The next day, it was 5:17 am, before dawn. Zhou Wenzhong woke up from the bed, put on his clothes and shoes, pushed open the door and ran to the toilet outside the courtyard.

Why is the time being so accurate? There is a clock in the main hall.

In fact, it is okay to sit on the clock or not. Music is played on time and on every day in nearby factories. When you hear the song, you will know what time it means.

Some people live next to the school, which is even more convenient.

The most convenient thing is to live next to the military base, and you can calculate the time according to their wake up number and light-off number.

Otherwise, how can people who can't afford watches and clocks live?

The big bell in the Drum Tower has not been reproduced yet. And when the nearby factory plays music, you can guess the time.

Thanks to the reason why the door was not locked, otherwise Zhou Wenzhong would have been suffocated to death.

Five minutes later, Zhou Wenzhong ran out of the toilet, tying the rope around his waist while panting heavily. When the light wind blew, he shivered so much that he was so cold that he shivered.

There was a sound of bicycle chains from far to near. Zhou Wenzhong stood in the spot and waited for a while before he could see clearly the person coming. Xu Damao! He didn't appear in the hospital-wide conference yesterday. It should be because the factory had a task and went to the countryside.

[Is Xu Damao a villain? Zhou Wenzhong has 8 experiences about villain.]

Article 1: Say hello frequently and speak less.

Article 2: Do not take the initiative to communicate, but do not refuse to communicate.

Article 3: Don’t have a deep relationship, but don’t break up.

Article 4: You can give benefits to villains, but you cannot take advantage of them.

Article 5: Don’t enter the circle of villains, and don’t let villains enter their own fields.

Article 6: Don’t help him, and don’t stop him.

Article 7: No persuasion, no participation, no discussion.

Article 8: Let it develop and let it live and die.

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"Brother Damao, why did you come back now? I knew as soon as I heard the sound of the bicycle, that it was definitely Brother Damao who came back! No wonder the neighbors nearby said: Only Brother Damao is the most promising in our yard."

Xu Damao leaned closer and looked at Zhou Wenzhong. This kid is quite sweet today!

"It's you! What's going on on your face?"

Only then did Zhou Wenzhong realize that he had not washed his face yesterday and had blood on his face.

"Oh, this. You can't tell outsiders. You have to keep it a secret for me!"

"Yeah, I'm so strict. Tell me, have you been beaten by someone outside? Don't worry, I'll vent your anger."

"Well... forget it, don't guess randomly, Brother Damao, anyway, it wasn't my dad's call. I'll go back first."

After saying that, Zhou Wenzhong quickly ran to his house.

"Hiss...No! There is a situation here! I must have missed the big scene yesterday! I have to find someone to ask later."

Xu Damao pushed the bicycle from the factory and walked towards the courtyard.

Zhou Wenzhong envies Xu Damao very much! He is handsome, speaks nicely, and does things openly. The main thing is that Xu Damao has a job!

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At 6:30 in the morning, Ma Guihong finished her breakfast, which was not prepared for the "missive staff". Even families with formal jobs do not enjoy the treatment of everyone eating breakfast.

Four people sat at the dining table, Zhou Deming was holding a big cake with stick noodles, Zhou Wenxin ate a black cake with sorghum noodles. Zhou Wenxiu ate half of it, and Ma Guihong gave Zhou Wenxin half of his big cake.

Even if they want to go to school, they will be hungry after breakfast at noon, or they will not eat in the morning and wait until lunch. Anyway, there is only so much food. It’s the same as eating morning and evening.

At this time, Zhou Wenzhong was rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find his junior high school diploma. After rummaging through it, he sorted out his own things, a piece of paper similar to a certificate. This is the junior high school diploma, and he quickly put it in the storage space. After scattering for a long time, he didn't even have a cent! He felt a little contempt for his predecessor. He pushed open the door and walked into the main hall.

"Boss, don't eat if you don't go to school. Save the food for your younger brothers and sisters. Your father comes back at noon and takes you to work in the grain station. Mom kneads a dumpling for you, and you can take it with you to eat at that time."

"oh."

Zhou Wenzhong looked at the four people at the dining table and swallowed them. He took out the porcelain bowl and poured hot water, and sat down with him back to the desk in the bedroom.

“Sign in.”

[Ding... Sign in successfully! Today I will reward 4 cornmeal steamed buns, 1 tael of rapeseed oil, and 1 pack of Pegasus brand cigarettes. It has been put into storage space.]

"Wow! What a cigarette! Pegasus cigarette 28 cents a pack. I heard that this pack of cigarettes tastes mellow.

The ancients said: Salt produces strength and oil brings energy. Let’s not talk about whether you can eat enough? At least if you lack these two things, can people not get sick? Even if it is a livestock, it knows how to lick salt blocks.”

It was not until the bell rang seven times that Zhou Wenzhong pushed open the bedroom door and looked at it. The people who had just eaten were no longer at home and all went out. Those who should go to work and those who should go to school were going to school. The mother of the previous generation also went out to find a job.

Zhou Wenzhong ran to the chest of drawers in the main hall, opened the glass and took out a ceramic jar. After opening it, it had a slightly blue salt. Some of them were already damp and formed into large pieces of salt. He reached in and took out two pieces of salt, then put the jar back to the original place, and ran back to the desk in the bedroom.

I was so hungry that I was already panicked and my legs were trembling.

Take out a steaming cornmeal steamed bun, which is quite large. This steamed bun must have 4 twelve times? Corn flour is fine grain! Rod noodles are coarse grains!

Hold the steamed bun and rub it on the salt block, drip a few drops of brown rapeseed oil, and stuff it into your mouth.

"Soft, fragrant, sweet! With the addition of rapeseed oil, it has to be said to be cornmeal steamed buns! It doesn't hurt at all, and it's especially easy to swallow. As long as people feel hungry, they will taste good whenever they eat!"

"belch……"

After eating the two steamed buns, they were filled with a bowl of boiling water. Zhou Wenzhong picked his teeth with his fingers. He stood up and rubbed his stomach and moved for a while. He walked out of the room and then went to the locust tree last night.

The three aunts greeted and said, "Wenzhong got up so early, don't he sleep more?"

"So it's the three aunts? I knew it was you when I heard the sound, and your throat was crisp. That's right. My dad found me a job yesterday and went to the grain station to move and lift it for others. In short, I could earn a few dollars to support my family."

The three aunts were holding a small bundle of dried vegetables in their hands, and they could no longer tell what the dish was. They put it in a basin to shop and then soaked it in another basin.

"If you can work well, it means you have grown up. Don't make your father angry like yesterday in the future."

"Hey, I remember the three aunts."

Zhou Wenzhong jumped his legs, stomped the tree trunk with both hands, lifted it up with all his strength, and his face turned red.

"Uh...huh...huh."

Maybe I pulled more in the toilet in the early morning, or maybe I ate less just now, so I did two pull-ups this time, loosened my hands and slipped out of the tree trunk.

"How old are you? Are you swinging there?"

"No, I saw that the trunk is still a little high. I wanted to lower it. My mother could tie a rope here, so that it would be convenient for everyone to dry clothes."

"You kid is honest and filial. You still want to help your mother with work even if you are not full."

"If you can do more, just do more. It's useless to save your energy. Anyway, you will grow back tomorrow."

"I didn't see it. You are not a big man, but you just make sense."

"It's all good for Teacher Yan to educate you."

"You kid really know how to talk."

"I'll help you carry the basin into the house?"

"Don't bother, you'd better go back to the house and rest. Save some effort and get things for others at noon."

"Hey, I'll listen to you. Only three aunts in this yard are so fond of me."

Zhou Wenzhong said a few more words and then returned home. If he helped others work, would he not be polite and gave him a steamed bun?

He asked: Leave a piece of food for some food? I don’t even have a food coupon on my body. Why do I have to eat free food? I won’t take out the food coupon to eat free food? I will definitely offend Yan Bugui.

At 9:20 am, Zhou Wenzhong brought out a small stool from his home and sat in the front yard against the wall to bask in the sun. Many people who have experienced natural disasters in recent years have suffered from rickets or anemia, although Zhou Wenzhong is past the age of onset.

But! The person who basked in the sun can be said to be: the most suitable maintenance method for Zhou Wenzhong, a poor person.

There are so many benefits to sunbathing in winter: stimulating hematopoietic function, improving skin tissue, preventing osteoporosis, and enhancing the body's immunity...

The main reason is: free.

What else can you do without sunbathing? You will be hungry as soon as you move, and less movement can save food.

Zhou Wenzhong leaned against the wall and reached out to grab his torn cotton jacket. He didn't know what fabric was made of. The cotton jacket on his body covered the mainstream colors of this era, black, blue, and blue. Moreover, the cotton jacket fabric was also pilled, with patches on the shoulders, elbows, and cuffs.

The black cotton trousers, the knees and hips were also covered with blue patches, the legs of the trousers were torn, and they were exposed when they sat down.

One foot was wearing black cotton shoes, and the other was wearing dark blue high-top suede five-eyed cotton shoes. It always exuded a fashionable atmosphere. There was no rubber sole on the sole, and it had already been opened. There was a loofah pulp, a torn newspaper, and some rags in the sole.

Bent down and tie your socks. Socks are divided into three types: cloth socks, wool socks, and nylon socks.

Cloth socks, also known as coarse cloth socks, are mostly hand-sewn with thin clothes. There are no elastic bands and only two ropes are sewn on the cover. In fact, they are the same as in the past: foot bags. They are very strong and uncomfortable, and have no fit. They often pleat when walking. After hurting their feet, they will lift the cover and stretch them. The bottom, toes and the cover are all made separately and finally sewed together.

It is particularly troublesome to make. Women basically make a pair of them in 2-3 days. Fortunately, they are strong. If they are broken, they will add a piece of cloth to sew it. A sock can be made into cloth slippers. This is what Zhou Wenzhong wore, and it was sewn by his predecessor himself. Now there is a sock repair industry!

The wool socks are not made by yourself with a sweater needle, but are made by the manufacturer using hand-cranked socks. It is similar to a cylinder with hooks. The wool is penetrated and then shaken by hand. It is knitting very quickly. The wool socks are very fit and soft and sweat-absorbing, which means that the tightness at the socks is particularly poor. As you walk, the socks often fall to the ankles, so they are not protected from cold.

Nylon socks were available a long time ago, and the nylon socks sold now are particularly expensive (two yuan per pair). The price is very real. If you think two yuan per five is a sky-high price, then you can refer to the sports brand: sports socks from the Meihua brand sports clothing factory (3 yuan - 4 yuan per pair).

There are many brands, and some have also derived "children's socks". But basically the brands you can see on the market are: Expedition, Concentration, Handshake, Plum Blossom, Victory, Panda, Peony, Narcissus...

My own conditions are actually very good. No matter what kind of cotton is stuffed in the cotton jacket or the cotton pants? At least it is not filled with hay.

If I appeared in a remote mountainous area, I would be reluctant to scream from the bottom of my heart when anyone saw this outfit: Beautiful boy!

And I don’t have only two steamed buns left, but also tiles covering my body. What other bicycle do I need? Be content!
To be continued...