Achoo!
Number 95 Siheyuan.
Backyard.
New home.
Lu Demin suddenly sneezed.
"Who's talking bad about me behind my back?"
Lu Demin stood up, filled a basin with water, and prepared to wash his body and feet.
In a Siheyuan, there was naturally no place to take a bath. If you wanted to bathe, you had to go to a public bathhouse.
Lu Demin had asked Yan Bu Gui, the nearest public bathhouse was at least two kilometers away, and it cost money.
Therefore, most of the neighbors couldn't take a relaxing bath at night. They would just wash their face, wipe their body, and soak their feet.
For example, Sha Zhu, in the original drama, before he got married, often didn't even wash his feet, he was not very hygienic.
…
After Lu Demin finished soaking his feet, the water was already black. Holding the dirty water, he went outside.
He saw Sha Zhu sitting at the door, grinning foolishly, looking towards the middle of the courtyard.
Two children were playing in the middle of the courtyard. One was a girl with her hair braided into whips. She was about seven or eight years old, with a runny nose and dirty all over. She was curiously looking at him.
Lu Demin recognized her. This was He Yu Shui.
Sha Zhu's younger sister. Her mother died a long time ago, and not long ago, her father, He Da Qing, ran away with a widow, leaving the poor siblings to fend for themselves.
However, He Da Qing didn't completely abandon his children. Before he ran away, he sent his son to Hongbin Restaurant to learn a trade, so that his son would have a skill and wouldn't starve to death.
As for other arrangements, it was unknown for now.
If He Da Qing hadn't run away, with his father's education and support, he probably wouldn't have ended up marrying a widow and being exploited for his entire life.
Therefore, He Da Qing was clearly not a good father, he had ruined his son's life.
…
He Yu Shui saw Lu Demin looking at her, and also smiled.
Her dirty face, although ugly when smiling, was very innocent.
This little girl was also quite pitiful.
【Ding! Detected eligible conditions, side quest triggered.
Side Quest 1: Change Sha Zhu's fate of being exploited by Qin Huai Ru (a flock of birds).
The more thorough the change, the greater the reward!】
This mission is not mandatory.
Can accept.
Can also abandon at any time.
Huh!
Change Sha Zhu's fate, and get a reward? Interesting, interesting.
In Lu Demin's opinion, Sha Zhu still had a chance to be saved during this time period.
And Sha Zhu hadn't offended Lu Demin.
Lu Demin felt that, if it wasn't too much trouble, he wouldn't mind changing Sha Zhu's fate.
If it was troublesome, forget it.
This mission, just let it be.
…
After Lu Demin finished pouring out the dirty water, he returned to his room.
He had to go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow was his first day at work, he couldn't be late.
However, it was still early.
Before going to bed, Lu Demin felt that it was necessary to plan his future.
Lu Demin sat under the desk lamp, took the pencil he had borrowed from Yan Bu Gui, and scribbled on an expired newspaper.
Soon, he temporarily decided on the following goals:
First, in August of the next year, 1952, the first national college entrance examination would be held. This was a chance for ordinary people to change their fate, and he couldn't miss it.
Second, was to marry a wife who he liked, get married early, have children early, and enjoy family life early.
The reason why he was thinking about getting married right after he had just crossed over was because he had been too playful in his previous life, and got married late. Now that he was back to his younger years, he really wanted to have a home.
Of course, he couldn't be too hasty in finding a wife, the most important thing was that it was a good match. If there was no suitable woman, he wouldn't be in a hurry to get married. At most, it was just setting a goal.
Third, was to work hard and pursue progress.
Okay.
That was all for now.
He couldn't be too greedy.
Too many or too big goals would be hard to achieve.
More is less.
Less is more.
…
With goals, life had a direction.
Lu Demin closed the door, turned off the lights, and went to bed.
This night, even though he was sleeping on a hard bed, he slept very soundly.