After entering the new year, the market in Zhonghai City became much busier, with shops on both sides of the street springing up like mushrooms after rain. Various goods also started to get richer, vaguely reminiscent of the pre-war prosperity.
Human technology and productivity are recovering quickly, most directly seen in... the drop in bicycle prices.
From the original two to three thousand per bicycle.
To now, it's only about fifteen hundred.
The Great Xia Country itself does not lack iron ore, the only issue is finding iron ore that is easy to refine.
This is the advantage of a great nation; with vast territories, resources can be found everywhere. Even in the toughest times, it can basically be self-sufficient.
...
When Chen Shouyi returned home, Mrs. Chen was sitting on the sofa.
Seeing him come back, she deliberately sighed.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Chen Shouyi asked curiously, wondering if she had argued with Dad again.
