There are 32 people in Yu Xiangan's class, including 10 girls.
The dormitories are in the same building. Six people live in 201 on the second floor, and three people live in 202, a six-person room.
If Yu Xiangan also lives there, then there will be two female students from other classes living there, and now there are three.
The three of them are from the Foreign Languages Department.
Yu Xiangan carefully looked at the accommodation conditions at that time. The house was old and the wall paint was a bit peeling, but it did not affect the habitability. There were bunk beds inside, and there was also a public cabinet with three layers in total, where students could put their clothes or valuables, which could be locked.
Everyone's shoes and some sundries are piled under the bed. This is the girls' dormitory. It's quite old, but it's kept very clean and looks tidy.
Liu Mingyue and Ke Manyun lived in the same dormitory, and they happened to have bunk beds. Ke Manyun was on the upper bed and Liu Mingyue was on the lower bed.
In fact, one can clearly understand everyone's living conditions from their beds. Liu Mingyue's living conditions are pretty good. Her bed sheet has only one patch, she wears small leather shoes and a watch on her wrist.
Ke Manyun's conditions were also good. The bed sheets she brought were brand new, the clothes she wore had patches on the cuffs, and she had on a pair of brand new leather shoes.
It is not difficult to imagine that Liu Mingyue's living conditions are good. She is a formal worker and received a monthly salary before she was admitted to university. The other husband in her family is also a worker, so perhaps her family is also a working-class family. Ke Manyun did not say that she is a worker, maybe her family conditions are better.
Among the group of girls, the oldest is Liu Mingyue, and the youngest is Wang Meng, who is 18 years old, a fresh graduate, and a native of the capital. However, her home is in the suburbs of the capital, so she also stays here.
The one with the best living facilities on the surface is called Xu Keke. She is from Shanghai. She wears a women's watch on her wrist, a complete set of skin care products is piled on the bedside table, and she wears a waist-length skirt. However, she is also the coldest and looks a bit arrogant. After returning to the dormitory, she was flipping through a book on her bed with the mosquito net put down, looking like she didn't want to talk to anyone and asked not to disturb them.
Yu Xiangan stayed in these two dormitories throughout the afternoon and got a general understanding of the girls in their class.
This understanding is still very rough, and it probably just stays on where they come from, whether they are married or not, whether they have been working before the college entrance examination, etc.
They had almost finished chatting, and the lunch break was over, so it was time for them to go to class.
As soon as the class starts, the teacher throws out a lot of knowledge points. Want to relax?
Unless you have the foundation.
By the time school was over in the afternoon, Yu Xiangan, who had been concentrating all the time, felt a little heavy in the head.
She packed her things and went to pick up someone from the nursery. On the way, she ran into Lin Chuanbai and asked him, "How was your school today?"
They started school on the same day.
Lin Chuanbai nodded, "The teacher is really capable. He just gave us a rough introduction today, and we learned a lot."
His eyes were faintly shining.
"The teacher who teaches us is a famous doctor. I heard my grandfather talk about him..."
As they walked, Lin Chuanbai thought of something: "Let's go look for bicycles some other day. It's not very convenient without bicycles."
"Yes, I need to buy a bicycle." It can save a lot of time.
They have money and tickets.
When they arrived at the nursery class, Lin Yihong and Lin Yining were waiting for them in the classroom. Most of the classmates had already gone back, and except for them, only two people were still there.
Lin Yining saw them and puffed up his lips: "Mom and Dad, you came so late."
Yu Xiangan touched Lin Yining's little face and said, "We are late, but mom and dad also have to go to school, so we can't help it. If the get out of class was over early, we could pick you up earlier."
Lin Chuanbai held Lin Yihong's hand and said, "How was your time playing with the kids today? Did anyone bully you?"
Lin Yihong: "No one bullies us."
Lin Yining smiled on her round face and said in a lovely voice: "We played with our friends, and the teacher taught us to count ducks today. The ducks are cute and yellow. I counted to 10, and the teacher praised me." As she spoke, she was a little proud, and her face was full of praise.
Lin Yihong touched his forehead and said, "I counted the fastest, so the teacher gave me a little red flower." He pointed at the red paper flower on his forehead and said proudly, "This can only be obtained by the first three people who answer the fastest when the teacher asks questions. I am the second place."
Lin Yining looked at the little red flower on her brother's head with envy. She wanted one too, but she was a little slow. When she was fifth in line, there was no more red flower. "I don't have a flower, but I was right. The teacher praised me and said I was great! Many people couldn't count, and there were no more flowers when they counted to three."
The two of them talked back and forth about what happened in the nursery class today. After returning, Yu Xiangan asked Lin Chuanbai to boil some water while she sorted out the information of her classmates. She wrote down some of the information she remembered about the class, especially about the girls, who were divided into dormitories and arranged according to their age.
The oldest person in dormitory 201 is Liu Mingyue, who is from the Northeast, married, has three children, has a job, and is temporarily serving as the dormitory head.
The second one is Zhuo Lanlan, an educated youth who went to the countryside and is unmarried.
Third, Zhang Yuexin, who is married with children, was an educated youth sent to the countryside.
The fourth one is Xu Ke, from Shanghai, unmarried.
The fifth one is Ke Manyun, she was also an educated youth who went to the countryside.
Sixth, Wang Meng, a fresh graduate.
The oldest person in dormitory 202 is Zhang Yingqi, a formal worker, married with children, and temporarily serving as the dormitory head.
The second one is Chen Shaohong, a worker and unmarried.
The third one is Sun Hui, a recent graduate.
The other three students from the Foreign Languages Department are relatively young. Two of them are sisters. The two sisters were admitted to the university together and lived in the same dormitory. It can be said that it was fate.
Seeing her sorting these out, Lin Chuanbai asked, "Why are you writing these down?"
Yu Xiangan raised her head: "Because of my grades, the homeroom teacher asked me to temporarily take over the position of deputy monitor and asked the girls to come to me if they have any problems. I need to have a rough idea in mind." Ahem, she also wanted to see if there were any celebrities she had heard of, but no, she had no impression of them. Hahaha, she guessed that unless they were really familiar figures, it would be like this. Who told her not to pay attention to them before?
"Deputy monitor?"
"Yeah." When no one knew the answer, the teacher was very straightforward in selecting students, based on their grades.
In fact, she was not very suitable to temporarily take over the position of deputy monitor because she did not live in the school, and if something happened, they would not be able to find her in time.
"So do you want to become a regular employee?"
Yu Xiangan thought for a moment and said, "Let me take a look at my classmates first."
If you are a good person and don't cause trouble, being a class leader will be beneficial to your future.
Now that they come here to attend university, they cannot find time to do anything else because there is no reform and opening up yet.
No matter whether it is a dragon or a tiger, they must coil up obediently and wait for the opportunity.
Once you become a class leader, others will have to get to know you whether they want to or not.
Because we deal with each other a lot.
While she was tidying up, Lin Chuanbai had already boiled the water. He borrowed fire from Aunt Zhang next door and lit the stove. The problem here was that it was difficult to take a bath here.
Their place is relatively good. There is a bathhouse one kilometer ahead where you can take a bath. You can do it at home in the summer.
So it is more convenient to build your own house.
Building a house also requires water sources. There are relatively few water sources here. If there is no well, the land you buy may not be able to produce water. At that time, tap water was not so developed, and only a few people could have tap water.
Lin Chuanbai first boiled some hot water for the two children to bathe, and Yu Xiangan used the empty coal stove to cook.
She made a pot of stewed rice, washed the rice, added salted fish, bacon, dried vegetables, soy sauce, shredded ginger, and finally sprinkled some chopped green onions, which made it fragrant.
After the stewed rice was ready, she used the pot to quickly make a small pot of egg drop soup.
While they were eating, the coal stove continued to boil water diligently for Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai to use for taking a shower.
There is a separate space next to the kitchen at the back of their house, which is about one square meter in size. It’s cramped, but there’s nothing they can do about it.
Water cannot be used excessively. Lin Chuanbai has to go to the well to fetch water. Although it is not far, it is very tiring to fetch so much water.
It’s time to eat. Lin Yihong and Lin Yining sit excitedly in front of the table, waiting for their meal.
What a delicious meal!
I'm hungry!
Yu Xiangan took out the bowls and chopsticks and asked them, "What did you eat for lunch today?"
Lin Yining: "Today I had porridge and yellow steamed buns for lunch."
Lin Yihong added: "Cornmeal buns."
"What else did you eat? Did the teacher ask you to drink more water?"
Lin Yining: "I drank two bowls of water, a lot, with mung beans in it."
Lin Yihong: "There is also a small bowl of egg drop soup. Mine has egg drop soup."
Yu Xiangan listened and nodded, "There's also egg drop soup, that's good."
Lin Yihong: "The teacher said that everyone can have an egg for lunch tomorrow."
"Is that so? That's great..."
When the family was eating the fragrant stewed rice, Aunt Jiang, who was sitting on the other side of the wall, sniffed and said, "They made bacon tonight. It smells so good. We still have some bacon left tomorrow. Let's make a meal tomorrow."
Hearing this, her grandchildren cheered, "Grandma is so kind, we can eat bacon too!"
Aunt Jiang touched their heads and smiled, "Yes, I'll make you some delicious food too."
With this monthly rent subsidy, they can have more comfort in terms of food.
Look how well those two kids are raised.
Their family conditions are not too bad, so they cannot treat their children too badly.
After dinner, he played with the twins for a while under the lamp and went to take a shower. While taking a shower, Yu Xiangan looked at the palm-sized shower area and sighed in his heart. He couldn't put all his hopes on others. He would catch up with the pace of school first and then take some time to wander around nearby to see if there was a suitable house.
It will take a few years after all.
The first class of the next day was still Wu Zhusheng's class. He came early, and most of the students had also arrived at this time. He took out everyone's allowance, gave the class monitor Wang Haiwen a list, and asked Yu Xiangan and him to distribute it to everyone.
At that time, there were subsidies for studying in college.
Men and women are not exactly the same. Men generally eat more, so they get more food coupons. Generally speaking, the difference is not big. If you save these coupons, you can save some every month.
Not only do you get subsidies when you go to college, you don't have to spend your own money, and you are guaranteed a job after graduation. This is a good thing that only happens when there is a shortage of college students. As the number of college students increases, these benefits are gradually cancelled.
After adapting to school life for a few days, Yu Xiangan took out envelopes and letter paper and began to write letters to everyone.
She wanted to tell everyone about the situation here and reassure everyone.
After finishing the letter to Yu Xiangqing, she paused. The registration time for universities is different. Yu Xiangyan and his friends will be later. They should be on their way now.
If they came, they would probably come to the school to find her.
Both he and his wife came here to attend university, but unlike Yu Xiangan, they decided to leave their children in their hometown. They didn't have such a strong financial situation, and it cost money every month to send their children to daycare and rent an apartment. They didn't know how much it would cost to come here, so they didn't dare to bring their three children here rashly.
They now leave the child with Zhang Guihua and ask the child's grandmother to help take care of him.
Zhang Guihua is in good health, and the youngest of the three children has been weaned and can walk. The older children can take care of the younger ones, and they give them living expenses every year, so they can live like this for the time being.
If Yu Xiangyan is sure that there is a way to make extra money here and live a more comfortable life, he also wants to bring the child over.
Yu Xiangan also wrote a letter to Gao Yimei and Yanyu. When the news of her admission to university spread, they both wrote letters and sent gifts. Now that she has settled down here, she wanted to say hello.
The store manager Liu Qing and others also need to write letters.
She wrote until her hands were tired. After she finished writing the letter, she put a few postcards she had bought, some newspaper pictures and instructions into the envelope and sent it back.
When Yu Qingshan and the others see these, they will definitely be curious. Since they cannot see the scenery of the capital now, they can just look at the photos to satisfy their curiosity.
Lin Chuanbai was helping to put the letter paper into the envelope and seal it with glue. When he saw these attractions, he thought: "Come to think of it, we haven't found time to go there yet."
Yu Xiangan: "Let's postpone it for a while. We have been here for a long time and have plenty of time."
The next day after she sent the letter, Yu Xiangan walked out of the classroom after school. She saw a familiar figure on the road. She looked over in surprise, "Manager, why are you here?"
Liu Hengbo said cheerfully, "Didn't I say it before? We'll meet again if we're lucky."
Yu Xiangan: "Manager, do you work here?"
“Yes, I’m a teacher here.”
Yu Xiangan clapped his hands: "Oh, I just sent the letter back yesterday."
Liu Hengbo: "Then I should have sent it out. Forget it. I received a letter from my alma mater inviting me to be a teacher. I hadn't decided yet, so I didn't tell you."
Yu Xiangan was a little surprised: "Manager, is this your alma mater?"
"yes."
"So you are teaching students in the history department now?"
"right."
Yu Xiangan held his forehead with his hand: "Manager, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Hahaha, a surprise for you. I know you also felt it was fate when you chose Aoki University." Liu Hengbo looked very energetic now. He seemed very happy to be back to teach. "I said before that it was a pity for you. If the college entrance examination was resumed, you would definitely be admitted to university. Sure enough, I was right."
He looked like I had vision.
Yu Xiangan couldn't help but laugh, "Manager, where do you live now? I'll go and get to know the place another day."
“I live in a dormitory. The school has assigned us a dormitory.”
"What about your grandson?"
"He's coming too, living with me. There's room for two beds."
Yu Xiangan suddenly thought of something, "Manager, you went to college here before, do you know many people here?" She smiled a little embarrassedly, "I'm new here and don't know many people, I would like to ask you for help."
Their relationship is familiar.
Liu Hengbo wondered: "What do you want to do?"
"We are renting a house now, and we want to buy our own place, but as you know, there are not many people willing to sell now, and there are not many houses that can be properly bought and sold, so it is difficult."
No matter when, there are still people selling houses, but some places are controversial and some places cannot be bought or sold.
Liu Hengbo understood that, indeed, they were not locals and having children with them, place to live was a problem.
"I know some people. I'll ask for you. Do you want to buy one near the school?"
"It would be better if it's near a school, but if not, other places will be fine. Our two children haven't settled down yet, and they will go to school in a few years."
Liu Hengbo thought about the age of the twins and nodded, "I see. I'll tell you when I have information."
"Thank you, Manager. This is the address we are renting now. It's not far away. It's only a ten-minute walk."
Yu Xiangan has great confidence in Liu Hongbo. The old friend from Nanxi Farm is an example. He seems to be a low-key person, but he knows a lot of people.
Looking back, Yu Xiangan told Lin Chuanbai that he met Liu Hengbo today. He is now a teacher in the history department. Lin Chuanbai said: "I guessed it."
Yu Xiangan was a little depressed. "I didn't think about it that way. His previous profession was not a teacher, and I didn't know he graduated from Aoki University. It was really unexpected."
"Surprise?"
"Pleasant surprise, the store manager is very nice, he never gets impatient when I ask any questions. He also likes all kinds of delicious food, and he always praises the food I make in various ways." This greatly satisfied her vanity.
The vanity of being a chef.
Yu Xiangyan and the other two arrived. They came the day before registration. They completed the formalities first and then came to Aoki University to find Yu Xiangan.
After not seeing them for a while, Yu Xiangan found that they had all turned white.
The Wen siblings were originally fair-skinned, and Yu Xiangyan had a medium complexion, but he had never paid much attention to it, so his skin tone was darker due to the tan, and now it looked lighter.
Yu Xiangyan touched his face and said, "Has it become whiter? You haven't been outside much since you sent the telegram back. The less you walk, the less sun you get. Little sister, you don't look changed at all. No, you even look younger. Is it because of your hair?" Her hairstyle seemed to have changed.
Yu Xiangan touched his hair: "It's because of my hairstyle, and also because I take good care of myself."
Yu Xiangyan: "...How old are you and you're talking about maintenance?"
Yu Xiangan: "Maintenance is not limited to any age. All women will pay attention to this issue."
Wen Ruzhen nodded in agreement, "How did you do it?"
"Do a good job of sun protection, keep moisturizing, and use face cream."
After chatting for a while, I asked them, "You all went to the school to have a look, what did you think?"
Wen Yizhen: “The students are very enthusiastic.”
Wen Ruzhen: "The school building looks rather dilapidated."
Yu Xiangyan scratched his head. "My school...there's a crack in the classroom wall. It will probably leak air in during the winter."
Yu Xiangan: "..."
Many places in their school are like this too. They look shabby, which is a common situation. But if you look at them and feel that they will leak air in the winter... I think this place is more seriously damaged.
Yu Xiangan laughed dryly twice, "Did your school tell me how to change my major?"
He was transferred to the Department of Mathematics, and Yu Xiangan expressed great sympathy when he learned about this.
Yu Xiangyan was depressed: "I haven't asked yet. I tried to sound out the situation, but it didn't go well."
"By the way, where do you live now? We brought some things with us and they are still in the dormitory."
"Do you have a note? I'll write it down. You guys walk around here for a while. I'm almost back to class. My afternoon classes are full."
They came to see her during their lunch break.
Yu Xiangyan brought paper and pen, and Yu Xiangan wrote it down and drew the route.
Yu Xiangyan saw that he roughly knew the way. He always had a good sense of direction. "Then let's go for a walk first, and then we'll go back to get our things."
Yu Xiangan: "Well, let's get together tonight."
Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai went to pick up the twins. The three of them were already at the door with two large bags at their feet, attracting the children to peek in from time to time.
What they brought were all local specialties from their hometown, such as dried vegetables and wild delicacies.
There are some in Yu Xiangan’s warehouse, but this is just a token of their appreciation.
Some of these were given by my grandparents, as well as by my grandparents, dad, and older brother.
Yu Xiangyan saw the twins and squatted down to greet them: "Yihong Yining, do you still remember who I am?"
Yi Ning was a little uncertain and looked at Yi Hong, who nodded affirmatively: "Remember, you are the second uncle."
Yu Xiangyan was surprised: "You really still remember it?"
Lin Yihong: “There are photos!”
There is a family photo hanging on the wall of their house, so of course he knew about it.
"Come in and sit down." Yu Xiangan greeted them.
This is a single room. There is a table and chairs at the door which serves as a dining room. The back is surrounded by a piece of cloth to separate the two places.
The cabinet next to it is full.
"You guys sit down and drink tea first, I'll go prepare dinner." Yu Xiangan opened the bag they brought, now he wanted to taste the taste of his hometown.
Aunt Jiang next door smelled the strong fragrance and looked at her grandson eagerly. She said: "..."
You can only turn your head and pretend you didn't see it. You can't eat meat every few days. It's because there are guests coming to the next door. It's different.
That night, Yu Xiangan and his friends chatted until very late. While eating, they said that since it was late, they could just stay here. Yu Xiangan and Wen Ruzhen slept in the bed with their two children, while the three grown men used stools to make a bed or slept on the floor.
The weather is hot now, so it's fine to stay there for one night.
A few days later, on a day off, Liu Hengbo came to the address. He found a house that was going to be sold. It belonged to another teacher. It used to be a beautiful two-story building, but now the whole yard has been ruined. The walls were black from being smoked by coal. Both inside and outside were pitch black. There was a lot of dirt on the walls. The original doors and windows had been smashed, and the current doors and windows were randomly pieced together, looking messy. The layout of the room had also been changed.
The garden that was originally planted with flowers and plants has now become a vegetable field, a latrine, and a firewood shed.
When Yu Xiangan and Lin Chuanbai went to see it, they were suffocated by the smell as soon as they opened the door.
This place... is simply a large garbage dump.
It can be seen that the original people who lived here moved away very reluctantly, and some things here were left here intentionally.
"Old Xia is also living in the school dormitory now. In addition to this house that was returned, he has another house that was not damaged as badly. He has several children to support him, so he is thinking of selling one. Although this one is run-down, the property rights are clear. The house is about 100 square meters, and the yard is nearly 500 square meters. But if you want to move in, it will take a lot of effort, so you should think about it carefully."
It was Liu Hengbo who brought them here, as the homeowner didn't want to come to this sad place again.
Yu Xiangan saw it and knew what was going on.
It is indeed a big project.
There were originally six families living here. They modified the doors and windows and built a kitchen and utility room on their own. The main body of the house is still usable, but the rest was basically started from scratch.
Yu Xiangan estimated that it might cost a few hundred yuan.
Lin Chuanbai asked about the price and said the place was okay, about seven or eight minutes' walk from Aoki University.
Liu Hengbo: "As you can see, the house doesn't look very good, but the main structure is good. The materials used were good. It can be lived in after some renovation. The place is not small, with seven or eight rooms. If you demolish it and rebuild it, it will look pretty good. The location is also good. He offered a price of one thousand."
Liu Hengbo cleared his throat and said, "Buying a house is a big deal. I am just a middleman, responsible for passing on the message. Go back and discuss it with your family before making a decision. This is not a small amount of money."
If it were him, he would not be willing to do so.
This house is too run-down and the asking price is not cheap.
This garden used to be beautiful, but now it is a mess.
Isn't it the same as buying a small house or a vegetable garden from others and making some modifications yourself?
Lin Chuanbai and Yu Xiangan wanted to buy it.
One thousand yuan. I guess the other party didn't take the garden into account. The garden can be restored with some new care. Now this one thousand yuan is for the main frame of the house. If the homeowner pays someone to take care of it and paint the exterior, I guess someone would be willing to pay fifteen hundred or eighteen hundred yuan.
One thousand yuan. Yu Xiangan's previous salary was three hundred yuan a year. He could save it for three years without eating or drinking.
If you want to buy a house in the capital with three years’ salary in the future, you must definitely reach the level of president or general manager.
The housing prices are indeed friendly at this time.
"Manager, we can make the decision on this matter. When will it be convenient to transfer the ownership?"
"So anxious? He can be anytime."
"Then let's do it tomorrow. After the transfer, we'll hire someone to clean up the place."
Don't move the frame, just scrape off the black skin, pry off the doors and windows, paint them white, and install new doors and windows.
To be honest, it costs a lot of money. If you choose ordinary materials, it will cost several hundred yuan in total.
But it's worth it.
In particular, there is a well behind the house. The water from the well is not sweet and cannot be drunk, but it can meet the daily water needs - taking a bath will not be so uncomfortable in the future.
Liu Hengbo looked around and asked a soul-searching question: "Do you have so much money now?"
Lin Chuanbai lied without thinking: "We discussed it with our family before we came here, and we have a budget."
Liu Hengbo thought of Lin Chuanbai's father who was a factory director. His salary plus allowances must be a considerable amount. Besides, the couple both had jobs, so it seemed like there would be no problem.
"Okay, then I'll tell Lao Xia that I'll go transfer the ownership tomorrow. Do you want me to introduce a maintenance technician to you?"
"Then I'll trouble you, store manager."
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