The concrete road leading from Beijing to Tianjin is bustling with traffic and has a huge flow of people. From time to time, four-wheeled carriages drive rapidly on the spacious cement road.
There are people riding horses and horse-drawn carriages on the cement road, but most of them are walking. In this era, those who can have horse-drawn carriages and ride horses are really rich people, just like those who can afford million-level luxury cars in later generations.
Yes, they are all wealthy people. As for the ordinary people, they just walk when they go out.
The Tuwa was wearing fully patched clothes and a pair of tattered rag shoes under her feet, with her toes already exposed. She was carrying a package on her back, which contained several changes of clothes.
He is not very old, only fourteen years old. At this age, he would still be considered a child in later generations. But in this era, he is already a young and strong labor force in the family. He is naturally indispensable for the things that adults have to do.
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Tuwa comes from a rural area below Tianjin. She has never been outside the town since she was a child, so she is very yearning for the outside world and wants to go outside and have a look.
This time, his sister sent a message home, saying that there were many things to do in Tianjin, and asking him to stop farming for others and come to work here in Tianjin.
After thinking for a long time, Tuwa's parents finally agreed to let Tuwa come to Tianjin first to see the situation. If it was indeed good, they would also bring Tuwa's younger brothers and sisters to Tianjin.
Tuwa's sister, Dong Chunhua, is now the talk of everyone in the village, because Dong Chunhua married Wang Gensheng, a sailor, well.
In the past, Wang Gensheng's family was also very poor. They farmed land for the landlord's family and did not even have one-third of an acre of their own land. Naturally, Dong Chunhua would not have a good life after marrying him, so there would be nothing to talk about.
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But since the beginning of the year, when Wang Gensheng went out to spend the winter, Wang Gensheng began to do things very badly. First, he made briquettes here in the capital, and even gained money by eating fat all winter long.
But this was just the beginning. At the beginning of the year, Wang Gensheng was admitted to the Tianjin Maritime College. After studying there for a few months, he took off.
Going to sea every day, you can earn several taels of silver every day, and you can earn hundreds of taels of silver in a month. In just a few months, Dong Chunhua's family has undergone earth-shaking changes.
First, a large house of several hectares was built in my hometown, which became the subject of discussion among people from all over the country. I have only lived in this house for a few days, and now it is said that I spent more than 800 taels of silver to buy it here in Tianjin.
The whole family moved to Tianjin and became city dwellers.
More than 800 taels of silver was an astronomical figure to country people, a figure that they could not even dream of. Wang Gensheng actually took it out immediately, and people from all over the country were talking about it.
So this time Dong Chunhua returned home from studying, and Tuwa's parents thought about it and decided to let Tuwa come out to see the world and see if he could follow his brother-in-law Wang Gensheng to make a name for himself in Tianjin.
My family is so poor that I don’t even have any land. I can only farm the land for the landlord. I don’t even have a few meals to eat at the end of the year. Such a life is enough.
There was wind on the soles of Tuwa's feet, and he did not feel tired at all after walking for two days. He was very excited when he thought about Tianjin and how he would make a lot of money in Tianjin in the future.
Because of the last escape from famine in Tuwa's hometown, many people have stayed in Tianjin, and many people have stayed in Tianjin. Now everyone knows that it is easier to live and make money in Tianjin, so there are
Like Tuwa, many people are running to Tianjin one after another, hoping to make big money in Tianjin.
"Tuwa, please slow down~"
Behind Tuwa, several people of similar age to Tuwa kept shouting.
"You guys are too slow. We are almost here in Tianjin, and you are still dragging your feet."
Tuwa looked ahead and could vaguely see the city of Tianjin. Then she looked at the people from the same village behind her and said hurriedly.
"Tuwa, my feet are sore from walking. Let's sit down and have a rest. It's almost here anyway, so I don't care if it's just a while."
"That's right, it's almost here. Take a rest, take a rest, and look at the carriages on the road. There are so many carriages. I have never seen so many carriages in my life."
"People in this city just wear nice clothes. Look at their clothes and these shoes."
Several friends who came out with Tuwa came to the green belt in the middle of the road, sat down, watched the people coming and going on the road, and couldn't help but said excitedly.
Tuwa shook her head helplessly, returned to them, and sat down. She also looked at everything on the cement road, which was very novel, and she was full of expectations for life in Tianjin.
"I will also wear such beautiful clothes in the future~"
Tuwa looked at the pedestrians on the cement road and thought in his heart. At this time, he didn't dare to think too far, he could only think about wearing something nicer in the future.
Soon, everyone rested for a while and went on the road again. Walking on the concrete road was naturally much more comfortable, and they could see all kinds of novel things along the way, which also made these people very excited. While chatting, they also
Let's go to Tianjin.
Inside Tianjin City.
Tuwa and others were completely dumbfounded. It was so lively and crowded here. With the rise of Tianjin Port, the development of Tianjin has been driven, and the city of Tianjin has become prosperous and congested.
"Tuwa, how can I find your sister? This Tianjin city is too big."
Shui Wa, who came out with Tu Wa, looked at the dense flow of people in front of her and suddenly didn't know what to do.
"I don't know what to do anymore. My sister wrote back and told me to go to the Moon Bay Community to find her. But where is the Moon Bay Community here?"
Tuwa was also dumbfounded. In this era without telephones, finding someone is often a painful thing. Many times, you can only agree on a time and place in advance, otherwise it will be too difficult to find someone in the huge crowd.
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"Moon Moon Bay is not here in the old city. You have to go to the new city. Continue walking along the cement road until you reach the Tianjin Port. Then you can ask people."
There were kind-hearted people nearby who heard what Tuwa and Shuiwa said and gave them directions.
"Thank you, thank you~"
Tuwa, Shuiwa and others quickly thanked them and walked out to Tianjin New Town.
"Here to visit relatives again~"
The person guiding the way looked at Tuwa, Shuiwa and the others who were walking outside. He couldn't help but smile and shook his head. Tianjin is no longer what it used to be. With the rapid development of various industries, this requires
There are too many people in Tianjin. Major workshops, cement factories, etc. here in Tianjin are recruiting people, and the wages are not bad, so naturally it has also formed a huge attraction for the area around Tianjin. There are many people there every day.
, there are many people like Tuwa, Shuiwa and others who come to the city to visit their relatives.
"But it's rare to have relatives in Moon Bay Community."
The man shook his head and soon forgot about it. Tianjin is too busy here and everyone has something to do.
Tuwa, Shuiwa and others left Tianjin City and walked toward Tianjin New City. After more than an hour, they found the Moon Bay Community.
But there was no accident. They were stopped by the gatekeeper of Moon Bay Community. They waited until Dong Chunhua came out to pick them up. These young people, only thirteen or fourteen years old, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally found.
Organization, we won’t have to live on the streets anymore.
"Sister, the house here costs more than 800 taels of silver?"
Under the leadership of Dong Chunhua, Tuwa and Shuiwa entered the Moon Bay community. Walking in the Moon Bay community, Tuwa and others looked around curiously, and asked Dong Chunhua from time to time.
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"Hmm~"
Dong Chunhua smiled and nodded. Moon Bay Community has now become the most famous wealthy community in Tianjin. As long as you say you are from Yueliang Bay Community when you go out, you will definitely be praised and get many envious looks.
She enjoyed this feeling very much.
"This house is so beautiful. It's even prettier than landlord Liu's house here."
Shui Wa was also dumbfounded by the white walls, blue tiles, shiny glass windows, and clean and tidy streets. Even the road here was cleaner than their home, which made them feel dirty.
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"Isn't that nonsense? Landlord Liu's house can be sold for more than 800 taels of silver?"
Dong Chunhua said very proudly, leading them to her home.