"By the way, I was just thinking about buying you a ticket. Do you have a letter of introduction?"
If you don’t have a letter of introduction these days, if someone finds out, you will be arrested and made a migrant worker.
"Yes, I always carry a blank letter of introduction in my bag, just in case something unexpected happens and I don't have time to prepare." This was given to her by the team leader before she went out. She had kept it carefully without using it, and now she needed it.
Ershuang gave a thumbs-up: "You are really thoughtful and considerate."
Chen Ye ate very quickly, put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth: "I'm leaving first."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
Chen Ye waved behind him, and taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the alley, he quickly slipped out of the alley. He was still dressed in the same dark clothes as before, looking like a dirty boy.
It takes three or four hours to get to the city by train. The train at that time was very slow and there were a lot of people. When Chen Ye got off the train, he felt like he was squeezed flat.
She stomped her feet hard on the ground, and her feet and legs finally regained feeling. There were more people in the car than the last time she went out. There was no space even if she wanted to squat for a while or find a corner to sit, so she could only stand upright.
Chen Ye hurriedly found the toilet in the station and went to relieve himself. He ran out holding his breath. Oh my god, this toilet is not even as clean as the one on the train. It is so dirty and stink.
I found a sink to wash my hands, then left the station and tried to figure out the direction. Fortunately, I had been here before, otherwise I wouldn't be able to tell the directions now.
After finding the right direction, he started to ask which bus to take. When he saw the packed bus passing in front of him, Chen Ye immediately gave up on taking the bus. It looked like there were more people on it than on the train.
Although the road is a bit far, it is not impossible to walk there. The roads in the city are much easier to walk than those in the village.
Chen Ye dragged his worn little bag and walked towards his destination. He asked several people before he found the place. This place was closest to the committee and not far from where Zhang Fu's cousin lived.
She took out the letter of introduction and handed it to the front desk clerk at the guesthouse. The woman put down her work, glanced at the letter of introduction, and then looked at Chen Ye.
"Why did your village send a kid like you to do this?"
Chen Ye smiled with his lips pursed, not daring to look directly at the elder sister opposite him. He looked like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.
"There aren't many people in our village who have read books. I've read the most, so they sent me out."
The woman didn't ask any more questions. Not only in the countryside, but even in the city, not many children are going to school these days. "Okay, pay the money."
Chen Ye quickly rummaged through his clothes for a long time and took out a few wrinkled banknotes and handed them to the woman. The woman curled her lips in disgust, quickly opened the banknotes, and took Chen Ye inside.
He opened the door of a room and said, "You can live here. If you need hot water, come to me in front. A kettle of water is five cents."
Isn't it one cent per pot? Why is the price increased?
"Okay, okay, thank you."
The woman hardly even looked at Chen Ye, mainly because the boy was so dark that his teeth were chattering. She just waved her hand and left with a bunch of keys.
Chen Ye waited until he could no longer see the woman before pushing open the door in front of him. Most guesthouses nowadays are similar. The room is not big and there is a smell of uncleanliness inside. There is an iron bed, a tattered cabinet, and a washstand. There is nothing else.
She walked into the room and took a look at the sheets on the bed. She didn't know how long it had been since they were changed. They were so dirty, not only were there black marks on them, but they were also greasy and smelled bad.
This is far different from the guesthouse she stayed in last time. Although that one also had a smell, the bed was much cleaner than this one. It seems she has to stay at Dashuang's place for a few days.
Even if she could make do, she really couldn't lie down on this bed. She might as well sleep on the floor. She might have to sit on it all night.
There wasn't even a chair to sit on in the room, and the weather in Northeast China wasn't suitable for sleeping on the floor. Chen Ye finally decided to check out and go to Da Shuang.
The woman frowned impatiently: "What did you say?"
"You want to check out? Didn't you just move in?"
"Let's make a deal. You've been staying in this room for such a long time, the room fee is non-refundable."
Chen Ye...
She subconsciously looked up at the sun outside. She had been there for about twenty minutes?
Forget it. I really don't need to quarrel with this woman over a few cents. The main reason is that this place is close to the committee, and it would be annoying if it causes other troubles.
"I'm sorry, Sister Ha, I just remembered that I know someone who lives not far from here, and I thought I could save some money by going to him. If you don't want to return the money, then don't. I was just saying hello."
The woman rolled her eyes. These country bumpkins were the most annoying. They just wanted to take advantage of people in the city without caring whether others were willing to take them in or not.
Seeing that the woman completely ignored her, as if she didn't exist here, Chen Ye didn't hesitate and turned around and left.
It was a mistake. I only thought about the principle of proximity and forgot that this place is next to the committee. The people here might be relatives of the people in the committee. They are not easy to deal with.
But she wasn't really angry about this little thing. The main reason was that the money she earned from the trip yesterday was too easy, and she didn't feel as bad about a few cents as before.
Chen Ye felt a little uncomfortable as he was cheated out of a few cents. You know, it's not easy to make money nowadays, especially for people like them who are from the countryside.
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Waves of shrill screams echoed one after another in a small courtyard, scaring the nearby neighbors. Whose house is this? What are they shouting about? It's so creepy.
Maybe Chen Ye's smoke was particularly effective. It was almost noon when Chen Laoer and his family woke up. When they woke up, Chen Laoer and Wang Ju felt severe pain in one leg and the other wrist.
This shouting woke up the people living in other rooms. When they woke up, they found that their rooms looked like they had been robbed, and they quickly searched to see if they had lost anything.
When they found that all the things in the house were gone, they started screaming. For a while, the only sounds in the small yard were screaming and crying. If you didn't know, you would think that someone had murdered someone in the house.
It is human nature to watch the fun. Although it is annoying to mutter in fear, as long as there are people at home, they will rush out to watch the fun. When they get to the door of the house where the noise comes from, they will find that the door is locked from the inside.
I don’t know what happened. Why is he crying so miserably? Could it be that someone from Old Wang’s family is dead?
"What's the matter? What's the matter?"
"I don't know. I just heard them shouting and crying. Maybe the two old people in their family are dying?" someone speculated.
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