Wei Tie and his wife were loving each other, and the others were chatting after eating.
"Wei Huo, Wei Tie still has the vision."
"This house has already gone up a lot before it's even handed over."
"Now that I have been promoted and received a raise, my life is quite comfortable."
"Isn't that right? How come this house has gone up so well? It was sold for just over 300 taels of silver before the Chinese New Year. Now it has risen to 400 to 500 taels of silver after the Chinese New Year. The price has gone up too fast."
"I don't know either. How do we rural people know this?"
"You can buy a house with a few hundred taels of silver. This house is made of reinforced concrete. How can it be worth so much money?"
"Yes, yes, even if I have money, I will not buy a house in this city. If I don't have a career or a career, I might as well build a beautiful house at home and live in it more comfortably."
"Gene Era"
"That's right, that's why Wei Tie bought a house in the city because he was rich."
"It will be Qingming Festival in a while. There seems to be a five-day holiday. Will everyone go home?"
"I really want to go back, but I don't know what's going on at home. Will the children cry if they stay with their grandparents? Will they have enough to eat?"
"I also want to go back. Five days is enough. I want to go home and see my parents and children. I also want to take home the money I have earned in the past few months to build a new house for my family."
"That's right, let's go back together then. I miss home too."
When it comes to going home, everyone suddenly becomes even more homesick. They miss their parents and children even more.
Some wives didn’t come with me, so naturally they missed their wives.
Just thinking about the way home, everyone couldn't help but feel sore in their feet. When we came here, we had walked for two days to get to Chengdu.
It takes four days to walk home and back, which will make your legs sore.
"How about buying a bicycle and riding it home?"
Someone thought about it and suggested.
"Bicycles are too expensive. The cheapest one costs more than ten taels of silver. We have worked hard for several months to save some money. If we buy a bicycle now, we are really reluctant to part with it."
"Yeah, yeah, this bike is still too expensive."
"The little money we have on hand is still free of charge. If we want to buy bicycles or a house, the money will become very small."
While everyone was chatting, Yang Dawa sat silently next to her brother-in-law Xiong Yazi and listened.
He still doesn't understand much about these things. The money he earns every month is handed over to his sister Yang Shanhua for safekeeping. With his sister and brother-in-law, it is his sister and brother-in-law who make the final decision on almost everything.
"Tomorrow is the weekend, and I can have a comfortable day off again. Do you have any plans?"
At this time, someone talked about what happened over the weekend, which immediately made everyone feel relaxed.
You can take one day off every week, which is quite acceptable.
"How about we go to the football field and watch football together?"
"I won't go, I won't go. You have to buy tickets to watch football. The cheapest ones cost hundreds of dollars. It's a waste of money, so it's better to have a nice meal."
"That's right, what's so good about this football match? Why not go to the theater to watch a movie? It's much cheaper. You can go in and watch the movie for only ten quid."
"Yes, yes, let's go to the theater. The one about the scholar and champion that I saw last time was very good."
"I also went to the theater. It was really good. However, the theater is very crowded this weekend, so we have to go there early."
"I won't go to the theater. I plan to look around here in Chengdu. It's too tiring to work on the construction site. I wonder if I can change to a lighter job in the future, or start a small business of my own."
"It's not that easy to do business. Don't lose anything until you lose nothing."
"That's right. If you work hard now, you will live a good life. Why bother?"
Everyone was discussing their plans for the weekend.
"Have you ever been to the slave market?"
At this time, someone suddenly asked mysteriously.
"Slave market?"
"What's fun over there?"
"Hey, you, there are so many fun places. You will know when you go there."
"Those white slaves from Europe took off their clothes one by one, their skin was as white as snow, and everything was exposed."
"Haha, you kid is really stubborn."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.
"Go~go~"
"What do you know? I've already inquired clearly. You can buy a female slave from this slave market for only fifty or sixty taels of silver."
"Many wealthy families would buy some slaves and keep them as maids or concubines."
"Do you still want to buy slaves and use them as concubines?"
"Why not?"
"You only have a few taels of silver a month. This slave costs dozens of taels of silver. Can you afford it?"
"So, I just wanted to do some business or something. I feel that all businesses in Chengdu are very good now. Even selling steamed buns on the roadside seems to be a good business."
"That's true, especially those next to factories. Business is particularly good in the morning."
"I'm telling you, if this person wants to pursue something, he should be like Wei Tie. He should buy a house in this city, marry a beautiful wife, and have concubines. This is life. Don't always think about it.
I’ll work on this construction site for the rest of my life.”
"You have a pursuit, kid. Use more strength when doing things. If you can't do this, you can't handle that."
"Haha, that's right, that's right."
Everyone chatted happily.
Yang Dawa listened carefully. He was very curious about the outside world, but he didn't understand anything yet, so he always listened to his brother-in-law's words. He only listened without speaking, rarely said anything, and just kept everyone's words in his heart.
"Everything is good in this city, but everything costs money."
"The house we live in is also very comfortable, and life is very convenient. There is running water, and even going to the toilet is different from what it is in the mountains."
Thinking of his hometown, Yang Dawa suddenly understood why his sister and brother-in-law had a bad appetite every time they came to his home.
Even though there is meat, the meat is very ordinary and tastes bad. The food here is still delicious and very fragrant.
Thinking about the house she lives in, Yang Dawa couldn't help but feel numbness on her scalp and itching all over her body.
There is really no comparison between the place at home and this place in the city. Even where the workers live, it is much better than at home.
The place we live in is no different from a pig pen. There are too many small animals of all kinds, making our whole body itchy and uncomfortable.
"Now that I have earned money, can I go back to my hometown and continue living that kind of life?"
Yang Dawa kept thinking in her heart.
Although she missed her parents and younger siblings in her hometown, when she thought of continuing to live that kind of life after going back, Yang Dawa suddenly felt a sense of conflict in her heart.
He now understood why these Han people were reluctant to associate with his Yi people. In their hearts, these Han people probably thought that their Yi people were dirty and poor. The key was that they were not educated and did not understand
Etiquette and the like.
"I guess I won't be able to go back to my hometown."
Yang Dawa suddenly felt that she might never be able to go back to her hometown again.
In a place like her hometown, Yang Dawa couldn't see any hope or future.
Poverty and backwardness persist from generation to generation, and no changes can be seen in hundreds or thousands of years.
Yang Dawa doesn't want to live like this anymore, nor does she want her children to live like this anymore. She can't see hope or the future.
"Well, in the future, like Brother Wei Tie, I will buy a house in this city and marry a beautiful Han woman!"
Yang Dawa also silently made up his mind in his heart. He vowed in his heart that he would take root in this city and take root here. He would never go back to the mountains to live such hopeless days.
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