Chapter 1688: Moving to a New Home, New Neighbors

Saturday.

Zhou Chen spent an hour to finish several assignments and earned a small amount of money.

In fact, he also had other ways to make money, such as publishing poems and articles in magazines and newspapers. Although the royalties at that time were much lower than those for writing novels in later generations, in this era, the royalties were actually not small. If they could be maintained, they would definitely earn much more than working as workers.

However, it was only 1977, and the atmosphere had not yet fully recovered. There were too many restrictions on submitting works at this time. More importantly, he was only a third-grade elementary school student. It was a bit too shocking to do these things now.

So he considered it and decided to wait until he entered junior high school to make money by submitting literary works. At that time, the college entrance examination would be completely restored, and the learning atmosphere would be improved. The review restrictions would be much more relaxed, and it would not be so difficult for junior high school students to submit essays and publish articles.

He stretched his waist and saw Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting still doing their homework. Zhuang Xiaoting was short and lay on the dining table, biting a pencil, and her little eyebrows were frowned.

Zhou Chen came and sat down beside her, watching her do her homework. When he encountered something she didn't know, he patiently explained it to her.

Under Zhou Chen's instruction, she finished her homework quickly, and then took Zhou Chen's hand, wanting Zhou Chen to accompany her to play.

Children's minds are very sharp. She found that her second brother was very good to her during this period. He bought her food, taught her to do her homework, and carried her on his back when she was tired after school and didn't want to leave.

So during this period, she was particularly close to Zhou Chen, always pestering Zhou Chen to play with her and tell her stories, like a little clingy spirit.

"Auntie Huang, Teacher Zhuang."

Before they went out, they saw several students carrying old-fashioned military satchels walking into the house. These were students who came to Zhuang Chaoying for tutoring and were about to take the college entrance examination.

These students were of different ages, the oldest was nearly 30 years old, and the youngest was in their teens.

Seeing these people, Zhou Chen became irritated. These people have been coming for several days in a row.

The college entrance examination was resumed, and he could understand these people's desire to take the college entrance examination. In this era, getting into college can indeed change one's life. It is also natural for them to want to ask Zhuang Chaoying for tutoring.

But the problem is that these people are not young, and it is absolutely impossible to say that they do not understand the ways of the world.

Asking for help also requires an attitude, but they are good, every time they come empty-handed, not only empty-handed, but also ask Huang Ling to take the trouble to boil water and drink tea for them, regardless of the occasion, they come whenever they want, and they don't care whether it is convenient for their family.

Zhuang Chaoying is a good person who wants to save face. Not only does he not say anything, but he feels proud and accepts everyone who comes.

Huang Ling is also facing this kind of thing for the first time. She has no experience, so she doesn't know what to do. Thinking that the college entrance examination is coming soon, she will just make do with it for a few days.

Zhou Chen did say it once, but was scolded by Zhuang Chaoying. Of course, Zhou Chen was not polite to him and also retorted. How could Zhuang Chaoying win over Zhou Chen? He was very angry and was ruthlessly suppressed by Huang Ling.

Since both Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling had no objection, Zhou Chen did not say anything. Huang Ling was right. It was only a few days before the college entrance examination.

Zhou Chen did not want to stay in this small room every day, so when these people came, he immediately took Zhuang Xiaoting out to play. Out of sight, out of mind. Playing outside can make him feel better.

But now, if he moved to a new home, he would not be so polite if he was still shameless like in the TV drama.

At the door of the store, Zhuang Tunan looked at the candy in his hand and then at the maltose his sister was eating.

"Tuxi, where did you get the money?"

Zhuang Tunan knew the situation of his family very well. Although his parents might give him some pocket money sometimes, they just bought a lot of things, and their pocket money was not enough.

Zhou Chen had no intention of explaining to him, but just vaguely said: "Don't worry, I didn't steal, rob, or break the law. I earned it purely through labor, so you can eat it without worry."

Although their family also has two working people, Zhuang Chaoying constantly subsidizes the old Zhuang family, and there are three children in the family, so their family conditions are not good in the city.

This can be seen from their usual meals. Not only is there no oil and water, but there is not much sugar. Zhuang Xiaoting likes to eat candy because it is not easy to eat it.

Zhuang Tunan put the candy in his mouth. He felt that his younger brother had changed a lot recently. He still remembered the scene of him arguing with people at Zhuang's house and arguing with his father at home. For him who has always been submissive, the impact was very great.

And in the past, he always followed him to play and asked him to study. Now he doesn't pester him to play, nor ask him to study. Instead, he teaches his sister to study, and always likes to play with his sister, which makes him very strange.

It's just that he is still young and can't figure it out, so he doesn't bother about it anymore. What's there to eat?

Time flies, and it's time for the college entrance examination. This is the first college entrance examination since the resumption of the college entrance examination, so it is very important, but it has no effect on Zhou Chen and others.

The only good thing is that no one comes to the house anymore, and the house is much quieter.

Just after the college entrance examination, Zhuang Chaoying received a notice that he would be transferred to participate in the college entrance examination paper marking. This made him very happy. He kept showing off in front of Huang Ling and packed up and left on the same day.

Just two days after Zhuang Chaoying left, there was another good news, that is, the key to the new house was obtained.

On the day they got the key, Huang Ling specially cooked a good meal in the evening, and they had a full meal for one day and three snacks.

Zhou Chen has been earning money every week by writing homework for others for more than a month, and he can eat well every day, so he has grown very fast and will soon be almost as tall as Zhuang Tunan, who is two years older.

When he was free, he also wrote some stories, preparing to submit them to magazines in the future to earn some royalties.

After getting the key, Huang Ling and her three children were eager to move to the new house, so on the day Huang Ling was resting, she borrowed a tricycle from someone and started packing things to move to the new house.

Although their house only has one room and there are not many things, it is really troublesome to pack them up. Not to mention the big items, big beds, bookcases, etc., there are also small and scattered items that need to be packed in bags.

The weather in Suzhou is really worrying. It was fine in the morning, but when they moved, it started to rain.

But even the rain could not stop the family from wanting to move to their new home, so they started moving things in the rain.

Seeing that Huang Ling had already packed everything, Zhou Chen took the initiative to pick up two large packages. Huang Ling immediately cried out when she saw them.

"Tuxi, that's too heavy, I'll take care of it later..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Chen picked up one in each hand and walked away.

"Mom, it's okay, it's not heavy, I'll send it down."

Huang Ling was surprised. She knew the packages she packed best. The two packages just now were not light, more than ten or twenty pounds. This may not be a big deal for adults, but for a child under ten years old, it is quite heavy. It's okay to carry one, but it's really too difficult to carry one in each hand.

During this period, she also saw the changes in her youngest son. He grew several centimeters taller in more than a month and looked much stronger. Perhaps this is the reason why his strength has increased.

When moving, the neighbors also came to help, and soon filled up the entire tricycle.

Seeing that there was no more room, Huang Ling stopped adding more and covered the table, chairs and luggage with things, and then prepared to ride.

"Mom, let me ride the bike."

Seeing her son who volunteered, Huang Ling was happy and covered the hat on Zhou Chen's raincoat.

"You are still young, you can't ride with so many things."

"I can ride it, let me try."

Zhou Chen didn't say much nonsense and rode on the tricycle directly. Although he was a little short, he could barely step on the pedals and immediately rode forward for a distance in front of Huang Ling.

Huang Ling looked at the moving tricycle in surprise, which was more shocking than Zhou Chen carrying dozens of kilograms of things just now.

This is a full tricycle of goods. Even if she rides it, she has to use all her strength. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she really couldn't believe that her son who was less than ten years old could ride it.

"Tuxi, has he really grown up?"

It's just that this growth is a bit too sudden. Compared with the eldest son Zhuang Tunan, the second son's recent growth and changes are indeed a bit bigger.

Seeing that Zhou Chen could really ride a bicycle, she decided to let him try it first, thinking that she would let him ride for a distance and then change.

But this time, there was no chance to change with her, because Zhou Chen rode directly to the destination, the alley entrance of Textile Lane 3.

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When they arrived at the destination, Huang Ling hurriedly got off the car and wiped the rain off Zhou Chen's face. She said she wanted to change several times along the way, but she didn't do it. Seeing a little man riding so fast really made her feel distressed and happy.

After parking the tricycle at the alley entrance, the family of four began to move their luggage. Their new home is No. 13, Textile Lane 3, just walking into the alley, the first house at the corner.

As soon as they walked into the alley entrance, they heard a quarrel.

"Wang Yong, you filthy bastard, son of a bitch."

"Oh, isn't this just a small hole?"

"You dug a hole in the wall, and your sewage is draining into our yard."

"There is a drain pipe in the yard, and it will be drained out in a while."

"You also know there is a drain pipe, your family......"

"……......"

"Filthy bastard, you poop everywhere, you poop in the house, right?"

When Zhou Chen heard it, he knew that it was their future neighbor Song Ying, who was quarreling with Wang Yong's family in the next yard. The reason was that Wang Yong's family was disgusting. They dug a hole in the wall of the two courtyards. When their own drainage pipe was broken, they drained the sewage into their yard.

Huang Ling naturally heard the quarrel, but she was the kind of person who didn't want to cause trouble. She pretended not to hear it. After confirming that this yard was her new home, she carried her luggage and walked into the yard with her children.

Song Ying, who was cursing, suddenly saw someone coming in, and immediately stopped cursing and greeted him with great enthusiasm.

"Sister Ling, right? I'm Song Ying."

After saying that, she shouted to the house: "Wu Feng, this is our new neighbor, Sister Ling."

Two people, one big and one small, came out of the house. The big one was Song Ying's husband, Lin Wufeng, who worked in the compressor factory, and the small one was their son, Lin Dongzhe, one of the protagonists in the alley.

"Dongzhe, call Auntie."

"Hello, Auntie."

"Hello."

"Hello."

The few people greeted each other. Song Ying was very outgoing. After a few words, she wanted to take Huang Ling to the real estate department to complain about Wang Yong's family.

When Wang Yong and his wife saw Huang Ling moving in, they were not worried. Instead, they told Huang Ling that Song Ying was a troublemaker and difficult to get along with, deliberately trying to sow discord.

Song Ying was immediately angry and started to scold Wang Yong and his wife.

Huang Ling smiled awkwardly. She didn't want to cause trouble as she had just moved in, so she took out the key to open the door and took the luggage home.

The new house was indeed much larger than the previous room. It was called two rooms, but in fact it was two rooms separated by a large room, with a total area of ​​about 30 square meters, not including the kitchen space at the back.

This house was naturally incomparable to the house Zhou Chen had lived in before, but it was much better than the house he had lived in a few days ago.

Song Ying's family took the initiative to help move things. Soon, all the things on the tricycle were taken into the room. Huang Ling decided to make a few more trips to move all the furniture here today.

However, Huang Ling, under Zhou Chen's suggestion, did not let Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting run away, and asked them to clean up in the new house, and the two of them could go back. Huang Ling thought about it and felt that what Zhou Chen said made sense. The weather was quite cold, and it was indeed troublesome to run back and forth, so she asked Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting to stay, and she took Zhou Chen back to continue transporting furniture.

After three trips back and forth, all the furniture and luggage were finally pulled to the new house. When they returned the tricycle and returned home, it was almost dark.

The family cleaned up the new house for a long time, and finally made it look like home.

In one day, Lin Dongzhe, who was also familiar with people, had become friends with Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting. Lin Wufeng and Song Ying also helped a lot enthusiastically, which made Huang Ling change her view of Song Ying a lot.

"Brother Tuxi, my name is Lin Dongzhe."

Lin Dongzhe, who was sloppy and gray-faced, was not afraid of strangers at all, and introduced himself to Zhou Chen in a loud voice.

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Hello, Lin Dongzhe."

Zhuang Xiaoting, who was standing by, hugged Zhou Chen's arm and stared at Lin Dongzhe with a vigilant look on her face, as if she was afraid that Lin Dongzhe would snatch Zhou Chen away.

Lin Dongzhe didn't have so many small thoughts. He used to play alone and didn't have many playmates. Now there are suddenly three more children in the yard, and two of them are boys like him. He is really very happy.

"Brother Tuxi, can we play together?"

"What do you want to play?"

"Play marbles, brother Tuxi, you must play marbles, right?"

Zhou Chen glanced at the ground in the yard that was full of water, and shook his head and said, "Forget about playing marbles, it's all water."

"Then let's play rolling hoops. I have them at home. Let's play together."

As he said that, without waiting for Zhou Chen's consent, he ran home and took out the hoops. Zhou Chen didn't refuse. He took Zhuang Xiaoting with him and went to play rolling hoops with Lin Dongzhe on the road outside the alley.