Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

As they walked, Xia Weiwei suddenly said, "Hongwei, how about... we go back first?"

"What's wrong?"

Ma Hongwei asked, "Are you tired?"

"without!"

Xia Weiwei looked around, a little embarrassed, and said, "I...I drank a lot of water, and now I need to go to the bathroom!"

"That's easy, it's available in the store!"

Ma Hongwei led the other party back to the mall and took the elevator upstairs.

He was a little confused as to why the restrooms in shopping malls were usually on the second floor.

Ma Hongwei pointed ahead and said, "That's the women's restroom!"

Xia Weiwei entered the women's restroom and found that the floor was also covered with white tiles.

The toilet was divided into small cubicles by painted wood, and it was very clean inside, with all white porcelain. Toilet paper was hanging on the wall, obviously for use in the toilet.

In another time and space, only wealthy families could afford paper, and it was mostly waste paper and coarse paper.

Only the very wealthy can afford to buy foreign toilet paper.

As for ordinary people, they can only use bamboo strips, wood strips, grass leaves, etc.

Xia Weiwei recalls that it wasn't until 36 that Shanghai had a foreign manufacturer producing toilet paper.

She squeezed the toilet paper in the toilet of later generations and found that it was just as white and flawless, with a delicate and soft texture, far better than that of her time.

"Splash!"

After Xia Weiwei finished using the toilet, she stood up, and water automatically appeared, washing everything away.

She shook her head and walked out.

Ma Hongwei pointed to the sink next to him and demonstrated, "You can wash your hands here. Just put your hands here, and water will come out automatically!"

"That's amazing!"

Xia Weiwei looked at the handleless faucet. It would automatically dispense water as soon as she put her hand in, and stop as soon as she took her hand away.

This design is not only convenient and saves time, but also eliminates the worry of getting your hands dirty.

After all, in a place like a toilet where many people touch it, the faucet handle will be very dirty and contain a lot of bacteria and viruses.

Ma Hongwei then pointed to the side and said, "There's a hairdryer over here; you can put your hands down and dry them!"

Xia Weiwei followed the instructions and placed her hands below.

"Buzzing!"

As the machine roared, a strong gust of hot air blew onto her hands.

Soon, Xia Weiwei noticed that the water droplets on her hands had been dried by the blower.

Stepping out of the restroom, Xia Weiwei remarked with a wry smile, "To be honest, your restrooms are more luxurious and advanced than mine!"

Her family wasn't an ordinary family, but it still couldn't compare to modern life.

"Let's take the elevator down to the basement level; that's where the supermarket is."

Ma Hongwei led Xia Weiwei around half a circle on the second floor before finally finding the elevator.

Going directly up to the fourth floor leads to a movie theater, while going down to the basement level leads to Yonghui Supermarket.

Although Yonghui Supermarket is expensive, it has the most complete selection of goods in their county-level city.

Other large supermarkets are smaller than Yonghui, and their selection is not as complete.

Ma Hongwei explained, "On the basement level, besides the supermarket, there are also several restaurants, clothing stores, and nail salons."

"Nail art?"

This was the first time Xia Weiwei had ever heard this name.

"It's nail art; they put a long layer of fake nails on top of your natural nails and decorate them with all sorts of sparkly little things!"

Ma Hongwei said, "Most young women in later generations will get their nails done. Do you want to get one?"

"never mind!"

Xia Weiwei shook her head and said, "I'm a medic. How can I treat soldiers if I have manicures? This isn't suitable for me!"

What she didn't say was that the capitalist hedonistic atmosphere of the future world was far too strong.

From what the other party said, it seems that there are still many imperialist powers in the world.

If our country is so powerful, why don't we overthrow imperialism and liberate all of humanity?

What a great undertaking this is!

Upon arriving at the supermarket entrance, Ma Hongwei pulled out a shopping cart.

As soon as the shopping cart arrived at the entrance, the supermarket's barrier opened automatically, allowing two people to pass through.

Having seen too much "high technology," Xia Weiwei was no longer as shocked as before.

You could even say she's become numb.

Inside the supermarket, neatly arranged shelves display a variety of goods.

Xia Weiwei discovered that this so-called supermarket was actually a supply and marketing cooperative magnified many, many times over.

Most importantly, the goods here are just left out in the open, so there's no fear of them being stolen.

If this had happened in 37, it would probably have been completely looted long ago.

They didn't see any thieves or homeless people along the way.

When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they are well-fed and clothed, they know honor and shame!

Only in a prosperous future will people not have to worry about their things being stolen!

"Take whatever you want to buy here!"

Ma Hongwei introduced, "This is the snack section, filled with all kinds of snacks. I really like potato chips!"

He took a few bags of potato chips from the shelf, which weren't available in his store.

Because the price is relatively high, the cheapest bag costs 3.5 yuan and contains a small amount.

The village children couldn't bear to buy it; they preferred to buy spicy strips and Magic Chef instant noodles for 5 cents a pack.

Continuing forward, you'll reach the area for grains, fruits, and vegetables.

Xia Weiwei immediately became interested. She glanced at the rice in the supermarket, and the cheapest price was 2.6 yuan per jin (500 grams).

She asked curiously, "Hongwei, I'd like to ask, what's the average salary around here?"

"The bigger the city, the higher the salary. In big cities, there are plenty of people earning 5000, and those working for major internet companies earn tens of thousands."

Ma Hongwei said, "But in our county-level city, a salary of 5,000 yuan is already considered a high salary."

"My cousin is a teacher at a junior high school in town. She is not a homeroom teacher, and her monthly salary is only 2800 yuan, plus social insurance and housing fund."

"Working in a supermarket only pays around 2000 yuan a month, while sweeping the streets in the village only pays 500 yuan a month. Cleaning in the town or city pays more, but only older people are willing to do this kind of work."

Xia Weiwei nodded.

If you work in a supermarket, you can earn 2000 yuan a month and buy 769.2 jin of rice in a month.

In another time and space, an ordinary worker earned 3-4 silver dollars a month, which is equivalent to 75-100 jin of rice.

Most importantly, the rice of the future world will be polished rice, not brown rice or moldy old rice.

This price was before the war started. Now that the Japanese army has launched an offensive, prices across the country are definitely skyrocketing, and the same amount of money can buy even less rice.

Even the elderly people who clean the village can buy rice that far exceeds what ordinary workers in another time and space could buy.

Moreover, these villagers all have their own land, and they can grow food on their own land.

Only those junior civil servants who earn 20-50 yuan a month can barely compare with ordinary people in this era.

But they don't have cell phones, cars, or any other conveniences.

If grain can only guarantee the most basic life, then vegetables and fruits reflect a higher level of life.

The vegetables and fruits here are plentiful, diverse, and very fresh.

Even with Xia Weiwei's background, she had never seen all kinds of vegetables and fruits, and she didn't recognize many of them.

"Foreign apples, foreign grapes, pears, lychees, bananas, strawberries, cherries, kiwis, pineapples, bayberries..."

The more Xia Weiwei looked, the more moved she became.

In the past, these fruits were only available to the wealthy.

Due to transportation issues, they break down easily, are few in number, and are expensive.

Moreover, these fruits simply cannot be sold together.

But in later generations, these fruits were simply displayed here in large quantities.

The key point is that the price isn't too expensive, and ordinary families can afford it.

Besides these, watermelons, cantaloupes, and honeydew melons are also of high quality and inexpensive.

Xia Weiwei saw an open watermelon and couldn't help but mutter, "This watermelon rind is so thin, and there aren't even any seeds?"

"That's an improved seedless watermelon. You don't have to spit out the seeds when you eat it, which is very convenient, and it's also very sweet."

Ma Hongwei smiled and tore off a plastic bag, saying to Xia Weiwei, "Let's buy some fruit too!"

He picked out some lychees, some cherries, a large box of blueberries, and a large box of strawberries.

Looking at the bayberries displayed there, Ma Hongwei thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm not eating bayberries this year. Who knows if they've been soaked in chemicals!"

Then, he selected some mangosteens.

After weighing, the two went to the fresh produce section.

"Pork is so cheap?"

When Xia Weiwei saw the discounted price of pork belly, which was only 5.8, she was shocked.

In another time and space, one silver dollar could only buy five or six pounds of pork, or 40 eggs.

At a rate of 4 silver dollars a month, with each silver dollar buying 6 jin of pork, a month's salary can only buy 24 jin of pork.

But in this era, an elderly street sweeper can almost buy 100 jin (50 catties) of pork.

Pork belly costs only 10 yuan, but ribs are more than twice the price of pork.

As for beef and mutton, they cost 30 to 40 yuan per kilogram, but that's not much compared to the wages.

Because beef is expensive there too; one dollar can only buy three pounds.

Next to the meat stalls, there were also seafood stalls.

Xia Weiwei saw various fresh fish, shrimp, and crabs swimming around in the glass tank.

There are even enormous king crabs, lobsters, and abalone, among other seafood.

If it weren't for the people butchering fish nearby, she would have thought this was an aquarium.