Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 255, Tuwa enters the city

On the cement road from Beijing to Tianjin, there is a lot of traffic and the flow of people is huge. From time to time, there are four-wheeled carriages driving rapidly on the spacious concrete road.

There are people riding horses and horse-drawn carriages on the cement roads, but most of them are walking. In this era, those who can own horse-drawn carriages and ride horses are the real rich people, just like people who can afford million-dollar luxury cars in later generations Yes, they are all people with family background. As for the ordinary people, they all rely on walking when they go out.

Tuwa was wearing patched clothes, a pair of worn-out rag shoes under her feet, her toes were exposed, and she carried a package on her back, which contained a few changes of clothes.

He is not very old, only fourteen years old. In future generations, this age is still a child, but in this era, he is already a young and strong labor force in the family. Naturally, he is indispensable for the things adults have to do .

Tuwa comes from a rural area below Tianjin. She has never been outside the town since she was a child, so she is very yearning for the outside world and wants to venture outside and have a look.

This time, his sister sent a letter to his family, saying that there are many things to do here in Tianjin, and asked him not to plant land for others, but to work here in Tianjin.

After thinking for a long time, Tuwa's parents finally agreed to let Tuwa go to Tianjin to see the situation first, and if it was really good, they would also bring Tuwa's younger siblings to Tianjin.

Tuwa's older sister, Dong Chunhua, is now the one everyone in the village talks about, because Dong Chunhua is well married to Wang Gensheng, a sailor.

In the past, Wang Gensheng's family was also very poor. They farmed land for the landlord's family, and they didn't even have one-third of an acre of land of their own. Naturally, Dong Chunhua didn't have a good life when he married, so there was nothing to talk about. of.

But from the beginning of the year, when Wang Gensheng went out for the winter, this Wang Gensheng started to get serious. First, he made briquettes in the capital. He just got fat all winter, and even made money.

But this was just the beginning. At the beginning of the year, this Wang Gensheng was admitted to Tianjin Maritime Academy. After studying there for a few months, he took off completely.

Going to sea every day can earn several taels of silver every day, and hundreds of taels of silver in a month. In just a few months, Dong Chunhua's family has undergone earth-shaking changes.

First, we built a large house with several entrances in our hometown, and it became the object of discussion among people in eight townships. This house has not been lived in for a few days, and now it is said that we bought it in Tianjin for more than [-] taels of silver. The house, the whole family moved to Tianjin and became city dwellers.

More than [-] taels of silver is simply an astronomical figure for country people, a figure that Wang Gensheng dared not even dream about. This Wang Gensheng actually took it out as soon as he said it, and people from all over the country were talking about it.

So this time when Dong Chunhua returned home after finishing her studies, Tuwa's parents decided to let Tuwa come out to see the world after thinking about it, to see if he could follow his brother-in-law Wang Gensheng to mix himself up here in Tianjin.

At home, I was too poor. I didn't even have any land. I could only plant land for the landlord. I didn't even have a few full meals throughout the year. Such a life was enough.

There was wind on the soles of Tuwa's feet, and he didn't feel tired after walking for two days. He was very excited when he thought of Tianjin and thought that he would make a lot of money in Tianjin in the future.

Because of the last famine in Tuwa’s hometown, many people have stayed in Tianjin, and many people have stayed in Tianjin. Now everyone knows that it is easy to live and make money in Tianjin, so there are Many people are running to Tianjin one after another like Tuwa, hoping to make a lot of money in Tianjin.

"Tuwa, slow down~"

Behind Tu Wa, several people around Tu Wa's age kept shouting.

"You guys are too slow, it's almost time to arrive in Tianjin, and you're still dawdling."

Tu Wa looked ahead, and could already vaguely see Tianjin City, and then looked at the people from the same village behind him, and said brightly in a hurry.

"Tuwa, my feet are sore, let's sit down and rest, anyway, we are almost here, and I don't care about the time."

"That's right, it's almost here, take a break, take a rest, look at the carriages on the road, there are so many carriages, I have never seen so many carriages in my life."

"The people in this city wear clothes that look good. Look at their clothes and these shoes."

A few friends who came out with Tuwa came to the green belt in the middle of the road, sat down on their buttocks, watched the people coming and going on the road, and couldn't help but said excitedly.

Tuwa shook her head helplessly, returned to their side, and sat down, also looking at everything on the concrete road, it was very novel, and she was full of expectations for life in Tianjin.

"I want to wear such beautiful clothes from now on~"

Tu Wa looked at the passers-by on the concrete road and thought so in his heart. At this moment, he didn't dare to think too far, he could only think about how to dress better in the future.

Soon, everyone rested for a while and went on the road again. Walking on the cement road is naturally much more comfortable, and they can see all kinds of novel things along the way, which makes these people very excited. Go to Tianjin.

In Tianjin city.

Tu Wa and the others were completely dumbfounded. The place here is too lively and there are too many people. With the rise of Tianjin Port, the development of Tianjin has been driven, and the city of Tianjin has become bustling and congested.

"Tuwa, how did you find your sister? Tianjin City is too big."

Shuiwa, who came out with Tuwa, looked at the dense flow of people in front of him, and suddenly didn't know what to do.

"I don't know what to do anymore. My sister wrote back and told me to go to some Moon Bay community to find her, but where is the Moon Bay community here?"

Tuwa was also dumbfounded. In this era without telephones, finding someone is often a painful thing. In many cases, you can only agree on the time and place in advance, otherwise it is too difficult to find someone in the vast crowd. .

"Moon Bay is not in the old city. You have to go to the new city. Continue walking along the cement road until you reach the Tianjin Port. Ask someone."

There are kind-hearted people nearby who heard what Tuwa and Shuiwa said, and also showed them the way.

"Thank you, thank you~"

Tuwa, Shuiwa and others hurriedly expressed their thanks, and at the same time walked outside Tianjin New City.

"I came to vote for my relatives again~"

The person who showed the way looked at the Tuwa and Shuiwa who were walking outside, and couldn't help but smiled and shook his head. Tianjin is no longer what it used to be. With the rapid development of various industries, this requires There are too many, too many people. The major workshops, cement factories, etc. in Tianjin are recruiting people, and the wages are not bad, so naturally it has formed a huge attraction to the surrounding area of ​​​​Tianjin. Every day there are many , Many people who came to visit relatives in the city like Tuwa and Shuiwa.

"However, it is rare to have relatives in the Moon Bay community."

The man shook his head, and quickly forgot about it. Tianjin is too busy here, and everyone has endless things to do.

Tuwa, Shuiwa and others left Tianjin City and walked towards Tianjin New City. After more than an hour, they found Moon Bay Community.

But there were no accidents. They were stopped by the gatekeeper of Moon Bay Community and waited until Dong Chunhua came out to pick them up. These young people, who were only thirteen or fourteen years old, secretly breathed a sigh of relief and finally found them. Organization, so we won't have to sleep on the streets.

"Sister, the house here costs more than eight hundred taels of silver?"

Under Dong Chunhua's leadership, Tuwa, Shuiwa and the others entered the Moon Bay community. Walking in the Moon Bay community, Tuwa and the others looked around curiously, asking Dong Chunhua from time to time. .

"Hmm~"

Dong Chunhua smiled and nodded. Moon Bay Community has now become the most famous wealthy community in Tianjin. If you go out and say that you belong to Moon Bay Community, you will definitely be praised, and at the same time you can enjoy many envious eyes.

She enjoys this feeling very much.

"This house is also very beautiful, even more beautiful than the house of Landlord Liu where we are."

Shuiwa was also dumbfounded. The white walls, blue tiles, shining glass windows, and clean and tidy streets, even the roads they walked were cleaner than their home, which made them feel filthy. up.

"Isn't that nonsense, Landlord Liu's house can sell for more than [-] taels of silver?"

Dong Chunhua said proudly that she also brought them to her home.

　I remember when I was a child, I saw people in the village go out to work outside, and listened to them bragging about the bustling world outside. I was very yearning for it~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)