The Pentium Era - South to North

Back at the Huixianlou Hotel, Zhang Chen was about to make an order for the New Year's Eve dinner. When he went out in the morning, he asked about it and was told that the New Year's Eve dinner would be made here, but he had to make a reservation so that the catering department could prepare the ingredients.

Zhang Chen was about to go to the front desk to make a reservation when his eldest brother made a loud noise. It was Xiao Zhao. Xiao Zhao told him that you don't want to order the New Year's Eve dinner there.

"Why?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Let's talk about it when we get back, we're almost ready here." Xiao Zhao said, "How is your place?"

"It's ready. My brother's school has been set up. After the New Year, you can just get your household registration book and ID card to register. My brother knows what to do. My uncle has also agreed on my sister's school. There are three schools you can go to. You can discuss it when you come back."

"Okay, we'll be back in a while." Xiao Zhao said.

He Hongmei took a few children to play in Jiefangbei Square in front. The key tags of the room were all with Xiao Zhao and the others. Zhang Chen was too lazy to ask the waiter to open the door. He just took this time to go to He Dongmei's Ban Mu Tian specialty store.

He Dongmei was in the store. When she saw Zhang Chen come in, she came over. She heard that the house had been bought and shouted, "Great, then we will be neighbors from now on."

"You live there too?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Yes, it's just another building. It's not the same as my parents'. There are all old people in their house."

"Does He Hongmei also have one?"

"Yes, how do you know that she told you?" He Dongmei asked, "But she lives with my parents now, and her house is empty."

Zhang Chen said: "My guess is that parents will probably arrange it this way."

He Dongmei nodded.

He Dongmei accompanied Zhang Chen around the store and returned to the cashier. At this time, there were no customers to pay the bill, so the two of them stood chatting.

"By the way, were you a bully in school?" Zhang Chen asked.

"Damn it, He Hongmei must have told you this. It happened many years ago, and it was forced. Didn't we just come from the countryside at that time? A few classmates always bullied me, which made me angry. , beat all three of them, and became famous." He Dongmei said.

"One against three, you are also very good."

He Dongmei smiled and said: "They city kids are mean-mouthed and have no strength. We have been going up the mountain to chop firewood since we were young, so we are very strong. Come on."

"what?"

"Arm wrestling." He Dongmei said, wiping the calculator and cashier receipts on the cashier counter to one side to make room for them.

"Okay, who's afraid of who?"

As Zhang Chen said, the two of them locked arms at the checkout counter. Of course Zhang Chen won, but he also felt that He Dongmei's hand strength was quite strong.

He Dongmei was still not convinced and said: "Left hand, left hand."

The two of them switched their left hands and started again. Zhang Chen still won. He Dongmei was convinced now and said, "My husband can't defeat me. I underestimated you."

Zhang Chen laughed: "Do you think I am also a city boy? Let me tell you, I have also cut wood and moved bricks."

When Zhang Chen said this, he seemed to be bragging. He chopped firewood when he was a child, but it was just for fun occasionally. He went with his classmates. He did move bricks on construction sites, but only occasionally.

"You're so delicious!" He Dongmei shouted.

"What's the meaning?"

He Dongmei smiled and said: "We, Wanyuanhua, praise you for being so awesome."

"Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." Zhang Chen quickly waved his hand.

After coming out of He Dongmei's store, Zhang Chen stood at the door and looked towards the square. He didn't see He Hongmei or the others. He turned a corner and walked into the lobby of the hotel. He didn't see anyone either. Zhang Chen went upstairs to take a look. , the elevator door opened, and I heard the voice of Mayor Niu, knowing that they were back.

Zhang Chen walked into their room, and before he asked, Xiao Zhao called him and said, "Come here, Mayor Niu has already given an order, saying that the Spring Festival will not be celebrated here, but that he will spend it in that house and live there."

"If you can't live in your own house and have to live in a hotel, it doesn't make sense. Let's take advantage of the crowds to make that house more popular. How can such a big house not have so many people!" cried Mayor Niu. .

"But there's nothing there." Zhang Chen said.

"Even sleeping on the floor and drinking rice porridge is more comfortable than staying in a hotel." Mayor Niu said, "Don't worry, as long as I have a handful of straw, my aunt can cook a New Year's Eve dinner."

"Okay, I want to live on the prairie." The younger brother shouted.

"Then I want to eat my aunt's straw rice." He Hongmei said.

"Come here, my aunt's cooking is delicious."

Zhang Chen said okay, let's go shopping tomorrow, and we'll buy as much as we can.

"Don't buy vegetables. I will bring them the day after tomorrow, and you don't know what to buy." said Chief Niu.

"Okay, we can just wait and eat." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

The next day, Mayor Niu and Xiao Zhao's mother went back early in the morning. Xiao Zhao's mother wanted to go back to get her household registration book and organize her things. She brought what she could. Xiao Zhao's father also wanted to follow. When I went, I was stopped by Chief Niu. Chief Niu said, "What are you going to do? You are in the way. You will occupy a seat when you come back and save a lot of things."

Xiao Zhao's father rubbed his hands on his pants, chuckled, and had no choice but to give up. Xiao Zhao quietly told Zhang Chen that my dad was not used to sleeping alone. After so many years of marriage, except when my mother was hospitalized after giving birth, We haven't spent a day apart, so you drink more wine with him in the evening.

Zhang Chen nodded and said yes.

He Hongmei drove a Jinbei van over and told them that this was the van you used when you were in Chongqing. It could carry many people.

She handed the car keys to Zhang Chen and told him that today we will split up. You go to the furniture store to buy furniture. Xiao Zhao and I will drive He Dongmei's car and buy pots and pans, bedding, and daily necessities.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao both agreed that since there were so many things to buy today, it was impossible not to go separately, so the children stayed in the hotel with Xiao Zhao's father.

Her younger sister seemed to want to go with them, but He Hongmei said, OK, let's go. Anyway, there's room for four of them in the back, and they can pick out what they like in their room.

Zhang Chen discovered that He Hongmei returned to Chongqing and would say a few words in Chongqing dialect from time to time. He couldn't help laughing. He Hongmei asked, "Why are you laughing?"

Zhang Chen told them, Xiao Zhao also laughed, and He Hongmei rolled her eyes at him: "Baoqi (stupid, stupid)."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Chen asked.

"It means you are cute, baby, like a treasure." Xiao Zhao said, He Hongmei laughed, and her sister and brother also laughed wildly.

Everyone was getting ready to leave the room. Xiao Zhao's father told Zhang Chen that I could help move things.

Zhang Chen also felt that it would be too lonely to leave him alone in the hotel room, so he agreed that you would go with me.

"By the way, don't buy refrigerators, color TVs and washing machines." He Hongmei and Zhang Chen said.

"Why?"

"My dad has already gone to buy it."

"Ah!" Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao were surprised, and Xiao Zhao said, "That's so embarrassing."

"He said he wanted to wish you a happy housewarming. Let him buy it. If he doesn't buy it, he won't be happy." He Hongmei said.

Zhang Chen and the others arrived at the furniture store and he was an expert at buying furniture. He didn't even need a list. He knew exactly what furniture should be placed in each room and what size it was.

From the moment he entered the villa, pictures appeared in his mind: sofa, coffee table, TV cabinet, dining table, dining chairs. Six chairs were not enough, so ten plastic stools were added, which could be put away when not in use.

The furniture in the furniture store are all samples. Most people who come to buy furniture look at the samples and place orders, which will be delivered to their doorsteps. But Zhang Chen asked them to dismantle the samples and send them over for installation.

It was almost a holiday and the store owner was so happy to have such a big customer come. Of course, he responded to every request and even took the initiative to reduce the money for Zhang Chen. He said that the samples were inevitably a little older than the new ones, and in some places, they were even more expensive. There are some small scratches, I hope the boss doesn't mind.

Zhang Chen said thank you and thought to himself, you think I can't see it. Even if I have a broken leg, I will let you pick it up and send it over. Why should I be in a hurry?

Xiao Zhao's father helped move furniture with Bangbang (porter) called by the boss, and he worked very hard. The store owner asked, "You called Bangbang and he did a good job. Why am I here?" Haven't seen him?

Zhang Chen smiled and said: "No, he is my boss and I am his assistant."

"Ouch!" The boss yelled and ran over quickly, telling Xiao Zhao's father to stop being busy and sit down quickly. Xiao Zhao's father refused to say anything.

Zhang Chen said: "Let him do it, our boss can't sit still."

After Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao returned to Hangzhou, one day He Hongmei walked into Zhang Chen's office and laughed when she saw the two of them. Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao were puzzled by her laughter, and Xiao Zhao cursed: "Nerve, why are you laughing so funny?"

He Hongmei and Xiao Zhao said: "Your parents..."

"What happened to my parents?" Xiao Zhao asked.

"Do you know what they are doing now?"

"How do I know what they are doing."

"They, they..." He Hongmei laughed again and then stopped, and said to Xiao Zhao: "He Dongmei called and said that your parents are now working as Bangbang."

"Ah!" Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao were surprised, and He Hongmei said:

"They are now holding poles every morning and taking the bus to work as bangbang. Your mother said to He Dongmei that they really can't stay idle at home. He Dongmei said, couldn't they dig a piece of land behind the house to grow vegetables? Your mother said , such good grass looks more tender than green vegetables, it’s a pity to dig it up, it’s better to use it as a stick. When I come back at night, I can sleep well.”

He Hongmei continued to laugh: "He Dongmei said that Bangbang is probably the only two people living in the villa in Chongqing."

Zhang Chen and Xiao Zhao also laughed, and Xiao Zhao said that they just couldn't sit still, so let them go.

Zhang Chen remembered the scene of buying furniture that day.

This is something.

Zhang Chen was in the furniture store and saw someone selling tents, so he bought two tents. After buying the things, he drove a Jinbei truck in front, followed by four delivery trucks, and walked back in a mighty manner. When he arrived at the villa, he saw Father He standing at the entrance of the courtyard from a distance, with several large cardboard boxes beside him. Zhang Chen quickly rolled down the window and stretched out his hand to greet him.

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