Chapter 5: Behind Bars

When Wu Fan left the Tiananmen Tower, it was already evening. After having the idea of putting aside the past and starting all over again, Wu Fan felt hungry, this was the first time Wu Fan felt hungry after Lu Wei left, and the first time he wanted to eat a delicious meal, his stomach also screamed in response to Wu Fan's 'cooing'.

Wu Fan returned to Dashilar along the original road, there are too many restaurants with old Beijing characteristics in the Qianmen area: Yilong, Quanjude, Tianxingju, Cheap Fang, Belly Bursting, Yueshengzhai, Ruibin Building, Chen Ji Boiling, Zhengyang Building, Duyi, Lao Zhengxing, Gongdelin, Fengzeyuan, etc., the aroma of food wafting out of the restaurant aroused Wu Fan's appetite. Wu Fan looked at the time-honored restaurants, touched his pockets meaningfully, and had the heart to enter the store to eat, but he was shy in his pocket, so he could only look at the store and sigh and shake his head "Hi", and turned his head to the snack street.

There are several kinds of "door frame potstickers" stuffing in our store, pork green onions, pork zucchini, pork lentils, leek eggs, etc., the skin is thin and filling, one side is crispy and one side is tender and unified, and the world is delicious. Wu Fan walked into the snack street and was stopped by a shopkeeper who grabbed Wu Fan and introduced him.

"Doorframe potstickers!? ... How can you sell it!" After Wu Fan was calculated by the "noodle" driver, he had palpitations and didn't dare to enter the store casually, so he should ask the price first, so as not to be wronged again.

"15 yuan a catty, 40 a catty, you are half a catty for one person, a huge bowl, a bowl of millet porridge only costs 5 cents, and then a dish of side dishes, after eating that comfortable, it is only a dozen yuan." ”

"Well, that's it."

"An objective, upstairs please, half a catty of potstickers, a plate of side dishes, a bowl of porridge ......"

The shopkeeper shouted and let Wu Fan into his arms, and the guests who ate upstairs were almost full, only an old woman with crane hair and a childish face sat on a square table in the corner. The shopkeeper brought Wu Fan to the table: "I'm bothering you! This little brother is also one, how about sharing a table with you, how about you ?...... it?"

The crane-haired old woman put down the potstickers she was eating, raised her head and smiled kindly: "Yes, sit down!

Wu Fan was not lucky, and sat down with a slight smile at the old man.

"Half a catty of potstickers, a plate of side dishes, a bowl of porridge, objectively the meal you ordered, please use it slowly..."

As soon as Wu Fan sat down, he passed the 'door frame potsticker' he ordered downstairs. Wu Fan sighed in his heart: The efficiency of the capital is too high!

Wu Fan was also broken, grabbed the potstickers and gobbled them up and stuffed his mouth, and the old woman on the side said with a smile: "Young man, eat slowly, no one will rob you..."

Wu Fan looked up at the old woman, and there was a cluck, Wu Fan was a little choked when he was in a hurry, and hurriedly picked up the porridge and swallowed it, smirking at the old man with some embarrassment.

The old woman didn't laugh at Wu Fan, and patiently continued: "This potsticker, you have to chew slowly and swallow carefully to taste the taste, your way of eating, not only did not taste the taste, but practiced this craft... This eating potstickers is the same as doing things in life, no matter what you do, don't be in a hurry, you have to think carefully to achieve great things..."

Wu Fan listened to the old man's lecture while chewing the potstickers slowly, the taste is indeed different, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, the aroma is overflowing when you take a bite, and the taste is unique.

After a while, the old woman stood up: "Young man, you eat slowly, I have already eaten...... Xiao Er'er, please settle the account, just help me pack a half-catty vegetarian potsticker and bring it back to the old man, and my mother will be proud of this 'door frame potsticker'..."

The old woman said goodbye to Wu Fan and shouted to Xiao Er to settle the bill. Wu Fan was stunned at first when he heard that the old woman was packing to bring back to his mother, and then aroused his curiosity, Wu Fannuo asked the old man: "Mother-in-law, I just heard that you said that you want to pack it for your mother to take back, dare to ask you about your longevity this year!"

At the mention of her mother, the old woman also smiled, and was proud: "I'm still young! I'm just 78 years old this year, and my mother will be 100 years old next year!"

Wu Fan looked at the old woman who walked downstairs with a pot sticker box, and sighed in her heart: 78 years old is still young, and her old mother is 100 years old... And I am just 24 years old, my life is still long, I can't go on like this, I want to live happily like an optimistic old woman......

After eating, Wu Fan wandered aimlessly around the capital, thinking of the old man's gaze that gave him infinite strength in the Tiananmen Tower... Recall what the old woman said to him... The mother of a 100-year-old woman... and his father and mother who are far away...

Unconsciously, Wu Fan came to Shichahai in contemplation. In Shichahai in November, the lake has frozen, some men, women, old and young wear all kinds of thick cotton clothes, down jackets on the ice under the illumination of colored lights, neon lights on the ice skating car, skate blade play, they sometimes chase each other to play, sometimes get together to change the graphics, giggling laughter from time to time sounds, a happy and peaceful picture.

Wu Fan stood on the silver ingot bridge in the cold wind, a kind of fortitude came from the bottom of his heart, although his clothes were thin, he didn't feel cold at all.

"The Silver Ingot Bridge is the Silver Ingot Bridge, and its story will continue to be played out despite countless years of experience. I was deeply intoxicated by the cultural heritage that was evident in all its gestures. A pair of lovers ran up the silver ingot bridge, and the boy shouted loudly.

"My great poet, you are beginning to sigh again. Do you know? It is said that as long as people who love each other hold hands and walk on the bridge, they will know each other for the rest of their lives. Therefore, the silver ingot bridge is also called the 'marriage bridge'" The girl caught up with the boy and was very attached to the boy with her eyes, and said a little shyly.

The boy hugged the girl in his arms: "The beautiful moment of mutual affection, walking hand in hand across the silver ingot bridge together, since then, has opened a bright page in our lives." My dear, I love you, marry me..."

The girl was a little surprised, and pushed the boy away in a panic, the boy knelt on one leg, and magically took out the ring and handed it to the girl: "Wang Xiaojuan, I love you, marry me, okay."

Happiness came too suddenly, the girl couldn't believe what was in front of her, a little nervous, and a little hesitant: "Dapeng, you get up first... So many people are watching...~ When we graduate from college, will we talk about it...?"

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"Marry him...", "marry him...", "together...", "together...", "together...", there were suddenly many young men and women on and under the bridge, they waved the red candles in their hands rhythmically, and the tourists also clapped their hands to the rhythm and shouted loudly together.

The girl was shocked by this scene, some moved, some excited, some surprised, some something... What, tears of happiness flashed in his eyes: "You... You guys... Why are you all here, asking you to come to the Silver Ingot Bridge to play, don't you all say that you don't have time to write papers...?Oh, I see... Roc... Dapeng, you arranged it, didn't you..."

"My dear, I have been planning for this day for a long time, I will protect you and love you with my life, please marry me"

"Marry him... Marry him...""Together... Together...""Kiss a give... Kiss one..."

In the midst of cheers, the girl put on the ring and embraced the boy with joy.

The enthusiastic scene on the silver ingot bridge shows how redundant Wu Fan is arrogant and resolute.

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The night is dark, the road is quiet, there are few vehicles passing through, only neon lights are flickering tirelessly. Wu Fan wanted to start a new life, but he didn't know how to start from scratch, wandering alone in the night seemed so lonely and helpless.

"Stop, what are you doing?" a police car stopped in front of Wu Fan, and two policemen got out of the car to stop Wu Fan.

"Come... Traveling to Beijing... No, I'm looking for a job in Beijing!" Wu Fan was a little nervous and incoherent when he saw this situation, he couldn't tell the truth, it was impossible to tell the police that he came to see Tiananmen Square, and after seeing Tiananmen Square, he committed suicide.

"Hello, please take out your three certificates and take a look" An elderly policeman walked towards Wu Fan, afraid that Wu Fan had run away. It was very close to Wu Fan, as if he was ready to arrest people at any time.

"What three certificates?" Wu Fan was a little confused.

"ID card, temporary residence permit, work permit," the young policeman screamed.

Wu Fan felt in his pocket and handed his only ID card to the police. The police took the ID card and checked it: "What about the temporary residence permit and the work permit?"

"Comrade policeman, I only came to Beijing today, and now I only have an ID card..."

"I only have an ID card, so I'm sorry, please follow us back to the police station."

"Why, I didn't break the law"

"All immigrants who do not have three certificates will be sent back to their hometowns, this is an order from the superiors, please cooperate with our work," the older policeman said, grabbing one of Wu Fan's arms.

Wu Fan shouted loudly while trying to break free: "Why, I am a legal citizen of the People's Republic of China, why... Why can't you come to the capital of Beijing...!?"

Seeing that Wu Fan was about to struggle, the young policeman hurriedly grabbed Wu Fan's other arm and forcibly stuffed Wu Fan into the police car. Wu Fan couldn't resist at all, so he had to get into a police car and follow them.

(Digression: In 1999, Beijing imposed strict restrictions on the foreign population, and those who did not have three certificates or those who did not have all three certificates were repatriated to their hometowns.) In the early 1992s, with the promulgation of the State Council's "Opinions on Issues Concerning the Reform of Custody and Repatriation Work", the targets of detention were expanded to include "three no-persons" (no legal documents, no fixed residence, and no stable income), that is, floating persons without identity cards, temporary residence permits, and work permits. Non-local residents who have lived for more than 3 days are required to apply for a temporary residence permit, otherwise they will be regarded as illegal residents and will be subject to detention and repatriation. Since then, through the continuous game between various localities and relevant departments, the custody and repatriation system has gradually departed from the original legislative intent of social assistance in practice, and has gradually evolved into a restriction on the movement of migrants, and has become a punitive coercive measure that seriously threatens human rights.

With the expansion of the scope of repatriation, shelters have also been abused for indiscriminate fees, extortion, illegal detention, and forced labor in the name of living expenses, repatriation expenses, and urban capacity increase fees.

The occurrence of the Sun Zhigang case in March 2003 was reported in detail by many media outlets, and many cases of the same nature were exposed, which set off a great discussion in society about the custody and repatriation system, triggered reflection and criticism of the custody and repatriation system, and developed into a discussion on the unconstitutional review mechanism. Eight scholars have written to the National People's Congress, demanding that the custody and repatriation system be reviewed for unconstitutionality.

On June 20, 2003, ******** signed an order of the State Council, promulgating the Administrative Measures for the Relief of Wandering and Begging Persons in Urban Areas, which came into effect on August 1, 2003.