They were still able to run easily after running two laps, but after running three laps, they were a little exhausted. After running 1,500 meters, they were completely exhausted and collapsed on the playground.
Fortunately, the playground had already been covered with grass at that time. They were tired from running and just lay down on the playground. The September night was still quite cool, and as they lay on the grass, waves of cold air rushed over their bodies.
Tian Zhuo had just laid down when he stood up, feeling somewhat overwhelmed, and shook his shoulders. He thought this lawn could be like the big platform in their warehouse for drying grain. Even though it was autumn, the big platform had been exposed to the sun and baking for a whole day, so it was still warm even when lying on it at night.
But the lawn was freezing cold and there were water droplets on it, it was not comfortable at all.
"Let's go back quickly. We can still take a bath before the bathhouse closes!" Tian Zhuo said.
Their bathhouse closes at ten o'clock, and it's already around nine o'clock, but the boys take a quick shower, just going in and out of the water and they're done.
The students in their dormitory came from different families, some from well-off families, some not so well off, but it didn't cost them much to take a shower, only three or four cents, so they could still afford it. So they simply went back to get towels, soap, and clean clothes, went to the bathhouse to take a quick shower, and came back.
After spending one night together, they became more familiar with Tian Zhuo. Although they lived in the same dormitory before, Tian Zhuo went out early and came back late every day, and spent most of his time reading, which made the other roommates feel very awkward. They didn't dare to get along with Tian Zhuo. It always felt that the first thing they would say to Tian Zhuo would be to ask him if he wanted to read this book.
They ran together tonight, and it felt like the distance between them was shortened a lot. In the evening, they also chatted with Tian Zhuo until midnight, which was rare.
Time passed quickly and the Mid-Autumn Festival soon arrived. On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the school gathered them together and gave each of them a mooncake with five-nut filling.
Tian Tian didn’t know about other schools, but since the day he started school, his school would give them rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival and moon cakes on the Mid-Autumn Festival. If they could start school in time for the Lantern Festival, they would also be given a bowl of Yuanxiao (Chinese Yuanxiao) each.
The things made at this time are made with solid ingredients and taste good. All the mooncakes given to them by the school are delicious.
Tian Zhuo took the mooncake back and cut it in half. He ate a quarter of it himself and prepared to give the remaining three quarters to his sister. He knew in his heart that she would never go without mooncakes every day, and as a teacher, the school would definitely give her some benefits, especially since Teacher's Day was coming soon, the school would definitely show some appreciation.
But what others give is what others give, and what Tian Zhuo gives is what he thinks of himself. Even though Tian Zhuo is still a student and doesn't have much money in his pocket, nor does he have tickets and can't buy things, he doesn't want his sister to pay for him blindly.
He originally wanted to wrap up the other three quarters of the mooncake, but he saw that the classmate in the bed next to him had wrapped up the entire mooncake and had no intention of eating it.
His classmate's family conditions were not very good, but his academic performance was very good, otherwise he would not have been admitted to their major. It's just that he spoke with a slight accent and they could hardly understand him.
Although we get along pretty well, I do tend to ignore him a little because of the conversation problem.
This classmate's family environment is indeed relatively poor. The other three students come to school more or less, and their families will subsidize them a little, but this classmate relies entirely on the school subsidy to live. Although the subsidy amount from their school is not small, it is only enough for them to maintain their survival needs. If they want to have a meal on weekdays, the money from the school is not enough, especially since boys have big appetites.
Tian Zhuo was eating steamed buns some time ago because he was obsessed with studying and didn't want to waste time on eating. This classmate also ate pancakes every day some time ago, but he did it to save money.
Tian Zhuo also heard from others that the classmate borrowed the travel expenses to school from other people in the village. He wanted to save the subsidy money within this semester, buy a ticket home, return the money to other people in the village, and then buy another ticket to school. This is the money for three train tickets.
Judging from my roommate's accent, he is from the south. The train ticket to here should cost quite a bit of money. Their monthly allowance is only 16 yuan. If he wants to save enough money for the train ticket, he must go without food or drink for three or four months. But just thinking about it, you can tell that this is impossible. That's why my roommate eats pancakes every day.
It seems that he was reluctant to eat the mooncake and wanted to take it home. Mooncakes are very precious nowadays. The ingredients inside are things that they can hardly eat at other times, such as eggs, white flour, sugar, and oil. A lot of these are put into mooncakes, so the price of mooncakes is not cheap. People with poor conditions cannot even guarantee food, let alone spend extra money to buy mooncakes.
It is normal for him to want to take the mooncakes distributed by the school back home to eat with his family.
Nowadays, mooncakes can be stored for quite a long time. The mooncakes in Tian Zhuo's family are usually bought this year, and they can be eaten during the Chinese New Year. Even if there is some hair on them, it doesn't matter. You can use a knife to cut off the hairy parts, and the rest can still be eaten.
Tian Zhuo originally wanted to take out his mooncake and give a piece to his roommate, but then he thought again, everyone in their school has mooncakes, if he shares his mooncake with others, wouldn't it tell others that this person's family conditions are not very good? This is not appropriate, and finally Tian Zhuo gave up the idea.
"Would you like to go out and play together tomorrow?" another roommate asked Tian Zhuo while eating a mooncake.
Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, and none of them plan to go home. The ticket for a trip back is expensive and it is a hassle. It is better for them to stay in school and have fun with everyone and get together with roommates.
"Let's go to the park together tomorrow morning, have noodles at noon, and go to the movies in the afternoon?" Tian Zhuo asked.
He had made an appointment with Tian Tian in advance to go to Tian Tian's house for dinner on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival and to sleep there for the night, so he would not be able to accompany his roommates at night.
"Sure, sure! I haven't watched a movie since I came to the provincial capital. It's a good opportunity for me to go and see what the director of the provincial capital's film school looks like?" said Zhou Ning, one of my roommates.
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