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Yu Bing and the others launched into the journey north.

It took two days and two nights for them to take the practice to the capital from Jiang Province. Thankfully, Xiao Sheng used his connections to purchase 4 sleeper spots. After he left the capital practice station, he discovered two tricycle buses and took them to the visitor home close to the capital college to quickly cool down.

Xiao Sheng booked two rooms. After placing the issues away, Yu Bing steered discovering a spot to remain first. In any case, the visitor home was too costly. The much less time they stayed there, the higher.

The varsity was within the downtown space of the capital and there have been many homes of native residents close by. Most of them had been requisitioned by the state after the brand new regime was established. The owner would normally have the ability to have a couple of extra homes. Many individuals had been keen to squeeze their complete household into one single home to subsidize their households.

Because of her standing as a college scholar within the capital college, Yu Bing efficiently rented a two-room courtyard home. The large room was 15 sq. meters, which Yu Bing and Xiao Li would keep in, and the small one was 10 sq. meters, which was for Xiao Lin to remain in. The kitchen was close to the door and between the 2 rooms.

Most significantly, there was a rest room within the courtyard. Though there have been greater than twenty households dwelling within the neighborhood, there was no must run to the alley exterior the courtyard to make use of a public lavatory. Furthermore, it was solely a ten-minute stroll to the capital college, so Yu Bing was very happy.

Nevertheless, the patron costs within the capital had been terribly excessive. The hire of the 2 rooms added as much as 22 yuan a month.

After paying the hire, the 4 of them cleaned up the room on the identical day. There was just one mattress in every room. Everybody solely introduced blankets and garments to the capital, so the remaining objects needed to be purchased.

After waking up the subsequent day, the few of them determined to maneuver their baggage over first. Xiao Lin and Xiao Li had been in command of watching the home. Xiao Sheng borrowed a tricycle bus from the owner and introduced Yu Bing to the waste station to seek out two cupboards. They spent 30 yuan shopping for stoves, pots, bowls, and different every day requirements on the provide firm. Then, they piled all of them on the tricycle and introduced them again to the courtyard.

After bringing the issues dwelling, Xiao Sheng carried the heavy issues in alone whereas Yu Bing, Xiao Lin, and Xiao Li had been in command of transferring the sunshine issues.

With every part they wanted, their life within the capital formally started. This was as a result of Xiao Sheng needed to report the arrival the day after tomorrow. Everybody determined to observe the flag-raising ceremony and climb the Nice Wall collectively tomorrow. These had been two issues that out of city folks needed to do after arriving within the capital.

Then, the 4 of them went to the picture studio to take two photographs to commemorate their arrival within the capital.

Blissful instances had been at all times quick. Within the blink of an eye fixed, it was time for Xiao Sheng to go to the military. Excited about how the 2 of them wouldn’t see one another for no less than half a yr or perhaps a yr, Yu Bing felt unhappy.

Bus station

When Xiao Sheng noticed that Yu Bings eyes had been a bit of pink, he felt dejected as nicely and he hugged Yu Bing reluctantly as he stated, “I’ll work laborious within the military. I’ll try to get a residence as quickly as potential and convey you guys over.”

Yu Bing nodded in Xiao Shengs arms and reminded him worriedly, “It doesn’t matter what you do, keep in mind to guard your self. Xiao Li, Xiao Lin, and I are ready for you at dwelling.”

Prior to now, with out Yu Bing, Xiao Sheng would even be fearful about his siblings when he went out. Nevertheless, now that there was Yu Bing, he felt very relaxed.

Xiao Sheng kissed the highest of Yu Bings head softly and rubbed his siblings’ hair as he stated gently, “The 2 of it’s best to research laborious and assist Sister Yu Bing do housekeeping after faculty.”

Unhappy expressions appeared on Xiao Li and Xiao Lin’s faces. Then, they nodded and hugged Xiao Shengs waist reluctantly.

The loudspeaker on the entrance saved enjoying the bus countdown, so the 2 of them let go of Xiao Sheng and let him enter the station. Yu Bing checked out Xiao Shengs again as he left and immediately felt a bit of dejected. That they had by no means been aside for thus lengthy after they met.

The three of them returned dwelling listlessly, however there have been many kids of the identical age within the courtyard, in order that they shortly forgot about their disappointment. Then again, Yu Bing was in low spirits for a couple of days earlier than she lastly recovered.

Quickly, faculty began. Xiao Li and Xiao Lin had been additionally organized to go to the first faculty affiliated with the capital college. The first faculty was beside the capital college. At first, Yu Bing despatched them backwards and forwards. It was solely when the 2 of them discovered an alley to go to and from faculty that she felt relaxed and allow them to commute themselves.

In 1978, the nation had simply opened the market, however many individuals nonetheless handled enterprise as hypothesis. Some authorities officers had been additionally a bit of ambivalent about entrepreneurship.

Yu Bing was one of many first batch of college college students and obtained various consideration, so if Yu Bing went to do enterprise as a college scholar, she would almost definitely be reported.

Now, most individuals had been nonetheless interested by the Cultural Revolution. Even when the varsity didn’t expel her, she would nonetheless be publicly criticized, so she wasn’t in a rush to do enterprise..