Chapter 186 The Ordinary Yet Extraordinary
At a park activity center, they were still preaching about cosmic energy. The teacher spoke eloquently, and the believers emptied their pockets.
"The Cosmic Energy Pill is a treasure bestowed upon us by the Creator. Taking it will keep us away from disease, embrace health, unlock the spiritual energy of breathing, and allow us to receive cosmic energy—ah, who are you people?!"
"Don't arrest me, I was just exercising, I didn't do anything."
"Watch out, or I might use my special abilities to wipe out all of you police officers!"
"Let me go! I need the Cosmic Energy Pill! Help! Someone's trying to sabotage us! Family, please save me!"
Inside the hideout, 45 followers and remnants of the Gao Hui (a secret society) wearing aluminum pots on their heads were arrested. In addition, targeted crackdowns were carried out throughout the province and even the country, resulting in the dismantling of 43 criminal dens, the arrest of 88 Gao Hui remnants, and the recruitment of thousands of followers within 36 hours.
Depending on the severity of the case, it will enter the "special inspection, special review, and expedited handling" procedure. The public security, procuratorial, and judicial organs will work together to prevent the cult organization from having any chance to make a comeback.
At the same time, the Ministry of Public Security issued Document No. 2, "Learning from Comrade Shen Zhenzhu," and commended Shen Zhenzhu's heroic and fearless spirit within the national public security system.
"Director Liu said that the provincial department has applied for the 'Second-Class Heroic Model' title for you again." After being busy for several days, Lu Ye finally had time to bring everyone to visit Chen Zhenzhu.
Shen Zhenzhu repeatedly told Zhao Qiqi not to bring anything, but Zhao Qiqi followed her leader's instructions and came with an empty stomach. She sat on the sofa and picked out a suitable gift.
“Wu Dong is the Goddess. She kept harping on you until the transfer, insisting that you were their protector. If you hadn’t reported to Director Liu from the beginning to the end of this operation, and if Director Liu hadn’t been involved in solving the case, it would have been easy for her to sow discord.” Lu Ye reported the recent work situation to Shen Zhenzhu, and then said, “The chairman’s name is Zhu Xiaoping. He’s stubborn and still says that the Goddess was going to send him to a higher universe, and it was you who ruined it.”
"He couldn't go to the advanced universe; his goddess almost sent him to the underworld." Only a few bruises remained on Shen Zhenzhu's face; her back pain was gone, and her legs were nimble again. She couldn't lie in bed; her whole body was itchy, so she had just finished doing sit-ups.
Xiao Bai asked with concern, "What was the mental health assessment like?"
“She can’t run away, no problem. No matter how much she pretends, it’s not real.” Wu Zhongguo picked up a navel orange and peeled it little by little with his hands. Suddenly, a napkin was handed to him. He looked over and saw Zhao Qiqi drinking milk with her eyes fixed on the orange.
Lu Ye said, "However, Zhu Xiaoping has a congenital intellectual disability and needs further examination. Even if he escapes legal punishment, he will be under strict surveillance in a special mental hospital for the rest of his life. As for the others, those who need to be dealt with will be dealt with, those who need to be educated will be educated, and those who need to be sent to mental hospitals will be sent to mental hospitals. The procedures will be simplified and streamlined."
"That's good." Shen Zhenzhu chuckled carelessly.
“Sister Pearl, next time we encounter a case like this, let’s discuss whether we can solve it together, instead of going into danger alone again.” Wu Zhongguo ate a slice of orange and handed the rest to Chen Zhenzhu: “It tastes good.”
"Hmm, sweet... Okay, let's try something different." Shen Zhenzhu took a bite of the orange and handed it to Xiaobai without changing her expression.
Xiao Bai was pondering, "What other methods can I use to solve this case?" when she unsuspectingly ate an orange, swallowed it with a stiff neck, and handed it to Lu Ye: "It's delicious, you should try it."
Lu Ye casually took a bite, and seeing that Zhao Qiqi was the only one around who hadn't gotten any, he handed it to Zhao Qiqi: "It's really sweet, here you go."
"You've left me all of this?" Zhao Qiqi opened her mouth wide and stuffed it all in, then ran away grimacing, yelling, "Ahhh, my teeth are falling out!"
Shen Zhenzhu grabbed the tea mug from the bedside table and gulped down water; the sour taste in her mouth was like that of vinegar.
The culprit, Wu Zhongguo, clicked his tongue in astonishment: "Which troublemaker has harmed us?"
Shen Zhenzhu chuckled and said, "Director Tu."
Wu Zhongguo once again acted as a peacemaker: "Let it go, maybe it will turn out better if we let it go."
Xiao Bai said, "Take it back and make jam."
Lu Ye said, "That would require a lot of sugar."
Chen Zhenzhu looked at the sack of navel oranges piled up next to the sofa and said, "I'll take them to the company cafeteria later. Maybe we can make orange stir-fried chicken, orange pork rib soup, orange braised winter melon, or spicy orange stewed fish head or something like that."
"How dare you!" Xiaobai wanted to strangle her.
The police officer, who relied on the canteen for three meals a day, was furious.
As they chatted and joked, time flew by. Wu Zhongguo noticed that Chen Zhenzhu was counting on her fingers, doing something.
“Everyone I know has come to visit me, except for Brother Zheng. Why isn’t he here?” Shen Zhenzhu muttered. “I’m back now, why isn’t he back yet?”
Zhao Qiqi blurted out, "Sister Zhang said the boss won't leave the front line even with minor injuries."
Chen Zhenzhu sat up abruptly: "Brother Zheng is injured?"
Lu Ye pressed Chen Zhenzhu back down: "I asked around, it's a minor injury, nothing serious. Just like you, a few scrapes."
Shen Zhenzhu countered, "Then when will he be back?"
Lu Ye said, "I don't know about that. This mission might take a little longer."
“Oh,” Chen Zhenzhu said, “It’s quite dangerous over there too.”
Zhao Qiqi added, "Last time he cracked the code, there were gunshots over there."
Chen Zhenzhu sat up again: "They've exchanged fire?"
Lu Ye reluctantly pressed her back down: "It's a sore skin."
"Oh." Chen Zhenzhu leaned back again: "...Then you guys go back, you still have to work overtime, right? Take all the food and drinks you can to the office, I can't finish them all here."
Lu Ye gave her a deep look: "Shall we leave then?"
Shen Zhenzhu said, "Let's go, I'm going to take a nap."
"Then take good care of yourself, and I'll throw you a celebration banquet later." Lu Ye grabbed Zhao Qiqi and led her out the door with bags and packages.
"Sister Pearl, take a well-deserved rest and recuperate properly," Wu Zhongguo instructed before leaving.
"Okay, let's go, let's go." Shen Zhenzhu waved her hand from her hospital bed.
After they left, Chen Zhenzhu tossed and turned in bed.
Xiao Bai, lounging on the cot, said sleepily, "Haven't your biological clock been turned back after all these days? The nurses on duty are all terrified."
Shen Zhenzhu clutched her chest and said, "Come with me to see a doctor, I feel a tightness in my chest again."
Xiao Bai was taken aback: "How long has it been? You still haven't seen a doctor? Didn't the electrocardiogram come back normal?"
Shen Zhenzhu said, "I don't know either, I just feel really uncomfortable."
Xiao Bai helped Chen Zhenzhu up: "Then I'll go register. Don't get excited."
Chen Zhenzhu and Xiaobai first went to have their hearts checked. The doctor said, "Your heart is very healthy, beating strongly, with a clear rhythm and normal frequency. If you still feel uncomfortable, I suggest you see an internist."
Shen Zhenzhu and Xiaobai went to the third floor to see a specialist in internal medicine. The specialist was very famous, and because they arrived late, Shen Zhenzhu specially went downstairs to buy a scalped ticket.
After queuing for ages to get inside, the refined-looking middle-aged director asked Chen Zhenzhu, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Shen Zhenzhu touched her chest and said, "I've been feeling a tightness in my chest for a while now."
The director was accompanied by students who followed behind him, taking notes and observing the state of the sunken pearls.
The doctor listened with the stethoscope for a moment, then put it down and asked, "Is it a feeling of choking or a sensation of something in your mouth?"
Shen Zhenzhu said, "I just feel a little short of breath, and it tastes sour."
The director asked, "Under what circumstances would this reaction typically occur?"
Chen Zhenzhu scratched her head, thinking hard: "It seems, it seems like this happens every time I think of someone."
The director pushed up his glasses and said incredulously, "The person? Is he still alive?"
Shen Zhenzhu nodded: "Yes."
"Will it cause you anxiety?"
"No, not at all."
The director asked hesitantly, "Men, women, young and old?"
Chen Zhenzhu replied honestly, "It's a man."
The director looked at her like she was an idiot and said, "You mean, every time you think of a man, you feel a pang of sadness and a tightness in your chest?"
The four students behind the director couldn't help but laugh, and the patients queuing at the door also burst into laughter.
Shen Zhenzhu keenly sensed the unfriendly tone in his voice and glared at the director, saying, "Is there a problem?"
Feeling mocked, the director said seriously, "I suggest you get a head CT scan."
Xiao Bai angrily said, "Sister Pearl had all her medical checkups done, and there was absolutely no problem."
The head doctor glanced at Chen Zhenzhu's name and suddenly realized, "So she's the one who swallowed keys... You should go see a psychiatrist."
Shen Zhenzhu retorted angrily, "What do you mean? You're the one who should go to the psychiatric ward!"
Xiao Bai was worried that Shen Zhenzhu would cause trouble at the hospital and lose the "second-class hero" title she had just obtained, so she endured the humiliation without retaliating. She pushed Shen Zhenzhu out the door and said, "Just bear with it, the world is a better place. Let's go. There are many people watching."
"It's perfect that so many people are watching!" Chen Zhenzhu was shoved to the door by Xiaobai, clutching her chest and yelling, "The doctor-patient relationship is ruined by quacks like you! I wasted ten yuan on a scalped ticket, I should have known better than to hire you!"
"Scalper?" The director sat in his seat as if it were commonplace.
Xiao Bai pulled Chen Zhenzhu out, explaining, "It's the middleman's number."
The director held back his words to avoid provoking Chen Zhenzhu.
After Shen Zhenzhu left, the students behind him muttered, "But the slots aren't full yet."
The head doctor calmly said, "Don't upset this patient anymore, next one."
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Ten minutes later, Shen Zhenzhu lay on the psychiatric head's examination bed and repeated what she had said.
Have you been experiencing any emotional issues lately?
"I've been under a lot of work pressure lately."
Will a state of panic occur?
No, not at all.
"Do you have insomnia?"
"meeting."
Do you remember how you got the injury on your face?
"I did this by hitting someone."
"You still hit people?"
"They deserve to be hit."
"You hit more than one?...Did you experience any temporary amnesia?"
"Probably not."
"Do you know what day it is and where you are today?"
Shen Zhenzhu paused, "I... I'm a little unaware of the date. Besides, I was sent here directly... this is the People's Hospital?"
The head of the psychiatry department said, "I'll give you three words. Say them after me and remember them. Sunshine."
"Sunlight."
"National flag".
"National flag".
"Aluminum pot".
"Aluminum, aluminum, aluminum pot?" Chen Zhenzhu's eyes widened in surprise.
The head of the psychiatry department noted down Shen Zhenzhu's reactions and asked her, "Why are you hospitalized?"
Shen Zhenzhu honestly replied, "I swallowed the key."
The head of the psychiatry department nodded solemnly. Her words were gentle and soothing. After leaving for a while, she returned with a smile and said, "I will continue to ask you questions. Please answer truthfully."
Shen Zhenzhu liked her; she was like a kind neighbor aunt, giving off a warm and welcoming feeling. She replied in agreement, "Okay."
The head aunt pulled out a handful of glass marbles from behind her back, which refracted into colorful light in front of Shen Zhenzhu's eyes. She said softly, "Want some?"
Shen Zhenzhu suddenly sprang into a rage and wanted to beat her up.
A group of experienced nurses ran out from the next room and together held Chen Zhenzhu down: "Stop making a scene, control your emotions."
Xiao Bai burst in: "Don't you dare touch my Pearl Sister!"
The department was in chaos for a while, but no one paid attention to the patients outside who looked dazed and depressed.
"I see, I misunderstood." After Xiaobai mediated, the aunt director understood the whole story: "Come on, Captain Chen, let's continue."
Shen Zhenzhu lay back down suspiciously: "Don't press me down again."
The head of the department said, "I didn't expect you to react so strongly."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "You haven't seen anything more intense yet."
Xiao Bai went back outside to wait. Occasionally, patients who were shouting would be dragged by their families to the next room for examination, but everyone was used to it, just like when they came in.
Shen Zhenzhu's temper flared up and subsided quickly, but under the patient guidance of her aunt, Director, she began to speak freely.
An hour later, the soul of a single person who had been single for two lifetimes was shaken!
Before leaving, Auntie, the director, stood at the door and gave Chen Zhenzhu a piece of advice: "Liking someone is a very normal emotion. Accept it calmly. We should live happily, be brave in expressing ourselves, and enjoy life."
Xiao Bai suddenly stood up from the chair: "What?!"
Shen Zhenzhu covered her mouth: "Let me calm down, don't ask anything."
Xiao Bai squinted, scrutinizing Chen Zhenzhu's expression.
Chen Zhenzhu was ashamed to be seen by anyone, so she quickened her pace while looking at the tips of her shoes.
He took a few steps and stopped, stammering, "Back... um... the director who introduced me... I still have to thank... thank him."
At night, Chen Zhenzhu couldn't sleep at all.
Like an owl that has found its target, its big eyes gleamed with a bright green light as it intently studied her brother Zheng.
Everyone came to visit her, except for Gu Yanzheng. She missed her brother Zheng and wished he would suddenly appear before her.
When Chen Zhenzhu came out of the ward again, Xiaobai yawned as usual and said, "Come back soon, you'll be discharged tomorrow."
"Okay." Shen Zhenzhu appeared quietly in the corridor. The nurse on duty, unfazed, handed her an orange and instructed, "Keep your voice down."
"Hmm." Chen Zhenzhu held an orange and paced back and forth in the corridor, feeling a little anxious. She wanted to knock on her aunt's door.
Is such an inappropriate thought really human nature? Or is it just lust that's outrageous?
As Chen Zhenzhu opened her palm, a layer of indescribable color appeared in her memory of Miss Zhuzhu's hands roaming freely back then. Alas, so much time had passed that she had forgotten the feel of those touches.
Tu Ju never imagined that the kind of waste material she needed to discard in her mind would be this kind of thing.
Shen Zhenzhu tried to shift her attention away from Gu Yanzheng, walked to the end of the corridor and looked at the unoccupied No. 1 single room, slowly approaching it.
She, the great contributor, is staying in room number two! Just who is the person in room number one?
The lights were still on inside, and someone was making a phone call.
Shen Zhenzhu thought she'd just take a look and see who else was like her, sleeping during the day and out at night. Pretending to pass by, she peeked through the crack in the door and was shocked to see Gu Yanzheng, whom she had been longing for, with his arm in a cast!
It really appeared right in front of me in an instant!
"Zheng...Brother Zheng?" Shen Zhenzhu rubbed her eyes. The shock she experienced during the day was too great, and she began to doubt herself.
Gu Yanzheng wasn't surprised at all and said with a smile, "Hi, what a coincidence."
Shen Zhenzhu pushed open the door and went inside. Seeing the fresh plaster cast on her left hand, she said, "'Minor injuries don't keep you off the front lines'? 'Just a scrape'?"
Gu Yanzheng hung up the phone, got up, closed the door, and pulled Chen Zhenzhu to sit down: "This is nothing. Those people have heavy weapons. This is already quite good."
Gu Yanzheng then asked Chen Zhenzhu, "Why are you injured on your face? And why are there bruises?"
Chen Zhenzhu said embarrassedly, "It was caused by beating someone else."
"Is this mission very difficult?"
Chen Zhenzhu rubbed her knees and boasted, "It's not difficult at all, it's a piece of cake."
"Hands-on?" Gu Yanzheng smiled, not wanting to offend Captain Chen, and said in a friendly tone, "Want some drinks?"
Chen Zhenzhu said softly, "Okay."
Gu Yanzheng felt that Shen Zhenzhu was acting strangely today. Considering her actions, he understood that she had just come out of the cult. He handed her a nutritional milk and asked, "Do you want something to eat?"
Shen Zhenzhu asked warily, "What do you want to eat?"
Gu Yanzheng chuckled and said, "Plum candy and dried almonds, that's all I have here. They're just for drinking with tea."
Shen Zhenzhu smiled again, staring at Gu Yanzheng's robust physique, and said, "Okay."
The two sat facing each other, asking each other about the situation. Gu Yanzheng still felt that Chen Zhenzhu was acting strangely. Why were her big eyes darting around him like that?
This thought lingered until Chen Zhenzhu left after agreeing to have breakfast together the next morning. Watching her tiptoe out the door, why did he feel inexplicably guilty?
Aside from the line "Until the mountains crumble and the heavens and earth unite, I will never part from you" from "Princess Pearl," Shen Zhenzhu had never read a complete romance novel in either of her two lives. The unfamiliar emotions left her somewhat disoriented.
Seeing that Chen Zhenzhu had obediently returned, Xiaobai turned over and continued sleeping.
Chen Zhenzhu lay down for a while, then suddenly sat up: "Sister-in-law?"
Xiao Bai rubbed his eyes and said, "What sister-in-law?"
Chen Zhenzhu said, "Do you know that Brother Zheng has found a girlfriend?"
Xiao Bai sneered, "Finding my ass? He's dreaming big."
Shen Zhenzhu turned her head and asked, "Are you sure?"
Xiao Bai said, "...Anyway, the old heated bed is only warm at one end, you should go to sleep. Staying up late all the time can easily lead to sudden death."
Shen Zhenzhu turned the electric fan up a bit, lay sprawled on the bed, staring at the ceiling with her bright eyes wide open, her belly button covered by the blanket, and continued to ponder her brother Zheng.
It's easy to handle if one side is enthusiastic.
When Xiaobai woke up in the morning, she was extremely angry. At her sister Pearl's request, she not only made millet porridge for the two of them, but also made a portion for Gu Yanzheng as well.
“I’ve never served food to any other man except my dad.”
"Don't be upset, his arm is in a cast. He's still the old captain, so let's offer him some comfort." Chen Zhenzhu walked into the number one private room with a smile, carrying a small bag of pickled vegetables.
Unexpectedly, Gu Yanzheng got up even earlier, and there were water chestnut cakes, braised chicken feet, shrimp dumplings, and xiaolongbao on the coffee table.
"These just arrived." Gu Yanzheng pretended not to see Xiaobai's sullen face and invited them to sit down and have breakfast.
Chen Zhenzhu had a great appetite. She first gave Xiaobai a shrimp dumpling to coax him, and then took one for herself. The dough, still warm and translucent through the chopsticks, revealed a whole shrimp inside. It trembled slightly when picked up, and the first bite revealed the dough's chewy texture, followed by the burst of the shrimp's fresh sweetness.
The shrimp were plump and springy, intertwined with the crispness of the bamboo shoots, and glistened with a hint of oil. The delicious juices lingered in her mouth, and Chen Zhenzhu savored them with satisfaction, exclaiming after finishing, "Finally, I'm alive again!"
The braised chicken feet with tiger skin melted in her mouth, and the aroma and sweetness of the water chestnut cake made her linger.
Seeing that it suited Chen Zhenzhu's taste, Gu Yanzheng felt relieved and looked down to find a spoon.
Chen Zhenzhu took a spoon out of the plastic bag and said in a pretentious manner, "The millet porridge is very hot. Since your hands are not convenient, I will feed you."
Xiao Bai choked on a shrimp dumpling, his eyes rolling back in his head. He got up, pounding his chest and jumping around.
Gu Yanzheng almost spilled the millet porridge, but readily withdrew his right hand and straightened his left hand, which was in a cast: "...Okay."
Chen Zhenzhu had never done any serving work before. She went around to Gu Yanzheng's side, scooped up a spoonful of millet porridge and handed it to him: "It's hot, blow on it to cool it down."
Seeing her cautious manner, Gu Yanzheng felt as soft as silk and gently blew on her twice.
The next second, Shen Zhenzhu casually fed herself the millet porridge and swallowed it.
"Huh? Haha." After swallowing, he belatedly grinned foolishly at Gu Yanzheng.
Gu Yanzheng: "......"
Xiao Bai slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Hahahaha!"
Chen Zhenzhu put down the millet porridge, wiped her mouth, and felt that she was still not good at serving others: "You should eat by yourself."
“Yes, Captain Gu’s right hand isn’t broken, he can take care of himself perfectly well.” Xiao Bai handed the spoon to Gu Yanzheng and pulled Chen Zhenzhu back to sit down: “Let’s eat, we still need to get discharged after we finish eating.”
Gu Yanzheng stared at Chen Zhenzhu's expression and thought she was adorably silly. Perhaps in other people's eyes, he was silly enough too.
Outside the window, there were sounds of conversation, arguing, footsteps, and horns—all noisy and real, laughter, anger, and shouting—all belonging to the world of normal people.
"Sister Pearl, I'm here to pick you up... Boss?!" Lu Ye and Wu Zhongguo were still working overtime when Zhao Qiqi was ordered to come and pick up Shen Zhenzhu from the hospital. She was startled when she saw Gu Yanzheng.
Gu Yanzheng, carrying Chen Zhenzhu's slippers in one hand, said, "I'll have hot pot with you guys tonight."
Zhao Qiqi was overjoyed and rushed up to hug Gu Yanzheng: "That's great! I haven't seen you in so long, I've missed you so much!"
Gu Yanzheng was in a good mood when he saw him, and said with a smile, "I heard you're getting more and more outstanding, that's great."
Zhao Qiqi's eyes flickered slightly. She recalled overhearing Director Liu and Political Commissar Guo chatting on her way over; Director Liu had even asked Political Commissar Guo to talk to Gu Yanzheng, warning him not to act like he was going to die just because he'd been dumped...
Zhao Qiqi snatched the slippers, grabbed the washbasin, and said, "I'll go downstairs and warm up the car first."
"Why drive in this heat?" Chen Zhenzhu followed behind Gu Yanzheng with a nonchalant attitude, walking side by side.
Xiao Bai didn't expect the two patients to do any work. Carrying two bags and two more on his back, he huffed and puffed as he walked down the street, saying, "Make way, make way. Hurry up, I still have to get to the market."
Gu Yanzheng looked at Xiaobai's figure and said, "Unwavering."
Shen Zhenzhu said, "Go forward bravely."
Xiao Bai rolled her eyes.
At times she had to admit that the two of them were a perfect match.
Shen Zhenzhu felt like time was passing in an eternity on the island, but when she went to the market, she felt that time had not passed at all.
Tomatoes were piled high like small mountains, cucumbers were tender and dripping with juice, and eggplants were a glossy purple like velvet. Carrots and corn stood side by side, and the neighboring butcher shop displayed white and red pork for customers to choose from.
The rhythmic chopping sounds of bones echoed across the street, mingling with the loud voice of the vendor across the way: "Live shrimp, fresh live shrimp from local shrimp farms!"
The vegetable stall owner quickly picked out the yellow leaves, weighed the produce, collected the money, gave change, and handed over the bag in one smooth motion: "Come again next time."
"Can you make it cheaper? I'll sell it for fifty cents?" A customer was still haggling with the shopkeeper not far away, looking serious yet content.
"There's a place over there that sells freshly cut mutton," Chen Zhenzhu said, leading them further in.
The smell of poultry and the aroma of bean products mingled in the air. In the cooked food section, the smoky roast duck, tempting sausages, and braised beef aggressively entice customers to open their wallets.
The elderly woman by the passageway had no stall. The manager didn't chase her away; she placed her bamboo basket against the wall, carefully examining each egg under the light before confidently putting it into a customer's plastic bag. She picked out the cracked eggs to keep for herself to eat at home.
The burly uncle at the butcher's stall, seeing an elderly woman with no one to care for her, remembered that she had bad teeth, and chopped the tender pork tenderloin into mince for her: "It can't be stored any longer, so I'm giving you this little bit at a discount."
A mother holding her child hesitated in front of various stalls, and finally bought a discounted fish head with limited funds. The woman selling scallions, ginger and garlic next to her broke off a small piece of tender ginger and stuffed it into her bag: "There are too many sprouted ones, and we can't sell them all. Take some back and use it to make fish soup to remove the fishy smell."
The "uneconomical" action silently maintained the mother's dignity in her predicament, forming a solid cycle of warmth in the city.
Pearls are scattered throughout the market, in the heart of everyday life, the food fresh and vibrant. The respect and kindness ordinary people show for life is the undiminished brilliance of the human heart.
It is simple and unadorned, yet it is something to be treasured.
The couple selling vegetables gently sprinkled water on the wilted leaves. The vendor selling peanuts and beans kept swatting away flies and mosquitoes with plastic bags.
The tofu vendor was anxiously promoting his morning's tofu, cutting it into small pieces for customers to sample: "It tastes great, I guarantee it hasn't gone bad."
"We've bought everything, let's go home." Chen Zhenzhu carried the groceries home, glancing back at the busy people at the market entrance.
These ordinary moments, devoid of grand events, are filled with a deep appreciation for food. They are grounded in reality, recognizing the hard work involved in producing even a simple meal. This is why we are willing to lend a helping hand and treat food with such care.
Compared to the vicious criminals that Chen Zhenzhu faced, they all had their own selfish desires, which caused harm to the world.
But what stands in contrast is the underlying reality of ordinary people's lives unfolding here.
Despite facing life's trials and tribulations, ordinary people still choose a simple way of life, cherishing food and treating others with kindness.
In the ordinary days that pass by, live out extraordinary dignity and tenderness.
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Author's Note: Pearl: Grateful for Ordinary Life
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