On the other side, Lu Chengming was riding his bike home from get off work. Thinking of what happened to his two buddies who said they were going to block Chen Lishu in the morning, he tapped his toes on the ground and turned the car to go directly to the home of one of them.
When I heard that the person had not come back after being out for a day, I raised my hand and glanced at the watch on my wrist. It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon.
Anxious to go home for dinner, Lu Chengming didn't think much about it. He got on his bicycle and walked all the way home. As soon as he rode to the entrance of the alley, he suddenly felt something was wrong with the wheel and was a little heavy. After getting off the car, he raised his hand and pressed the tire and found that it was flat.
I was all out of breath, and I knew I had been stabbed. I cursed, raised my legs to prop up the bicycle, squatted down and started to check carefully.
Nowadays, bicycles are a big item in the family, and everyone treasures them very much. A punctured tire is even more distressing. Lu Chengming was checking the situation carefully when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him. He thought it was someone passing by and didn't pay attention at all.
As the footsteps approached, Lu Chengming suddenly felt a pain in the back of his head, and then his vision went dark, and he lost consciousness instantly.
When I woke up again, it was pitch black all around. I could only hear the sound of water lapping against the shore and the rustle of branches blown by the wind all around.
Lu Chengming's whole body was soaked in the cold water. He didn't know how long he had been like this. He was so cold that he couldn't even sleep.
He had a vague feeling that he was on the riverside. He panicked and struggled twice, but found that his hands and feet were tied and he couldn't move at all. Instead, as he struggled, he choked on sewage in his mouth and nose.
"Ahem, come here, help me -"
Lu Chengming started shouting like crazy. After an unknown amount of time, he was finally found by someone working the night shift and was rescued ashore. He was then taken to the hospital.
When Zhao Hong came home from get off work, she found Lu Chengming was not there. She had long been accustomed to it, thinking that he had gone out drinking with friends again and didn't care at all. Who knew that the door of their home was suddenly knocked at midnight, and the whole family was alarmed.
When they learned that Lu Chengming had entered the hospital, Zhao Hong and Lu's mother panicked and quickly got dressed and rushed to the hospital together.
"...The river is almost frozen this season. Although the person is fine, if he is soaked in the ice water for too long, it will be difficult for him to have children in the future."
When Zhao Hong heard the doctor's words, her legs softened, her eyes closed, and she fainted.
…
In mid-November, the provincial capital received its first snowfall since the beginning of winter. The fluttering snowflakes soon dyed the ground white.
The whole day was overcast, and although there was heating in the classroom, the sudden drop in temperature still made people a little uncomfortable.
"Okay, that's it for today's class. Let's get out of class."
After the teacher finished speaking, he looked at the students in the audience and saw that no one seemed to want to ask. He turned around and left the classroom with his books.
"Lishu, no, it's too cold. The cotton in the cotton-padded coat I'm wearing has been worn for two years. It doesn't keep me warm at all. Come with me to the street later. I asked, there is one behind our school.
People collect work and make cotton-padded clothes.”
Chen Lishu nodded: "Okay, I'll buy some cotton just in time."
This winter seems to be colder than in previous years. Chen Liyuan's cotton-padded jacket is also old, and their school still has a stove, so it must be colder.
The two of them were packing their schoolbags and preparing to leave when they suddenly saw Sun Ling standing on the podium. Zhang Xue couldn't help but muttered: "It must be up to no good."
Sure enough, Sun Ling stopped her classmates who were leaving, and then said: "This year the school will hold a New Year's Day party on New Year's Day, and the students in our class will also prepare for a talent show. Everyone has planned a performance in the past few days.
What, then report it to me."
"What should I do if I don't have any talent?"
The next boy answered.
Sun Ling glanced at him, then her eyes fell on Chen Lishu. Thinking of the navy shirt incident last time, she said meaningfully: "Everyone participated. If you said you don't have to apply if you don't have talent, then others should follow suit? Everyone.
Just don’t participate. Also, if you don’t have talent, don’t you have a mouth? Poetry recitation is also acceptable. Everyone must sign up enthusiastically, and finally a few outstanding ones will be selected by collective voting, and then they will report to the department.”
Chen Lishu didn't even raise her eyelids, pretending she didn't hear anything.
"Also, if the show is selected, the students who will participate will definitely need costumes, props, etc. Our class leaders have already discussed it. Each person will pay a class fee of five yuan. If there is any leftover, it will be reserved for the next group meeting.
For the funds for the activity, everyone will leave a little later and hand the money to the squad leader."
Sun Ling learned the lesson this time and left the collection of money directly to the squad leader.
Class leader Yao Bin was a little dumbfounded. When the class leaders discussed together before, they only said that each person would be charged two yuan. Unexpectedly, Sun Ling directly said five yuan.
"I'm just saying it's nothing good, right? It turns out she owes it all the time." After the two of them paid the money and came out, Zhang Xue muttered dissatisfiedly.
Chen Lishu smiled and comforted: "Forget it, everyone pays it forward. If she is willing to do it, just let her do it."
Soon, the two of them took a car to the commercial street together.
Nowadays, the cotton output is not high, so the price of cotton is also relatively high. A pound of cotton costs 1.25 cents, and additional cotton coupons are required.
The supply of cotton coupons is rationed for each person every year, and a family needs to save for almost a year to be able to make a cotton coat for one person.
Although Zhang Xue was not short of money, the cotton coupons in her hand were only enough to buy a pound of cotton, so she could only make a pair of cotton trousers first.
As Gu Xingdong was a soldier, the supply of cotton coupons was relatively loose. Chen Lishu bought two kilograms of cotton and spent two yuan and twenty cents to buy a piece of fabric for the inside of cotton-padded clothes.
The salesperson scrawled a few words on the paper, then clamped the money and tickets on a large iron clip on a wire string. Then he flicked it hard and the iron clip quickly slid towards a counter in the center of the store.
Within two minutes, the iron clip flew back with the changed tickets and change already on it.
The two of them took the cloth and change and were about to leave when they suddenly heard a woman's scream not far away, followed by harsh curses.
"Where did you come from, a wild child, a stinky beggar, a damn thing? Do you know how much I paid for these new clothes? You can't even afford to pay for them if I sell them!" Where are your adults? Call them out quickly, otherwise the day will be ruined.
!”
As the woman continued to curse, a lot of people suddenly gathered around. When Chen Lishu and Zhang Xue passed by, they happened to see a woman holding a little boy's clothes and shaking him angrily. The little boy was dirty and suffocated.
With a red face and tears in his eyes, he timidly looked at the woman who was cursing him loudly without saying a word.
"This kid often begs in this area. He didn't go into the mall originally. It was probably too cold, so he came in to hide. But when he was leaving, he accidentally bumped into the woman, and his clothes were stained.
They are clamoring for compensation."
"Are you mute or something? Why are you staring at me like that? Believe it or not, I'll dig out your eyes. You little bastard, is this where you should be?"
The newly bought woolen coat was hit by this child. The woman was so heartbroken that she raised her hand and slapped the child in the face.