Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife

Chapter 36: Chapter 0036 Rich Reward 4_1 Chapter 36: Chapter 0036 Rich Reward 4_1 Feng Qingxue pondered over the amount of supplies she had remaining in her hidden space, considering whether they would last for another 20 years, then she remembered the money and vouchers Zhao dame had given her.

She took them out and counted, there were a total of thirty-two yuan, four dimes, and three cents, and a pile of cloth tickets measuring to five feet and two inches. There were no grain tickets, but she did have a bicycle ticket, which would expire at the end of the year.

A bicycle ticket!

She recognized it, and had found out through researching that in this era, a bicycle was equivalent to a small sedan!

Moreover, it was a Phoenix Brand, a well-known one at that!

In her previous life, when she was a child, there was a Phoenix Brand bicycle and a Phoenix Brand sewing machine at home. It was quite large and heavy. She remembered falling when learning to ride the bicycle. These items were part of her grandmother’s dowry, along with a Shanghai Brand wristwatch.

However, as she grew older, the bicycle and watch had deteriorated to a point nearing uselessness, while the sewing machine was still able to work and proved very durable.

If she could get a bicycle now, it would be far more convenient to go in and out of the town, not to mention reaching the city area.

As for whether it would be discovered by the neighbors, Feng Qingxue said that her hidden space could come into play.

Therefore, she eagerly ran to the general goods store.

She had noticed the larger commodities there in her last visit to the store, but she did not have the money or tickets to buy them.

She heard the tickets were also in high demand.

Upon entering the store, she spotted the counter selling bicycles, sewing machines, watches, and other items, hosting multiple sales clerks—most of whom were women sitting around gossiping and knitting, while the quantity of goods was not much.

“Comrade, how much is a Phoenix Brand bicycle?” Feng Qingxue asked directly at the bicycle counter.

The sales clerk was a woman, who looked at her and replied, “One hundred and fifty-eight yuan. You need a ticket to buy it.”

So expensive!

Feng Qingxue was taken aback.

Through her interactions with Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhao and others over the past few days, she had learned much about the general prices of goods.

Despite the high prices for grain in the black market due to famine, the food sold through official channels by the state was extremely cheap, which made the high prices of industrial products stand out even more.

Fortunately, she had enough money.

But it seemed better to avoid unnecessary expenditure.

Feng Qingxue muttered to herself, and pulled out one hundred and fifty-eight yuan and the bicycle ticket.

After validating the ticket and counting the money, the sales clerk promptly brought out a bicycle.

It had a large crossbar, a black base, and was adorned by phoenix-shaped patterns on the diagonal bar—making it look quite beautiful, dignified and grand.

The brand new bicycle, besides the tyres and pedals, was gleaming all over.

The steel-white handlebar gave out a crisp and pleasing sound when the bicycle bell was pressed.

Under the bicycle head, a phoenix-shaped emblem, along with the word ‘Phoenix’, was nailed onto a black pillar, making it look quite impressive.

Feng Qingxue pushed the bicycle out of the store, mounted the seat, cycled hard against the wind. The wind hitting her face caused a stinging sensation, and her hands instantly felt cold.

With plenty of time on her hands, and being short of money, she decided to visit some black markets around the city.

She sold some coarse and fine grains in batches to different people, about eighty-plus kilograms, earning her over four hundred yuan.

Within a short span of time, she had replenished the money spent, and earned a few times more.

Feng Qingxue didn’t encounter anyone else like Mrs. Xu who was willing to trade precious jewels for grain, but she did come across an elderly couple about to fall unconscious from hunger. She gave them some steamed buns and returned home without waiting for their names.

She rode all the way to the foot of the mountain. Checking to see that no one was around, she took the bicycle into her hidden space. Then with the load on her back, she climbed over the mountains and valleys.

Upon reaching home, Feng Qingxue was startled by who she saw in her house.