During this period, the entire country was facing a shortage of supplies, which made Remittance Coupons a special currency of the time that encompassed Food Coupons, Cloth Coupons, Cotton Coupons, non-staple food purchase coupons, and industrial product purchase coupons.
Not everyone could obtain Remittance Coupons; one must have relatives overseas. Only after receiving foreign currency from family abroad or in Hong Kong and Macau and exchanging it for RMB at the official rate could one also receive varying amounts of Remittance Coupons.
Shen Yunfang, after her arrival, had inquired about this extensively and learned that Remittance Coupons would once again take center stage in history.
That is to say, this year, the Chinese Shopping Mall on Beijing Road would be reopening, and it would sell goods that, for the current times, were highly sought after.
