far and near

Huaifengnian was brought to a town in Cixi by relatives. The job of screwing screws became a general worker in a garment factory. Relatives said that you came here to make money, regardless of whether the money was screwed or sewn. ?

The first day's work made Fengnian, who was devoted to physical labor and nourishing his heart, completely down: the old general packaging worker handed over the work to her, but he went to watch the needle detector.After a wretched fourteen hours of packing her garments, she couldn't lift her hands while eating.Huai Fengnian, who returned to the dormitory, felt like an animal. She didn't have time to see the entire assembly line of the small factory clearly.

The result of being overworked is that she has no time to think about her first love that failed.

The relatives in the labor service company asked the boss to arrange Fengnian in the dormitory of fellow villagers in Baizhou. Four people squeezed into ten square meters, and the stuffy smell mixed with the smell of various clothes and shoes.Fengnian's bed was in the worst position, facing the door.She will bear the brunt of the pungent smell from the bathroom on the first floor outside on cloudy days that will leak into the house when the door is opened.

Xiao Xie, a fellow from Baizhou, was in his early thirties. He looked good and elegant and still wore glasses. He asked why he came to work?Fengnian said that she came to experience life.The fellow who was wearing off-the-shoulder products from the factory smiled flatly, "Hey, here is another person who experiences life like you."

Fengnian wiped his sweat with a towel on his neck, and followed the eyes of the fellow villagers. It turned out that there was a girl sitting on the bed by the window. A water blue and refreshing curtain was placed on her bed, lightly separating herself from the world. open.The girl was looking down at something, and when she heard someone talking to her, she looked up at Fengnian, "It's all about making money."

"Xiao Huai, have you just finished the college entrance examination? Which high school do you study in Baizhou City?" Xiao Xie works as a garment worker in the factory.There is no job that ordinary people can't do in five years. She earns more than twice that of ordinary workers.She is also a regular guest of this dormitory. In her words, she has lived in this dormitory for three years, and there are dozens if not hundreds of people coming in and out of it.Except for the silent one, Huai Fengnian was the most interesting person.

"I repeated my studies in Denglong High School." Huai Fengnian didn't mention the No. [-] Middle School, otherwise people would be curious, you still go to the No. [-] Middle School to repeat?

"I won't be repeating this year, right?" Xiao Xie handed her a bottle of bubbling Sprite. Xie talked, and Xiao Xie's eyes lit up when he said that he could make wontons, "Then what kind of packaging are you going to do? This is usually done by men. Girls have to be on the machine."

On the second day, Huai Fengnian was taken to the ironing table to try the middle ironing job. After half an hour of learning, he got started on the base ironing and ironing seams. The procedure is reversed, wrapping the wontons is to gather the skins, and medium-boiling is to smooth the skins.So Fengnian was bragged by Xiao Xie to the workshop manager again, "I think this kid can try stitching, drawing, rolling, and crimping tomorrow."

In fact, there is not much difference in what to do. Fengnian is also willing to try different types of work, but when he stands on the third day, he comes down from the factory to work overtime tasks, and he has to work until eleven o'clock at night before he can rest.She supported her waist and said she was tired, but Xiao Xie laughed, "You are only 17 years old, how can you have a waist?" You get paid on a piece basis, and the work done in a day in Fengnian is only 60% of that of a skilled worker. "I'm going to die of exhaustion today," only she cried out.After all, people live for food, and the "experience" of being pregnant is enough for them.

While eating bean sprouts, zucchini, and rice in the cafeteria, Huai Fengnian picked out white fat streaky flowers from the bowl, surrounded by the sound of smacking or chewing.She suddenly felt that her life hadn't changed much from repeating high school to garment factory.Xiao Xie, who sat at the table with her, said that if you are willing to work here all the time, I will teach you how to punch boards to make garments, but with your body shape, you can last for at most two weeks.

After she finished speaking, she pointed to another girl in the dormitory, "She has been here for three months, and she also started from ironing, and now she is learning to make samples. She has been burned on her arms and her fingers have been run over, and she didn't say a word." " There was fear in Xiao Xie's eyes, which was also admiration for the ruthless people.

"Xiao Xie, you are planning for the boss so much, why hasn't he married you yet?" A car worker joked about Xiao Xie, and she gave her a glare.

Fengnian has always been attracted by the other girl that Xiao Xie pointed at, her face seemed to be pale after being isolated from the world, she spoke very little, and her hands and feet were brisk.The beds are not as messy as other people's piles, but show another kind of exquisite neatness.Xiao Xie always called her "Xiaoying", Fengnian called her Miss Xiaoying.They didn't talk a few times in the dormitory. One time, Fengnian's mosquito net leaked the mosquitoes the night before and came in. She patted her blood-sucked leg and screamed.Xiaoying silently handed her toilet water, and took out a needle and thread to help her mend the mosquito net quickly.

Miss Xiaoying has a strong taste in her food, so she brings a bottle of chili sauce with her for every meal.While washing dishes in the sink with Xiaoying, Fengnian saw burn marks on her slender arms. His eyes fell on the nail polish, and Fengnian saw a deep scar under the ring finger of her left hand.

"I was burned by the hot labeling machine." Miss Xiaoying didn't look up, her white neck was under her coiled hair.After washing the dishes, she smiled at Fengnian, but there was a bit of coldness hidden in her big eyes.She also put on makeup, and her lips were extra red by her complexion, which was the most human-like feature on her face.

"How long will it take to get rid of it?" Feng Nian asked.

"I don't know." Sister Xiaoying shook the water in the bowl and walked directly to the gate of the factory building, greeted the guard and then smoked there.Fengnian didn't want to go back to the cramped dormitory, so he stretched his waist and strolled in the open space. There was a row of big characters with a long history on the wall: "Hengfa Clothing Factory". That "Hengfa" was sprayed with several lines of paint because the clothing factory The current name is "Jiu Fu".It seems that this is also an old factory that has been changed hands.

The factory building of Jiufu Garment Factory is yellow, not yellow and gray, the iron stairs on the side are smooth, and the handrails are rusty.Some people say that everything in Jiufuli is old, except the Mercedes-Benz that the boss drives from someone else to pay off the debt.

Fengnian, who was wearing gray-blue overalls, felt that Miss Xiaoying, who was smoking outside the gate, was the latest color.The hand with the red nail polish is holding the cigarette, and the lips behind the curling smoke are slowly swallowing. What is inhaled is monotonous and tired, and what is exhaled is freedom.

Fengnian also walked outside the factory gate, and stood side by side with Xiaoying with curly hair.Xiaoying glanced at the girl with curly hair, "Do you smoke?"

"I don't smoke." Fengnian looked at the cement road in this small town, and found that there were four garment factories, two knitting factories and a fabric company within sight. "It's a labor-intensive industrial cluster." Fengnian Take off your big glasses and wipe them clean.

"Do you know Hongbang tailors?" Ms. Xiaoying said that Ningbo produced top tailors more than 100 years ago, specializing in custom-made western clothes, so the development of the clothing industry here has a solid foundation.

Huai Fengnian suddenly said, "Oh, no wonder. The five-port trade agreement includes Ningbo."

Only then did Xiaoying turn her head to look at this nerdy colleague, "You study well." Fengnian said it was okay, and smiled shyly after speaking, with sweat dripping from under the little curly hair on his forehead.

Xiaoying took out five yuan and gave her, "Buy two popsicles."

In normal times, Fengnian would mutter who you are, you can't order me, and everyone is equal in natural rights, you have to say "Can you help me...".Miss Xiaoying has the determination and sophistication of a social person, and Feng Nian took the money with a "hey" sound, "What flavor do you buy?"

"It's fine." Xiaoying said.

The two girls stepped on the wall in unison and ate popsicles. Those who stood for a long time had to keep changing their positions to relieve the swelling of their legs and feet.Fengnian said that I don't like the kind of soft ice cream. Although it has a thick milky fragrance, it doesn't chew in my mouth. I like "cracking" ice cubes.Xiaoying nodded, which was considered approval.

It seems that she is the one who talks a lot and eats the popsicles invited by others. Fengnian thought for a while, "I found that you have a lot of fashion books beside your bed."

Xiaoying said that she has no hobbies, she just likes looking at beautiful clothes. I joined this factory because it mainly makes women's clothing.In fact, she is not as cold as she looks on the outside, Feng Nian thought.

After eating the popsicles, Xiaoying suddenly said, "You will go back to study, right?"

Feng Nian said that it was certain, although the score has not come down now, but I know in my heart that I can pass the exam.

What university did Xiaoying ask?When Fengnian said about Peking University, she really laughed, and said in a joking tone, "Okay, sign for me when you are admitted to Peking University." At the end, she became more serious, "Anyway, I have to study."

Feng Nian worked overtime for the first time. I heard that overseas customers are urgently urging orders. The boss said that in addition to overtime wages, everyone will be paid a cooling fee this month.This coaxed the workers to work overtime for a week.The day and night of the third class finally passed, and it was the day of checking the scores in Fengnian.She didn't have a mobile phone, and there was only Xiaoying who was still sleeping in the dormitory. She waited for a while and called, "Miss Xiaoying?"

Xiaoying woke up immediately, her eyes were full of vigilance.When she found out that it was Fengnian, she asked what was the matter, and when she learned that Fengnian wanted to use the phone to check her grades, she immediately sat up and said to Fengnian, "You can use it." After thinking about it, "Do you want paper and pen?"

Fengnian was actually a little nervous, but Xiaoying seemed even more nervous.It only took a few minutes to check the score. She even found a piece of printing paper and wrote a few large characters on it, "Please do not make noise when entering the house." Still muttering, "Should it be next to the word 口 instead of the word 日? Isn't that right? Shouldn't it be next to the word 日 if you seal your mouth?"

Fengnian is said to be next to the word kou, the word "Xuan" next to the word Japanese means warm or fluffy, and the word "Hua" next to the word "Ye" reads "Ye, the sound of leaves, which generally means bright or brilliant."

"Oh." Xiaoying obediently wrote the words after discussion, and then looked at Fengnian's hair, "Your hair is very 'Xuan', you are quite 'Ye'." Fengnian touched his hair and laughed.

Then stick it on the door.She said that Xiao Xie is good at everything, but he has a loud voice, and when he enters the door, he is like a bandit entering the village. Before anyone arrives, the sound will come first, and then he will kick the door with his legs and feet, so as not to scare you.

Fengnian took out a piece of paper, on which was written the checking phone number.After dialing and inputting, there is a reminder of the score.The phone was not loud, so she listened close to her ear: 140 in Chinese, 147 in mathematics, 142 in English, 261 in comprehensive literature, and a total score of 690.The only sound in the room was the rustling of Fengnian's pen tip. Xiaoying couldn't take her eyes off her eyes. After Fengnian confirmed it twice again, the curly-haired girl let out a sigh of relief. It was worth the increase of nearly [-] points for a year of repetition.

Xiaoying stared at the row of numbers in disbelief, "This is... the score to get into Peking University?"

"Hey, Tsinghua University should be fine too." Fengnian blushed happily, asking if he could make a few more calls?Xiaoying said whatever you want, call quickly.Sitting on the head of the bed, she also smiled happily at the girl, with envy behind her joyful eyes.

After calling her parents and teachers to announce the good news, Feng Nian still insisted on "going back the day before filling out the volunteer application." Her last call was to Yu Ren, who answered quickly, "Yu Ren Ren—" When Fengnian shouted, Xiaoying's expression changed.

"I got 690 points in the exam, so I can go to Beijing!" Although Yu Ren and Qi Yiguo were dating, she was still the person she was most willing to talk about the happy news. The two girls chatted for almost 10 minutes before hanging up the phone.Huai Fengnian returned the hot phone to Xiaoying, "Miss Xiaoying, thank you." At the same time, he also sent 20 yuan for calls.

"Xiao Huai, forget about the money. You take the score I checked on the phone and round it up as if I passed the exam." Xiaoying rubbed her hands, "What's your classmate's name?"

"You know her? Her name is Yu Ren. We used to be in the No. [-] Middle School. Oh, she was the number one in liberal arts in Baizhou last year." Feng Nian saw Xiaoying's smile froze, "Do you really know her?"

Xiaoying's face recovered, "It just sounds familiar, so it's the number one scholar." After a pause, she said, Xiaohuai, you are so amazing, you are so amazing, "Unlike me, I couldn't write the word 'hustle' correctly." "As if to drive away the inexplicable air-conditioning in the conversation, Xiaoying stood up, "Come on, let's go out to a restaurant today and have a good meal, let's celebrate." Good news is a rich bright red.