The imperial capital, also called Kyoto, or called the capital, can be, anyway, it is a place.

After enduring the shouting of "beer, drink, mineral water, peanut and melon seed eight-treasure porridge" all the way, plus mixed with the smell of smoke, stinky feet, fox smell and other tastes that made people roll their eyes for more than 20 hours, Zhou Bai was almost like a dead dog.

Although he slept on the sleeper on the way, he didn't sleep for many hours along the way, and now his eyes were a little bloodshot, after all, it was the first time to go out and the first time to take the train, so he had no experience at all.

When Zhou Bai walked out of the train with his luggage, the capital had never appeared so clearly in his world, which impressed him deeply, because it was so cold.

At this moment, he was wearing a shirt and a thin coat, and the oncoming cold made him goosebumps, and he shivered a little in an instant.

There is air conditioning in the train, there are many people, and they feel a little hot wearing coats, but the temperature in the capital of the train gave Zhou Bai a big surprise, he has lived in the subtropical region since he was a child, and he has long adapted to the climate of not less than ten degrees in winter.

"No, I have to find a place to take out the thick sweater in my bag and put it on, otherwise I will have to catch a cold if I continue like this." Zhou Bai said to himself.

Zhou Bai found the station staff to explain his situation, and looking at the strange expression of the staff at the Beijing Railway Station, Zhou Bai couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.

It's really shameless to do such a low-IQ thing, because he found out at this time that the people who got off the bus were all wrapped in thick clothes, and they had already changed before they got off.

Finally changed his clothes, Zhou Bai began to ask for directions with his luggage, the art examination will not start until after the Spring Festival, and the first examination will start on the eighth day of junior high school, and he must now find a hotel to live in.

Zhou Bai came to the capital a week in advance, one is to adapt to the environment, to avoid the situation of unsuitable water and soil and affect the art examination, after all, to carry out on-site registration to confirm something, the time is tight for fear of not being able to catch up, and the other is to treat it as a tour, a person alone in a city, to understand and contact the city, is also a part of exercising yourself.

Dongcheng District of the capital is where the art examination is held, and he needs to find a place to stay nearby.

This is mainly for convenience, anyway, the whole capital is so big, it is not difficult to find a place to live, after all, many foreigners have gone home for the New Year during the Spring Festival, and the capital is actually a lot empty.

In this year, tourism has just been popular for many years, so it is far less crowded than so many people in the Spring Festival in Beijing in the future.

Although it is already the eighth day of the new year, Zhou Bai still feels the strong flavor of the New Year that is different from the Lingnan style, and the people on the street wear new clothes, dressed up as what people think is fashionable in the hearts of people in this era, and smile.

The only pity is that there is no smell of fireworks in the capital, and fireworks have been banned since 93, and now even if someone secretly puts it once, it is just a small short row, and it can be done in a few seconds.

The street is full of traffic, there are a lot of bicycles, the capital is different from the style of the flower city, although they are all the same vibrant, compared to the pragmatic and low-key style of the flower city, there is more of a unique atmosphere and cultural heritage under the feet of the Son of Heaven, so that Zhou Bai fell in love with this city.

The bus driver is very enthusiastic, the uncle and aunt who buy vegetables are also very good at chatting, and the taxi driver can say that he can talk to you all over the world, and all kinds of topics are seamlessly accessed. This is the capital, there is no haze in later generations, although there are not so tall buildings, prosperous and rich, and there is more of a simple and natural meaning.

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In the eastern part of the city, there is a small hotel front desk.

"Young man, if we don't see that you come to Beijing alone, it's really not easy, the price has already opened for you to more than a hundred, you ask around here, our Sister Ma Hotel has always been a fair price, which stay is not all at home, you have to consider it and hurry up, this year's art examination is a lot more than in previous years, maybe it will be full in a while." ”

Talking to Zhou Bai was the eldest sister at the front desk of the hotel, dressed in fancy clothes, wearing heavy makeup, wearing gym pants, perming curly hair and lipstick, her tone was very sincere, appropriately enthusiastic, and her eyes hid the trace of disdain very well.

Of course, Sister Ma is the owner of Sister Ma's hotel, this is not Sister Ma, the boss is a cat at home, this is Sister Ma and their relative Sister Liu, well, in short, it's the eldest sister.

"Sister Liu, what you said is not wrong at all, but eighty yuan a day is indeed too high, I really don't have so much money to spend on this as a poor student, you can help, it's cheaper." Zhou Bai smiled and said, thinking that there is a hotel of eighty yuan a day, but your hotel is broken, and with this environment, eighty yuan a day, am I really a fish in the water (wronged head)?

In normal times, Zhou Bai is too lazy to talk to her, but the hotels near here are really not easy to find, I was not very satisfied with the two before, this one has a poor environment, but the location is quite suitable, Zhou Bai is now very tired after a long journey, too lazy to find.

"Young man, you don't know, I'm not far from the Chinese opera here, and it doesn't take half an hour by bus. There are so many people in the art examination this year, they are accompanied by their families or something, and there is nothing vacant in the hotels in the capital, and the price of 80 yuan a day is affordable. This Sister Liu, who has heavy makeup and a foundation that is almost an inch thick, said that this kind of young man has never seen the world, and he is not a casual old lady.

Although I came to the capital more than a week in advance, the examination time and on-site registration confirmation time of different majors in the art examination are actually different, and some people from other majors that started earlier have indeed come.

"There are thousands of people who have registered for the art examination, and a big capital city is a giant city with a population of 12 million, isn't it easy to find a hotel?" Zhou Bai said lightly with a calm face.

Zhou Bai was a little helpless in his heart, this eldest sister is really powerful, even in the capital, in this era when the per capita salary is more than 400 yuan, the single-room hotel is open to eighty yuan a day, this is crazy for money.

The eldest sister was choked, you said that there is nothing empty in the hotels in the capital, people say that the city has such a large population, and the hotels are, which means that if you can't do it here, I will find something else.

"Young man, you young people don't know that this capital is complicated, those hotels outside are not clean, there is a mess, you see how good the environment is here, quiet and safe, not far from the bus station, as well as the restaurant snack street, not far from the pharmacy clinic, that is simply not better. Sister Liu disagreed, she was experienced in bargaining.

There is reason and evidence, there is wood, Zhou Bai can't help but cheer for the eldest sister, this eldest sister Liu in addition to the arrogant mentality of some locals and the psychology of philistines, is indeed the owner of the powerful combat power of the people in the capital city who can talk about it when they see people.

It's a pity that Zhou Bai is really not a little white without much knowledge, he has information that others can't think of, and he is also clear about the price of the hotel.

"If it weren't for the environment, I really wouldn't choose to stay here, but there are a lot of hotels nearby, if there is no accident, I will stay for at least twenty days, and if the exam goes well, then I will have to stay for a month." Even if there are a lot of people, you rarely live here for such a long time, and if you insist on this price, there is really no way and no need to talk about it. Zhou Bai said calmly, quite lightly.

Twenty days is not wrong, if you fail the art exam, it will be almost twenty days, why will Zhou Bai stay in the capital at that time? It is too late to pack up and get out.

"Young man, are you pinching me, for the sake of your spirit, I'll give you an affordable price, how about sixty-one days?"

"Too expensive"

"Hey, you're cutting meat, it's really not expensive to configure sixty yuan a day in my environment, you can inquire elsewhere, this price is really not for you." "Sister Liu is a little excited, this price is a bit expensive, but it's really not a Mongolian person.

Zhou Baier didn't say a word, just raised his feet and left.

"Hey, you come back, if you have something to say, it's okay, this deal is all negotiated, for your long-term stay, you only need to give this number, how about it, this price is satisfied, right?" Sister Liu hurriedly ran out of the counter and grabbed Zhou Bai.

"Okay, okay, how much do you say, it's the first time I've seen such a young man like you who can bargain, and he will definitely be a person who can live a life in the future. ”

Zhou Bai gently raised a few fingers and gestured a number, making Sister Liu grit her teeth, but finally agreed.

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"The wisdom of life is probably to ask why. —Honoré de Balzac (France)