The Pentium Era - South to North

Xiao Zhao called Zhang Chen, and the two of them went downstairs, brought up some bricks, and found a wooden board. They built a shelf against the wall and placed the kerosene stove on the shelf. In order to prevent oil smoke, they placed it on the wall behind the kerosene stove. , stapled a piece of newspaper, and after finishing all this, Xiao Zhao patted the table and said to Zhang Chen, okay, this table is yours now, you can draw.

On their way back, they saw a vegetable market under the Qingtai Overpass near Qingjiang Road. When they walked to the end of the bridge and walked under the bridge along Kaixuan Road beside the bridge, they discovered that there was something special here.

Under the bridge, on the Kaixuan Road side, there is a row of five or six stalls selling cloth on one side of the road. Pieces of cloth hang down from the moso bamboo racks more than two meters high that are fixed on the stalls. They are colorful and full of flowers. Opposite the fabric stall, there are various stalls selling buttons, sewing threads and zippers, as well as stalls for mending shoes, repairing umbrellas, sewing and sewing, and even a stall for wrapping cloth buttons.

Go in from Kaixuan Road. Don't turn along Kaixuan Road. Instead, keep going straight along the wall of Qingtai Overpass and Hangcheng Waterworks. You will reach a bridge opening. In the bridge opening, there are several stalls selling hardware and daily groceries. After passing through the bridge hole, you will reach the side of Qingjiang Road. There are vegetable stalls on both sides of the road. If you continue walking, you will reach a vegetable market.

The two of them bought vegetables at the market. Xiao Zhao went back to the cloth stall and pulled out a piece of floral cloth. She said it was for curtains.

Zhang Chen cut out a whole piece of lead drawing paper and lay on the table to draw. Xiao Zhao cooked rice in the rice cooker and then stir-fried vegetables on the kerosene stove. The two of them were busy separately. The small room was soon filled with There is a warm home atmosphere.

Xiao Zhao would take advantage of the break in cooking to come over and stand behind Zhang Chen, with her chest against the back of Zhang Chen's head and a spatula in her hand. She would hold Zhang Chen's head between her elbows and give him a hug. Zhang Chen would tilt his head back softly, and Xiao Zhao lowered his head, kissed him on the forehead, and then went back to continue cooking.

The next day, Xiao Zhao changed to the middle shift. The two of them put the leftovers from lunch into the lunch box. Xiao Zhao also found his and Zhang Chen's underwear from the chest of drawers. Zhang Chen asked her what she was doing.

Xiao Zhao said, take a bath, do you still want to take a bath in the bathroom on the street here? There are many people, but money is also needed. Why don’t you enjoy the benefits of family members of the “Red Flag Hotel”?

Zhang Chen thought that he was right. After dinner, he had to wait for Xiao Zhao to get off work anyway, so it was okay to sit there. Xiao Zhao said, from now on, we can go to the work to take a shower when I am at middle school. If you are here, I can leave. open.

Zhang Chen said yes.

At 1:40, Zhang Chen sent Xiao Zhao to his work, but went to the sales department of "Xiling Seal Society" and bought an oil painting box, canvas, and oil paints. He hesitated for a long time while standing in front of an easel. , and finally gave up. You can paint anywhere on the table or stool. Why waste the money? It’s better to go to Tianxianglou to buy some braised vegetables.

They heated up the food on the brazier, had dinner, and took turns upstairs to take a bath.

It has already been fully booked, and there are no beds even in the bunk beds in the corridor. Apart from delivering boiling water to the guest's room once in the evening, there is nothing else to do. The most I can do is hand out keys and collect them in the duty room.

When Xiao Zhao went upstairs to deliver boiled water, some men saw such a beautiful waiter like Xiao Zhao and wanted to strike up a conversation. However, when they walked to the duty room and saw Zhang Chen, they could tell at a glance what kind of relationship the two of them had, so they had no choice but to Walk calmly.

The two sat by the fire and chatted. By nine o'clock, Xiulian had not been seen. It was not until almost ten o'clock that she hurried in from outside the door. As she walked, she shouted to Xiao Zhao, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." , something at home has delayed me.

Xiao Zhao smiled and said: "It's okay, Sister Xiulian. If you have something to do at home in the future, just come here later. We warm up by the fire here, and it's a little warmer than going home, don't you think?"

Zhang Chen quickly nodded and said yes. Zhang Chen knew in his heart that this Xiulian's words about family troubles were all lies. Most of them were still playing mahjong, lying on their backs and unable to stand up.

If there was anyone in the unit who would take advantage of Xiao Zhao in the future, Zhang Chen would have known it early, and it would be Xiulian.

Zhang Chen thought this, but didn't say anything. It doesn't matter if he wants you to take advantage of him, but if you dare to bully Xiao Zhao, then I will be rude to you. Even if you are a local, we are in your eyes, Just two guys.

Zhang Chen spent two days drawing out several projects he had designed from memory. He also took a stool and placed the stretched canvas frame on the stool against the wall. He wanted to give it to the little boy. Zhao, painted a portrait. The two tasks were carried out almost at the same time. After painting for a day, Zhang Chen was very satisfied with himself. He felt that his hands were not raw.

When drawing the portrait, Zhang Chen naturally thought of Gu Shufang. Now when he thinks of Gu Shufang, he feels that Gu Shufang is also very far away. Zhang Chen himself also feels strange, why when he is with Xiao Zhao, other women Everything has become very far away, even if it was once so familiar, familiar to every inch of the skin, it is now far away.

Sometimes he was even in a trance, wondering if these women really existed in his life.

Xiao Zhao is like a screen surrounding the sleeping bed, surrounding all the women outside the sleeping bed.

Xiao Zhao was sitting on the bed and suddenly smiled when he saw Zhang Chen drawing. Xiao Zhao wondered: "Why are you smiling?"

"Why aren't you laughing?" Zhang Chen still laughed.

"come here."

"If I come over, I won't be able to continue with this painting."

"Then I won't draw. I have plenty of time anyway." Xiao Zhao curled his lips and made a provocative gesture.

Yes, there is plenty of time anyway, life is still long, and painting can continue forever, no matter the morning or the night.

Zhang Chen walked over, and Xiao Zhao put his hand softly on his neck. It was cool. Zhang Chen smelled the cool fragrance of Xiao Zhao's body. He wanted to warm up the fragrance.

On the eighth day of the lunar month, all units started working. Zhang Chen got up early in the morning. He asked Xiao Zhao to continue sleeping on the bed and told her, I will go out for a walk in the morning, come back for lunch at noon, and then send you to work.

Xiao Zhao wanted to get up and go out with him, but Zhang Chen held her down and refused to let her get up. Zhang Chen smiled and said:

"Where can I find a job with a tail?"

"Hmph, you, you, you, you dare to say that I am your tail, you are so angry with me." Xiao Zhao said in a pretense of annoyance.

Zhang Chen quickly said: "Okay, you are not the tail, you are the parent, but I am not going to kindergarten, so the parents don't need to send me away."

"Then you take me to work, and I go to kindergarten?"

Zhang Chen was speechless for a moment and couldn't react.

Xiao Zhao giggled: "I do, I do want to be your baby, my dear."

"Okay, be good then, baby."

"By the way, dear, if I go with you, do you think it will bring you good luck?"

"You can give me good luck at home, and now everything I have is your good luck."

"Then come here and I'll add some more."

Zhang Chen walked over.

"Head down."

Zhang Chen bent down.

Xiao Zhao quickly raised his head from the pillow, kissed Zhang Chen, and shouted: "Okay, I've added a lot."

"More."

Zhang Chen kissed Xiao Zhao in turn and tucked her into bed. He thought that if he left, she would get colder and colder if she slept alone in the bed. He walked to the cupboard again, took out two military coats and covered them with each other. On top of Xiao Zhao's quilt, Xiao Zhao shouted: "Are you going to crush me to death?"

After calling out, he sighed comfortably.

Zhang Chen turned around and walked to the door. Xiao Zhao stretched out a hand from the quilt and kept waving: "Goodbye, dear, be careful of cars on the road."

Zhang Chen turned around, smiled at her, and walked out the door.

Zhang Chen rode to Sijiqing. Here, some clothing stalls were also open. Zhang Chen remembered that every day when he passed by, he saw a closed newsstand at the entrance of Changqing Clothing Market. It was open today. Zhang Chen hurried over. have a look.

Hangcheng does not have a "Talent Information News" like Haicheng, which specializes in publishing various signboard information. "Zhejiang Daily" and "Hangcheng Daily" do not have any recruitment advertisements. The only one with some recruitment advertisements is the "Qianjiang Evening News" ”, the job advertisements are all squeezed into the middle of the newspaper, not many.

Zhang Chen bought a copy of the "Qianjiang Evening News", leaned on his bicycle, and read the newspaper from front to back. It contained information about clothing factories recruiting sewing workers and shops and hotels recruiting waiters. He did not I see jobs related to me.

Zhang Chen sighed in disappointment. He put the newspaper into his bag and stood thinking for a while. He remembered Liu Ligan's building washing in Haicheng. Zhang Chen decided to be like him, washing buildings one by one. I don’t believe that I can’t find a job of my own if I search everywhere.