Chapter 17: Going to the County Town 3

The houses are low and dilapidated, and even the roads in the county are somewhat worn out, with uneven surfaces. Compared to modern roads, they are far inferior!

Is this really the county? It's not even as good as a town in the 21st century!

Zhao Xiulan sighed in her heart and continued walking forward.

It should be around nine o'clock in the morning, but there were not many people on the streets of the county, hardly any figures. When she finally encountered someone, Zhao Xiulan took a few glances and found that they were not much different from the rural folks, all looking malnourished.

Zhao Xiulan didn't know where the black market in the county was, so she could only wander around the county and see what it was like.

After walking for a while, Zhao Xiulan noticed some new things, which were the various shops in the county.

There were state-owned restaurants, supply and marketing cooperatives, a post office, and inns, and these shops were adorned with slogans characteristic of this era.

Finally, Zhao Xiulan stopped in front of the supply and marketing cooperative.

On the wall in front of the cooperative were the words "Develop the economy, ensure supply," but due to the passage of time, the words had faded and some places had even peeled off.

The cooperative had most of the things that people needed, and Zhao Xiulan wanted to see what was being sold and at what prices. Since she had come to this era, she needed to have a basic understanding of some information.

In addition, Zhao Xiulan also wanted to buy a bar of soap. There was no soap at home, and if she had to bathe with just water, it would be unbearable for her.

Although she had soap in her space, it was different from the soap in this era, so she couldn't easily take it out.

As she walked into the cooperative, she found that there weren't many people inside, and there were even fewer customers looking at the goods, let alone buying them. The layout and arrangement inside the cooperative were similar to the small shops in the future, with several rows of transparent glass cabinets displaying various goods.

The salesperson inside the cooperative saw Zhao Xiulan come in, but didn't even lift their eyelids, completely ignoring her.

Zhao Xiulan was from the countryside, and her clothes were already worn out, so these salespeople assumed that she couldn't afford to buy anything and didn't need to be attended to.

Furthermore, the salespeople at the cooperative had secure jobs, considered as formal employees of the state. Their work was quite leisurely, and such jobs were not something that ordinary people could easily obtain, so they all adopted a high-handed attitude, looking down on others.

It was precisely because of this that the salespeople showed no enthusiasm like the salespeople in the shops of the 21st century and were indifferent to customers.

After looking around for a while, Zhao Xiulan called out to the salesperson, "Excuse me, how much is this bar of soap?"

The salesperson didn't answer Zhao Xiulan and continued cracking their melon seeds.

In the eyes of the salesperson, talking to Zhao Xiulan was a waste of time since she couldn't afford to buy anything anyway.

Seeing that the salesperson didn't respond, Zhao Xiulan thought that the salesperson hadn't heard her and raised her voice to ask again, "Excuse me, how much is this bar of soap?"

Zhao Xiulan's loud call drew the displeasure of the salesperson, who huffed and said, "Can't you see that I'm not here? Why are you shouting so loudly?"

Zhao Xiulan was speechless. It seemed that she was the one at fault after all. She had called out at a normal volume earlier, and when no one responded, she raised her voice. Was there something wrong with that?