Reborn in 1988: Starting Out as a Carpenter

It doesn't feel like it's from a bygone era at all. A set of cabinets costing 1200 in 1987? You're dreaming... Maybe someone would want it for 120. Seriously, back then, a rural person's annual net income of 100 or so was considered very good...

I personally think this novel is well-written, but the time period doesn't match up. The author probably didn't experience the 80s and 90s. It's best to do some research or ask an elder in your family. I'm a carpenter, born in 1979, and my family lives near a national highway, which isn't exactly remote. Back in the 80s, let alone electric planes, very few families had even a light bulb.

Author, your economic situation is too chaotic, and the social conditions are also quite unreasonable. In Hubei Province in 1996, a construction worker earned 5 yuan a day, while a skilled worker earned 10 yuan. A women's bicycle from 1992 cost 300-350 yuan.

Do people write historical fiction these days without doing any research? This isn't just toxic, it's extremely toxic. A monthly salary in 1988 was only a few dozen yuan. Selling something for 1200 yuan back then is roughly equivalent to selling it for 200,000 to 300,000 yuan now.

A set of furniture cost over a thousand yuan; who would buy that back then? Wealthy people used to have furniture custom-made by craftsmen.

When introducing my wife to others, I said she was my humble wife... I'm out!

I started reading with patience, but I really couldn't get through it! It's so hard to find a good historical fiction novel!

The premise of selling cabinets at the beginning is ridiculous. It feels like a pretentious attempt to show off. Selling furniture for 1200 yuan in that era is just pretentious. Even 300-500 yuan would be considered expensive. I'm not reading anymore; it's pointless. They don't even understand the basic price levels.

He started spouting nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth. It's understandable that the author didn't experience that era, but couldn't he have asked his elders? I couldn't even stand the first chapter. First, although the novel is set in northern Jiangsu, the characters' dialogue has a distinct Beijing accent. Secondly, in that era, the brighter and more vibrant the furniture, the better.

Was the author born this year? What kind of defense did they write? What era was this? A bride price of 1000? A cabinet costing over a thousand? Was this even in a rural town? Wow, that's something!