Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

After leaving Tong's house, Qin Dabao went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. He knew that the New Year was approaching and the goods in the supply and marketing cooperative would be sold out. Then would begin a period of great shortage of supplies, and all the goods in the supply and marketing cooperative would be in short supply.

The supply and marketing cooperative on Qianmen Street was actually a department store. It originally belonged to a family named Lou. The Lou family was quite powerful. Before liberation, they were nicknamed "Lou Bancheng," meaning that their business was worth half of the capital.

Loubancheng not only owned department stores, but also the Red Star Steel Mill. After liberation, Loubancheng handed over more than a dozen department stores, and the Lou's Department Store was changed into a supply and marketing cooperative, abbreviated as the supply and marketing cooperative.

The Red Star Steel Mill was also transformed into a public-private partnership, which allowed Lou Bancheng to avoid the Five Antis Movement in 52.

The supply and marketing cooperative is rectangular in structure, with counters and shelves on both sides. There is a slogan on the wall at the entrance: Serve the People. Below it is another more distinctive slogan: No beating or scolding of customers.

This is no joke. All state-owned stores at that time had this slogan. However, it was not for the sales clerks to see, but for the customers. It was a warning to customers that they were not allowed to haggle or show off when buying things, and they had to be nice to the sales clerks, otherwise they would be beaten and scolded. This slogan was the same as saying "There is a vicious dog inside, be careful when entering or leaving."

The supply and marketing cooperative on Qianmen Street is quite large, and the products are relatively complete. There are not many customers now, and the salespeople are chatting in groups of three or two.

Seeing Qin Dabao coming in, he looked like he didn't want to pay attention to him. There were two little girls chatting. When they looked up and saw Qin Dabao, they couldn't help blushing.

Qin Dabao is not the type of handsome guy who is extremely handsome. His facial features are not three-dimensional, but his eyebrows and eyes are very delicate, especially his skin. After drinking the well water in the space and taking baths frequently, his skin is even whiter and rosier. This is something that people in this era don't have. It makes people want to pinch it.

The two little girls both had short hair that reached their ears and looked average. Their clothes were patched but clean. They looked at each other and

The girl with big eyes on the left glanced at Qin Dabao secretly. These days, no matter whether it is a man or a woman, no one dares to stare at others, otherwise it would be considered hooliganism.

She raised her voice and asked, "Comrade, what do you want to buy?" She spoke in Beijing dialect, and it was obvious that she was a pure Beijing girl.

"I want three big casseroles, some wine, and a few boxes of cigarettes." There was only one pot at home, so it was too difficult to stew something.

"I need industrial coupons for casserole, but what about wine? Do you have any wine or cigarette coupons?"

"Yes, yes, I have five industrial coupons, two Class A liquor coupons, three Class B coupons, and five cigarette coupons." Qin Dabao had a lot of coupons, two large leather bags, with everything in them, but he couldn't take out too much.

"Three clay pots, three industrial coupons, two yuan each. Grade A liquors only include Maotai and Xifeng, while Grade B includes Erguotou. Your tobacco coupons are Grade A, so you can buy Zhonghua and Chongjiu."

"Then I want Moutai and Zhonghua."

"Okay, a bottle of Moutai is four yuan, Erguotou is one dollar and twenty cents, and a box of Zhonghua is ninety-six cents. Do you want to buy them all?"

"Yeah, buy them all."

"Huh? Are you from Northeast China?" Qin Dabao's "hmm" is rarely used by people in Beijing, but it is a common expression among people in Northeast China.

"No, I'm from Daxing, my hometown."

"Oh" the salesperson's face turned red again. Lu Yi was still wondering, his hometown is Daxing, why are you blushing?

Seeing the girl was stunned, Qin Dabao knocked on the counter: "Comrade? Comrade?"

The salesperson came to his senses and said, "The clay pot is 2.1 yuan, two bottles of Moutai are 8 yuan, three bottles of Erguotou are 3.6 yuan, and five boxes of Zhonghua are 4.8 yuan. The total is 18.5 yuan."

Qin Dabao secretly exclaimed that it was really cheap. Money in this era is so hard to come by.

After paying the money, he bought a wooden spatula. During the Great Leap Forward, he had to pay for the iron spatula from his family.

In today's supply and marketing cooperatives, apart from the iron edging of the counters, there is no other iron. The spirit of the Great Leap Forward in Steel Production has been distributed to all units, and all iron must be handed over to steelmaking. This is a political task that must be completed.

Qin Dabao took out a few more candy coupons: "I want to buy two pounds of white sugar, one pound of White Rabbit milk candy, and one pound of fruit hard candy."

The girl's eyes lit up again. "It's not surprising to have a wine ticket. This means the family's financial situation is pretty good."

But having so many sugar coupons can definitely prove that the young man in front of me is from a wealthy family.

A fair-looking, handsome boy from a well-off family is definitely the type that girls like at any time. In a moment, the girl even thought about how many children she and Qin Dabao would have in the future.

But she also did not forget her companion beside her: "Feng'er, you are the one selling the candies and cakes, come here."

The other girl was a little shy, nodded, and led Qin Dabao to the counter near the door. This was the rule of the supply and marketing cooperative in that era. The pastry counter was in the first section on the left side of the entrance.

After paying the money and tickets, Qin Dabao had more things in his hands.

The girl whispered: "My name is Wang Feng, and that is Zhang Cailing."

Qin Dabao has been single for two lifetimes and has no idea about girls' psychology. He is just curious, "I bought something, do you have to tell me your name?"

This straight man with blood!

"Oh, my name is Qin Dabao."

Wang Feng's face flushed again, and she whispered, "Today we have peach cakes, but they are a little broken. They are defective and don't require a ticket. Do you want any?"

This made Qin Dabao very happy and he nodded quickly.

What is actually a broken peach cake? It is obvious that the girl was tempted by the peach cake and broke it into two halves. Of the two pounds of peach cake, more than half is whole.

In the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and even until the late 1980s, there were eight most popular occupations, known as the "Eight Majors": ticket seller, driver, postman, childcare worker, barber, waiter, salesperson, and cook.

This salesperson is one of them. The reason he is so popular is that he can buy things that ordinary people can't.

Qin Dabao left with a lot of bags and small things.

Zhang Cailing leaned close to Wang Feng's ear and asked, "How's it going? Did you ask him his name?"

Wang Feng shook her head gently. Although she looked a little shy and a little silly, she was very thoughtful. Of course, she couldn't share such a good boy.

Zhang Cailing grinned, looking forward to asking again when they met next time.

After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, Qin Dabao went to a state-owned restaurant and ate two trays of steamed buns. The restaurant was called the Service Building, and it specialized in selling steamed buns and stir-fried dishes on Gulou Street. This steamed bun, with its thin skin and large filling, is still very famous in later generations, but it is now in limited supply because the meat processing plant cannot provide so much meat.

Qin Dabao enjoyed the food so much that he couldn't help but buy two more trays to keep for his sister. After all, there was no need to worry about it going bad if he kept it in the space.

It must be around one in the afternoon now, and Qin Dabao has to go to the steel mill to sell wild boar meat.

Passing by the Imperial City, Qin Dabao looked at it for a while. Last year, the Guang'anmen Gate Tower, the Northwest Corner Tower, the Yongdingmen Tower and the Arrow Tower were demolished.

The bricks from the city were all taken home by the common people.

The city wall was completely demolished in 65.

The capital was originally named Dadu and was built in the Yuan Dynasty. Its demolition will obliterate hundreds of years of history.