Chapter 160 The Greatest Conscience
Shen Xuewei shook her head; the pain was gone, and she felt nothing.
When I first picked up the hoe, this spot on my hand didn't have calluses yet.
Children's hands are delicate; on her first day working in the fields with a hoe, she developed blisters.
The blisters hadn't subsided when they went back to work the next day.
After the blister bursts, it burns with pain.
But after doing it for a long time, my hands stopped getting blisters and instead developed calluses.
The cocoon was very thin at first, but gradually it became thicker and harder, and it has remained on my hand for the past few years.
After a while, you get used to it.
She didn't say anything about how hard it was or not; she went to work in the fields voluntarily, not because anyone forced her to.
You can complain to yourself about how hard it is in private, but you don't always have to tell others about it, making yourself look like a pitiful old woman.
It annoys others and affects her own mood.
She didn't want to talk about this with her aunt, and seeing that she was almost recovered, she changed the subject:
"Auntie, didn't we say we were going out to eat? Let's go out now. If we go too late, the food might not be fresh."
Chen Fanglan put on her high heels that she had just taken off. "Come on, Auntie will take you to eat."
The two went out and found a small stir-fry restaurant nearby to sit down and eat.
It took half an hour to eat, and I had already spent about half an hour at home earlier.
Chen Fanglan had to go to work at 2 p.m., so she thought she would go straight back to the beauty salon.
She found a small shop that engraved keys and had a key made for Shen Xuewei.
"Weiwei, keep this key safe. If you want to go downstairs to buy something while I'm not home, just come down and buy it yourself. I have some loose change in that drawer, you can just take it."
Shen Xuewei took the keys and asked, "Auntie, is there a farmers market nearby?"
Chen Fanglan looked at her amusedly, "You're still thinking about cooking for me? Didn't your aunt just tell you that you don't need to cook? I'll find a place to eat when I get home from get off work."
Shen Xuewei looked up at her, "Auntie, is it possible... that I want to eat the food I cooked myself, and your portion is just something I brought along?"
It's fine to let her eat the food from these small restaurants outside, maybe once or twice a year.
But what if she eats this for one or two months in a row?
Food outside is delicious, but you can't eat it every day.
She had had enough of the weird food the school served, so when she finally had a holiday, she naturally wanted to cook something nice for herself.
Upon hearing this, Chen Fanglan was stunned for a moment before she realized what was happening.
"Oh right, I almost forgot about that... Come on, Auntie will take you to the market."
The area where Chen Fanglan lives is considered the old town area of Luli County.
Although some people have moved away to better places, many others have stayed.
There is a vegetable market about five or six minutes' walk from her rented house.
"Weiwei, this is the farmers' market, can you see it?"
The morning rush hour for grocery shopping had passed, and there were only a few people in the market. Most of the stall owners were eating or sleeping behind their stalls.
Shen Xuewei noted down the location, planning to come back here to buy groceries and cook.
The delay was quite long, and it was almost time for Chen Fanglan to go to work.
Chen Fanglan wanted to send Shen Xuewei back first, but she was worried about going to work and eating.
Shen Xuewei, understanding and considerate, said, "Auntie, you go back to work first. I know the way myself, I can get back by myself."
Chen Fanglan was still a little worried, "But you're still young and you're not familiar with this place."
"What's the big deal? I take the bus to school and come home by myself every week, don't I?"
Chen Fanglan thought about it and agreed, so she didn't dwell on it any further.
In her eyes, Shen Xuewei has always been a reliable person; if she says it's okay, then it's definitely okay.
"Okay, then Auntie is going back to work at the beauty salon now. Remember to go back by yourself, and don't go to the wrong place or take the wrong road."
If you're late, you'll be fined fifty yuan...
Shen Xuewei urged her to leave, and as she ran, she kept looking back at Shen Xuewei walking towards the old building, finally feeling relieved.
When she reached the corner and saw that her figure had disappeared, Shen Xuewei did not go back, but instead strolled around the vicinity.
She didn't come to her aunt's place for nothing.
A county town is that big, there must be internet cafes, and there are bound to be plenty of illegal ones too...
She searched around the neighborhood and finally found a secluded internet cafe.
After observing from outside for a while, I noticed that two children, around ten years old, had entered the internet cafe, but they didn't come out for a good ten minutes.
Shen Xuewei felt that this internet cafe would become her regular haunt.
Without further hesitation, she slowly stepped into the internet cafe.
The internet cafe was filled with all sorts of smells...
Shen Xuewei held her breath briefly, then recovered.
Although the smells were a bit unpleasant, they were still within her acceptable range.
There aren't many computers in the internet cafe, only a dozen or so, and seven or eight of them are already in use.
She stood at the front desk and asked, "How much does it cost to use the internet here for an hour?"
The man sitting behind the counter was engrossed in eating his instant noodles when he looked up and glanced at Shen Xuewei.
Seeing that it was a small child, he didn't show any surprise or try to drive him away, but simply said as if it were commonplace:
"It's two yuan an hour. If you want a monthly subscription, I can give you a discount."
He bought these computers himself, and the internet cafe is also his property, so there's no rent required.
After graduating from high school, he didn't want to work, so he set up an internet cafe and managed to earn several thousand yuan a month.
In good times, one can even earn ten thousand yuan a month.
He felt that this was much more comfortable than going out to work.
Upon hearing that a monthly subscription would be cheaper, Shen Xuewei asked, "What's the price for a monthly subscription?"
The man took a big gulp of instant noodles, swallowed them all, and said:
"A monthly subscription will cost you 600 yuan."
Shen Xuewei did some mental calculations.
That is equivalent to 20 yuan per day, charged on average for ten hours per day.
Chen Fanglan starts work at nine in the morning, takes a break between 12:30 and 2:00 in the afternoon, and finishes get off work at 7:30 in the evening.
Shen Xuewei sets aside half an hour each for lunch and dinner to cook, in addition to the time Chen Fanglan spends at home every day at noon, and the days she rests.
On average, Shen Xuewei can only spend a maximum of seven or eight hours a day in internet cafes.
A monthly subscription is not cost-effective.
She quickly rejected the idea of a monthly subscription, saying, "No, I'll just do three hours first."
She took out six dollars and handed it to him.
The man nodded and pointed to the empty computer in the corner.
"Go to Unit 13. It looks old, but it's actually running faster than the others."
More importantly, there was a pile of miscellaneous items next to it, which effectively separated Unit 13.
It's a chaotic place here. If someone causes trouble and a fight breaks out, separating her will prevent him from getting hurt.
Such illegal internet cafes are not uncommon.
Assigning her to unit number thirteen was already the greatest act of conscience he could show.
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