Time: 2011-1-121:45:00 Words: 3806
22. A busy week ahead
At noon, Luo Zhiyou went to the kitchen to get two sets of food. We were eating when a very tall person walked in. He looked at our dishes and said,
"That's all? Luo Zhiyou, your classmate is here, and this is how you treat your guests? You're too stingy!"
That person had very small eyes, and he spoke with narrowed eyes. His face was very long, but the corners of his eyes were up. A few parts of his face cooperated to form a smile, giving people the feeling that he was joking. Luo Zhiyou scooped a spoonful into his mouth and said,"
"Then what should I buy?”
That person immediately said,
"If my classmates come, I'll buy meat dishes. I don't have any meat dishes, but I'll buy three vegetables. There was at least fish in the cafeteria today, right? Did you buy it? Open it and let me see!"
I opened it and revealed the fish. The man was satisfied and said,"
"That's more like it! We hit it off at first sight. Once he was assigned to our unit, we became good friends who talked about everything. You're Luo Zhiyou's classmate, which means you're my classmate. If you need any help, just let me know. I'll definitely do my best…"
Luo Zhiyou walked over and said,"
"This is Big Brother Sun. He lives next door.”
Brother Sun was very dissatisfied with Luo Zhiyou's introduction."
"My name is Sun Dezhong, the grandson of Sun Wukong. I'm in charge of the mall's electrical engineering and security. If you have any electrical appliances that need to be repaired, I guarantee that I'll be able to do it easily.”
Luo Zhiyou continued,"
"Big Brother Sun is very loyal. After I came, he didn't have a bed. He looked everywhere but couldn't find it. He forced the logistics department to buy a new bed and helped me move it up. He helped me arrange it and lay it out. In short, he was like a big brother to a little brother.”
Brother Sun raised his head and wiped his nose with his hand, looking even more satisfied.
"That's more like it! Luo Zhiyou, you haven't introduced your classmate yet.”
Luo Zhiyou then imitated his words and said,"
"Zhang Su Ning, Zhang as in Wen Zhang, Su as in the Soviet Union, Ning as in An Ning, teaches at Zeng Bu Tou Middle School.”
Big Brother Sun became energetic again.
"Ceng Butou? That summer when we supported the farmers, wasn't there a Dongfeng Brigade there? We planted seedlings there…"
A man called Sun Dezhong downstairs. He waved at me.
"Someone called me. Let's talk again in the future.”
As I said that, I went out. I had already finished my food, and so had Luo Zhiyou. We went to the toilet to wash the dishes. It was a very small toilet with only one seat.
"What if they get anxious?"
Luo Zhiyou replied slowly,"
"There's nothing we can do even if we're anxious. However, there are only a few people from the accounting office and a few bachelors like us. There aren't many people.”
When I returned to the dormitory, I took out some money and handed it to Luo Zhiyou.
"I remember when I was studying at a teacher's college, I asked you to buy me a 'Modern Chinese Dictionary', and a' Ancient Poem Origin'. The 'Modern Chinese Dictionary', was 5.4 yuan, and the' Ancient Poem Origin', was 1.2 yuan. I don't remember how much the mailing fee was, so here's 6 yuan.”
He immediately stopped her with his hand.
"Su Ning, what's our relationship? Is there a need to be so clear?"
I had to take the money back.
In the afternoon, he went to work. I bid him farewell and went to school. I walked to Li Zhuhong's house and hesitated for a while before walking in. Li Zhuhong was alone at home, busy with something. I asked,
"Do you want to go after dinner, or do you want to go with me?”
He said,
"My parents went out to eat wine. No one lit a fire. They wanted me to eat at my sister's house.”
So he locked the door and put the key in a broken gourd on the hook in front of the door. I stood on tiptoe to take a look. There were some dried peppers and a cut and dried eggplant. I knew that it was a seed. When I saw the chili, I remembered that I was going to go back and get some chili to boil water to treat my frostbite. I didn't carry out my plan.
He didn't take me along the original road, but went straight up the embankment along the alley. When I climbed up the embankment, I saw thick smoke coming out of the chimney of the fertilizer plant in the north and drifting south in clusters. There was a pungent smell. I suddenly remembered that my uncle worked in the fertilizer plant. I could go to his place to play.
After walking down the slope, they saw rows of vegetables growing in the fields by the roadside. They were very lush. Many people were chopping vegetables and dragging them out on carts. I didn't quite understand.
"Why are there so many vegetables here?”
Li Zhuhong said,
"This is the vegetable team. They specialize in growing vegetables to supply the county. I have a classmate who is in the vegetable team.”
Although I grew up near the county town and often went to the city to play, I had never heard of a special vegetable team. I was a little curious.
"If they only grow vegetables, what about their meals?”
Li Zhuhong said,
"They are the same as the people in the county. They receive food stamps from the country every month and eat. The vegetable team was better than many units in the city.”
I don't know what's good about it, but I won't ask these questions anymore. A flock of birds rested on a holly tree by the roadside, eating the seeds of the holly tree. Every time we approached, they would fly up and rest on a tree not far from us to continue eating. When we approached, they would repeat their actions. I think birds are really good:
"Li Zhuhong, if only we humans could fly like birds!”
Li Zhuhong seemed to be thinking about something and ignored me. I nudged her with my shoulder.
"Li Zhuhong, what are you thinking about?”
He looked ahead and said in a heavy tone like never before,
"The auntie next door introduced me to a girlfriend from the county hemp industry.”
I smiled and said,
"Alright! Why are you sighing when you have a girlfriend?"
His tone became even heavier.
"What's so good about it? Do you know the hemp industry? That's a collective unit!"
In my eyes, the units in the city are all good units. I couldn't tell the difference between a collective unit and a state-owned unit, so I could only ask him. He sighed and said,
"The collective unit is based on the efficiency of the unit's operation. Only the state-owned units are the iron rice bowls.”
We were silent for a long time. I remembered the one Teacher Zhou introduced to me. The supply and marketing cooperative. Li Zhuhong said it was a collective unit. Li Zhuhong sighed again and said,"
"Teacher's status is really low. You said that Teacher Zhou introduced you to a girlfriend from the supply and marketing cooperative, and she looked down on you. The person who introduced me to him ignored me when he saw me. He's not good-looking and left school after graduating from junior high school. I just don't understand. Why can't we compare to them after studying for a few more years?”
I also fell into deep thought. However, the startled bird broke my sadness. I said,
"We're chasing birds, who cares about girlfriends or not!”
We chased the birds, learned their songs, and soon reached the school. I had a sudden idea and said to Li Zhuhong,
"Let's go to the sales department and the supply and marketing cooperative shop to take a look at those women and despise them, okay?”
Li Zhuhong was happy.
"Good!"
We went to the sales department first. Unfortunately, other than an old woman, there was no one else. It was deserted. Turning to the shop, there were two young women sitting at the counter chatting. Li Zhuhong was a city person after all, so she was bolder. She pointed at the cloth in the cabinet and said,
"How much is this one foot?"
The woman took out a piece of cloth and showed it to Li Zhuhong. Li Zhuhong pretended to look at it and said thoughtfully,
"The color of this cloth is too dark. Bring me the lighter one.”
The woman looked at Li Zhuhong suspiciously. The other woman walked over with a smile and said,"
"Which unit are you from?"
Li Zhuhong said without thinking,"
"Food. Bring the lighter one over to take a look.”
The woman said,"Food?”He hurriedly took it and spread it on the counter for us to see. He was still a little suspicious.
"We often go to the food sales department. Why haven't we seen you before?”
Li Zhuhong added,"
"I'm from the county food company. I live in Hanban. I came to Zeng Butou today to do something and buy something for someone. This cloth doesn't seem to be much. Let's go!”
I looked at the envious eyes of those two women and felt very satisfied. After walking for a long time, I asked Li Zhuhong,
"Why did you say it was food?"
Li Zhuhong laughed.
"Food sells meat and has a high status. They envy whichever unit is good in their eyes. If you date her, she will immediately dump her boyfriend who is not food!”
Li Zhuhong's words were very satisfying, and my mood became even more relaxed. We jogged all the way back to the dormitory and lay on the bed, still smiling.
I suddenly thought of Luo Zhiyou. I opened the box and found the "Ancient Poetry Source". It was indeed 1.2 yuan. After flipping through it, a letter fell out.
"Hello, Su Ning.
"Letter received. (I have also received your last letter. Due to various reasons, I did not reply to you in time. Please forgive me.)
"Things haven't been going well lately, and I've been feeling awful. The main reason was that we didn't learn much knowledge after we went to the technical secondary school. There were many reasons, but the main reason was that the school didn't have a leader who understood business. The teachers 'standards were low, and there wasn't a better arrangement for teaching. We stopped classes for two days and solved the problem of attending large classes. The regional finance school sent an accounting teacher, but it was still far from solving our problem. The school agreed to reply tomorrow. We just had to wait for the school's reply before making a final decision. There are some things that are difficult to explain in a letter. We can only wait until the Spring Festival to discuss them in detail.
"I'm sending this book to you as a memento.
"Wang Youbin is currently studying in Class Five of Jingzhou Health School's Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you want to write to him, just write that Class Five of Jingzhou Health School's Traditional Chinese Medicine is Wang Youbin's.
"See you during the Spring Festival.
Classmate: Friend
1980.12.5”
After reading it, I closed the letter, closed my eyes, and lay in bed, thinking about the days and nights in our high school.
I remember that there were only thirteen students in the humanities class after we were divided into classes. Teacher Xie Shouxiang planned to take the college entrance examination as well, so he volunteered to be our class teacher. He taught us Chinese, history, geography, and politics alone. There was no classroom. He said,
"If it's sunny, we'll teach in the forest. If it's rainy, we'll teach in the corridor. I don't believe that we can't get into university without a classroom!”
That was when I met Luo Zhiyou. He, Miao Shenghao, and Li Jiagui didn't pass the last exam to repeat. Their spirit was touching. I never saw Luo Zhiyou doze off, but I was different. I slept almost every afternoon and woke up after class. Teacher Xie and Luo Zhiyou were talking and laughing. When I woke up, I asked,
"What are you talking about? What did you say?"
They laughed even louder.
"Principal Zhan is here."
Li Zhuhong's words startled me out of bed. Principal Zhan hugged her son and coaxed him as she greeted us.
"How about staying here? Isn't it quieter than there? If you want to quarrel, it's us who are quarreling with you.”
Li Zhuhong quickly said,"
"No, no! We couldn't hear him cry at all.”
Indeed, it was as if there were no children next door. Principal Zhan stopped smiling and said to me,
"Zhang Su Ning, Xiao Wu is sick and might need to take a week off. Arrange her math class. I think she'll only take half of the language class and English class. Li Zhuhong, you take half of the class.”
I said,
"If we give half of Li Zhuhong to each class, he'll have three classes, okay?”
"Then, you can discuss it among yourselves."
The principal said as he coaxed the child and walked out. I said,
"Wu Aiting was fine in the afternoon yesterday. Why is she sick?”
Li Zhuhong also echoed my words. As we were talking, Zhan Yulian came in.
"Hello, Teacher Li! Su Ning, why is my aunt like this?! In the past, she forced me to call her mom every day. Under your persuasion, I reluctantly called her mom a few times. She was happy for a few days and now she started to educate me every day, saying," A young girl who doesn't stay at home but runs around!'I stay at home every day and have no one to talk to. You want me to talk to my brother? Did he understand? How infuriating!"
I looked at her angry face and teased her.
"She's your mother. What's a mother? She would scold you today and scold you tomorrow. This was her mother!”
"I'm about to die of anger, and you're still joking!”
Li Zhuhong also teased her."
"Amelia, do you miss Mommy..."
Before Li Zhuhong could finish speaking, Principal Zhan's voice came from outside,"
"Amelia, Amelia! In the blink of an eye, this damned woman had disappeared! Amelia-"
Amelia made a face at us and ran away quickly.
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