"It's time to eat! It's time to eat! ”

A voice shouted in the aisle, and the chain of the iron door at the entrance of the aisle rang, and then the wheels of the food delivery cart clattered on the ground.

All the barns came alive at once.

Kuratou said to one of them: "No. 17, go, get a job for No. 46." ”

On the 17th, he took a rice bowl and handed it to me.

Kuratou was the first to lie down at the window, waiting while shouting at the others to line up.

When the food delivery truck came to our No. 3 warehouse window, the warehouse first handed out five rice bowls and came back with five portions.

The next step is for all of us to eat in order.

When it was my turn to cook, I realized that the so-called rice was simply not eaten by people. The rice is very rough, the husks on the rice grains have not been cleaned, half a spoonful of cabbage and soup and water are poured on the rice, and there is no oily star in sight, not to mention appetite, even if you are hungry, you don't want to eat.

By the time I finished eating, the bed I slept on had been rolled up and set aside, and the five of them, including the head of the warehouse and the company commander, had formed a circle and were ready to eat.

I squatted down with the other people in the middle of the wall and ate my own food.

The company commander said, "Who, that who, the new one is here at noon today, you come and eat!" ”

Cangtou also shouted: "No. 46, the company commander called you, come here!" ”

Only then did I know it was calling me, so I walked over slowly.

The company commander said, "Sit down and eat." ”

I sat on the floor as they did.

Only then did I see that there was no rice in the five meals that Cangtou had beaten at all, except for cabbage, which was sliced meat.

They had divided the five bowls of vegetables, two full of meat and three with cabbage.

I sat down, but was too embarrassed to eat meat.

The company commander saw that I didn't want to pick up the meat, so he said: "This newcomer is very interesting, it seems that the quality is good, I like it!" Come, eat meat! With that, he took a few slices of meat and put them in my bowl.

Later I learned how rare it was to have meat for my first meal on the first day I came in.

Many of the detainees in the detention center's cells have no access to meat at all, and only a very small number of special people are able to eat meat every once in a while. This special few people are either those with strong connections and backgrounds, or those whose families are wealthy and willing to spend money, and then they are the heads of the prison warehouses.

After the meal, I was grateful and took the initiative to clean up the mess, wash the dishes and chopsticks, and mop the floor.

After more than ten minutes, several cells in the corridor sounded one after another, "Thank you, discipline!" Immediately afterward, the window of our prison was opened, and more than a dozen cigarettes were thrown in outside, and the people in the prison shouted in unison, "Thank you!" ”

I didn't understand at first, but after a long time, I realized that the people who were pushing the food cart in the aisle to deliver food to each prison were not police officers or detention center staff, but they were called "chai", they were the same status as us, they were all detainees, but they enjoyed different treatment.

They all have different special relationships, and with these relationships, they don't need to squat like us, and they have a separate room, and they are relatively free compared to us people, and they usually rest and chat in the room, and when it's time to start eating, they go to the kitchen to help, and then deliver food to each cell. Of course, there are no major crimes among them, they are basically small cases, and if one of them has a result, they will leave with the outcome of their case, or be sentenced to re-education through labor, or be acquitted. No matter who leaves them, someone will come to take over.

They are actually errand dogs for discipline cadres, and when they deliver meals, they know very well which people need to be taken care of in which prison warehouse. According to the detention center's regulations, detainees are allowed to eat meat for two meals a week, which is not much, but each person can eat an average of one and a half cents. However, when they were cooking, they withheld the food of the other personnel, and gave all the meat in the vegetable basin to a few people who should be taken care of in the various prison barns, and it was impossible for the others to give it.

Moreover, the majority of detainees who do not have access to meat do not dare to have an opinion, and even if they do, they cannot pass it on. What's more, all the people who are locked up in the prison are concerned about how they can be bullied as little as possible, what the outcome of their case will be, when they can get out early, no one will think about what to eat and drink, as long as they can get out safely and alive, it is a blessing.

After each meal, the correctional officer will throw a dozen cigarettes into each cell from the window of the meal with a "big difference", and the people in the prison will shout in unison, "Thank you!" ”

But don't mistake this for a gift from the detention center to detainees. These low-quality cigarettes were actually sent by the family members of some detainees, relatives and friends.

There are hundreds of people in the detention center, and every day there are things sent by relatives and friends, including money, goods, food and drink, and there are not a few people who give cigarettes. Those who send money are registered at the concierge and then informed that the detainees will symbolically exchange them for daily necessities, such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap towels, etc. As for how much money the detainee himself can actually spend, only he knows in his heart.

The cigarettes that were sent, good or relatively good, were all disposed of, some said that they were privately divided by the cadres, some said that they were sold by the cadres and exchanged for money, in short, no one could explain it specifically.

As for the inferior cigarettes, the cadres can't look down on them, and they are not worth selling them, so they are simply collected and distributed to each prison, which can not only reflect the humanistic care of the detention center, but also play a role in stabilizing the emotions of the detainees, and can also have an explanation of the incoming and outgoing accounts, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone!

In order to ensure safety, Dacha will light a cigarette as a fire in advance when delivering cigarettes to each prison cell, and there is no open flame, so there will be no safety hazards.

The first cigarettes I saw thrown in were the white "Yangcheng" brand and the red "Yangcheng" brand. I don't smoke and don't know the price of this cigarette. But most of them smoke, and it is said that they are the worst, and the price of a pack of cigarettes is four dollars and five cents.

Kuratou took the cigarette handed in by Dacha and handed it to the company commander first.

The company commander said, "I don't want it!" ”

Kuratou took a few puffs himself, then ordered the others to gather up the rest of the cigarettes, put them under his pillow, took out a few more cigarettes, lit them on the fire, and then handed them to the people next to him and said, "Each person takes two puffs and passes them down!" ”

So, the room full of people began to smoke the relay race, each person took two puffs and handed it to the next person, until the last person was already burned to the hand or even the mouth, and he was reluctant to throw it away......

After a while, the door to the prison opened, and the warden said, "Come out on the 13th." ”

The company commander squatted at the door very skillfully and held his head in his hands and said, "Report to discipline, I want to go out." ”

The correctional officer told the company commander to stand up, then locked the door of the prison and walked away with the company commander.

Only then did I know that the company commander's number was 13.

Tranquility returns to the walkway.

I whispered to No. 37 next to me, "What did the company commander do?" ”

He said: "The company commander has gone to smoke China. ”

"What do you mean by smoking China?" I asked.

Kuratou immediately yelled, "Shut your mouth and don't talk nonsense!" ”

We didn't dare to squeak anymore.

After about ten minutes, the company commander came back and handed me half a cigarette in his mouth.

I didn't answer and said, "Thank you, company commander, I don't smoke." ”

Cangtou said: "Don't be ignorant, the company commander gave you China, and he can afford you!" ”

The company commander said, "Let's smoke, I'll learn it slowly." ”

I had no choice but to take it, and when I saw that it was a cigarette of the "Zhonghua" brand, I understood the meaning of the sentence "The company commander went to smoke China".

I took a small puff and felt choked, so I handed it to Kuratou.

Kuratou was about to reach out to pick it up, but the company commander spoke.

The company commander said, "What the fuck are you in a hurry? Afraid of not having you? As he spoke, he threw a cigarette to Cangtou, and turned to me, "That's for you, finish smoking!" ”

I said, "Company commander, this thing is so choking." ”

The company commander said, "It's good to get used to it." Remember, staying in this hellish place, smoking is the biggest hope of the day, so you have to learn! ”

Kuratou picked up the cigarette that the company commander threw at him from the ground, came to me to the fire, and then returned the cigarette butt to me, saying, "Listen to the company commander, smoke!" ”