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I rented a small vegetable plot near Sijiqing Town in Haidian District, Beijing (each small plot costs 2,000 yuan a year; I rented two) and grow vegetables there. Many of my fellow gardeners have years of experience, so when I first arrived and they saw…

Today my son’s head teacher announced that, starting tomorrow, these third-year (grade-12) students no longer need evening self-study. This is to make final preparations for the national college entrance exam (gaokao), which takes place in a week; the school wants the seniors to get adequate…

After pulling the wisdom teeth and enduring a few days of gritted, sore days, the tooth on the right side that I had set aside for over half a year had basically returned to normal and could chew food. It seems that pulling the wisdom…

The night before last, my toothache suddenly became unbearable. My wisdom tooth was inflamed; the fifth permanent molar had chipped a piece off years ago, and whenever the wisdom tooth flared, that molar suffered along with it. I could feel that the pulp of this…

During the May Day holiday, my son suddenly said he wanted a pet and asked us to take him to the pet market. Once there, he saw a cat he could not put down; while petting it he was infinitely gentle. I urged him to…

Having fallen ill on April 3, I have still not fully recovered as of today. Originally, on April 4, I thought I was better; on April 5 I even rode my bicycle to the vegetable plot to do some farming, but when I came back…

Originally I had planned to go home this Qingming Festival to sweep my mother's grave, but some things delayed me, and then I came down with another bad cold just before Qingming, so I could not go back. A few days before Qingming, an old…

The night before last I had diarrhea twice. At first I didn't pay much attention; I thought it was caused by the seafood I had eaten the day before. Yesterday morning, after breakfast, I began to feel chilled all over, with a sore throat. I…

I listen to video lectures on Bilibili (bilibili.com), and before I know it I am completely absorbed. There are several teachers on Bilibili whose teaching style really suits me. One is Zhang Yi of "Yishu Mathematics" (he teaches high school math), another is Wang Pingping,…

Having cut down on various chores recently, I have now honestly picked up my high-school textbooks again. English words I memorize one by one; the poems and verses required by the college entrance exam I memorize one by one; the foundational knowledge of high-school biology…