Six Zero: Cultivate the pillars of the country by relying on the Xixi system

There were some disturbances on the road, but fortunately there were no other accidents. The group rested for a while, everyone ate the dry food they brought, and arrived in the provincial capital in the afternoon.

Li Wenwen and Zhang Guoan were placed near the guest house. It would take some time to unload the car, and driving at night was not very safe. The team would stay in the provincial capital for one night, and then drive back to Liangcheng tomorrow morning.

The dinner was subsidized by the factory, and the drivers were going to the state-run restaurant to have a good meal. Li Jianjun even asked Li Wenwen if they wanted to go there together.

Li Wenwen wanted to refuse, but then remembered that things would not be handled in a short while, and there were still a few days before school started, so he agreed to live in a guest house without packing his things.

Even if they don't know each other in a factory, they are all familiar. It's not a bad thing to have a meal together. Maybe there will be something to trouble the team next time.

Li Wenwen and Zhang Guoan left first when the convoy started to eat and drink enough to talk about the mountains. These drivers were not easy. Their meals were fried noodles with sliced ​​meat and local noodle soup, and they were not allowed to drink while driving.

When they arrived at the guest house, the two returned to their room. Zhang Guoan went to fetch water on the first floor with a thermos bottle, and Li Wenwen began to tidy himself up.

The two had a good night's sleep, and the next day after packing up, the two of them were ready to go out and look for a house, without going around in circles, the two went to the department store to buy some things and went directly to Uncle Bai's house.

Although they haven't had much contact over the years, Uncle Bai intends to resume contact, and sends things over every year during the holidays, and Zhang Guoan can only return gifts.

So when they came to the provincial capital this time, the two of them went directly. Renting a house must be convenient for local people. Renting a house is not easy these days.

When I arrived at Bai's house, the gate of Bai's house was open, and the house looked much older than when I first came here, but it's almost ten years younger, so I can tell.

In the yard, Aunt Bai was washing the sheets and quilt covers, rubbing them with a washboard.

Two children next to him were playing in the mud. Li Wenwen guessed that it should be Bai Jie's child. Fortunately, he bought some food, otherwise he really didn't know what to do.

Feeling in his pocket, knowing that he had money, Li Wenwen was relieved, it was a custom in Liangcheng, the first time he saw a child among relatives, he had to pay for the meeting.

I didn't think of this before I came here. I don't know if there is such a custom in the provincial capital. I didn't prepare red envelopes, but the etiquette is enough.

When Aunt Bai heard the voice, she raised her head and squinted her eyes for a while, and saw that it was Zhang Guoan and Li Wenwen, and suddenly stood up excitedly, "Is it Guoan and Wenwen? Why are you here? Why didn't you say anything before you came?"

Li Wenwen suddenly felt that time makes people grow old. Aunt Bai was a capable middle-aged woman when she came last time, but now she can already look obviously old, with her shoulders a little bent.

"That's right, aunt, isn't uncle at home? These are my two little nephews, they are both so old." Li Wenwen said politely.

The previous apple tree in the yard was also cut down, and only a tree stump remained in place, but the stone table was still in its original place, and Li Wenwen put the gifts he brought on the table.

"Your uncle went out to watch people play chess. Why don't you retire and have other things to do? Sit down and cut watermelon for you to eat. Your cousin's unit gave it to you. I'll cut one." After finishing speaking, he went to the kitchen go.

Li Wenwen is also embarrassed to say that he doesn't eat it. It has been a long time in this era, and Li Wenwen is used to it at this time. Relatives bother each other, and they seem too unfamiliar.

Waiting for Aunt Bai to bring out the cut watermelon with a big tea tray, Li Wenwen had already stuffed the money into the hands of the two children.

Even a child knows that money is a good thing. When Aunt Bai came out, she happily showed her grandma the two yuan in her hand.

Aunt Bai looked at the money and knew it was given by Li Wenwen, "What do these two little ones know, you give so much money at once, pick it up quickly." Then she took the money from the two children and handed it to Li Wenwen .

As a result, the two children were usually spoiled and spoiled, and they didn't give face, and started crying.

"Aunt, you're welcome. This is a gift for us to be uncles and aunts. Give it to the child." Li Wenwen hurriedly avoided it.

Chinese people are always like this, they have to put down everything they do, and they have to put down all kinds of new year's money, and they have to go back and forth before accepting it.

"Did you two come to the provincial capital for something?" Aunt Bai put the laundry tub aside and went to pour water for Li Wenwen and Zhang Guoan.

When the three of them were chatting together, Zhang Guoan said, "Auntie, Wenwen was recommended to come to the provincial capital to study at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, and I came to the provincial capital to study at the Party School. I have to stay here for a year. I want to find a house to live in for a year." , I don’t know if you and uncle know anyone who wants to rent out the house.”

Aunt Bai's first reaction was, "It's a good thing that you both come to school. You two are really promising. Unlike Bai Jie, who just messes around every day. What are you doing renting a house? Look at how big the yard is. It's just me and your uncle There are also two children, Bai Jie and his wife live in the house shared by the work unit, it is just right for the two of you to live here, and we will be lively."

Li Wenwen shook his head, "It's not like we live for a day or two, and we're used to living alone, and we're struggling to live with the elders. We'd better find a room to live in for a year. Please ask auntie to inquire about it for us."

Aunt Bai also realized that Zhang Guoan was not very close to them, thought for a while, and said, "If you say it this way, I really know that there is an elder sister who is going to live with her son, but the room allocated by the unit cannot be accommodated. I have to take it back first, I want to find someone to watch the house, if you don’t think it’s small, I’ll ask you, the house is not far from here.”

Zhang Guoan and Li Wenwen were three-point satisfied when they heard that it was not far from here. The Bai family lived in the center of the provincial capital, and there were many schools and hospitals nearby, and it happened that the provincial capital’s normal school was not far from here, so it was convenient for Li Wenwen to go back and forth.

Seeing that both of them were interested, Aunt Bai got up to ask, "Then you two sit here, and I'll go over and ask you."

After finishing speaking, he left. After Li Wenwen teased the child for a while, Aunt Bai came over with a small old lady. The old lady looked the two of them up and down, "You want to borrow my house, right?"

Li Wenwen looked at this mean little old lady and felt a little uncomfortable, so he replied with ninja discomfort, "Yes, we want to rent for a year."

The old lady thought for a while and said, "Five yuan a month, if you rent it for a year, it will be 50 yuan, but you will not be refunded if you move out in the middle."

Aunt Bai became anxious, "That's not what you said before, didn't you say two yuan a month?"

Li Wenwen was also a little dissatisfied. At this time, the average salary of a person was only [-] yuan, and the old lady asked for [-] yuan for a room. Don't you think they are being taken advantage of.