Chapter 362 Educated Youth Sent Down to the Countryside in the 1960s 24
Everyone loves the deck chairs in the courtyard. Everyone wants to lie down for a while. When chatting, we talked about some interesting things at school and complained about the weirdos we encountered. For example, Zhang Wei's roommate never washes his feet. We reminded him several times, but he never changed. When asked, he said he couldn't smell it. Now, no one wants to go back to the dormitory. Sleeping every night is a torment.
"This is easy to solve. He has a girlfriend, right? You two can team up and talk to him when he's alone with his girlfriend and she leaves. He'll know to wash his hands then. If he still doesn't change, you don't need to give him any face. If he still does this, then he's asking for trouble."
"After all, washing your feet every day isn't difficult. It's summer now, and cold water is free, so what more does he want?"
"That's so mean!"
"So we need to be polite first, then tough it out. Living in the dormitory is about getting along with each other. You can't just do whatever you want and move out whenever you want. Some people just don't have a sense of community. If tearing the mask off doesn't work, then go directly to the teacher. The problem is that it's affecting your studies too much."
After giving Zhang Wei a bunch of ideas, it was lunchtime. The four of them worked together and quickly cooked the meal. Although all four of them had money, they still couldn't eat without tickets. Besides, you can't eat anything else at school.
The few dishes were barely enough for a few people. After the meal, they went out for a walk. There are many more people setting up stalls and doing side jobs now, and most of them are young people who are currently unemployed. Jiang Yue bought a few washbasins that didn't require coupons. She just remembered that she washed her hands on the tap last time she came here.
In the afternoon, Yao Ling went home, Wang Liang and Zhang Wei went back to their respective schools, and Jiang Yue carried the iron basin home and added a layer of soundproofing to the house. After she finished, she lay on the bed and tested it. The house became quiet immediately. Actually, she wanted to redecorate, but she didn't like the current style of decoration. She was also afraid that it would be difficult to explain if someone came over. After thinking about it for a long time, she gave up.
It started raining in the evening, so Jiang Yue closed the windows in the room to make it soundproof. She took out her tablet and started watching dramas. She didn't want to cook dinner, so she just took out some fried chicken and milk tea and ate them. She had to go to class the next day, so she didn't stay up too late and went to bed around 10 p.m.
The next day, after getting up, she headed to school. When she was almost there, she bought breakfast and ate it. Looking at the bicycles coming and going, Jiang Yue thought that she should buy one. Her home was still a bit far from here, and having a bicycle would be much more convenient.
In July, summer vacation started. It was Zhang Wei and Wang Liang's first time in Beijing. They didn't plan to go home for their first summer vacation and instead planned to travel around and have fun in Beijing. As for Jiang Yue, she didn't even have a home anymore. Now she didn't contact her family, and her family didn't contact her either. Jiang Yue hadn't paid attention to the situation at home and didn't know how things were going there.
When Wang Liang and Zhang Wei invited Jiang Yue to go out, she didn't go. She had explored Beijing countless times, visiting different eras from ancient times to the present and future. She didn't want to go with Yao Ling either; even though she was a local, there wasn't much to see, so she preferred to stay home and study. However, since many people from her hometown were looking for her, she stayed home for half a month before running off to Jiang Yue's place for some peace and quiet.
After learning that Jiang Yue needed a bicycle and a TV, Yao Ling asked her father to help her exchange two tickets. Jiang Yue didn't let the help go unrewarded; she made some medicinal wine for Yao's father to nourish his body. After buying the TV, Jiang Yue didn't watch it much, but the children from the nearby courtyard came over every day, so she bought one for them too.
Sometimes, when no one is home, they would eat a meal at Jiang Yue's house. This was unavoidable; that's how neighborly relations are these days. After watching TV in the evening, Jiang Yue would see the children off and only go back to her own house after they had all gotten home.
The next morning, Jiang Yue got up and cooked some porridge and boiled an egg. She also heated up the steamed buns she had eaten the day before. After breakfast, she bought a newspaper. Not long after she got home, Yao Ling came over and brought Jiang Yue some snacks.
"Didn't you say you were going home to stay for a few days?"
"Wang Liang and Zhang Wei are coming over tomorrow. They said they'd like to go out and have some fun. Are you coming?"
"Is Wang Liang coming alone, or is he coming with Zhang Wei?"
"What?! Of course we're coming together! Me and Wang Liang... wait, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? What do you mean? You don't think no one else can see it, do you?"
"Hehe." Yao Ling scratched her head and chuckled without saying anything.
Jiang Yue didn't press them for details about what was going on. At noon, Wang Liang came over alone. When the two of them went out, they pretended to ask Jiang Yue about it. Jiang Yue couldn't bear to expose them and really wanted to say something like, "Let's go together."
Not long after the two left, the neighbor's child started crying. Jiang Yue listened for a while and realized that the child had been caught copying homework. Not long after, other children joined in the wailing. Jiang Yue went out to take a look, fanning herself, and after meeting up with the onlookers, she learned that it was a group crime. No wonder they were all beaten up.
It was too hot for Jiang Yue to have much of an appetite, so she took out a fruit salad from her spatial storage and ate it. After finishing, Jiang Yue took out a piece of cold iron stone. She didn't have an air conditioner and hadn't bought a fan, so she could only use the cold iron stone. She walked around the room and chose a spot where the cold iron stone could radiate into the bedroom, study, and living room. Before long, the temperature in the room dropped.
One drawback of the cold iron stone is that its temperature keeps dropping, which doesn't meet Jiang Yue's needs. She thought about it and made a temperature control device using nanomaterials. After it was finished, she put the cold iron stone inside. When the indoor temperature is below 25 degrees Celsius, it will isolate the coldness of the cold iron stone. When it is above 25 degrees Celsius, it will open a gap. In this way, the indoor temperature will be the most comfortable temperature for Jiang Yue.
After thinking for a moment, he took out another heating stone and modified the temperature control device. After the modification, the room was warm in winter and cool in summer. Both materials have a long service life, so there should be no problem during Jiang Yue's short hundred years of life. After setting up the device, he went back to his room and took a nap.
After getting up, Jiang Yue yawned and stretched. This was the most comfortable sleep she had had recently. She had forgotten about it because there were always people at home. She should have made arrangements earlier. After washing her face to wake herself up, she touched her rumbling stomach. Sigh, I should get something to eat.
In the morning, Wang Liang brought over a piece of meat. Jiang Yue glanced at the ingredients at home and thought, "Hmm, I'll make a bowl of noodles with soybean paste." After making the noodles, Jiang Yue carried the bowl towards the living room. She glanced at the door and saw an unexpected surprise. After putting down the noodles, Jiang Yue gently opened the door and walked towards the entrance.
Jiang Yue glanced at the shadowy figure hiding outside and guessed who it was. It was a child from a family in the alley. Her parents had divorced, and she lived with her father. Later, her father remarried, and her stepmother had two children with her. As a result, her situation was predictable.
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