This premonition came extremely absurdly and strongly, and for a moment, Wen Jianning almost wanted to jump off the train and ran back to Mr. Qi regardless of it. She didn't want to go to Peking to go to any university, she just wanted to stay in Shanghai and live with Mr. Qi.

But in the end, she calmed down, poked her head out of the window, and waved desperately at Mr. Qi, watching Mr. Qi fall far behind the carriage, and his figure gradually shrank into a small dot until it disappeared completely.

When she turned back and sat down, the journey north really began.

Although her relatives and friends had taken care of everything in Beiping for her in advance, Wen Jianning couldn't help but feel nervous in her heart. After all, it was the first time in her life that she had traveled alone to a strange city.

It was a new world for her, full of unknowns, like a train in which she was in it.

Wen Jianning took a long-distance train for the first time in his life, and he was very curious about everything around him.

The first-class carriage she sat in was the most comfortable, with jacquard plush blankets on the floor, classical European décor, not only a washroom, a powder room, a smoking room, and even a small bar.

The second-class carriage is a four-seater, with only a small table in the middle, and the conditions are slightly worse than the first-class carriage, and the facilities are not as complete.

The worst conditions are the third-class carriages.

The aisle was narrow and crowded, and some people tried to sit down on the floor in the middle, but it didn't take long for someone to step on it. The air circulation is very poor, and when the window is not opened, the smell of sweat, hair oil, and tobacco on the person is mixed together, and the smell is so bad that people can't breathe. The passengers are even more sophisticated, there are everyone, and there are hawkers who pick baskets to sell pears and sugar cakes, shouting and walking around. The pickpockets mingled in the crowd, and after a while, someone shouted that something had been lost.

When Wen Jianning went over to look, Wang Li and Wang Yong had to firmly protect her in case something happened.

To their relief, the young lady seemed to be merely curious, and soon stopped coming here, and saved them from being crowded with them.

In those years, the trains were very slow, and the railway from Peking to Shanghai was not direct, and the ferry had to be transferred to Tianjin and then changed trains. After traveling for several days and nights, Wen Jianning and others finally arrived at the destination of the trip, Beiping.

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As soon as he entered Beiping, Wen Jianning clearly felt the difference.

There are few modern skyscrapers like Shanghai on the streets, more low-slung hutong dwellings and old buildings, and every brick and stone seems to tell a piece of ancient history. The weather in early spring was bitterly cold, the dry and cold wind was mixed with dust, and the old willow trees on the roadside were green. Pedestrians on the street, dressed in bloated Calico jackets, walked with their heads bowed and sleeves down.

Wang Li and the others hired a donkey cart, put their luggage on it, and drove Wen Jianning through the long street to the house they had rented for her in advance.

Wen Jianning's new residence is a courtyard house with three rooms facing north and south, which are used as living rooms, bedrooms and study rooms. There are two families living in the wings on the east and west sides, both of whom are honest and dutiful. In addition, there are ear rooms, utility rooms, etc., which have been cleaned up as the place where Wang Li's two brothers live. There is an old pomegranate tree planted under the window in the courtyard, and although it has not yet grown new green leaves, it is said that it produces a lot of red pomegranates every year.

Wang Li and the others paid Wen Jianning's rent for more than half a year at one time, which allowed her to live for a long time.

Wen Jianning was busy reviewing his homework while adapting to the new environment.

Until one day at the end of April, she received a telegram from Zhong Hui that they would soon be coming to Beiping.

Since receiving this telegram, Wen Jianning has been counting the days above every day.

Almost ten days later, Zhong Hui and his party finally arrived in Beiping.

In the train station, Wang Li and Wang Yong helped to get a big sign, wrote and hung it on their chests to find someone. Wen Jianning was still searching around for a familiar figure, and suddenly heard Zhong Hui's shout: "Jianning, we are here!"

As soon as she turned her head, she saw Zhong Hui rushing towards her.

The two friends ran towards each other, and as soon as they arrived, they hugged each other and jumped and laughed.

Finally, when the excitement calmed down, Wen Jianning saw Jiang Xuwen and a familiar middle-aged man following behind him. This middle-aged man was Zhong Hui's father, and Wen Jianning had seen him when he ran away from the villa in the middle of the mountain.

She hurriedly shouted, "Uncle Zhong, hello." ”

Father Zhong smiled and bowed his head to her.

The two had met as early as last year, and both had a good impression of each other.

The three of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they chatted together non-stop.

Of course, the most talked about is Zhong Hui.

After Wen Jianning left, he saw that they were not exposed, so Zhong Hui's side was always safe. Originally, she was also prepared, in case Wen Jingshu dared to let people make trouble, she would mobilize her classmates in the school to denounce this old witch. However, after a long time, Wen Jingshu did not come to the door, but she heard some things about the Wen family from others.

Speaking of this, Zhong Hui suddenly straightened his face: "I really misjudged you, I treat you as a friend, but you don't even tell me such an important thing, and you still look at my jokes." ”

Wen Jianning was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted that Zhong Hui should be referring to the fact that she was Bai Mao.

It's just that the communication clock hui didn't mention it to her again before, and she didn't take it to heart. When Zhong Hui said this, Wen Jianning felt embarrassed and hurriedly apologized to her. Although there was a reason for the incident, she kept this matter from her friends for so long, and even pretended not to know anything when Zhong Hui mentioned Bai Mao in front of her, which was wrong in itself.

Zhong Hui hurriedly waved his hand: "Okay, I'm joking with you." I just didn't expect that you would be that Bai Mao, calculate the time, it turns out that you have been a great writer so early, and I actually asked you to submit to the school's publications. ”

Wen Jianning waved his hand with an embarrassed face: "Don't laugh at me, I can be regarded as notorious now." Okay, let's not talk about this, I'll invite you to dinner and wash the dust for you and your uncle. ”

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said that they wanted to catch the wind and wash the dust, but in fact, only the three of them were in one place.

Zhong Hui's father saw that they couldn't let go of the presence of his elders, so he simply found an excuse to visit his old friends, and left first, leaving them juniors to play on their own.

Although they said how could this work, as soon as Father Zhong left, the three of them were relieved. As soon as they turned their heads, the two newcomers happily followed Wen Jianning, a person who had been here for a while, to go down to the restaurant.

Wen Jianning took them to a small restaurant that he frequented and ordered a few specialty dishes from the store.

Before the meal was served, the three friends could only drink tea and chat, when suddenly there was a commotion at the door.

Before they could understand what was happening, they saw a group of men in black coats and black pants rush in like a whirlwind, pressing a fat diner who looked like a merchant to the ground at one of the tables, followed by a rush of high-pitched shouts and screams, which made the hearts of those listening next to them twitch. After a while, under the repeated pleas of the shopkeeper who rushed to hear the news, the group of people finally grabbed the people and left.

was so disturbed by this halfway episode that no one would have the heart to eat.

Zhong Hui said coldly: "I have already hit the root of the city, and they still have the heart to arrest people." ”

Her voice was not high, but it was not low, but it was still heard by the people at the table next to her, and they all looked at her with strange eyes.

Jiang Xuwen hurriedly lowered his voice and reminded her: "Don't be so loud. ”

Although Zhong Hui has always been used to being straightforward, he also knows the importance of it, and now they are in a place where they are not familiar with life, and they are not as good as when they were in Hong Kong, they lowered their heads and drank tea in silence.

After a while, when the people at the table next to her were almost gone, Wen Jianning explained to her in a low voice beside her.

The group of people just now actually came to arrest the smugglers.

In the past two years, smuggling has become common throughout North China, and it is said that Japan himself has participated in it. Since last year, the Nanjing side has strictly ordered Beiping and other surrounding cities to strictly investigate smuggling, and once these people are caught, they will be severely punished.

Wen Jianning arrived a few months before them, and was used to seeing these things.

Although Zhong Hui's expression eased when he heard this, he still frowned: "These people above can't help it sooner or later, and they don't know when the fight is going to start, and they still arrest people in public like this." ”

Jiang Xuwen sighed beside him: "Don't say it's these smugglers, I'm afraid that even ordinary people will be arrested by them indiscriminately." ”

Wen Jianning looked at them and shook his head: "The students who catch the most are still students like us, some of them are caught in and released, and released and caught again." It was okay to get out, but more of them were kept closed, and the parents tried their best to find a way to no avail, so they kept locked up in prison. ”

Zhong Hui was frightened by her words, and held back for a long time before saying: "On this day, when is the end?" ”

Her sigh is actually the voice of the vast majority of Chinese people nowadays.

Since the Opium War of the former Qing Dynasty, the Celestial Empire has opened its doors widely, allowing the wolves, tigers and leopards around it to take advantage of the situation. For more than 70 years, countless people of insight have been running around for salvation and survival, and young students have taken to the streets, but the changes from generation to generation and the bloodshed from generation to generation have never seen the day when the country and the people are safe. However, even so, it is one of the few peaceful days at the moment. I have already arrived at the city of Beiping, and the tragedy in the northeast may be repeated at any time.

Having said this, the mood of the three of them inevitably became low.

Zhong Hui was the first to cheer up: "We came all the way to Beiping this time, isn't it just to find an answer?" I believe that as long as we are united, even if we are grasshoppers, we can also shake trees. ”

Wen Jianning said in a low voice: "But if you want to rely on ordinary people alone, you can't do it. ”

Zhong Hui didn't understand what she meant, and immediately retorted: "Meat eaters despise, lack and conspiracy. ”

Jiang Xuwen hurriedly played a round: "The country is in danger, so it is the time for our generation of young people to turn the tide." Okay, okay, the dishes are here, two ladies, don't talk about state affairs at the dinner table, let's eat quickly. ”

It just so happened that the meals were brought to the table one after another, so they stopped talking about them and chatted while eating.

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Zhong's father originally planned to rent an apartment for his daughter to live in, but Zhong Hui didn't want to be too far away from his friends, and the house was spacious enough, so he simply added a bed to Wen Jianning's original bedroom, with only a simple partition in the middle.

The two are already intimate, and now they almost eat and live together, and their relationship is even better than before.

As for Jiang Xuwen, who came with him, there was really no place for him to live in the courtyard, so he could only find a courtyard house nearby and rent a wing room.

After Zhong Hui and the others arrived, Wen Jianning finally stopped staying alone in the house all day long and studying.

The three friends occasionally go to Wangfujing Street to wander around, shop for old books, go to restaurants, or go to Miaofeng Mountain with the endless stream of tourists to make incense. More often, they still go to the classes of major universities in Peking together to audit.

Today, the most famous schools are Peking University, Tsinghua University and Yan University. Some of the most popular professors gave their most popular classes, and the classrooms were so crowded that they had to sit in the aisles with the crowds to listen to the lectures.

Peking University is located in the urban area, and Tsinghua University and Yenching University are located in the western suburbs of Beiping, far away from the bustling and lively urban area. However, the two schools have sufficient funds for education, and the construction of the campuses is very superior.

Among the three schools, Peking University has the worst conditions. The dormitory here is still an old house left in the pre-Qing Dynasty, although the historical background is deep enough, but it is cold in winter and hot in summer, and only those who live in it know the taste. It wasn't until three years ago that Peking University had its first dormitory building that could supply hot water, which caused a stir in the university.

During a visit to Peking University, Zhong Hui suddenly felt sick to his stomach halfway, went to a public toilet, and when he came out again, he retched for a long time holding on to a century-old tree, and then he had palpitations and said: "Don't blame me for not being righteous, I have made up my mind to take the Tsinghua University or Yan University in the future, if you plan to take the exam here, you can live by yourself." ”

Wen Jianning directly turned his head and asked Jiang Xuwen with a smile: "Then which school do you want to go to?"

Jiang Xuwen also smiled: "I think, no matter which one I can be admitted to." However, I haven't been admitted yet. ”

Of course, Zhong Hui could hear that these two people were teasing him, but he only pretended not to hear it.

"Although the conditions of Peking University are poor, it is also its benefits," Wen Jianning looked around, and leaned over to Zhong Hui's side with a smile and whispered: "I heard that teachers at Peking University will not take a roster roll call in class, as long as you are willing to take the exam." And the curfew is also very relaxed, if you go out with friends to fall in love or watch a movie and come home late, the housekeeper will not be very strict. ”

Zhong Hui cleared his throat unnaturally: "What you said also makes sense, since the dormitory conditions are poor, we can live outside." ”

When they returned from a day of visiting, they learned that Father Zhong was going to return to Hong Kong first.

(End of chapter)