Return To 1977 Chapter 715: Different
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January 24, 1982, the New Year’s Eve of the Renxu year of the lunar calendar.
This evening, the lights of all the buildings along Chang'an Street in the capital were lit up.
But in the Great Hall of the People, when a New Year group gathering from all walks of life in the capital was held, everyone only had a cup of tea in front of them.
This is a new charter that started last year, so when one of our national leaders chaired the meeting, he said this.
"What is before us, comrades, is still a cup of tea. Compared with last year, is there any difference? I think there is one difference, that is, our country is improving rapidly. Although the tea on the table is still there, the appearance of the country Always new. ”
This immediately aroused applause from all participants.
It should be said that this is indeed not an empty talk.
Because judging from the living conditions of the people in the capital, this can be fully confirmed with too many practical examples.
First of all, since the reform and opening up, the greatest achievement we have achieved in people's livelihood is that so far, four major items have been basically popularized among workers' families.
Even due to the increase in industrial production capacity, the state has taken the initiative to reduce prices for some commodities with relatively large output and nearly saturated consumer markets.
For example, mechanical watches have become common commodities.
Due to oversupply, the Second Ministry and the First Bureau have jointly issued the "Notice on Lowering the Price of Domestic Watches", with a reduction of 20%.
For example, the Shuangling brand produced in Beijing has dropped from 120 yuan to 85 yuan.
Huhai brand waterproof and shockproof men's watch is reduced from 125 yuan to 100 yuan.
The price of Seagull men's watches in Jinmen has also dropped from 122 yuan to 90 yuan.
It was at this time that many people got their own watches.
The same is true for radios.
Not only have traditional tube radios been basically replaced in the market by compact, portable transistor radios, but they have also caused production to exceed sales and inventory backlogs. Prices were lowered in January 1982.
Specifically in the capital city, the prices of various brands of radios produced in this city have dropped by an average of 8%.
Like the Peony 749 radio, the retail price has been reduced from 29.50 yuan to 28 yuan each.
The retail price of Global brand 722 radio has been reduced from 94.50 yuan to 80 yuan.
But that’s not all. In the market, there was a sudden imbalance between supply and demand for sewing machines, and sales dropped sharply.
I wonder how much it has to do with the appearance of the clothing night market in Xidan.
Anyway, a few years ago, many residents in the capital no longer sewed their own clothes or mended old clothes, but instead purchased ready-made clothes and clothes made by external processing.
This directly results in the fact that sewing machines are no longer a hot spot for households.
To sum up, this means that among the "four big items", in addition to bicycles, which can still maintain a strong position, watches, radios and sewing machines have been booming in production and sales for many years, and have now all Starting to turn.
Secondly, during the Spring Festival of 1982, food supply was also particularly abundant.
When people prepare their New Year’s goods, for the first time they don’t have to wait in long queues.
Because of the emergence of farmers' markets, as long as you are willing to pay, you can buy negotiated goods. In fact, purchase restrictions no longer mean much to some people.
As for the specific situation, there are still 20 kinds of democratic non-staple food products supplied by the commercial department of the capital on the basis of vouchers.
However, compared with last year, the rations of all restricted varieties have increased accordingly.
Especially in the supply of vegetables and meat, the changes are the most obvious.
As for vegetables, whether they are water chestnuts and winter bamboo shoots from the south, mushrooms and mountain delicacies from the northeast, or cucumbers, eggplants, lentils, and leeks produced in the suburbs of Beijing, they are all available on the market, and the variety is quite rich.
Although the price is expensive, it is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Compared with the sky-high price of fifteen yuan a pound that Hong Yanwu bought at the Caishikou wet market in 1978, it was more than half cheaper, which is not that outrageous anymore.
As for meat, the ticket supply of pork has been completely eliminated since last year.
If you are a Beijing citizen, you can buy enough affordable pork in any non-staple food store.
Although the purchase of eggs is limited to three pounds per household, those are fresh eggs.
For holiday supplements, frozen eggs specially prepared from other places are not within the scope of the restriction.
There are also tobacco, alcohol and tea. Although the prices have increased, everyone's ration has also increased greatly.
Anyway, generally speaking, the New Year’s market in the capital shows that the market is gradually becoming prosperous and positive.
In this case, if we focus on the east courtyard of Guanyin Yuan, it would be normal for the four neighboring households to take their food to a new level this year.
For example, Aunt Bian earns money from her son's construction work. She earns several thousand yuan a year, which is as generous as a dumpling.
She actually got half a pig and gave it to Cheba to distribute to various families.
The Guanghong family lost more than ten kilograms of meat, which can be stewed in at least two large pots.
As for Lao Su, he distributed a box of Cantonese tangerines from "Zo Cun" to Su Jin and several large packages of foreign candies presented by customers of the embassy as New Year's gifts.
Even Lao Ding paid attention to it this time. He didn’t send snacks and garbage this year, but changed the whole thing.
Although it is overcooked, it can be considered a small improvement after all.
The dried fruits he fried have also been upgraded.
This time I didn’t get cheap soybeans, except for flowering beans, which were reserved. I did fry a lot of spiced peanuts and salt and pepper walnuts.
The food for everyone is delicious, the children are jumping up and down, and the adults give a thumbs up.
As a result, no one was even interested in the six taels of peanuts and half a catty of sunflower seeds distributed by the government.
Of course, since these high-end materials were provided by Hong Yanwu, Lao Ding was limited to contributing technology, and the credit cannot be given to Lao Ding alone. It should be regarded as a "cooperative product" of the two families.
As for the New Year’s gifts that the Hong family distributes to each family, they mainly include various cans of “Polar Bear”.
But the cans are not ordinary cans. They are high-end goods that are exclusively for the Great Hall of the People and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and cannot be bought outside.
Also, the Hong family brought back two boxes of quail eggs from Longkou Village. They were considered extra fresh goods and they were divided into several kilograms by each family.
This was Zhaoqing's new way of making money. After careful consideration, he avoided the vicious competition of eggs and raised quails instead.
It has just been hatched to a scale of 600. Although the market did not catch up with the Spring Festival, they will be sold in the city in the beginning of next spring.
He didn't even need to send it to the farmer's market. Hong Yanwu had already contacted the "Polar Bear" business department for him, and the factory directly collected it for canning.
Of course, in the end we can’t help but mention the New Year’s Eve dinner.
No need to ask, the most distinctive and high-end one in Guanyin Yuan this year is the Hong family.
This is because Wang Yunlin specially stewed the bird's nests given to her by the Shou family to share with her family.
To be honest, the taste of this stuff is very bland, and it is often difficult to detect its taste with the tongue and lips.
It just has some protein flavor and a delicate and smooth texture, not much to eat.
However, its fame spread throughout the world and its crystal clear and elastic appearance can make people happy and satisfied through a psychological effect.
No, the children of the Hong family ate it all with excitement.
Then it was like filming a commercial, everyone was smiling and praising me.
No matter how it tastes, the atmosphere is there anyway.
As for the other three families, what is most memorable are the two jokes they made this year.
The first one is universal and comes from steamed buns.
In the past, due to the tight food supply, everyone did not have enough polished rice and white flour to eat. During the New Year and festivals, the ration of one and a half kilograms of Fuqiang noodles per person was only enough to make dumplings.
And this year there is bargaining for grain, so everyone has plenty of white flour at home, so they are thinking of steaming steamed buns with Fuqiang flour.
But you must know that Fuqiang powder is compared to standard powder.
Wheat with a flour extraction rate of 85% is called standard flour, and wheat with a flour extraction rate of 73% to 78% is rich and strong flour. Its whiteness and gluten quality are higher than standard flour.
Steaming steamed buns was more troublesome in the past, unlike today where baking powder is available.
You must first use flour fertilizer as a primer, and then use edible alkali to neutralize it.
The most important thing about steaming steamed buns is the temperature of kneading and rising the dough. Then standard powder and Fuqiang powder are definitely different.
As for the result, several families are operating according to old methods and old experiences. Can the result be good?
It was really good when I opened the pot, everything was white and noisy.
But I couldn't help but put this thing away. Just after five minutes, it looked like it was deflated and deflated.
Hey, it finally shrunk to half. His head was haggard and he looked lethargic.
Well, several families have personally caused the biggest failure of the year. Whoever cooks is blamed.
As for the second incident, it happened at Lao Ding’s house and was related to eating roast duck.
This year, Lao Ding’s eldest son’s factory rewarded each model worker with a “Judequan” roast duck ticket.
The eldest brother came up with it to make a contribution. He said that he would add a main dish to the family for this year's thirtieth dinner, so that everyone could try this popular Beijing famous food.
Unexpectedly, after Lao Ding went to the "Hepingmen Roast Duck Restaurant" with his ticket to pick up the roast duck that day, he saw that he had to queue up separately to get the sauce and rolls, mistaking them for things that he had to pay for.
I thought about it and decided that it was really not worth it to eat roast duck.
I just acted like a chicken thief and didn't ask for it. I came back without the sauce and pancakes.
Think about it, how delicious can it be?
As a result, when everyone gathered around the table and tasted it with great anticipation, they wondered why this roast duck was so greasy and fat.
It is said that the name is false and hard to swallow.
The child even vomited after taking one bite, and no one was willing to touch it again.
Only Lao Ding has suffered from poverty all his life and is reluctant to mess with things, so he keeps trying.
In the end, the answer to the mystery was revealed by Bian Baoguo, who came to play chess with the boss of the Ding family.
When he saw that the duck in the Ding family was not eating properly, he asked why there was no sauce or cake? My brother invited us to eat. I remember to bring pancake rolls with sweet flour sauce and duck. Otherwise, how boring would it be?
Well, the two sons of the Ding family continued to interrogate and found out that it was their stingy father who cut corners.
Just because I was greedy for small things, I ended up wasting a good thing in vain.
Hey, what does one misstep lead to eternal regret? Even if Lao Ding has dropped the topic.
From then on, the last thing he wanted to do was go to a roast duck restaurant with his family.
Because as long as I see this dish. His "glorious history" will definitely be taken out and squeezed again, and his family will make fun of him.
Where is my dignity? Where is the dignity of the head of the household?
Damn it, who invented this unfortunate way of eating!