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Although sewing machines may not seem as advanced as bicycles, they are actually more sophisticated and difficult to manufacture, requiring greater technical precision and labor intensity.

Therefore, sewing machines are also very expensive.

A bicycle costs 160 yuan, while a sewing machine costs 220 yuan.

The so-called "three turns and one sound" marriage standard of later generations.

It wasn't actually the 1960s.

That was in the 1980s.

In the 1960s, who could afford a three-wheeled watch and a radio?

“Aiguo…” Yu Li took Liu Aiguo’s hand and said, “I heard that sewing machines are quite expensive… Maybe we shouldn’t buy one…”

"Anyway, we just got married, it's just the two of us. I can keep up with the demand for clothes and shoes. After we have kids, we can just stay up all night by the light... There's no need for that!"

"Really?" Liu Aiguo pulled a receipt for a sewing machine from his pocket and said, "If you decide not to buy it, this receipt will be void..."

"Forehead……"

Yu Li became conflicted again.

Sewing tickets and bicycle tickets are different.

A bicycle ticket can be resold for two or even three hundred yuan.

However, sewing tickets were basically ignored.

why?

To reiterate: no man cares whether a woman lives or dies. It may sound harsh, but that's the reality and tragedy of our time.

Wealthy people spend their money wisely.

"Let's go!" Liu Aiguo said, "You forgot, we spent quite a bit of money on fish yesterday... It's just a sewing machine, no trouble at all!"

At this point, Yu Li nodded and said, "Alright, let's go take a look..."

She became happy and put her arm around Liu Aiguo's arm. The two of them walked through the pedestrians and excitedly arrived at the counter selling sewing machines.

There isn't even a salesperson here.

"I'm buying a sewing machine, someone come here..."

Liu Aiguo shouted.

As a result... the salesperson didn't come, but a large group of onlookers did.

Most of these people were women, ranging from women in their forties and fifties to young women in their twenties, and even unmarried girls.

Everyone looked at Yu Li with envy.

OMG…

Are there really men buying sewing machines for their wives?

The sales clerk walked up to the counter with an envious look on her face.

Do you need a sewing machine?

“Hmm…” Liu Aiguo took out a sewing ticket.

Wow…

Everyone crowded around to take a look.

Even though they are illiterate, people still read them.

The sales clerk looked at the ticket and said, "It's a Butterfly brand sewing machine... two hundred and eighteen yuan..."

Liu Aiguo quickly handed over his money.

In this era, sewing machines, like bicycles, have their own brands.

The best bicycle brands, the ones most talked about by ordinary people, are Forever and Phoenix, while the best sewing machine brands are Huanan and Butterfly.

The South China brand was produced in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, while the Butterfly brand was produced in Shanghai in later years.

"Alright..." the salesperson said, "Would you like to carry it yourself, or should we deliver it to you?"

Department stores typically offer delivery services for items of this caliber.

Of course, the sewing machine isn't very heavy; the machine head can be stored directly in the platform below, so it's easy for one person to carry it.

Liu Aiguo, however, chose to deliver the goods.

Anyway, it's going to be delivered together with the bed.

The salesperson also gave me a receipt.

Liu Aiguo gave the receipt to Yu Li, who blushed with excitement.

We're not even married yet, and I've already bought this sewing machine. What do you think?

Making clothes will definitely be much faster in the future. When I have children, I will make sure they wear new clothes every year.

"What are you thinking about?" Liu Aiguo asked Yu Li with a smile.

Yu Li said, "The child... cough cough cough..."

"What?" Liu Aiguo said in a low voice, "You're letting me think about having children..."

"Go to hell!" Yu Li said, her face flushed, and pinched Liu Aiguo's arm hard.

"Hmm..." Liu Aiguo pondered for a moment and said, "Now we have all three transformations... we're still missing one more..."

The three items were: bicycle, watch, and sewing machine.

It is called three rotations because all three of these things can rotate.

The sound that came out was, of course, a radio.

Radios were naturally very precious in that era, even rarer than sewing machines.

why?

Because of its weak and backward industrial base, China had to import vacuum tubes to manufacture radios, and the outer regions implemented a technology blockade strategy against China.

Therefore, China's vacuum tubes can only be obtained from Russia.

But recently our relationship with Russia has been strained, so there are even fewer vacuum tubes left.

Not only have radio prices skyrocketed, from less than a hundred dollars in the 1950s to over a hundred dollars now, but radio tickets are even rarer.

Many people never see a radio ticket in their entire lives.

This is not an exaggeration, but a reflection of the reality of that era.

There are even rumors that you don't need a ticket to buy a radio.

That is impossible!

Radios, of course, required tickets.

This ticket was obtained from Aunt Wang, the mistress of the big leader's house.

Liu Aiguo is also extremely precious.

The brand of the radio was unfamiliar to Liu Aiguo. He glanced at it and saw that it was called "Wenle".

Wenle brand radio.

What's even more outrageous is that it also says: "Wenle brand radio wishes the great %* a long life!"

Good guy!

Buy it. What brand it is or what words are written on it doesn't matter. What matters is that it's a radio.

Now, the three turns and one sound are completely complete.

"Patriotism... Thank you..."

After leaving the department store, Yu Li mustered up her courage and said something to Liu Aiguo.

Liu Aiguo said, "We're getting married soon... Don't thank me, just live a good life with me from now on!"

"it is good!"

Yu Li said, "I will definitely live a good life!"

At Liu Aiguo's urging, Yu Li followed him to the Yongding River to catch fish.

However, the imagined biting didn't happen.

If yesterday it was just Uncle San who was clueless, then today, everyone fishing along the Yongding River is clueless.

Everyone's gathered around to see Liu Aiguo's mandarin fish.

The fact that Liu Aiguo caught twelve big fish yesterday was truly astonishing.

To Liu Aiguo's utter surprise, his fish-eating incident actually attracted media coverage.

Media outlets from a local Beijing newspaper rushed to the scene upon hearing the news, taking photos and conducting interviews with Liu Aiguo.

At this point, Liu Aiguo naturally had to show off, and he caught five big fish right in front of the media.

"what?"