I walked outside for more than half an hour without realizing it. I felt cold at first, but now I feel warm.
When I got home, it was already dawn.
The familiar aroma of steamed white flour wafted over, a little fermented and very sweet. The sniff made her feel hungry, and she was indeed hungry. She had a good appetite and quick digestion, and she was helpless.
Fortunately, I can support myself, otherwise I would starve.
"Good morning, Comrade Zhong. Why are you up so early? We didn't know you were up." Haonan asked.
According to her schedule, she should still be sleeping now.
Tian Shangguo didn't expect this either. He turned his head and stared at her, "Comrade Zhong, did you go out for a walk?"
"I woke up and couldn't fall asleep. I went out for a walk. I'm either busy or lazy every day. If I don't walk around, I'll be exhausted sooner or later." Zhong Yuxiu raised her eyes and smiled faintly, "Are you guys going out for some exercise?"
"Now is the best time to exercise." Tian Shangguo nodded. "You take a break. Comrade Hao and I will go exercise first and come back for dinner later."
Zhong Yuxiu smiled as she saw them off and went out to the kitchen. "Goudan, are the buns cooked? I'm hungry."
Goudan twisted his mechanical head and glanced at Zhong Yuxiu. He then turned around and opened a compartment of the steamer. "Master, the buns are cooked. Let me give you two a snack."
"One, I'll have it as a buffer, and we can share it with Haonan and the others when they come back." She was already nagging when she said this.
"Okay, Master." Goudan took a pair of bowls and chopsticks from the side, picked up a bun on the side, and placed the bowls and chopsticks in front of her. "Master, please eat slowly, it's a little hot."
Zhong Yuxiu nodded, took it, and leaned against the stove, skewering the buns with chopsticks and eating them slowly; the bowl and chopsticks were taken over by Goudan and washed, and she sat on the stool next to her and watched Goudan serve porridge from the pot quietly.
"Goudan, I want to eat beef stew for lunch."
"Okay, Master, I'll make it for you."
Goudan turned around and answered, picking up a bowl of porridge and walking out, "Master, do you want to go out with us?"
"Let's go." Zhong Yuxiu immediately stood up and followed him out.
When he got outside, Goudan noticed someone coming and continued to pretend to be dumb.
"Is Comrade Zhong Yuxiu here?"
Zhong Yuxiu paused, then turned to look at three people in military uniforms. "I am Zhong Yuxiu."
"Hello, Comrade Zhong, we are here to install a telephone for you. Is it convenient for you now?" the leader began the conversation.
"Is that so? Come in." Zhong Yuxiu raised her hand and said, "Goudan, bring out some tea for the comrades."
“Ding ding.”
Goudan put the porridge on the dining table, nodded twice, and went back to the kitchen to make tea.
Zhong Yuxiu pointed to the sofa next to her and said, "You guys sit wherever you want."
"No need to sit down. Where would you like the phone installed? We'll have to go to another place after we install it."
Since they were busy, she stopped being polite and said, "Just put it on the small table on the left."
"Okay." The leader nodded and led the group to the left side of the wall.
"Everyone came so early. Have you had breakfast?" Zhong Yuxiu asked.
The three didn't know what to say. They had gotten up early and had a heavy workload, so they really didn't have breakfast.
Zhong Yuxiu smiled knowingly, "It's just right. My dog Goudan made a lot of steamed buns, and it's time for dinner now. Everyone, come and have some with us later."
"No need to trouble Comrade Zhong." The leader had a round face, not fat, but rather rounded features. "We're in a hurry. Thank you for your kindness, Comrade Zhong."
"It's ready. We need to eat even if we're in a hurry." Without giving in, Zhong Yuxiu went to the kitchen and didn't ask them to stay for breakfast. She couldn't make things difficult for them since they were busy. "Goudan, pick up a few buns and put them on plates. I'll take them over."
"Ding." Goudan took out a large porcelain plate from the cupboard, picked up six steamed buns and six dumplings; Zhong Yuxiu took it, walked out of the kitchen, and went to the hall to see the three people squatting on the ground assembling telephone equipment. She walked over with the plate.
"Have some food, you three. It's hard for you to come so early to help me install the phone."
"No, no." The three of them waved their hands, "We can't eat here anymore."
Zhong Yuxiu didn't bother to argue and politely handed the food to the leader. "A few steamed buns, no need to be so cautious. I'm treating you, and even if others knew, they wouldn't say anything. Besides, you came out early to install the phone for me. How can I feel good if you come to work on an empty stomach?"
The three men looked at the food on their plates and then looked at Zhong Yuxiu; they couldn't help but feel warmed. They were often out and about doing engineering work all year round, and were often afraid of delaying the progress, so it was common for them to eat two meals a day.
"Thank you very much."
"No need to thank me. You can eat and work at the same time. It won't waste your time." She was afraid that others would feel uncomfortable if she was here, so she decided to leave.
Goudan returned to the kitchen, washed the dishes, and was about to leave when Zhong Yuxiu said, "Put a bowl of porridge in each of them first."
"Ding ding." Goudan went out with the bowl and chopsticks, went to the dining table and served three bowls of porridge to the three people.
Goudan put it down and left. The three of them were slightly stunned. One of them looked at the thick white porridge and said, "This..."
"Sergeant, isn't this a bad thing for us to do?" Another person felt quite sorry.
The leader took a bite of the bun and said, "Eat it! Comrade Zhong sent it to us. We can't refuse Comrade Zhong's kindness. We have to work hard to deserve this meal."
"good."
The three of them finished their meal in a hurry, worked hard, and did their best; they paid special attention to details and spent half a little more time than other people.
When they finished the installation, Haonan and Tian Shangguo had not returned yet.
The leader raised his voice and said, "Comrade Zhong, the phone has been installed for you."
Zhong Yuxiu hurried out of the kitchen, "It's installed so quickly?"
"Yes, the number is written next to the phone. Please remember to pick it up. Thank you for your hospitality. We will be leaving now."
"Okay, thank you for your help. Goodbye." Zhong Yuxiu sent the people out of the house and returned to the phone. The old-fashioned telephone was bulky and heavy, not as convenient and easy to use as the later ones. In that era, it was indeed great, and the families who could install a telephone were not simple.
Therefore, telephones are extremely rare and precious.
Goudan walked up to Zhong Yuxiu and said, "Master, is this what phones are like nowadays? The style is too old. This kind of phone is definitely not easy to use."
"Just shut up, this is already good enough." Zhong Yuxiu squinted at it. "If people outside find out, you'll be beaten up."
annoying.
"Oh, Master, but this thing is really outdated!" Goudan was still very disgusted with giving his master such an old thing. "We in the StarCraft all use optical computers, computers and phones all in one. Who still needs this?"
Zhong Yuxiu turned her head away in annoyance. "You know that's interstellar. We're in the late 1970s in the ancient times, okay? The phone was installed because I'm valuable enough, and you still complain."
"Okay, whatever the master says is right, Goudan will listen to the master."
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