How did you pick up bargains when you were poorest?

When I was poorest, I made something cheap and walked home on holiday.

Thirty years ago, when I was in technical secondary school, I walked home on holiday. My family was in the countryside. At that time, my family was very poor. I am the eldest in my family. Besides me, I have a brother and a sister. I went to a technical secondary school, and my younger brother and sister are still studying at home. Sometimes teachers have to pay tuition when they go home on holiday. I am ashamed to say that my parents won't give it to me, but I really have no money. Even if I sell rice, I only have 23 cents a catty. I know there is more millet at home, but I still have to eat it at home. Xiaomi at home is divided according to people. When brothers and sisters grow up, parents are reluctant to sell them. If the millet is sold, you may be hungry.

I am studying in a technical secondary school in Qionglai, and I basically don't pay tuition. Everyone has food stamps for 28 months in A Jin, but you should also eat less, or you will not have enough to eat. Normally, my family will send me four yuan a month as my living expenses, so I will scrimp and save, otherwise it may not be enough. Sometimes there are difficulties at home, or when other families hold banquets, four yuan may not be distributed. It's usually a holiday, and it's also a time when family members don't meet.

A few days before the holiday, my father wrote that he would have a holiday and might not send any more money. Would you please ask me? No phone. If you want to make a phone call, you have to go to the post office, but there is no phone in the countryside and the phone can't get through. So generally speaking, letters are 80 cents each, and money is sent by envelope. Because sending money by envelope can save postage and reduce unnecessary trouble, but it is possible that if the envelope falls, the money will be gone, which has certain risks. I wrote a letter to my father, saying that I still have money and everything is fine.

On the day of the holiday, I knew I had no money on me. Fortunately, I was young and optimistic at that time and kept telling myself that there was nothing wrong. Any problem will be solved and a solution will be found. The first thing that comes to mind is evasion, but I am young and a student. If I find out, I will lose face. Among the students at that time, I knew that some students didn't buy tickets after taking the bus, because they bought tickets first when taking the bus. If the conductor doesn't ask, forget it. If he asks, he will make up for it. But I have no money now, so I can't ask.

It is 50 kilometers from home to school, and it takes about five hours to walk. I have no choice but to walk home. Because I didn't go home with my classmates, I began to take a walk after dinner. Fortunately, it's all the main roads. Go all the way along the road. It's not that hot at night. Cars pass by from time to time, and I'm not afraid at all. I'm full, have a rest and keep walking. At dawn, I came home, feeling so tired and tired that I lay in bed for a long time before waking up.