The Forbidden City is so big that Yang Dongxu, a man with a mental age of over 40 years old, started to feel dizzy after walking for a while. Fortunately, today is Saturday, and many people are bringing their children to see the Imperial City, so they won't get lost or be frightened out of the gloomy side hall.
Yang Dongxu had never been to Yanjing before, and naturally he had never been to the Forbidden City. However, in the era of Internet explosion in later generations, there were many anecdotes about the Forbidden City that were circulated on the Internet. The main theme of the story is undoubtedly haunting, especially at night.
Walking in the palace full of historical vicissitudes, Yang Dongxu was deeply impressed by the historical atmosphere. He felt that his eyes were not enough as he walked around. As for the fact that I didn’t feel the gloomy atmosphere during the day, it might be because the sun was too strong today.
We found a place to solve our three urgent needs, walked around, ate some nuts or snacks, and it was not until the afternoon that the two children left the Forbidden City through the Meridian Gate in the south.
When he was at the Meridian Gate, Yang Dongxu made a special stop to see what was unique about the place where beheadings at the Meridian Gate were shown in TV series and movies.
I didn't see any blood or anything like that, and as for the undead, it was probably broad daylight, so they didn't appear. The old city bricks at the door are still old city bricks, and the stone slabs on the ground are also stone slabs. There is nothing strange about it.
Without waiting for Wu Aibing, in this era where there are no mobile phones and watches are luxury goods, if you want to make an appointment to meet at an accurate time, you can only do what the ancients did, "The moon is above the willows, and the person makes an appointment after dusk."
Both of them were tired after walking for a day, so even if Wu Xue knew the way, Yang Dongxu still remembered the way they came. As long as the two of them went around to the Shenwu Gate in the north, Yang Dongxu could take Wu Xue home. But neither of them wanted to walk, so they called a cart. As for taking the bus, I'm sorry that Yang Dongxu and Wu Xue don't know which way to take...
"Old man Xuan, please help me find someone who lives in Mao'er Hutong and lives in the east. His name is Wu Aibing. He used to be a soldier." It was already dusk when he returned to Mao'er Hutong, and Yang Dongxu sent Wu Xue home to the temple.
"Why are you asking about him?" Old Man Xuan was stunned for a moment.
"You can't find a suitable person to assemble the bicycle, so find out what his reputation is and let him do it if possible." Yang Dongxu said.
"Can he assemble bicycles? Or is there a way to sell them?"
"I don't know about this, but you can learn it if you don't know how. There is no way to run slowly. No one is born to do business. The main thing is to see how the person is. If he has bad intentions, even if he knows everything, we can't use him."
"That's the truth. Where did you go today? I haven't seen you for a whole day." Old man Xuan nodded and agreed with Yang Dongxu's point of view.
"I went to the palace. I haven't gotten up yet and walked around there before I got here. I'm going to have a look today. What do you want from me?"
"Imperial Palace..." Old Man Xuan looked strange for a moment, as if he was reminiscing about something, but Yang Dongxu didn't notice the look. "Didn't he talk about buying a house last time? I have a letter today."
"What kind of house is it and where is it?"
"There are three large rooms in the main house and three side rooms. The yard is not small. I've seen it enough for your kid to play monkey. But the distance is a bit far, over there in Da Sha Mao Hutong." Old Man Xuan said.
"Where is Da Sha Mao Hutong?" Yang Dongxu looked confused.
"On Wangfujing Street, I have been coming to Yanjing for several months and I still don't remember the way. How dare you say that you have been to Yanjing when you go back?" Old Man Xuan glanced at Yang Dongxu.
"Wangfujing is a great place, how much does it cost?" Old Man Xuan's contempt was ignored by Yang Dongxu.
Why can't you remember the way when you are so old in Yanjing? Besides, it's normal that you can't remember the way after you've only been here a few months. Before his rebirth, he stayed in Shenzhen for five or six years. Apart from working and renting a house, he didn't even know where the city gate of Dapeng faced, so he was still living well.
"The price of more than five hundred is a bit high."
"It's not high, it's not high. Bring your money and go take a look tomorrow. If you can, just take it." Yang Dongxu said excitedly.
Where can I buy a big house in Wangfujing with more than 500 yuan? Are you kidding me? In a few years you won’t even be able to buy a stall let alone a house, so it must be taken down.
"You didn't earn the love money, don't you feel bad?" Old man Xuan, who took money very lightly, slapped Yang Dongxu in the face today because of his stingy temper.
Yang Dongxu was beaten into confusion, but he was too generous to argue with the old man Xuan who had become neurotic recently. This is a typical lack of love, coupled with senile menopausal syndrome. He thought about whether to find a wife for Old Man Xuan.
The one he believes in can eat meat from any Zhengyi religion, so he should have no problem marrying a wife. Although he is over seventy, old man Xuan knows how to maintain good health. He looks younger than the sixty-year-old man. Finding a wife should not be a big problem.
Old Man Xuan was thinking about how to lower the price tomorrow. After all, houses are everywhere now, and not many people are buying them. Those who need a house are waiting to be divided by their employer. This is all the hard-earned money earned by that girl Zhou Ya who worked hard from dawn to dusk. Save as much as you can and never listen to that prodigal Yang Dongxu.
In Yang Dongxu's heart, he was gossiping about whether old man Xuan would have a second spring if he married another wife. If old man Xuan sitting next to him knew these dirty thoughts in his heart, I wonder if he would slap him to death.
Early the next morning, after helping Zhou Ya close the stall, together with Wu Xue as a follower, the four of them called a cart and headed towards Da Sha Mao Hutong.
The yard is indeed a good yard. Although the walls have peeled off a lot, it can be easily repaired without major repairs by simply brushing it with white paint. Old Man Xuan has carefully checked that the beams and other items are not infested by insects, so he can move in after a simple cleaning.
The person who bought the house was a middle-aged man who seemed quite friendly. He said that his employer had allocated a large house in Xicheng. Their family had been living there for half a year, and they were watching the old house deteriorate day by day. So I decided to take action.
One was willing to sell and the other was willing to buy, so we bargained for 480 yuan and settled the deal. Yang Dongxu began to carry Zhou Yiren's identity certificate, household registration book, and work permit in his arms. All the materials were complete.
So the group went directly to the housing management office to transfer ownership. The procedures for buying a house at this time are very simple. You just need to go to the Housing Authority to file a case, sign and go through the transfer procedures. Of course, the homeowner must be present.
Zhou Yiren naturally asked Old Man Xuan to do it for him, and the reason given was that Zhou Yiren was too busy to do this. The person who sells the house must be exiled to prevent malicious transactions, or thieves stealing some household registrations, local deeds, etc. for reselling.
There are no strict rules on whether the head of the household can arrive when buying a house, as long as he brings all the documents. After all, you spent money to buy a house, how could you use a false identity to fool the housing authority? If there were any real estate disputes about the house, wouldn't you be setting yourself up for trouble? So before Zhou Yiren knew it, he was represented.
So it was already afternoon after everything was settled. Old Man Xuan opened the door with the key given by the previous landlord, threw the old lock into the room, locked the door with the newly purchased lock, and then the group turned around and went home.
The house has not been occupied for a long time, so tomorrow we need to find someone to paint the walls and clean it, and then get some pesticides and sprinkle it in to drive away poisonous insects, snakes and ants before it can be moved in for a few days. Naturally, Old Man Xuan took care of this matter, thinking that Yang Dongxu would go to school tomorrow.
After asking about Wu Aibing's personality, news soon came out. As Yang Dongxu expected, Wu Aibing was fine. After all, a person who gave up his career and retired early to take care of his mother, and who dared to shake his fist at the factory director's relatives in the factory, could not be any worse no matter how bad he was, not to mention he was so willing to help others.
But Wu Aibing had no problem, but he encountered a little problem when moving. Although Zhou Yiren was not angry about being represented in buying a house, he was unwilling to move and would not let Yang Dongxu move.
The reason is of course that Yang Dongxu is about to have his final exams here, and Dashamao Hutong is too far away from where he goes to school. He can't just transfer to another school before finishing a semester, right?
And Zhou Ya didn't seem to want to give up the reputation she had finally accumulated in the woolen mill and go to Wangfujing to sell steamed buns, so she was unwilling to leave.
Yang Dongxu couldn't refute Zhou Yiren's reasons, but Zhou Ya was speechless because she was unwilling to move because her buns were selling well at the entrance of the woolen mill.
Where is Dashamao Hutong? That's Wangfujing. Does Wangfujing know? Now you can just occupy a stall and write your name in the housing management office. In future generations, you may not be able to earn the land occupied by that stall even if you spend your whole life selling steamed buns.
No one is willing to go there, and even old man Xuan seems a little reluctant to leave the small courtyard where he has lived for more than ten years. Naturally, Yang Dongxu couldn't go there alone.
Therefore, after the newly purchased house was packed up, it could only be used as a warehouse. Some of the tables, chairs and benches that Old Man Xuan had recently taken back and almost couldn't fit in his small house, as well as some porcelain of excellent quality, were sent to the new house.
Fortunately, although Yang Dongxu was a little depressed about moving, he really found the right person for Wu Aibing. Not to mention his good character, he rides a scooter every day and has a large network of connections. This is an unexpected surprise that Yang Dongxu did not expect.
These networks are naturally Wu Aibing's comrades. Although he retired early, he had many veterans he knew who had retired and were working in Yanjing, and there were also several comrades who retired due to disability.
In these days when soldiers retire, especially those who have participated in battles in the field army and have made military achievements, they are given real positions. This is not the kind of job that will be done by a police officer in the future.
Therefore, Yang Dongxu's very troublesome problem of bicycle receipts was easily solved. He could just find a machine shop and hang it underneath. At the same time, he also solved the problem of buying bicycle parts, and they were all in complete sets. So Yang Dongxu changed his previous idea of patching things together.
Of course, this complete set does not come with the bicycle wheels and everything properly installed. You can just assemble it after you get it back and sell it.
This complete set refers to a complete set of parts. For example, the rim is the rim, the bike bars are the bike bars, and even the steel balls in the bearings are separated from the bearings. Therefore, the technical requirements for assembling a bicycle with such parts are quite high.
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