Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 345 Chapter 344 Hygiene
When walking out of classmate Xiao Wang's office, you will pass by the bathroom.

Tang Zhitong asked Xiao Wang to wait for him for a while. When he came out, he washed his hands first, then as if by magic, he took out an apple from his bag and washed it under the faucet.

"Come, try it, this is a fresh apple." Tang Zhitong waved the apple in front of Xiao Wang's face before handing it over.

The apples were stocked at the construction site last year, but they have been kept in the space. They are indeed fresh apples.

"It's time to buy apples. It's quite difficult to buy fruits this year." Although Xiao Wang has also bought some in pieces these days, she has never told her family about the difficulty.

"Tell me what you want to eat. I have a wide range of ways and I will definitely be able to find it for you." After more than half a year of getting along, laying the groundwork, and gradually getting Xiao Wang to accept it, Tang Zhitong assured Xiao Wang.

"You're capable." Xiao Wang didn't refuse. He took the apple and started chewing it.

The sweet and sour apple juice washed over the taste buds, and a sense of happiness flowed in the mouth. Xiao Wang narrowed his eyes and handed the apple to Tang Zhitong's mouth: "Try it too."

"Eat it, there's still something in the bag." Tang Zhitong shook his head and patted his bag.

"Take a bite and wait for me to feed you." Xiao Wang stretched his arm forward again.

Listening to Zhang Guifang's expectations, Tang Zhitong secretly shook his head. In previous years, the end of September, October, and early November were the off-season for vegetable supply. Non-staple food stores would stock tofu, bean sprouts, dried bean curd and other soy products. But this year, it's too much, even soy sauce. They have begun to cut corners, where are the beans to make these?
To be honest, Tang Zhitong sympathizes with the current sub-district office. As the most basic unit in Sijiu City, the responsibilities it bears are not light at all.

"I heard that Mrs. Liu bought some cucumbers and her boy ate them without washing them." After Zhang Guifang finished speaking, she did not forget to educate her two daughters: "No matter what you eat in the future, you must pay attention to it, just like your sister-in-law." Yes, you need to wash the fruits and wash your hands before eating.”

"Mom, let's do this for the next few days. The street won't care about it." Tang Zhitong didn't know whether the street would care about it, but it didn't stop Tang Zhitong from using this reason to stop Zhang Guifang.

Tang Zhitong is not worried about his family. At present, he still has some pumpkins and winter melons at home. If he eats them sparingly, they can last for a while. He will be fine when the cabbages in the yard grow.

"Mom, if you can't buy it, we won't eat it. You don't have to get up early, it's already good to eat pumpkin and pickles." Xiao Wang stopped him.

"Okay, okay, take a shower after eating." Zhang Guifang happily accepted her daughter-in-law's suggestion.

Not only must they be responsible for weddings and funerals, population registration, quota implementation, and bill issuance, but they must also organize production and promote employment. They must also mediate the contradictions between the Zhang family and their shortcomings. They must also listen to the instructions from above and organize the masses to conduct various studies.

After a few months, the grocery stores will probably only have cabbage, potatoes, onions and various radishes.

The celebration was coming, and there were many guests coming to watch the ceremony. Tang Zhitong guessed that there might be a wave of care, at least in a decent way, but he didn't know if the flower market was within the scope of care.

"Dysentery? Did you eat something unclean?" Tang Zhitong was a little surprised. In the past two years, Sijiu City has carried out several rounds of health campaigns, including but not limited to the Four Pests Extermination Campaign, and the health conditions have improved significantly.

"Well, keep it up." Zhang Guifang said perfunctorily to her daughter, then turned around and said apologetically to her son and daughter-in-law: "I didn't get any food today, so I bought two pieces of fermented bean curd and stewed a piece of pumpkin. Let's make it a meal. I'll get up early tomorrow. queue."

"You can feed me, hahaha." Tang Zhitong took a bite and said glibly.

I had to queue up early in the morning. I had to wait in line for a long time to buy a few pounds of groceries, but my whole meal was gone. I had to wake up so early every day, and my body couldn't bear it.

"Then you are quite tired. Take a bath later and rest early." Xiao Wang took out the apples brought back by Tang Zhitong, washed a few first, and placed them on a plate.

"I feel like it's not the case if I don't order green leafy vegetables. When I came to the street today, many neighbors reported this matter to them, but I don't know if it can be solved." Zhang Guifang was also helpless. The vegetables in the grocery store were so poor. If you go late, it will be gone.

Tang Zhitong walked behind classmate Xiao Wang, looking at the figure that was about to jump up in front of him, his heart was filled with love. This was the woman he wanted to protect for the rest of his life.

"I know, Mom, my brother and sister-in-law have said it several times, and I have developed a habit of it." Fengzhi showed her clean hands to Zhang Guifang, looking forward to being praised, but her eyes kept looking at the washed apples. With the wind.

After the young couple returned home, Zhang Guifang urged them to wash their hands: "The youngest son of Liu's family at the intersection of the street had diarrhea and was sent to the hospital saying he had dysentery. Today, they are promoting hygiene on the street and asking everyone to use lime water to disinfect the toilets. , a busy day.”

"Oh, I hope the street will sort it out. Let's eat quickly." Zhang Guifang put the bowls and chopsticks on the table and served a bowl of porridge to each of the children.

"Virtue!" Classmate Xiao Wang gave his man an eye roll, faced the afterglow of the setting sun, walked briskly, and happily ate apples.

Due to institutional reasons, although many units do not have direct jurisdiction, they do not relax at all when it comes to learning of the same nature.

Take movie theaters as an example. There is a promotional video before the feature film of each movie, which is similar to the advertisements of decades later. It is a must-see content and cannot be skipped by members.

There are many kinds of content in promotional videos, and Tang Zhitong doesn't know the specific broadcast rules. Maybe it has something to do with the projectionist's mood?

Anyway, when Tang Zhitong and his classmate Xiao Wang went to the cinema, they saw a short film on health science. After the short film, the main film was played.

After dinner, Tang Zhitong did not rush back to the wing. Instead, he took two matza and chatted with Fengzhen.

"Fengzhen, are you still used to school?" It's been a few days since school started for my sister, but Tang Zhitong has never bothered to ask her.

"Very good." Feng Zhen said concisely.

"Did anyone bully you?" School bullying occurs in all eras. Some children are born bad, and reforming them is a waste of food.

"No." Fengzhen shook her head.

"If someone bullies you, just give in and give them money or something, even if you give them a bicycle, your safety comes first. When you come back, tell me as soon as possible and I will deal with them." Tang Zhitong still felt uneasy. , Wang Jingmin is so naughty and out-of-touch, he dare not tell his family when he encounters bullying, let alone the taciturn Fengzhen?
"Yes." Fengzhen nodded solemnly and agreed.

"No matter what happens, I will stand behind you and protect you. Okay, let's go do your homework." Tang Zhitong rubbed Fengzhen's head and let her go.

Fengzhen said nothing after hearing this, and only gave Tang Zhitong a sweet smile.

Tang Zhitong also responded with a smile. He had been here for more than a year and had always had the image and temper of a good old man. That was because he had never encountered his own negative side.

If you are really touched, there will be only one word: just do it!
If there is no space, there are many things that need to be taken care of. If there is such a space, it will be scary!
Peace is never achieved by talking, but by fighting!
Tang Zhitong once read a sentence, "A person who is unmarried, has no house, no car, and no offspring will have no weaknesses after the death of his parents. No one can control him, not even those lofty street lamp pendants."

His words may not be rough, but Tang Zhitong has a weakness. He has to take care of a family of old snacks. "Hey, Fengzhen, ask Jingying at lunch tomorrow what kind of pickles she wants to eat, and I'll make them for her."

"She said, eat whatever you have, don't be picky." Fengzhen, who was just about to do her homework, raised her head and smiled at her brother.

"Okay, let's do this for now." They were all sensible children, and Tang Zhitong felt at ease. "Fengzhen, take the two apples your brother brought back tomorrow, one for you and Jingying, and eat whatever is on the menu. In previous years, there were mooncake sellers on the street at this time, but this year, alas!" Zhang Guifang said Halfway through, he shook his head and sighed.

Moon cakes, after hearing what his mother said, Tang Zhitong realized that today was already the second day of August, which was almost the Mid-Autumn Festival.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Lao Ma didn't buy chickens, and it was even harder to buy chickens during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

There is still lard at home, so Tang Zhitong plans to get some soybeans on the weekend and make some bean sprouts at home, saving Zhang Guifang from queuing up early in the morning.

There are no mooncakes in his space, but that doesn't stop him from wanting to try it. After spending a full moon night, he always feels like something is missing if he doesn't order mooncakes.

Although the non-staple food is not satisfactory, according to Tang Zhitong's ration, as well as the eggs at home and the subsidies Tang Zhitong provided to the family a while ago, there is still no problem in eating enough.

As the old saying goes, you need to be warm and well-fed...that's wrong. Let's start over. If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette. If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace!

If one has no long-term worries, there must be immediate worries. The moon is dark and the wind is high. For the sake of long-term planning, Tang Zhitong taught classmate Xiao Wang a children's song.

The big white rabbit is white and white, with two bulging eyes. It loves to eat radishes and green vegetables. It is so cute when it jumps around. So cute!
September 1959, 9, the third day of the eighth lunar month, was a Saturday and it was still sunny.

Dropping off classmate Xiao Wang on the way, Tang Zhitong went to class at the College of Posts and Telecommunications as usual.

There is physical education class early this morning.

In fact, physical education classes were not taken seriously at the beginning, but since the inscription "Develop sports and enhance people's physical fitness", the degree of attention has been raised to a higher level.

Then Rong Guotuan won the championship, which set off a sports craze. Some colleges and universities shouted the slogan "Work for the motherland in a healthy way for fifty years", pushing sports to an unprecedented height.

All the eight major colleges and universities are strong in sports. This has happened in the past few years.

The physical education class in the freshman year is quite simple. It mainly teaches students some basic warm-up exercises. The course focuses on sprinting.

After the physical education teacher said a few words, he asked the physical education committee member to lead everyone in the activities and ran away.

The first National Games will be held soon. In addition to representatives from all walks of life across the country, the participating athletes will also include college student teams in Beijing. Students from the College of Posts and Telecommunications will also participate. The physical education teachers are busy giving them extra training and sprinting. .

After the physical education teacher left the playground, the six commissioned trainees stepped back in unison and stood at the edge of the playground, smoking cigarettes and watching their classmates' activities.

The sports committee member came over and said a few symbolic words to allow six students to participate in sports. After being told that they were feeling unwell, they had no choice but to take other students to participate in the activities.

Physical education class is different from other classes. There is only one class and there is no class in the second period. Everyone consciously returns to the classroom to study by themselves.

Tang Zhitong walked to the podium again, knocked on the desk, and said, "I will spare everyone a minute to say something."

After the students all raised their heads, Tang Zhitong reminded: "I heard from my friends at the hospital yesterday that there has been an increase in dysentery patients recently. For everyone's health, please remember to wash your hands before meals and after using the toilet, and do not drink raw water or eat lettuce. Okay, let’s continue studying.”

The College of Posts and Telecommunications has a campus hospital, but Tang Zhitong could guess it even if no one told Tang Zhitong about his technical level.

Due to his duties as a life committee member, Tang Zhitong is obliged to issue reminders, but whether he listens or not is his own business. Anyway, Tang Zhitong pays great attention to personal hygiene.

You can't help but be careful. Even if you live in the 49th city and have the best medical conditions in the country, it will be very difficult to deal with certain diseases once you are infected.

To put it bluntly, last year's campaign to eliminate the four pests and sanitation was all for the health of residents, with the goal of eliminating or cutting off the transmission routes at the source.

After many rounds of four pest eradication and sanitation campaigns, the number of cases of hemorrhagic fever, malaria and other diseases in Sijiucheng has dropped significantly this year. However, no one expected that dysentery would rise this year.

The spread of dysentery is related to fecal-oral diseases. To put it bluntly, it is caused by unclean diet. Ultimately, it is caused by hunger.

As urban residents' food rations have been reduced and non-staple foods are inadequate, the empty stomachs have to be filled in other ways. However, since they don't have land, they can only rely on buying it.

When restaurants don't require tickets, you can still buy them from restaurants. Restaurants gradually start collecting tickets, so you can only buy some non-staple food from vendors.

The situation in rural areas is even worse than that of urban residents. They are very hungry and have no money to buy, so they can only steal.

When people are extremely hungry, they can't control much. Filling their stomachs is a big deal, and food is the most important thing for the people.

During collective work, as long as the team leader cannot see them, many members will eat secretly. No matter whether they are mature or not, no matter whether they are grown or not, they don't even bother to wash them and just stuff them into their mouths. At this moment, they just Want to fill my stomach...

Since it is not cooked yet and is eaten raw, it is inevitable that the stomach will feel uncomfortable. Most people just find a nook and cranny and pick up a piece of dirt to get rid of it on the spot.

Another possibility is that it is related to the health campaign.

The health movement, also called the "patriotic health movement", is closely related to patriotism, which shows how powerful it is.

The patriotic health campaign is an action to improve hygiene in all aspects, including drinking boiled water!
The implementation in the city is better, after all, there is a supply of coal, but most farmers can only achieve it by collecting more firewood.

Due to well-known reasons, the amount of firewood available for burning in rural areas has decreased this year. Coupled with hunger, they do not have the energy to travel further to collect firewood. Some people do not bother to boil the water and drink raw water directly.

In view of the above circumstances, as long as there is one case of dysentery, it will slowly spread.

The non-staple food of small vendors is dug out from the rural fields.

The non-staple food in the hands of small vendors is definitely more expensive than that in non-staple food stores, but they still don’t have to worry about selling it. This is why many families’ incomes have remained the same but their rations have been reduced. It seems that there are fewer places to spend money, but there is not enough money to spend. reason.

Nowadays, the free market is prohibited, and buying and selling have to be done in private and secretly, like rats in the ditch, afraid to speak loudly.

When Zhang Guifang talked about Lao Liu's family last night, she said that Lao Liu's family "bought it" and that she didn't "snatch it" when she went to the grocery store. Tang Zhitong guessed that Lao Liu's family at the street corner probably bought it from this channel. cucumber.

(End of this chapter)