After a simple rebirth

The day starts with paying mom for breakfast.

The alarm on Fu's mother's phone rang, but she didn't get up. Since she didn't have to cook breakfast, she didn't have to get up early to light the fire. The water was warm on the stove anyway, and Fu Ying just had to wash up and go to school.

Fu's mother kicked Fu Ying's calf to wake her up, and told her that the breakfast money was on the desk where she was doing her homework, and asked her to take it to school.

Fu Ying woke up, looked at the time, and was a little speechless. Mom, don’t set the alarm if you don’t want to get up early.

Fu Ma set the alarm on her phone two days ago, leaving time for cooking and eating breakfast, so she set the alarm for 6:30. But now she doesn't have to cook breakfast, and if she eats breakfast on the way, she doesn't have to wake up that early, 6:50 is still in time.

Fu Ying was struggling between sleeping for another 20 minutes and getting up, and she chose to get up. You can't take a nap in the morning. Once you fall asleep, you will sleep more deeply than at night, and the alarm clock can't wake you up.

Fu Ying suffered a big loss at work once because she overslept. She wanted to get up in the morning to pack the things she needed, so she set the alarm half an hour early.

It happened that she got up early that day, and the alarm clock didn't ring until she finished packing. Thinking that she still had half an hour to sleep, she set the alarm clock again and fell asleep. As a result, she was already an hour late when she woke up. That day, everyone in the department had to go on a business trip to another town after gathering at the company. Her colleagues took turns calling her but couldn't get through. After she woke up, she replied to her leader and immediately flew to that town.

The loss of several dozen dollars in taxi fares was only the superficial loss. The more profound loss was that she lost many job opportunities. Because she was late and could not be contacted, her boss thought she was unreliable and did not assign her any work. He ignored her for nearly half a year, and only when he was very busy did he assign her many tasks, and she slowly came to the fore again.

From then on, Fu Ying didn't dare to take a nap easily anymore.

When she is not working, she deliberately tries to wake up, play for a while, and then take a nap. She really sleeps deeper. She sets an alarm for 8 o'clock. If she happens to stay up late or does not get enough sleep, she can sleep until at least 3:5. During this time, the alarm rings every five minutes, but it can't wake her up. If she doesn't set an alarm, her body will judge that she needs sleep, and she can sleep for - hours before waking up.

Fu Ying got up and took her schoolbag to the stove. The fire was small, with only a straw-sized passage in the middle. Fu Ying couldn't make the fire bigger, so she couldn't make breakfast. She didn't know when Fu's mother would wake up. A big fire would burn the coal quickly. If the fire went out, she would be scolded by Fu's mother again.

There was no noise from the tenants next door, so there should be no high school students. The first and second year of high school have started school, and there will definitely be noises when the high school students get up. The sound of adults banging pots while making breakfast, the roar of older children calling younger children to get up, and the sound of asking adults when they can't find their clothes after getting up, all come and go, and you can hear them clearly here. Come to think of it, the oldest one doesn't seem to be that big, just looks mature and steady, about the same as the second and third year of junior high school.

Fu Ying washed up with the hot water in the kettle and felt a little hungry. In fact, Fu Ying was not sure whether the purchasing power of 1 yuan could solve her food and clothing problems for the whole morning. Li Xingying always bought buns, which were only 5 cents each, but she couldn't ask for more.

In order to avoid being hungry, she could only find something to fill her stomach at home. Thinking of this, Fu Ying looked through the cupboard and found that the yellow cake bought by Fu's mother was still there. This was the only thing that could be eaten immediately without worrying about diarrhea.

Fu Ying tore off a big piece and ate it. It was a bit sticky, but it was okay when eaten with hot water.

Fu Ying wanted to buy a box of instant noodles at home, so that she could quickly solve breakfast and supper at night. Fu Zhe would definitely like to eat it. But Fu's mother would not agree. She firmly believed that this was junk food, expensive and not good. The money for instant noodles could be used to buy a few rolls of dried noodles. The dried noodles made by the villagers were healthy and economical. Fu's mother would also scold Fu Ying for being too lazy to buy this kind of food. It wouldn't kill her to make it herself, so she would be scolded for eating it once for a few days.

While Fu's mother was still asleep, Fu Ying put her feet on the windowsill to press them down. The height was just right, better than the short parallel bars, a perfect place for pressing feet. But she couldn't let Fu's mother see it, because she would scold Fu Ying for being rude and childish, saying how could she put her feet on such a high place on the windowsill, saying she had no image and no manners.

While Fu Ying was taking turns to press her feet, she was reviewing the Chinese knowledge she had just learned yesterday.

When it was brighter outside the window, Li Xingying called her outside. She answered, put the books into her schoolbag and went out to meet her.

"Fu Ying, why didn't you wait for me at the door today? I thought you left." Li Xingying asked when she saw her come out.

"I got up too early today, so I sat by the stove. Everything is ready. I was just waiting for you to call me when you left. I'll be there just in time."

"You are amazing. You can get up so early. I can hardly get up every day. What should I do in winter?" Li Xingying felt a mask of pain when she thought of getting up in winter.

"I can only rely on the alarm clock. My mom has set an alarm on her cell phone. When the alarm rings, she will wake up, and then she kicks me to wake me up, and then I get up. The alarm was set early today, so I will get up later tomorrow. In winter, I will set more alarms." Fu Ying also understands that it is difficult to get out of bed in winter. She has difficulty getting up in Guangdong Province in winter, and the temperature in Yunnan Province is below zero in winter. By then, she will definitely be one of those who have difficulty getting up.

"Didn't my aunt get up today? I usually see her get up early to cook breakfast." Li Xingying wondered.

Li Xingying's grandmother Fu Ying should call her fourth aunt, Li Xingying's parents Fu Ying should call her brother and sister, and Li Xingying should call Fu Ying's parents youngest uncle and youngest aunt, so Li Xingying is actually younger than Fu Ying and should call Fu Ying second aunt. However, because Li Xingying and Fu Ying are very close in age, and the two families are not blood relatives, the younger generation is not so particular about the address. Li Xingying always calls Fu Ying by her full name, and the adults will not say anything.

Li Xingying's elder sister always called Fu Ying "Second Aunt", which sometimes made Fu Ying very embarrassed. The current Li Xingying and Fu Ying have a good relationship and call Fu Ying by her name, but Li Xingying and Fu Ying in the previous life were not very familiar with each other. The married Li Xingying also called Fu Ying "Second Aunt". Li Xingyun has always been stubborn and called Fu Ying and Fu Zhe by their full names, and he did not change even after being scolded.

Thinking about these strange names, Fu Ying did not forget to answer Li Xingying.

"I thought cooking breakfast was too troublesome and tiring, so I told her to buy breakfast outside like you guys did, and we can both sleep a little longer."

"Really? That's great. We can buy breakfast together!" Li Xingying felt embarrassed that Fu Ying had to wait for her to buy breakfast every day. Now they can buy breakfast together and eat together. That's great.

"What do you want to eat today?" Fu Ying asked her.

"I don't know, I think buns are the most delicious." Li Xingying was also conflicted. After eating many different kinds of buns every day, she still chose buns.

"Let's wait and see. I haven't bought breakfast from my hometown yet!" Fu Ying was also curious. In her previous life, she came back around the Chinese New Year, when the school was on vacation and many breakfast shops were not necessarily open. In addition, it was cold, so she had to rely on her mother's repeated urging to get up. She didn't necessarily eat breakfast, let alone go out to buy it.

Fu Ying followed Li Xingying to the store where she often bought steamed buns. The boss gave her fifty cents in change. While Fu Ying was looking around, she saw boiled corn, which must be healthier corn.

It was just one yuan, and Fu Ying had to take out her own pocket money to satisfy her desire.

"Do you know how much the breakfasts here cost?" Fu Ying couldn't ask around one by one, so she asked Li Xingying directly. Fu Ying had to understand the breakfast market first, as she didn't want to eat buns every day.

"I only know part of it. Baozi is 50 cents each, steamed buns and flower rolls are 50 cents for two, porridge is one dollar a bowl, clear soup rice noodles are five dollars, beef is seven dollars, and there are also fried dough sticks, but they haven't come yet, two for one dollar."

Fu Ying nodded. Prices are quite cheap now. If you can save one dollar and have enough to eat, that's good enough. Fu Ying remembered that when she went back to her hometown in the last life 22 years ago, the price of clear soup rice noodles was already 7 yuan a bowl. She didn't eat much of other food, so the price would definitely go up. Milk tea was yuan a cup.

In other words, after ten years or so, prices almost doubled, which was definitely affected by inflation and should also be affected by the middle schools.

There are many people and the demand is high, so the supply of shops cannot meet the demand and the rent will be expensive. As the cost goes up, the price will also be higher.

But the salary was not high. When Fu Yu's youngest daughter entered Gumang Middle School, Fu Yu applied for the job of a canteen aunt, hoping to be able to take care of her daughter at close range.

Working 6 days a week, washing vegetables, serving meals, washing dishes, the working hours are not too short, at least 7 hours, and the salary is 2500. Fu Yu had to resign after working for a month because the elderly in his family had something to do.

High consumption and low wages became a problem that many counties would face in later generations, but it could not be well resolved for the time being.

It's the same at places like Fu Ying and Zhang Zun's workplace. The starting salary is less than 3 yuan, and a fast food meal costs 15 yuan. The price of meat has not dropped, but the price of vegetables has increased. They can only save money, but it is really impossible to save money.

Knowing the price of breakfast here, Fu Ying didn't look at it again and went into the school with Li Xingying.

While eating the buns, Fu Ying put the corn into her schoolbag.

"Aren't you going to eat your boiled corn now?" Fu Ying shook her head. The corn that Li Xingying mentioned is the local name for it, which is corn.

"I'm not hungry now, so I'll just eat a bun. I'll get hungry after the fourth or fifth class, so I'll eat during the second or third class."

Li Xingying, who was chewing on her second bun, exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my God, why didn't I think of that? No wonder I was always hungry during the fifth period. I thought I didn't eat enough for breakfast!"

Then I looked at the half-eaten bun in my hand and felt it was not convenient to put it back into my schoolbag, so I had to finish it.

Seeing her like this, Fu Ying took out another corn from her schoolbag, broke it in half, and gave her half. "I'll give you half. You can eat it when you're hungry during class."

Li Xingying refused, "No, no, keep it for yourself. Two buns are enough for me, and you only had one bun for breakfast!"

Fu Ying put it directly into her hand. There were no extra bags, otherwise it would be better to put it in a bag and put it next to her schoolbag. "I ate something at home. I'm not hungry after eating the buns just now. I'll eat something to fill my stomach during class. It's just right for us to go home and have lunch after school."

Seeing her determination, Li Xingying accepted it. "I'll buy one tomorrow and give you half."

"You're welcome. Don't be fussy about what you do."

Li Xingying nodded, and everyone went back to their classrooms after entering the building.