And so, I arrived at Class 1, Grade 1 with my two guardian spirits.
"Hello teacher, I've brought my child here to register. My surname is Liu, my name is Liu Linjuan, and I'm a military doctor working in the surgery department of a military hospital. You can just call me Comrade Liu. This is my daughter, Li Mianmian, she's just 6 years old."
"Hello, Ms. Liu. I am the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 1. My surname is Duan, and my given name is Duan Jiaqian. You can call me Teacher Duan. Hello, Li Mianmian. Please sit in this seat."
Teacher Duan looked at my panda eyes, then at Shen Xi and Shen Bei standing beside me, each with a panda eye, and understood perfectly well that this student was also a martial arts expert. Now, everyone in the elementary and middle school grades knew that the four Shen siblings were martial arts practitioners.
Here comes another one. I don't know if he's a troublemaker, but no matter what, as a teacher, I have a responsibility to discipline students, guide their learning, and help them become useful members of society.
He always pointed to the third table from the front of the middle row, the one on the outside. From now on, that will be my seat in first grade.
Don't let my age fool you; I'm six years old this year and five years old in the modern sense. I'm not short at all. I'm already 1.2 meters tall, no shorter than any of the other people.
There were no classes on the first day of school. We were given two books, one for Chinese and one for math. My deskmate is also a girl, cute and soft-spoken. Maybe it's because I'm staring at my panda eyes, or maybe she thinks something, but she doesn't really dare to talk to me. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for me.
Today was the first day of school, registration, and there were no classes. I picked up my new books and read them from cover to cover. After class, Sister Nan came to find me and showed me around the school, mainly pointing out where the restrooms were, etc. I can go home after school at noon and don't need to come back in the afternoon. They said classes officially start tomorrow.
There's no school in the afternoon, so my third and fourth brothers went out to play. Even though they don't have many friends or playmates in class, they still have some in the alley.
Meanwhile, the older brother and the younger sister were reading the new books that were released today. It wasn't that they didn't have any friends, but they felt that they couldn't play with the kids in the alley, and their classmates at school weren't willing to take the kids out to play. So, they didn't want to go out much.
Lying in bed, he wondered if he could dispose of some of the supplies in the space, and also buy some chickens, ducks, and geese to raise, since the chicken coop inside was still empty.
But then I realize I'm so busy every day, I hardly ever have time to go out alone. What should I do?
The nearest vegetable market to my home is the back street of the military hospital, another slightly closer one is the school gate, and the last one is on a street five alleys to the south (Liuzhi Hutong).
Think about it, there are seven days in a week. On Sunday afternoon, I have to go to the military region to practice with Uncle Fang, so I only have Sunday morning. My older brother and sister Nan are in higher grades, so they will definitely be at home doing their homework on Sunday morning.
As for my third and fourth brothers, they'll definitely go out to play. According to past practice, they finish their homework after school on Saturday afternoons, so they can at least play for half a day, right? In that case, I'll also stay home and write on Saturday afternoons after school.
However, regarding homework, I can do it during the half-hour self-study period after the last class every afternoon. That way, I won't have to do homework when I get home, and I can use that as an excuse to go out and explore. It's settled then. We'll go to the back street of the hospital and the Liuzhi Hutong market every morning and evening. We can go and check it out then.
Now that everyone has just finished celebrating the Lunar New Year, and most families have almost finished eating meat and eggs, you can start by selling eggs to test the waters.
But now an egg costs only one cent, and a mature hen costs only one dollar. Back in 1958, when eggs were bought with ration coupons, a black market emerged. The supply and marketing cooperatives sold eggs for three cents each, while the black market sold them for five cents each. This price difference makes me feel cheated no matter how I look at it. Sigh, let me think about it some more.
Let me think about what else I can do with the space. I remember I have quite a few dried persimmons, so I'll sell them. Two for 3 cents, or 1 cent each if you buy a lot. About five per pound. I'll sell as many as I can, whatever. I'll just test the waters. Anyway, I have about 800 pounds of dried persimmons in the space now.
I should hurry up and find my secret stash of money and count it. I didn't dare put it in my spatial storage, but in a small, locked rosewood box. The key is in my desk drawer. Even if my mother won't check it, I'll still keep it there.
Find the key in the drawer, unlock it, and you'll see rows and rows of items arranged by size.
This contains all the New Year's money I've received since birth. I have several sets of the first series of RMB banknotes; I'm so rich! However, converted to the current second series of RMB banknotes, it's only: 1
There are currently two versions, each with 5 cards, totaling 100 yuan; there are also four versions, each with 5 cards, totaling 20 yuan.
There are five versions of the 5000, and there are also five of each, totaling 62.5 yuan;
There are six versions of the 1000, with five of each, totaling 18 yuan;
There are seven versions of the 500, with five of each, totaling 12.25 yuan.
There are fourteen versions of the 100-yuan note, with five of each version, totaling 9.8 yuan.
There are six versions of the 50-yuan note, with five of each version, totaling one yuan and 0.9 yuan.
There are eleven versions of the 10-yuan note, with five of each version, totaling 0.605 yuan.
There are four versions of the 5-yuan note, with five of each version, totaling 0.04 yuan.
There are two versions of the 1-yuan note, with 5 of each version, for a total of 0.002 yuan.
These look like a lot of money, but they're not as valuable as the 21st century. Let's save them for future appreciation.
The second set of RMB banknotes was issued last year, in March 1955. The largest denomination was 10 yuan. Also last year, military salaries were linked to military ranks.
Last year, my father was awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, equivalent to deputy regimental commander. According to the latest salary standard, his salary is 175 yuan per month. When my father came home for the New Year, he said that Uncle Shen is now at the same level as him.
My mother is currently a lieutenant colonel, a deputy sergeant, and her monthly salary is 115 yuan. She told me that Aunt Zhou is currently a lieutenant, a platoon leader, and her monthly salary is 63 yuan.
This amount of money may not seem like much, but prices are low these days! You can buy a lot of things with just one cent. For example, if you take 50 cents with you when you go out, you can buy half a sack of vegetables. Believe it or not, a basket of vegetables is only worth one cent.
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