Chapter 32: Helping Others
Xia Zhi went downstairs and saw Xia Ling comforting Yang Xinyi, who was sulking.
Seeing Xia Zhi coming downstairs, Xia Ling couldn't help but taunt, "Aren't you sick?" Don't you look like a sick person now? ”
Xia Zhi went back directly, "Of course it's because I'm in good health, otherwise I would have been sick in that environment, if you don't believe it, why don't we change our rooms?" How many days do you go there to try? ”
Xia Ling's face darkened, her face puffed out, and she said angrily, "Who wants to change with you?" Something that can't be on the countertop. ”
Xia Zhi's eyes turned cold, staring straight at Xia Ling, "Don't forget, we are the same father, if I am not a thing, what are you?" ”
Xia Ling was choked and glared at Xia Zhi, her face flushed.
Xia Zhi glanced at their mother and daughter and went out, thinking that it was okay today, so she just went to the scrapyard to have a look.
Xia Zhi took the bus to the scrap collection station, but I didn't expect the eldest sister of the scrap collection station to know Xia Zhi, and she was very happy to see Xia Zhi, "Big sister, why are you free to come over today?" Recently, there have been a lot of tatters, and you still need paper to burn the fire at home? ”
Xia Zhi didn't expect a few pieces of candy to buy this eldest sister, and stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, seeing that this eldest sister was so enthusiastic, Xia Zhi naturally knew that acquaintances were easy to do.
Immediately smiled, "The books I brought back last time were very easy to ignite, and my mother praised me," smiled innocently and said let me buy some broken books back and light them for her. ”
The eldest sister immediately complimented, "You girl is really filial, go in quickly." ”
Xia Zhi smiled and entered the scrap yard, and saw that there were a few people wearing black cloth cotton jackets and dog fur hats bending over to look for them in the scrap, Xia Zhi didn't say hello to those people, found a secluded place, and began to search for what he wanted.
After a while, Xia Zhi saw a landscape painting that had been burned in half, although this landscape painting was a little dirty, but it could be seen that it had been well preserved before, and even a few faded seals in the corner could be seen.
Xia Zhi didn't carefully identify it and threw it into the space, thinking that when the turmoil passed in the future, it would be repaired, and it was definitely impossible for the painting to be completely restored, but it was a pity that this painting was also a cultural treasure.
Soon Xia Zhi found a lot of medical books from the pile of waste paper, these medical books are all traditional Chinese medicine, and many of the characters are traditional Chinese characters, which should be unique books.
Xia Zhi even found a manuscript from inside, the paper should be yellowed for some years, it should have been protected well before, and it was often flipped through with some rough edges, but the handwriting is clear and there are many marks on it, Xia Solstice guess should be very rare.
The most important part of the waste recycling station is some broken porcelain, and many beautiful and unique porcelain pieces have been shattered, and it is difficult to find the whole one.
However, there are many bronzes, which can be well preserved because of their hard texture.
After rummaging through the scrap recycling station for two hours, Xia Zhi found some textbooks and review materials for junior high and high school, tied them up with a piece of hemp rope, and prepared to leave.
Walking to the door, Xia Zhi knocked on the door and window, and said to the eldest sister who knitted the sweater inside with a smile, "Eldest sister, I have chosen, how much do you weigh?" ”
The eldest sister looked at Xia Zhi carrying dozens of books in both hands, responded with a smile, weighed her with a scale, and said to Xia Zhi, "You give two cents!" ”
Xia Zhi could see that the eldest sister had given her a lot of discounts, and Xia Zhi immediately smiled and thanked her, "Eldest sister, thank you!" Then he took out two cents from his pocket and handed it to the eldest sister, and stuffed a few candies by the way.
The eldest sister was even more happy to see it, and she was not polite and hurriedly put it back in her pocket, and smiled at Xia Zhi, "Come often." ”
Xia Zhi responded with a smile, took his things and left.
This eldest sister is also literate, and the summer solstice picks up some junior high school or high school textbooks and review materials, knowing that Xia Solstice should not use these textbooks as firewood, it should be taken back to study, but no matter what Xia Solstice takes home for, it has nothing to do with her.
After Xia Zhi was far away from the scrap yard, he found a secluded place, threw these books into the space, and was about to leave, but he heard the faint sound of fighting not far away, and even mixed with some unbearable abuse.
Xia Zhi walked a few steps forward, saw a small alley, glanced inside, and saw several teenagers about fourteen or fifteen years old wearing army green clothes, with red cloth wrapped around their arms, curling and swearing in their mouths, and constantly punching and kicking the people curled up on the ground.
"Stinky Lao Jiu, kill you!"
"For bad intellectuals like you, we should fight to the end!"
The man who was beaten curled up on the ground with his hands over his face, not daring to resist.
Xia Zhi had a faint guess in his heart, seeing that the man's nose and face were swollen from the beating, and there were even blood stains oozing from the corners of his forehead, he couldn't help but shout at those boys, "A few little comrades." ”
Several half-grown teenagers were having fun when they suddenly heard a shout and looked sideways at the summer solstice.
Xia Zhi raised his scarf to cover most of his face, and shouted at a few *** juniors, "Comrade, please help, there was a hooligan who wanted to tease me just now." ”
Although these *** young generals are a bit extreme in this era, they are indeed very conscious in some aspects, and when they heard Xia Zhi say that someone wanted to play hooligan and tease her, she suddenly had a sense of justice, and she raised her feet and walked towards Xia Zhi.
The mouth asked, "Hello comrade, may I ask which rascal wants to tease you?" We will never sit idly by! ”
"That's right, we'll definitely arrest him and re-educate him!"
Xia Zhi pretended to be scared and nervous, pointed in a random direction, and said to a few *** generals, "It's a man in army green clothes, about 20 years old, riding a bicycle who wanted to tease me just now, but when he saw a few little comrades here, he ran over there." ”
Several *** generals glanced at each other and assured with righteous words, "Comrade, don't worry, we're going to arrest him back." Then they immediately chased in the direction that the summer solstice pointed out to them.
Seeing that a few young generals finally left, Xia Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward, and saw the person lying on the ground, who had already leaned on the corner of the wall with one hand and sat up.
This is a middle-aged man with half-white hair, although he was beaten by several young generals, his face was very indifferent, and his eyes seemed to have lost hope for life and became a little numb, as if the whole person was silent in the darkness and could not see the hope of light.
Sensing Xia Zhi's gaze, the middle-aged man looked up at Xia Solstice and tried to squeeze out a smile, "Thank you, little girl." ”
Xia Zhi nodded, and then said tentatively, "You are a teacher?" ”
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, his tone full of grief and sarcasm, "Where am I a teacher?" I am a sinner! ”