Coming out of the train station, Zhou Weimin found a small restaurant and asked in Mandarin, "Is there any rice?" ”

The owner of the restaurant, a middle-aged man with dark skin, said in a simple dialect: "Rice? There is no rice, only steamed buns. ”

Zhou Weimin frowned and looked at him suspiciously, "What?" ”

"There are buns."

This next week for the people to understand, "Okay, then come two catties of steamed buns, and a few more home-cooked dishes, you look at it." ”

"What do you want?"

"What do you mean?"

"There are white flour buns, corn flour buns, and sorghum buns, we generally call white buns, yellow buns, and black buns, white buns are the best, a dime a catty, yellow buns are five cents a catty, and black buns are three cents a catty."

"What do you say, forget it, come two catties of white flour buns."

After difficult communication, several people found a table to sit down, Xu Fugui glanced at the noodle shop owner curiously, and asked in a low voice, "Director, what did he say just now?" ”

"I guess it's Tongcheng dialect, I don't understand it very well, just go north, people in the capital speak Mandarin about the same."

"Tongcheng doesn't eat rice?" Tian Zhu was equally curious.

"There should be rice, but it's very small, most people eat steamed buns, and pasta, you should be used to it."

"Eat habitually, eat habitually."

The four of them replied, with some expectations in their hearts, and they didn't know what the diet of the northerners was like.

After a while, the owner of the noodle restaurant brought a dozen white flour buns, Xu Fugui took a bite and frowned, "It tastes similar to steamed buns, it doesn't seem to be as delicious as steamed buns." ”

The others also nodded, and Zhou Weimin said angrily: "It's good to eat some, why don't you give you a taste of black buns?" ”

Xu Fugui didn't speak again, a mouthful of steamed buns and a mouthful of vegetables, but he felt quite strange in his heart.

After all, the bun is not rice, and he always feels that something is wrong, but he can't say it.

After eating, Zhou Weimin asked them to go shopping by themselves, just remember the time to come back to catch the train.

Although the sun was scorching outside, it couldn't stop the curiosity of the four young people, who walked out of the hotel together and looked around.

"Did you find it, there are not many men here, most of them are women's families." Tian Zhu whispered.

Duan Xingguo nodded, "That's it, and there aren't many shops, these cinders are everywhere, it's really a waste, isn't the coal here costly?" ”

Sun Zhiwen guessed: "Didn't that person say just now, the men should all be digging coal in the mines outside the city, and the city should be their families." ”

The four of them walked around and found that the coal here was indeed very cheap, and they could buy a lot of it for almost no money.

If you don't pay attention to it, there are many unwanted coal blocks near the coal mines outside the city, and these coal blocks can also be used at home.

But in addition to the cheap coal mines, Xu Fugui found that the city did not seem to be so good, leaving him with only the impression of noise and darkness.

It may be a good place to make money, but it's not suitable for living, and it's frustrating to stay for a long time.

The weather was indeed hot, and a few people bought some local specialties and hurried back to the train station to sit on wooden chairs to cool off.

"When will I get to the capital, I haven't taken a shower for two days, and I'm sticky." Duan Xingguo wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a frown.

Zhou Weimin flicked the cigarette ash, "Want to take a bath?" There is a river just outside the train station, if memory serves. ”

When Duan Xingguo heard this, he immediately ran out in a hurry, but after a while, he came back scolding.

Facing everyone's curious eyes, he spat out a mouthful of saliva, "Special mother, there is a river, but I don't know what river it is, the river is black, the same color as coal!" ”

To be honest, the waiting time for the bus is boring, and a few people can only pass the time by taking out unfinished books from wicker boxes.

Unconsciously, the sun was setting, and the bright sunlight was sprinkled, like a golden veil for Tongcheng.

The heat was still rolling in the streets, and several people walked out of the train station again, filled their stomachs, and returned to the train waiting for seven o'clock.

At seven o'clock in the middle of summer, the sun had just set, and there was a large fiery cloud left in the western sky, at least an hour before it got dark.

The train to the capital was long overdue, and several people finally got on the train again, and the distance to the capital was getting closer and closer.

The farther you go north, the more different it feels to everyone, the accents of the people around you are completely different from theirs, and although they speak in dialects, there are no barriers to communication at all.

And when the people in the carriage saw them, they would smile and say, "You're from the south, right?" ”

"How do you know?"

At this time, the people will compare their height, "When I hear you speak, I know that you are from the south, and you are not tall, but you look like a northerner." ”

There are always people pointing to Xu Fugui and saying that he is more than 1.8 meters tall, and in this era, it is rare to see a tall man like him in the north.

But at this time, Xu Fugui would always shake his head, "I am a serious southerner, and I eat fragrant white rice." ”

Starting from Tongcheng, I stayed on the train for two days and two nights, and after several people stinked, finally, the capital that I had been thinking about arrived in my heart!

As soon as he got off the train, Duan Xingguo rushed out, looked at the huge train station, and couldn't help yelling, "Capital, I'm here!" ”

The people around him were taken aback, and immediately glanced at him kindly, looking surprised.

Syllable!

Zhou Weimin slapped his head hard, "What did I tell you before leaving?" Every move has to be reported and commanded, and what is the embarrassing nonsense. ”

Duan Xingguo laughed, "Aren't I happy, director, where are we going now, can you find a place to take a bath first, I can't even smell it." ”

"The leader has already arranged a guest house for us, go, follow me, the capital is different from the provincial capital, if you get lost, I don't have the time to come to you."

As soon as a few people took two steps, a man in a green military uniform walked over, first gave a military salute, and then said with a straight look: "Hello, comrade, now I need your cooperation to register." ”

Zhou Weimin nodded, "It should be." ”

Following the green uniforms to a room, the staff first looked at their credentials and then began to register their information.

After registering the information, they walked out of the house, and Zhou Weimin once again instructed them to carry their certificates with them and respond to the inspection at any time.

Unlike other places, the capital is very strict because of the large number of outsiders, and there may be some troublemakers and spies mixed in.

Several people hurriedly agreed, but their minds had already rushed outside, looking left and right one by one, wanting to remember the appearance of the capital.

Following Zhou Weimin out of the train station, looking at the bustling and spacious streets, several people couldn't help but open their mouths in shock.

(End of chapter)