Before daybreak, Old Man Xuan and Zhou Ya were already busy in the small courtyard. The morning breeze was slightly cool, and they were still wearing singlets. The firewood under the pot crackled, and the whole courtyard was filled with steam.
Zhou Ya is very serious and hard working. As long as she has enough food, clothing and something to do every day, she is extremely satisfied with life.
Old Man Xuan is a little tired these days. There is no meat grinder now, so he needs to chop all the minced meat by himself with a knife, and he has to get up and get busy at one or two o'clock in the morning. However, compared to the monotony of his previous life, he now lives more energetically.
The nights in late autumn have begun to get longer, and the morning glow appears in the eastern sky around six o'clock. The entire Glass City seemed to be ringing with a silent alarm at this time, and the city that had been silent all night slowly became noisy.
Steam it on the stove in the small courtyard for half an hour and then carry it to the dining car. Usually Zhou Yiren has arrived by this time. Although Zhou Ya has begun to grow slowly during this period, her body is still a bit weak after all. It was a bit difficult for her to lift several large steamers stacked on top of each other.
"Choose a time to rest for a few days. How can I be so busy every day? What should I do if I'm exhausted?" Zhou Yiren felt a little distressed as he looked at his daughter who hurriedly put on her coat and tried to push the cart.
The daughter has been here for a long time, but the father and daughter have not had a good conversation. Whenever Ha Zhouya is alone, Zhou Yiren is full of talk and doesn't know how to speak.
In fact, he really wanted to know that he had clearly told him to wait for a few days before going back to pick up his daughter, but her daughter showed up without even saying hello, and she obviously suffered a lot on the way. And he didn’t say a word about the situation at home.
Zhou Yiren had doubts in his heart, and he wanted to find out what was going on here. However, he was completely distracted from all the work in the Reform Research Laboratory, so he had to keep this matter in his heart for the time being.
"No, I can sleep during the day." He glanced at his father Zhou Ya and shook his head.
She could feel the love for her from the grown man in front of her, and that distant and vague memory kept flashing in her mind recently. But they have been separated for too long, just like Zhou Yiren doesn't know how to express his father's love. She didn't know how to get along with this father who loved her. There seemed to be an invisible film between the two of them.
"Then staying upside down like this for a long time is not good for your health." Zhou Yiren said with distressed blame in his tone.
Old man Xuan, who was standing nearby, did not interrupt. His eyes turned back and forth on Zhou Yiren and Zhou Ya several times, with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes. Then someone seemed to find someone pushing a cart with his head down.
The Woolen Textile Factory is the largest state-owned enterprise in the neighborhood, with more than 3,000 employees. It is the liveliest place in the neighborhood. The neighbors are proud to work in the Woolen Textile Factory, because entering the Woolen Textile Factory is equivalent to having an iron job and ensuring food and clothing. .
The sun has come out and the door of the woolen mill is open, but there are not many people there and it is not yet time to go to work. Zhou Ya came to the place where she usually set up a stall and stopped the cart. She looked on both sides.
A gray-haired grandma on the right smiled at Zhou Ya, but her smile was a little awkward. She turned sideways to block the iron bucket behind her, but unfortunately she couldn't block it with her small body and big iron bucket.
"Girl, do you want to make porridge? I added red dates and it tastes great." Grandma said to Zhou Ya.
"No, no need." Zhou Ya, who was in a daze and didn't know what to think, quickly waved her hands to refuse, then lowered her head and started busy with her own things.
Although she believed Yang Dongxu's words, Zhou Ya also made it clear how she felt when someone actually set up a stall next to her to sell porridge.
A little angry, but not that angry. Grandma looked a little embarrassed, and Zhou Ya felt even more embarrassed. I didn't even dare to look at the stall selling sesame cakes on the other side.
Gradually, the entrance to the woolen mill began to become lively, with cyclists coming and going. Business was as good as usual, and the business of the grandmother next to me and the Shaobing couple on the other side was also good. After all, after eating the meat buns for so long, even if the meat buns are delicious, they become a bit tired after a long time. With sesame seed cakes and porridge, there is another choice.
"Where is the girl's house?" After a busy morning, the people in the three stalls no longer seemed so embarrassed. Grandma asked while packing her things.
"It's from Mao'er Alley in front." Zhou Ya, who didn't bother to wipe the sweat on her forehead, replied.
"You look like you are fifteen this year, right?"
"Sixteen." Zhou Ya smiled sweetly.
"You are so handsome. Do you have a partner? Would you like grandma to introduce you to me? There are many handsome young men in our alley." Grandma is obviously an enthusiastic person.
"No, no need." Zhou Ya shook her head quickly, her cheeks red and a little hot. And I felt a little panicked, as if I was afraid of being heard.
"Why are you so shy? I'm telling you girl..."
"My grandpa is here to pick me up. Goodbye grandma." Zhou Ya didn't wait for the old grandma to finish speaking and pulled the dining cart away quickly. Old Xuan, who was walking towards here not far away, saw the movement and quickened his pace.
"Why is this kid so shy at sixteen?" Grandma said with a smile on her face. The more she looked at this hard-working little girl, the more satisfied she became.
Old man Xuan walked over quickly and took the cart, glanced back, and then looked at Zhou Ya.
"What's the matter, are they bullying you?" When he came in the morning, he found that there were two more stalls and he was a little worried. He stayed here for a while, fearing that Zhou Ya would be short-changed due to his age, but was driven back by Zhou Ya.
"No, no. Even after saying a few more words, business was still very good and sold out quickly." Zhou Ya quickly waved her hand to indicate that she was fine.
Looking at Zhou Ya's cheeks that seemed to be rosy from being busy, Old Man Xuan said nothing more, leaned forward and started to pull the cart home.
Yang Dongxu raised his head slightly and looked at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle. In front of him, Qi Xueming, the head teacher, drooled and pointed with his fingers.
There were three little boys standing next to him. Two of them lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the teacher. The one on the far left tilted his head and looked at Yang Dongxu with a very proud expression on his face. If it weren't for the bruise at the corner of his eye, which was a bit annoying, his expression at this time would still be... How much more fun.
"Don't think that just because you study well, you can cause trouble. Where is this? This is school. School is a place for learning, not a place for you to fight..." Qi Xueming's voice was very irritable and he was obviously very angry.
Qi Xueming seemed to have regained his second youth after becoming a teacher, especially since there were several female colleagues of the same age as him in the teaching team. He dressed himself up every day.
Ever since the last time he wanted to take a full-time job and establish Yang Dongxu's prestige as a teacher, but ended up getting nothing done with the principal, he felt that something was wrong with the way his colleagues looked at him.
Especially those female colleagues whom I admire, they seem to be no longer as cordial to me as before. This made Qi Xueming feel very angry.
Today, this evil fire has a channel to vent. Most of the semester has passed. Although there are children fighting and making trouble in the school from time to time, it is the first time for him to encounter such a bad person like today. What's more important is the other party in the fight. It's Yang Dongxu whom he hates the most.
Not only was he annoyed, but Yang Dongxu was also speechless. You said that I sat low-key in the corner of the last row. Apart from my neighbor Xiaoxue, I didn’t even have any friends in the class, and yet there were people looking for trouble with me.
The reason for looking for trouble is also very strange. A student who has just transferred to another school has accepted two losers not long after he arrived, and then wants to establish his own prestige in the class.
The other students seemed to be obedient kids who didn't have enough weight, so Yang Dongxu, who was maverick and unconventional, seemed a little awkward to him, so he had surgery on him. Then three of them hit one, and soon several people were called into the office.
"One minor demerit will be recorded for each person, and the selection of the three best students at the end of the semester will be cancelled. Next time I do it again, I will call your parents." After reprimanding for a long time, Qi Xueming seemed to feel that his teacher's status had improved a lot. The key was that the bell rang and it was time to go to class, so Let Yang Dongxu and others go back.
The proud smile on Zhang Xiaoyang's face became even bigger when he heard that the Three Best Student Selection was cancelled. Ever since he was caught peeking in the women's restroom and was forced to transfer to another school, he has never been able to get a good student in his life.
Obviously this punishment was aimed at Yang Dongxu. This made him feel for the first time that the teacher who kept talking was so pleasing to the eyes.
When Yang Dongxu heard that his three best student selections were cancelled, Yang Dongxu didn't even move his eyes. Good students are not attractive to him at all. Have you ever seen an adult in his forties competing with a kindergarten kid for a red flower?
Now he just wants the teacher to ignore him, not to mention canceling the selection of three best students, even if he is not allowed to take the final exam. It would be even better if he could be allowed to drop out of school. He would just play for a few more years and then he would be old enough to go directly to junior high school.
"Please pay attention to me from now on. Call me big brother when you see me, or I'll beat you up." Zhang Xiaoyang pushed Yang Dongxu and threatened after leaving the teacher's office.
Less than one meter away from the door of the teacher's office, he started threatening. It was obvious that Zhang Xiaoyang was not an ordinary fucker in his previous school.
boom! He put his hands on Zhang Xiaoyang's shoulders and bumped him with his knee. This time Yang Dongxu was really angry. He didn't even use his fists and went straight to his knees.
"Pay attention to me in the future. If you see me, take a detour or I'll beat you every time I see you." Yang Dongxu reached out and patted Zhang Xiaoyang's face.
You are not afraid of the teacher or expulsion, you act as if you are afraid of me. It is absolutely intolerable for an eight-year-old kid to play around in front of him.
"Why are you still lying on the ground? Didn't you hear the school bell rang? How about we go to the teacher's office for a while?" Seeing Zhang Xiaoyang lying on the ground holding his stomach, Yang Dongxu kicked again, which was better than just now. Slapping someone in the face can even insult someone.
"What are you doing, Yang Dongxu?" Qi Xueming, who had just left the house with the textbook, roared loudly when he saw the situation here.
"Report to the teacher that he suddenly has a stomachache. It may be due to a bad meal at noon." Yang Dongxu shouted loudly, and after speaking, he took two steps back as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Are you hungry?" Qi Xueming was stunned for a moment and strode over. Although he didn't like Yang Dongxu, he didn't believe that Yang Dongxu would lie to him about this matter. After all, Zhang Xiaoyang was lying on the ground.
"teacher......"
