After resting in the hotel for a day, Song Shuxi felt that her energy had returned and she could act again.
Today the two of them had no destination and decided to just go wherever they wanted.
Wei Jianguo borrowed a bicycle from Sister Guifen, and Song Shuqian rode the bike while she swung her feet on the back seat and looked at the capital.
The two of them walked through the alley, leaving behind the sound of bicycle bells.
Song Shuqian was curious and patted Wei Jianguo on the back, "Jianguo, let's walk for a while. I have never seen a yard like this."
The two walked along the slum, and an auntie saw that they were from outside the city and came over to ask, "Hey, where are you two from? We are in the old city. Where are you two from? What do you want here?"
Song Shuqian likes the accent of the people in Sijiucheng very much. They speak like crosstalk, and she came out today to listen to more of it.
"Hello, Auntie. We are from the Northeast on a business trip. We have some free time today, so we'd like to take a stroll around the area. When we get back, we'll have something to say to people who ask about us."
The aunt was very enthusiastic and recommended many places to them. "Have you been to the Summer Palace? It was a great place in the past, but ordinary people like us couldn't go there. There's also the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven, you can go see them all.
If you have time, you can also go to the Great Wall to see it. It is the wisdom of our ancestors. "
"I've been to the Summer Palace. There's a scene every five steps and a view every ten steps. I walked around for a whole day and was exhausted when I got home."
My aunt noticed my bulging belly. "Oh, you are pregnant now. You have to be careful. You can't go to the Great Wall. It's dangerous. Let's go to Xidan. There is a new big market there. You can also go to the Tianqiao Market. There are many snacks there, and you can also see some acrobatics, making dough figurines, and blowing sugar figurines."
Song Shuqian immediately became interested, as these were little gadgets she had seen in the Dayong Dynasty. "Thank you, auntie. I will definitely go there."
After saying goodbye to their aunt, the two continued to wander around the neighborhood.
Song Shuqian was shocked to see that seven families lived in the small yard. It was too crowded.
What was even more incredible to her was that two families lived in one room, separated by a curtain. It would be so inconvenient for the couple to do anything that night.
"Jianguo, why don't they split up? If they did, wouldn't it be better if they just asked their employer to provide them with housing?"
Wei Jianguo explained to her, "Housing in the company is also very tight. If a family lives together, they can help each other and have a place to live. If the family splits up, you will have to prepare a pot for yourself, not to mention other things.
Iron is a strategic resource and very rare. It takes 5 industrial tickets and 12 yuan to buy an iron pot, while the salary of an ordinary worker is only 15 yuan. "
"I really didn't expect that housing in the city is so tight right now."
Thinking of the newspaper she had read before, Song Shuqian whispered, "I didn't understand the "down to the countryside" movement before. Good city kids who had never farmed before, what else could they do in the countryside except cause trouble?
Now I understand that the city’s population is saturated and cannot accommodate so many people, so letting them go to the countryside to find a way out is a last resort. Moreover, when people are teenagers, they are most impulsive, reckless, and most likely to cause trouble.
Jianguo, I have a feeling that the movement of going to the countryside and mountains will continue and the intensity will be intensified. "
In these aspects, Wei Jianguo always believed in Song Shuxi's judgment, and secretly decided to go back and remind his comrades to arrange jobs for those with children of school age at home as soon as possible.
Wandering to Shichahai, looking at the sparkling lake and the green trees by the lake, Song Shuqian fell in love with it at first sight.
She knew that there would always be a privileged class. "Jianguo, let's pay attention to the yards here. When the situation gets better, we can buy two yards nearby. They will be great for living or for investment."
Wei Jianguo nodded in agreement.
Thinking of something, he asked, "Why have I never heard you talk about what you are going to prepare for the two children?"
Wei Jianguo had no ill intentions, it was just that the people he came into contact with, after having children, always wanted to prepare some things for their children in advance, such as buying a house. They would say that they should prepare things for their children in advance so that they could use them when they grew up and got married.
Song Shuqian understood Wei Jianguo and knew that he was just curious, so she patiently explained her thoughts to him, "We gave birth to our own children, and we do have obligations to them, such as raising them well and teaching them how to make a living. But this does not mean that our future lives have to revolve around them. We are our own children first, and then parents.
No matter who suffers, you cannot make yourself suffer. "
This is what Song Shuxi learned from her mother.
Her mother had many opportunities to divorce and take her and her siblings away from the general's mansion. But their mother had too many concerns. She was worried that they, the siblings, would be laughed at in the future, that she would not be able to take good care of them, and that without the protection of the general's mansion, the two of them would be bullied.
Of course, I also can’t bear to leave my father. After all, they used to have a very good relationship.
As a result of this, my mother's health broke down early, she was depressed and tortured by illness. They, the siblings, also had to seek refuge at the border.
Wei Jianguo felt that Song Shuxi's idea was bold and reasonable.
It’s not close from Shichahai to Tianqiao Market, but fortunately Wei Jianguo is very helpful.
Not much time was wasted riding all the way.
The two of them first went to a nearby state-owned restaurant to eat, as it had just opened so there weren't many people around.
Song Shuxi ordered a plate of shredded pork with fish flavor, a bowl of fried liver, four fried cakes, four large steamed buns, and a plate of stewed beef with potatoes.
Wei Jianguo has recently recovered from his injury and his appetite has become bigger and bigger. He often eats more in one meal than Song Shuxi does in a whole day.
The two guessed that it was the spiritual fluid that transformed Wei Jianguo's body, enhancing his strength and agility. I can eat recently, probably because my body does not have enough energy and needs to replenish it through eating.
The chef of the Sijiucheng State-owned Restaurant has excellent cooking skills. Song Shuqian, who doesn't eat weird things, couldn't help but praise him after tasting the fried liver.
Of course, her favorite is the stewed beef with potatoes. The beef is soft and chewy, and the potatoes have absorbed the soup and melt in the mouth.
Tianqiao Market is not quite what Song Shuqian imagined.
She thought this was a bustling market, but in reality there were only about twenty stalls, sparsely populated, and not many things on sale.
It may be affected by the overall environment. After all, doing business is speculation.
This kind of snack looks a bit casual, and Song Shuqian doesn't want to try it at all. She saw the vendor put his hand in.
The sugar figure is molded into the shape you like, and the master blows up the tail end to make the sugar figure three-dimensional.
Song Shuxi took Wei Jianguo and ran away. It was really dirty.
She doesn't think she is a particularly pretentious person, but she would never touch that kind of sugar man.
There used to be a theater here, but now those are feudal dregs and have been disposed of. Now only some difficult survival methods are left, such as crosstalk performance.
It was an inevitable result of the times, and Song Shuqian did not have any overflowing sympathy.
She was attracted by a dough figurine seller. When she was a child, she also had a dough figurine made of herself and her younger brother.
This time she wants to pinch a big tiger.
The craftsman's skills are naturally good, a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain.
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