What are the differences between people’s basic necessities of life 30 years ago and now?

As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. No matter what age, a dining table is indispensable in people's lives. Only by eating well can people live and work in peace and contentment. However, in different eras, the content on the dinner table is different. "Seeing the world in a grain of rice", from the changes in what people eat, it is not difficult to see the surprising development in the 30 years of reform and opening up. This is the kitchen of an ordinary household. We can see that appliances such as microwave ovens and liquefied gas are indispensable in the kitchens of modern families. However, people who lived thirty years ago, in an era of material scarcity, could they have imagined that one day there would be such a kitchen, and that they could cook some hearty and delicious meals here every day? Qiu Xundong is a retired employee of the Jingzhou Municipal Finance Bureau As a cadre, he and his wife were both born in the 1940s, and are now over sixty. People of this age are the most qualified to say that they have experienced the ups and downs of life. (Music starts: Our Generation) In my memory, in the 1970s, the only three things commonly available on the market in winter were potatoes, radishes, and cabbage. During the long period of the planned economy, their food, clothing, housing and transportation were inseparable from vouchers. Weng Gentang, a 49-year-old resident of Laosha City, has been collecting various bills from the planned economy era since the late 1980s. Brushing away the dust of history, opening these thick collections also opened up the memories of that era. At that time, when residents purchased grain and oil, they had to use the "Urban Resident Grain and Oil Supply Certificate" and queue up at designated stores to purchase grain and oil. Each family's grain and oil were distributed according to the plan. The title page of the "Certificate of Grain and Oil Supply" has the unique imprint of that era, with slogans such as "Plan to use grain and save grain" and "Eat dry when you are busy, don't eat dry when you are free". In the era of planned economy, at the end of the year, the streets were filled with long queues of people queuing up to buy things. At the beginning of the reform and opening up, Weng Gentang worked in the then Shashi Municipal Works District, with a salary of 36 yuan a month. Basically, the money had to be spent on food. Although he was not hungry, he was not eating well. 〖Related Links〗 In 1978, statistical data collected by the statistics department from a sample of 100 households in our city showed that in that year, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in Jingzhou City was only 319.51 yuan, of which living expenses accounted for a large part of the income. In that year, " "Eating" dominates the list of expenditures with an absolute advantage. From 1988 to 1998, chicken, duck and fish were not uncommon. With the deepening of reform and opening up, changes have quietly taken place on the dining tables of the wealthy Jingzhou people. The variety of the market is gradually becoming richer, with vegetables, fruits, eggs, poultry, and meat on the shelves. The biggest change is the New Year’s Eve dinner, which is much richer than 10 years ago. Tickets are no longer needed, and the New Year’s Eve dinner is becoming more and more sumptuous. By the mid-1990s, rapid economic development brought about a revolution in food culture. Going into a restaurant to try something new is not something that is out of reach. At that time, there were gradually more small restaurants in Jingzhou, but the variety of dishes was relatively monotonous. At that time, the common people went to restaurants for the sake of economic benefits. In the following years, it became more and more common to go into restaurants to "try new things." When there is a happy event, everyone likes to go to the restaurant, which is easy and stylish. 〖Related Links〗 In the 1990s, the proportion of food expenditures in the city's per capita annual living expenses dropped. The abundance of materials and residents' pockets gave people more money to do other things. 1998-2008 Eat healthy and eat culture. At the beginning of the 21st century, people began to look for health themes and attached great importance to "fruits and vegetables" that returned to nature. Vegetables should be eaten without pollution, grains should be eaten from the current year, and fish and shrimp should be eaten with joy. People's critical eyes in the market are increasingly focused on fresh products rather than prices. At the same time, some foreign fast food has also affected people's lives. In June 1998, the first KFC restaurant in Shashi opened; in November 1999, the first McDonald's restaurant in Shashi was located on Beijing Road. At that time, the enthusiasm of Shashi people almost overwhelmed these foreign restaurants, and the life of eating hamburgers and drinking Coke was almost here. So close. At the Registration Management Branch of the Jingzhou Industrial and Commercial Bureau, the reporter learned that the first supermarket in Jingzhou was registered in 1996. The name used at that time was Jingzhou Zhongyuan Business Co., Ltd. Affordable Supermarket Chain Store, and its address was Jingzhong Road. Today, this supermarket has been cancelled. However, in the years since, supermarkets have arrived in droves and gradually evolved into the favorite shopping place of Jingzhou people. First there were counter supermarkets, and then warehouse-style supermarkets also came. In July 2001, the first large supermarket "Good Neighbor" in Jingzhou was registered for business; in September 2001, the first large supermarket Wushang Retail Store in Shashi opened.

Different from traditional shopping methods, supermarkets have had a great impact on citizens: a dazzling array of products are within easy reach, and the self-select and pick-up method gives customers the greatest choice. 〖Related Links〗 As society develops step by step, people have more and more money in their pockets. In 2007, the per capita disposable income of urban residents in our city reached 10,840 yuan, an increase of 31.8 times over 1978. In 2007, the per capita consumer expenditure of urban residents in our city was 7,851 yuan, an increase of 25.4 times over 1978, of which the money spent on cooking was 3196 yuan, accounting for only 47.% of the total consumer expenditure. From eating well and richly thirty years ago to eating healthily and culturally today, through the changes in what people eat, we can feel the visible benefits and progress that reform and opening up has brought to ordinary families, and we can also feel Big changes to the city we live in.