783: Entering the city!
As soon as Zhou Ziheng said this, the crowd who were seeing him off became agitated.
Many people began to wipe away their tears.
The three old girlfriends, Xu Ying, Sai Jinhua and Widow Wang, held each other's hands tightly and refused to let go.
The stationmaster and conductor had never seen such a spectacular farewell scene. Seeing that the train would be late if they didn't get on, he blew his whistle to help urge them on:
"Okay, get on board. This train only stops for five minutes and will leave soon!"
Only then did Xu Ying reluctantly let go, and the family got on the train one after another.
When we got on the train, people on the platform kept waving tearful goodbyes to the carriages:
“Have a safe journey!”
"Take care!"
“Remember to come back and check it out!”
Xu Ying was walking in the aisle and heard bursts of cheers, sighing.
Until the stationmaster gave the signal for the train to depart and the train started moving with a clang, the sound outside the window still remained in the carriage, echoing for a long time.
The train went faster and faster, and soon drove out of the county town, puffing white smoke and rushing towards the endless snowfield.
Yu Xiaoye leaned against the window, wiped off the frost on the window glass, and looked at the scenery outside the window. Their family finally left this place.
Although I have always planned to leave here sooner or later, when the day finally comes, I feel reluctant to leave.
It was not until the train completely left the territory of Mishan County that the family recovered from the emotion of separation and began to discuss what to do after arriving in Beijing.
Zhou Ziheng said:
"The housing in the capital should have been arranged, but it's not ready yet. When you get to the capital, stay at my house for a few days first. Then come back after you've settled in your new home, okay?"
Yu Jiahui felt that it was inappropriate:
"Let's not do that. We have a family and so much luggage. It would be too presumptuous for us to come to your house. Let's go back to our own place first. Once we're settled, we can formally visit your house."
Xu Ying chimed in:
"Yes, your father is right. Let's go back to our own home and settle down first."
Zhou Ziheng knew that his father-in-law and mother-in-law were being distant with him, so he turned to look at Yu Xiaoye to see what Yu Xiaoye meant and wanted Yu Xiaoye to help persuade them.
Unexpectedly, Yu Xiaoye agreed with his father's decision:
"Then listen to my dad. When we get to the capital, we'll go to our new home first."
Zhou Ziheng worriedly said:
"Just arrived at the new home, life must be very inconvenient-"
Yu Jiahui didn't care:
"It's okay. When we first arrived in the Great Northern Wilderness, the conditions were even tougher, but we still made it through. As long as we have a place to stay, it's fine. We're not that pretentious."
Seeing that the family had reached a consensus, Zhou Ziheng didn't want to force them, so he nodded and said:
"Well, when we get to the capital, let's go to our new home first."
The train ran day and night for two or three days, changed trains once, and finally arrived in the capital.
When we arrived in Beijing, we got off at the train station.
After leaving the station, Yu Jiahui breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"Into the city!"
Xu Ying looked up at the gray sky above the square, and saw smoke billowing from several large chimneys. She missed the blue sky of the Great Northern Wilderness.
"The sky in the Great Northern Wilderness is still bluer and wider."
"It's okay. When transportation is more developed, we can go back to the Great Northern Wilderness every year for vacation. If there are flights, it will only take a few hours to get there. We will go back."
Xu Ying just said it verbally. Although he missed the Great Northern Wilderness a little, now that he was in the capital, he still had to look forward and think about how to live in the future.
The family walked out of the station and Zhou Ziheng took them to the accommodation arranged by the machinery factory.
Zhou Ziheng had no direct connection with the machinery factory. It was a relative of Huang Weiliang, Zhou Ziheng's childhood friend, who worked as the director of the labor union at the machinery factory.
Zhou Ziheng accidentally told Huang Weiliang that he wanted to find a job for his father-in-law, and Huang Weiliang took the initiative to help make the connection.
This relative heard about Zhou Ziheng's background and wanted to build a good relationship with him. He not only did his best to help him find a job, but also found him a very nice house in a large courtyard.
An acquaintance of his was a union cadre in the machinery factory. When he heard that Zhou Ziheng in the compound wanted to arrange two jobs for them, he agreed without hesitation and found a house for them in advance in a large courtyard.
The whole family rushed over with their luggage.
When he got there, Yu Xiaoye found the surroundings somewhat familiar. He asked about the surrounding streets and was surprised to find that this place was not far from Chen Ci's home. It was just across a few alleys. It would take only about ten minutes to walk there.
Now it’s more convenient for them to travel back and forth, and mom and dad can also take care of little Changning at the same time.
Once you enter the compound, you'll find that it's completely devoid of the grandeur of a siheyuan. In front of every household, any vacant space has been turned into a house, leaving only narrow aisles.
There were piles of honeycomb coal and parked bicycles in the aisle.
There was only a small empty space in the middle of the yard, where a public pool was built.
As soon as they came in, several aunts and sisters-in-law who were washing cabbages by the public sink cast curious glances at them, looking at their new neighbors.
Yu Jiahui and Xu Ying were both used to living in houses with separate entrances and exits, and were unfamiliar with life in this kind of slum, but they also found it quite fresh, wondering if there were any extraordinary things in the courtyard.
However, when it comes to the best, this family is not afraid at all.
They came from the Great Northern Wilderness, who are they afraid of?
Their mental state is very flexible. They become stronger when facing a stronger opponent, and even better than the best when they meet the best!
Passing the pond, Zhou Ziheng looked at the three main houses and said:
"That should be it. There are three main rooms, two of which are ours."
Yu Xiaoye exclaimed:
"Wow, the location is so good, it's actually the main house?!"
Yu Jiahui and Xu Ying were also overjoyed. They had not expected that the location of the house they were assigned would be so good. It was actually two of the three main rooms in the courtyard. In addition, there was a half kitchen built with wooden boards and felt in the corridor outside the door, making a total of two and a half rooms.
The kitchen is not very beautiful, but at least there is
A separate kitchen.
What Xu Ying cares most about is that the kitchen should not be inside the house. She can't stand the heavy smell of oil smoke in the house. Over time, everything in the house becomes greasy.
As for toilets, there are none in the courtyard, so they have to go to public toilets outside, which is not a big deal for them.
In short, the external conditions of the housing look very good, even exceeding expectations. I am very satisfied to have two fairly decent houses in Beijing.
Zhou Ziheng took out the key and opened the door.
The house was completely empty, without even a table, chair or bench. The previous tenant had moved all their things out, leaving nothing behind.
However, after entering the inner room, Yu Xiaoye was pleasantly surprised to find a carved bed that looked very old.
The bed is very large, with a lid supported by four pillars and a carved fence around it. The entire bed is made of thick materials and looks very textured.
Because of its age, it has an ancient luster in its oldness, which is no less than the ones in TV dramas.
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