The Snail Spirit Travels to the 1970s

Tian Tian entered the dormitory and saw two more classmates. Old Lady Tian was sitting on the upper bunk and chatting with them. When she saw Tian Tian coming in with water, she waved at her and said, "This is my granddaughter, Tian Tian!"

"Hello, uncle and aunt! Hello!" Tian Tian greeted them while looking at the two families in front of her calmly. One of them should be well-off. The clothes they wore were not wrinkled at all, and they were wearing Dacron shirts without patches, and they were wearing leather shoes.

The conditions of the other family were obviously not as good as this one. Although they were also wearing leather shoes, those shoes were obviously not as new as the previous family's. Instead, they had traces of time. Although their clothes were clean and tidy, it was obvious that they had been washed many times. However, the family conditions were already very good at that time.

While Tian Tian was looking at others, the new student was also secretly looking at Tian Tian.

Tian Tian was wearing an ordinary floral cotton dress and cloth shoes made by Old Lady Tian herself. Apart from her relatively fair skin, she looked very inconspicuous.

Old Mrs. Tian was wearing ordinary coarse cloth clothes with pudding on them, and her skin was the dark color that came from working in the fields for many years.

Although Tian Tian and her family were not dressed conspicuously, they had everything Tian Tian needed, including an enamel washbasin, a brand new thermos and lunch box, and an enamel jug for drinking water. Regardless of their family conditions, one could tell at a glance that Tian Tian was very much loved at home.

Everyone took a quick look at Tian Tian and knew what her family environment was like.

"Hello! My name is Liang Rong!" The family with better financial conditions was the first to extend a friendly hand to Tian Tian.

Tian Tian looked at Liang Rong's smiling face and felt relieved. She reached out and held Liang Rong's hand.

"My name is Li Wenxiu!" Another girl also came forward and introduced herself.

The smile on Tian Tian's face also grew wider. "My name is Tian Tian."

Old Mrs. Tian was very happy when she saw the three girls getting along well with each other. "You have a good relationship and take care of each other at school. We can feel more at ease."

"Auntie is right! You roommates should get along well with each other. You will live together for the next three years." Li Wenxiu's father said.

"Which bed did you choose?" Tian Tian asked in a low voice. She saw that the two of them seemed to have not chosen a bed yet.

Li Wenxiu and Liang Rong looked at each other. Li Wenxiu chose the bed below Tian Tian, ​​and Liang Rong chose the upper bunk on Tian Tian's left. The two families then began to make arrangements.

Tian Tian wet the rag in the basin and wiped the cabinet from inside to outside before putting all the things in the cabinet. There was a lot of space left on the top of the cabinet after she was done, so she planned to wait for Tian Lisong to bring the book over and then put the book in.

After Tian Tian finished cleaning up, she wanted to take the rag to the bathroom to wash it. The cabinet was quite dirty, and the water turned black after wiping it once.

Liang Rong looked at Tian Tian's rag and hesitated to speak. Tian Tian saw through it and said with a smile: "If you don't mind, I'll lend it to you after I wash it."

Liang Rong's eyes lit up and she nodded embarrassedly. She didn't bring a rag with her today and didn't expect to need it there. But after seeing how dirty the cabinet was after Tian Tian wiped it, she didn't want to put anything in it anymore.

Tian Tian went out to wash the basin and rag, then handed the rag to Liang Rong, who happily took the rag to wipe the cabinet.

Old Mrs. Tian carefully spread the quilt on the upper bunk, then climbed down the ladder.

"I don't know if there is hot water in the school. There is not even a stove in this room. Won't the children freeze to death in winter?" Old Mrs. Tian always felt that this room was crowded and empty, and there might not be any warmth at all in winter.

"There is hot water in the cafeteria at the back. Hot water is available every night. A thermos of hot water costs two cents and is available from five to seven o'clock." said Liang's father.

Old Mrs. Tian also relaxed a little after hearing this. It was good to have hot water. She turned to Tian Tian and said, "Don't worry about the money. Go to the cafeteria and fill a pot of hot water every night, especially in winter. I will get you a few glass bottles. Fill the bottles with hot water and cover them under the quilt. This way you can sleep warmer."

Tian Tian nodded obediently. She had no intention of saving money and putting herself in a difficult position on such a matter, not to mention that she already had money in her hands.

As they were talking, Tian Lisong came back with a book. They introduced each other again. After the greetings, Tian Lisong and Old Lady Tian pulled Tian Tian outside, and handed the grain coupons and vegetable coupons to Tian Tian. "Here are 20 kilograms of grain coupons. When you eat in the future, take the grain coupons, vegetable coupons and money to the canteen to get food."

Tian Tian looked at the number of grain coupons and vegetable coupons, counted them and put them away.

Old Mrs. Tian also took out money from her pocket, counted out ten yuan and handed it to Tian Tian, ​​"You are alone outside, you will feel uneasy without some money in your hand, so put some money in your pocket, and buy whatever you want when the time comes. Don't be short of money. I see there is a phone downstairs in your dormitory. If you have any problems or don't have enough money, call the team and ask your dad to send it over here."

Tian Tian looked at the ten yuan and felt it was a little hot. She didn't dare to take it. It was a huge sum of money at that time. She might not be able to earn ten yuan in a year.

Tian Tian took out two yuan from the bank and said, "This is enough."

The purchasing power of money is very strong now. One cent can buy a candy. Two dollars can last for a long time. Besides, Tian Tian still has money in her pocket from the things she sold to Li Jiuniang during this period.

"This money is not enough! When the weather gets cold, you need to burn firewood and pay coal to the school. You need to spend money on meals and fetch water every day. You also have to buy some notebooks and pens on a regular basis. These two dollars are not enough for you to spend," said Tian Lisong.

"Really! My brother brought me so many notebooks and pens last time he came back, enough for the three of us to use for a whole semester. And if we don't have money, can't we just pay for firewood at school? Then I'll just bring the firewood over. The rest won't cost much, and I still have the few dollars I saved before. It's not like I won't go back this month. Don't we have a month's vacation during the autumn harvest? If I don't have enough money when I go back, I'll ask you for more."