The school requires students to leave the school within a limited time.

Li Yunhai studied in the provincial capital, and he had no relatives, and several classmates in the provincial capital did not have extra beds for him to sleep in. Everyone is like Shen Xiulan's family, crowded, and he is embarrassed to make trouble for others.

The next morning, Li Yunhai packed his luggage and left his alma mater.

Standing at the gate of the school, Li Yunhai was confused.

It is a huge provincial city, but there is no place for him.

Where to go?

In 1984, China had a population of 1.04 billion, of which 800 million were in rural areas. There are fewer residents, fewer workers, fewer civil servants, and fewer houses in the city.

The houses of workers in the city are all provided and allocated by the government and units. The unit benefits are good, and the benefits of subdivision are also good. In some units, double workers can only be divided into 16 square meters of bungalows, no kitchen, no running water, no toilet, this is still the treatment of double workers, and single workers can only be divided into 8 square meters of houses.

A lot of locals, generations crammed into a small bungalow. These old houses, which still exist until 40 years later, have become historical witnesses of this era.

It has been several years since the reopening of the year, but because the farmers have just been allocated to the fields, many people are unable to leave the countryside, so there are not many people who come out to work.

Li Yunhai wants to rent a house in the city, even if he has money in his hand, it doesn't mean that he can rent it.

He had to pack his bags and go to the hostel first.

In an age of non-mobility, hotels were a scarce luxury, even in the most prosperous provincial towns.

Fortunately, Li Yunhai is very familiar with the provincial capital, and he knows where there are hostels.

He carried his luggage and walked a long way to a hostel.

The front desk was a middle-aged woman, and she opened her mouth to ask for a letter of introduction.

Li Yunhai was mentally prepared and knew that he needed a letter of introduction to live in a hostel, but he had just graduated and had not yet reported to the unit, where did the letter of introduction come from?

He said a lot of good things, took out his graduation certificate and registration card to show her, and said Eldest sister, you can be accommodating, I haven't reported to the unit yet, and I can't open a letter of introduction. Why don't I give you a few more bucks and let me stay for one night?

The woman said that I have no choice, you can't live in the store without a letter of introduction, this is the rule, even if I have the heart to accept you, our store is now full!

She saw that Li Yunhai was out alone, and she was really lonely, so she kindly pointed out: "Young man, if you really have nowhere to go, go find a bathhouse to spend the night, and for a few cents, you can also take a hot bath." The bathhouse does not read the letter of introduction. ”

Li Yunhai thanked him and looked for a bathhouse everywhere.

In this era, ordinary people do not have bathrooms at home, and it is easy to deal with hot days, and in winter, everyone has to go to the bathhouse to take a hot bath for the New Year.

He finally found a new sand pool bathhouse, but he came too early and it wasn't open yet.

The staff told him that he could stay overnight, but after 10 o'clock in the evening, the bath fee was 6 cents per person, and he had to leave at 6 o'clock the next morning.

Li Yunhai left the bed in the bathhouse and said that he would come back at ten o'clock in the evening.

The staff was kind enough to agree.

Li Yunhai carried his schoolbag and came to Wuyiwen.

Half of the morning had passed.

He still buys a few steamed buns at noon to satisfy his hunger.

Today's weather is exceptionally hot, not even windy.

Li Yunhai bought two bottles of iced soda and drank it, but it was still difficult to get rid of the heat.

The school was closed, and his novels were returned to the school library, and there were no books to read, which made this boring day particularly difficult.

At the end of the day, he didn't receive a single order, not even asking.

After dark, the city's thousands of lights are bright, high-rise buildings are suddenly dressed in jewel-encrusted clothes, and streets are transformed into a shining Milky Way.

The streets are lined with shops, and the carefully arranged shop windows are like beautiful paintings displayed in front of people.

Li Yunhai found a restaurant, ordered a fried meat with chili, and ate three bowls of rice.

Looking at the happy appearance of the families next to him, the lonely Li Yunhai really wanted to have a home. A place of your own, it doesn't need to be too big, how comfortable it is to have a woman and have another child!

After dinner, he walked to the river, sat on a rock, and looked at the mountains on the other side of the river.

He misses the little bed at school so much, he slept so comfortably!

Such a big city, with a population of millions, does not have a bed that belongs to him.

Like a wandering spirit, he walked slowly along Wuyi Avenue, wandering in this familiar and unfamiliar city.

At ten o'clock in the evening, he dragged his tired body to the bathhouse of Xinshachi.

The people at the help desk didn't mention the letter of introduction.

Li Yunhai paid 6 cents and went through the overnight procedures.

The waiter took him to the lounge, where the last bathers were leaving.

He slept in rows of reclining chairs for bathers, with slanted backs and blue striped towels on them. The floor is covered with colorful tiles, which is a little slippery to step on. On the chaise longue beside him lay an old gentleman, comfortably smoking a cigarette and holding a small radio, showing no signs of leaving.

The waiter didn't urge the old man to go, pointed to Li Yunhai's backpack, motioned him to hand it over, and asked him to put the money in his pocket.

Li Yunhai's money was all placed in a schoolbag and wrapped in a cloth. I only put a few dollars of change in my pocket, and I immediately took it out and put it all in my school bag.

The waiter used a fork like a Poseidon trident to hang the bag high on the roof with a whoosh. There is a row of hooks that serve as bathers' storage boxes and cloakrooms.

Lying on the recliner, Li Yunhai felt that the whole world was wet. The occupants kept joining, and the backpacks kept taking off into the air and flying to the roof.

Listening to the sound of cars and people outside that gradually fell silent, Li Yunhai began his first sleepless night in the provincial capital.

The bathers come from all over the world, and they are not familiar with each other, some are snoring loudly, some are coughing loudly as if no one is around, some are unscrupulously letting out loud stinky farts, and some people are enjoying the stinky feet with athlete's foot, and they have to put them under their noses to smell after picking.

Li Yunhai smelled all kinds of strange and unpleasant smells, tossing and turning, and couldn't sleep.

He began to miss the dilapidated house in the countryside with only a few adobe houses, his grandparents and younger siblings, and of course, Shen Xiulan's soft and warm little hands, and her fragrant and soft body.

Thinking of the promise he made in the Shen family that he would settle down in the provincial capital within three years, how high-spirited was he at that time? At this moment, he is so embarrassed!

Provincial capital, provincial capital!

Li Yunhai wants to settle down here, it's not so easy!

I don't know when, he fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, Li Yunhai and the other people who spent the night were driven up very early and began to go their separate ways, wandering around the big city.

The days without books to read were too torturous for Li Yunhai.

He did not have a permanent residence in the provincial capital and did not want to buy books, so he found a bookstore to rent.

The business of renting a bookstore was run by someone two years ago, and when Li Yunhai was in school, there was a bookstore renting next to it.

He rented a novel in a bookstore, and then he came to Wuyiwen.

Li Yunhai leaned the billboard made of corrugated paper under the root of the tree, picked up two stones and pressed them, and then sat down to read.

The days accompanied by books passed extremely quickly, and I didn't even feel hot under the big day.

slipped away quietly one morning, and Li Yunhai did not receive a single business.

He looked at his billboard and wondered if he should add advertisements for repairing household appliances.

It's really profitable to repair printers, but it's not every day!

He took out his pen and added a sentence after the corrugated "professional repair" advertisement: "Televisions, refrigerators, washing machines, cassette recorders and other household appliances." ”

Then, he put the ad in order.

"Young man, do you want to fix the pressure cooker?" An old grandmother stopped, holding a deflated Double Happiness brand pressure cooker in her hand, and stretched it out in front of Li Yunhai.

"I don't fix pressure cookers." Li Yunhai waved his hand.

The old grandmother may have been a little deaf, and only heard the last four words, so she put down the pressure cooker and asked, "My pressure cooker is fried, can it be repaired?" How much can it be repaired? ”

Li Yunhai shook his hand again and again: "Don't repair!" Don't fix it! Grandma, I don't fix pressure cookers! ”

The old grandmother heard clearly this time, bent down to lift the pressure cooker, and shook her head: "The pressure cooker won't be repaired!" What are you doing to fix it? ”

Li Yunhai couldn't cry or laugh.

At this time, a crisp shout came from the side: "Hey, it's you!" ”

What a pretty city girl!

She is about 1.7 meters tall, wearing the most popular red skirt at the moment, a white short-sleeved top, the hem of the dress is tied in the skirt, a slender waist, a pair of high-heeled sandals on her feet, and a pair of white socks on her legs. The figure is exquisitely convex, slim, smiling, and charming.

Li Yunhai looked at her curiously: "Are you talking to me?" ”

The woman smiled playfully: "Yes! You don't recognize me? ”

Li Yunhai shook his head and said seriously: "I'm not a god in the sky, how can I know a fairy?" ”

The woman sneered, "Why are you here?" ”

She immediately saw Li Yunhai's billboard: "Oh, you're doing repairs?" ”

Li Yunhai searched it in his mind, but still didn't have any impression of her, so he asked, "Are you?" ”

The woman said, "At the graduation party, you helped us repair the tape recorder." Do you remember? ”

Li Yunhai had a flash of inspiration, and oh: "You are the classmate who danced solo!" You changed into civilian clothes, and you looked more beautiful and beautiful, and I didn't recognize you. ”

The woman smiled and asked, "Which class are you from?" How come I haven't seen you before? After you graduated, which unit were you assigned to? ”

Li Yunhai replied: "I'm not from an art school, I'm from the industrial and technical school next door to you, and I was assigned to the Meishan County Machinery Factory after graduation, and I haven't reported yet!" What about you? ”

The woman said: "I am assigned to the workers' art troupe in the province, and I will report next week." Hey, what's your name? ”

"Li Yunhai!"

"My name is Lin Zhi, it's nice to meet you."

She generously stretched out her right hand.

Li Yunhai hurriedly got up, wiped his hands on his trouser legs, and then shook hands with her.

Her fingers are slender and long, like the tips of new bamboo shoots after the rain, and her skin is as white as condensed jade fat, she is spiritual, tall and thin, curvy, full of a woman's gentle and sweet breath, in line with all the fantasies of a man about a beautiful woman.