Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

For several days in a row, Lin Qingyan went up the mountain early in the day, went to the modern world from the space, and sold vegetables very diligently.

She went to Zhou Limei's residential area as usual, carrying vegetables in her backpack. She had been visiting Zhou Limei more frequently recently, and she had become more familiar with her.

I arrived at Zhou Limei's home and knocked on the door, but no one answered. I waited at the door for a while, then went downstairs to the community and waited there.

"Wait another half an hour. If that doesn't work, go to the community security guard to see if I can contact her." Lin Qingyan thought.

This modern world is different from their 70s. In their place, if you go to someone's house to look for someone and the person is not at home, you can ask a neighbor to convey the message or leave it at the door.

But in modern times, every household’s door is closed, and she didn’t know if it would be okay to leave it at the door, and she didn’t even know her neighbors, so she could only wait foolishly.

When Zhou Limei repeatedly lamented why she didn't use a mobile phone, Lin Qingyan thought it didn't matter at the time as there was no one she needed to contact here.

After seeing how convenient Zhou Limei was in using a mobile phone, I also had the idea of ​​buying one. I thought about my current savings, which is more than 2,000 yuan, so I decided to ask Sister Zhou for help and buy a mobile phone.

Half an hour passed and Zhou Limei still hadn't shown up.

Lin Qingyan had no choice but to walk to the security room of the community and said to the security guard on duty:

"Uncle, I'm a relative of Zhou Limei from 3, Building 302. There seems to be no one at her home. Can I leave the things for her here with you and let her pick them up when she comes back?"

The old man raised his eyes, looked at her, then looked at the basket on her back, and asked, "What is it? We can't take valuables."

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, they are vegetables grown at home." Lin Qingyan quickly put down the backpack and opened it to show the security guard.

She took out a cucumber and a tomato and handed them to him, "I grow them at home. Try them."

"No, no." The security guard waved his hands repeatedly.

"This is something I grew myself. You can try it. If it tastes good, you can buy it from me next time." Lin Qingyan directly stated her intention.

The security guard looked at the obviously fresh vegetables in the basket, and remembered his wife muttering about too many pesticides on vegetables nowadays. He reached out and took the cucumbers and tomatoes handed to him by Lin Qingyan.

"Thank you, girl. By the way, why don't you call her?" The security guard looked at her puzzled.

Lin Qingyan smiled awkwardly: "I left in a hurry and forgot to bring my phone."

"Do you remember her phone number? I'll call her for you." The old man took out his cell phone and prepared to make a call.

Lin Qingyan was even more embarrassed. When she first met Zhou Limei, she had given her a note with her phone number on it, but she had no idea where she had thrown it away.

He sighed in his heart but didn't show it on his face: "I just can't remember it."

"That's right. Nowadays, many people can't even remember their own phone numbers." The old man nodded.

Then he said to Lin Qingyan, "Put the food in the security room and let her take it when she comes back."

"Okay, thank you." Lin Qingyan looked at the vegetables placed directly in the backpack.

I held my forehead and thought to myself: Next time I should buy some bags that they often use nowadays, and keep the backpacks for the 70s.

"Uncle, do you have paper and pen? I want to leave a message for her." Lin Qingyan borrowed paper and pen from the security guard and wrote a note.

I returned to Zhou Limei's door and stuffed the note through the crack of the door. The note was quite large, so Zhou Limei should be able to see it.

After putting the note down, he walked towards the gate of the community. When he passed the security room, he said to the security guard, "Uncle, I have left a note for her. She will come here to get it when she comes back. Thank you."

"It's okay, girl. You can come to the security room to find me if you need help in the future." The old man said to Lin Qingyan enthusiastically.

Lin Qingyan said goodbye to the community security guard. Just after she walked a dozen meters, she heard the security guard behind her shouting, "Girl, girl, wait a moment."

"What's wrong, uncle?" Lin Qingyan turned around and asked the security guard who was jogging after her in confusion.

"Your relative is back. She came back from the other side as soon as you left." The security guard pointed behind him.

Lin Qingyan followed the direction of his finger and saw Zhou Limei, who was listless and dazed. Seeing that she was not in a good condition, Lin Qingyan thanked the security guard and walked quickly towards Zhou Limei.

"Sister Zhou, are you okay? Sister Zhou?" Lin Qingyan called out twice.

Zhou Limei raised her eyes and looked at her. Seeing that it was her, Zhou Limei tried to smile and said to Lin Qingyan, "You are here."

"Sister Zhou, are you feeling unwell?" Lin Qingyan wanted to get some water from the actual space in the backpack, but she remembered that the backpack was in the security room. She had nothing to hide now, so she pulled Zhou Limei and went to the security room together.

"I sent you some food today. I went to your door and knocked, but there was no one there, so I left it in the security room." Lin Qingyan walked to the door of the security room.

I said to the old man before me: "Uncle, I'll take the food first, thank you!"

The security guard waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, girl. Your relative doesn't seem to be in good condition. Please send her back first."

"Sister Zhou, let me take you home first." Lin Qingyan put the backpack on her back and walked towards Zhou Limei's home.

Zhou Limei finally came to her senses when she reached the door of her house. She took out the key, opened the door, and invited Lin Qingyan in.

"Thank you for today, sister."

Lin Qingyan had been to Zhou Limei's home many times, but most of the time she just dropped off some vegetables and left. This time, seeing that she was not in good condition, she did not refuse.

He changed into the slippers Zhou Limei handed him, closed the door and followed her into the house. Then he followed Zhou Limei to the kitchen, took out the vegetables from the basket and put them away.

"Girl, come sit over here." Zhou Limei pointed to the sofa, opened the refrigerator and asked, "Girl, what do you want to drink?"

"Sister Zhou, don't bother, I'm not thirsty." Lin Qingyan stood up and refused.

"Then girl, come and have a drink with me." Zhou Limei took out two cans of beer from the refrigerator, walked to the sofa, opened one and handed it to Lin Qingyan, then opened another can and poured it directly into her mouth.

Gulp, gurgle, in just a few seconds, the whole can was finished.

Lin Qingyan could clearly see that she was worried. Their relationship was a business one, and it was not yet to the point where she needed to know other people's private affairs.

Lin Qingyan wanted to leave, but seeing her condition, she was worried about what might happen, so she asked, "Sister Zhou, where is Tongtong? Why isn't Tongtong at home today?"

Lin Qingyan wanted to distract Zhou Limei, so she asked Tongtong. Every time she came to see Zhou Limei, it was in the evening or at night, and she would always see Tongtong there. Today, it was a rare day when she came, and she was a little surprised not to see Tongtong.

"Today is not the weekend, Tongtong goes to school. She will go to elementary school this fall." When Zhou Limei mentioned her daughter, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"Tongtong is already in elementary school? I thought she was in kindergarten." Lin Qingyan was a little surprised.

"She just turned six this year, and is old enough to go to primary school." Zhou Limei looked at the beer in Lin Qingyan's hand and asked with a smile: "Why? You've never had beer?"

Lin Qingyan smiled embarrassedly and returned the beer to Zhou Limei, "Yes, Sister Zhou, I have never drunk this, and I can't drink alcohol either."

Zhou Limei nodded and took it. "You are still a little girl. Alcohol is not a good thing. Don't drink it if you can. I set a wrong example for you today. I'm sorry."

"It's okay, sis!"

"I'm sorry to embarrass you. I just came back from the Civil Affairs Bureau today." Zhou Limei finished her beer in one gulp and said to Lin Qingyan.

Civil Affairs Bureau?