In the 196s, one yuan and fifty cents could buy 1 Jin of rice, 1.1 Jin and a half of pork, 2 Jin of hairy crabs, 5 Jin of large yellow croaker, 8 Jin of vegetables, 3 movies, 4 popsicles, 1 Jin of white rabbit toffee and so on. At that time, their minimum living expenses were only in 8 yuan.

At that time, it was a rationing system. Everything needed the planning committee to make a rationing plan, and then residents were given invoices to buy things in RMB, so the prices at that time were not comparable with those now. Buying food with food stamps costs about 2 kilograms to 4 kilograms per person per month, depending on their occupation and age. Food stamps are also required for eating in restaurants. Food stamps can't be used everywhere, so you have to go to the relevant departments for "national food stamps" when you go on a business trip abroad.

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Xing He, a 77-year-old man from Beidajie Street, Beitang District, Wuxi City, has more than 2 account books in hand. Since 1958, she has been writing down every expense. Among them, there are as little as two cents to buy a candy for my son and eight cents to rent a picture book. These account books have witnessed the whole process of a catty of pork from less than 6 cents more than 5 years ago to more than 12 yuan now; At the same time, it also records the wonderful experience of a young couple who worked hard all the way more than 5 years ago and struggled to a happy old age.

On October 1st, 1968, He Xingyun spent money in 3.6 yuan, mainly buying vegetables. Ten years later, on October 1, 1978, He Xingyun's account book records showed that she bought a piece of pork belly, tofu with a dime, vegetables with a dime, and so on, which cost a total of three yuan and seven cents. This shows that at that time, like most ordinary families, He Xingyun's family lived a tight life.

Reference: World Wide Web-In the past 54 years, the "National Day Bill" fritters have risen from 4 points to 1.3 yuan.