Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Sunshine Farm

Chapter 48 Let’s talk about snacks and soft drinks in Sijiucheng
He Yuyu was directly shocked by the snacks in He Yuzhu's bag. It was not Cuban candy, Iraqi dates, or golden chicken biscuits. The snacks in the bag were Shenfeng chocolate, Guangming brand wafer chocolate, Arctic Ocean, and White Rabbit toffee...!

"In the 50s, African countries used cocoa beans to pay off their debts, and the country began to develop the production of cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and cocoa liquor..."

Opening the history books, it is not difficult to find that my country’s earliest chocolate factory was located in Shanghai, and chocolate brands such as Yimin, Shenfeng, and Shenpu were born one after another.

The spherical chocolates from "Shenfeng" cost 1 cents each. I was careful every time I opened them. The torn foil would be sandwiched inside the textbook to make it flat.

After arranging the wrapping paper properly, I put the small chocolate into my mouth. Although the round chocolate was not smooth enough and would stick to the roof of my mouth after entering the mouth, the taste of the bite is still memorable.

Shenfeng Chocolate is definitely the leading snack, and it is only eaten by the children above. Ordinary children, you can't even eat it. He Yuyu has only heard of it, but has never seen it.

Later, "Shenfeng" continued to launch wine-centered chocolates, which were shaped like wine bottles and contained brandy, Maotai and other liquors.Tasting this high-end taste should be as elegant and delicate as tasting wine: take a small bite, suck the sweet wine at the mouth of the bottle, and then slowly eat the chocolate.

Wine-centered chocolate has a very light alcohol smell. For children who are prohibited from drinking, "wine" is a novel gimmick to satisfy their eager desire to grow up.

My favorite stupid thing when I was a kid was to eat wine-filled chocolates, pretend to be drunk, stagger around, and try my best to imitate the drunken fist in Jackie Chan movies. It was really fun.

In addition to this Shenfeng chocolate, there is also Guangming brand wafer chocolate below. This is something He Yuyu has never heard of before. It consists of four layers of wafers mixed with chocolate filling, and then coated with thick chocolate syrup. It sells for 2 cents a piece. .

At that time, many wealthy people's afternoon tea consisted of making a cup of malted milk and eating a piece of wafer chocolate. When eating, they would bite into each layer to taste.

The children who got the wafer chocolate were also reluctant to finish it in one bite. They always nibbled it secretly while doing their homework, enjoying the wonderful alternating taste of the sweet chocolate and the crispy wafer. After eating, they moved the table with their fingers. Stick the wafer crumbs on them and eat them!

Needless to say, Arctic Ocean and White Rabbit toffee are unknown to many people. In fact, when it comes to soda, we Chinese have been drinking it for a long time. Arctic Ocean was formerly the Forty-Nine City Ice Factory established in 1936, and later became the Forty-Nine City Ice Factory. A new ice-making factory was built in the city. In the [-]s, trial production of popsicles began, and the "Arctic Ocean" trademark and the famous snow-capped mountain white bear trademark were officially launched.

Shortly afterwards, Arctic Fruity Popsicles were officially launched.In the second year, products such as ice cream and ice cream were trial-produced, and the Sijiucheng Ice Making Factory was renamed as the Sijiucheng Food Factory.

It was probably around 56 that, with the help of Watsons, the first integrated filling line in Sijiucheng was established, and then the production of "Arctic Ocean" fruity soda began.

In the 60s, "Arctic Ocean" fruit-flavored carbonated drinks have become popular in the streets and alleys of the [-] cities, becoming a must-have product for quenching summer heat and quenching thirst.

If you want to use a drink to represent a city, Arctic Soda is undoubtedly the first choice city business card of Sijiu City.

People from Laosijiucheng recognize it very highly.For the people of Sijiucheng, Arctic Soda is not just a bottle of drink, but also a memory of an era.

This is because it has witnessed the various aspects of the world in the Four-Nine Cities.

In the 70s and [-]s, when material life was extremely poor, Arctic soda was one of the few drinks that could bring a different taste to the people of [-] cities.

At that time, drinking Arctic soda had become an important way for people in Sijiu City to enjoy life.In the hot summer, children drink Arctic Ocean to dispel the heat wave. After a few sips of this, the heat seems to be gone in an instant. If you ask friends who have experienced this, they will talk about it with joy. , in order to return the glass bottle on the spot, he often competed with his friends and drank the entire bottle of soda in one go.

At that time, in addition to using wine to communicate feelings, adults also blew a few mouthfuls of Arctic Ocean into the bottle from time to time, using it to relieve the alcohol in the body.The Arctic Ocean can not only relieve the summer heat, it can also give people a sense of rebirth.It is precisely because of this that Arctic Soda has gradually integrated into the market of Sijiu City and into the lives of people in Sijiu City.

The same goes for White Rabbit. If a child can eat a White Rabbit toffee, it will really make the whole day sweet.

"Brother, my God, where did you get these foods? Chocolate, wafer biscuits, soda and White Rabbit toffee. I have only heard of these things before, and only drank them in the Arctic Ocean. The other three Have you never thought about it, these are all mine?" He Yuyu showed a surprised expression, she felt that her wait today was worth it.

Seeing his sister's happy expression, He Yuzhu smiled and nodded: "As long as you like it. Our family will have these things in the future, but you have to remember to eat them quietly. You can give some to your good friends, but you can't let them go. Too many people know about it, and if too many people know about it, it will always be bad for our family.”

"Brother, tell me the truth. How did you get these things? Otherwise, sister, I will feel uneasy after eating them." He Yuzhu looked at He Yuzhu and expressed his worries.

He Yuzhu had already thought about this. He knew that his sister would definitely ask. After all, whose family suddenly went from proletarian days to a well-off level, everyone in the family would be surprised.

So He Yuzhu had already thought of his words.

"These are the things I bought in exchange for selling pork. One of my former friends managed the pig farm. At the end of the year, they wanted some extra money, so they secretly transferred some pork. However, he had no connections, so he found me. , I went to find Jiang Shaobin. Fortunately, Jiang Shaobin readily agreed, and they also gave me some money.

These snacks were given by Jiang Shaobin. "As he said that, He Yuzhu took out ten yuan from his arms, handed it to He Yuzhu's hand and said with a smile: "Eat whatever you want, buy whatever you want.

This is your pocket money. When you have some rest in a few days, I will go to the department store and buy you a woolen coat and a pair of cowhide leather shoes. "

"Really?" He Yuyu was overjoyed.

"Of course it's true. Look at all the delicious food in your hands. It's getting late now. Go to bed quickly. You have to get up early to go to school tomorrow. You can't be late."

"I got it, brother, you're so kind." After saying that, He Yuzhu jumped over and hugged He Yuzhu. Oops, this is because He Yuzhu has never received preferential treatment since he grew up.

Feeling his sister's happiness, He Yuzhu also smiled happily.

　At that time, these snacks could only be eaten by people with a background. It was probably not until the 890s and [-]s that ordinary farm children could eat alcoholic chocolate and wafer chocolate. If you are not from Sijiu City, you basically don’t know about the Arctic Ocean. , in fact, there are drinks from different places.

　　In that era, eating a piece of candy was a blessing for children!

　　
　
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