Space: 60's Survival

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  Tong Yan strolled around and found that here are some basic daily necessities, but not many. There are also food for sale, such as twist, rice sticks, sesame candy, etc. The prices are not cheap. Tong Yan remembered the package of twists she gave to Aunt Zhou. At that time, Aunt Zhou was resolutely unwilling to ask for it. If it wasn't for Xiao Haizi's pitiful look, Aunt Zhou would have given it back to Tong Yan. thank. I originally thought it was polite, but now I know that this thing is still a precious thing here.

Tong Yan kept the price secretly in her heart, and turned around and left the supply and marketing agency. Walking slowly along this dirt road, Tong Yan saw an acquaintance - Sister Li, Tong Yan put her hand into the satchel, and actually took a bag of twist from the space. Yesterday's school matter was implemented, and she should be told. Tong Yan chased after her for two steps and stopped Sister Li, who also gave a smile when she saw Tong Yan. The first sentence was to ask her if she passed the exam. Tong Yan naturally told Sister Li the result of the exam. Sister Li patted Tong Yan on the shoulder: "Little girl, I can't tell, it's still quite powerful." Tong Yan He quickly said that if it wasn't for Sister Li's help, it wouldn't be easy to get into the school.

The two chatted for a while, and the relationship became more harmonious. In the end, Tong Yan stuffed a packet of twists into Sister Li, who gave a slight push and accepted it. Of course, her attitude became more intimate. He took Tong Yan's hand and invited her to sit at home when she was free. Then she asked Tong Yan with concern what was she doing out today? Tong Yan didn't hide it, and said that she wanted to take a part-time job and make some tuition fees. Sister Li frowned: "It's hard to find a job in the town. If you don't want to walk forward, there are several factories in the town, you can go and find out." Tong Yan also thought so.

After saying goodbye to Sister Li, Tong Yan walked for about 20 minutes and saw the first factory. The big iron gate was open, and a flat gravel road led directly to the factory area. There were four neat rows of houses in the factory area, with a row on the left and right. From the house, there was a faint roar of machines. Tong Yan looked at the sign at the door. It was written in black letters on a white background. Next to the No. 2 Machinery Factory is a textile factory, and a little further there is a health clinic. But after walking around, I didn't find any place to recruit.

In the next few days, the job search was still unresolved, and Tong Yan gradually became anxious. The result of not sleeping well at night is not getting up in the morning. Especially as the weather is getting hotter and hotter, this small room is not ventilated, and it is very hot. Tong Yan has to stay up until eleven or twelve before closing the door and hiding in the space to rest. The alarm after five o'clock woke up, and Tong Yan went out again.

Tong Yan had just left the space that day and wanted to go back to sleep, only to hear Sister-in-law Tian shouting, "The supply and marketing agency is supplying meat today, big guy, hurry up!" Then there was a sound of chaos, Tong Yan rubbed her forehead, Fully awake this time.

The supply and marketing cooperatives supply pork from time to time. To catch up with this time, the big guys run the fastest. These days, there is a shortage of meat. In order to buy some to relieve the cravings of the family, the aunts and aunts are going all out. Tong Yan also intends to visit. When I went out with a basket, I happened to meet Zhang Lanlan next door. Zhang Lanlan was still wearing that crumpled dress, and when she saw Tong Yan, she pouted her lips, and said yin and yang strangely, "At a young age, my mouth is greedy, and I still buy meat. Do you have money? Do you have a ticket?" Tong Yan paused. After finishing his steps, he turned his head and smiled at Zhang Lanlan: "Sister Zhang, if you have money and tickets, then hurry up, otherwise, when everyone cooks later, you can only smell the meat." Just go. An angry Zhang Lanlan cursed behind her.

Zhang Lanlan is bullying Tong Yan alone, and he doesn't dare to provoke others casually. Tong Yan understood in her heart, and was too lazy to pay attention to her. After living in the courtyard for a few days, Tong Yan found that there were a lot of people in this small courtyard.

When I arrived at the supply and marketing agency, I saw a long queue. There were two people standing on the counter. One cut the meat, raised his knife and lowered it, cut a piece of meat, threw it on the scale, reported the number, and the next person followed it. Calculate the price by pound and receive the money. It's impossible to pick and choose, not only the meat sellers will scold you, but the people in line behind you have to urge you.

The meat-cutting master wipes the sweat from his head from time to time, and the person who collects the money has a towel around his neck to wipe his sweat while he is free. taste. Tong Yan only looked at it from a distance.

Not long after, the master threw the knife on the chopping board and shouted: "Sold out, don't wait in line." As soon as the voice fell, people sighed for a while before they bought it, and returned in anger. There are those who don't give up, scan the counter up and down, and leave after seeing that there is nothing left.

Tong Yan found a target among the disappointed crowd. This is a middle-aged woman with kind eyes and clean clothes. It is estimated that because he did not buy meat, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled. Tong Yan walked beside her carrying the basket, and the middle-aged woman quickly found Tong Yan, to be precise, the meat in Tong Yan's basket. After several times of hesitating, the woman finally summoned up the courage to stop her. Tong Yan said: "Girl, you just bought meat."

Tong Yan was secretly happy, looking at the middle-aged woman with a frowning smile: "Yes, good luck today." "Then, that girl, we can discuss something. Can you? Can you give me some of this meat? I'll give you more at the price of the supply and marketing agency, okay?" Tong Yan pretended to hesitate, and the middle-aged woman saw that there was a door, and then said, "My daughter has just been born. After having a child, I have suffered a lot, so I bought some meat to make up for her, I just lined up for a long time, and I didn't buy anything, you can see if you can spread it out." "Okay" Tong Yan readily replied: "What price?"

The woman immediately dissipated her worries when she heard it, and dragged Tong Yan to a corner. The two of them bargained, adding 70 cents to the price of the supply and marketing cooperative, but they didn't need a meat ticket. Tong Yan sold the meat. After making the first sale, Tong Yan happily went back.

As soon as I got home, someone was looking for it, and the person who came was Sister Li. Sister Li's face was not very good-looking, and she started talking to Tong Yan after sitting down. After listening for a long time, Tong Yan finally understood the whole story. It turned out to be the matter of Sister Li's son. I guess he is also a skinny boy. He is usually naughty in school. Sister Li often goes to the school to listen to the training. This time the exam grade is counted down. The teacher asked the parents to ask the parents. When I went to the door, Sister Li realized that she was dizzy with anger, and beat this skin boy up last night.

But this score is too embarrassing. After thinking about it for a night, Sister Li thought of Tong Yan coming: "Tong Yan, you have a good homework, help me teach my son, eldest sister will not let you do it in vain." Tong Yan was actually quite hesitant, but Sister Li kept persuading , and then agreed to give it a try.

Sister Li and Tong Yan agreed on the time to make up the class, and gave Tong Yan the address of her home. Tong Yan wanted to send it away, but Sister Li pushed Tong Yan back: "Today is the end of the month, I'm here to collect the rent, you You're busy." The two were talking when Zhang Lanlan pushed open the door next door and came out. Seeing Sister Li and Tong Yan, she showed a very kind smile to Sister Li, and used a gentle voice that Tong Yan had never heard before. The eldest sister said: "Eldest sister, why are you here? Let's sit in the room." Sister Li saw Zhang Lanlan and put away her smile: "Just in time, I'll collect the rent and pay the money!" Zhang Lanlan accompanied the smiling face: "I'll go get it, I'll get it, wait a minute!" After a while, she handed the money to Sister Li. After she ordered the money, she nodded slightly to Zhang Lanlan, turned around to say hello to Tong Yan, and reminded Tong Yan not to Forget the time.

As soon as Zhang Lanlan saw Sister Li leave, she immediately came to Tong Yan and said to Tong Yan with a smile: "Xiao Tong, you and Sister Li know each other. You seem to be quite familiar with each other." Tong Yan watched Sister Zhang squeeze out. With a smile on her face, she felt that her hair was about to stand up, so she reluctantly responded. Seeing that Zhang Lanlan was going to get close to her, Tong Yan quickly stopped the conversation: "I still have something to do, let's talk about it later." She hurriedly hid back into the house, leaving only Zhang Lanlan to watch Tong Yan close the door, her face collapsed immediately, scolded secretly, and went back to the house.

The next day, Tong Yan met Sister Li's son, Gao Yue, at Sister Li's house, a thirteen-year-old boy. Tong Yan's first impression of Gao Yue was rebellious. Everything that Big Sister Li said was wrong, and everything Big Sister Li asked him to do had only one word - no. Tong Yan sighed secretly as she looked at the second-year middle-aged boy who was holding her neck and yelling at Sister Li. Sister Li was so angry that she slapped the table and scolded him: "Do you still have any conscience? How many times have I been scolded for you, how many times have I apologized, and I have lost your face to you. Your dad doesn't care about you anymore, it depends on what you eat and wear, white-eyed wolf, I raised a white-eyed wolf!" After speaking, he sat down on the chair, covering his eyes and crying. Gao Yue, a sophomore boy, was still holding his neck, and his face was flushed, "I'll go to work, I can support myself, I don't need to rely on you." Tong Yan really wanted to help her forehead.

When Sister Li heard this, she became even more furious. She took off her shoes and wanted to beat him. Tong Yan looked at the chaotic situation and quickly pulled Sister Li, trying to persuade him first.

When Sister Li calmed down, she said to Gao Yue, "Hello, Gao Yue, my name is Tong Yan, and I will be taking classes at your school next semester, and I will be in the same school as you in the future. However, I am in the third year of high school, and I am here today. I want to inquire with you about the school."

Gao Yue looked at the girl who was about his height in front of him, his big beautiful eyes looked at him coolly, and he talked to him gently, his momentum suddenly weakened After a few minutes, he said shyly: "My mother said, you are here to teach me a lesson." "All, but if you are not in class, you can ask me if you have any questions that you are not familiar with. However, I also It's not the best student, we can discuss it, isn't it that the classmates need to help each other!"

Gao Yue was a little unhappy after hearing this, and Tong Yan quickly added: "Why don't you tell me about the school first? !?" Gao Yue's expression softened after hearing this, and he pulled a chair: "You sit, you can ask if you have anything!" He glanced at his mother secretly, and found that Sister Li was also looking at him. He turned his face awkwardly again.

Tong Yan was secretly amused, there is no shortage of second-year juniors in any era, she turned her head and said to Sister Li, "Why don't you go to take a break, I'll talk to Gao Yue." Then she quietly gave Sister Li a wink. Sister Li glanced at Gao Yue and went back to the room. Without Sister Li in charge, the second-year middle school boy immediately became active. Tong Yan guided him a few words. Annoying, the classmates are stupid, and after complaining, Tong Yan also understands, just like modern children, they are very playful, they can't keep up with their studies, and their grades naturally fall behind. Laughing, my heart is not happy, I don't want to study, and of course my grades are even worse.

Tong Yan looked at his exercise book. The good workbook drew planes, tanks, and little heads. Tong Yan was so amused that she burst into tears, looking at the shy and embarrassed look of the little boy, Tong Yan quickly stopped laughing, took a piece of white paper, found a pen, and drew a plane with a few simple strokes. I saw the young man looking at him with adoring eyes. Tong Yan is also very proud. When she was a child, she learned painting from a neighbor for a period of time. Although it is entry level, it is enough for today's children. In the end, Tong Yan made an agreement with the boy, and Tong Yan gave him extra lessons and taught him to draw various weapons.

In this way, Tong Yan started her life as a teacher. You don't need to look for part-time workers. You should be able to pay for tuition and rent with the supplementary tuition provided by Sister Li. Tong Yan was in a good mood, the scorching sun was no longer so dazzling, and the cicadas on the trees were no longer disturbing.

Back home, Tong Yan decided to treat herself. She took out the stove, lit it, and when the stove was burning, Tong Yan carried the stove into the space, caught a fish and made it into sweet and sour fish, then made a stir-fried beef with hang peppers, added one stir-fried vegetable, one sour Spicy soup. A person's lunch is still very rich.

In this wholesale market, there are several shops that make cooked dishes. There are gas stoves in them, which are filled with liquefied gas, which Tong Yan reluctantly uses. Besides, for a long time in the future, they all use coal ball stoves. Tong Yan believes that this is a must-have skill in this era. Fortunately, there are still plenty of briquettes in several dim sum shops. After eating, Tong Yan took the stove out of the room again, put it at her door, and boiled a pot of water on the stove, so that no one in the yard could see that it would be strange for her to cook and boil water.

At this moment, a group of people came in in the yard. The leader was a middle-aged woman with an angry expression, and behind the women were a group of strong laborers. Yan was startled, and the first reaction in her mind was Hong Xiaobing. The few people saw Tong Yan and came over to Tong Yan. Tong Yan only felt a breath in her throat, and the woman in front said, "Hey. , do you know which room Zhang Lanlan lives in?" Hearing her question, Tong Yan took a breath and pointed to the next room.

The woman started smashing the door without saying a word. The door was smashed loudly, and Tong Yan hurriedly stopped her: "I shouldn't be at home now." When the woman heard this, she stopped, and a man behind her said: " Sister, we are waiting here, she can't help coming back."

Tong Yan looked at these people, the woman in the lead was haggard, her skin was yellow, she had a white flower on her head, and her clothes were also patched. , a pair of cloth shoes had faded, and the men who followed were all dressed up. The rolled up trousers were still stained with mud, and the crevices of their fingernails were dark. They should all be peasants. Tong Yan was relieved, the kettle on the stove made a "呲呲" sound, and Tong Yan carried the kettle back to the house. The group of people gathered in the small yard and spoke in a low voice.

Not long after, someone shouted at the door: "Girl, girl!" Tong Yan lifted the curtain and saw a young man standing at the door, her face blushed before she spoke: "Girl, can you ask for saliva, we have gone all the way, There's no one in this family..." "Okay, wait a minute." Tong Yan looked at the sweat on those people's heads, skin peeling on her mouth, which was pitiful. I found a large pot, poured all the water I just boiled into it, and took a few bottles of ice water from the space and poured it into it. He carried half the pot of water and put it at the door, took out a few more bowls, and beckoned them to come and drink water. They were probably really thirsty. The young man Yan was talking to was very embarrassed, "Well, girl, I'll go get you some water, it's all finished." Tong Yan quickly refused, while talking here, someone shouted over there: "People It 's here."

Tong Yan couldn't hold back her curiosity, and stood at the door to watch. Zhang Lanlan saw this group of people as soon as she entered the courtyard, and her face was not good at that time. She cursed when she saw the leading middle-aged woman pointing at the woman's nose. : "Sister-in-law, what do you mean, you want to fight with a group of people, let me tell you, I'm not afraid of you, you group of people want to bully me as a woman, you want to be shameless, get out of here." The woman didn't show weakness: "You are a shameless person, you took up the job of my Jianmin, and now you turn your face and don't recognize anyone!"

"Bah! Your Jianmin is dead, can the dead still work? Besides, this Mom agreed to give it to us, didn't you take the money? You still want to go back on it!" The people around listened to Zhang Lanlan's words, although they didn't say anything, they also glared at Zhang Lanlan.

The two women said each other, the louder they said, the more angry they became. In the end, Zhang Lanlan slammed towards her sister-in-law, and the two were torn apart. There was a man on the side who took action. Pull Zhang Lanlan away.

The movement in the yard alarmed other people. Some people were watching around the gate of the yard, and some people were hanging around here to find out what happened. It didn't take long for Zhang Lanlan's man to come back. Seeing this scene, his face was not good-looking. The man's thin face has a pair of triangular eyes. At this time, the corners of his eyes are drooping, his face is sullen, and a work clothes are stained with a lot of ashes: "What are you doing? Sister-in-law, this is your fault, you Are you here to make trouble with your family? Don't forget, I paid for this job now, which means that this job is mine and has nothing to do with your family."

Hearing this, sister-in-law trembled with anger. A young man in the crowd rushed out and punched Zhang Lanlan's man. This time, the small yard was in chaos, and there were various households in the yard. Some of the things were knocked over to the ground, and some were kicked into the corner. As soon as the situation became serious, the onlookers stopped watching the excitement, and ran to shout people with legs and feet. Some people hurriedly pulled people to persuade them. Tong Yan has lived such a long life, and she has never seen a group fight, but today it is an eye-opener.