Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

Song Yi also works in Song Lili's street office and has been working there for several years.

Unlike Song Lili and Zhong Shan's original lives, Song Yi still wants a future. In his 20s, he is already the deputy director of their street office. After Director Li retires in a few years, there is a great possibility that he will take over as director.

After all, he is the only grandson of the Song family in three generations. Unlike his father, Song Wenqing went to the Northeast to serve as a soldier early in his life and did not return to Beijing until his middle age.

As for Song Yi, Zhong Shan's father-in-law really intended to train him well.

Xiao Songyi and Zhong Shan have a pretty good relationship. He has been deeply impressed by Zhong Shan, his uncle who gave him a "little goldfish" when they first met.

As for the Walkman he mentioned, it was the Sony Walkman that Li Huaide brought back from Hong Kong Island a few times before. It was still a new thing in that era, but it was not easy to get and the price was high. No dealer would sell it.

In fact, they are also sold in Sijiu City, but in comparison, the things in Hong Kong are updated more quickly. After Song Yi saw it, he became obsessed with it.

After hearing this, Song Lili felt a little sad, after all, she also liked it very much. Li Huaide was doing this now, so Zhongshan's house had all kinds of tapes from Hong Kong and Island. It was much more convenient to use this to listen to music than the big radio at home.

But she couldn't say anything about it to her nephew.

"Then you have to talk to Lao Li. Don't forget, Hu Chengyu took this away two days ago and just returned it. I haven't had time to keep it for a few days."

They had not been in Sijiu City for a few days when Li Huaide sent them a letter saying that the investigation there was almost complete and many things required Zhongshan and Lou Xiaoe to go to Pengcheng.

In the past few days, Lou Xiao'e's daughter has been getting along well with Song Lili, the mother-in-law, under Song Lili's "ulterior motive" care.

So even though Lou Xiao'e was going out for a few days, the little girl was a little tearful, but she didn't make a fuss. She just obediently stayed at Zhongshan's house.

The two people who went this time were Zhong Shan and Lou Xiao'e. It took more than 40 hours by train from Sijiucheng to Pengcheng.

Taking into account the seven female comrades, Lou Xiao'e, who had been living a life of luxury in Hong Kong Island over the years, and the fact that there were many people on the trains during this period, the situation was quite complicated.

Zhongshan used some connections and bought two sleeper tickets.

Now due to the limited capacity of trains, sleeper tickets are in great demand and hard to buy. If you don’t have some connections or even a certain level, you really can’t get one.

What's more, it is a popular route to Pengcheng.

Zhongshan and his friends bought an upper berth and a lower berth, which together made it a soft sleeper.

The soft sleeper has two floors, with four berths in a private room, which is relatively more private.

After getting on the train, Zhong Shan asked Lou Xiaoe to go to the upper bunk. After all, there were many people on the train, and it would not be safe for a female comrade to stay on the lower bunk.

They had just gotten on the bus and were not sleepy, so it would be fine to lie down on the upper bunk. So they sat on the lower bunk and chatted.

Opposite them, the upper and lower bunks were probably not together. The upper bunk was occupied by a young man, who, judging by his clothes, seemed to be a junior cadre. After Zhongshan and his friends got on the bus, they were already on the upper bunk, so they must have gotten on earlier. The lower bunk was occupied by a middle-aged man in his 30s, a little younger than Zhongshan, who, like Zhongshan and his friends, had gotten on from Sijiucheng.

Zhong Shan and Lou Xiao'e were just chatting, sometimes talking about what had happened in the Siheyuan over the years, sometimes talking about what Lou Xiao'e had heard and seen in Hong Kong Island.

But when it comes to Hong Kong Island, the other side's attention is also focused on it. In this era, everyone is still very curious about Hong Kong Island.

And there was nothing secretive about what Zhongshan and the others said. They were just chatting, so he wasn't afraid of them overhearing.

But later, when we talked about going to Pengcheng, the middle-aged man on the lower bunk opposite spoke up.

"Comrade, you are also going to Pengcheng. What a coincidence, so am I. Are you going there for business?"

I don't blame him for asking this. He heard some of what Zhong Shan and Lou Xiao'e were saying to each other just now. The woman is from Hong Kong Island, and now is the peak period for going into business. Most of the people going to Pengcheng now have this plan.

Zhong Shan heard someone talking to him and responded with a smile.

"Yes, I have this plan. Isn't it said that there are many opportunities in Pengcheng? Let's go and have a look. What about you? Do you also want to go into the sea?"

The man was quite excited to see his own kind.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Wu Haipo. I used to work in a machinery factory, but now I've resigned. I'm planning to go to Pengcheng to try my luck."

After hearing this, Zhong Shan couldn't help but look at Wu Haipo.

If you really want to quit your job at the machinery factory and go to Pengcheng to start your own business, it does take some courage.

I just don't know whether it's true or not. Looking at Wu Haibo's appearance, his clothes and his conversation, he is not an ordinary worker. He should be an official of some level. How could a leading cadre of a machinery factory resign and go into business?

Why does it sound so unreliable?

Now the workers are still very strong, and there is no situation where wages cannot be paid later, not to mention that he is a leader.

If it is true, at this time, being able to give up such a stable and enviable job in a machinery factory and choose to go into business, regardless of whether you can succeed in the end, this drive is something that many people lack.

But then again, who among those who start a business at this time and reap the first dividends would not have some drive?

But whether it was true or false had little to do with Zhongshan. We just met by chance, so our minds were wandering and we didn't care about it after a moment's thought.

"My name is Zhong Shan, from Dongcheng, and this is my sister. We went to Pengcheng to see if there are any opportunities. There are too many people doing business outside now, so we are itching to try it!"

Wu Haibo didn't care about Zhong Shan's true and false words, after all, it was their first time meeting.

He just heard that woman say she was from Hong Kong Island. With such a relationship, what else is there to look for? Isn't she the opportunity?

"Brother Zhong, have you been to Pengcheng before? Don't worry, this is my first time there. My cousin made a lot of money there. He went back a while ago, wearing a big suit and riding a big motorcycle. Although my job at the machinery factory looks good, I haven't made as much as he has in a few months. I am tempted. I have to go out and try my luck while I can still move."

It’s better if you have acquaintances. As long as they are not trying to cheat you, it’s not difficult to make money now that you have someone to guide you.

"This is my first time going there too. I have an old friend who has been in Pengcheng for many years, so I am going there to see if there is any opportunity."

Zhong Shan was not lying to him, he was indeed going to visit his old friend Lao Li. In fact, this was only the third time that Zhong Shan had traveled far away, and the second time he had taken a train.

The first time I went to the Northeast was by truck.

The first time I took a train was to send Zhong Yuemin and his group of educated youth to the countryside, and the second time I took a train was this time.