When he arrived at the library, Ma Teng stored his car, but when he was about to go in, his attention was attracted by an aunt pushing a car.
Nothing else, soda.
Ma Teng then thought that it was really inappropriate for him not to drink soda for so many days.
This taste is already in Ma Teng's memory, and today I have the urge to take a sip.
Couldn't help it anymore.
It’s pretty much the same as this one. I can’t find the old picture. Let’s just take a look at this one.
"Hello, I'd like a bottle of old soda."
"Fifteen cents. I'll give you 5 cents for returning the bottle." said the soda aunt.
"Give me a bottle first, without any change." Ma Teng took out a dollar and said.
"Okay." The aunt said, opened a bottle and handed it to Ma Teng.
Gudong Gudong...burp...ha...
Spicy... refreshing... delicious, this is the taste.
belch……
Ma Teng blew a bottle in one breath and said, "One more bottle."
The aunt looked at Ma Teng, then at the money, and opened a bottle for Ma Teng.
After Ma Teng took it, he burped again... hiccup... ha...
Another bottle went into his stomach, and he immediately trembled and gave the bottle to the aunt.
"Auntie, here's another bottle. I'll drink this one slowly. Please give me the change."
The aunt opened another bottle for Ma Teng and found 6 cents.
Ma Teng feels so refreshed and his steps are much brisker. There are many delicious snacks these days. Do you want to stock up on some?
Forget it, let’s talk about it then.
Went inside and came to the counter.
"Comrade, I want to read a book."
"Work permit, even if you don't have a household registration book. You can only look at it, and you are not allowed to take it out. It's 3:20, and you can see 5 o'clock."
Ma Teng handed over his work permit.
A ticket was quickly issued, and Ma Teng took it and walked into the library.
Start looking for categories, such as medicine, economics, agriculture, machinery, automobiles, carpentry, and chefs, followed by books for each grade.
Why don't you have any experience as an electrician?
Ma Teng looked for it again and found nothing.
I found a bookstore staff here and said, "Comrade, may I ask where the electrical books are?"
"Electrician? It's in the mechanical category. Go look for it."
"Oh okay thanks."
Are electricians so worthless now? He was actually classified into the mechanical category?
Ma Teng became a little aggrieved.
On the four large bookshelves in the mechanical category, I actually found books on electrical engineering.
There are only a few books in the whole category, and there are eight floors of shelves about two meters high. All the books on electrical engineering only occupy three floors.
There are a lot of repetitions in there.
Well, let's see.
Ma Teng put the soda next to the cabinet.
Picked up a book and flipped through it.
Thanks to Ma Teng's knowledge, everything has been automatically summarized in the morning, and any overlaps between these things have been replaced.
So Ma Teng reads quickly.
Finding that standing was not a problem, he sat directly on the ground with the soda on the ground. After reading one book, he drank two sips of soda, then took out another book and continued to read. Ma Teng didn't call him reading. It's called scanning.
After reading another book, I put it back and took a sip of soda. Well, I felt refreshed.
Just when I was about to take down a book, a very pleasant child's voice sounded next to me.
"Brother, what are you looking for?"
Ma Teng turned around and saw a little girl who was extremely clean, although there were a few small patches on her body. She looked at Ma Teng with crescent eyes.
"Little sister, are you here alone?"
"No, my mother and I, my mother came to work, and I helped my uncles and aunts put away books. I'm six years old, and I know a lot of words. I'm smart now.
Big brother, what are you looking for? Tell me. Maybe I will know. "
"Haha, brother, I'm not looking for anything. I'm just reading. I read in a different way. I keep it in my mind first, and then I go home and read it slowly. Brother is still busy and won't chat with you anymore. I'll wait until I finish reading. How about chatting with you?"
After Ma Teng finished speaking, he picked up the next book, opened it, and started reading.
Still looking at it, even the little girl only saw a page number, and then Ma Teng flipped the book away.
The little girl's brows wrinkled.
But since Ma Teng didn't destroy the book, he didn't say anything. He just squatted next to him and looked at Ma Teng, but most of his eyes were on the soda with only two mouthfuls left.
Ma Teng finished reading the book in less than five minutes. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment before stuffing the book back. He picked up the soda and took a big sip. As a result, when he wanted to take another sip, there was no more. This was a bit embarrassing. OK.
I was reading a book and looking at the time. I originally thought about forgetting it, but then I turned around and saw the little girl again.
"Little sister, can you do me a favor?"
"What's the deal?"
"I'll give you thirty cents. Go to the door and buy a bottle of soda for your brother. With the extra money, you can buy yourself a bottle. I'll give you this bottle, okay?"
"Really? Are you really giving me this bottle?" The little girl's eyes lit up again.
"Yeah, let's go, go and come back soon." After Ma Teng finished speaking, he took out thirty cents from his pocket and stuffed it into the little girl's hand.
Ma Teng took out a book and read it again.
After reading it, I closed my eyes and thought for three seconds, opened my eyes, and put the book back again.
"Brother, after you finish reading, I'll give you a soda. This is money."
The little girl said, handing over the fifteen cents and a bottle of soda.
"Little girl, didn't I tell you to buy a bottle for yourself?"
"Brother, no need. I can just drink this. I added water. Brother, I know you are a good person. Thank you." After saying that, he ran away and stopped looking at Ma Teng.
This little girl, hey, she is so sensible at such a young age that it makes people feel distressed.
Ma Teng took a sip of soda and stopped thinking about anything else. He picked up the next book and continued to read.
Just after finishing the book, a voice came over, "You little girl, where did you get the bottle? How many times have I told you that you can't take other people's things? You can't take them. Why are you so disobedient?" "
"Mom, I'm sorry, a big brother gave it to me. He asked me to buy him a bottle of soda. He said he would give this empty bottle to me, so I took some water to drink. Mom, I'm sorry, I don't want it anymore. I will give it back to the big brother now. Brother, how are you, woo woo woo."
Ma Teng frowned. Since it happened because of him, he had to take care of it.
He picked up the soda bottle and drank while walking.
I saw a young woman wearing a dark apron, she must be a clerk in a bookstore or something like that.
While whispering something, he raised his hand to hit the little girl again.
"You really have the guts to do it. It's either you who hit me or you don't feel bad about it, right?"
As soon as Ma Teng spoke, the young woman was stunned, quickly stood up, and pulled the little girl behind her.
"Hello comrade, I'm sorry, my affairs may have affected you, and I apologize to you."
"I don't accept your apology because you didn't accept the little girl's statement and insisted on doing it according to your own ideas. Do you think her bottle was stolen? Is it stolen? Is what she said so unbelievable?
Are you her mother? Is it so difficult to build trust between a family? You think you are a mother, and you think the child has been stolen, does that mean the child has been stolen?
Is it really okay to just slap someone indiscriminately?
If you are angry, say hello to yourself. The child is not your punching bag. If you don't want her anymore and think she is a burden, you can send her away to avoid being an eyesore to you. " Ma Teng's eyes exuded a cold light.
"Comrade...comrade, it's not like this. Xiaoxi is my one and only. It's too late for me to love her, so why would I send her away? I just...wuwu...I was confused for a moment, a little angry, and afraid of the child. If you take something you shouldn't take, just...can you please stop being like me? I'm just a temporary clerk, and if anyone complains, I will be fired."
"Apologise to the child."
"Okay, I'll apologize to Xiao Xi.
Xiaoxi's mother is sorry for you. Mom will never lose her temper in the future, okay? Can you forgive your mother, woo woo... Mom is sorry for you, woo woo..." As she said this, she hugged the little girl and started crying.
"Mom, I don't blame you, please stop crying, please don't send me away."
"Mom won't send you away. Without you, mom can't live."
"Okay, stop crying.
Little girl, let’s go, follow my brother, go to the door and look, there is another empty bottle.
Okay, put away your tears, little girl, I'll borrow you for a while. "Ma Teng pulled the woman away, took the little girl's hand and left.
"Comrade, where are you taking Xiaoxi?"
"Go to the door and exchange for soda. Do you want to join us?" Ma Teng said, shaking the empty bottle in his hand without looking back.
In a blink of an eye, Ma Teng pulled the little girl who was at a loss and looked surprised out of the library.
"Auntie, get two more bottles of soda, one with ice and one without ice. This is the empty bottle, and here is the money." Ma Teng put the empty bottle on the table and took out two cents.
"Brother, can I drink something iced?"
"No, the little girl's stomach will hurt if she drinks ice."
"Oh, okay." After saying this, the little girl looked at the aunt with bright eyes as she opened the lid of the soda and handed it to Ma Teng.
"Here you go, it's not cold. Let's go back. I can still read for half an hour." After that, he took the little girl and returned to the library.
Pushing the little girl in front of the woman, he walked straight over, returned to the electricity books, sat down on the ground and continued reading.
"Mom, take a sip, it tastes great." The little girl held up the bottle and said to the woman.
"Xiao Xi, drink it yourself. Mommy's stomach will hurt if she drinks it. Mom doesn't like drinking it." After saying that, he wiped the corners of his eyes and continued to go about his own business.
The little girl looked at her mother in confusion, and then at the soda. Would her mother really have a stomachache after drinking it?
When Ma Teng saw the last book on the second shelf, the library bell rang.
Okay, people's time is up, it's time to clear the place.
Ma Teng looked at the names on the bookshelf on the third floor. They were all elementary. After thinking about it, he didn't mind reading them.
Forget it, after a fulfilling day, the books in your mind are enough for you to digest them for a day or two. After digesting them, you just go to work, feeling happy.
Ma Teng took the empty bottle and walked out.
When I turned the corner, I saw a little girl sitting in the corner. She had not finished drinking half of her soda. Every time the little girl took a sip, she took a small sip, then held it in her mouth and squinted her eyes to savor it until her mouth was full. There is no taste in it. I swallow it and take a small sip.
Ma Teng just wanted to laugh when he saw it. This was exactly the same as when he secretly drank soda at home for the first time.
He walked over and gave her the empty bottle.
Empty bottles are like this. In those days, children would be too embarrassed to go out without one or two empty bottles in their hands.
"Big brother promised you the empty bottle. That bottle will be replaced with soda for you, and this bottle will be paid to you. Also, listen to your mother. Don't go out with others casually in the future, and don't eat food from people you don't know." Not everyone is as good as my brother, do you understand?"
"Yeah, thank you, big brother. I understand. I will never accept anything from others again. I can have yours, right?"
"Little clever guy, you can't pick up mine from now on. If you're in a bad mood that day, I'll kidnap you and sell you." Ma Teng said pretending to be vicious.
"Keke, big brother, you are a good person, you won't do it."
"Okay, big brother has left. I'll come see you when I'm free."
"Goodbye, big brother. By the way, my name is Xiang Chenxi, Gongye Xiang, Chen Dexiang, Xi Xi of Hope. Big brother, what's your name?"
"Ma Teng, Ma Teng, the galloping horse." After Ma Teng finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned to leave.
When I walked to the door and saw a bookshelf selling books, I happened to see a book called "Tailoring from Beginner to Advanced" and took it down directly. Isn't this just tailor-made for me?
There is also a book called "Hundreds of Medicinal Herbs", which contains the names of hundreds of common medicinal herbs, their customary origins, and the most important thing is pictures. I bought it.
The others are just some villain books. Ma Teng is not interested in this. Some people like it. Maybe they can make a fortune by hoarding a little, but for Ma Teng, forget it.
One book costs one dollar and twenty cents, the other nine cents and four cents.
Well, there’s no difference, it’s just that the books for making clothes are thicker.
Amid the impatient look on the salesperson's face, Ma Teng quickly paid for the ticket and took the book.
Books sold will have a red stamp stamped on the side for you. If there is no stamp, it was stolen or obtained from other sources. Even if it was borrowed, there will be a blue stamp.
As soon as the horse left the house, he put the books in the back basket. He looked at the front of the car and felt that it would be more convenient to have a small basket in the front. At this time, the bicycle did not have a front basket. When I got to work, I would find time to go to the factory to clean it up. When the time comes, I will declare it by the way. It is more or less a small invention. If it is reported to the factory and is adopted, there will be rewards and honors.
Ma Teng is not short of money and rewards, but he is short of honor.
These days, you have no honor or background, so just be your worker.
And they will also tell you that workers are very honorable, but being a leader is really tiring, having to socialize every day is boring to death.
