Era: Retired from the army at the beginning and returned home - Chapter 68 Thirty-Six Legs

Nowadays, people don’t ask for betrothal gifts when marrying a daughter-in-law, just marry the person off. Even if his Luo family could afford a betrothal gift, they would not be taken advantage of and pay a betrothal gift. But there is no problem in living a life for Luo Bing.

“Sure, then we will be in-laws. Let’s just set a date.”

“Okay, father-in-law, mother-in-law, we will go check with someone later. This is a rare occasion. Mother, is the food ready?”

When the mother in the kitchen heard the sound, she knew in her heart that the matter was done. Otherwise, no one would be left to eat. Otherwise, if one thing fails and the other fails in the future, how can there be so much food to entertain them. Immediately shouted that the food was ready and it was time to eat.

“Father-in-law, can you have a drink? Why don’t we two have a drink at noon?”

There is still wine. Since they have promised their daughter to marry Luo Bing, Qin Ru’s parents are not so restrained.

“We will be a family from now on, and I won’t be polite to you about this drink. I’m not greedy even if I don’t hear it, but when you say it, the greedy man will come out.”

Now that he was about to drink, Rowan had to brag about the origin of this wine. This was brought back from the army by his eldest son. The bulk wine in the town was simply incomparable. The taste was so mellow. I guarantee that my father-in-law will not forget it after drinking it.

What, it seems to have been settled, Luo Xiaoyu and Shishi’s parents, who were talking to Bingzi, stayed for dinner. The two looked at each other without speaking, but they both understood what the other was thinking. This will be settled soon. Pick a day and my sister-in-law will come in.

The day my sister-in-law came in was the day they were kicked out. Hey, that’s what happened to the girl. She was kicked out of the house and had to go to the city to find her elder brother.

With thirty-six legs, it was considered a good home these days. Luo Cheng felt strange. In this era, prices are so low that furniture shouldn’t be expensive.

After all, Luo Cheng had already met Wang Cheng twice. Once he was familiar with them, and today was the third time. After chatting for a while on the road, they stopped talking.

Wang Cheng told Luo Cheng that these thirty-six legs were indeed not expensive, and his one month’s salary was enough. He is now a third-level repairman, earning forty-six and a half yuan a month, which is a high salary. But his parents are in poor health, and both of them need to take medicine, which costs four or five yuan a month.

Wang Cheng’s parents don’t have jobs, but because they are locals in Ngee Ann, they can still receive a monthly allowance. But if there is a ration, you have to spend money to buy it. His wife is a temporary worker, and the street office arranges it because his parents need to take medicine every month. The money is only 16 yuan a month.

The couple together are over sixty, which is pretty good, but there are three children below, all half-year-olds, and they eat a lot. A family of seven, apart from taking medicine, still has over fifty. It seems like a lot, but on average, it’s just over seven yuan per person. That’s just over 20 cents per person per day.

Their family all eats a ration, but the ration is very low now, so they have to save money and spend money to get some extra food at the end of the month. In addition, firewood, rice, oil, salt, coal for the New Year, clothes, and tuition fees must all be saved from the average two cents per day. And they also have relatives in the countryside, so why don’t they help me?

For people like Wang Cheng, the family conditions in Ngee Ann City are pretty good, but they can’t save much money in a month. This is enough food for everyone in the family. In some families, only one person works. There are even parents who are from the countryside and have no quota in the city. What’s more, the daughter-in-law is from the countryside. Children born these years also follow the mother’s household registration. In this way, not only does the daughter-in-law not have a quota in the city, but the child There is also no ration. Not to mention helping relatives, with that little salary, after buying the ration, I would not be able to eat enough even if I went to the Pigeon Market to buy food, especially now that the price of food in the Pigeon Market has doubled.

Ordinary people don’t have much money to save. Even if they save a little bit, they won’t be willing to use it to buy this wood that they can’t eat or drink. Nowadays, many people don’t even have beds at home. Instead, they have a few wooden boards put together as beds.

Supply and marketing cooperatives sell furniture, but not every supply and marketing cooperative has second-hand furniture. The one Luo Cheng knows does not have second-hand furniture. I know where it is in Wangcheng, it’s not that far away, it’s just a few more streets away.

Second-hand furniture is not placed in the supply and marketing cooperative. Instead, there is a warehouse specifically for these at the back of the supply and marketing cooperative. Second-hand general furniture has the same price as new, but does not require a furniture ticket.

A table, made of ordinary wood, costs more than two pieces, and the chairs and stools have seven corners. Depending on the workmanship and style of the bed, the wood is basically thick and costs five to eight yuan. There is also a large wardrobe. This important workmanship usually costs ten yuan. These days, few families use wardrobes, and they all use some kind of large wooden box to store clothes. There are also dressers with drawers and locks, but they cost extra.

The price of new furniture is basically the price of new furniture. Old furniture, unless it is a bit broken, missing a leg or board, etc., will be cheaper. If you buy it and have it repaired by someone, you can save a little.

There are also old furniture made of huanghuali. It doesn’t take Luo Cheng’s eyesight to tell him what material it is made of. There are also mahogany furniture. People either sell them based on antique prices, or they sell them based on good materials. Depending on the quality of the materials, some are three times more expensive, and some are six times more expensive.

Luo Cheng remembered that he had read some novels about picking out leaks. In this era, people spent money on ordinary furniture to buy antiques to pick out leaks. He also hoped that he would be lucky enough to buy a huanghuali or something at a normal price, but he was worried that he had no discernment.

Don’t worry now, if you want mahogany, give it to mahogany, and if you want huanghuali, give it to huanghuali. These are all clearly distinguished here, and they will be regarded as antiques in future generations, but you buy them.

Luo Cheng only had more than forty yuan in his pocket, which could really buy a good bed. But the money is spent, so you can’t borrow money to use it. It’s still early for the factory to pay wages.

You can just buy some ordinary furniture and go home. There is no need to pick carefully, they have already sorted it. What kind of price basically corresponds to what kind of quality.

I bought two beds, one for eight yuan and one for five yuan, a wardrobe for eleven yuan, and two chairs. There is a table and several stools in the yard, as well as cupboards. There are a few broken stools, but you can find someone to repair them, so there is no need to buy them for the time being. Then there is a desk with only two drawers left. It is considered incomplete but still solid. It costs two yuan.

After finishing the purchase, Luo Cheng discovered that there was no need to bring so many people to buy furniture. The furniture seller actually provided delivery services based on the distance. They had trucks here. As long as Luo Cheng spends three cents, they can send it there for him.

Luo Cheng thought that it would be just three cents of money, so he wouldn’t bother his colleagues, but Wang Cheng didn’t let the furniture seller give it to him. It’s not for nothing that so many people come. It takes a lot of effort for several people to lift it together. Moreover, the people who followed him were nicknamed Dali and Niuzi. They were not bragging. They could pick up a truck tire and walk away.

Maybe there is something to say again.