The department store was similar to iron triangle even shop/spread in windows and doors in the northeast corner of big cross road. 百货公司就如同把一个门窗上的铁三角平铺在了大十字街的东北角上。 Said that is Department Store, actually only then a building does business, moreover does not have the 10 cents money relations with the true trade bureau subordinate China General Merchandise Company. 说是百货大楼,其实就只有一楼营业,而且跟真正的贸易局下属中国百货公司没有一毛钱关系。 Can be called the department store truly, national over ten, do not have the qualifications in the overall plan state monopoly for marketing time from the first-level station purchase. 能真正称为百货公司的,全国也不超过十家,在统筹统销时代有资格从一级站采购。 But the county level market supply and marketing cooperative must purchases from the second-level or third-level wholesale house. 而县级的商场供销社需从二级或三级批发站采购。 The line of goods that the rank lower wholesale channel, may supply is more limited, the price is more expensive. 级别越低的批发渠道,可供应的商品种类越有限,价格越贵。 This kind of pattern along with the private sector the development, basically vanished in coastal the late 70's, many supply and sales units the collective enterprise that from personal set up will take the low price goods. 这类模式随着私营经济的的发展,在沿海70年代末就基本消失,许多供销单位都会从私人开办的集体企业拿低价货。 Only the private economy not developed mid-west continued this buying pattern in the early 80's. 只有民营经济不发达的中西部把这种采购模式延续到八十年代初。 So-called two buildings also only then the eastern half has, the western half is a Dapingfang. Should be leads the work the place. 所谓的二楼也就只有东半部有,西半部就是一座大平房。应该是领导办公的地方。 The west side has a display window, is the non-staple food section, what sells is the tobacco and liquor special tea served to visitors on new year's day, small between-meal snack. 西侧有个橱窗,是副食部,卖的是烟酒糖茶,小零食。 The northmost is back door that Li He just passed by, inside is a courtyard, is the staff coming and going to work must by it place, the cargo that ships from the department store warehouse also from this be imported. 最北面是李和刚刚路过的后门,里面是一所大院子,是员工上下班的必经之地,从百货公司仓库运来的货物也是由此运进。 The entrance of department store has many people to hold the paper box child hiring to sell the picture storybook, the surroundings have encircled a child. 百货公司的大门口有不少人抱着纸箱子出租售卖小人书,周围都围了一圈小孩子。 The material life and spiritual life extremely deficient age, drew the itself has become the best partner of children knowledge acquisition and pastime entertainment. 物质生活和精神生活极度匮乏的年代,画本成了孩子们获取知识和消遣娱乐的最好的伙伴。 Li He asked the fourth child, „buying”. 李和问老四,“买不买”。 The fourth child said, „coaxes the child, does not have the meaning.” 老四说,“哄小孩子的,没意思。” The place that in department store, any by wall suspends the shelf, front of shelf naturally is a counter. 百货公司里面,凡是靠墙的地方都摆有货架,货架的前面自然都是柜台。 Slightly to such as pliers and nail and so on daily hardware tool, book and pen and so on article of stationery, big arrives at the furniture, the bicycle, the sewing machine, has basically. 小到诸如钳子、钉子之类的日用五金工具,本子、笔之类的文具用品,大到家具,自行车,缝纫机等,基本都有。 In order to receive money and get money the convenience, above each group of counters has pulled up the iron wire, on the iron wire is stringing together iron clamp, the documentary evidence and money clamps on iron clamp flies round, is quite magnificent. 为了收钱和找钱方便,每一组柜台上方都拉起了铁丝,铁丝上串着铁夹子,单据和钱就夹在铁夹子上飞来飞去,颇为壮观。 Li He first is the ticket in comparison, counters swept the goods in the past, has not thought is keeping the ticket in hand. 李和先是对照手里的票,一个个的柜台过去扫货,根本就没想过把手里的票留着。 Before Capital City, although in the hand did not lack the ticket, but sat the train belt/bring to come back from afar, was too troublesome. 之前在京城,虽然手里不缺票,可是坐火车千里迢迢带回来,太麻烦。 Currently in richly has the ticket, leaves home near, entire several woven bags can carry to go home. 现在手里有钱有票,离家近,多整几个编织袋就能背回家了。 First starts from the clothing cloth counter, the cotton material cabinet places various types of color cloth, in the sales clerk hand is often taking a wood rule. 先是从服装布匹柜台开始,布料柜摆放着各种颜色的布匹,售货员手里常拿着一根木尺。 The Li He direct ticket gives sales clerk, „comrade, buys these”. 李和直接一把票给售货员,“同志,就买这些的”。 Li He made the fourth child choose clear color, fourth child saying that „elder brother were too many?”. 李和让老四选了亮的颜色,老四说,“哥太多了吧？”。 The sales clerks reported each cotton material price, indefinite asking Li He, „comrade, completely gives you cheapest homespun cloth, wants more than 200 dollars, do you have these much money? Do not be all right to tease to play”. 售货员报了每种布料价格,又不确定的问李和,“同志,就是全部给你最便宜的粗布,也要200多块钱呢,你有这么多钱吗？可别没事逗人玩”。 Li He local tyrant pulls out a great solidarity, „comrade, although quantity”. 李和土豪似的掏出一把大团结,“同志,尽管量吧”。 The sales clerks look on the table that great solidarity, is very at heart shocking, has to see lavishly, but disposable such spends has not seen actually, but also makes -and-a-half big girl come out to choose the cotton material, isn't jokes? 售货员看着桌子上那一把大团结,心里很震惊,不是没见过阔气的,可是一次性这么花钱的倒是真没见过,还让一个半大姑娘出来选布料,不是闹着玩吗？ However finally defers to the arrange/cloth that the fourth child chooses, the quantity good size, to cut a small mouth with the scissors, then both hands rip, one that cī, the sound is very of pleasant to hear. 不过最终还是按照老四选的布,量好尺寸,用剪刀剪个小口,然后双手一撕,呲的一声,声音很好听。 Then abacus, „comrade, altogether 375 30 cents”. 接着算盘噼里啪啦,“同志,一共375块3毛”。 Li He arrives at other counters from shoes, the nail clippers, ash-tray, stationery pencil, electric wire plug, so long as in the hand had the ticket altogether to buy. 李和又到其他柜台从鞋子,指甲刀,,烟灰缸,文具铅笔,电线插头,只要手里有票就一股脑全买了。 Starts to buy the cloth to start from Li He, many people secretly pay attention, in many will of the people plans slowly, from passing through the gate to the present, at least has bought the things of 1000 dollars, is flabbergasted. 从李和开始买布匹开始,就有不少人暗暗关注,不少人心里慢慢算计,从进门到现在,起码已经买了1000块钱的东西,都不禁咋舌。 Time when the plum looks, in Li He has gotten two big woven bags, inside is full. 等到边梅找过来的时候,李和手里已经领了两个大编织袋,里面都是满满的。 Mei Lan Li He of purchase desire bursting, in a low voice was asking, „you also do buy? I heard a moment ago, in the market came a rich household, saw anything to buy anything. Cannot think that is you”. 边梅拦着购买欲爆棚的李和,低声问,“你还买啊？刚才我就听说,商场里来了个有钱户,见啥买啥。想不到是你啊”。 Li He looked at around one to stare at own vision, thought that excitedly was a little excessive, hurried to lead the fourth child to leave the market, 李和看了一眼周围盯着自己的目光,觉得有点兴奋过头了,赶紧带着老四出了商场, Li He opposite side said, „my this has not bought completely.” 李和对边梅说,“我就这还没买齐全呢。” The plum incredible saying that „you also do buy? That ticket I prepare to you use for several years”. 边梅不可置信的说,“你还买？那个票我是准备给你用好几年的”。 Li He has selected the leader, gives the fourth child money Hepiao, „you go to the delicatessen to order the candy again, has all bought, I buy tobacco and liquor”. 李和点了头头,又把钱和票给老四,“你去副食店再点糖果,全买了,我去买烟酒”。 Li He turns around all tobacco and liquor tickets, has bought upscale Maotai and China completely, light one bottle of Maotai take three five, and has bought four bottles, cigarette six. 李和又转身把所有的烟酒票,全部买了高档的茅台和中华,光一瓶茅台就要三块五,而且还买了四瓶,香烟六条。 The plum sees the Li He brother and sister to buy the thing, with the shock cannot describe that at heart, how many year of wages of spends others one time, is not coming out that the average person does, therefore asked, „you aren't are going to school? The wealth of where making? In your family the situation I am not do not know”. 边梅见李和兄妹俩买好东西,心里不是用震惊能形容的,一次性花掉别人几年的工资,可不是普通人干的出来的,于是就问,“你不是在上学吗？从哪里发的财？你家里情况我又不是不知道”。 Thing of Li He in the bag reorganizes, said, „we don't have the school life subsidy? This was I accumulated several years. However must, not occur happen to meet you thank you, I am rich unable to spend”. 李和把袋子里东西整理好,笑着说,“我们不是有学校生活补贴吗？这可是我攒了好几年的。不过还是要谢谢你,没遇着你,我可是有钱都花不出去”。 The plum ill-humoredly said, „may unable to be so colored, which family/home is also out of control such wealth”. 边梅没好气的说,“可也不能这么花吧,谁家也禁不住这么财啊”。 „All right, year later I participated to work, this cannot transfer opened”. “没事,年后我就参加工作了,这不就又能转的开了”。 The plum suddenly envied said, „your university students were good, come out, no matter minute anything unit, but can also allocate housing, the wages were also high, anything compared with us”. 边梅突然羡慕的说,“还是你们大学生好,出来不管分个什么单位,还能分房,工资也高,什么都比我们强”。 Li He said that „also matter perhaps. You had a look at also quick noon, I asked you to eat meal, here had any personal restaurant, we rubbed”. 李和说,“还没准的事呢。你看看也快中午了,我请你吃个饭,这里有什么私人的饭馆吗,咱去搓一顿”。 The plum disdain said, „goes to any personal pipe, the personal restaurant of that black heart, do not look is now good, perhaps which day has banned, engages in speculation to have any good result. We go to the state-run hotel, I most like inside spicy fish piece, skidding, flavor good very much, I have the ticket, inside master I knew. Walks, follows me”. 边梅不屑的说,“去啥私人管子,那种黑心的私人饭馆,别看现在好,说不定哪天就取缔了,投机倒把能有啥好结果。咱去国营饭店,我最喜欢里面的水煮鱼片,滑溜溜的,味道好的很,我有票,里面师傅我都认识。走吧,跟我走”。 Li He had no way to meet the thread of conversation, must follow on the heels. 李和没法接话茬了,就只得跟在后面。 The state-run hotel in the two street places of department store, the opposite also has an Islamic restaurant. 国营饭店就在百货公司的两条街处,对面还有一个清真菜馆。 The state-run hotel very big place, can manage the marriage banquet in this place, is upscale serious. 国营饭店挺大的地方,能在这种地方办结婚酒席,就属于高档的不得了。 Left side of the entrance is opening the ballots place. Eats anything to give aunt to make a payment in this to open the ballots, then goes to each vegetable/dish mouth to trade to eat, nobody serves you to serve food to you. 进门处左面就是开票处。吃啥都在这给大妈交钱开票,然后自己去各个出菜口去换吃的,没人伺候你给你端菜。 Hotel inside mist wound around, sat many people, on the table many were the steaming hot bowls. 饭店里面雾气缭绕,坐了不少人,桌子上不少都是热腾腾的锅子。 Found a vacancy, Li He said, „you gave me the ticket, I made out bill, what did you eat?”. 找到一处空位,李和说,“你把票给我,我去开单,你吃啥？”。 Said, „does not use, I greeted the person to come.” 边梅说,“不用,我招呼人过来。” The plum beckons, a department small girl of apron is running over, said, „Sister Mei, you had not come for a long time, today eats anything, I give you entire”. 边梅招了招手,一个系着围裙的小姑娘跑过来,笑着说,“梅姐,你好久没来了,今天吃啥,我给你整”。 Plum skilled how many names reported that also turns the head to ask Li He, „what can also eat? Although point”. 边梅熟练的报了几个菜名,又转头问李和,“还要吃啥？尽管点”。 Li He said, „adds a red-roasted pork again, our three people, sufficed to eat”. 李和说,“再加个红烧肉吧,就咱三个人,够吃了”。 When small girl turned around, Li He said that „you very ripe, if changed me to come, but others the nose was not the nose, the eye was not eye”. 等小姑娘转身走了,李和说,“你挺熟的吗,要是换我来,人家可是鼻子不是鼻子,眼睛不是眼睛”。 The plum arrogance said, „that also looks at the unit, we are department store”.( To be continued.) 边梅傲气的说,“那也看单位,我们可是百货公司”。(未完待续。)