, people rarely deposited money in banks. If they did, some would only give a deposit slip, while others would give a passbook.

Their passbooks were all written down by the bank and its staff, with the deposit amount, deposit time, and exchange rate all handwritten.

"Then you'd better apply for a bank card. Few people use cash in today's society. It's very inconvenient to use cash."

Zhou Limei didn't seem too surprised that she didn't have a bank card.

"I'll go over and take care of it later."

Lin Qingyan also agreed with her, but she didn't quite understand the thinking of modern people. Why don't people like to hold money? She felt that holding money in her hands made her feel safe.

"There are two banks not far from the community, one is the Bank of China, and the other is the Agricultural Bank of China. You can go to any one of them." Zhou Limei told her.

"Okay, I'll go and take care of it later. Sister Zhou, how are you going to deliver these vegetables?" Lin Qingyan looked at the two bamboo baskets at the gate again.

"There are a few mothers who often buy organic vegetables with me. I told them that I have better vegetables and I am going to give them some to try. They are all looking forward to it.

Divide these dishes into 10 portions, and I will bring them over when I pick up Tongtong from school." Zhou Limei got up and walked to the kitchen, where she took out some bags.

"Come on, let's divide the dishes, take a little of each, and divide them into 10 portions." Zhou Limei motioned Lin Qingyan to come forward to help.

Lin Qingyan walked to the bamboo basket, squatted down, put the vegetables into bags, and put some in each bag. After the vegetables were distributed, Lin Qingyan saw the fruit at the bottom of the basket and then remembered.

"Sister Zhou, there are also fruits. Should they be divided into 10 portions as well?" Lin Qingyan looked at the fruits and it seemed that it was not easy to divide them into 10 portions.

Zhou Limei also stretched her head to look at the fruit, and thinking of the taste she had last time, she really didn't want to share it with others. However, thinking about the store she was going to open in the future,

"Divide as much as you can. You don't have to divide it equally. Just put one kind of fruit in each bag."

The two of them quickly divided the vegetables and fruits, and Lin Qingyan stood up and prepared to leave to apply for her bank card.