Chapter 19 Rice for Bicycle Tickets
Tang Xiaotian went to the villagers and asked what happened in the Youth Home.
The villagers said, "Last night, a man broke into the kitchen of the Youth Home and started a commotion in the middle of the night. I only found out this morning."
Tang Xiaotian asked Shen Jiale to go to the Youth Home together. Shen Jiale shook his head.
"You go. I have to write a letter home."
When Tang Xiaotian came back, her expression was very unnatural.
Shen Jiale asked, "Who did you bring back?"
Tang Xiaotian was surprised and asked, "How did you know?"
Li Mei came in cautiously from outside.
Looking at Shen Jiale's expressionless face, Tang Xiaotian was a little unsure of what Shen Jiale meant.
Now she regretted it a little. Why did she soften her heart and bring Li Mei back?
However, since she has been brought back, she should ask. If Shen Jiale doesn't want Li Mei to stay, she can't do anything about it.
Tang Xiaotian said with a stiff upper lip: "Li Mei wants to live with us. Don't worry, she is willing to share the rent."
Shen Jiale said: "The house belongs to Grandma Zhou. You can ask Grandma Zhou for her opinion. As long as she agrees, you can move in."
The two went to find Grandma Zhou. Grandma Zhou agreed to let Li Mei stay, but Li Mei had to pay 50 cents a month in rent.
Li Mei hesitated for three seconds, took out 50 cents from her pocket and handed it to Grandma Zhou.
Grandma Zhou asked her how she was going to eat.
Tang Xiaotian told her that she cooked alone, and Shen Jiale handed over some food to eat with Grandma Zhou.
Li Mei said that she cooked and ate with Tang Xiaotian.
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There were only two beds in the room, and Li Mei and Tang Xiaotian lived in one bed.
Li Mei thought about what happened at night. She was awakened by Sun Xiaoqin's cry for help. She grabbed the man's leg. If the four girls united, they would definitely catch the man.
However, they all hid aside and did not help, including the bullied Sun Xiaoqin.
As a result, the man ran away.
At that moment, she envied Tang Xiaotian and Shen Jiale's friendship.
The two of them fought together, lived together in a house without a roof, rented a house together, and took care of each other.
If she had chosen to be with them at the beginning, would such a thing not have happened to her?
After the incident last night, Wang Yanhong went to the village chief's house this morning and refused to leave.
In the end, the village chief had no choice but to vacate a room for them to live in.
And she begged Tang Xiaotian to share the rent with them.
After settling down, Li Mei found that Shen Jiale only came out for meals, or she would lie on the bed reading, or she would sleep, and she didn't talk to anyone.
Li Mei asked Tang Xiaotian if Shen Jiale was unhappy about her arrival, so she didn't talk to her all day.
Tang Xiaotian said, "No, she likes quietness. When she was in the Youth Educator's Home, there were many people, and it was rare to have quiet time all day. She didn't have to work on rainy days, so you could sleep if you wanted. When you move back to the Youth Educator's Home, you won't have this quietness anymore."
Li Mei thought so too. After the weather cleared up, she would have to go to work, which was tiring and sunny. There was no free time like now.
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Shen Jiale slept well during the day, and at night, after the two fell asleep, she entered the space.
She went directly to the health club, and she wanted to try out her guess during the day.
He took a knife and cut his arm, and blood immediately flowed out.
He put his arm into a basin filled with spring water, and saw the wound slowly heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Spring water actually has such magical effects, and I don’t know if it has always existed or because it is in space.
Since it can heal wounds, it must be able to repair the body and strengthen the body. Shen Jiale immediately wanted to fill a few barrels and send them to his parents.
Nothing is more important than the health of family members.
After thinking about it, it would not be appropriate to send it directly.
So, Shen Jiale added concentrated fruit juice to the spring water, put it in a small bag and sealed it, and then neatly put it in a cardboard box, and wrote another letter and put it in the cardboard box together with the previous one.
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The next morning, it was still raining.
Shen Jiale put on her raincoat and went out. Before leaving, she told Grandma Zhou not to leave any food for her.
Grandma Zhou said, "It's raining so hard, the road is not easy to walk on. You should wait until the weather clears up before going to town."
Shen Jiale said, "My parents are waiting for my reply. I have to go to work when the weather clears up, so I won't have time to go."
Grandma Zhou told her to walk slowly on the road.
When there was no one on the road, she took out her bicycle. The road was muddy and the riding speed was very slow.
After sending the things at the post office, Shen Jiale took some daily necessities from the space and put them in a large cloth bag to take back.
Before going back, she turned in the direction of the black market.
From a distance, she saw a person walking on the side of the road.
The figure looked a bit like the old lady she met last time.
Shen Jiale flashed into the space, changed her clothes, and rode in the direction of the old lady.
When old lady Lu saw her, she waved to her excitedly: "Young man, here."
Shen Jiale pretended to be surprised and asked: "Old man, why are you here?"
"Waiting for you."
"Waiting for me? Didn't I say I would come today?"
The old lady saw Shen Jiale riding a bicycle again.
Last time, this young man came on a bicycle, but he said he wanted to buy a bicycle ticket. Although old lady Lu was full of doubts, she wanted to buy food from the young man. After
eating the rice, her grandson felt much better,
so if the young man really wanted to buy a bicycle ticket, she would sell the ticket at a low price.
Asked: "You have a bicycle, why did you buy a bicycle ticket last time?"
Shen Jiale said: "This is a bicycle from my friend's house. I have been riding it all the time. I feel embarrassed, so I want to buy him a new one and keep this one for myself."
The old lady smiled and said, "That's right. It's not good to always borrow other people's things. My neighbor has a bicycle ticket. His family wants to exchange it for 100 kilograms of rice. If you want it, I'll pass you a message."
Shen Jiale said, "To be honest, my friend heard that I wanted to buy a bicycle, so he helped me exchange it for a ticket."
Old lady Lu felt it was a pity. If she had taken out the bicycle ticket that day, maybe the transaction would have been successful.
I have come into contact with all kinds of people in the black market. There are good and bad people in it. Sometimes, you go in with money, but you may not be able to take out the things you bought safely.
"Young man, a bicycle ticket costs 70 or 80 yuan on the black market, and you can make a profit by reselling it. Don't you really want to consider it? I can help you negotiate and sell 19 kilograms of rice." She
just asked for a bicycle ticket casually. There was a bicycle in the space, and Shen Jiale didn't need a ticket. What she wanted was cash.
However, tickets are a feature of this era. They are indispensable everywhere, and it doesn't hurt to have some in hand.
"Since you said so, I'll give you a favor. I happen to have rice in the car. When are you going to exchange it?"
"Really? Can I see the rice?"
"Sure."
The bag in the car contained daily necessities. When Shen Jiale reached into the bag, he exchanged the things inside for rice.
Old Mrs. Lu looked at the white rice and felt happy.
Shen Jiale said that this bag was 100 jin, and some of it needed to be weighed out.
Old Mrs. Lu said, "Don't bother, just sell me the 10 jin, and we can divide it up when we get back."
"That's fine."
"But the ticket is at his house, come with me to get it." It was just right to transport the rice to the doorstep, and it saved a lot of effort.
Old Mrs. Lu took Shen Jiale to the doorstep of a factory and told the gatekeeper that it was a relative from the family.
Old Mrs. Lu invited Shen Jiale to come in and sit down, but Shen Jiale declined and waited at the doorstep.
Old Mrs. Lu went in and gave Shen Jiale the ticket and 5 yuan. Shen Jiale took the money and the ticket, put down the rice bag, and rode away.
Old Lady Lu pulled her aside and asked in a low voice: "Can I still buy things from you in the future?"
Shen Jiale said: "I don't do this, but I will come here occasionally and bring you good things."
"That's good, my last name is Lu, you must come often." This is what Old Lady Lu really said.
When she was about to reach the entrance of the village, Shen Jiale saw the tall figure again.