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Chapter Seven No Way Out

After entering the center of the county, Zhang Ze felt emotional as he looked at Yuewan County in 1979.

Who would have thought that more than thirty years later, these rows of short tile-roofed houses would all turn into high-rise buildings with dozens of floors, and the housing prices would be more than 20,000 yuan per square meter.

When young men from surrounding villages and towns want to get married, the woman basically asks for a house in Yuewan County.

The geography of Yuewan County in Wenshui City is actually not good. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has a small land area on one side by the sea. However, the terrain of his hometown, Qinghe Village, is very good, and it is flat on all sides.

Therefore, there is a highway 500 to 600 meters south that leads directly to Wenshui City, Yuhang, and Yongcheng. You can even go to Tongcheng in the neighboring province to soak in a hot spring and bring back some white tea.

There is a national highway to the north. You can go directly to Yuewan County from the north, and you can go to the city's airport from the south. The transportation is very convenient.

But in a village like this, self-built houses will still be looked down upon.

Thinking of the changes in later generations and the tragic marriage of his family, Zhang Ze couldn't help but shook his head. The experience in his previous life made him a little afraid of marriage. To put it bluntly, he was afraid of marriage.

Getting married means gambling your whole life. If you bet correctly, your family will be prosperous for three generations, but if you bet wrongly, you will lose everything.

It's a pity that he was born in this era. If he doesn't want to marry, his mother will always urge him to marry one. There is no way to avoid it.

Thinking of these troubles, Zhang Ze sighed. If it really comes to this point, then he can only remember whose wife is a virtuous man who manages the house...

If it really doesn't work, it's not like I can't change it in the future...

As for the woman in his previous life, she didn't even give birth to a biological child for him, so let's not mention it!

Passing by a non-staple food store, Zhang Ze thought about it and went in and bought two packs of 'test market' brand cigarettes. One pack cost 30.4 cents, and two packs cost 68 cents. It was comparable to what you can find at the front door of Daqianmen.

The taste of this cigarette is very similar to Liqun, and it is produced locally and does not require cigarette stamps. It is a very popular cigarette currently.

In the past, Zhang Ze couldn't bear to smoke. When he got rich, the cigarettes were discontinued. He didn't expect that he would still have the opportunity to taste the taste of these cigarettes in his new life.

Compared with this trial cigarette, the large front door that requires cigarette tickets has fewer people buying it, and they may only buy it when giving gifts.

Although many things in this era require tickets, there are also some things that are not needed.

For example, salt, soy sauce and other seasonings are not required for some snacks.

Zhang Ze really misses the taste of White Rabbit, but unfortunately it requires candy tickets, so he will have to find an opportunity to get more tickets in the future.

Although after 1982 he could buy things with or without a ticket, even at the supply and marketing cooperative, it was just a matter of price, but he still had to use it now.

After walking out of the grocery store, Zhang Ze came to the state-owned hotel in the county seat, walked in and found an empty seat to sit down.

"What do you want to eat?" A tall and thick-looking waiter came over and asked with a sideways glance.

"A bowl of vegetable noodle soup." Zhang Ze glanced at the menu and simply ordered some noodles.

As for the sign next to it that said, "It is strictly prohibited to yell or scold customers." He didn't take it seriously. Nowadays, the atmosphere has improved a lot. It's not like beating people at every turn in the past few years. As for the service attitude, don't expect it for the time being.

"Fifteen cents, twenty taels of food stamps." The waiter quickly wrote out the order, pulled it off and put it on the table.

Zhang Ze paid the bill and then began to carefully look at the menu in the restaurant.

I found that the fish on the menu include braised hairtail, small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker, steamed sea bass, stir-fried dried fish, etc., all of which are seafood.

There are also freshwater fish at similar prices, but I didn’t see mandarin fish.

There is also a seller of hairy crabs, which cost 70 cents per pound.

Zhang Ze blinked in surprise. This thing looked very similar to a hairy crab. Unexpectedly, the current price was similar to that of a hairy crab. It was probably only about 10 cents cheaper.

In this day and age, blue crabs and swimming crabs are not eaten, but freshwater crabs are quite popular.

It will be difficult for future generations to understand that no one cares about the delicious and sweet blue crab in this era. It can only be said that this is caused by the limitations and concepts of the times.

Finally, when he saw the price of grouper, Zhang Ze couldn't help but click his tongue.

Ordinary grouper costs two to five yuan per pound, and sea red grouper costs ten yuan.

The previous ones were all sold by the plate, but this one is sold directly by the pound.

Zhang Ze knew that grouper was very expensive in this era, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.

The average monthly salary of city people is about forty, and grouper is something that even city people are reluctant to eat!

No wonder there was a saying in the 1980s that eating a grouper cost half a month's salary. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it also illustrates the value of grouper.

As for the large yellow croaker, it is still just a common fish, only three or four cents per pound.

Of course, there are still not many people who are willing to eat.

Zhang Ze was very excited when he saw it, but he hasn't found a way yet. Grouper may not be easy to sell on the black market, so even if he catches it, it will be difficult to sell it now!

Soon, his vegetable noodle soup was ready. The waiter shouted and continued chatting with his colleagues.

Zhang Ze went over to bring the noodles over, sat down and started eating.

He only ate some sweet potato porridge last night. After driving such a long way at night, he also ate some water chestnuts. His stomach was already growling with hunger.

The vegetable noodle soup also added some fried tofu, which tasted really good. Zhang Ze ate it up quickly, not even skipping the soup.

With something in my stomach, my body feels less weak.

Zhang Ze wiped his mouth, and then passed a cigarette to the two waiters: "Comrade, I see there is a lot of seafood here, and we don't see many fishermen in our county. Where did you get this seafood?"

It's morning now, and most people are cooking at home. Business in state-owned restaurants is not good, and both waiters are idle.

Seeing that Zhang Ze took the initiative to hand over cigarettes, and it was a test-market brand, their attitude became a little better.

"Of course it's provided by the aquatic product station. We don't have many fishers, but on the islands like Lumen, we make a living by fishing."

Fishery station?

Zhang Ze's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that Yuewan would have an aquatic product station specializing in collecting fish.

Thinking that in his previous life, he didn't leave the countryside until the millennium, and he never bought any seafood during that period. If he did, he would get some by himself. He estimated that this aquatic product station should have been withdrawn long ago.

Knowing that the purchasing point of the aquatic products station was at the pier, he picked up the bucket and bamboo basket and hurriedly walked to the pier.

The pier is located on the edge of the county town, not too close. Zhang Ze walked for more than half an hour to get there.

Before he even arrived at the pier, a strong smell of fish hit his nostrils. In addition, it was summer and the weather was hot, so the smell was even stronger, which made him choke.

But after getting closer, the smell became much lighter.

The aquatic products station is a bit like the logistics station of later generations. There is a small house at the door that says purchasing station, and the warehouse for storing seafood should be inside.

A fishing boat will be delivering goods just now. Baskets of hairtail, small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker, pomfret, etc. have all been sorted according to size, and some dried fish and shrimp are being delivered to the purchasing station.

It seems that the scale is not as big as Zhang Ze imagined. Perhaps Yuewan County is just a sub-station, only providing some seafood to Yuewan County and nearby towns.

The preservation of seafood in this era is a big problem. It is not easy to send it to other provinces. Basically, it is produced and sold at home.

After watching for a while, Zhang Ze shook his head and sighed. No one came to sell fish. Obviously, the fishermen on the island also fish collectively.

But he still found a fisherman who delivered the goods and asked about it. After handing him the cigarettes, they didn't mind answering a few questions.

The result disappointed Zhang Ze. It seems that we will have to wait until Wenshui City's first self-employed business license is issued next year before these aquatic product stations will start collecting fish from individual traders.

It seems that I can only hang out in the black market for now, and it won't be that difficult for about half a year.

Carrying the bucket, he walked back to the city. He estimated that the remaining fish would not be sold, so he planned to go to the bus station and take a bus home.

There is a bus in Yuewan County that goes directly to the town next to Qinghe Village, and the ticket only costs five cents.

"Selling popsicles~ Selling popsicles~"

While walking on the road, a shout caught Zhang Ze's attention.
Chapter completed!
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