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In China's modern history, the most hotly discussed topic is the decades after the reform and opening up, in the fifties and sixties of the last century, the people really achieved the same scene as every family.
In the early fifties, the people's communes began to rise, people began to keep track of work, and production teams began to be uniformly distributed, and at that time, both men and women, young and old, had to work in agriculture, and no one would envy or envy anyone, and life was quite stable.
At that time, although the life of the people was not rich, it was very fulfilling, everyone lived in the same courtyard, ate the big pot of rice of the production team, united in production, and was not arrogant or impatient.
Today, let's walk into the past time machine, look back at the life of the fifties and sixties of the last century, compared with the present, will the past life be happier and purer?
In the past, food, clothing, housing and transportation were all required bills, this was the cloth ticket at that time, with this kind of bill to go to the commune's cloth stall to buy cloth home, at that time there were many beauty-loving girls to save meat tickets and exchange cloth tickets with others, just for a few more beautiful clothes.
Since the 50s of the last century, grain stamps have become a kind of grain purchase voucher, and according to different needs, there are different units of measurement, grain stamps have been used in China for more than 30 years, and now they have become one of the bills worth collecting on the historical stage together with cloth stamps and oil stamps.
In the late 60s, people were scrambling to buy goods in state-run department stores, because resources were scarce at that time, and they couldn't be wasted, so many goods were almost mass-produced, and once they were sold out, they had to wait weeks or even months before a second shipment arrived, so once there was a shortage of goods, everyone would rush to buy them.
One of the most sought-after items was televisions, and at that time, black-and-white televisions were popular, and many families had to save up for a long time to buy one.
In the 50s, there was a special bill for the purchase of electrical appliances to buy a TV, and even if you had money without a bill, you had to queue up early in the morning when you bought it, and there would be no more if it was sold out.
In the fifties and sixties, the emphasis was on equality for everyone, transparency of assets, and no private transactions were allowed.
They still had resold cloth bills in their hands, because the materials were scarce at that time, and the bills could be exchanged at the same price, but they were not allowed to sell them privately, and they would be arrested as speculators if they sold them for money.
In addition to these people who resell bills without permission, there are also some people who sell goods privately, such as chickens at home, eggs can not be eaten, and there is no business license, so they sell eggs privately to some people who need eggs at home, if this situation is found or reported, all assets will be confiscated, and even the chickens will be confiscated if the circumstances are serious.
These were some licensed vendors at that time, and the materials they generally sold were not available in state-run shops, or were in short supply, so they could be sold in designated places after applying for registration.
Generally speaking, this kind of merchant is not fixed, today may be in this city, tomorrow will go to another city to buy, and the stall time is not fixed.
In the 50s, a group of members of the production team who went to the field to do farm work in Chengdu were sitting together in the fields to eat a big pot of rice, and at that time there would be a special canteen to make a big pot of rice and send it to the field.
When you see this photo, don't you believe that this is the 50s, this is Hong Kong in the 50s, maybe because it was once a colony, so most of the buildings and costumes are more Westernized, just like this policeman who is directing traffic, he is wearing very interesting, high leather boots, long-sleeved police uniform but wearing a pair of shorts, looking a little funny.
People in different parts of China live in different conditions, just like in the same 50s, Hong Kong seemed to be rich, but in Gansu, these children looked very poor.
In the cold weather, although the upper body is wearing tattered cotton clothes, the lower body is standing bare-legged in the wind, which looks very pitiful in the current era of comfortable life.
Propaganda posters in the 60s have already begun to call for everyone to work hard to produce, and at that time, the production of strong China's construction and steel industries was for one thought, that is, to liberate Taiwan.
The hope that Taiwan could be brought back to the embrace of the motherland at an early date and that the reunification of the motherland could be realized at an early date was what every citizen was looking forward to at that time.
In the rural areas of the 60s, children and adults were standing in front of the door, and they were clapping, perhaps welcoming the cameraman, facing the camera, some of them were shy, some were smiling, some were ignorant and very curious, but no matter what kind of expression, they showed the most simple and pure appearance.
In Shanghai in the 50s, there was no such product as a stroller, and babies were basically holding or sitting in such a bamboo rattan cart.
This kind of car is not only sturdy, but also very cool for the child to sit in the summer, and the mother pushing the child in the photo is also very beautifully dressed, which can be regarded as a modern mother in the new century.
Looking at the above photo, can you guess which place in Shanghai is in this photo? The same is Shanghai in the 50s, but people are dressed very differently, this photo was taken in the early 50s, people still wear long shirts more, and most of the means of travel are rickshaws.
The streets as a whole seemed to be relatively depressed, and although there were many people and shops in the market, they looked bare, and at that time there were no high-rise buildings, almost all of them were bungalows, so it was very empty at first sight.
Female workers in the 50s, at that time, everyone should love to learn and work actively, so there is no distinction between men and women in the production of the workshop, even if women are willing to learn and do well, they can make a name for themselves in the workshop, these two female lathes are debugging the machine in the workshop, at that time there were not many female lathes like this.
In front of Tiananmen Square in Beijing, these carriages can be unimpeded, because at that time the carriage was still the main means of traffic and transportation, so it was also free to travel in the city, and the Tiananmen Tower could also go up at that time, but with the development of the times, these carriages have long been unable to enter the city, and even disappeared.
Looking at Shanghai in this way, it looks like a city with two faces, looking at these Western-style buildings, it is like a bustling New York Boulevard, but looking at the men resting on the board carts below, it looks like an urban village that has not yet developed, and the board cars that transport goods played a major role at that time.
And when the horse's power is subtracted, the cart puller becomes manpower, and some men with strong bodies will use the cart to help others transport goods in order to earn money.
Pulling the pallet truck is also skillful, when going uphill, you should push it behind, and when you go downhill, you should block it in front and go down slowly, so as to avoid the loss of control of the pallet and the damage to the goods and people.
In the 50s, the commune canteen was still plastered with a sign on the wall that it didn't cost money to eat, and the members of the commune would work together at that time, and they would eat together later, and usually they would eat in a big pot in the field, and only after the end of the farming work, when everyone could rarely relax for a few days, they would eat in the commune canteen, and the food they ate at this time was also very good.
Although it is not good in modern times, compared to the life of eating rice and pickles on weekdays, steamed buns, vegetable soup, and side dishes are already the best configuration.
However, there is also a disadvantage to this group eating model, that is, there are some lazy people who do not work hard but eat together, so it is relatively unfair to those who work hard.
In the early 50s, the real scene of criticizing the landlords, these landlords were bullying the people on weekdays, doing evil, relying on the money and power in the family, hiring some thugs, and collecting money in ordinary people's homes, not to mention, even the daughters of other people's families would be robbed to be little wives.
In those days, wealth was often in the hands of a small number of people, most of whom were honest farmers or hired farmers, who were hungry on weekdays, and it was already the norm of life to eat the last meal without the next meal, and they had to pay rent to the landlord in such a difficult day.
If you encounter a famine year and can't get the money, not only will the fields and properties be taken away, but your own children will also be snatched away by the landlord and sold elsewhere to repay the money.
Recording work was unique to the fifties and sixties, when wages were paid according to the work division, and more work was rewarded, because at that time, production was vigorously grasped to avoid someone from being careful, so the form of recording work was adopted.
At that time, there would be a person who would record the work every day, and everyone would have a small book of work records, and when they paid their wages, they could convert them through the work points.
Since the 60s, Beijing has basically been a bicycle kingdom, because there are no more means of travel to choose from, bicycles can pass through the streets and alleys of the means of transportation is deeply loved by everyone, so at that time in the streets of Beijing can see many bicycles, at a glance almost all are exactly the same, in order to distinguish, everyone is generally on the lock of the name or affixed with a logo.
In the fifties and sixties, although people did not know how long it would take for the good life they had been hoping for, they would still refuse to accept their fate and keep working hard just to be able to create a happier and better environment for their children and future generations in their lifetime.
So, at that time, even though the conditions were not rich, everyone's face was full of happiness, and the happiness of looking forward to the future at that time.