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The Daily Mystery Box of the 1960s

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In a 1962 state-owned factory dormitory in northern China, 22-year-old Lin Xiaomei picks up a carved old wooden box from a scrap yard—only to find it dispenses daily “era luxuries”: food coupons, milk powder, even rare wool yarn. She secretly uses the box to help neighbors: getting milk powder for Aunt Zhang’s premature grandson, mending Uncle Wang’s cotton pants with exposed filling. But her “good luck” sparks gossip: some accuse her of “speculation,” others suspect “overseas relatives sending aid.” When the neighborhood committee director comes knocking, Xiaomei clutches the ten jin of coal coupons she just got—only to see a message on the box: “Secure winter supplies for the entire neighborhood, or the box vanishes.” Can she save everyone from the -20°C winter without revealing her secret?

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