Chapter VIII Commencement of School
In the afternoon of the next day, Tang Yuanqun rode a motorcycle to carry Tang Chen to school, Tang Chen traveled lightly, only brought a bed quilt, and came with his canvas schoolbag, so he didn't let Tang Yuanqun send him to the dormitory. Tang Yuanqun didn't insist, told him to take care of himself and rode away.
Tang Chen carried the quilt specially prepared for him by Jiang Lan into the school, originally Tang Chen was going to buy even the quilt at the school commissary like other daily necessities, but later Jiang Lan vetoed, she said that the quilt sold outside was too thin and not easy to use, so she put a quilt in a woven bag for him at home.
Tang Chen stood in front of the dormitory building with the four big characters of the boys' apartment written on it with the quilt, and many familiar memories came to his mind. This five-storey residence hall occupies a large area where the entire school of male and female students live. From the middle is the boundary, the boys' apartments on the left and the girls' apartments on the right. The whole building is symmetrically distributed, so there is also a gate on the girls' side. In the middle of the courtyard on the first floor for washing is a small building for the dormitory keeper, which is used to separate the male and female dormitories, and it is interesting to note that the male and female dormitories for each class are also symmetrically distributed.
In his previous life, after Tang Chen arrived at Class 5, the dormitory was also on the 5th floor, and it was the one closest to the girls, so the corresponding girls were the ones closest to the boys, that is, next door to each other. Of course, the corridor is sealed, and there is a wide wall in the middle, and it is impossible to pass on both sides, otherwise it will not be chaotic! As mentioned earlier, the relationship between the boys and girls in class 5 in the junior high school era is very good, so in many quiet nights when the lights are turned off, the corridor across the wide wall has become a good place for them to chat. Of course, for some couples, not to mention, Tang Chen in his previous life was also one of them.
"Tang Chen, what are you doing standing there, don't come in yet, it's so easy, you, just hugged a quilt and carried a bag. A voice interrupted Tang Chen's recollection, and he looked up to see that there was a student of a similar age waving at the door of the first dormitory on the first floor.
This person he is very familiar with, it is his elementary school classmate Deng Feng, although he only transferred to their school in the sixth grade, but they have a good relationship. Tang Chen remembered that there were four elementary school classmates assigned to the first class, one was named Tang Yuan, and the other was Wang Ronghua, and the relationship was very ordinary.
"Oh, come in, Deng Feng, you're here early. Tang Chen answered, and then came to the door with the quilt.
"It's still early, you see that most of the dormitories are here, and the beds are almost full, let's sleep in one bed for the two of us!" Deng Feng took Tang Chen's woven bag and walked inside.
Tang Chen did not object, each bed in Xiangtang Middle School sleeps two people, so when there are no beds, everyone is looking for acquaintances to be together.
Tang Chen and they should have more than 300 people in this class, divided into 5 classes, each class is almost more than 60 people, there are fewer classes, and there are more other classes. There are more than 60 people in the first class, 40 boys and more than 20 girls. More men and fewer women is a common phenomenon in China, and Tang Chen's school is no exception, and it seems that only the real yàn class is the same for men and women.
The dormitory was a bit noisy, and they had just entered junior high school for their first time experiencing residential life, so there was a lot to talk about. Moreover, Tang Chen's dormitory has 9 iron frame beds on both sides, four on each side, and one in the innermost window corridor, which is a little crowded. This configuration of 36 people is obviously not enough for 40 boys in their class, and I think this is also the case in other classes, so there is a hybrid dormitory. The conditions in junior high school were really difficult, but in high school, it was much better, with twelve people in each dormitory, and there was no need for two people to squeeze into a bed.
"This is our bed from now on. Deng Feng came to a bed in the middle on the right, pointed to the lower bunk and said, there was already a mat on it, and a folded quilt was placed. After speaking, he poured Tang Chen's quilt out of the bag and placed it neatly.
"Deng Feng, I'm going to go to the commissary to buy some daily necessities later, have you already bought them?" Tang Chen hung his backpack on the bed and said.
"Yes, you didn't bring anything, you really have to buy it, I've already bought it all, but I think you still have a lot of things to buy, I'll go with you." Deng Feng said with a smile.
"Well, then thank you!" Tang Chen also wanted to find someone to talk to, so he didn't refuse his suggestion.
"What's polite to me, let's go!" After speaking, he pulled Tang Chen and the two walked out shoulder to shoulder.
"Tang Chen, I heard that the things in the school commissary seem to be more expensive than those outside, so let's go outside and buy them. On the way, Deng Feng said.
"No, it's just a few cents more expensive, and I'm too lazy to run outside. Tang Chen also knew that things in the school were more expensive than outside, and this was the same everywhere. However, Tang Chen knew that this commissary was relatively good, the things were only a few cents more expensive than the outside, and some small things were still the same as the outside.
"Oh, that's right, forget it. Deng Feng didn't insist anymore when he heard him say this.
After some selection, the two returned with a full load. Deng Feng helped Tang Chen carry a mat, and there were still gaps in some places on the mat bed, and the two beds would be stacked and put away. Tang Chen was carrying a large bucket, which was full of things, all of which were some daily necessities.
The two took their things to the dormitory and put them away, and sat on the bed to rest for a while. Tang Chen suddenly heard some people talking about charging cards or something, he suddenly patted his head and remembered something.
"What's the matter, Tang Chen, why do you beat yourself if you have nothing to do?" Deng Feng asked strangely on the side.
"Have you gone to the teacher to ask for a meal card? Tang Chen said.
"Not yet, I forgot about it, I remember the teacher reminded me that day. Let's go, let's go to the teacher and ask for it, otherwise there will be no food to eat at night. Deng Feng jumped up and said.
"Wait a minute, don't worry, there is time, have you got the invoice for the meal card?" Looking at Deng Feng's anxious appearance, Tang Chen was suddenly a little speechless.
"Oh, I forgot to take it, it's in the bag, hehe!" Deng Feng touched his head and smiled embarrassedly.
Tang Chen even gave a roll of the eyes that I knew, and took out the invoice from his bag, and then the two of them went out directly to find the head teacher.
Of course, Tang Chen would not be a stranger to Tang Wenmin's residence. The two took the meal card from him, and learned that the place to charge the card was on the fourth floor of the complex, and the two hurriedly killed the complex.
Fortunately, the classes of the second and third years of junior high school are already in class now, so there are not many people charging the card, and the two of them did not wait long to charge the card.
The two of them then went to the campus for a while, and then went to a classroom. As soon as he walked into the classroom, Tang Chen heard a mellow and crisp voice: "ABCDEFJ...", Tang Chen saw that a girl in the fourth row of the first group was holding an English book that looked a little old, and was reading the first 26 English letters. This girl Tang Chen is very familiar with, she will switch places after the midterm exam and sit behind Tang Chen and Deng Feng, because she is not a local, so she can't speak the local dialect and can't understand the local dialect. In their previous lives, Tang Chen and Deng Feng teased this girl who could only speak Mandarin, and often jokingly said bad things about her in the local dialect, but she couldn't understand it, so she could only be anxious. At this time, Tang Chen and the two of them would laugh proudly on the side. But then their relationship gradually improved, Tang Chen and they also taught her some local dialects, and later she recognized them as elder brothers, Deng Feng is the eldest brother, Tang Chen is the second brother, and she is naturally the third sister.
This beautiful girl from Mianyang, Xichuan Province, who obviously does not look the same as the local girl, came to Xiangtang because of her parents' work. Her name is Song Chunfeng, a very beautiful name. In his previous life, Tang Chen thought that she was from a minority of famous clans, because his appearance was a bit like a girl from Nanxin Province. But later, Tang Chen was surprised when he knew that she was Han nationality, and he could only sigh that Sichuan and Chongqing are really a place for beautiful women!
At that time, Tang Chen thought that Song Chunfeng's English score was very good when he saw that she had been working so hard in the following days! However, in a test a week later, he found that she had only scored more than 30 points, which made Tang Chen almost think that he had heard it wrong. But later I learned that there were no English classes in their primary school, and they would only learn English in junior high school. That is to say, she is just starting to learn, so it is not surprising that she is reading ABCD now.
But it's a pity that she hasn't been able to go to the real yàn class because of the drag of her English grades, and she also returned to Xichuan in the second semester of the second semester of junior high school because of her parents' work, and the next time she met was in the second year of high school a few years later. Later, Tang Chen knew that she was married in the space, and several familiar people also sighed. Huang Qingya, as the first friend and best friend she met in junior high school, recalled the good years of junior high school with herself at that time.
Now seeing the little girl who called him his second brother again, Tang Chen couldn't help but sigh a little. But now they are strangers, so it's not good to keep an eye on others.
Tang Chen glanced at the classroom again and found that half of the seats were already filled, and many students were wiping their desks and benches with paper and rags. Tang Chen and Deng Feng came to the fourth row of the fourth group, Tang Chen chose the position by the window inside, and began to clean his table with Deng Feng. Tang Chen knew that he would make up seats tonight, and Tang Chen and Deng Feng's positions were here. Even if there is a change afterwards, you can move the table, so you don't have to say that zài will make a wedding dress for other people.
The two were busy for a while, and Deng Feng saw someone put the rag back on the podium. He hurriedly ran over and picked it up and washed it in the bucket next to him, then ran over to wipe his table and stool, and of course helped Tang Chen wipe it by the way. After that, Tang Chen and the two wiped it with a tissue again, but it was still a little wet and they couldn't sit down immediately.
"Tang Chen, do you say we should go buy something and put it on the table? Otherwise, when we leave, someone else will occupy it, and it won't prove that these two positions are ours!" Deng Feng said on the side.
Tang Chen thought about it for a while, and found that this was really the case, after all, they hadn't sent a book yet! In their previous life, they had suffered such a loss without leaving a single hand, and they couldn't repeat the mistakes of the past in this life. "Then I'll go to the commissary to buy two notebooks and pens, after all, I will buy them in the future, do you want your notebook to be big or small?"
"Okay, you go, I'm here to guard, I just want a small one, I don't like to take notes, come back and tell me how much money I'll give you again." Deng Feng replied.
Tang Chen replied and walked out, he didn't say anything like a few dollars that he didn't have to give. Because this is a school supply, not food, although the two are familiar, Tang Chen can't ignore his thoughts.
Tang Chen went to the commissary to buy two notebooks and two water-based pens, and soon returned to the classroom.
"Tang Chen, your notebook is too exaggerated, I remember that you never take notes, is it a change of sex?" Deng Feng said as he looked at a softshell notebook the size of A4 paper in Tang Chen's hand.
"Buy it and play with it, hehe!" Tang Chen smiled and handed him the one belonging to Deng Feng in his hand, "There are three pieces in total, you don't need to give it, just invite me to eat later." With that, he threw his things on the table.
"Ok, let's go down and eat, I'm a little hungry anyway. Deng Feng threw things into the table and said with a smile.
Tang Chen looked at his watch and found that it was almost five o'clock, that is, the time for the last class of the afternoon to end was approaching. After that, there will be half an hour of extracurricular activities, which is time to play. From half past five to six o'clock is the time to wash your clothes and take a shower, from six to six to forty is the time to eat, and then there will be two evening self-study sessions. However, since I usually feel hungry when I was a student, of course, I will go to eat early. Therefore, the time of dinner is actually half past five, which is the time when the canteen opens in the evening.
Tang Chen is still very clear about the schedule of Xiangtang Junior High School. Of course, this is not static, it will change with the season and the morning and evening when the sky is dark.