innocent year

2013 Great Cold

With the development of protection activities in Beijing's old city, Zhiyuan Hutong was officially repaired last year.Now it has transformed into a "cultural business card" of Xicheng District.

The government has carried out protective renovations on the original residences, and at the same time added necessary facilities such as water and toilets.The public toilet at the entrance of the Hutong no longer exists, and a copper map has been erected instead.It is engraved with an introduction to the historical background of Zhiyuan Hutong.The general idea is that during the Qing Dynasty, most of the people who lived here were banner people from the Guerjia family. It was originally called Yanzhi Hutong.Later, in the Republic of China, the family surnamed Sun became famous for making kites, so it was renamed Zhiyuan Hutong.

As a result, tourists gradually came to visit, and even film crews came to film series.As a result, some quick-witted residents took out the place to earn rent.In a short period of time, cafes, bakeries, bookstores, tailors and, of course, handmade kite shops opened by the descendants of the Sun family opened up in the hutong one after another, making people dizzying.

If people go east along the alley, they will see a thick Ruyi Gate painted in red paint at the end.Compared with the west entrance of the alley, this place is very quiet, and it is a world of its own.

The wooden door creaked open, and two men in down jackets walked out, holding Spring Festival couplets and paste in their hands.

"The weather forecast says that there will be heavy snowfall today." Qiushi looked up at the sky, and the clouds were so low that they seemed to overwhelm the old and tall elm tree.

"Anyway, you don't have to go to work on weekends, so just play. When the time comes, let's build a snowman in the yard." Boss Xu's childlike innocence is still there.

Qiushi brushed the paste on both sides of the door while interviewing: "Brother, how does it feel to retire early?"

This time, Xu Minghai looked at the sky instead: "How should I put it? I am very reluctant, but I feel that I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Built in the 80s of the last century, the famous trendy Holy Land Zoo was completely "sentenced to death" two months ago.Since it is considered that it no longer meets the development needs of Beijing as a world city, it is planned to move to Hebei by the end of 2016.

In fact, Xu Minghai heard similar rumors back in 07, saying that the large wholesale markets in the core area of ​​Beijing would gradually move to the outside of the Fourth Ring Road.But the batches in those years were really hot, and the average daily passenger flow often exceeded 10.Therefore, from the businessmen to the young "Dongpi clan", no one believes that this place will really disappear one day.

Now the boots are on the ground.Many merchants did not close their eyes for several nights after hearing the conclusive news of the relocation.But Xu Minghai was not here.As early as last year, he had already sold the stalls, leaving only two stalls with the best and most prosperous locations.However, this time it was not because of his foresight, but because of a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

Counting Xu Minghai's, his parents' and Qiu Shi's household registrations in No. 23 Zhiyuan Hutong, he can get back half of the area.But he was not satisfied, and he dreamed of living a happy life with his lover in a single courtyard.In this way, it will cost a box of money*.

Xu Minghai had the final say, if he really had to make up the huge sum of money, he would have hope if he could at least sell the 17 or 18 booths he had in one go.And Qiushi advised him not to be impulsive, saying that it would be nice to live together, as popular as before.

"I'm afraid you're yelling..." Xu Minghai was stared at before he finished speaking, so he immediately changed his words, "What, I'm afraid I'm yelling too loudly and disturbing the people."

Later, he became cruel and still took this step.Qiu Shi feels sorry for Xu Minghai, and plans to sell the house in the Zhenduo mansion to raise money.And what he was looking for was Shan Wen who sold him 401 that year.With the gradual rise of WeChat, Qiushi learned from the circle of friends that the other party is now the regional manager of a chain real estate agency.

When we met again, the little girl who was flustered at the beginning had turned into a dashing professional woman. She was methodical in doing things, and she sincerely thought of Qiushi in everything.

"I sold the house to you back then, and now it's like a dream to help you sell it." Shan Wen finished feeling, and asked, "Actually, now is not the best time to sell it. Why do you want to sell it all of a sudden?" gone?"

"In order to continue dreaming." Qiushi said with a smile.

In short, the money for the yard plus decoration and miscellaneous expenses were finally enough.The official move-in was in August, and the two of them were in a daze for a while looking at the comfortable courtyard covered with bluestone slabs and the luxuriant elm tree.

After a long while, Xu Minghai said mysteriously: "Guozi, brother gave you something." Then he held out a big envelope as if by magic, with a red bow tied on it very pretentiously.

Qiushi couldn't help laughing at Xu Minghai's old-fashioned, but when he opened it, he couldn't laugh anymore.Here is the hard real estate certificate.And the column of the owner of the house clearly only has his own name printed on it.

Qiu Shi was stunned.

Standing under the scorching sun of Beijing, Xu Minghai began to show misery to his lover and became jealous: "Your brother is poor now, and his education is also low, so you can't change your mind. By the way, you must be especially wary of that little bastard Zheng Xiaojun! I think this child has been looking at you more and more wrongly in the past few years. If there is nothing to do, he will run out of my age and hurt his tailbone. He also has a mouthful of fruit brother, hey, it is called a kiss..."

"Xu Minghai, don't be poor with me." Qiu Shi's eyes were red.

"Okay, you're not poor anymore." Xu Minghai hugged each other quickly, "Guozi, you used to have nothing but me. Now it's okay, you not only have me, but also the yard where we grew up together. Tell my brother, happy No?"

"Why don't you discuss it with me in advance? What will your parents do if they find out?" This is a big deal, and Qiu Shi didn't have time to think about anything else, only worried that Xu Minghai would have to go back and get beaten again.

"Hey, my mother lives in a very beautiful building, and she said that a fool would be willing to move back. She also said that she occupied your house for so many years for nothing, and now she is paying off the debt. My father, you know, he only listens Daughter-in-law, I never had an idea."

Qiushi choked up for a while, not knowing what to say.

"When we play mahjong with them in the future, just put in some water and we'll be able to survive! It's you who can lose everything so seamlessly." Xu Minghai smiled and pushed people to the south wing, and shouted loudly at the same time, "Go home~"

Looking at it now, the decision to sell most of the stalls in order to buy a small courtyard actually saved Xu Minghai's life, it was really destined.

And just yesterday, Xu Minghai also changed the last two stalls in his hands from self-operated to monthly rent.After all, the zoo business district, which covers an area of ​​30 square meters, has not yet officially moved, and some people are willing to make quick money for another two or three years.

Therefore, when Qiu Shi asked him what it was like to "retire", Xu Minghai, who had been chased all over the street by urban management since he was a teenager, felt regretful and felt that he could finally rest.

"Actually, I think that if Taobao is so popular, it will not be easy to operate in the future. It's a pity that I don't know much about e-commerce and the Internet." Xu Minghai said.

The first snowflakes of the Great Cold fell and hit Xu Minghai's nose.Qiushi raised his hand to help him caress: "Brother, if you are really interested, you can go to study for an MBA. After so many years of business, you will definitely get twice the result with half the effort if you combine theory with practice, and you will get it right."

"Really?" Xu Minghai's eyes lit up, and then he became a little depressed, "I knew the NBA, and MBA sounds tall enough. It's not like you don't know that I can't study well when I was a child."

"MBA courses do not require rote memorization. Most of the time, the teacher leads the students to do case analysis together." Qiu Shi encouraged him, "Besides, you have me. If you don't understand something, come back and we will study together .”

"Hey, that's true! I almost forgot that my wife is a top student." Xu Minghai became proud, "Why did you win at the starting line again without paying attention?"

While talking, suddenly two little girls came over and stretched their heads out to look at the yard: "What kind of business is this here?"

"Yo, you didn't see this?" Xu Minghai was in a good mood at the moment, and talked about the mountains, "Private cooking!"

"What to eat?" The two little girls suddenly became interested.

"Xu's ancestral noodles with fried sauce. Fresh pork belly is diced and stir-fried to get the oil out, and then fried with yellow sauce and sweet noodle sauce. Hand-rolled noodles are topped with shredded cucumber, Xineri radish, bean sprouts, and green beans. Pour over the fried chili oil, then stir it with chopsticks, and you can eat it!"

"Oh my god! I'm so hungry!" They were drooling, "What time do you open?"

Qiu Shi hurriedly apologized next to him: "Don't listen to his nonsense, this is our own home, and we don't want to let the public know."

The two little girls were both envious and disappointed, so they asked for a long time where the fried noodles in Beijing were the most authentic.Xu Minghai pointed at the southeast and northwest, and they quickly took their mobile phones to record.

"By the way, don't do anything tomorrow morning, go to the Forbidden City first. The snow-covered scenery in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony will never be cured!" Xu Minghai instructed.

Finally, the little girl thanked them both, and reluctantly turned to leave.

"What private food? I see that when the teacher asks you to speak in class in the future, can you also remember whether it's right or wrong." Qiu Shi smiled and stared at Xu Minghai.

Xu Minghai laughed for a while, and then put the Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the door: "Okay, you are here!"

It snowed heavily for a whole day and night, and it didn't stop until noon the next day.After a sunny day, the air was dry and clear, and the alleys were filled with dazzling white lights.

At this time, a young backpacker passed in front of No. 23 Zhiyuan Hutong.Seeing the brand-new Spring Festival couplets stuck here, he took out his SLR to take pictures.Then, driven by excessive curiosity, he stepped forward and squinted his eyes through the crack of the door to peek inside.

The yard was a vast expanse of whiteness, and two snowmen piled up under the big tree could be vaguely seen.One is wearing a hat and scarf, and the other has a coal ball embedded in his face. The two are next to each other, and neither of them can do without the other.

When the backpacker left, he couldn't help but turned around and glanced at the closed courtyard with blue bricks and black tiles.This time, he carefully read the words on the Spring Festival couplets:

The first couplet: Spring returns to the small courtyard with elm money and green

The second couplet: The sound of bamboo and the new moon seem to be in those days

Horizontal batch: Everlasting and everlasting