Quick Wear: Passerby A's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons

As for this child, the nearby neighbors all helped as much as they could. Those with girls in their families would give her old clothes, and sometimes if they saw that she had not eaten, they would take her home for a meal. No wonder everyone said that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. If it weren't for the help of the neighborhood committee and nearby neighbors, it is hard to say whether this child could have lived to this age.

Although Jiang Yue guessed who it was, she didn't say anything. When her little head stuck out, Jiang Yue also stuck her own head out. There was no doubt that Jiang Yue's prank was very successful. She scared the child directly. Seeing that the person was about to run away, Jiang Yue pulled her into the house and served her a bowl of noodles before she could react.

"Xiaoyan, eat. After you finish eating, I need your help with something."

Jiang Yue was afraid that the child would not eat, so she made an excuse. After taking a few bites of noodles, Xiaoyan started to eat. While eating, Jiang Yue thought of an excuse to help her. She inadvertently glanced at the yard outside and saw something!

"Sister Xiaoyue, what do you want to see me for?"

"Xiaoyan, do you know how to fry and shred beans?"

"Sister Xiaoyue, I can do it. I'll help you cut it after dinner!" Knowing that Jiang Yue really wanted her help, her tone became a little lighter.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Slice the eggplants and dry them in the sun. You'll be helping me. I'll pay you 10 cents a day and give you lunch. What do you think?"

Hearing that Jiang Yue wanted to give her money and provide meals, Xiaoyan waved her hands anxiously and said, "You don't have to pay me, Sister Xiaoyue. I can finish this job in a short while."

"Okay, don't refuse. But don't tell anyone else that I'm giving you money. If anyone asks, just say it's for meals."

"Alright, eat quickly, otherwise the noodles will become clumpy and not tasty anymore."

After dinner, Xiaoyan couldn't wait to help Jiang Yue with the work. Jiang Yue let her take a break before starting to work. The little girl was cutting beans and eggplant slices. If this happened decades later, she might be cyber-bullied.

Children of this generation learn to cook at an early age, especially those in rural areas. Their parents rely on their children to cook and take care of younger children to earn work points. Girls of this generation, especially those in families that favor boys over girls, have a really hard time. They have to do housework and take care of their younger siblings, and they may even have to work in the fields during the busy farming season.

In the following few days, the child came to help in the morning when he had nothing to do, for fear that he would not be able to eat enough if he did not do enough work. However, this did not last for a few days. After all, there were only so many beans and eggplants in the yard, and a child could finish the work in five or six days. It was because Jiang Yue deliberately did not go to help, otherwise there would be no work in a day or two.

The total salary for working for six days was 60 cents. Jiang Yue didn't give more because no one would take it if she gave it to him. On the last day, Jiang Yue happened to buy some meat. On the last day, Jiang Yue made a braised pork meal for Xiaoyan to eat meat for the first time. However, she didn't dare let her eat too much at once, since she had eaten some meat in the previous few days.

Time flies. Summer vacation is over in the blink of an eye. There are still a few days before September 1st. The four of them get together for dinner again. This time Yao Ling and Wang Liang are very open about it, which confuses Zhang Wei: "What's going on between you two? How did you get together? When did it start?"

"Xiaoyue, Xiaoyue, do you know?"

"I know."

"When did you know this? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Who made you blind? You couldn't see it so obviously, and you've been acting like a light bulb these past few days."

After insulting Zhang Wei, Jiang Yue asked Yao Ling and Wang Liang, "Have you told your family?"

"As I said, I took him home a few days ago."

"What did the family say?"

"It's OK, it's good. We've known each other for so many years. We're all pretty old now. My dad said we should find an opportunity to meet his parents and settle down first. We can talk about marriage after we graduate from college. Now he wants us to focus on our studies first."

"Your father is quite right. We have known each other for such a long time, so there is no need to rush these few years."

"So I'm the only one in the world who doesn't know this? I'm really impressed. Are we still revolutionary comrades?"

Jiang Yue rolled her eyes at him and said nothing. She went to serve the stewed ribs in the pot, leaving Zhang Wei to fight with the two men. They had drunk some wine today and all three of them slept here. They left after breakfast the next morning. After the men left, Jiang Yue cleaned up the house. School would start in a few days, and if she didn't clean up now, she would have no time to do it.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yue asked Xiaoyan to come over. While class was in session, Jiang Yue planned to hire her to look after the yard and help with the preparation of cooked vegetables. In fact, she wanted to take care of the child out of pity. Recently, the family had been going too far and the neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and were ready to cause trouble for them.

On September 1978, 9, after a summer of silence, the Normal University became lively again. Jiang Yue and several friends in the class helped to welcome the new students. After a busy day, Jiang Yue finally had time to go back to the dormitory to make the bed. In the evening, he went to the cafeteria to eat with his roommates. After dinner, he felt homesick.

When returning to the dormitory, I saw groups of students in twos and threes. Some were discussing studies, some were talking about poetry. My roommate ran away halfway, and Jiang Yue was the only one left when I returned to the dormitory. Jiang Yue was too lazy to go out. I had thought about walking around the school, but there were people everywhere. It would be better to stay in the dormitory.

After reading for a while, my roommate came back after dark. Before long, the two roommates started arguing because one of them used the other's hot water. This has happened many times. Some people just don't realize it.

Jiang Yue's water has been used secretly. It doesn't matter if you use some water, but you should have told me in advance. It's not a good thing to do things secretly all the time. One time, Jiang Yue didn't notice it, and the next morning, when she wanted to drink water, there was none left. Don't you think it's infuriating?

Jiang Yue planned to apply to move out during her sophomore year so that she wouldn't have to squeeze with them, and there would be room for them when she left.

After the formal classes started, although there were many more students, it had almost no impact on Jiang Yue. It was just that it was more difficult to find a seat in the library and the queues for meals were longer.

The same goes for Yao Ling. She has written to me about this more than once. The good thing is that Jiang Yue's study has been prepared. Jiang Yue has obtained the professional books for the four of them and some authoritative extracurricular books. They don't need to borrow books from school when they come to have dinner together on weekends. It is worth mentioning that several of the educated youth who went to the countryside with us have been admitted this year.

They also wrote letters to thank Jiang Yue and others for the study materials they sent. Jiang Yue also gave the team leader some books on growing mushrooms and medicinal herbs.

There are still educated youth who have settled down in the team. She revealed the place where the four of them secretly grew mushrooms to the team leader. When the policy is relaxed, they can also get rich and get out of poverty by growing mushrooms.