59 years after its opening, people are still in Nanluoguxiang.

At noon, Chen Hao, Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi ran back quickly, fearing that they would run too slowly and miss lunch at home.

"Brother, you don't know, the food in school is even worse!"

Chen Hao complained: "There is only one dish for lunch today, Chinese cabbage!"

"One ball of porridge per person, and a scoop of vegetables."

“It’s just like feeding a puppy!”

Chen Li opened her eyes wide and said happily: "Second brother, you are a puppy, Xiao Laifu!"

"Ah, bah, I didn't eat it, how could it be a dog!"

Chen Hao rolled his eyes, grabbed a piece of mutton and stuffed it into his mouth.

The old man said, "Be content. At least the Red Star Affiliated School has the support of the steel mill, and we can also pack you a lunch."

“Children in other schools bring their own food.”

Indeed, compared with other schools, children studying at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill Affiliated School are much luckier, at least they don’t have to go hungry.

This is a special welfare benefit provided by the factory, similar to the exclusive welfare benefits provided by large enterprises in the future.

The primary school affiliated with the cannery does not have this benefit.

"By the way, does Teacher Ran also eat at school?" Chen Feng asked.

"It seems so." Chen Hao said uncertainly.

"Yes, but Brother Zhuzi specially rode his bicycle to deliver extra meals." Fatty Wang, a man of rough but meticulous character, replied.

"Why didn't I see it?" Chen Hao asked puzzledly.

Fatty Wang said proudly: "I sit by the window, so I can see what's going on outside during class."

The adults at the dinner table were speechless at the same time.

It seems that while others are looking at the teacher in class, you are looking outside.

"Kaixuan, study hard. Even if you join the army in the future, you must have good grades so that it will be easier to become an officer." The old man gave some advice.

"Grandpa, Bayi, Chen Hao and I have an agreement that they will be promoted first, and then they will promote me!" Fatty Wang said proudly, "I'm smart, right?"

“It’s clever, but it’s not clever in the right way.”

The old man smiled and shook his head, saying, "Your grandfather and your father are both serious people, how come there is a frivolous little thing like you?"

"My father said that I was picked up from the desert!" Fatty Wang grinned.

"nonsense!"

The old lady hated this kind of nonsense the most.

After dinner, the three of them washed the dishes and cleaned up.

Chen Feng was taking a nap in the room.

Chen Li played for a while, then took off her shoes and climbed up.

In the afternoon, Chen Feng left his sister at home with the old lady and went to the coal shop.

The first dozens of coal warehouses in the old city were located on the two streets of Xuanwumenwai and Xizhimenwai, hence the name "Coal Street". In the old days, the coal burned by residents was mainly supplied by coal mines in Mentougou and Fangshan in the west of Beijing.

In the new society, coal shops are evenly distributed through regulation and distribution.

If you live far away, you don’t have to go there much, as there is a coal shop nearby that sells coal.

Chen Feng came on a three-wheeled bicycle and did not stand out among the people buying coal. Some people came in open jeeps to transport coal.

“Are there sacks?”

"No, I want six." Chen Feng took out a coal ticket and more than six yuan.

The sacks sold in coal shops are of very good quality, more durable than ordinary sacks, and larger.

It’s a bit dirty, but it’s practical.

Chen Feng discovered that the sacks he had at home were too small, so he came up with the idea of ​​buying one.

"If you don't want the 100 kilograms of coal we're giving you, we'll give you 10 sacks."

"Okay!" Chen Feng agreed with a smile.

As for how they subsequently handled the 100 kilograms of coal and 10 sacks, that had nothing to do with him.

There are many people like Yan Bugui who are good at calculating and calculating in the city of Sijiu.

Not to mention a hundred kilograms of coal, even a kilogram of coal briquettes is carefully calculated.

Teacher Yan used to like to use half-burned coal briquettes from his own home to exchange for intact coal briquettes from other residents.

In this way, he saved half of the coal.

Other residents do not need to light fire to ignite the coal briquettes, which can save some time.

Of course, I definitely lost a few cents.

"Young man, do you want to buy coal briquettes or coal blocks?" asked the coal shop salesman.

"Of course it's coal." Chen Feng replied.

There are two types of coal in the coal shop. One is the coal balls sold directly, which are added with water and yellow mud!

What Chen Feng wanted was not coal briquettes, but direct coal.

Others buy coal briquettes for convenience and can burn them directly by putting them into the coal stove.

Chen Feng was different. Before him, it was Chen Hao and Hu Bayi who made honeycomb coal to burn.

Looking back now, I feel so stupid!

How much does a coal briquette cost?

Are you tired?

Don’t seem tired!

Chen Hao, Hu Bayi and Chen Li really like making honeycomb coal and regard the process of making coal slime as a fun game.

"Okay, wait a moment."

Soon, a worker from the coal shop helped pack three bags, weighed them, and helped carry them into the carriage.

What a good era to “serve the people”!

"Uncle, have a cigarette."

Chen Feng was not stingy. He paid the money and directly took out two Daqianmen cigarettes and handed them over.

I dare not give a tip!

But giving a cigarette is the best gift.

"Oh, Daqianmen, what great cigarettes! Young comrade, I didn't realize you were a cadre. Thank you!"

The two workers were very surprised.

Daqianmen is currently sold all over the country. Shanghai, Tianjin, Qingdao, Zhengzhou, Xuchang and Kaifeng have all produced Daqianmen, and the output is not low.

But the price is more expensive than other economic cigarettes, so it is not affordable for ordinary workers. It is usually smoked by cadres!

To put it bluntly, this cigarette is worth several kilograms of coal.

It is difficult to buy in the south, and you must use connections to make an order at the Tobacco Bureau.

"You're welcome. My sister is afraid of the cold, and there are elderly people. My family needs a lot of coal to heat the kang. My father used to buy it, but now I buy it. Maybe I'll have to trouble you again in a few days."

"It's okay. When you come, tell me and I'll help you carry the coal." A middle-aged man with a dark face smiled, revealing a pair of slightly yellow teeth.

"Okay, thank you."

Chen Feng handed out two more cigarettes, one for each person.

This made the two workers even happier.

Just like usual, I helped this young comrade carry the bag and got two big front doors, which was a good profit.

"Little comrade, be cool!"

"Yes, you can tell at a glance that he is not an ordinary person."

Chen Feng smiled, did not agree, and did not say that he was an ordinary person, so as not to embarrass the other party.

It's just a compliment, don't take it seriously!

Chen Feng said goodbye to them, got on the car and pedaled hard.

A ton of coal seems to weigh one thousand kilograms, but in fact its volume is less than one cubic meter, about 1 cubic meters.

If this kind of loose coal is really packed into bags, it will definitely be more than 0.8 cubic meters, and there will be gaps between the coal blocks.

Chen Feng and the others left far away and pretended to rest. On the way, they secretly used the space to dig out one third of the coal and stored it in the space.

He had enough coal in his kitchen, but not enough space to store it.

When I returned to the alley, a group of passers-by looked at me curiously, and some who looked familiar even asked me a question.

When he heard that it was coal, not meat, he immediately stopped paying attention.