Chapter 37: Courage
There are a lot of good words in the world that can make you repent, like the speech that you have every year in school. Naturally, there will be worse experiences than you, and what can comfort people is not necessarily to say big truths, but to say that you cry a fart, look, I am worse than you.
Although Chen Pan could think of this, she couldn't say it if she wanted her to say it. After all, she is a girl, and she always needs some face. And the reason why she took herself as an example was that she didn't want to see him draw the ground as a prison, and always enclosed herself in it, of course, she also had her own careful thoughts. But these are all from the perspective of friends, well, at least now from the perspective of friends, Chen Pan thought about this and walked into the classroom.
Because of the cold winter, the classroom is still bright, even though the sun has set, but the lights in the classroom are already on. Zhou Bian and Fang Xin are still like enemies, and they have quarreled frequently recently, but what has always remained the same is that the pot of henna has been taken care of by the two of them. Bai Yun, who had been at odds with them, didn't say anything sarcastic, lowering his head and not knowing what he was writing. At such an age, people who don't like the eye are just cold eyebrows, and there are still very few times when they speak disrespectfully. There are not many contradictions deliberately outlined in the TV series in reality, and many people spend every day in a bland way.
Just like Zhou Bian, who once shouted on campus not long ago that he would not laugh at people again, his vow seemed to have been forgotten by the wind, and at this moment, he grinned happily.
Chen Pan suddenly felt a little envious.
She felt in a trance that there were no unhappy people in the world, and everyone would be moved by a sudden smile. The difference is the degree, because you care, because you like it, you can infinitely amplify this happiness.
She calls it courage.
Jiang Che does not lack this courage.
After many years, Jiang Che reversed back and forth between the two cities, just for the likes and fears she had unintentionally revealed. Chen Pan looked at him tired and asked him if it was worth it?
"She loves snow and is afraid of the wind when she's alone." Every time he mentioned it with a faint smile, he didn't know that the loneliness and disappointment in his eyes were penetrating.
Snow in early winter, strong winds in spring and summer with only one person. That...... What's not worth it? Chen Pan had to rub his eyebrows and sigh at the charm of the four words "Creation and Transformation".
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In April of this year, something happened that scared everyone, there was a shortage of salt in the market. It is rumored that a nuclear leak from a neighboring country has polluted the ocean, so it will not be able to produce table salt for a long time. The large amount of salt stockpiled by merchants has caused the price of salt to rise from more than one bag to four or five times its own price, and the supply exceeds demand.
Jiang Che himself didn't believe it, he felt that the country would definitely take corresponding measures for such a big matter, and even if it was true, it would definitely stop such an act from happening. Just as merchants stockpile grain in wartime, a short-term shortage of salt cannot endanger life.
As long as you can get through this time.
"Did you hear that? Now the price of salt has risen like crazy, and no one buys it at ten times the price. ”
"My dad went to the market today and waited all morning, and he bought five packets of salt from an old man, which is almost enough to buy a sack of salt."
"No wonder, I found that today's cafeteria food was very light, and I usually died. However, my family asked someone to buy a few bags from far away. ”
"It's a pity, if I had known the news earlier and bought a truckload of it, I wouldn't have to worry about it in my life." A classmate was heartbroken.
A week has passed, such public opinion has not stopped, but intensified, the price of salt has risen more than ten times, the bulk is not visible at all, it is a sack by sack, and the tenfold price makes many people hold a wait-and-see attitude, and then they start to panic again. Jiang Che doubted whether this was true or not, he had gone to see his own salt, only a small packet, and it was estimated that it would only take ten days to save it. Nancheng is humid, and the salt always has to be heavier, otherwise it will be tasteless.
Long-term salt deficiency will cause people to suffer from big neck disease, which will lead to osteoporosis, which is very harmful to the elderly.
After all, no one buys sacks at home and puts them away, so they are usually bought in bulk. Unfortunately, Jiang Che's family was preparing to buy some more in a few days, and this happened as a result.
"Jiang Che, do you still have salt at home, I still have ten packs at home, I can divide a few packs of it with you." Zhou Bian ran to Jiang Che and said very seriously, he didn't believe it at first, but every day when he went back and listened to his family's nagging that he couldn't buy salt, over time, he couldn't believe it.
"Uh-huh. I have little family and can't eat much. Chen Pan also said. After the rumors came a few days ago that she would not produce salt for a long time, she went to her kitchen to take a look, and there were still more than a dozen packets of salt in it. She and her mother can eat for at least half a year. She doesn't look at things as rationally as Jiang Che, as long as there is a little wind and grass, she will pay attention to what she needs to survive.
This point naturally sprouted from the time when my mother supported the whole family alone.
"No, I still have some at home. There are so many salt farms in the world, it is impossible for them to be polluted, so even if it is true, I don't think it will last long. ”
Jiang Che naturally refused. He looked at the two of them, if all this was true, how could he occupy what others needed, not to mention that he had sworn that this was public opinion, and it was not true. As for the salt? There's always a way.
When she went home that day, Chen Pan put down her schoolbag and ran to the kitchen, Xu Wenwan didn't have anything to do recently, so she prepared the meals and waited for her daughter to eat them together. Looking at her daughter's somewhat rounded face, she was busy with satisfaction.
"Mom, why are there only a few packets of salt left in our house? I remember last time there were more than a dozen packs! When he saw that there were only three small packets of salt left in the urn, Chen Pan was anxious, and turned his head to ask Xu Wenwan, who was cooking.
"Oh, you said this, your uncle and uncle came to get some, saying that there was no salt at home. There are many elderly people and children in their family, and they will return in a few days. ”
Xu Wenwan pretended to be relaxed, but in fact, she knew that this was just some excuses, now is the time of salt shortage, who would be afraid of her own family.
"Then I still have grandparents!"
"I sent some to them too."
Xu Wenwan naturally knew that her daughter was angry, and after her husband left, she had supported the family alone all these years, and most of these so-called relatives stayed away, for fear that they would borrow money as soon as they opened their mouths.
It's just that my daughter seems to be very angry today.
"But, but ......" Chen Pan opened her mouth, a little frustrated, she couldn't blame her mother for this.
"What's going on?"
"Jiang Che's family has no salt, I was thinking of taking a few packets for him, but now ...... Nope. ”
In front of his mother, Chen Pan was already able to say Jiang Che's name very calmly, not only because he helped his family, but also because his mother was not disgusted.
"Isn't that still there? You give him two packets. Xu Wenwan touched Chen Pan's little head, seemed to see her hesitation, and said softly: "Last time, people helped our family a lot, I wanted to ask him to come to the house for dinner, but I didn't expect you to invite him all along." If we can help this time, we have to help. ”
"But......" Chen Pan raised his head and looked at his mother, "will my mother think I'm selfish?" ”
"Silly boy, this is not a big deal, people are helping us more than that."
"Then, in a few days, I will go to the uncle and ask for it, saying that our family has no salt."
"Little Clever Ghost."
Chen Pan squinted his eyes and smiled.