Chapter 155

To Beijing

Although Chen Lina wanted to leave, the factory was too busy and she couldn't get up.

By the time we arrived in Beijing, New Year's Day had already passed.

My sister is already half a year old. As for the Nie Weimin brothers, it’s not impossible to send them back to their hometown. But Nie Weimin really wants to stay there and doesn’t want to go out with the adults.

But in the words of Nian Gong, as long as he is not picked up and dropped off early and dropped off late and is not under close surveillance, he will go out and fight with someone if given half an hour.

There are many hooligans in the mining area now, including the uneducated second generation of the factories and the hooligans who came from all over to cheat them of their money. They gather together to gamble, smoke and drink, and also specifically look for students to secretly ask for protection fees and stir up trouble.

As for Nie Weimin, he was hospitalized because of a brick incident that caused Dong Ge to be photographed. In the end, Dong Ge was sent to labor reform under the promotion of Yu Donghai. Wasn't he a thorn in the eyes of these gangsters?

For safety reasons, he must bring it with him.

Chen Lina wanted to take a plane, but when she saw the plane ticket cost more than 100 yuan per person, she was shocked. Besides, plane tickets are very difficult to get.

The sleeper compartment, with six sleepers in total, only costs 200 yuan. The whole family can sit together, strolling around, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of our motherland.

Although my sister is still young, she has been to many places.

When Chen Lina was going on a business trip, she would carry her daughter to any place she was going that was a short distance away. She took Jiao Lai Di and He Min with her on business trips, so there was always someone to take care of the child, which also shaped the child's personality of being friendly to everyone she met and not being afraid of strangers.

Even when I got on the train, I smiled at everyone I saw.

"This child is really like a doll." The ticket inspector saw it and teased her.

Chen Lina said, "Hello, Auntie."

My sister can’t shout, but she can wave, and the doll can smile by opening its mouth.

The conductor took my sister over and said loudly, "Excuse me, please get out of the way. The elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled and pregnant women will be given priority. Let this woman get on the train first."

Well, one of the great advantages of having a younger sister is that, when she smiles, Chen Lina doesn’t even have to line up.

I cooked a big bag of tea leaf eggs and fried pancakes, so I didn't have to worry about food along the way.

As usual, Dandan was the one who took care of the little sister. Nie Weimin was lying on the top seat reading a book. Erdan was the most restless and ran to some compartment.

"Guo Bin said that there are many cases like mine in the whole Republic. We have the evidence of adoption and my parents' will, so this should not be difficult to handle.

When the time comes, I will go to the court, state the facts, and file a lawsuit with my second aunt. I will definitely get the house back, but it will just take a little longer. Why are you still worried?" Nie Gong asked Chen Lina while holding his sister and looking at the scenery outside the window.

Chen Lina was lying on the lower bunk, knocking her eggs on herself, and said, "What you said is all official business, but from what I know, many lawsuits are easy to adjudicate but difficult to enforce. It's easy for you to get the house, but it's difficult to drive your second aunt and her family out of that house. Anyway, let's go there and see."

Chen Lina had met Qiao Hui, the second sister of Nie Gong's adoptive mother Qiao Shu, in her previous life.

She herself was born into a landlord family, and the man she married was named Qiu, who was born into a poor peasant family.

When Chen Lina met Qiao Hui, she was already paralyzed and unable to get up. She had to be pushed in a wheelchair. She had two sons. No one knew what the older one was doing now. He would go abroad to Africa in the future. The younger one was a soldier. He should still be alive now, but he would probably have died in Vietnam in 1979.

The old lady is an excellent quarreller. In the future, she will live a very comfortable life in Beijing relying on her abundant real estate and rent.

Even though she can only sit in a wheelchair every day, she owns a lot of real estate and her two daughters-in-law treat her like an ancestor, like the Empress Dowager "Cixi".

You know, Qiao Shu has several younger sisters, but others only get what they have, while Qiao Hui got the yard in Dazhalan, with twelve large bungalows, a good location and high rent. If it is really demolished in the future, the old lady's whole family will be able to rise to fame overnight.

In short, living at the foot of the imperial city, as long as they occupied Nie Gong's two courtyards, Qiao Hui's family would no longer have to worry about food and drink.

Chen Lina thought carefully and decided to strike an enemy with one move and drive the old lady out of her house without damaging her own harmony.

When you sit on a train, it's inevitable that you'll shake a little.

My sister was very happy the first day, but when the lights were turned off at night, she started crying.

If the child cries, it doesn’t matter to family members, because they are their own children after all, but others need to rest.

The worker got up, held his sister in his arms, and walked away slowly. As long as he walked slowly, she would fall asleep and stop crying.

However, when the worker came back, just as he was about to sit on the bed as if he was holding a bomb, someone lifted his butt. "Someone is here!" Moreover, the smell of this person was so stinky that even Erdan could not compare to it.

Nie Gong thought to himself, I bought six seats just so that the whole family could live together, without the smell of stinky feet and without people eating roast chicken while touching their feet to ruin their appetite. How come the bed was taken by someone else when I just went out for a walk?

"Comrade, is this berth occupied?"

"Yeah, didn't you see I was lying there?" The man lying there not only had smelly feet, but also had a bad temper. "Don't disturb everyone's rest. Look, there's an empty shop upstairs."

The laborer finally managed to coax his sister to sleep, and he didn't want to wake the big man with stinky feet again, so he kindly advised him, "Comrade, I'm sure I've bought a ticket for this bed, so you should hurry up, or else you'll alert the staff, that would be terrible."

The man suddenly turned over and said, "You are a soldier. Do you know what it means that soldiers have priority? You sleep on the upper floor. I'll take this floor."

Nie Gong thought that our party could not train soldiers of this quality, so he shone his flashlight and asked, "Soldiers with passes, show them to me. Which military region, battalion, or regiment are they from?"

If he is really a soldier, after all, his job is hard, maybe he is still on duty, so he is prepared to put up with his stinky feet.

The other party reached out a hand and handed it to the worker, "Hurry up and take a look. Return it to me after you're done."

Nie Gong was holding a child, so he couldn't see. Moreover, the lights were dim, with only the green safety passage indicator on. He was about to pick it up with his teeth, but Nie Weimin turned over from the upper deck and brought up the man's military pass.

He carried a small flashlight with him, and he opened it with a click. "Qiu Tianliang, born in 1945... No, uncle, the date of travel on your pass is 1973, and it's 1977 now. You've been on this train for four years?"

The man suddenly turned over, his big, sleepy eyes were blinded by the light, and after rubbing them for a long time, he actually said, "Bo Zhao?"

Chen Lina was originally woken up, so she was too lazy to answer. When she heard it, she chuckled, "Worker, is it Red Light Ji again?" She could run into her relatives wherever she went.

"Tianhai, why is it you? And, I must remember correctly, you are not a soldier. Where did you get the military pass?" Nie Gong's voice was a little louder, and the sister in his arms began to hum.

"Bo Zhao, how did I run into you? Let me tell you, I was planning to trade some cloth recently. I heard that there was good cloth in the Umayyad mining area, so I rushed over. Well, there is a lot of cloth there, and the quality is also good. I can't carry it all by myself. I'm in a hurry. I have to go back to Beijing to find help. This time, I tell you, I made at least 5,000 yuan."

Chen Lina then sat up, pinched her nose and asked the worker, "Who is this?"

"My second aunt Qiao Hui's eldest son, Qiu Tianhai." Nie Gong gave Chen Lina a look and was about to give her the younger sister. Little Nie ran down and said, "Dad, if you two want to chat, there will definitely be noise downstairs. Give me the younger sister. I'll hold her while she sleeps."

The little sister is warm, and of course she is not like a rabbit that cannot sleep on the kang. It is fun to put her to sleep next to you.

The three brothers fight over things every day, and today it’s Xiao Nie’s turn.

Qiu Tianhai hadn't seen his old friend for a long time, and he didn't know whether he was really enthusiastic or just pretending to be enthusiastic. Anyway, his voice was very loud. "You don't know, since our leader passed away, the production enthusiasm of the people across the country has dropped a lot. In Beijing, when major department stores heard that there was a cooler, they rushed to buy it like crazy. I found a cheap and good cooler in Umay, and no one else knows about it. Don't you think I should make the money?"

He turned his eyes and saw Chen Lina. "Oh, Zhuan Nan has been in the border for a few years. She is young and beautiful now."

Isn't this insulting?

Nie Gong sat next to him and said, "You are using Tianliang's military pass, right, Tianhai? It's not a good idea to pretend to be a soldier, right?"

"Hey, what's the big deal? I'm not a soldier, I'm a military family member. My mission is to benefit the people. What's wrong with riding a train for free?" Qiu Tianhai didn't care. He lowered his voice and whispered, "Let me tell you, the government has stopped cracking down on speculation and encouraged everyone to pursue business opportunities. People like me will really make a lot of money in the future. Now there is a big leader who encourages and supports me. How about quitting your job and working with me?"

"Let's talk about this after we're done. I came out today because of something." Nie Gong lowered his voice, got close to Qiu Tianhai's ear, and said, "There are spies in our mining area. The train is full of police officers, who are urgently arresting them. They should start investigating soon. Do you want to go out and hide for a while?"

Qiu Tianhai blinked his eyes, and in an old-fashioned way, he clasped his fists and said, "Then we'll meet at the West Station!"

"See you at the West Station." Nie Gong also said.

"What spy are we catching? Wasn't Bao Manli sentenced to labor reform a long time ago? How could there be a spy?" Chen Lina asked the worker.

Nie Weimin was holding his sister up high, stroking her eyelashes, thinking that her eyelashes were really long. "My dad deceived that guy. He used a military pass to trick people into sleeping in the bunk beds. He met my dad, who he knew, so he had to stay here. My dad said he was catching a spy, so he never dared to come in again. If you don't believe me, just watch."

"Wei Min, bring my sister down. I'll hold her while I sleep." said Nie Gong.

Nie Weimin couldn't help but say, "Your bed stinks. No, sister, please sleep with me tonight."

The worker thought about it and decided that he was too lazy to sleep alone, so he squeezed into the same bed with Miss Chen.

"It seems that Qiu Tianhai is not a good person. He is engaged in speculation and even came to our woolen textile factory to look for Duodeliang. This is also good. I was worried that Duodeliang could not be sold in Beijing. After all, our mining area is still too isolated. When I go back this time, I really have to promote our Duodeliang." Chen Lina said.

Nie Gong hugged his wife and sighed, "I never thought Qiu Tianhai could not make a name for himself in Beijing with such good resources, and he actually got into speculation and profiteering."

Chen Lina said, "You don't see much now. In the future, there will be more people like this. They will brag all day long that they know a big leader and are the biological or adopted son of someone. They will cheat and deceive people everywhere. I can only say that they are born to be unscrupulous. No matter what you say, it will be useless."

It took three days and three nights to get to Beijing by car.

It was five o'clock in the afternoon when he got off the bus. Nian Gong had long forgotten about Qiu Tianhai. Unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared out of nowhere and squeezed next to him.

"Why, you must have forgotten now that we brothers oppressed and beat you when you first came to Beijing?" Qiu Tianhai nudged the worker with his elbow and said.

The worker said nothing.

But Erdan and Nie Weimin's faces immediately darkened. "Uncle, you actually beat my dad?"

"When you were little, your dad was arrogant and easy to bully. Really, he was very timid." Qiu Tianhai looked left and right and said with emotion, "I didn't expect you to have so many sons. I can only say that you and Zhuan Nan are really good at giving birth."

Then, he patted his chest and said, "I am not the same person now. I feel bad when I think of the time when I always beat you. I am doing really well in Beijing now. I have a car and a long-term room at the Oriental Hotel, which you can't stay in even with the referral ticket. How about I take you to have a good time today, open your eyes, and make up for my sins in the past, how about it?"

The worker waved his hands and said, "No, no, I'm here to accompany my family to study. We have a place to live."

How could Qiu Tianhai let him go? "For those of you living in the desert, if you go to Beijing occasionally, it's like opening your eyes to the sky. You should see everything you haven't seen before and enjoy everything you haven't enjoyed before. I have to tell you that Beijing is different from other places. If you don't have someone to lead you, I'm afraid you'll get lost."

After much tugging and pulling, we got off the train.

I don’t know how big Qiu Tianhai’s business is, but that little leather bag is so stupid that Chen Lina would believe him even if he said there was only a piece of paper in it.

As for Nie Gong's family, they were carrying a lot of bags and small bags, and each of the three children held a suitcase in their hands.

"Change to a man!" Qiu Tianhai couldn't get along with Nie Gong, so he turned to Chen Lina. As soon as he said that, Chen Lina said, "Brother, your eyes are not right. You don't know how many years Sun Gong has been gone. If you have been to the mining area, you should have seen the introduction of the mining area in the guesthouse, which includes the story of her and six scientists who sacrificed their lives together. You did this on purpose, okay?"

"My new sister-in-law is quite talkative." Qiu Tianhai's smile froze on his face.

Nie Weimin said, "My mother is the secretary of the Umayyad Woolen Textile Factory. What you want is indeed cool. It is under her management."

Qiu Tianhai stood there in a daze, wishing he could slap himself in the face.

There was a huge flow of people at the exit of Beijing West Railway Station.

"Hey, you are Secretary Chen. Hello, Secretary Chen!" Qiu Tianhai called people and bumped into people, still shouting, "Then I have to entertain you. I have to tell you that I have a driver and the car is parked outside the train station. Once we get on the car, we will go to the Oriental Hotel for a meal, and then I will take you to get accommodation tickets. How about that? You outsiders don't know about Beijing. If you want to stay in a hotel, you have to get a ticket first. You can't find the place to get the ticket, so I'll tell you."

Yes, there are quite a few cars parked outside the West Railway Station.

However, the most dazzling one was a brand new Shanghai car. A middle-aged man in his early thirties, wearing a camel-colored woolen coat and sunglasses, was standing in front of the car.

As soon as he saw Nie Gong and his family coming out, he came forward to pick up Nie Weimin's luggage and said, "Good boy, you have grown so big now?"

Qiu Tianhai opened his mouth wide. "Hey, Editor-in-Chief Guo, why is it you? How can I be so honored to meet you?"

This is Guo Bin, the editor-in-chief of the New Youth Daily. He is a promising young man with a good family background and who is also striving to make a name for himself. Of course, he is also quite famous in Beijing.

Qiu Tianhai, who is usually hard to find, is carrying the bag for Nie Weimin.

His mouth opened even wider.

"I'm here to pick up a friend, my little brother, Nie Weimin." Guo Bin patted Nie Weimin on the shoulder and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years. You've grown so tall."

"Director Chen, the place I took you to is actually my house, but my family and I don't live there. Besides, that place is very close to the Party School. Since you didn't ask me to rent a house for you, I thought you could just live there directly.

After all, we have all the water, electricity and heating. If you want to light a fire, everything is convenient. I, as your landlord, won’t ask too many questions, don’t you think so?” Guo Bin said as he got into the car.

That's right. Before Chen Lina came, she asked Guo Bin to rent a room for her.

Because others could live in the party school's guesthouse, but she couldn't. She was afraid that her sister's crying would affect others' studies.

"As for the rent, I'll pay it to you once I get a good price. Is that ok with that?"

"Okay, of course." The car turned and went straight into the residential area.

The one-bedroom, one-living room house had pots and pans in the kitchen and a squat toilet in the bathroom. However, Guo Bin came in to remind us that "this bathroom can only be used for washing clothes. If you need to use the bathroom, you can go to the public toilet outside. There is no spittoon in the morning and evening, so you have to empty it yourself."

Well, Erdan pulled his pants back up.

"People in Beijing have a really hard life." He said, "Brother, I can barely move around here. How can I live here for a month?"

Sandan was changing his sister's diaper when he said, "I don't care. The bedroom belongs to me and my sister."

My younger sister also found it interesting. She kicked her legs and turned her head around on the big bed, looking around.

Nie Weimin pounced on the bed, pretending to be a big tiger to scare his sister. When he saw his sister laughing, he turned into a puppy in an instant, "Woof, woof woof!"

My sister grinned and laughed even happier.

If you ask the three Nie Weimin brothers what they love most now, there is no doubt that it is their sister.

It's strange that he is such a small person, yet he is so much fun.

This is how the Nie Gong family’s happy and busy life in Beijing began!