Space: 60's Survival

6

   When I saw watermelon today, I couldn't help it. She had eaten it once when she was so big, and it was a small piece given by someone else. At dinner, she took out the watermelon, and Zhang Lanlan praised her for her ability. Since her daughter came, the stove was burned in the morning, the clothes were washed, and she was able to take good care of her brother. Now I'm still looking for something to eat, how nice! Zhao Jianshe also rarely praised Qiuni. Qiuni was very happy. When dividing the watermelon, father and brother each got a large piece, and mother and himself each got a small piece. The whole family thought the watermelon was very sweet.

A few days later, something happened again in the small courtyard. In the yard lived an uncle Cao, a driver of a textile factory. Uncle Cao lived alone. During the holidays, he went back to the countryside to live with his family for a few days. Because he lives alone, Uncle Cao eats in the cafeteria of his unit. Occasionally order a stove to boil some water, so there are a lot of briquettes in front of Uncle Cao's house. Uncle Cao is also generous. Anyone who is short of briquettes will ask Uncle Cao to borrow a piece. It's no problem to give him something to eat or return it next month.

This time, when I came back from my hometown, Uncle Cao felt that his briquettes were missing several pieces. Usually, Uncle Cao didn't pay attention to it. It was nothing to lose a piece or two. Before going home this time, Uncle Cao sorted it out once, and it happened to be five stacks. Looking back, there were several pieces missing from a stack. In the cool of the evening, he asked casually, who borrowed his briquettes.

Uncle Cao's neighbor said he borrowed a piece, but no one else had it. Uncle Cao was a little unhappy: "The big guy has lived in a yard for a day or two, and he knows my temper, so just tell me if you borrow it, don't worry if it doesn't work, I'm here. It's not a piece or two, or I won't say it, don't take me as a jerk! When I go out, it's a neat stack of five."

Everyone was stunned when they heard it. They all knew that Uncle Cao's temperament was not stingy. It was quiet for a while. Uncle Cao saw the situation and waved his hand: "If I didn't say it, who will borrow it and tell me about it in the future?" After this matter, let me also say something, Brother Cao, I took one piece yesterday, but when I took it, it was not five piles, four piles were piled high, and there were only a few pieces on the side, so I took one piece there. Also, a few days ago, there was less corn for drying at the door of our house, but not much. Before, I thought it was my mistake, but now it seems that I am not mistaken." As soon as I said it, everyone understood that there was a thief in the yard.

There has never been such a thing before, and everyone has not grown this string. They are all employees in the factory. After this incident, everyone is also alert, knowing that they should look at their own things in jail. Tong Yan heard about this, and looked at Qiuni more vigilantly. But after the commotion, Qiuni also learned to behave, and there was no more lost things in the yard.

Finally, this hot summer is going to say goodbye to everyone. At the end of August, the school will start. Tong Yan and Sister Li have agreed, and then they will no longer go to make up lessons for Gao Yue. Gao Yue knows that Tong Yan is going to school and swears it. Pat on the chest, Tong Yan was bullied at school in the future, just go to him, he will definitely protect Tong Yan. Tong Yan listened to Zhile, and Sister Li was so angry that she scolded Gao Yue again.

Two months of supplementary classes and Tong Yan sold some food in the space sporadically, Tong Yan had a small ten yuan on hand, but after paying the tuition and rent, there was not much money on hand, Tong Yan felt I still need to find a way to make money. It is estimated that I need to rely on space to live in the third year of high school.

The town is big or small, and it is difficult to ensure that people will not recognize it, especially recently, patrols have appeared in the town, specializing in catching "speculative" people. With Tong Yan's understanding of this era, once she is caught, half her life will be ruined, and Tong Yan is unwilling to take such a risk.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I met Sister Tian laughing and she was about to go out with a child. The child was white and pure, and a pair of dark eyes flashed agile light on his little face. Seeing Tong Yan, Tian The sister-in-law took the child's hand and introduced her: "My son, whose nickname is Douzi, has just come from his hometown and will live here from now on." Tong Yan was stunned, but she hadn't heard Mrs. Tian mention it. Sister-in-law Tian urged Douzi to call people again, and Douzi was also generous and shouted loudly, "Hello, auntie." Tong Yan was delighted by the cute appearance of the little cute baby.

In the evening, everyone in the yard knew that Sister Tian's son, Xiaodouzi, was coming. The beans were sweet, and the uncles and aunts called them. For a while, the beans became a delicious pastry in the yard. A funny. Of course there are exceptions.

Tong Yan also liked this cute little bean, and led the bean to her own room, took a few candies and stuffed it into the bean's pocket. Douzi thanked him, turned around and ran back to his room. After a while, Mrs. Tian came over, Tong Yan poured sugar water and the two chatted a little.

Sister-in-law Tian told Tong Yan that the last time she went back to the countryside, she had a fight with her mother-in-law's house. It turned out that Mrs. Tian's mother-in-law gave birth to two sons and two daughters. Mrs. Tian's man was the second son, with a eldest brother and a sister on the top and a younger sister on the bottom. The old lady is partial to her eldest son, because in her hometown, it is usually the eldest son who provides the old-age care. The eldest son has four children, and Mrs. Tian has only one small bean.

Because there is no separation, the money that the man takes is handed over to the mother-in-law. To put it bluntly, it is to subsidize the other families. When I went home to fight the autumn wind, Mrs. Tian didn't want to. Later, the uncle's child bullied Xiaodouzi. This made Mrs. Tian unbearable and made a lot of trouble. Fortunately, the man was strong and stood on Mrs. Tian's side. Sister-in-law Yue also got married, and the two families separated. Of course, the mother-in-law would not take the child anymore, so Mrs. Tian took the child with her.

When Mrs. Tian talked about these things, she was still a little indignant: "Look, who's sister-in-law got married and asked her brother to prepare the dowry, and all the money my men earned was handed over, and the family gave us some food, if it wasn't for me We can't go on with the work." Sister Tian took a sip of water and said, "When my man handed over all the money, he agreed that all the expenses were included, and he wanted me to pay for another one. No way! I also took this opportunity to make a fuss and finally split the family. If it wasn't for raising such a group of white-eyed wolves, my little bean would have been so miserable, and the clothes and pants were all leftovers. Next, I went back last time, and Xiaodouzi was so thin that there was no meat, but my mother couldn't see it, she took it with me for more than a month, and then it was brought back."

Sister-in-law Tian's face showed shallow wrinkles, but She couldn't hide her enthusiasm for life. Tong Yan still admires Mrs. Tian. Men work to make money, and she also works to make money. She grabs her home and keeps her house clean. She is shrewd and decisive in big things, and small in small things. Be casual. Maybe a family has a family, and they can overcome difficulties and improve their lives with hard-working hands. This is the most simple Chinese woman.

Tong Yan took Sister-in-law Tian's hand and said, "It's hard to come here now, Xiaodouzi is here too, and take good care of him after that." Speaking of her son, Sister-in-law Tian smiled comfortably: "That's right, I'm going to Let him study in the town, and he won't have to go back to farm in the future." "The town primary school is not close to us!" Tong Yan remembered that the town primary school was close to the machinery factory, "His father will send him in the morning, and I will pick him up in the evening, wait until he grows up. Go home by yourself at one o'clock, it's fine." After saying this, she lowered her voice and said, "You know, the one next door also goes to the Central Primary School. Both go." This was beyond Tong Yan's expectations, Zhang Lanlan said. I am willing to send the child to the town primary school to study, and the two children also need a lot of money. "I heard Qiuni cry that day. After talking for a long time, I agreed." Tong Yan thought about the people of the two children, and reminded Sister-in-law Tian specially to keep the two in Xiaodouzi away.

When Tong Yan went to buy school supplies, she also bought notebooks and pencils for Xiaodouzi. Xiaodouzi took the new book and ran to Sister-in-law Tian, ​​showing off her new stationery. Little Douzi didn't notice a pair of eyes looking at him coldly in the yard.

When Tong Yan walked into the school with a satchel, it was like a dream. The simple classroom and the dilapidated seats made it hard to imagine that this was still a high school. As for the classrooms, they are easy to find. There is only one third grader in the whole school, and it is in the easternmost one. In the classroom, a new face came, and the noisy classroom suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Tong Yan curiously.

A boy came over and said, "Classmate, who are you looking for?" Tong Yan responded generously: "I'm new here, and I'll be in this class from now on." When they heard it was a new classmate, everyone surrounded Tong Yan. Yan asked questions at a high speed. Tong Yan looked at the children in this class. Although it was such a simple environment, everyone's mental outlook was still positive. It was really like the sun at seven or eight o'clock.

There are more than 20 people in this class, and there are only a few girls. The chair is not one for one person in modern times, but a long bench. One stool sits four people. One girl is very enthusiastic and pulls Tong Yan to sit next to her, so that Tong Yan and the other three girls occupy a bench. . Everyone exchanged names and gradually became familiar with each other. The enthusiastic girl was called Ji Ning, and the other two were Li Fangfang and Wang Li.

Ji Ning also introduced other classmates to Tong Yan. The boy who just talked to Tong Yan is the monitor - Wu Beijiang. At about eight o'clock, the teacher came to tell everyone to pick up the books. Seeing Tong Yan, she called Tong Yan aside: "It's a new classmate Tong Yan, I'm still worried that you won't be able to find the classroom, so you have to do it yourself. Now, I'm the head teacher, my surname is Hu, I teach math, I've read your math papers, and you're doing well." He encouraged Tong Yan to work hard, and finally asked Tong Yan to introduce herself in front of everyone. Everyone said to everyone, "Tong Yan was admitted by skipping grades. Now she is the youngest classmate in the class. Everyone should take care of her." Tong Yan was embarrassed to say that she took the test papers of the 1960s with the knowledge of modern people. Not to be proud of.

However, these words still frightened some of the students. Most of the classmates expressed their admiration for Tong Yan, who was able to skip grades in high school, and of course there were some sour words.

Tong Yan noticed that a girl with short hair was looking at her, but her eyes were definitely not friendly. If she hadn't paid special attention, Tong Yan hadn't found out that this was a girl. Her hair was cut like a boy's, and her clothes were obviously changed. She was thin, and in modern parlance, she had a flat body. Tong Yan has already shown the curves she should have at her current age. Especially with the space, Tong Yan did not treat herself badly at all. With the standard of two dishes and one soup, plus the supplement of fruit, it is no problem to keep her face rosy. In this situation where most people still can't eat enough, Tong Yan is different.

However, Tong Yan never wanted to be "in step" with everyone in this regard, making fun of her own body, and no one with a problem could do this.

After receiving the book, everyone went home, and the school officially started tomorrow. As Tong Yan walked, she was thinking that she would eat at school from tomorrow. The school did not provide lunch. Most of the students in the class were far away from the school, and the time for dinner was too tight at home. Usually, they brought some Dry food, bring some pickles to deal with it. Although Tong Yan could rush home for dinner, it was a hassle to run around because it was hot at noon, so when Ji Ning invited her to dinner tomorrow, Tong Yan agreed. Most of the people in this era eat whole grains, corn paste cakes, and wofutou. Tong Yan said that she would not do it. She has been eating rice for so long. Tong Yan was worried about tomorrow's lunch, she knew she would not agree to Ji Ning, she was really asking for trouble.

Before entering the yard, Tong Yan heard Xiaodouzi's cry, Tong Yan hurriedly ran into the yard, Xiaodouzi was standing in front of her own water tank, crying heartbroken, Tong Yan approached and saw that there was something in the water tank. Most of the tank is full of water, with brand new workbooks floating on the water, and a few books on the bottom. Tong Yan hurriedly fished the homework book out of the water, and looked at the sinking textbook, Tong Yan guessed that her arms were not that long, and looked around to see if she could find a tool.

Seeing Tong Yan coming, Xiaodouzi cried even more sadly. "What's the matter, why are you crying?" Tong Yan turned around and saw Xiaodouzi's father coming back, and quickly said, "Uncle, Douzi's textbook fell into the water." Uncle He hurried over and reached out and fished out the book , turned around and scolded Xiaodouzi: "The new book just released, what are you throwing into the water? You want to be beaten!" Xiaodouzi cried and said, "I didn't throw it away, I was in the water tank when I came back. ."

Hearing Xiaodouzi's words, Tong Yan and Uncle He were both stunned. At this time, they couldn't care about it. Uncle He put a lunch box in Douzi, picked up the book, and discussed with Tong Yan: "Uncle is going to work. Now, Douzi is at home alone in the afternoon, can you help take care of it." Tong Yan naturally agreed, Uncle He hurried to work, and didn't ask more about Douzi, but only said that he would wait for Mrs. Tian to come back.

Tong Yan naturally couldn't be so arrogant, she brought Xiaodouzi back to her house, Xiaodouzi had stopped crying, Tong Yan washed his face and hands, opened the lunch box, half a box of sweet potato rice, and a little fried pumpkin.

Tong Yan let Xiaodouzi eat first, spread out the wet book and book, and basked in the sun. Taking advantage of Xiaodouzi's inattention, he took out two tea eggs. Xiaodouzi smelled the fragrance of the tea eggs. Tong Yan looked straight and happy, it was so cute. When Tong Yan put the peeled eggs into Xiaodouzi's lunch box, Xiaodouzi refused to eat it: "Auntie, I won't eat it, I have rice, and pumpkin, I don't eat eggs." After that, she swallowed. Swallow saliva.

Tong Yan put her hand on Xiaodouzi's face and rubbed her face: "Hurry up and eat, what are you polite to Auntie?" Seeing that he was about to refuse, Tong Yan took an egg and blocked his mouth. This time, the little bean is obedient.

After Xiaodouzi finished eating, Tong Yan asked about the book again. It turned out that after Uncle He brought Xiaodouzi back, he let Xiaodouzi play at home. Uncle He rushed back to work in the machinery factory and said that he would come over and deliver food to Xiaodouzi. Xiaodouzi stayed at home obediently. Later, a few children came to find Xiaodouzi and went to play in an open space at the back of the yard. In fact, this so-called open space was where the well was located, and the surrounding open space was where everyone washed clothes and vegetables. In the end, Xiaodouzi was in a young age and had a lot of fun, so he went with him, leaving his schoolbag and textbooks on the table at home.

When he came back, he found that the lid of the water tank at the door was open, and his book was in the water tank, and Xiaodouzi was so frightened that he cried. Tong Yan asked who he went with again, and did he find anyone else in the yard when he came back. Xiaodouzi mentioned the names of several children, all of them from the neighbors. Tong Yan was a little confused, but there was one name Tong Yan was familiar with, and that was Dongbao.

Tong Yan coaxed Xiaodouzi to take a nap, and when he fell asleep, Tong Yan had dinner. It didn't take long to hear Qiuni and Dongbao's voices. Tong Yan listened in the room for a while, but didn't hear what they said, but Tong Yan just felt that this matter must have something to do with these two people. When Mrs. Tian came back in the evening, she heard about this and didn't say anything. She just thanked Tong Yan and took Xiaodouzi home. This seems to have passed. But three days later, when Tong Yan came home from school, she heard heartbreaking cries from Zhang Lanlan's house - Qiuni was beaten. When she saw Qiuni with a bruised nose and a swollen face washing dishes at the door at night, Tong Yan felt that Zhao Jianshe and his wife were really ruthless.

When Sister-in-law Tian came to Tong Yan with a bowl of dried sweet potatoes, she was completely relieved and refreshed. Tong Yan looked at her and laughed secretly: "Is this a good thing?!" Sister-in-law Tian gave her an irritated look and put the dried sweet potato on the table: "I made it at home, try it." Tong Yan was also welcome.

At this time, sister-in-law Tian told Tong Yan the whole story. Sister-in-law Tian had suspected Dongbao before, but if she found a child to cover Dongbao, Dongbao would be so young that she would sell Qiuni for food.

Originally, the group of children did not expect to call Xiaodouzi when they were playing. It was Dongbao who suggested calling Xiaodouzi to play together. But Dongbao and Xiaodouzi rarely play together. The reason why they called Xiaodouzi was Qiuni's idea. When Dongbao called Xiaodouzi out, Qiuni went to the house to get the book and threw both the book and the book into it. in the water. Tong Yan felt strange: "Xiaodouzi and Dongbao don't play together, and it has nothing to do with Qiuni. She has no reason to throw Xiaodouzi's book." "Who knows, his parents beat Qiuni so hard, but Qiuni Don't say a word." Sister Tian sighed, "This child is crooked."