Jiang Xia called out for a while before handing the portable megaphone to the Garment Factory Director.
The director took the megaphone and shouted, "Don't miss it as you pass by! Come over and have a look..."
His voice was loud and resonant, and years of smoking had given it a touch of raspiness, making his cries sound especially convincing.
Jiang Xia's voice was very pleasant, but when she shouted, it somehow lacked that same effect.
More and more people stopped at the entrance of the Garment Factory and came to the stall to rummage through the clothes.
The more people gathered around, the more passersby came over to join them.
"Really ten yuan for a whole set?"
"Really. A summer set is ten yuan. A three-piece set—top, vest, and trousers—is only ten yuan a set. Without the vest, it's eight yuan a set. Thick cotton-padded clothes are only twenty yuan each! I've already bought two! They're cheaper than the department store!"
"They're much cheaper than the Supply and Marketing Cooperative too! Buy them quickly! I've already bought three sets. I'm going back to call my Eldest Sister-in-Law over. Once you buy them, they'll be good to keep for the New Year."
When the people gathered around saw others buying one set, two sets, or three or four sets at a time, they couldn't help starting to pick through the clothes as well. The more they looked, the more they felt that this set of Summer Clothes was a bargain, and that set of cotton-padded clothes was cheap too!
Buy it!
The Military Overcoat was actually only thirty-six yuan?
Buy it!
Some people had been longing for a Military Overcoat for many years but had never been willing to buy one. Now that they heard it cost only thirty-six