14. SARS struck

After April, the temperature gradually began to warm. However, the recent news of the spread of SARS has made people feel as cold as winter, coupled with the rising number of quarantines and deaths in news reports every day. Especially in places where crowds gather, the uneasy atmosphere has reached the point of reaching its peak, and everyone "talks about non-color change", in the words of the media, this is a war without gunpowder. Compared with war, the enemy is almost none, but it is a great harm to man.

Worried about the shortage of goods, residents have cleverly hoarded all kinds of daily necessities, and it was not long before there was a rush to buy everywhere. Prices skyrocketed, and even though the white vinegar in the store had risen incredibly to a sky-high price of 100 yuan a bottle, it was still snatched up by crazy people in the blink of an eye. Because the big white radish has a certain effect on colds, it has also risen to five yuan a catty. At the same time, the patriotic health campaign also spontaneously created momentum, and without mobilization, everyone responded positively. These months have really been a rare emphasis on hygiene for Chinese people for many years.

And for us students, the only good news from SARS is that we finally don't have to go to school on Saturday to make up classes. The Education Bureau issued a notice, and all the after-school cram schools that teachers had privately opened were also suspended, and the weekends that were originally full suddenly became idle. I had nothing to do, I wanted to go shopping on the street with Lele, but I didn't want Lele's grandmother to ban Lele from going out for fear of SARS. In desperation, I had to lie in bed, smell the strong vinegar smell in the room, and listen to MP3s in every boredom to pass the time.

Just when I was drowsy, the phone rang suddenly, I hurriedly jumped out of bed, grabbed the microphone next to me, and Chu Chu's sweet voice was on the other end of the phone: "Beizi pig, remember to come out to make up for classes at night!"

I didn't react at once, and asked a little puzzled, "Didn't the teacher inform ......?"

"Eun, yes! Chu Chu suddenly lowered his voice, "Idiot, tell you to come out to play......

I came back to my senses in an instant, and hurriedly echoed: "Oh, oh, why does SARS still have to make up for it?

I hung up the phone and found my mother standing at the door of my room with a pile of dirty clothes: "Xiaobei, SARS, the teacher still has to make up the class?"

I took a deep breath, calmed down for a while, and then scratched my head casually and lied: "Well, yes! No way, the teacher wants to make money, but the Education Bureau won't let me, so the location of tutoring has to be changed." Just now, the teacher asked the students to call and inform them to go to other places for classes in the evening. ”

After hearing this, the mother didn't think much about it, turned her head and shouted in the direction of the kitchen: "Lao Li, Xiaobei has to make up classes at night and cook early." Then he grabbed his clothes and went straight to the balcony.

Lying back on the bed, I was in no mood to listen to MP3 anymore, and crossed Erlang's legs to quietly recall the phone call Chu Chu had just made. Chu Chu is looking for me at night, where will he go......?

"......Ahh I slapped my forehead sharply, glanced at the clock on the bedside table, and it was just past 4 o'clock! That is to say, there are still three and a half hours before the agreed meeting with Chu Chu, which is really like a year!

Thinking about my thoughts, I quickly fell asleep in a daze, and by the time I opened my eyes, it was already dark.

"Xiaobei, it's time to eat!" As soon as he sat up, his mother's voice came from outside the room.

The dishes and chopsticks on the table were already set, and as soon as I sat down, I began to devour them.

Having eliminated dinner as fast as I could, I hurriedly dressed, pretended to pick up the handbag containing the textbooks, and ran out of the house in a hurry. Riding a bicycle to the street corner where I made an appointment to meet Chu Chu, I took out my mobile phone and looked at it, it was only 7:03. It came too early, and it is estimated that Chu Chu will wait for half an hour to appear. The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, and as I leaned back in the car, I looked around boredly, and there were only a few pedestrians left in front of the once bustling streets, and the bleakness of the night was always reminiscent of the "Great Depression" that occurred on the other side of the ocean at the beginning of the last century.

Half leaning against the sidewalk guardrail, I couldn't help but bow my head and start. It had just rained in the afternoon, and the street floor was still a little wet, and through the reflection of the stagnant water, I could vaguely see that someone seemed to be walking in this direction. Before I could raise my head, I suddenly felt a heavy knock on my shoulder, and then Chu Chu's familiar voice came from my ear: "Beizi pig, how long have you been here!"

I bared my teeth in pain: "Oh my God, Chu Chu, can't you be gentle?" I looked back at Chu Chu with a depressed face.

Chu Chu is wearing a white long-sleeved T-shirt today, with a dark blue short-sleeved shirt on top of the long sleeves, and a pair of milky white NIKE sneakers underneath light blue sweatpants, giving people an indescribable youth. I looked at Chu Chu so stupidly that I forgot to speak for a while.

Chu Chu was uncomfortable by me up and down, and couldn't help but push me hard and said, "Mom, look at a P, go quickly!" While speaking, Chu Chu had already grabbed my arm and dragged me straight forward with the car.

"Huh, where are you going to take me!Slow down, still pushing the cart......" I felt like I had been kidnapped by Chu Chu.

Dragged all the way, we turned into an alley on the side of the street. "Oh my God, Chu Chu shouldn't be thinking about ......" Seeing this scene, I couldn't help but start YY again, and a wicked smile appeared on my face involuntarily.

"It's here. Chu Chu's voice suddenly pulled me back from my dream, and I looked up suddenly, and what appeared in front of me was the "Tianfu" Internet café that I had just brought Chu Chu to a few days ago.

After being excited for a whole afternoon, it turned out that Chu Chu had asked me to accompany her to surf the Internet! I suddenly showed a look of disappointment. Chu Chu didn't seem to see my frustration, and stretched out his hand to point in the direction of the Internet café and shook my body excitedly: "Beizi pig, go, go to the bubble hall with my sister." ”

"Bubble Hall...... Good...... All right. "I said yes very reluctantly.

After parking the car at the door, I reluctantly followed Chu Chu into the Internet café. Unexpectedly, the business of the Internet café did not seem to be affected by SARS at all, and there were quite a lot of people. After paying, I reached out and took the two temporary membership cards handed over by the network administrator, and then found two empty seats connected together in the corner, and sat down side by side with Chu Chu.

The keyboard of the Internet café seemed to be a little greasy to the touch, Chu Chu casually took out a pack of tissues from his bag, threw one to me, and took out another one and wiped it down very seriously. It's no wonder, after all, it's the SARS period.