Memories of community life

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It has been more than two years since I moved to this community.

At first I disliked the fact that it was far from the subway station. It took about 15 minutes to walk. Now that I have been away for more than two years, I no longer feel that I am far away. The power of habit is really scary.

From the community to the subway station, it is most convenient to take the side door, so there are always three or five people riding electric scooters or motorcycles outside the side door, waiting to pick up those who are unwilling to walk the 15-minute journey. Most of the people riding in these cars are women, and they are young women.

Nowadays, there are more battery-operated shuttle buses. During the morning and evening rush hours, or on weekends, you can always see more than a dozen seats on the bus full, including men, women, and children.

I will not ride in these two "convenient" cars. I like walking. Even though the distance is only about ten minutes, it seems like I can burn a lot of calories. And I walked a lot, as fast as if I was wearing a Hot Wheels, and I was ridiculed by my friends.

I also don’t like these “convenient” cars. They always like to run rampant on narrow lanes. Every time I see their speed and passion, I worry that something will happen.

So far, in more than two years, I have not witnessed an accident. I only saw a young man riding an electric bicycle while looking at his mobile phone. He fell and it was not serious. No, he got up and left again.

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After living in a community for a long time, it is easy to become familiar. But the strange thing is that we may know the appearance of our neighbors on the same floor, but we have never spoken to each other. After everyone went home, they closed the door with a bang and ignored everyone.

We may be estranged from our neighbors upstairs, but we are much more familiar with the clerks in the store downstairs. The two small vegetable shops where I often go to buy food always greet me when they see me: "Hi, pretty girl..." If I go there wearing sportswear, my aunt will say: "You are exercising again, you have such a good habit! "One morning, a young female clerk even asked me for my Alipay account: "Are you planting trees? I'm going to steal your energy." It took me a few seconds to realize that she was talking about Alipay's Ant Forest.

The meat seller, although I almost never buy meat from him, he always smiles and greets me when he sees me: "Hello, pretty girl!" I bought a 5-liter bottle of Nongfu Spring in a department store. The couple who opened the store also knew me, and they would greet me when they met: "Have you eaten?"

In a small supermarket that has only been open for half a year, the cashier inside turned out to be... He also knows me. One morning, my friend went to the supermarket to buy ribs. When he was paying the bill, the cashier girl said: "Your wife always uses the self-service machine every time she comes here." When my friend told me this, I was shocked.

I really like the self-checkout machine in this small supermarket. Very few people use it, probably because they are not used to it, so there is no need to queue up. There are often long lines at the manual checkout. Therefore, I often come and go freely and gracefully, and I am actually remembered by others without even realizing it.

In the summer, I always dress sexy when I run in the morning, and the colors of Nike sports bras are so bright and eye-catching. Therefore, some of the security guards standing guard also know me. No matter whether I am running or not, whenever I see him, he always smiles and says, "Hey, come on, I support you!"

Even children will like it if he dresses sexy. . A little girl who was only three or four years old saw me sweating profusely while stretching after running. She squatted in front of me curiously and asked, "Sister, what are you doing?"

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The door downstairs used to have a password. At that time, my friends and I often complained that anyone could come in as long as they knew the password. No wonder various promotional posters are often stuffed at the door of the room. One day, there were even a few cards stuffed that you only see when you stay in the hotel. On the cards are pictures of sexy women and very eye-catching contact information.

This year, the password for the door downstairs has been cancelled, and it is replaced by a swipe card. I went to get two cards a few years ago. They are about the size of a bank card, but several times thicker. They have holes on them so they can be hung in a keychain. The amazing thing is that on the day I canceled the password, I used this thick card and swiped it again and again, almost dozens of times, but I still couldn't open the door. Even the courier standing at the door waiting for the door to open couldn't help but look at me in confusion.

I found some time and went to the management office to ask why. I didn’t get an explanation. They just silently changed my card to one that was still the size of a bank card. This card was much thinner and had no holes on it, so it couldn’t be hung. It's in the keychain, but the door opens very sensitively.

As a result, trouble came again. Many people often forgot to bring this card when they went out, and were forced to stop outside the door. We complained again, why don't we make the card smaller or punch a hole in it? (Other people’s access cards are small, made of plastic, blue and round, with a hole on them, so they can be hung with the key.)

Probably the management office wants to do good things, but It seemed like he had done something unpopular.

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In the summer, when the weather gets hot, there will be many fat cockroaches (commonly known as Xiaoqiang) on ​​the paths in the community, calm and arrogant. Jumping on and off the ground. There are also many corpses lying on the street, flat and stuck to the ground, with disgusting internal organs squeezed out.

The closer you are to a small restaurant, the more Xiaoqiang there are. The smooth shell shines in the sun, which is very thrilling.

Probably Xiaoqiang is not only tenacious, but also very good at climbing stairs. 2. They are everywhere in rooms 30 stories high.

There are fewer of them in winter, and they are all thin and small, as if they are stunted. There are almost countless people in Xia Tian, ​​and all of them have round bellies and fat heads.

The most depressing thing is that all of them are strong athletes and have quick reactions. No one can run away as fast as anyone else, and they even pick you to get into the nooks and crannies that they have no choice about. Therefore, if you want to fight them with bare hands, you will probably feel discouraged and frustrated.

For a long time, I was disturbed and annoyed by these little animals. Unexpectedly, they were almost wiped out with a potion later. Now I occasionally see one or two crawling over from the house next door. They are all dizzy, as if they have just been drunk, and it is easy to take them down.

This is something to be happy about. But we can kill Xiaoqiang, but we can't kill mosquitoes. Although there were not many, just three or two, but in the dead of night, it was like three or two trumpets blowing in my ears, and the buzzing was enough to ruin my sleep.

They often leave red marks on my face, hands, and feet, as if they are afraid that I will forget their existence.

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The greening in the community is excellent. There are two rows of tall palm trees on both sides of the road. On sunny days, I always have the illusion of vacation.

There is also a square planted with decades-old trees. Even in the hottest summer, it is shady and cool. No wonder there are many people exercising, playing cards, and dancing in the square every day. , Nagging... That square has a very well-deserved name - Forest Square.

What surprises me is that when I run in the morning, I often hear birds chirping in the bushes. If I listen carefully, it seems that more than one type of bird lives there.

The shops in the community can almost meet daily needs. There are three or four vegetable shops that are cleaner than the market and offer better services. There are also several supermarkets and convenience stores. There are also an astonishing number of hairdressing, beauty and massage shops. There are also hardware stores that repair faucets and electrical appliances, and small shops that sell breakfast and fast food. The restaurant... has everything you need.

When the house contract expired, we thought about changing our environment. I spent a month visiting all the surrounding communities, and I still feel that the community I live in now has the best environment and relatively complete living conveniences.

So, I continued to live there...