Rebirth 08: Equipment God

Chapter 4: A Lot of Equipment, a Lot of Gear
Zhai Da's home is in an old factory community called "Wool Spinning Community No. 3"

Dongyang County is in the bulk province, but it is the northernmost one. In comparison, it is a typical case of being absolutely underdeveloped within the province and relatively underdeveloped in the country.

It ranks first among the poorest counties in the province.

The earliest Sanyi Woolen Mill was one of the few industrial enterprises in Dongyang County. It mainly engaged in wool spinning, which was used for both military and civilian purposes. It made large jackets for the troops in the summer and short-sleeved shorts in the winter.

In that era, almost every place had its own woolen mill, which was the most primitive light industry.

It was once prosperous. As a state-owned factory, building houses for employees was a routine operation. Dongyang County has four or five such villages, from the "Wool Spinning X Community" to the "Wool Spinning New Village".

Therefore, the locals are accustomed to calling each community Damao or Ermao, so his home is in Sanmao.

Of course, things are different now. This factory has been half dead for more than ten years.

As for this house, it was allocated to me when my grandfather was alive. It is said to be related to the professional title I had been awarded. It is larger than the houses allocated to ordinary employees. It has two bedrooms, a living room and a storage room, and is over 60 square meters without any public area.

He is a single parent. His father died before he could remember, leaving behind only a vague impression of him and some relatives with whom he had unharmonious relations.

So it’s more than enough for my mother and I to live in, and it’s still quite spacious.

Zhai Da followed his mother upstairs. He seemed calm and composed, but in fact he was looking around. He had not been back to this place for a long time.

After my mother passed away in my previous life, this house was not sold and remained vacant for several years. When I got over the hurdle in my heart, I rented it out.

I only came back once in a few years because the tenant was caught by Uncle Hat because he was doing business inside.

What bad luck!

This building was originally "built by the factory" with a rather unique design concept. It has four floors in total, and all the doors face in the same direction in a long corridor, just like a factory dormitory.

Zhai Da's house is at the innermost part, and one has to pass by seven or eight doors along the way.

I know each household well. It's dinner time now, and the doors are open for smoke exhaust. I have to chat with everyone as I pass by.

"Xiao Li, are you going to cook? Xiao Da is in for another treat~"

"Aunt Liu is right, my mother's cooking skills are beyond reproach~"

"Xiao Da, you got out of school so early today? Your mom caught you in the Internet cafe, right?"

"Uncle Wang, your legs are still there! So healthy!"

Uncle Wang:?

In fact, Zhai Da couldn't call out the full names of most of his neighbors, and only knew their surnames. However, the neighborhood relationship was closer than that in big cities. Not to mention helping each other, it was also lively when he went home to know a few familiar faces.

In case a tenant secretly runs a buffet, neighbors can help report it!
When he reached the house at the back, Zhai Da was stunned for a moment because there was a girl standing at his door.

His hair is very long, tied into the simplest ponytail, his skin is white with a slightly bluish tint, his facial features are three-dimensional, and he has a pair of big eyes, but the tails of his eyes are longer, which gives people a feeling of being aloof and not easy to mess with. In fact, if you calm down and look at him, you can find that he is just "expressionless".

The long eyelashes were dyed warmer and more delicate by the light. The shallow lip line without too much blood color almost blended with the pale skin color, making the girl look exceptionally clean.

He couldn't find a more appropriate adjective.

The most important thing is that this girl Zhai Da actually feels familiar.
However, he only remembered a pair of legs of Lin Shuyao who wrote the love letter, and he really couldn't remember who this girl was who was at least two levels prettier than Lin Shuyao.

The girl was leaning against the wall, reading a book in her hand. Sunlight was pouring in from the corridor window. On the spine of the book was written "Mathematical Olympiad Small Series".

Holding such a book in a small county town or an old community reminds Zhai Da of the young people who sat in coffee shops in big cities holding a copy of "To Live" or "The Moon and Sixpence".

Of course, Mathematical Olympiad is definitely more advanced, and most people would never think of pretending to be in this direction.
When the girl saw Yu Xiaoli, she took the initiative to say, "Teacher Yu, you left in a hurry this afternoon, and the paper pattern seems to be unfinished. Manager Liu said that he would need it tomorrow, so he asked me to bring it to you."

Yu Xiaoli took a plastic bag with a smile. The so-called "paper pattern" is a sample of clothing drawn on paper, with rules for cutting and sewing set to achieve the goal of standardized production.

She heard in the afternoon that her son had fainted and was in the hospital, so she had no time to work. The meaning of Manager Liu sending the letter was obvious, as he wanted her to work overtime at home.

The girl presented the gift and bowed slightly out of courtesy, but when she looked up, her gaze paused for a moment on Zhai Da's face.

Zhai Da also exchanged glances with the clean girl.

Calling my mother "teacher"? Judging from her age and speaking habits, she looks like a student. But she is actually a girl from a woolen mill?

The factory girls are so well-equipped now? No wonder Ms. Yu always wants to let herself enter the factory.

After Lu Wei left, Zhai Da asked curiously:
"Mom, who is that person?"

"He's new in the factory, he just came here not long ago, he's considered my apprentice, but this kid keeps calling me teacher, I feel embarrassed."

Having said that, Ms. Yu still likes to hear it, it's better than being called "Auntie Yu"
Zhai Da had no memory of this happening in his past life, but it made sense, because he had never fainted in the examination room in his past life, and naturally he had not sent the "paper sample" like now. But why did he still feel that the girl was familiar?
Are you greedy again?

After returning home, Yu Xiaoli went straight into the kitchen, while Zhai Da stood at the door, taking his time to change his shoes, but in fact he was constantly looking at his "former home".

Although it was an ordinary, old and dilapidated house with outdated decoration, Zhai Da's smile was harder to suppress than AK's.

Even the inexplicable "smell" accumulated in the air due to the old decoration is so sweet~
When I returned to my room, the feeling of being slapped in the face by youth became even more obvious.

The pirate poster, Mr. Zhou's album CD, the desk lamp that claims to protect the eyes, the tutorial book on the table, and the "Men's Wear" under the mattress.
This room was once everything to a young boy.

When he returns to 08, every object can turn him into a human-machine and make him fall into memories.

For example, the One Piece poster is given as a gift when you buy "Anime Frontier". There are a lot of free gifts every time. I don't know how the magazine makes money.

For example, Mr. Zhou’s CD was bought at the audio-visual store at the school gate. The owner assured him that it was genuine and sold it for 18.8 yuan. But when Zhai Da took it back and listened to it, he found that it contained the song “Lonely Sandbar is Cold”.

The CD didn't have any announcements, and the singer started singing from frame 0. Xiao Zhou was printed on the disc, so he always thought it was Xiao Zhou. But after listening for a month, he found out it was Lao Zhou.

I won’t talk about “Men’s Health”, it’s sometimes necessary when you want to pretend to be a man.

Yeah. Occasionally
However, Zhai Da didn't have time to feel so sentimental for the moment, as he had more important things to do.

That means rummaging through boxes and cabinets to see if there are more [equipment].

He searched almost everything in his room, and while Yu Xiaoli was cooking, he searched many places outside until his nose was full of dust.

Even in an old box, a few boxes of old "Angong Niuhuang Pills" were found!
I thought to myself: Oh shit! I have the start-up capital!
Looking closely, it was the "Burdock Pills for Pregnancy Safeguarding".

After a lot of trouble, Zhai Da finally found out that there didn't seem to be any special items in the house that could be converted into [Equipment].
In other words, if we don't count the [Joker's Love Letter] that was forcibly converted by the system, they only have one "28 Big Bar" that can be considered a special item.

Everything else, even some of Yu Xiaoli's precious gold ornaments and her own miscellaneous items that were tainted with her youthful flavor, were ordinary objects and were not recognized by the system.

"That makes sense. Otherwise, the definition of this system is too loose. It's impossible for the streets to be full of special items."

"Strong emotions, obsessions, and feelings will linger on objects, so the probability of old objects is higher, and new objects are basically unlikely. Change your thinking, objects with stories? Do antiques count?"

"From the perspective of the entire world, there are many special items that can be transformed into [equipment]. There may be hundreds of them in this small Dongyang County. However, starting from yourself, the ones you can discover and own are still relatively scarce."

Currently, there are two white [Equipment]. The [Joker's Love Letter] is of little use. I just carry it for fun. The [Permanent 28-Bar Bar] is for my mother to ride, so that she can go to and from get off work in the factory safely.

To round it off, his cheat is not even activated yet!
A sense of humor can't make a living.

"Xiao Da~ get ready to eat!"

"coming!"

Zhai Da used the last bit of his time to take out a piece of draft paper and write a few lines on it.

"One: More exploration systems."

"Second: Save your grades and try to get into college. I can't have a romantic relationship, I can pay in installments later."

"Three: I don't want to be so tired in this life. At worst, I can just wait and buy that lottery ticket again. I'll make money if I can, but I have to have some. The premise of lying flat is to have money. Lying flat without money is like waiting to die."

"Four: Spend time with mom, listen to her, don't make her angry, and find a chance to take her to a big city for a checkup."

"Xiao Da~ hurry up~"

Zhai Da stood up and prepared to enjoy the dinner with his mother that he had been dreaming about for ten years.

Just as he was about to open the door, Zhai Da retracted his hand.

He turned around and added a sentence on the paper.

“Five: Be a better version of yourself. Chase the sun and the moon, and don’t forget the mountains and rivers.”

Then, looking at the young and immature self in the small round mirror on the desk, he raised his eyebrows.

He turned around and grasped the old brass handle that had the plating worn off.

Twist lightly.

Open the door and enjoy a new life.

　Holding hands is an agreement, so keep it~
　　This book has been signed and will be updated at 18:23 and : every day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)