"Observation period?" Gao Dengmin and Gao Yanjin looked at each other, and the latter shook his head, "It doesn't seem to be clear, but judging from the comparison of your lifespans, it should be very long."
"Okay~" Ma Xiaoquan sighed. He lowered his head and thought that the matter was over. He didn't say anything more. The two people in front of him had already told him what needed to be said. As for what happened next, that one
We can talk about it later.
"By the way, then you..." Ma Xiaoquan raised his head, ready to ask another question, but when he looked up, the two people in front of him had disappeared.
That's right, it just disappeared, or rather, disappeared. It only took a moment for the person to lower his head and disappear.
Ma Xiaoquan subconsciously stood up and rummaged around the house, but no matter how he searched, he couldn't find it.
"Ma Xiaoquan, stop looking for them, they are gone, I can feel it..." Yuan Chuanyin said.
"Left? How did he leave? He flew out of the window? No, the window wasn't opened, and the door wasn't opened either."
"Perhaps, they are not from this dimension to begin with..." Yuan said.
"Dimension..." Ma Xiaoquan stopped, stood up straight, stretched, and asked Yuan, "Yuan, what do you think this world should be like?"
"I don't know anymore. I thought that when I came with you in the 1980s, there would be a lot less things. But now it seems that not only are there a lot of things, but also a lot..."
Ma Xiaoquan also smiled bitterly: "Don't tell me, what happened in recent times has completely subverted my understanding... I also thought that in the early 1980s, it was all red brick walls, earth and rubble, but now I see
Come on, not at all."
Yuan Dao: "Perhaps it's also because there are no probes in the streets and alleys in this era, so many things, um, or many creatures or species, can still travel freely in this era and this country. As for thirty years later,
, maybe much less.”
"Maybe!"
"What's your next plan? Have you completed the task Bai Suzhen gave you?" Yuan asked.
"Of course it has to be completed, but I always feel that Bai Suzhen is very strange. When she assigns me tasks, she always gives me an indescribable feeling. How can I put it, I contradicted her so much, but she seemed to be able to tolerate me.
.”
"I guess it's because you are the only one who can physically travel, so I indulge you. After all, you can only do the task, right?"
"That's right, well, after Gao Dengmin and Gao Yanjin came just now, I suddenly had an idea. Since they are the Huang Chi I met before, and the person who gave me the tablet mentioned 'those people',
Then it proves that they will also want to include me in the ranks of 'those people'."
"So?" Yuan became interested, "Are you going to pretend to be 'those people'?"
"Fake? Impossible. If I fake it, they won't believe it."
"Then what do you want to do?"
"On the contrary, I directly admit that I am one of 'those people'. I want to see their reaction, well, especially Huang Chi. Although he is one of the founders of the Underground World Extreme Team
, but I always feel that he still has a lot of things to hide."
"I support your idea. By the way, I have recovered a lot of memories about the things I have experienced recently. I will share them with you when I have time."
Ma Xiaoquan hummed.
At this moment, the door rang again.
This time, the person who knocked on the door came to read the water meter.
Ma Xiaoquan opened the door and led the person who read the water meter to record the number on the water meter. Since his home was the last one, he simply started chatting with Ma Xiaoquan.
The man who reads the water meter is named Yang Jianjun. He lives on the first floor and is a neighbor of Aunt Zhang.
In the 1980s, water meter readings were done by knocking on doors and reading the water meter numbers. After reading the numbers, you can calculate the number of tons of water used, and then multiply by one ton of water to calculate the water fee. As for how
Generally, you collect money as you go, and occasionally you pay after two days, but it does not affect the overall situation. As for after all the water bills have been collected, a clerk from the water plant will come over, and the clerk will
Take out the water meters in the water plant for verification. Generally, the error is about 5%. The amount of water bills has no impact. Moreover, reading water meters is not only a laborious task, but also quite time-consuming. Residents living in the tube building
Occasionally, those who have objections to the water bill will always put up a proper fight. Maybe they can get a few dollars less on the water bill, but it is better than nothing.
"Uncle Yang, why do I remember that you have been reading the water meter for three months? Why doesn't anyone change it with you?" Ma Xiaoquan poured a tank of tap water for Yang Jianjun and asked.
Yang Jianjun was not restrained, he picked up the jar and drank it all in one gulp.
"Hey, it's also difficult at home. I have to work every day. The girl is still young, so I don't have to work more. Although it's hard to collect water bills, if you have errands, you can earn a dollar." Yang Jianjun didn't agree.
The taboo way.
"Yes~" Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
Yang Jianjun smiled and said: "Xiaohu, you haven't gotten married yet. You don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, especially if you have a baby. Fortunately, my girl is studying well. Recently, your aunt has a second child.
, we are a little worried about whether we should raise it or not.”
Ma Xiaoquan said quickly: "Uncle Yang, I think you must have one. Why? Because in two years, if this family planning plan is really implemented, don't you want it now? If you want it later, don't even think about it."
..."
"Family planning..." Yang Jianjun clicked, "I've heard about it too. It's said that some places in the south have started to try it out. Xiaohu, your suggestion is right. Your aunt and I are still energetic.
Okay, just bear with it and raise another one, so that when we are old, the girl will have a companion..."
Yang Jianjun originally just chatted with Ma Xiaoquan casually, but he couldn't make up his mind about having a second child. Now that he's done, after talking to Ma Xiaoquan, he has firmly decided on his idea.
"By the way, Xiaohu..." Yang Jianjun suddenly turned around and said as he was about to go out, "You know that Aunt Zhang has a lover, right? The guy named Wang Li is dead..."
"Dead?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned.
Aunt Zhang was a good friend. If Ma Xiaoquan remembered correctly, that person, Aunt Zhang, once asked Ma Xiaoquan to ask Wang Li to pay the debt.
"Why did you die?" Ma Xiaoquan asked casually.
Yang Jianjun sighed and said: "I guess I am also depressed. He used to be a very good person, but then his wife and child were killed, so he has been depressed, but for some reason, he got together with Aunt Zhang.
"
Ma Xiaoquan asked curiously: "Uncle Yang, how do you know so much?"
Yang Jianjun sighed: "Wang Li can be regarded as a distant cousin of mine."
Ma Xiaoquan asked again: "Then why did Uncle Yang tell me this?"
Yang Jianjun was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "I don't know why, maybe Wang Li mentioned you to me before he died."
"Talk about me? I shouldn't be familiar with Wang Li, right?" Ma Xiaoquan frowned.
"I'm just wondering, but before Wang Li died, he gave me something, saying he would give it to you if there was a chance. Well, this is it..." As he said that, Yang Jianjun took out a small square box from his pocket.
.
"What is this?"
Yang Jianjun gave a wry smile and thought to himself, if I knew, I wouldn't take it out.
"Then I accept it?" Ma Xiaoquan glanced tentatively at Yang Jianjun.
He was not familiar with Yang Jianjun, and the neighbors' evaluation of Yang Jianjun was relatively average, mainly because this man was stingy.
"Then you... keep it for now, but Xiaohu, if you want to know what's inside, you must tell me..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded, thinking that if he took the box, if he didn't get some gold and silver, he probably wouldn't be able to do business for Yang Jianjun in the future, but whatever, this man was not bad in nature, and it was also because his family conditions were average and he wanted to support his family.
Only then did I become naughty. The time was right and I had to do a little manipulation.
"By the way, Uncle Yang, if Wang Li dies, won't his house be empty? No one will dare to live in it, right?"
Yang Jianjun chuckled: "You are really wrong. There is a brother and sister living in the house. What's their last name? Oh yes, the surname is Mei, Meihua's Mei..."
"My surname is Mei?" Ma Xiaoquan was stunned, and a thought suddenly came to his mind: Could it be Aunt Xiaomei?
...
Before the physical time travel, Ma Xiaoquan once talked about her past with her mother Yuan Lan. At that time, her mother Yuan Lan described Aunt Xiaomei in a very special way, and always emphasized that Aunt Xiaomei was one of the flowers in their factory.
However, ever since I came to this era, worked in a riveting factory, and occasionally walked to the textile factory next door, I have never seen or heard of Aunt Xiaomei. This is completely inconsistent with what my mother stated at the time.
"What, do you know him?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know each other. I just think these brothers and sisters are so courageous. They dare to go into the house even if there are dead people."
"Hey~ That house can't be empty..."
...
Shortly after Yang Jianjun left, Aunt Hong and Uncle Zhao came back. After Ma Xiaoquan repeated Yang Jianjun's story of reading the water meter to them, he found an excuse to go back to the house to sleep.
Early the next morning, the door of the room suddenly rang. Ma Xiaoquan was still in bed and had not gotten up, so he was forcibly pulled up by Ma Liehuo, who came home unexpectedly.
"What's wrong with you?"
Ma Liehuo chuckled and said mysteriously: "I'll tell you good news."
"What? The salary has been increased?"
"What's the salary increase?" Ma Liehuo rolled his eyes at Ma Xiaoquan, "A very nice girl came from the textile factory next door. She really stunned me."