Good morning, fried dough sticks
I feel like I am the only one left without a sheep.
In the morning, I also woke up at around seven o'clock. Through the thick curtains, I felt that it was gloomy outside. I thought the weather had changed. I touched my phone and saw that it was only a little after seven o'clock, and the sun was still trying to climb up.
In the quiet rental house, I was thinking about the licorice and dried ginger slices last night, and planned to go to the drugstore to buy them when I got up today. It was recommended to me by a person who, like me, entered the new crown finals. He said that he used this and it remained unbreakable.
The first thing I did after getting up was to turn on the water heater. After tidying up, I finished washing, poured a large glass of water, and waited for it to cool down. I put on my long coat, changed my shoes, endured the boiling water with some soup in it, drank half of it in a big gulp, and went out.
When I came down, the sun had already begun to penetrate the clouds and shine on the trees and leaves downstairs. The light and shadow were whirling and old shadows were mottled. I didn't have time to look at it more. A slight cold wind made me gently tighten my collar, press the N95 mask on the tip of my nose, walk out of the gate of the community, and walk quickly towards the pharmacy.
On the wide and clean asphalt road, there are a little more people and cars than before. Everything is showing good signs of recovery, which makes me feel a little clearer.
I went to Jiabaohua first, and happened to meet a young female clerk who had just arrived and was squatting under the rolling door to open it. I hurriedly walked forward and asked, "Do you have any licorice and dried ginger slices to buy?" She thought for less than two seconds, then shook her head and said, "No."
Although I felt a little disappointed, I didn't think too much, so I went to the next drugstore. It was not a brand of drugstore. When I asked if it was available, I took it out of the small drawers of the traditional Chinese medicine store. The kind sold in bulk cost a total of 20 yuan. This is my first time going to a traditional Chinese medicine store to buy this kind of licorice and dried ginger slices. It’s not considered medicine.
On the way back, I remembered that I didn't have breakfast and passed by the breakfast shop last time. I learned the lesson from last time. This time I didn't order white porridge, so I packed a fried dough stick for 2.5 yuan and went home directly.
The half cup of boiling water was still warm, so I filled it with a full cup of hot water, put in a few slices of licorice and dried ginger I just bought, and cold fried dough sticks, and I happily started reading and creating for the day.
Today is the last 4th day of 2022. I have no fever or symptoms yet. Everything is fine. I am running on the road of my dreams. I feel very lucky and happy.
Like many people, this year's hardships and difficulties, this year's unfavorable conditions, are like the white mist surrounding this cup of boiled water with licorice and dried ginger slices dissipating and fading away at this moment.
Spring is blooming and the New Year is coming soon.
Author / Liu Zhuzhu
A rural girl from Hunan in 1998, worked hard alone in Guangdong, focusing on personal life and sharing her insights. She is currently unemployed and writes headlines in a rental house. She is full of expectations for love and persists in striving for her creative dream. Although life is bitter, encouragement is sweet.
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