Passerby's Guide to Eating Watermelons

Chapter 249 The World of the Age 1: The Age

Zuo Zhizhi sighed deeply, and thinking of the current conditions, she couldn't help but shake her head!

It was obvious that before this, she was living in a luxurious manor with her husband, surrounded by their children and grandchildren, and they were very harmonious.

I just didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, I would end up in this situation!

Although I already knew that the previous situation would be wiped out after I changed to another world, who could have imagined it would be so tragic!

Even though she accepted the original owner's memories, Zuo Zhizhi was still not used to it, because this was a world of time!

Although there seems to be no problem on the surface, people's lives are guaranteed, the people are harmonious and kind, and everyone is united and working together!

It’s a pity that the world in this era is characterized by material scarcity. In this situation, it is indeed difficult to remain unscathed!

Zuo Zhizhi now comes from a very ordinary family and can only say that she is very fortunate not to be from a rural area.

Although life in the city isn’t much better, at least you don’t have to work in the fields at a young age!

What Zuo Zhizhi is not used to is that the current living conditions are rather poor, and a family of seven can only squeeze into a small house!

That’s right, seven people were crammed into this small house!

You have to know that I was a single person before, and I owned several villas. I didn’t even know how many courtyard houses I had in the city. I didn’t expect that I would end up in this situation after waking up!

Zuo Zhizhi was so upset that she almost couldn't even cry.

"Zuo Zhizhi, what are you doing? Look at any other girl as lazy as you! You're already so old, and you're about to find a husband, but you only get up at this time every day. Are you planning to go out and be laughed at by others?"

Hearing her mother's roar outside, Zuo Zhizhi quickly responded, "I'm coming!"

She didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. After all, there was no privacy at this time. If she answered a little slowly, her mother outside would push the door open and scold Zuo Zhizhi on the spot without paying attention to other people's eyes.

I was just feeling a little emotional today, so I was a little slow, but I didn't expect to be scolded!

But fortunately, they are my biological parents after all, so I didn’t take it too seriously after just a few words.

Zuo Zhizhi pushed the door open and found that there were not many people outside, and several of them had already left.

To be honest, Zuo Zhizhi's family's conditions are not too bad.

Zuo Zhizhi's father is a welder in a steel factory. Although he is just an ordinary level 4 worker, he can support his family.

Not to mention that Zuo Zhizhi's mother is also a kitchen helper. Although she is only a temporary worker, she still has a job after all.

A family with two working parents can be considered well off in the neighborhood, but of course this is only relatively speaking!

Zuo Zhizhi's family is a large one, and there is no room for all the children in the house.

Zuo Zhizhi's family has seven people, the first of whom is Zuo An and Xie Hehua. After they became husband and wife, they basically never stopped.

The eldest, Zuo Aiguo, is 19 years old this year; the second, Zuo Hongge, is 18 years old this year; and the third, Zuo Zhizhi, is 16 years old this year.

Because Xie Hehua had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to Zuo Zhizhi, she didn't get pregnant for several years. Unexpectedly, Xie Hehua became pregnant and gave birth to twins. Zuo Aijun and Zuo Hongxia are 12 years old this year.

A family of seven squeezed into two small rooms. Although there were several spaces inside, they were still crowded together with no empty space.

After all, at this stage, every family has a large population, so housing is in short supply. They have no power or influence, so it is really difficult for them to find a house outside.

For this reason, the eldest brother Zuo Aiguo has not married until now.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he is just an ordinary temporary worker. After all, he does not have an independent wedding house, no generous salary, and has a bunch of younger brothers and sisters. What kind of family would marry here!

Although the whole family is very worried about this, they can now barely get by.

My parents’ salary is not high. Although my eldest brother has a temporary job salary, most of the family savings have been used to buy him a job.

The only reason they can continue to go to school now is because they can be sold at a good price!

Zuo Zhizhi quickly ate two mouthfuls of porridge. After all, there was nothing good to eat in the morning. Only the corn porridge that was sticky could barely fill her stomach. The rest could only be eaten with water.

Zuo Zhizhi didn't care too much. She had gradually gotten used to it after such a long time. She quickly hid in a place where no one could see her, ate something in the space, and then came to school.

After all, she is at the age where she is studying at school, so she naturally cannot stay outside.

If both parents have jobs and do not allow their children to go to school, they will be openly accused of being biased.

Although every household does this, if the reputation gets out, then they will have no chance of promotion in the future!

Zuo Zhizhi quickly came to her class. Since it was quite early, she quickly took out her books to review.

At this time, my deskmate Gu Jiqing also ran over and said, "Zhizhi, show me your homework!"

Zuo Zhizhi rolled her eyes at him in annoyance. She really didn't expect him to be so useless. Although she thought so, her hands were very honest in their movements.

He took out the homework and handed it to Gu Jiqing. After that, the two of them didn't speak because Gu Jiqing was concentrating on copying the homework.

When he finally put down the pen in his hand, Zuo Zhizhi shook her head helplessly and said unhappily, "What's wrong with you? You're a thief at night and you don't even know how to do your homework!"

Gu Jiqing showed a flattering smile, "I have something serious to do!"

But he hadn't finished speaking yet because the class had started, so he had to stop for now.

However, Zuo Zhizhi kept this matter in mind. After all, what was there that she didn't know?

It has been several months since she traveled through time. Although Zuo Zhizhi doesn't want to accept reality, she knows that she has no choice.

In this era, a person has only two paths, or at most three paths.

First of all, the best situation is to find a job. As long as you have a job, you can have your own income and you can barely make ends meet.

But finding a job in this day and age is as difficult as climbing to the sky. The recruitment quotas of major factories are kept secret, and ordinary people cannot qualify at all!

Therefore, for most people, there is only the second option, which is to go to the countryside as an educated youth!

Zuo Zhizhi knew herself well. She couldn't even endure the conditions in the city, which were not bad at all. Going to the countryside would only lead to her death!

Although Zuo Zhizhi would plant flowers in her yard when she had some free time, that was at best just to regulate her mood and had no real effect.

If I were really sent to the countryside to farm, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to survive even a day!