Those years when I raised bosses

There are three main rooms, with the door open in the middle. In the old life, this was the main room and the main hall. However, after entering the door, the furnishings inside are completely different from the simple and simple main hall before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and changed to the pattern of intellectual families in the 80s.The furniture was all popular in that era, such as high and low plywood cabinets, writing desks of the same color, foot-operated sewing machines, washbasin shelves, clothes racks, and bookshelves on the entire wall.There are two single sofas against the wall, which are also the style produced after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The simple materials used reveal the simplicity of the working people.

There is a folding round table in the middle of the room, and around the table are a few patchwork wooden chairs, which look like unused office chairs.This room is full of veteran cadres.

The door of Westinghouse is open, and there is a checkered door curtain, which should be made from old bed sheets. The scarlet letter printing of the Shanghai Textile Factory shows the fashion style of 20 years ago. Inside the door curtain is the bedroom of Wang Xuan and his wife.The east room on the other side is closed, and perhaps no one lives there for the time being.

This vividly turns the rich and exquisite courtyard house into the style of Tongzilou collective dormitory.

Tong Tong is actually not picky about the taste of home layout. After all, he grew up in the [-]s. At that time, the living standard and per capita living area in my country were generally low.Back then, it had to be a good unit with a house, so that young people who had just married could be allocated one or two independent houses in a tube building. There were no such small houses in unit buildings. A bed in a quadruple room.

Cold dishes and seasonal fruits are placed on the dinner table.After Wang Xuan's lover Fang Ling greeted her, she hurried to the kitchen in the anteroom to prepare hot dishes.

Tong Tong took out the Daoxiangcun snacks he bought on the way. Although they were not expensive and did not use high-end gift boxes, he also expressed his heart.

"I came to the Imperial Capital with my mother when I was young, and that's where I lived. It's a pity that I was in full care, and I only came back on Saturdays and Sundays. Later, I left the Imperial Capital when I was in elementary school, and followed my mother to the northwest. The house here has always been empty." Wang Xuan seemed Immersed in childhood, "At that time, my mother was either reading materials at the writing desk, or sitting by the sewing machine making clothes for me. I still hated her for not playing with me, so I ran out of the yard to find other children in the alley to play."

"Are there no other children in the yard?" Tong Tong asked curiously, but at that time the imperial capital was very safe and there were few cars, so it was okay for children to play in the alleys.

"The yard is a temporary Beijing office. There is no one there at night and on weekends. I occasionally bring my friends to play in the yard. At that time, we were mischievous, harmed the fish in the pond, pulled out flowers and plants and turned the soil to play marbles. .Did you see that persimmon tree in the yard just now? When I was a child, I was able to climb up the tree and bald the leaves. As a result, the tree did not bear fruit in autumn, and I was severely beaten by my mother."

Tong Tong didn't inquire about the past of this yard, but was more concerned about the books on that shelf.Some of them are actually ancient original scientific works in foreign languages. If they really existed in the 80s, it can be seen that Wang Shuhua's scientific research ability is so strong and his academic status is so high. Ordinary people are absolutely unable to buy these books. Maybe this is the ancestors of the Wang family. Accumulated wealth of knowledge?

Wang Xuan also noticed He Liantian's gaze, and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, are you also interested in those books?"

Tong Tong nodded.Following Wang Xuan to the bookshelf, he read the title carefully and salivated even more.

Here are not only scientific works, but also some original foreign language magazines and newspapers, which may not be found in general library archives today.Tong Tong likes to read this kind of miscellaneous books to expand his knowledge. Don’t think that investors only care about financial and economic reports. Many knowledge reserves of sociology and technology history are also very valuable, especially the many cases that have failed. The complete and detailed records will not be obtained in formal economics textbooks, but the clues of minutiae are hidden in various current affairs reports at that time. Only after looking at the overall situation with the eyes of later generations can we discover the connection and guide people. Identify the current puzzle.

The materials translated into Chinese in the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, due to the level of translators and the limitations of the cognitive level at that time, had deviations in authenticity and completeness.These original foreign language materials avoid the above problems. If the reader has sufficient foreign language proficiency, the nutrients directly drawn from these materials will definitely be more abundant than second-hand materials.

"Can you lend me these original foreign language books?" Tong Tong couldn't care less about covering up his academic qualifications. Some materials can't be found with money. After missing this village today, there will be no such store.

Wang Xuan was puzzled: "What do you think these old books are for? Those are said to be scientific journals and books on ancient basic disciplines, social history and other research aspects. They were written 20 years ago. Now that science and technology are developing rapidly, the quality of these books Is knowledge timeless?"

"I think it is very useful and valuable, at least not in the C library."

"My mother got it through a special channel. But when I went to the Northwest, I had limited luggage, so she brought the most important professional books with me. All those I don't need for the time being are left in the imperial capital. If you like it, let alone borrow it, you can give it to you. Anyway, no one else in our family can understand these books."

"In fact, I may not be able to understand it." Tong Tong's words were not self-effacing, "I just want to expand my knowledge. If you have other plans for these books, then that's up to you."

"No, in fact, I still think, wait for Xiaolu to grow up, maybe he can understand it. Otherwise, we can only continue to pile up here to take up space. If we encounter ignorant goods and sell them as scraps, it will be too bad. "Wang Xuan joked, "I used to bring friends from the army to see them. They wanted to build a library to search for books, but they still focused on general-purpose books. Those of me who are too professional to return the original foreign language editions didn't like it. ..."

"But recently I plan to move. I will take a small road to live in the city and I am still looking for a house, so that it will be convenient for him to go to school and receive the best education in the future. With so many books, it is really troublesome to move around." Although Tong Tong coveted these Books, and still consider real-life issues, "Furthermore, even though you said to give away such a valuable item, how could I have the nerve to accept it for nothing?"

Wang Xuan shook his head: "This is not considered a gift for you, but you can feel at ease by telling Xiaolu that way, right? You are just keeping it on your behalf. As for the transportation issue, let's eat first, and talk about it while eating."

He Xiaolu has gained a lot of experience with Tong Tong these days, and his eating manners have been trained to look good. He holds a spoon and holds a small bowl by himself. The food is placed in the bowl. He eats it very well. not drop.

The more Fang Ling looked at her, the more she liked this sensible nephew, and her subordinates were busy serving dishes, praising him repeatedly, and trying to hook He Xiaolu to stay by her side.

But Wang Xuan said: "Xiaolu has long said that he wants to live with his father. My sister and wife are also capable, so don't worry about his son. Besides, let's transfer to the south together. Although there are no hospitals or schools in the border base, Less, but the teaching quality is definitely better than no god."

Fang Ling naturally knew about this situation, but she really had no resistance to the cute and well-behaved children.

"I like it so much, let's give birth by ourselves." Wang Xuan comforted, "We are still young, and your body is not incurable. I heard that there is an old Chinese medicine doctor in the south. Let's visit the secret recipe handed down from our ancestors at that time. It works."

As a woman, Fang Ling naturally has a crush on a handsome guy like He Liantian, and Tong Tong's speech and behavior are dignified, as if he knows astronomy and geography, and he can pick up any topic of conversation, not at all. Like an ignorant countryman, he has a wealth of experience.It's not bad to have such a gentleman to educate my nephew.It's better to play the role of a good father than Wang Xuan, who is only interested in weapons and ammunition with a dull face all day long, and who abducts other people's children to serve as soldiers at every turn.Fang Ling felt relieved.

Tong Tong already felt that the "interview" passed, and then raised the question of where those books belonged: "Lu Lu is smarter than ordinary children, and I think the education method must be different from other schools. He has already shown his interest in mathematics and physics. Children’s popular science picture books can’t satisfy his thirst for knowledge anymore. It would be embarrassing for me not to be able to answer him if he asks me advanced questions. So I have to hurry up and read more.”

"You don't have to move these books." Wang Xuan and Fang Ling exchanged glances, and after getting his wife's approval, he said seriously, "This house is private property under my mother's name. We don't live in the imperial capital all year round, and this house is empty. It is also empty, please ask others to take care of it, it is better to let my brother-in-law look after it. How about you move here? You and Xiaolu both have Beijing household registration, so it is not troublesome to transfer to the address here. There is a kindergarten nearby. When Xiaolu turns 3 years old, let him go to the nearest nursery."

Pie fell from the sky and hit your face?Tong Tong was startled for a few seconds before realizing that Wang Xuan and the others were not joking.

"The rent still has to be paid." Tong Tong felt that it would be embarrassing to live for nothing. Even if there is only this main house and the bedroom next to it, the rent of the houses on the edge of the second ring road must be much more expensive than that in the urban villages.Tong Tong figured that he had enough money to rent for a few months...

"Brother-in-law, you are too alienated." Wang Xuan said seriously, "Remember what I said at the beginning, Chen Ying and I were both awarded by the court to my mother's name, even if Chen Ying grew up with my father, she I am also eligible to inherit my mother's inheritance. What's more..."

Fang Ling secretly patted Wang Xuan's leg.

Wang Xuan could only stop talking, and said: "I originally wanted to find my sister and ask her to come and live here. Now my brother-in-law is living with Xiaolu. How can I charge you rent?"

After the meal, Tong Tong took He Xiaolu home with a smile on his face and a light hearted person.What a blessing to be able to get a registered permanent residence in Xicheng, the imperial capital, to have a place to live for free in the second ring road, and to have a public kindergarten on He Xiaolu?It's a pity that Chen Ying didn't live until now, these opportunities should have belonged to her.

Waiting for the appointment to move, Wang Xuan asked a friend to drive over to pick him up. The luggage of Tong Tong and He Xiaolu was not full, and the trunk was not full. There was only one cardboard box for pots and pans, and two large schoolbags. The clothes and stationery that were too worn out were simply disposed of on the spot, and the valuable imported rice cooker was solemnly returned to the host sister.It was still about ten days before the end of the month, and Tong Tong simply refused to let Liu Yin refund the rent, after all, it was useless to use his rice cooker for so long.

It wasn't until this day that Tong Tong suddenly discovered that it was poverty that limited his imagination.What Chen Ying's mother owns is not the two private properties in the main house, but... the entire courtyard with two entrances.

Wang Xuan handed the two big bunches of keys into Tong Tong's hands, and said, "The back yard was originally a storeroom, filled with old furniture. This yard was bought by my grandfather, and it might have been the residence of the high officials of the previous dynasty. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the domestic situation was not very good for a while. My grandfather and grandmother committed suicide because of their composition problems. My mother went to the mountains and went to the countryside, and my aunt fled abroad. There was no news. This place was temporarily used as a Beijing office. Later My grandfather was rehabilitated, and the land deed and house deed were returned to my mother. My mother was most afraid of others talking about my grandfather's status and life style. After taking me back to the imperial capital, I locked up all the old-fashioned furniture. The Beijing Office moved After leaving, the other rooms in the yard were empty and untouched, and there may be air and rain leaks, which need to be repaired. You said that you want to run a homestay, I think this is a good idea, why don't we also invest some money, at least repair the house first. In the future If it really works, how about we share the profits?"