Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1225

Chapter 1225: Chapter 1098: The Night Before Leaving

Since it was decided to leave, the next day Zhou Jiao went along with one mother-in-law and one mom — the two of them to the market.

Since the in-laws went back, they had to bring some local specialties for them as gifts. In Beijing, there’s not much in the way of local specialties, but the candied fruits and pastries are quite good.

And Zhang the Second came over this time. It seemed he brought over even all the supplies from his home, more than enough. This kind of sentiment can’t be reciprocated with just some small trinkets.

Nowadays, though this ancient city is changing daily, there are visible changes every other period on the streets; however, resources are still lacking, and tickets still hold sway.

Luckily, four people in her family work, and she is too lazy to queue, so she exchanged expiring tickets with friends and family, accumulating quite a few now.

If you want to reciprocate, it’s best to focus on the family’s urgent needs, which are nothing more than "clothing, food, shelter, and transportation."

Food? With springtime here and Lin Juhua’s skillful hands, she’s not worried.

Shelter and transportation aren’t things to care about right now.

The only option left is with "clothing." Seeing this time Shi Tou and Mai Sui carrying three thick quilts and mattresses along with new clothes, it’s estimated there isn’t a single cloth ticket left at home.

Zhou Jiao considers herself a common person, so she spent all her cloth tickets — giving them back to Zhang the Second. It’s up to him to swap it for something else.

If cloth tickets didn’t have geographical restrictions, she’d have just given him the tickets.

As for the most fashionable Dacron fabric, it’s not a controlled item, but the price is somewhat expensive, and besides being unwilling to spend, it was all snatched up by a group of young women.

Rarely did she go shopping. By the time she went back, with her mom’s all-encompassing approach, it was dusk as they returned, with the whole family anxiously waiting with anticipation.

"Actually, fabrics and such are minor matters. Second Brother has a uniform, and there are homespun and high-end fabrics available in the market that don’t require tickets; the most needed is cooking oil. It doesn’t have to be excellent, even cottonseed oil is popular."

Zhou Jiao blinked, "The worst I have here is soybean oil."

Zhang Guoqing chuckled, "I didn’t ask you to give him oil. The ten pounds from Dad and Mom are already the limit; bringing more on the train isn’t safe."

Not safe? Is it the check, or is it for fire prevention?

Zhou Jiao didn’t ask. If it got out that they had so much oil at home, the first suspect would be Zhang Guoqing, given where he works in logistics.

Zhou Jiao rolled her eyes at him, wasn’t that obvious?

"I borrowed some military coupons from a comrade, so you add a bit less. Second Brother is picky; if I give more, he’ll just accuse me of not knowing how to live frugally."

Zhou Jiao immediately teased, "Isn’t that calling you dumb?"

She had overheard Zhang the Second twice regretting him not living up to expectations...

The first time Zhang Guoqing bought roast duck home — How could you be so silly? Buying three ducks at once! How can you not think about how many people starved during the disasters some years back?

The second time should have been when the brothers discussed the parents’ support fees — How could you be so silly? Dad and Mom are taken care of, and yet you aren’t supporting your father-in-law? Uncle Zhou doesn’t take money but has received your sentiment!

All kinds of disdain and contempt, for sure.

Hahaha... It was too funny.

Zhang Guoqing patted the laughing and weak wife in his arms, shaking his head speechlessly. He knew his second brother meant well, just worrying his brother-in-law might be looked down on by his own father-in-law.

But his family was really different from others.

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