Chapter 30: Going East to Sell Grain
Lin Sanqi had a green People's Liberation Army-style schoolbag slung across his left shoulder, which contained the leftover breakfast from the morning.
He had a PLA water bottle filled with water slung across his right shoulder, and put on a straw hat he found at home, dressed like Little Soldier Zhang Ga.
After walking out of the alley and arriving at Chaoyangmennei Street, Lin Sanqi determined the direction and began to walk towards Chaoyangmen.
Yes, Lin Sanqi plans to go to the Pigeon Market in Chaoyang Park first to test the waters.
Because the old man in the park said that this pigeon market is the closest, just walk along Chaoyangmen Inner Street and Outer Street.
In addition, Lin Sanqi had just traveled through time and wanted to see the scenery of the capital, just as if it were a tour, so he set off in high spirits.
In the 1950s, the capital's urban construction was concentrated in the first ring road. The further out you went, the more you saw bungalows and dilapidated alleys, and even the roads were bumpy.
Lin Sanqi had traveled to Nanjing before and was deeply impressed by the tall ancient city walls there.
Since he had the opportunity to come to the old city in 1959, Lin Sanqi also wanted to see the city wall of old Beijing, which was the capital of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
When Emperor Yingzong of Ming was captured and besieged by the Oirat Mongols, the city of Beijing relied entirely on its towering city walls and Yu Qian to repel the grassland peoples.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng's peasant army was unable to break through the city walls. If a traitor had not betrayed the city and opened the gate, Chongzhen would not have been hanged on Coal Hill so easily.
I believe this city wall must be very majestic, towering into the clouds, and magnificent as if it were swallowing up mountains and rivers.
Well, of course, when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Peking in the late Qing Dynasty and wanted to climb over the city wall, those ordinary people who helped the foreigners build ladders did not count...
But after Lin Sanqi walked across the moat around the city, he still didn't see the city wall, let alone the city tower, arrow tower, gate tower, and urn city.
The curious Lin Sanqi stopped a passerby and asked:
"Excuse me, I'd like to ask where the tall city walls and towers of Beijing are? Or did I take the wrong road?"
Passersby spit out a sound when they heard it:
"You're not mistaken. You're standing right next to the original Chaoyang Gate. All the bricks were removed and transported away to build a factory."
Lin Sanqi was confused after hearing this. It was only 59 years ago.
(In real history, the urn city of Chongwenmen was demolished in 1950, and all of it was demolished in 1968;
Xuanwumen was demolished in 1965; Fuchengmen had its urn and arrow tower bases demolished in 1953 and all were demolished in 1965;
Xizhimen was completely demolished in 1969; Andingmen was demolished in 1969; Dongzhimen was demolished in 1965;
The Chaoyang Gate tower was demolished in 1953, and the arrow tower and surrounding city walls were demolished in 1957, so by 1959, nothing could be seen of Lin Sanqi.
Lin Sanqi was not disappointed that he could not see the city wall he wanted to see.
Anyway, Lin Sanqi is from Huadu, not Peking, so why is there so much sentimentality and worry? It's not his own thing, so he doesn't feel sorry for it.
Of course, if you said you wanted to demolish the Zhenhai Tower on Yuexiu Mountain, I guess Lin Sanqi would roll up his sleeves and fight you to the death...
Crossing the ring canal is actually equivalent to exiting the second ring road of the capital.
In a few decades, housing prices near the East Second Ring Road will start at over 100,000 yuan per square meter. Not to mention outsiders, even locals can only sigh in envy.
But in 1959, outside the East Second Ring Road, there was a big rural area.
Oh no, it’s not right to call it a big rural area, because most of the capital’s factories are concentrated outside the Second Ring Road. Maybe the bricks used in the construction of these factories were removed from the ancient city walls.
The steel rolling mill in the movie "Love in the Courtyard" is located in this area.
In a few decades, this place will become the famous Sanlitun, Big Pants, and a gathering place for beauties.
As Lin Sanqi walked, he compared his memories with those of later generations and cursed at the same time.
Because he had walked for more than ten miles and still hadn't reached the so-called Chaoyang Park, Lin Sanqi had already fully doubted what the old man said about being the closest.
Finally, when Lin Sanqi's patience and physical strength were almost exhausted, they arrived at Chaoyang Park.
It is called a park, but in fact it is just a sign on the roadside, with a few small ponds built and some landscaping done to provide a place for workers from the surrounding factories to relax.
It may be because there are many factories around and there are large areas of rural areas around the factories.
One side has money and tickets, the other side has food and vegetables, and they are in the wilderness, so this is the main reason for the prosperity of the Chaoyang Park Pigeon Market, right?
Look, modern college students can write a paper right away.
Now that he had arrived at Chaoyang Park, Lin Sanqi didn't care about taking a rest. He began to stretch his neck and look for the black market. In his impression, it should be as bustling as the vegetable market in Huadu City Village, right?
But after looking for a long time, he still couldn't see any "farmers' market" anywhere.
Lin Sanqi knew that something must have gone wrong. It was probably because he had some misunderstanding. Young people are thick-skinned, so they asked when they didn't understand.
At this time, a few women came over, and Lin Sanqi quickly greeted them:
"Sister, sister, I want to ask, I heard there's a pigeon market in Chaoyang Market, why can't I find it?"
"What are you doing in Pigeon City as a grown man? Be careful not to get caught making mistakes. Go away."
One of the women waved her hands to chase them away, as if scolding a child.
Lin Sanqi has walked more than ten miles, how could he give up so easily?
"No, big sister, I have no choice. People at home are almost starving to death. If we can't get any more food, my grandparents will not be able to hold on. It's tragic."
Seeing the young man in front of them sweating and looking anxious, several women felt a little sorry for him.
One of the women quietly pointed to a small forest in the north and said:
"Young man, it's useless to stand here. Go and take a look at the woods over there..."
After saying that, the women left quickly, as if saying a few more words would get them into big trouble.
Lin Sanqi looked around and saw that the grove was about 2 kilometers away. It was surrounded by farmland and grassland, stretching as far as the eye could see, making it difficult to ambush.
From a distance, I saw a figure emerging from the woods.
It seems that this grove is not the kind of "diving grove", it is really the legendary pigeon city.
Lin Sanqi was a little excited. Finally, he had taken a substantial step towards "monetizing traffic". So he ran towards the grove excitedly, as if there was a beautiful woman waiting for him there.
When he got closer, before he could see what was in the woods, someone stopped him:
"Stop, what are you doing?"
Lin Sanqi already knew that the black market was organized and required an entrance fee, so he wasn't too surprised and replied honestly:
"I, I just want to buy some food, not a cop."
"A cop?"
These two words can't make northerners understand
(End of this chapter)
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