Su Wen saw that there wasn't enough time, so she hurriedly went to buy the things she needed. Fortunately, she was lucky enough to buy everything she wanted. As tickets were not required, the flour and oil were slightly more expensive than those sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores.
Granulated sugar was actually cheaper. Red sugar was popular in the countryside these days. It was used to nourish the body during confinement, so many relatives gifted red sugar.
There were relatively few people who bought granulated sugar, and Su Wen bought white sugar, which was much cheaper.
The stall selling fish still had a few carps left before Su Wen left, so she bought them.
They were all wild and, before transmigrating, she couldn't have purchased them even if she had wanted to.
There was always a pungent smell of engine oil when farm-bred carp was brewed in soup.
