i was my mistake

At this moment, the two laid-off workers seemed to have something in common, and they both smiled and sighed.

……

72. Just do what you want

(One)

"Master, what did you do originally?" Ye Youliang secretly put a few more pieces of meat into the cake, and asked casually with a calm face.

"Hey, as a machine tool repairer, I can also repair the big trucks in the factory, but the factory is gone, and no one wants to sell the machine tools at a discount. It's..." The man smiled wryly and shook his head.

The smile on the father's face was also a bit forced, he sighed softly, "They said they would not betray the workers, but it turned out..."

"Oh, it's nothing. After all, the workers enjoyed a lot of treatment that the landlords had before. Compared with the peasants, our life is simply too easy. I didn't want to be a peasant at that time, so I asked the relationship to make a If the quota is transferred, those who go to work in the factory, at that time, I was able to enter a big factory, it was true—Xiang Momo, hey, women from all over the world are rushing to come to propose marriage!"

"Haha, life in the factory is really good."

"Who says it's not." The man took the embedded cake from Ye Youliang and took a sip of warm rice wine. "The monthly wages in the factory are stable. In summer, when the weather is hot, some tea and sugar are distributed. In winter, there is also a fire fee. Hey, you can always have a fire when it’s cold. It’s quite warm. At that time, heating was not so common. The new dormitories in the factory had just started to be heated, and the large boilers in the factory were used. Heating..."

My father lit a cigarette, smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, before I entered the factory, what I envied the most were those playmates whose parents work in the factory. They can all go to the bathroom in the factory to take a bath. In winter, I was warmed up in that bathroom—hey, at that time, I felt that I had to go to the factory."

"Haha! Not only that, but some daily necessities are distributed every month, such as gloves and soap. I save some of what I use on weekdays, and I can use the extra for my family. Oh yes, you should also have movies here. see?"

"Yes, yes. When I was young, I followed my friend's parents into the staff club to watch movies. At that time, it was black and white, and there was no sound."

"At the back, the factory started to develop products for civilian use, and the management was looser. We just went back with some cotton yarn or other scraps of materials. Anyway, no one would find out—even if someone could manage it, they didn't bother to manage it."

"Haha, I'm a steel factory, and occasionally I can use the machine in the workshop to grind a stainless steel handle, and bring back a kitchen knife..."

The man interrupted Ye Youliang excitedly, and slapped his thigh suddenly: "Yes, yes, I can also order the fuse to go back! At that time, the fuse in my house burned out, and they all used this thing, and I have never bought it!"

"Yes!"

"Dad, don't you guys violate the rules..." Ye Chen murmured softly, holding his chin, "This is considered stealing..."

"Hey! At that time, everyone did this, and whoever didn't do it would be a fool." The man waved his hand, shook his head and smiled.

Father also nodded: "Yes, they all do this, and the people above use power for personal gain even more."

"If each person takes a little, it will add up to a lot. No wonder the factory will close down..."

"That's not the case. Everyone regards the factory as their own home, and it seems natural to take something back from their own home..."

Ye Chen curled his lips, and swallowed the word 'quibble' back into his stomach.

Wan Qing on the side didn't speak at all, she was used to such things for a long time.

What the workers did was actually no different from the 996 migrant workers who went to work and fished.

The idea that "people don't kill heaven and earth for themselves" is common in the depths of many people's hearts.

"Your laid-off wave seems to have come last year?" Father coughed dryly and changed the subject.

"Yes." The man nodded, "Too many factories have been closed or taken over by individuals, and there is basically no work to do. In comparison, there are more opportunities in the south."

"What else can you do over there?"

"Picking coal, I can earn a dozen or 20 yuan after picking a truckload of coal for it. Generally, one person can't finish it. It's usually done by three or four people, so the money has to be divided among three or four people."

"Hard money."

"Yeah, it's just a job like this, you can't find it even if you have nothing to do with it! The rest basically depends on relationships, such as working as security guards in hypermarkets, many workers have been bought out, and there is still money in their pockets. I have a lot of money, so I just play mahjong and poker all day..." He took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly, "There are still many people who committed crimes, some were arrested, and went to prison , some escaped, and there is no contact until now, just like a tower built of sand, it will collapse if it says it will collapse."

Father couldn't laugh anymore. He scratched at the dry hair that hadn't been washed for several days and looked like weeds. He sighed, sighed.

"It's better than before. The factory is like a small world. We don't have to worry about anything. The factory will guarantee all our lives..."

"Yeah, my previous life, although not so colorful, was indeed stable and stable."

"But you need to know." Wan Qing, who has been silent for a long time, has a playful smile on her mouth, "The previous life will not come back, society is always moving forward, it has been stagnant for too long, and it is moving forward again. It will make even bigger strides."

"So people like me can only be left behind." The man smiled self-deprecatingly, shook his head, and then looked at the misty fog in the distance, dazed for a while.

"What is there in this world that is unchangeable?" Ye Chen was also very emotional. When she said this, the person watching was Wan Qing.

Yi squinted at her, and showed a self-deprecating and playful smile with the corners of her mouth pulled: "There is always a price to pay for moving forward, but no one hopes that I... am that price."

……

(two)

The drinking man paid after he ate and left with some stumbling.

It's still early, but the weather is so cold that Wan Qing and Ye Chen's unfinished 'snack' is already a bit cold.

Holding the last piece of lean meatball between her arms, Wan Qing 'sucked' at the lame big white dog a few times.

The latter immediately wagged his tail and licked his tongue, and limped over.

So she threw the lean meatball on the ground, and the latter lowered his head and ate it in one bite, making one wonder if it had chewed it.

"I can see it every day." Ye Chen stretched out his small hand and poked its forehead lightly, "Why don't we keep it?"

"Then you have to bathe it every time, what a bother."

"Oh yes."

"However—" Wan Qing changed the subject, "It's quite interesting to play with once in a while. When you come back from school at night, if it's still there, you can take it home and give it a bath to clean it up."

"Okay!"

As if understanding what they said, the big white dog sat upright, pricked up its ears, and barked slightly excitedly at them.

"If you want to be taken home by us to take a shower, remember to wait for us here at night." Wan Qing narrowed her eyes and smiled.

"Pfft, does it understand?"

"Never mind it." Wan Qing twisted her waist, "The main thing is to see if it has a relationship with us."

"Are you going to give it a name?"

"Let's talk about it." For a dog that will return to the state of a stray dog ​​at any time, Wan Qing really doesn't have much interest in pouring out any affection, "Oh, yes, dad."

"Huh? What's the matter?" Father asked lightly, taking a deep breath on his cigarette.

"If you are free today, help me buy a lottery ticket?"

"What, suddenly want to buy a lottery ticket?"

"Anyway, you're always going to buy it, just buy a bet on the number I came up with-do you have paper and pen here?"

"I have a pen, but no paper, why did I suddenly think of this?"

"In a flash of inspiration, I thought of a number that would definitely win the lottery."

"Hahaha——" Dad couldn't help laughing.

But Ye Chen knew that Wan Qing was not talking big.

Although it is not a number that can win the first prize, it is indeed a number that can win the first prize...

Wan Qing took out his pack of cigarettes from her father's pocket, and wrote the string of numbers on the white part inside the pack: "Remember to buy it."

"Okay, I'll buy it if I remember."

"Ang, just buy it as you go, it doesn't matter if you don't buy it." Wan Qing looked indifferent, she had won so many prizes that she was a little numb - even though she couldn't get money in time every time.

The reason why she still asked her father to buy one was because she was used to it.

In fact, sometimes she won't watch TV to claim the prize after buying it. Things without suspense will always make people lose expectations.

……

(three)

The two chatted with their father for a while, and at four o'clock they went up and called Zhao Jinyu, and the three of them went out together.

The journey was smooth with no hassle.

In the hall of the teaching building, Zhao Jinyu 'as usual' showed full interest in the photos on the bulletin board.

The two of them hadn't come to see it for a while, but when they came to see it again now, they still had a special charm.

The feeling of nostalgia seems to be a little more.

Probably because I am used to the daily cycle, so I am not in a hurry to crack it at all, and now I feel like I am enjoying life, no matter how many meaningless things I do, I am not in a hurry at all.

When they went upstairs, the three of them started to write their homework.

What Zhao Jinyu bought were test papers. There are dozens of sheets in a volume, which can be written on directly, or torn off and written on as real test papers.

"Jinyu, let us have a look at your test paper?" Wan Qing suddenly asked with great interest.

"Huh? It's very difficult. Even I can't guarantee to do it right. This is an improvement question. Your foundation is not solid yet, right? But if you want to try... well, it's okay."

"I want to try too—"

"Okay... Then, I'll give you two." Zhao Jinyu tore off two test papers at will, and handed them to the two.

Wan Qing and Ye Chen glanced at the questions after taking the test papers, and then started to do it, not fast, but definitely not slow.

You know, this is much more difficult than the usual exam papers.

Zhao Jinyu looked aside curiously, and from time to time checked a pair of reference answers later, and found that the correct rate of the two was not low, at least 60.00%.

——In many cases, the college entrance examination questions are not necessarily as difficult as the questions on this test paper, so even half the correct rate is not bad.

Let alone more than half.

"Hey, that's amazing, you guys, why did you suddenly... improve so much in one night?"

"Hey, we reviewed it in our dream—"

"Haha, Chen'er is right." Wan Qing also smiled triumphantly.

At least the hard work of learning in a cycle time will not be wasted.

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73. Big Knock Scholar

(One)

The thick fog at noon has dissipated a little, but the drizzle is still falling continuously.

As soon as the bell rang for the end of the fourth class, a few boys who were usually the most active in eating rushed out like rabbits escaping from a cage.

In a flash, there was no one.

"Do you want to eat in the cafeteria?" Ye Chen asked, resting his chin.

"Go to hell." Wan Qing rolled her eyes, "Go to the commissary! I'll buy noodles with minced meat to eat today, one piece of ham sausage and marinated eggs per person—it's a pity that the commissary doesn't have anything better."

"Aren't there hillbilly chicken legs?"

"I'm tired of eating that thing, and it's so dark that I don't have much appetite no matter how I look at it."

"You are too demanding. Is the food you ate recently so good..."

"Oh, speaking of it, isn't there that? There are baby squid for sale in the canteen."

"That's precious, it costs two yuan each!"

"What's the matter, anyway, it will recover tomorrow." Wan Qing waved her hand, got up lazily and walked out of the classroom, just happened to see Zhao Jinyu walking towards this side—or she didn't feel it was a coincidence anymore.

There are too many repeated days, which makes people feel that the so-called coincidence is just a certain pattern.

"Qing'er~ Are you going to the cafeteria?" She waved her hand not far away and asked with a light smile.

Wan Qing has heard this sentence countless times.

"No, let's go to the commissary—are you coming too?" Yi even finished her sentence.

"Okay, what do you want to eat? Instant noodles?"

"Instant noodles."