My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 207 Application for Relief
The next day, I had breakfast in the public canteen.

Gao Yuemei and Zhang Ming took Zhang Tao with them, and the three hitched a ride to downtown Los Angeles.

After entering the urban area, Zhang Ming found that the city he was familiar with before had disappeared, and his eyes were full of devastation, with traces of being burned by the fire everywhere.

There are very few pedestrians on the street, but there are many armed police patrolling, which makes people feel more secure out of thin air.

Approaching the consulate, pedestrians gradually increased.

Turning the corner of the street, Gao Yuemei saw a long queue of people, and the end of the queue was the Daxia Consulate.

"Why are there so many people?" Gao Yuemei exclaimed.

Zhang Ming took a closer look and found that most of the team had faces of Asian descent.

Among them, there are not a few white people. These people are generally dressed more formally, which is in sharp contrast with Asians.

"It's probably Xia Qiao who is going back to China!"

Zhang Ming said with emotion: "If it were me, I would also want to go back to China. The old ancestor's words are too correct. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. When it comes to critical moments, we are still reliable."

He felt that he had lived in vain for decades, and he didn't see the essence of it. He caused the elder brother's family to lose three lives in vain.

"Zhang Ming, why don't you try it too, maybe the consulate will..."

Zhang Ming shook his head: "It's impossible, I've inquired about it a long time ago, and now only people with Daxia nationality can get an entry permit. Others can only go through the immigration process, and they can only get a green card. Naturalization takes at least ten years. "

"Is it difficult to immigrate now?" Gao Yuemei asked doubtfully.

"Difficult, even more difficult than naturalization in a beautiful country. Excluding skilled immigration and investment immigration, other channels are basically difficult to reach the sky."

Gao Yuemei sighed heavily.

Seeing the temperature getting hotter and hotter, Zhang Ming pointed to the eaves beside him and said, "Sister-in-law, take your child there to hide from the sun, and I'll line up for you."

Gao Yuemei didn't refuse, she knew that Zhang Ming had been feeling guilty all the time, if he asked him to help, the other party might feel better.

Coming to the eaves at the side, several old, weak, sick and disabled people have gathered here. Many people feel that standing is too tiring, so they simply sit on the ground.

Gao Yuemei also sat on the ground with her eldest grandson in her arms. A middle-aged woman next to her deliberately moved over, then took out a small piece of bread from her bag, and teased little Zhang Tao.

After some self-introduction, the two completely opened up the conversation box.

"Sister Gao, where are you from?" Liu Hong asked.

"Yanjing, what about you?"

"I'm from Jinmen."

Gao Yuemei smiled and said, "Jinmen is now part of Yanjing, and the two of us have become fellow villagers."

"I've also heard about this, but it's a pity that our house was sold, otherwise we would have made a lot of money now." Liu Hong said regretfully.

"When did you come to Beautiful Country?" Gao Yuemei asked.

"It came at the end of last year."

"Before me, I came here after the Chinese New Year. Where do you live in Los Angeles?"

Liu Hong shook her head: "We don't live here, we came from Feicheng on the east coast."

"Hey, isn't there a consulate on the east coast?" Gao Yuemei asked curiously, it shouldn't be possible!

"Why not? It's just that there are too many people going to the consulate. I don't know how long the queue will last until the year of the monkey. It's better to fly here. There are really few people here." Liu Hong explained.

"Sister, there is no riot on the east coast, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Liu Hong explained with a wry smile: "Since the riots broke out on your side, there has been a wave of anti-immigrants on the east coast. As long as they are not orthodox whites, they are all within the scope of deportation."

"Doesn't the above care?"

"What to do? Everyone has a gun now, and the police don't dare to intervene too much. We Daxia people are fine, and the consulate has notified us in advance.

People from Tianzhu, Nige, and those from South America were bullied miserably. People were dying in the urban area all the time, which made us afraid to go out in broad daylight. "

"It's such a mess?" Gao Yuemei was taken aback.

"Isn't it? Speaking of this, I regret it to death. You said that you lived well in China, why did you come out and worry about it? It's a big loss." Liu Hong regretted it.

Gao Yuemei wiped her saliva for her eldest grandson, and comforted her: "Oh, it's great to be able to return home safely. Our old man, as well as my son and daughter-in-law, were all lost in this riot. Now that I think about it, peace is the only thing that matters." Fu!"

"Ah... Sister Gao, you... my condolences are changing."

Such a comparison made Liu Hong's heart feel much smoother.

Gao Yuemei waved her hand: "It's okay, I'm thinking about it, whether it's a blessing or a curse, if it's a disaster, you can't avoid it, it's all fate!"

"Sister Gao, do you still have a house in China?" Liu Hong quickly changed the subject.

"No, just like your house, it's all sold."

"Then how will you live when you go back?" Liu Hong asked with concern. Now that the US dollar cannot be exchanged for domestic money, their family is worried about this to death.

"Before I went abroad, I secretly hid a batch of grain, which can be used for at least a year or two. Let's talk about it later!"

Liu Hong quickly praised: "Sister Gao, you still have foresight. If our family can think of this, we don't have to worry about it now."

"What are you worrying about? As long as you can go back to China and find a job, you won't be able to starve to death."

"You're right! Sister Gao, are you planning to go back by boat or by plane?"

Gao Yuemei said without hesitation: "Of course it's by plane. It takes more than a month by boat. The child is still young, so I'm afraid of accidents."

"Airline tickets are not cheap, one ticket costs hundreds of thousands of dollars!"

"Do I have to pay for the travel expenses myself?" Gao Yuemei asked nervously, she couldn't afford the travel expenses now.

Liu Hong nodded: "It's already past the time to evacuate overseas Chinese, and you need to pay for the travel expenses yourself, but don't worry too much, Sister Gao.

I heard from our old Li that if you are in a situation like yours, you can apply for emergency assistance, and you may be able to apply for a free air ticket. "

"Really, I'll ask later, sister, thank you." Gao Yuemei said gratefully.

"You're welcome, even if I don't tell you about it, the staff will tell you."

After more than two hours, Gao Yuemei finally got her wish and entered the consulate.

The entry permit will be processed soon.

It's just that it's a little troublesome to apply for emergency assistance. It took several days before and after, and all the procedures were not completed until yesterday.

Fortunately, the staff of the consulate were very sympathetic to what happened to the grandparents and grandchildren, and finally exchanged the aid tickets for air tickets through internal channels.

After leaving the consulate, Gao Yuemei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the time to return home was set at ten o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow.

If all goes well, they will be able to return to China on July 7.

"Zhang Ming, what are your plans next?"

Zhang Ming looked back at the consulate: "I plan to go to the Philippines, the contract is signed, and I will start one day later than you."

"Philippines is too chaotic, you should be careful." Gao Yuemei said worriedly.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, even for Xiao Zhangtao, I won't make fun of my life."

"In the future, write me a letter and send it directly to my original unit. I will ask my old colleagues to pay attention to it for me." Gao Yuemei confessed.

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(End of this chapter)