Xu Erlong, on the other hand, chose a room downstairs next to the duty room.
The round-faced elder sister was puzzled. Downstairs, the lighting was not good and it was much darker.
Xu Erlong doesn't care.
He will continue to do business in the future, and it is convenient to move goods in and out on this ground floor.
Besides, the duty room next to the guest house has people helping to keep an eye on it 24 hours a day. There should be very few thefts and robberies.
"Okay, just these two rooms." Xu Erlong booked these two rooms after looking at the rooms.
Because it is a long-term rental, the price is cheaper than others who come to stay for two or three days on a business trip, six yuan a month.
Two rooms, twelve yuan.
Xu Erlong paid the rent happily. This little money was just a drop in the bucket for him.
The matter of moving to the city has been settled.
After Xu Erlong returned to the village, he went to Huang Zhengnong and discussed with him to open a letter of introduction and go to the city.
"Are you moving to the city?" Huang Zhengnong was confused by his actions.
"Didn't your mother just get divorced..."
Xu Erlong whispered: "Because we just got divorced, we can only move out temporarily for a while. As you know, in the countryside, there are many short stories and long conversations. I am afraid that my mother will hear something bad. Besides, I am also afraid that if I am not at home, my mother will
The Xu family is coming here to cause trouble."
There are quite good reasons for this.
Xu Erlong stuffed another pack of Qianmen cigarettes and said: "Besides, if I move out, the storage room can be freed up. I will pay a rent of five yuan, which will be considered as the cost of renting the storage room during this period."
He arranged everything so well that Huang Zhengnong really couldn't find any reason to embarrass him.
With a wave of his hand, Huang Zhengnong happily opened a letter of introduction to him.
After returning home with the letter of introduction, Xu Erlong arranged for Zhang Jinfang to inventory their things so that they could move tomorrow.
When they separated, they didn't have much, they only had two pieces of clothing to change with them.
After Xu Erlong's various purchases during this period, at least all kinds of daily utensils are available, as well as countless kinds of cooking condiments.
Zhang Jinfang was tangled and tangled. It would be very difficult to move and take everything away.
"Mom, if you don't want these things anymore, just give them to Yu Ping and the others. We will buy them slowly when we get to the city." Xu Erlong advised her.
Zhang Jinfang promised, but she was still reluctant to give up.
Xiaoling was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night.
Tomorrow, her second brother will take her to register at the chemical factory children's school.
Moreover, from now on, she will live in the city, and she can be considered half a city citizen.
She was tossing and turning on the bed, making Zhang Jinfang unable to sleep well.
When she finally fell asleep, Xu Erlong had already lit the kerosene lamp and came over to wake her up.
"So early?" Xiaoling muttered, rubbing her sleepy eyes.
"It's getting late. We still have to walk for a long time to go to the city." Xu Erlong replied.
Zhang Jinfang got up and looked at the sky outside. It was time.
It's summer and it gets dark early.
If it's winter, it's probably still dark outside at this moment.
Zhang Jinfang suddenly understood Xu Erlong's need to rent a house in the city. If she didn't live in the city and had Xiaoling get up so early and come home late every day, she probably wouldn't be able to bear it.
"I'll make breakfast for you to eat?" Zhang Jinfang asked.
"No need." Xu Erlong said: "There are quite a lot of food over there at the children's school. I took Xiaoling and found something to eat near the school. Mom, if you are at home today, just pack up, or, I
If I give you some more money, you can walk around the city and see what else you need and buy it all."
Zhang Jinfang responded with a smile.
Xiaoling went to the back, fetched water, brushed her teeth, washed her face, and applied the cream she bought yesterday.
Then, she put on the newly bought white shirt, blue trousers, and snow-white white mesh shoes.
Putting that backpack on her back again, the Xiaoling in front of her looked like the student child of this era in the textbook.
"Second brother, is this okay?" Xiaoling stood in front of Xu Erlong, playing with her braid uncomfortably.
This new outfit was the first in her life, and she was really a little awkward and uncomfortable.
"It's pretty good. My Xiaoling can definitely do it." Xu Erlong praised her.
"Come on, don't be late, it's your first time to report today." Zhang Jinfang urged.
Xu Erlong took Xiaoling and set off in the morning light towards the Chemical Plant Children's School in the city.
Because of Li Yongnian's original promise, Xu Xiaoling was able to successfully enroll in the Chemical Engineering School.
She had stopped reading after finishing primary school in the village, and now it was time to start from the first grade of junior high school.
The class she was assigned to was Grade 1 and Grade 3. The head teacher, whose surname was Duan, was Duan Hongmei, a young teacher.
Although his qualifications are not as good as those of other veteran teachers, he is better because he is young and can easily get along with the children.
Xu Erlong and Xiaoling rushed to the Finance Office, where all the parents of the students were queuing up to pay.
Compulsory education has not been implemented yet, and tuition and miscellaneous fees still need to be paid. This is why Xiaoling only attended the village primary school and never went to school again.
Almost all of the parents queuing up in front and left were employees of chemical plants, and these students were all children from the city.
Even if Xiaoling is wearing a new outfit, standing here, it is obvious that she is a child from the countryside.
That skin color and that temperament cannot be changed by changing into new clothes.
Before coming, Xiaoling was very happy, but now, facing everyone's probing eyes, she couldn't help but feel a little timid.
Xu Erlong saw her embarrassment and reached out to pull her.
After paying the tuition and fees, Xu Erlong took Xiaoling to her class and received books and textbooks from the class teacher with the payment invoice.
Once all the procedures are done, school will officially start on September 1st.
Xu Erlong was waiting for Xiaoling outside the classroom, waiting for her to finish collecting the books and then come out of the classroom carrying her schoolbag.
The excitement when Chuchu came to school has passed, and Xiaoling is now filled with anxiety.
She deeply felt that she did not belong to this circle, and the classmates around her were all children who grew up in the city.
Their smiles and their attitudes all convey a sense of superiority.
"Don't you like it here?" Xu Erlong looked at her low mood and generally understood her mood.
Xiaoling lowered her head, shook her head, and then nodded: "Second brother, I will persist. I will study hard here and keep reading."
In the past, she wanted to study but had no chance.
Now, the second brother has found such an opportunity for her to study, and even rented a house in the city for her.
Even on this point, she couldn't give up easily.
"Second brother, I will work hard. Even if I come from the countryside and am different from them, as long as I work hard, my grades will definitely not be worse than theirs." Xiaoling clenched her fists.
Xu Erlong stretched out his hand and touched Xiaoling's head lovingly.
Although this urban-rural difference is somewhat obvious, it cannot be escaped.
He swore that he would work hard to help his sister change her life as soon as possible.