777: It’s good that they all left. I can feel at peace after they all left.
Xu Yingdao:
"Yeah, we've moved several times in the past two years. Not counting the haunted house we built for the Eighth Company, we've built two new houses. Every time I'm just getting used to one and feeling comfortable in one, I have to move again. And each time it's smaller than the last. I guess the houses in Beijing will be even smaller. Don't even think about living in a single-family home. I heard that the average housing unit in Beijing is only four square meters at the moment. If my family gets there, we might only have more than a dozen square meters for the whole family. It's frustrating just thinking about it."
Speaking of housing issues, Yu Jiahui said:
"If you could really live in that shanty town, you'd better be content. You may not like it now, but in a few decades, you won't be able to live there either."
"That's true—well, how about we save some money and buy a whole courtyard house to live in, just for our family. It'll be quiet and peaceful. If there's no purchase restriction, we can buy a few more."
Speaking of buying a house, Yu Jiahui became excited:
"Well, that's something we can consider. We'll buy three. You and I will live in one, Xiaoye will live in one, and we'll buy one for the second brother and his family. Let's work hard, and maybe buy one for Changning as well? If we have enough money, we can buy an entire building when the real estate develops in the future! If we don't buy now, we won't even be eligible to buy a house in the future!"
Yu Jiahui was actually a little excited after hearing these words. He took a breath and said:
"Besides, there is another great benefit when our family arrives in the capital."
"What's the benefit?"
"Think about it, in the Great Northern Wilderness, everyone knows my origins. They know that I went there because I couldn't eat enough in my hometown and fled the famine. To maintain my image, I pretended to be illiterate every day. When I get to the capital, who will know where I came from? Who dares to say that I'm illiterate? I don't have to act crazy or stupid all day long. I can fully display my strength."
"Yes, I've pretended to be illiterate enough. When I get to the capital, I'll have to change my story. I don't care. From now on, I'll have a high school diploma! I want to establish myself as a cultured person!"
"Yes, I'm telling you straight up, I was a college student before the founding of the People's Republic of China!"
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The happiest and most unbelieving people in the family were Yu Erye and Cuihua.
The two never dreamed that they would be able to settle down in Beijing in this life!
Once you arrive in the capital and get a city household registration, doesn’t that mean you become a Beijing citizen?
From now on, isn’t their Fatty also a child of the capital?
In the past, they could only wander around the dozens of acres of land in their production team, and they never dared to imagine that one day they would become Beijing residents!
After confirming their trip to Beijing, Yu Jiahui and Xu Ying both thought of their old friends on the farm.
I have to leave suddenly, and I don’t know when I will be able to come back. I am reluctant to leave, really reluctant to leave.
Taking advantage of the free time during the New Year holiday, the two packed their luggage and returned to the Eighth Company of Wufenchang, regardless of the ice and snow. They stayed there for a while and had a good reunion with their old friends from the Eighth Company.
When Sai Jinhua and Widow Wang knew that the two were leaving, they grabbed Xu Ying's hands and cried loudly, as if they were parting forever, which made everyone very sad.
In the Eighth Company, they huddled on the warm kang, drinking and eating meat every day from morning to night. At night, there was no distinction between men and women, and they slept randomly on the big kang. In the morning, they got up again to continue eating and drinking, as if there would be no tomorrow.
Xu Ying was also particularly concerned about Widow Wang and Hong Cheng, and wanted them to have a happy ending before she left.
Whenever this matter was mentioned, Sai Jinhua sighed and said that these two people were hopeless and were worse than two pieces of wood.
Everyone in the company knew that they were together, except them.
In order to help them be together, how much effort did Sai Jinhua put in and how much opportunities did she create for them?
On several occasions, he deliberately called them to the kang in the main hall of his house, found excuses to leave, and took Widow Wang's two children with him, trying to create an opportunity for them. He even made the quilts for them, but after coming back, the two of them just sat on the kang and chatted, doing nothing!
Sai Jinhua was anxious and angry, blaming Widow Wang for being too embarrassed.
What's the big deal? The man is in love and the woman is willing, so why be so shy?
Widow Wang said that Hong Cheng didn't mean that and she didn't want to cause trouble. In short, Widow Wang and Hong Cheng were in a platonic relationship.
Until Yu Jiahui and Xu Ying left the Eighth Company, the two remained in this state.
Xu Ying felt very sorry that she couldn't see them truly get together.
After leaving the Eighth Company, Yu Jiahui and Xu Ying stayed at the field headquarters for two days and met with some old acquaintances there.
However, my relationship with the people at the headquarters is not as deep as that with the people in the Eighth Company.
So we had a simple gathering for two days and then went back to our home in the county town to celebrate the New Year.
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This year's Spring Festival at the Yu family was not as lively as last year. Compared with last year, Zhou Ziheng, Yu Xiaoye and Yu Zhengxian were missing.
In addition, the old couple missed their daughter very much and felt a little lost. They looked forward to the New Year passing quickly and their daughter coming back early.
A few days after the New Year, Yu Erye went to visit his elder brother in the forest farm alone despite the difficult journey, and brought a big bag of meat-filled dumplings with him.
Because the road was difficult to travel on and there were no cars going the same way, he set out in the morning and arrived at the forest farm in the afternoon.
The forest farm is now in a semi-closed state, with only a very small number of people left on the mountain to guard the forest farm. It seems particularly deserted, without a trace of the New Year atmosphere.
I met my eldest brother in the cabin in the forest farm, took out the dumplings, and the two of us sat around the fire pit in the cabin to cook and eat the dumplings.
Yu Erye told his eldest brother that the director had been transferred to Beijing and that their whole family had to follow him.
When Yu Zhengxian heard the news, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Yu Erye with shining eyes, as if he was expecting something.
Yu Erye felt sad when he saw the look in his elder brother's eyes. He knew that his elder brother must want to go with them, because his elder sister-in-law and nephew were in Beijing, and his elder brother must want to go see his elder sister-in-law and children.
However, he couldn't bear to tell his elder brother that the director had no intention of taking his elder brother with him. Ono had clearly stated in the letter that his elder brother should stay in the forest farm.
Seeing the expectant look in his elder brother's eyes, Yu Erye took over.
I don't know what to say if you come.
When Yu Zhengxian saw Yu Erye’s reaction, he knew what his fate would be.
The light in his eyes instantly went out—
He shouldn't have any illusions.
He doesn't deserve it.
The forest farm is his final destination.
Yu Zhengxian's heart warmed up for a second, then quickly turned cold again. He said coldly:
"It's better if they all leave. I can feel at peace after they all leave."
Yu Erye stammered and comforted:
"Brother, after we've settled in, I'll find a way to get you over there too. Just wait a little longer."
Yu Zhengxian nodded - how could Silly Old Second possibly let him pass? He had no illusions at all, but he nodded anyway.
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