Chapter VII Letters
At that time, telephones were not widely available in every household, and very few households had telephones. Most of the ordinary people need to go to the public phone booth to make a call. Or make an appointment in advance and go to the designated phone booth to wait for the call. It was a matter of hope that no one else was using the phone at the time. Otherwise, you can only wait, patiently waiting for others to finish. If you make a phone call, it's best if no one is using the phone on the other side, or the person behind you or the owner of the public phone booth will look at you. Generally, if you can't get through after dialing twice, you can only give up, and then wait in line again to call. Fortunately, the phone is not connected, and the amount of money is not displayed on the charge timer, which means that you don't need to spend money if you don't get through, which is fair.
The day before, the eldest brother received a call from his aunt in class, gave the phone number of his sister-in-law's house, and asked me to call at four o'clock in the afternoon at the designated time the next day to listen to the letter.
I walked for nearly five minutes and arrived early at the phone booth closest to my home. Wait until the appointed time.
Smiled and said, the boss will call at four o'clock in a while.
Okay, five cents a minute.
At that time, the popsicle was five cents a piece, which was very cold and sweet. Cream ice cream has just emerged, and compared with popsicles, it is big and glutinous, and when you take a small bite, you will have a mouthful full of creamy aroma.
At that time, for most children from ordinary families, eating snacks was a lucky thing, and it was hard to come by. Calling is a luxury, nothing important, who will make porridge on the phone, it is unimaginable, impossible.
At four o'clock, I carefully pressed every phone key, for fear of pressing more or pressing the wrong number, and wasting money.
After the beep, the melodious ringtone comes to mind. Feed? A mezzo-soprano voice came over the phone.
Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Xiaohui'er. Auntie said let me call you today.
Ah, right. I contacted them today. It just so happens that people are free on Monday, and we will see you downstairs at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Let's talk about the specific meeting.
Okay, okay, sister-in-law is giving you trouble. I'll be there early tomorrow.
Ding, there was a busy signal on the phone to hang up the phone.
Very good, the toll timer still shows 0.5. After I paid, I happily walked in the direction of home. It's called a moist paste in my heart, which is sweeter than eating cream ice cream.
I learned the phone call with my mother. I started rummaging through clothes for tomorrow.
Fortunately, I didn't have many clothes on my own, a white cotton T-shirt with the Bulls logo, and a white-washed short-sleeved casual shirt. A dress with white flowers on a blue background. A pair of blue tapered pants and a pair of washed whitish denim bib shorts. I ended up struggling with a white T-shirt and denim bib shorts. Or a casual shirt with blue tapered pants. Show your youthful vitality in front of you. The latter is decent. As for the dress, I gave it up because it was a long way from home and I needed to ride a bicycle to get there. And riding a bicycle with a beam and wearing a skirt, it is really inconvenient for girls to get on and off the bike. Not to mention that it is easy to walk away, it is also very easy to hang on the saddle when getting on and off the skirt.
In the eyes of mothers, their children are always the most beautiful. Mom said, it's all good-looking, you can wear anything. My old girl is the most beautiful.
Later, it was the eldest brother who came back from work and made the final decision for me to make the first step in life. The white T-shirt with blue tapered pants not only shows youthful vitality, but also shows a little professionalism and shows generosity and stability.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!