Take out a small oil paper bag from your trouser pocket, open it and put one soap bean inside into the basin of water. This one bean is enough to wash a set of clothes.
I quickly rubbed the outer clothes and pants out. Actually, I just rubbed them gently. There was no other way. The clothes were so torn that if I used too much force, they would easily be punctured.
He wrung out the clothes and placed them by the sink, scrubbed the washbasin clean, went to the bathroom to get a basin of warm water and returned to the room. He turned around, locked the door, found the two bamboo clothes hangers in the room, and hung the washed clothes by the window.
She found a small piece of rag towel in her backpack, took out a soap bean, and planned to simply wipe her body. Sure enough, her decision was right. After a while, she heard voices coming from the corridor.
It seemed as if everyone living here had just returned from doing something. The room was not soundproofed, and she could hear these people speaking in different accents and talking loudly while she went to take a shower. If she was taking a shower, she wouldn't have come out yet.
She also heard the two female comrades say that after these grown men finished their showers, they would look at each other at the door before going to shower, and the latch on the door that looked easy to use might not work.
Once again, I give myself a thumbs up. Her sense of crisis is amazing, almost like a danger alarm.
After a simple wash, I felt much more comfortable. I took a look at the clothes I was wearing next to my body and really didn't want to put them on, but unfortunately I had no choice.
You have to take off your cotton coat and trousers because the weather here doesn't allow you to wear them.
After putting on my clothes, although I still smelled, I felt much better than before.
After taking a look at the water in the basin that had changed color and listening to the noisy sounds in the corridor, she didn't plan to open the door and go to the bathroom again. The people now were too enthusiastic and she couldn't stand the questioning.
She glanced at the open window, then went to the window to look outside. This side was not facing the street, and she didn't know where the backyard was. Anyway, all she saw was a wasteland.
She looked for a long time but didn't see anyone passing by, so she decided to pour the dirty water outside. She did it as she thought. She picked up the basin and poured the dirty water out of the window, then quickly retracted her head.
After squatting and waiting for a long time and hearing no other sounds, Chen Ye was very satisfied with his judgment.
His stomach growled in protest, and Chen Ye patted his stomach, thinking he was hungry.
She had eaten very little every day along the way, and the little dry food she had was enough to get her here. Now she had no dry food left. If she didn't go out to eat, she would have to spend the night hungry.
That wouldn't do. She would never bother her stomach. She grabbed her bag, dusted it off, took out the ointment she had prepared, and applied it to her face again.
She hadn't cleaned the stuff on her face after sitting on the train for several days. She just washed it off and now she has to put it on again.
She leaned closer to the door and listened to the sounds. The sounds were concentrated in the bathroom and the shower room. She quickly opened the door, turned around and locked it, and tied the key with a rubber band to her wrist.
I walked out of the guesthouse quickly, went out of the door and walked directly to the right. Not far away, I saw the door of the state-owned hotel. It was really close!
When she came here today, she could see the sign of the state-owned restaurant whenever she looked over here.
Maybe because this place is not far from the train station, there are quite a lot of people eating here. The big room is almost full. She hurried over to queue up, so as not to be left without a seat to eat.
Standing at the end of the line, she began to look around the state-owned restaurant. The room looked to be more than 200 square meters, with enough open space to accommodate several large round tables, surrounded by long stools.
Those who received their meals would just walk over and sit down to start eating. Those who knew each other would sit closer and chat, and those who were less present could also chat with those at the same table as if they all knew each other.
The inside of the house looked a bit dirty, perhaps because the walls were painted with lime. But now, I don't know if it was because of cooking fumes or other reasons, the white walls looked gray.
The big round table looked clean, but it felt greasy and sticky. However, no one seemed to mind it, and everyone who received the food ate it with relish.
However, there are not many people who really order stir-fried dishes. Most of them are satisfied with a bowl of noodles. Occasionally, a few people who order stir-fried dishes will be stared at with envious eyes for a long time, and those who order stir-fried dishes will also look proud and smug.
It’s like people who can afford to order meat dishes are so cool, but that’s about it. Nowadays, you can’t eat meat even if you have money, you need meat tickets.
A regular worker only has two taels of meat coupons per month, so if he wants to have a pure meat meal, he has to save up for a long time.
Some families with large populations do not live a wealthy life, and some are lucky enough to be able to taste a piece of meat for almost half a year.
Many families in their village can only eat meat during the Chinese New Year throughout the year. People who can eat meat so freely are really envied.
Soon it was Chen Ye's turn to order food. She quickly glanced at today's offerings on the small blackboard. She had eaten in state-owned restaurants before.
The first time she went there was when her grandfather took her. Later, she would go there occasionally to improve her diet, but she didn't dare to eat too much. She wanted to maintain a slim figure, so how could she dare to eat too much and get fat?
She was extremely curious at that time. It was also her first time to go out of Fengshou Village and go to the commune. Everything she saw was new to her.
Later, when she grew up, she would occasionally find an excuse to go out of the village and see the world. She didn't dare to go far, but she still dared to go to the commune and the county town.
There are no menus in state-owned restaurants nowadays. What is written on the blackboard is what you get. If you want to order a dish that is not available, you will definitely be scolded. The supply is limited nowadays, and state-owned restaurants sell whatever dishes are available.
She had just seen what others were eating, and she had no intention of doing anything different. After all, she was unfamiliar with the place, and it would not be a good thing if someone was paying attention to her.
Although her grandfather had said that with her skills she could easily deal with four or five big men, and they had to be men with some skills, she would never underestimate anyone and would never go wrong by being careful and cautious.
"Hello, give me a bowl of vegetarian noodles."
"Two taels of food coupons cost ten cents," the waiter said as he started paying without even raising his head.
Chen Ye quickly took out a wrinkled food coupon and a dime from his trouser pocket and placed them on the table in front of him. The waiter glanced at the coupon and put it directly into the drawer.
"Wait and I'll call you when the noodles are ready."
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