Chapter 003 Too Selfish
After traveling through time, the language of the surrounding environment was very heavily accented. It took Tang Yuan several days to learn a few sentences. She could have simple conversations, but she didn't dare to speak more. This was also the reason why she tried her best to escape.
Otherwise, she could just make trouble in the village. If that doesn't work out, she could go to the town. It's always better than traveling all the way here.
She didn't mean to come dressed in beggar's clothes; she just didn't have any other good clothes.
When she reached the cafeteria door, she looked up at the rustic door.
At noon, she had a full meal at Tang Jianguo's house, stuffing a stomach full of meat. Now she was not hungry at all, and even felt a little nauseous because the food was too greasy.
However, her workplace was in the cafeteria, so she walked in anyway.
"You are Tang Yuan? Do you know what to do?"
Tang Yuan nodded and shook his head: "I know what to do, but I don't know how to do it."
"Well... okay, then come in and I'll teach you." The other party stood up and took Tang Yuan into the back kitchen, talking about this and that, and then from there to this.
It all comes down to one word: fire.
It was very hot in the kitchen, and there was a lot of smoke, which made Tang Yuan dizzy. When the other party asked her questions, she just nodded repeatedly until she was pushed behind a burning stove.
She came back to her senses and wanted to ask about the control of the fire. When she walked to the door, she heard the person who brought her in talking to Zhang Xiumei.
"He's okay, just a little stupid."
"Yes, yes, yes. I said he was a little stupid. The child just nodded and didn't say much. Fortunately, he wasn't completely stupid. He should be able to do a simple job like making a fire. Do you think he became stupid because Old Tang left the child in the village, or did he abandon the child because he became stupid?"
"The child is not that stupid, but no matter what the reason, Old Tang is really unkind. I just saw the child, he is so skinny. Now he has a job and can live on his own in the future. His life will be better. Old Tang and his wife can't abuse the child under our noses."
"Then I'll keep a closer eye on them. I can't let a child get bullied."
Tang Yuan listened to the whole thing and really didn't understand why these two people thought she was stupid.
But the heart is good. In such an environment, even if the original owner came here, as long as he can control his own money, he can always live a good life.
It’s a pity that those people in my hometown don’t do good things.
She took over the body of the original owner, and she had no good feelings towards the old family members who had something to do with the original owner's life.
Tang Yuan returned to the stove, leaned back on the small chair, looked at the fire in the stove, and took the initiative to wait for someone to come and talk to her.
She had no plans to integrate into the group too quickly. Since these people thought she was stupid, they probably wouldn't talk behind her back in the future. She would wait until she understood more about the situation here before deciding on her future path.
She lowered her head and spread out her hands, and there was a faint trace of green in the palm of her hand, indicating that the space she had entered before was indeed real.
It must be real, after all, she took out a grass from it.
I don’t know if I can still sell that grass when I go back later. At least it’s worth 0.01 coins.
While she was watching the fire, more and more people came to the kitchen one after another. When they saw her, they whispered a few words to her and went to do their own work. Later, when they saw that she didn't say anything, they gradually ignored her existence and started chatting about the big and small things in the factory.
The biggest gossip in the factory during this period is Tang Yuan. Since she is here, it is difficult to talk about her, so we can only talk about her eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
Tang Yuan listened for a while and found some information that interested him.
The machinery factory is a large one, and it is backed by a railway station, so it is very convenient to transport the products in the factory out, so the business has always been good. Not long ago, they expanded a workshop and hired a lot of people.
It was also for this reason that the original person who held the position in Tang Yuan found a way to leave, which led to her good luck.
Factory employees can eat in the cafeteria or bring their own. There is a special place for heating up meals in the cafeteria. Most people bring two aluminum lunch boxes every day, one for rice and one for vegetables. Poorer meals are put in one box.
However, lunch boxes may be stolen or taken by mistake, so you need to write your name on them or tie a ribbon.
The portions of food in the cafeteria are large and the price is much higher than eating out, so many more people bring their own lunch than don't. After all, since they work in a machinery factory, every household can afford to buy an aluminum lunch box.
As for buying vegetables and rice, there is a large market not far from the machinery factory with sufficient supply.
Tang Yuan thought that she would go to the market after she got her salary in a while. She was "driven out" and had almost no things with her. She had to buy some spare clothes, bedding, a washbasin, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.
There are too many things to buy. If you add them up piecemeal, even if you buy them at the most economical price, it will still cost dozens of dollars.
There was a flash of fire in front of her eyes, and her thoughts drifted away. When she focused again, a familiar pink closet suddenly appeared in front of her.
Looking around, everyone was talking about their own things. No one noticed anything unusual on her side, or maybe they simply couldn't see what was happening over here.
Tang Yuan stood up and stepped on the wooden board beside him. The knocking sound made many people look up subconsciously.
Seeing her standing there in a daze, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"I... am going to the restroom." Tang Yuan glanced at the pink closet floating in front of him.
Under the gaze of others, her eyes wandered and her face looked dull.
"Turn left from the toilet, go straight and then turn left again and you're there. Can you go?"
"Yeah." Tang Yuan nodded, walked out the door and turned left.
As soon as she left, the room suddenly became lively.
"Isn't that so? I'm really stupid. I didn't lie to you."
"Really? She doesn't look smart. This child is pitiful. Her mother passed away early, and her father didn't want her. She was bullied at home. If she hadn't run away, her life would not have been easy."
"Who says it's not true? You said this child, although he looks silly, he actually has a stubborn streak. If it were someone else, they wouldn't be able to escape."
"She was lucky. If she hadn't come at the right time, she would have been sent back in two days. It's just that no one wanted to take her job these few days."
"Yes, maybe it's just that stupid people have good luck. The stupid child has good luck."
Tang Yuan had no idea that her reputation for being "stupid" had spread again. At this moment, she was happily looking at the pink vortex in front of her. When she concentrated her mind a little, the scene changed and the familiar wooden house and small field appeared.
The green vegetables she had just planted in the field in the afternoon had already sprouted. At this rate, they could probably be picked and eaten in the evening.
Her eyes lit up. At least this way, she wouldn't have to worry about food.
After happily looking at the growing green vegetables for a while, she pulled up her pants, walked out of the bathroom, and headed happily towards the kitchen.
Someone passed by her and whispered, "What's so exciting about going to the bathroom?"
"Haven't you heard? She was abused at home, and she was tortured to the point of being stupid."
"Don't you care, Old Tang?"
"What does he care about? He didn't even see anyone coming, and he just threw the child out. He said nice things and found another house for the child, but that house is so shabby. If he really wanted to be good to the child, he could have freed up a room at home. In such a big house, the living room can be used as a sleeping space. Isn't that how everyone lives?"
"That's right. Why can't his family live like this?"
"It's just too selfish. He doesn't care about the child or the factory. This child... is pitiful. Living alone now is better than being abused at home. If he doesn't move out, he will probably be abused and become even more stupid."
"How pitiful."
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Tang Yuan returned to the kitchen, and everything inside became quiet.
Oh, that's a little bit of her talk.
In fact, she could tell him. She also wanted to hear some gossip about her scumbag father. Unfortunately, she hadn't gained everyone's trust yet, so no one would whisper anything to her.
She lowered her head, went back to the stove, and continued to stare at the fire in a daze.
Over the next few days, her daily life gradually stabilized, and the people in the kitchen got used to her presence and would tell her some gossip about the factory in front of her.
She still grows green vegetables on the land in front of the wooden house, but she doesn't eat them normally. She sells them to the game every time she harvests them. Now she has saved a huge sum of 10 coins.
Looking through all the seeds in the seed bank, she picked around and finally chose the cucumber that could be eaten raw.
Cucumber seeds are expensive, costing one coin each, but they can be eaten raw. Considering that she is completely unable to make a fire and cook for herself, growing cucumbers is the most suitable thing for her.
The cucumber harvest is also good. One seed can grow 3-4 cucumbers, each cucumber is sold for 1 yuan. If you plant one crop a day, it is not a problem to earn more than 20 yuan.
The small plot of land has limited space, and she can only grow a dozen green vegetables, but not too many cucumbers. She had always chosen green vegetables because they take a short time to grow, and she could plant the same ones each time and harvest them together and plant them again to maximize profits.
After planting the cucumbers, she withdrew her "dazed" gaze and looked at the person standing in front of her.
"It's your turn to eat."
"Oh." Tang Yuan stood up and walked towards the cafeteria. People around her were in a hurry. When some people occasionally passed by her, a faint smell came from them.
The weather is getting hotter, everyone is sweating, and if you don't change your clothes frequently, they will stink.
Tang Yuan lowered his head, looked at the coat he was wearing which he hadn't changed for three days, and couldn't help but sigh.
She didn't have many clothes to wear and could only change her inner clothes every two days. The time for changing her outer clothes depended on when they dried after being washed.
At that time, washing machines did not have a spin-drying function. No matter how hard you squeezed the clothes after washing, a lot of water would drip off when hung up to dry. Whether the weather was sunny or the temperature was high would affect the time it took to dry the clothes.
Everything is difficult these days, even having a good meal is hard.
She stood at the cafeteria window and ordered a bowl of brown rice and a serving of stir-fried cabbage with minced meat. She looked at the few pieces of meat scattered on the cabbage for a few more times and estimated that all the meat added together would not be as big as a little fingernail.
It's really foamy, almost only foam left with no meat.
Tang Yuan took the rice plate and sat down in a corner. He directly placed the brown rice on the stir-fried cabbage with minced meat, letting the brown rice get soaked with oil and water, which finally made the hard and dry rice easier to swallow.
Days like this made her feel that her life in her previous life was not ordinary at all. If she could be given an ordinary bowl of braised chicken with rice at this time, it would definitely be wonderful!