Cui Ronggui, 70, from Qingxian County, Hebei Province, worked in Tanggu Catering Service Company more than 30 years ago. After serving in the army for 20 years, her husband was transferred to the port authority. At that time, they sang revolutionary songs and lived and worked happily, but in the years of extreme material shortage, they paid more sweat and cost for survival. On the occasion of commemorating the 30th anniversary of reform and opening-up, the reporter came to Xiangyanglou Community on Sanhuai Road to listen to Grandma Cui's memories of those unforgettable years and savor the wonderful life today.
I bought a sewing machine three years ago.
There is an old sewing machine in the most conspicuous position in Grandma Cui's home, which carefully covers the dust with a piece of cloth. "This sewing machine has a story. When I moved a few days ago, my children asked me to sell it as scrap. I strongly object. I am still arguing with them about this matter! "
"As the saying goes: the new boss, the old second, sewing is the third. How nice it would be to have a sewing machine to dress the children decently! At that time, the price of a sewing machine exceeded 100 yuan! We can't delay a family's life just to buy a sewing machine. " Grandma Cui said with emotion: "At that time, in order to facilitate the early shift, the catering company gave everyone a breakfast coupon. At that time, 2 cents can buy a fruit, 5 cents can buy a scone, plus food stamps. There are six employees in our department. Sometimes we get together for breakfast and have a good time. One day I had a whim, which made a fundamental change in my future life. "
"It's a pity to eat this money every day! One day, I agreed with two other colleagues that I would bring my own steamed bread for breakfast in the future, and change the corresponding number of breakfast coupons into money and put them in the hanging basket of the unit to see how much money I could save. One day three years later, we actually saved 65,438+000 yuan each, which was earned by breakfast for three years! Something memorable must be bought. Later, two of my colleagues used this' extra' money to buy watches or subsidize their families. I did not hesitate to use this money to buy this Shanghai sewing machine, "Grandma Cui proudly told us.
Want to eat meat steamed stuffed bun meat jiaozi is extravagant hopes.
"In the early 1960s, three years of natural disasters made the whole country worry about eating. At that time, the amount of food distributed per person per month was determined according to age, gender and physical condition. Therefore, food stamps, face tickets, and even sugar, eggs, milk, soap, sesame paste, candy, cotton and so on. It must be supplied by ticket. "
"We must plan the monthly expenditure, mix coarse grains with flour and rice, and give priority to porridge. Now garlic and cauliflower are called fine vegetables. Buy some garlic and even improve your life. On holidays, vermicelli, gluten, fruit and so on will be mixed into the dumpling stuffing. And even the eggs are not willing to let go. It is a luxury to want to eat meat buns and meat jiaozi. "
"At that time, I was most afraid of my family coming. Everyone is hungry. People in my hometown can eat very much. They cooked half a pot of porridge and the whole family got together to entertain guests. If you want to eat fish once, or take a handful of melon seeds and peanuts, you can only wait until there is a supply, and you must line up to supply them by ticket. If the peanuts and melon seeds you buy are fried black, you can't find anything wrong at all. You will only collect them as treasures and wait for the New Year. "
The most precious thing is food stamps, followed by money.
"It can be said that in the days when food is extremely scarce, the most precious thing is food stamps, followed by money. You can exchange food stamps for money, but it is difficult to buy food stamps with money. At that time, my children were also very knowledgeable and never paid attention to food, but food stamps were not heavy. With the increase of physical activity and age, they often add more water to a pot of porridge to cope with life. "
"Sometimes I secretly raise chickens in my own home to increase nutrition for my children. Life now, I don't know why, I don't like many things. Once, I saw something I couldn't finish in a restaurant being poured into a sewage bucket. I am very heartbroken and warn the children to eat as much food as possible and don't waste it. " Speaking of which, the old man sorted out the food stamps and some tickets accumulated on the sheets by hand, and he was very excited. The old man said that it is also very instructive to let the children at home often take it out to count together and recall the past days.
Carry 950 thousand yuan in cash to buy a house
At the end of the interview, Director Han, who accompanied him to Xiangyang Building Neighborhood Committee in Sanhuai Road Street, told us one thing: "The life of the old man is getting better and better, and his body is also tough, but once he almost scared us to death. That was last year, the old man used ordinary plastic bags, wrapped in 950 thousand yuan compensation for demolition, and went to the sales center 5 kilometers away to buy a house alone. At that time, the staff in the sales office were very surprised. The old man said, I have never seen so much money in my life. This time I have to carry it on my back, so that I can feel safe! " The old man smiled like a child.
The past years are fleeting. From 1978 to 2008, China has been carrying out reform and opening up for 30 years. Everyone's life is just like the life of old Cui, and sesame blossoms are getting higher and higher!