You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 75 Department Store

Lu Yuanqing suppressed the lingering nausea in his heart and said with a smile, "What are you all doing? Watching a movie? Strolling in the park? Going to a department store? Or somewhere else? Tell us your thoughts one by one, and we'll go at it one by one!"

"I want to go to the department store!" Lu Mingxi was the first to raise his hand.

She came in second in her class in the final exam and received a 50-cent reward, which she now wants to spend.

"Me too!" Lu Yuanhuan also wanted to go to the department store.

She received one dollar.

Lu Mingdong also received one yuan.

It has to be said that, apart from Lu Yuanbo, the rest of this family are all promising students!

Lu Yuanqing openly and honestly assigned himself to the "good seedlings" group.

As for the remaining three, they haven't started school yet! We don't know what their situation is.

However, based on existing examples, there should be no need to worry.

"I want to go to the movies!"

"Me too!"

Lu Yuanbo and the others had different ideas.

They had never been to the county before; most of their knowledge came from hearsay, and their understanding of the county primarily came from their classmates.

In fact, none of them knew all the interesting places in the county.

However, department stores and cinemas, being very popular places, appear most frequently, so they can only name these two places.

Lu Yuanqing had brought them here to have fun, so naturally he wouldn't say anything that forbade it. "Okay, we'll do it one at a time."

"Children, come here!"

Everyone: "..." There was a special feeling, hard to describe.

Compared to county towns in later generations, the county town was actually very, very rudimentary.

The houses aren't very tall; a few stories is considered quite tall, and most are only two stories.

However, compared to Shihua Village, the commune was several times better.

Most of the houses in the county town are mud-brick houses, and there are some brick houses. The roads are made of gravel, not concrete, and are bumpy and uneven.

"Wow, there's so much meat here!" Lu Mingnan pointed to a storefront on the side of the road.

Lu Yuanqing looked over and saw that it was a non-staple food purchasing station. Compared to the commune's station, it was much more high-end and classy. Looking inside from the entrance, there were several counters, categorized by type.

Lu Yuanqing had good eyesight and could clearly see the words on the paper pasted on the counter.

There are counters selling eggs, duck eggs, pork, mutton, chicken, etc., each with its own counter, and each counter is guarded by a dedicated person. There are also live chickens, ducks, geese, etc. in cages.

"This is a non-staple food purchasing station. You can bring your eggs and chickens from home here to sell for money," Lu Yuanqing patiently explained to the little guy who had never even been to a commune.

The commune also had a non-staple food purchasing station, but it mostly only had eggs, and even chickens were rare. They were only sold to people who were in urgent need of money after they went to the countryside.

Lu Yuanqing wasn't familiar with the county either, so he could only lead them on a walk, stopping to look at whatever caught their eye.

No one specifically asked for directions.

They weren't in a hurry, just strolling around idly.

After walking for about half an hour, a group of people stopped in front of a three-story building.

"It's a department store!" Lu Mingxi said excitedly, pointing to the words on the building.

There was only one department store in the county, and I never expected it to be the first one I saw.

Looking at the bustling department store, Lu Yuanqing became interested. "Let's go in and take a look!"

As soon as I entered, I felt like I was visiting a tourist attraction.

The department store was packed with customers, some dressed in clean and tidy clothes, while others, like them, wore patched clothes.

Lu Yuanqing stood at the door, holding back the little brats who wanted to rush in, and observed them carefully.

This observation led him to discover a rather amusing situation.

There were so many people inside, and almost 80% of them were just browsing without buying anything, asking questions without actually purchasing.

So the sales clerks at the counter, annoyed by the questions, didn't give each other a friendly look; they glared, pouted, and looked unhappy.

Even towards customers who come to buy things, they are arrogant and have no temper whatsoever.

"There are so many people! Yuanbo, Huanhuan, hold Xiaobei and Xiaozhong in your arms so they don't get pushed over. Xiaoxi, hold your little brother's hand!"

"Ok!"

One gives the order, and everyone else obeys.

“Let’s go!” Lu Yuanqing said.

There was no grain, meat, or oil inside the department store; these items were all sold outside the department store, each in its own shop.

But at that time, everything was state-owned.

Lu Yuanqing led them with difficulty through the crowd, browsing from one counter to another.

When you encounter something you need to buy, stop and pay for it directly with a ticket.

The two little guys, Lu Mingbei and Lu Mingzhong, each held a cookie that Lu Yuanqing had just bought, their eyes wide open.

This was the first time they had ever seen such a lively scene, especially since they were being held by their fourth uncle and aunt, completely unconcerned about the crowd, eating cookies while their eyes darted around.

The first floor has the most counters, arranged in a circle against three walls.

All kinds of food, daily necessities, fabrics, clothing, yarn, and so on are available.

Because Lu Yuanqing said that he would pay for all the food.

So Lu Mingxi, who originally wanted to buy milk candy, ended up buying a few hair ties instead.

Finally, after walking around the first floor, I bought mostly food.

Large and small bags, tightly wrapped in oil paper and tied with rope, were carried by everyone except the two carrying children.

"Let's go upstairs and take a look!" Lu Yuanqing popped a White Rabbit candy into his mouth and called them upstairs.

Once he reached the top of the stairs, Lu Yuanqing finally felt a sense of relief.

The first floor is too crowded.

There weren't many people on the second floor. The few who were there were dressed neatly with no patches on their clothes. Even those with patches didn't outnumber Lu Yuanqing's family.

As they went upstairs, Lu Yuanqing suddenly said, "When we get back, let's buy some yarn to knit sweaters. Little sister, do you know how to knit?"

"No!" Lu Yuanhuan said.

"Yarn is expensive!"

This was to remind Lu Yuanqing that the yarn was expensive, and that he shouldn't buy it!

Her heart was pounding when Lu Yuanqing bought so much food with a wave of his hand.

I hope this trip to the county town won't cost Third Brother half a year's salary!

Lu Yuanqing didn't sense her worry and said, "Then I'll teach you!"

"Third Brother, you can knit sweaters?" Lu Yuanhuan asked in surprise.

"Yes, I can!" Lu Yuanqing said, quickening his pace, clearly not wanting to discuss knitting with his younger sister.

Yes, he does know it, but he doesn't want to explain why he does it!