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Chapter 10 From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality is difficult

[Friendly reminder, this is a flavorful chapter, please don’t read it while eating^_^]

After returning from Deng Yunqiang's house, Deng Shirong, who had not used the toilet for two days, finally couldn't hold it in anymore, so he picked up a shit cake and walked towards the village's shit lake.

Shit cake and Shit Lake are both transliterations of Hakka. The so-called Shit cake is a bamboo stick used for shaving buttocks. No one in the countryside in this era would use toilet paper to wipe their buttocks. All they use is this kind of polished bamboo stick without thorns. .

This kind of bamboo strip is about the width of a finger and about the same length and thickness as chopsticks.

As for Shit Lake, it is the public toilet of this era.

Nowadays, people in rural areas live in mud-brick houses. They don’t have toilets in their homes. At most, they can simply surround a place for bathing, and then put a small water tank in it. This thing is not used to hold bath water, but to Peeing.

If you want to get into the tub, you have to go to the village's public restroom - Shit Lake.

Before arriving at Shit Lake, Deng Shirong coughed first.

There is a reason for this cough, because the current Shit Lake is simply surrounded by a bamboo fence half a person's height. There is no door lock. It is not clear whether anyone is squatting in it, so the number of people who come to squat is generally They all cough once as a reminder.

If someone is squatting inside, just cough in response.

Moreover, the current Shit Lake does not distinguish between men and women. If you rush in without warning, it will be okay if you encounter a man in it, and everyone can squat together.

But if you encounter a lesbian squatting in a pit and you rush in as a man, the scene will be embarrassing!

Therefore, lesbians in this era not only have to fight quickly, but also have to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions. Once they hear footsteps outside, they have to cough immediately to remind them.

Deng Shirong coughed and found no one responded, so he held his breath, moved the bamboo fence and walked in, then closed the bamboo fence.

Even though he had been mentally prepared, Deng Shirong still had a hard time accepting it when he saw the nowhere to go. Especially when he started to breathe, the indescribable smell came from his nose. The smell was really It’s so hard to bear.

If Deng Shirong hadn't been able to hold it in any longer, he would have really wanted to turn around and leave.

At this moment, he really understood that sentence deeply: It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

In his previous life, he came to Shit Lake to squat, which lasted until his family built a new house in 1989. By then, everyone had long been accustomed to the smell of Shit Lake and didn't feel any discomfort.

However, Deng Shirong's family built a septic tank and a separate bathroom after 1989, and even used a flush toilet after 2008.

Later, after his eldest grandson taught him how to use a smartphone, he sat on the toilet and read novels for half an hour.

How comfortable was it to go to the toilet at that time?

Look at it now, the place where I landed is either shit or urine. There are still countless tons of shit and urine in the shit pit behind my butt. In the shit and urine, there are countless shit lake worms crawling there, with thorns. The smell of the nose is trying its best to penetrate into the nose, and the scene is as disgusting as it is.

It’s strange that Deng Shirong could easily accept such a strong contrast.

It only took Deng Shirong less than 1 minute to finish squatting in the toilet. The speed was extremely rare in his squatting career.

After pulling up his pants, he rushed out.

Even if he only stayed in there for less than a minute, his clothes would smell faintly like shit.

At this moment, Deng Shirong made a decision in his heart. After making money, he would build a house as soon as possible and put everything else in the back row. Otherwise, life would be really difficult!

He wanted to enjoy his rebirth, but he didn't want to suffer this pain every day. …

At night, under the bright moonlight, Deng Shirong and his children sat in front of their home to enjoy the cool air. Each person held a fan and kept driving away mosquitoes.

Thinking that his children had been eating white porridge with pickles for another day today, Deng Shirong asked: "Azhen, can the rice at home be eaten by new grains?"

In the past few years, Deng Yunzhen has been the cook at home. She naturally knows how long the oil, salt, rice and noodles at home can last. She answered without even thinking about it: "Of course, at the rate our family is eating now, it should last longer." Take it for about three months.”

When Deng Shirong heard this, he felt confident and said, "That's good. When you get up to cook porridge tomorrow, put more rice in it, and then take out half a basin of rice. I'll go to the brigade to cut some pork and fry it for you."

When they heard that there would be pork to eat tomorrow, the children were all in high spirits.

The eldest son Deng Yuntai couldn't help but ask: "Dad, what day is tomorrow?"

Hearing these words, Deng Shirong was filled with emotion. We were really poor in this era. Meat was only eaten during New Year's Day and some special days, unlike later generations who ate meat every day until they got tired of it.

He smiled and said: "I helped that boy Changfu matchmaking today and got a three-dollar red envelope, so I plan to buy some meat and give it to you guys as a toothpaste."

Deng Yunzhen said in surprise: "Dad, when did you start helping people as matchmakers?"

She is one year old this year and is of marriageable age in this era, so she also has some knowledge about blind dates and knows that the matchmaker will only get red envelopes if she arranges for the man to meet.

According to common sense, if a matchmaker wants to arrange a meeting between a man and a woman, he must go back and forth countless times. It can be said that there are very few people like Deng Shirong who arrange a matchmaking meeting on the same day.

"It started this morning."

With that said, Deng Shirong briefly told the story of today's matchmaking, and finally said: "Brother Yunqiang should be here soon. If he goes well with borrowing money from relatives this afternoon, then it won't take long for Changfu to get married." I can take my wife home!"

As soon as Deng Shirong finished speaking, he saw someone carrying an oil lamp coming towards their home from a distance. When the others came closer, they saw that it was none other than Deng Yunqiang.

Really speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.

"Ninth Uncle."

"Brother Yunqiang."

After greeting each other, Deng Yunzhen handed over the hookah and shredded tobacco and said, "Brother Yunqiang, burn the pipe first."

This is also a characteristic of the times. When guests come to the door, handing over the hookah and tobacco is the best way to treat guests.

Deng Yunqiang said hello, then took the pipe and tobacco, smoked two pipes of cigarettes, and then started talking about business: "Uncle Jiu, I went to my eldest sister's house in the afternoon, and my wife also went back to her parents' house. I finally collected enough money, so I’ll ask you to help with the matchmaking tomorrow!”

Deng Shirong nodded and said: "No problem. I will go to the woman's family after breakfast tomorrow to discuss this matter. I will try to arrange a housekeeper before the production team cuts the crops. After the crops are cut, I will choose an auspicious day to register for marriage. I will never let this happen. You, my daughter-in-law, missed the division of land by the brigade."

Deng Yunqiang thought that if his family could get more land, and if his son and daughter-in-law could compete with each other, maybe his grandchildren could catch the train, so he patted his chest and promised: "Uncle Jiu, if this thing comes to pass, I will definitely provide it for you." A big red envelope.”

Deng Shirong laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for your big red envelope."

After the business was finished, Deng Yunqiang stayed and chatted for a few more words before returning home with the oil lamp satisfied.

(End of this chapter)