Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1561 Gathering ([-])

Wang Qisuo had a lot of business to do recently, so he didn't want to go, but he thought it would be okay: some of Huang Ande's brothers are now serving in the army or the police at Lingao, and there is no harm in hanging out with them.

Immediately, I rushed back to the station to wash my face, changed into a clean uniform, went to the military cooperative to buy some wine, and went to Dongmen City to buy some barbecued pork, and then came to the newly built residential area of ​​Bopu.

With the end of Operation Engine, batches of immigrants from the north came to Lingao one after another, which greatly changed the local population structure.Originally, Cantonese, Fujian and Hakka dialects were the most popular on the streets, but now the accents from Shandong, Hebei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang have increased significantly.

The mix of various dialects forced the immigrants to quickly adapt to Mandarin—under the rule of the Senate, it was impossible to get ahead, even if it was a job or a small business, it was impossible to speak only one dialect .As a result, all kinds of "Newspeak" with a hard tongue came out one after another, and the Senate also vigorously promoted "speaking Newspeak", and took the level of Newspeak as a criterion for being a cadre and entering school.

The influx of population has made the local housing situation inevitably tense.After batches of new arrivals leave the quarantine camps, they can only sleep in rows of bamboo sheds in the large temporary shelters built by various factories and farms. They are very similar to the slums in Brazil or India, but much cleaner and tidy.

Even in such a simple housing, no one can claim to own a shed—there is only one bunk, and even this bunk sometimes sleeps in shifts.

While the housing situation is unprecedentedly tight, there are rewards for those who have contributed to Operation Engine.For example, Huang Ande, because he played an irreplaceable role in the operation to seize the treasure in the dangerous city, got the quota for buying a house, and finally happily took on the 20-year mortgage and owned his own house.Although this house is pitifully small by any standard of time and space, the usable area of ​​each household in this "national apartment" designed by Lingao Construction Corporation is less than [-] square meters, with one bedroom, one living room and one kitchen, and the toilet is the floor common use.Of course, there is no running water, and the water can be fetched from the public well downstairs.

Even so, Huang Ande is happy enough. Many people who were promoted to officers at the same time as him are still waiting for the quota to buy a house, so they can only live in the officer's dormitory.Now that the population has increased, many new immigrant families are willing to marry their daughters to them, but they are stuck on the issue of housing: young couples can't live in dormitories.

As for the friends who were born and died in Dengzhou, some died in various conflicts with the rebels, and some died during the journey from the north to the south. The remaining ones survived by luck, and the quarantine period expired After that, a new life started one after another.Some entered factories, some became soldiers, and some entered the national police.

And his cousin, Huang Xiong, also married his wife after experiencing the engine operation.Although he was once exiled to Jeju Island as an instructor of the White Horse Team because of his style of work, fortunately the chief still remembered him and transferred him back within a year.Recently, he was notified to participate in the training organized by the General Staff to prepare for promotion-he was too late, many people who joined the security team at the same time had already participated in this tactical training class several times before him.

Although their cousins ​​are not real cousins, they are still in the fifth server, so they have some affection.Since Yellow Bear was transferred to Jizhou Town with the reinforcements of the army, the two brothers have not been able to get together for a good chat for many years. Taking this opportunity, they also called him and his younger siblings to have a good dinner with his brothers Dayton, talk about your experience in other places.

Huang Ande's house belongs to a newly developed community, which is very close to Gaoshanling, the restricted area of ​​the Senate, so it is only sold to Fubo Army officers and naturalized civilian cadres of powerful departments to live in.

Several rows of tube buildings are built in a large courtyard.The first group that Huang Ande was in was to build houses for the officers. At present, even if you become a captain, you may not be able to get it, you have to have certain military exploits.

His house is on the top floor above this building.According to his thinking, the top floor has a wide view, and the emperor Laozi may not be as tall as he lives.

Wearing a brand new uniform, Huang Dean stood beamingly at the gate of the community waiting for his brothers to arrive.First come the four Zhu couples.Zhu Si is now serving as a soldier in the garrison camp, and has married Yue'e.He is one of the few soldiers who has a wife.

He is just a big soldier now, living in an army barracks, and Zheng Yue'e can only live in the dormitory of the factory where she works. The two live the life of a Cowherd and a Weaver Girl, so they can only find a chance to go out and open a single room in a teahouse designated by the army. It's very inconvenient for Lun.

Zheng Yue'e has now returned to her former appearance as a little pepper, not like she was in a daze in the refugee camp.After she was sent to Lingao from Jeju Island, she was still a little confused, and was finally sent to the Jicun Mental Health Center run by Deng Bojun, the chief of medical affairs at the General Hospital, for a period of treatment. Under the careful treatment of Chief Deng, she finally got rehab.

"Brother Huang, you are quite energetic!" Zheng Yue'e saw Huang Ande, and before Zhu Si could speak, she greeted, "Sure enough, people are refreshed on happy occasions, and having a new house is different!"

Zheng Yuee wore a calico dress, which was fancy and neat, her hair was combed into a ponytail according to the Australian style, and she wore a hairpin.She wore rattan sandals on her feet.

Huang Ande knew that her clothes were not cheap: this kind of colorful cloth with beautiful patterns was imported from India, and it was much more expensive than monochrome white or blue cloth.This pair of shoes is the latest model produced by the cooperative this year-the price is not low.

This Zhu Si really loves his wife.Huang Ande sighed secretly, he did not hesitate to risk breaking discipline and begged him to spend money to buy Yue'e, he really cherished it!
Huang Ande knew that he and Zhu Si were acting for personal gain in this matter. Fortunately, the chiefs did not pursue it. The owner of the deer village and the battalion commander Zhu are both good people!

"You don't understand this. Having a new house is just the first joy. Brother Huang is going to build a nest and attract phoenixes next. We will have a wedding wine soon." Zhu Si was holding a gift box in his hand, grinning Said.

Huang Ande grinned, saying that it is not difficult to marry a wife nowadays: the arrival of a large number of immigrants has alleviated the local gender gap, and the immigrants are generally poor and white, and a large number of single women are eager to marry to obtain financial support.Naturalized civilians with a fixed income are of course their first choice, and military officers are even more popular candidates. As long as they have a house, there will naturally be a matchmaker to match them, and finding a wife is just a matter of seconds.

"So it's like this. It seems that we will have a new sister-in-law in a short time, and we will have a new kid soon, and that will be three blessings."

"Just accept the auspicious words from my siblings!" Huang Ande beamed with joy, "Come on, please come inside, we're going up to the fifth floor. The door is open, you go up and have a seat first."

"It's okay, let's stay here with Brother Huang. Anyway, it will take a while for them to come. This time, Lu Laolan is soft-spoken again, saying that he dare not leave early, and he will come later. He is still the first to come to Lingao Well, a blacksmith, I don’t know why the Chief has taken a fancy to him.”

While talking, several people came one after another. They have contacts on weekdays, but the pace of life here in Lingao is very fast, no matter what industry they work in, the work is very heavy, and there are few opportunities for everyone to get together.It is also a rare big gathering to get together on the occasion of housewarming.

Almost everyone brought some presents, and it was necessary to exchange pleasantries after meeting. Huang Ande had already prepared several large boxes of cigarettes for everyone to smoke.

Seeing that everyone was invited, even Wang Qisuo arrived, except for Lu Laoji who said he would be late, Huang Xiong and his wife also did not show up.While waiting anxiously, Zheng Yuee suddenly pointed: "Brother Huangxiong is here!"

On the small road in the distance, Huang Xiong and his wife Wang Baoer slowly walked towards Huang Ande and his group.Wang Baoer is still dressed in the Ming Dynasty costume, wearing a skirt and wearing a bun, but her stomach is already swollen—she is pregnant, her body is heavy and inconvenient, her little feet are still not used to walking on hard roads, and she is supported by a yellow bear when she falls. come along.The yellow bear was holding a big food box in his hand.

Walking closer, Huang Xiong just called out "Brother", Wang Baoer broke away from Huang Xiong, and blessed Huang Ande and a group of people, "Blessings, brothers." It was a salute.

She has been in Lingao for a long time, and her body has been recuperated well. She was originally the daughter of a grain householder, and her gestures and gestures are graceful.Although she is pregnant now, her demeanor remains unchanged.Huang Ande admired secretly, no wonder his cousin made a mistake on her.

Huang Ande said with a smile: "Siblings and sisters have come to Lingao, and the old courtesy is still there. Brothers, let's not wait for Lu Lao to wilt today, go upstairs to have a good meal, and don't go home if you don't get drunk." Everyone agreed loudly.

A group of people went upstairs, and Huang Ande's house was only one bedroom and one living room. Naturally, there were more than a dozen people in one go. Fortunately, he lived alone, and he ate in the canteen of the military camp on weekdays. There was nothing but the necessary pieces of furniture. sundries.Sitting around the table does not seem crowded.

Wang Bao'er had a big belly and her feet were free, so it was very inconvenient to walk. She climbed up to the fifth floor only with the support of Huang Xiong and Zheng Yue'e.After entering the house, she has been hiding behind the yellow bear, looking at the house timidly, then suddenly turned her head and asked Huang Ande: "Brother Huang, does this house really belong to you?"

"Of course, my name is written on the real estate certificate." Huang Ande said triumphantly.

"What is a real estate certificate?" Wang Baoer asked ignorantly. Before Huang Ande could figure out how to explain the real estate certificate, Cao Qing who was on the side said loudly, "Brother Huang got the real estate deed, brother and sister."

Wang Baoer's eyes showed a look of contempt and envy, and his mood was very complicated for a while.

(End of this chapter)