Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Walk out of the hotel.

Li Youjie's face was filled with smiles. The fall he just experienced was so satisfying.

“Brother, weren’t you afraid of that cook just now? He really chopped you.”

"Afraid."

"Are you afraid that you will take the initiative to move forward?"

Li Youjie was puzzled.

"Because I know he wouldn't dare to chop anyone. Think about it, he's just a cook. If he had a normal mind, he wouldn't actually use a knife to chop anyone. Otherwise, he would have been in jail long ago."

It is clearly stated on the warning sign that beating or scolding customers is not allowed.

This shows that conflicts with customers in this restaurant have happened more than once.

If the chef can still cook in the back, it only means that what happened in the front was just a minor incident.

"I think you're right. He's just barking with a knife, just like the dogs in our village. The louder they bark, the less likely they are to bite."

A dog that really bites doesn't bark. It always keeps its tail between its legs and its head down, and bites people quickly and fiercely when they are not prepared.

When they came outside, Chu Xinyan was standing under a big tree holding Duoduo.

Seeing the two people coming out of the restaurant, he hurried over to greet them and asked anxiously: "How are you? Are you okay?"

"It's okay, there was no fight. Let's go and eat somewhere else." Li Youcai smiled and took Duoduo from Chu Xinyan and held her in his arms.

"Sister-in-law, we really didn't fight, so don't worry." Li Youjie said to Chu Xinyan with a smile.

Seeing that the two brothers were fine and there were no signs of fighting on their bodies, Chu Xinyan finally felt relieved.

"It's all my fault just now. If I hadn't said that the food was expensive, this wouldn't have happened."

"It has nothing to do with you. They've been spoiled by their iron rice bowls. When the market economy develops, people like them will starve to death sooner or later."

"Exactly. I don't know what's so great about her being a waitress. The money we earn in half a month is almost as much as her lifetime salary. We're not as arrogant as her."

Li Youjie was a little indignant.

For the past half month, Li Youjie has been following Li Youcai to collect forest frogs and crayfish every day.

Seeing hundreds or thousands of dollars coming in every day, my heart has already changed.

I am no longer the naive young man who envied others for having public jobs.

It’s just like smashing the plate just now. In the past, Li Youjie would definitely not have been willing to do that.

But now he just felt how great it was just now.

Li Youcai led everyone to a new restaurant.

Had a quiet meal.

But this time he didn't order the three fresh vegetables. Li Youjie said that he felt a little sick when he saw the greasy three fresh vegetables.

Duoduo ate the sweet and sour pork and kept saying it was delicious.

After dinner, Li Youcai took them to Central Street.

At this time, the central street was not filled with shops like in the previous life.

But the scenery is still good, and there are many tourists.

On a cold day, eating a Madiel popsicle with a history of more than 70 years is a wonderful feeling.

"Dad, this popsicle is so delicious." Little Duoduo looked so beautiful while eating the popsicle.

"Even if it tastes good, you can't eat too much, otherwise you'll have a stomachache." Chu Xinyan has become accustomed to overprotecting Duoduo and has not been able to adapt for a while.

"Mom, you're lying. My uncle has already eaten two, so why doesn't he have a stomachache yet?"

Li Youjie held a popsicle in each hand, and only the wooden stick was left after he had eaten it.

Hearing Duoduo's words, Li Youjie immediately said, "Uncle has a fever, eat a popsicle to cool it down."

"Bah, if you're greedy, just say you're greedy. You even lied to children." Li Youcai exposed Li Youjie without any hesitation.

The family walked leisurely on the central street, feeling the exotic style of the surrounding Russian buildings.

In front of them, a man wearing a cotton hat and a black cotton coat saw the family of four and came over stealthily.

"Comrade, do you want cloth coupons?"

"There's a department store right in front. The clothes there are the most fashionable in the country. If you don't buy a couple of clothes here, it's like you haven't come at all."

"I have some cloth coupons. How about I give you a discount?"

It's a ticket scalper.

It was the first time that Chu Xinyan saw a ticket scalper. She had only heard before that ticket scalpers were a group of bad elements who engaged in all kinds of speculation and profiteering and often cheated people.

feel a little scared.

I was also worried about being cheated, so I immediately said, "We don't want it."

However, Li Youcai was thinking of going to the department store to have a look.

It's a rare opportunity to come to the provincial capital, so I should buy some new clothes for everyone.

Then he asked, "How do you buy the cloth coupons?"

"A five-foot ticket is 5 cents, and a three-foot ticket is 3 cents," said the ticket seller.

This price is much more expensive than that in Teng County.

But this is Ice City after all, and it is outside a department store, so they make money from this geographical advantage.

It's a bit more expensive, but that's understandable.

"Okay, give me fifty feet of cloth coupons." Li Youcai took out 5 yuan.

"What do you want so many cloth coupons for? We can't use them if we take them back." Seeing Li Youcai spending so lavishly, Chu Xinyan hurriedly wanted to stop him.

Cloth coupons are also divided into local cloth coupons and inter-regional passes.

Local cloth coupons can only be used in the issuing area. They cannot be used in other cities and are also subject to time limits.

Li Youcai asked for so many cloth coupons at once. If he couldn't use them all, they would have to be discarded.

"I won't take it back. I'll use it all here." Li Youcai said.

The ticket seller chuckled and said to Chu Xinyan, "You think there are too many cloth coupons now, but when you enter the department store later, you will feel that there are too few."

"Here, ten, count them."

The ticket seller counted out ten five-foot-long Bingcheng cloth tickets and handed them to Li Youcai.

After confirmation, Li Youcai gave the money to the other party.

"If it's not enough, come back to me to change it. I'm always strolling around." The ticket scalper took the money and left happily.

Li Youjie watched the ticket scalper leave and saw him go into an alley. Five or six people who were dressed similarly to him were surrounding him.

"Brother, I don't think those people look like good people."

Li Youcai followed his gaze and looked over.

He happened to make eye contact with the guy who had sold him the cloth coupons before. The guy was smoking a cigarette and raised his hand to salute and wave at him as a greeting.

Li Youcai smiled and said to Li Youjie, "To survive on the streets, being a bit of a rogue is the only way to avoid being bullied. You may not think they are good people now, but in the future, they will definitely be better off than over 90% of the people in this society."

"Really?"

“Ducks know first when the river water warms in spring. These people are the ducks riding the wave of reform.”

"Don't be fooled by the fact that they seem to be hanging around the streets all day long. In fact, they pay more attention to national policies than anyone else. If the policies change in a few years, do you know how many of these people are good and how many are bad?"

After the economic reform, the first group of people to get rich were these people who specialized in speculating on goods.

From food coupons and cloth coupons to clothing, daily necessities and department stores, these people transformed from ticket scalpers to profiteers, and each of them made a fortune.

Hear something like this.

When Li Youjie looked at the group of people again, there was a change in his eyes.

He felt his brother was right.

"Let's go to the department store and see what kind of clothes we like and buy a few more."