Portable Space: Red Age of Rebirth

Hearing Ya'er's little belly growling with hunger, Du and Du realized that it was already past dinner time, and the three of them had actually stayed at the scrap collection station for nearly three hours. They successfully obtained the textbooks without spending any money.

, Father Du was in a good mood, "Let's go to a restaurant at noon and eat whatever we want. After lunch, we will go to the department store to buy things."

Ya'er didn't have time to have breakfast in the morning. She was shopping for treasures just now, and just now she realized that she was very hungry. There are not those small restaurants and stalls all over the streets in the county. The only place to eat in the entire county is,

Diagonally across from the county government, there is the only restaurant in the county. Because it is equivalent to the county's guest house and is considered collective property, it is the only restaurant that can exist in the county.

The hotel is not big, with four rooms in total, but it is extremely clean and tidy. However, the banner "Against Corruption and Waste" on the wall in the middle really makes people feel a bit depressed. These days, customers are not even reminded to eat.

Keep these slogans in mind.

When Ya'er and the others came in, because it was past dinner time, no one was eating in the restaurant. Of course, life is not easy for everyone these days, and the restaurant is usually deserted. When the three of them entered the room, they discovered that although the table and

The stools and everything were clean, but the smell of oil smoke in the air still couldn't be eliminated, so I chose a table near the door and sat down. The waiter was a woman in her thirties. It seemed that the people eating were a family of three.

I was a little curious, but didn’t ask any more questions and said, “What do you comrades want to do today?”.

Father Du knew that his daughter liked to eat paozi meat and his daughter-in-law liked to eat fish, "Let's have some roe deer meat, pickled fish, two bowls of egg soup, and five or six steamed buns."[

The waiter looked like he was a skilled worker. He didn't even need to look at the menu and started quoting directly. "Comrade, listen clearly, I'll give you a quote. Roe deer meat is 50 cents a portion; pickled fish is 60 cents a cent; egg soup is 1 cent.

A bowl is 15 cents, two bowls are 30 cents; steamed buns are 5 cents each, plus 20 taels of food stamps, five are 25 cents, plus a pound of food stamps. So the total is one yuan and 15 cents.

Plus one pound of food stamps. The steamed buns here are very affordable. I’ll give you five first, and you can order more when you don’t have enough.”

Seeing the man in front of him who was obviously the head of the family, he casually took out a large unity ticket, ten yuan and a pound of meal stamps. The waiter who had paid the bill couldn't help but mutter in his heart, this family of three looked poorly dressed.

Thinking that I was quite rich, I could get a big unity card as soon as I took it out.

Ya'er was also stunned. Two dishes and one soup only cost one yuan and two cents. Forty years later, it was not enough to buy a fried dough stick. This meal was really too cheap, but when I thought about it more, it didn't seem right. Their family

He only earns more than 200 yuan a year. After all, this meal is actually not cheap at all. Thinking of this, Ya'er became even hungrier. After spending so much money, he must eat more in a while.

There was no one else ordering food in the restaurant now, and the food was served very quickly. After a while, the steaming egg soup was served first, and it was served in a large porcelain bowl. In fact, it can also be said to be a large porcelain basin.

And it is absolutely genuine and affordable. It is not the kind of egg soup that is clear and watery. There is a layer of egg drop floating on it, and it is particularly appetizing when set against the background of tender green spinach leaves.

Du's father used a small bowl to serve Ya'er a small bowl and asked her to put it on the mat first. His little baby was starving. Then the steamed buns and roe deer meat came up, and the roe deer meat was more than a pound.

Served with chili oil, it was spicy and fragrant. Ya'er's mouth watered when she saw it. The steamed buns were as big as Ya'er's head, white and soft. The last dish was pickled fish, which was two pounds in size.

Grass carp, a pot full.

The three members of the family were starving. When they saw that all the food was served, they didn't bother to talk. They ate hard and snorted. In the end, the three of them ate all the food they ordered. Father Du actually felt that he had just eaten it.

Eighty percent full.

After eating and drinking, the family of three walked out of Qingshan Hotel with satisfaction. While going to the toilet, they took the bag of waste paper and those little books brought back from the waste collection station and asked Ya'er to put them into the space, otherwise

It is inconvenient to go shopping with those things. In fact, there is nothing to go shopping in the county now. There are no other shops except department stores. Du's father rode his bicycle, Du's mother and Ya'er and went back to the department store, deciding to take a good

I bleed once and buy some more things to go back to.

Father Du and Mother Du had already planned to pull out a few feet of cloth to make new clothes for their family members. Grandma’s clothes are cyan, Grandpa Du’s father and uncle’s are gray, and their two brothers’ clothes are blue. Du’s clothes are blue.

Ma and Ya'er have floral ones. There are also fabrics in Ya'er's space, but they are all silk and satin, and the quality is too good. They really can't be used. They are too eye-catching, so they can only be ripped from the store.

.Buy a few kilograms of candies for the children as snacks, and a few kilograms of cakes for the grandparents. It’s time to change the towels at home, add a few kilograms of kerosene, and buy some hawthorn slices for my little girl. Zero zero

I bought a lot of things in pieces. When I paid for it, Ma Du felt a little distressed and regretted buying so much. Although the family's income is good this year, we can't spend it like this. When Ma Du saw the bag in her hand

The big and small bags are balanced again. Anyway, in the end, they will be used for their own families, so they will not suffer any loss.

The family of three left the department store carrying large and small bags. It was getting dark early now, so they had to go back quickly. When they went back, Ya'er was still sitting in the front, and Du Ma was sitting behind, holding the bag in her hand.

Big and small bags of stuff.

After leaving the county town, there were almost no pedestrians on the road. Ya'er saw that Du's mother was having a hard time holding those things, and Du's father was also tired, so he asked Du's father to stop the car and said, "Dad, let me put the things away, like this

Mom is too tired. We will take out these things and those books when we get to the village entrance."

In this way, the three of them went home lightly. They had a full meal at noon and completed the task of buying textbooks without spending any money. Du's father felt happy and felt very energetic when he pedaled his bicycle. When he returned, he was even better than before.

It was still fast when we arrived, but we hurried and hurried slowly. It was already dark when we arrived at the entrance of the village.

Du's father quickly stopped the car, and Ya'er also took out the textbooks and stationery from the space, as well as the large and small bags of things he bought. On the way home from the village, he would pass by the village chief's house, and the village chief would be thinking about it.

I was talking about buying books. Although I was almost ready for school, it was nonsense without textbooks and stationery. When I heard some movement on the road, I guessed that it was Father Du and the others who were back. No, the three of them were coming from the village chief.

Passing by the house, I saw the village chief opening the door.

"Jianguo, have you bought the textbooks and stationery? I've been thinking about this all day."

"Village Chief, don't you worry about me doing things? I bought them all without spending any money. I got them all from the scrap collection station. I will tell you the details tomorrow." Dad Du replied excitedly.

He said, he didn’t even recall his look of frustration when he heard there were no textbooks in the department store.

"Okay, then you go home quickly. You haven't eaten yet. I'll go find you tomorrow morning." When he heard that he had bought the textbooks, the village chief felt relieved and let him go happily.

When we got home, everyone in the family had already had dinner. The two brothers stared at the door eagerly. When they saw the three people coming back, they rushed towards the things in Ma Du's hands with a squeal. They kept mumbling.

Why don't you tell them, why don't you take them with you.

"Okay, stop nagging, let's see what I bought for you." Mother Du handed a bag full of textbooks to her two brothers and asked them to carry them into the house.

"Brother, sister-in-law, have you bought the textbooks?" Regarding whether he can be a successful teacher, the uncle also began to feel uneasy. When he saw the two brothers carrying a bag of things, which seemed to be very heavy, he couldn't help but ask

arrive.

"Yeah, I got it, and I haven't spent any money yet. I'll tell you what happened after I finish eating."[

When Grandma Du saw the three people coming back, she was busy serving food to them, and she was still talking about Dad Du, "You took Ya'er and you didn't know how to come back early. What should I do if my good granddaughter is starving?"

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Du Daddy had a hasty meal because he couldn't wait to show off his great achievements today to his family.

"We arrived at the county town in the morning, but the salesperson told us that there were no textbooks, which made us very worried. When we were about to go downstairs, an old man told us that there must be a lot of textbooks in the scrap collection station. We just thought about it.

As luck would have it, I went to the scrap station and said I was looking for little books for my children. Then I gave the gatekeeper a dollar and went in. There were quite a few textbooks inside, but there were too many scraps and it was troublesome to find them, and I was afraid of being discovered.

Here you go." Dad Du took a breath and drank some water to continue.

"But that's it. We also found two to three hundred textbooks, and they are all new. There are textbooks from first grade to junior high school. There are fifteen or six sets for each grade. If two people have one set,

It's enough. Let's go take a look next time when we have time, maybe we can find some."

The two brothers couldn't wait any longer. They poured out the textbooks in the bag and flipped through this and that one. Although they didn't recognize each other, they were very excited. The younger brother saw the big and small bags that Du Ma had just put down.

She asked, "Mom, what is in these baggage? Are they also textbooks?"

"No, there are fabrics bought for everyone, cakes bought for grandparents, and candies bought for you. Are the candies sweet?" Mother Du took out a few candies from the bag and handed them to her two sons.

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When Ya'er saw the fabrics bought by Ma Du, she remembered that the silks and satins in the space could not be taken out, but among the supplies she bought at that time, there were many clothes and shoes that could be used now. I bought them at that time.

When I bought it, I thought that I was buying it for my fellow villagers in the mountains. They are all sturdy and durable ordinary models. Although they look a bit modern now, they are still reasonable.

"Brother-in-law, these are the clothes and shoes my mother bought for you. I heard from the salesperson's aunt that even the leaders of the capital also wear them like this." Ya'er pretended to take it out of the bag, but actually took out a set from the space.

He handed the gray Chinese tunic suit and a pair of ordinary leather shoes to his uncle. These shoes were intended to be given to Brother Wang, but he forgot to give them to him. The uncle's number happened to be the same as Brother Wang's. Then he took them out from the space.

Two sets of black Chinese tunic suits and two pairs of old Beijing cloth shoes, "These belong to dad and grandpa."

Grandpa saw that he could still wear the Chinese tunic suit, which was worn by senior cadres. He was so happy that he wanted to pick up the cigarette bag and take a puff. Before his hand touched the cigarette bag, Ya'er glared at him and couldn't help laughing.

He said, "Ya'er, grandpa listened to you and didn't smoke anymore. This time I just smelled it, really just smelled it."

Ya'er saw that there were no clothes for Grandma and Du Ma, but the women's clothes in the space were really not suitable for this era, so she took out two gold bracelets from the warehouse and handed them to Grandma and Du Ma respectively, "These are for Grandma and Mom."

." Grandma Du and Ma Du also knew that Ya'er must have been taken out from the space, and they both took it with smiles. Women like jewelry. Although they cannot wear it when working, it is good to look at it at ordinary times.

When the two brothers saw that everyone had gifts, they were not unhappy at all. "Ya'er, what did my father and mother buy for us two? Why is there nothing for us two?"

Seeing that the two brothers looked unhappy, he took out two Rubik's Cubes and a few little books and handed them to them. He also explained to them in detail how to play the Rubik's Cube. Only then did the two of them calm down and murmur.

I was busy solving the Rubik's Cube.

The lights of the Du family stayed on until very late that night, and laughter came from the mouth from time to time, conveying the joy and happiness of the family to the night sky.