254, The Sea of Doom 23
Yu Heng told Zhang's mother about the trip to Sili Plateau only after it was done, and the two began to pack up. On the surface, they had a lot of stuff. Yu Heng found the team that used to fish with him and rented a car. The owner of the car still remembered him and said with a smile: "Sister, I haven't seen you go fishing recently?" A capable middle-aged woman is still very admirable. In addition, Yu Heng always gave the car owner fish when she went fishing in the past, so the relationship between the two was pretty good.
"I have relatives in Xinchengju on Sili Plateau, and they want to take us there." He said this to the outside world. Anyway, it's very chaotic these days, who knows whose family's background?
After quickly moving to Sili Plateau and settling down, Yu Heng returned to Hexiang to deal with the yacht. It was too difficult to move the yacht to Sili Plateau. It took a long time to find a company and a car, and finally spent a lot of money to transport the things there.
After the yacht was placed in the newly rented warehouse, Yu Heng couldn't help wiping his sweat. Standing at the door of the warehouse, he could see the undulating mountains in the distance, and the surging river water was rushing and flowing below, hitting the lower ground.
When walking on the road, you won't get wet by the rain. The new generation of protective shields is more in line with people's wishes. At the same time, it is generously spread all over the new city. The wind and rain are all outside, protecting this piece of pure land, which makes him sigh.
The efforts of the year finally paid off to himself and his family. If there were no protective shields, building a house in such a high place would be something that you dare not even think about. Strong winds can drive people crazy. At this time, as long as your body can withstand the altitude reaction, this will be the last paradise.
Zhang's mother likes it here very much!
"I can go for a walk outside~" Like a child, she stood cautiously on the street, looking up at the sky nervously. The sky was foggy, and the water splashed in the sky, but not a drop of it fell on her body.
"I've heard that the streets in Qionghai Mountain can also be protected from rain, so it can be here too..." Zhang's mother hasn't gone out for a walk for a long time. Although walking in the corridor is similar to walking outside, they are both exercise, but the psychological comfort is completely different.
Living here is not very good. They live in a large dormitory with 50 people in a room. The beds they sleep on are specially customized six-layer bunk beds, and both of them are on the lower bunks. I heard that one of the vacant bunks is on the fifth floor and the other on the third floor, but when they came, they found that there were only two lower bunks left, which should be occupied by other people in the dormitory.
After all, living in a large dormitory now, there is no privacy at all, and only living a little higher can have some private space. He didn't want to cause trouble when he first arrived, so he lived with Zhang's mother and spent the unfamiliar period calmly.
For Zhang's mother, it doesn't matter which floor they live on, as long as they can sleep. She is obsessed with going out for a walk and doesn't care about anything else.
Seeing her happy, Yu Heng is also happy. After arriving here, we all eat in the unified canteen, and we need to pay for meal and water cards, including drinking water and bath water.
The food is very ordinary, with less oil and water, and only lunch has a little meat. Yu Heng would go to get hot water every day, and then make some red ginseng water, red dates and wolfberry water for him and Zhang's mother to drink. He has a lot of these things, and he will eat some biscuits or vacuum-cured eggs and luncheon meat as midnight snacks at night.
In the dormitory, everyone has a cabinet to store luggage, and their valuable things are placed in it, including food. He asked around, and there is no way to cook here, so he only brought a few bowls and chopsticks, and most of the rest, such as the work of growing vegetables, were sold on the spot.
Yu Heng kept taking out new things and food, and only said to Zhang's mother: "I have a way." His son did go out early and come back late, saying that he was going to socialize, and Zhang's mother trusted him 100%, so he could slowly take things out of the storage ring, and therefore their diet level did not decline much.
After the novelty of playing wore off, Zhang's mother thought about returning to her old job. But it was too difficult. The land here was very expensive. The dormitory was full. The people who moved in earlier had their luggage piled up, so it was difficult to pass through the corridor. The corridor was narrow and full of clothes. There was space on the street, but people had to set up stalls. The two of them wanted to grow vegetables, so they couldn't just squat on the street, right? There was no condition to lay wires to provide artificial lighting.
Yu Heng smiled at her worries, and finally said, "Mom, there is no way to grow vegetables here. I asked around, and it's hard to find a job here. Anyway, our family is not short of money or things, so why don't we stop working?"
An old lady who is almost 80 years old, it's time to enjoy her life.
Zhang's mother agreed helplessly, but after a few days, Yu Heng saw that it was really not going to work. Zhang's mother had worked hard all her life, and suddenly she had nothing to do, and she was depressed.
"Mom, let's knit sweaters and scarves!" Yu Heng found something for her to do, and went outside to find a bunch of wool balls and came back, "When you knit a lot and well, we'll set up a stall outside to sell them."
"Oh, I'm good at knitting sweaters! When you were a child, I knitted your sweaters and hats, and your dad too..." Zhang's mother suddenly became lively.
Seeing her sitting cross-legged on the bed knitting sweaters after dinner every day, Yu Heng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Host, I always feel that you are treating Grandma Zhang as a child." Rui Ting teased him with a smile.
This made him smile helplessly: "Old child, old child." It's right to coax her more.
When Zhang's mother started knitting, she couldn't find the feel, but it got better later. However, the styles she knitted were the most ordinary and simple, not very good-looking. Yu Heng pointed out directly: "Mom, it may not be easy to sell. It doesn't matter if you wear it at home. Customers like good-looking ones."
"What can I do?" Zhang's mother was deeply troubled.
The market is very competitive now. Everyone wants to make money. To make money, don't you have to do better than others?
"It's okay. I'll go online to see if there are any good-looking knitting methods." If it really comes to knitting, Yu Heng can knit better than Zhang's mother. He has practiced the task world of the previous exam, and he can also embroider. But this is not something Zhang Hengfu can do, so he had to teach Zhang's mother on the Internet.
"Son, you are talented like me, clever and dexterous~" Zhang's mother enthusiastically invited Yu Heng to knit together, to promote and learn together... He, he could only agree, and the old lady smiled.
There was constant wind and rain outside, and Yu Heng and Zhang's mother were knitting sweaters in the dormitory. The days were relatively quiet. Zhang's mother was very enthusiastic about the new knitting method, and she was still gesturing with her hands while taking a walk. Hard work pays off. At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, their family had already knitted the first batch, including sweaters and scarves.
When they started selling, they were promoting it in the dormitory and the surrounding dormitories. The prices were not expensive. A sweater cost 100 yuan, and a scarf cost 70 yuan. Money is not worth much now, so it is not expensive to sell it this way. They had sold more than half of it before they even set up the stall.
"Winter is coming! I tell you, it is very cold in the winter on the Sili Plateau! The humidity is so cold that it will penetrate into your bones!"
"Ah, one of my relatives just can't stand the environment here. She applied for transfer to Hexiang just two days after arriving. Oh, I think she is stupid!"
The dormitory-type new town residence was fully open to move in at the beginning of summer this year, but not everyone is suitable for living on the plateau. A lot of older, younger or weaker people can't stand it at all. The altitude reaction can make them faint. There was no choice but to apply for transfer. The residents of Hexiang and other places who were transferred were so happy!
Yu Heng heard from Deputy District Chief Feng that he and Zhang's mother could be squeezed in this time. One of the two vacant beds in this dormitory was due to altitude reaction. In the end, he died. He was very glad that Zhang's mother was healthy enough, otherwise he would have to go back to Hexiang.
In short, the hand-knitted sweaters sold very well, and the price was similar to those machine-knitted ones on the market, so they were sold out quickly.
Other people around the dormitory area came to ask: "Are there any more?"
"Wait a little longer, I'll sell them to you after I knit them." Zhang's mother said this, and then sent those people away. She was very happy that the first battle was a success, so she asked Yu Heng to buy more wool yarn. The two of them were busy until the end of the year, and after making another profit, they prepared for the New Year.
There was no need to buy much New Year's goods, and anyway, I couldn't cook by myself, so the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve was still eaten in a restaurant outside. Yes, there are restaurants here, the prices are more expensive, and the dishes are much better than those in the public canteen. People with extra money will eat a few meals in the restaurant.
For this reunion dinner, Yu Heng made a reservation in advance, and finally got two seats in the hall by sharing a table with others.
Of course, he and Zhang's mother didn't lack those few bites of food. He was not afraid of the distance and hardship to catch fish. When he came back, he asked Zhang's mother to go out with him. The two of them found a corner to roast and eat, so they didn't lack meat. The important thing is the atmosphere of the reunion dinner.
The restaurant was very lively. It was said that it was opened in the name of the upper level. It can be said that it was officially produced and had a strong background. Yu Heng and Zhang's mother sat there waiting for the dishes to be served. The people who shared the table were all strangers. They paid a share of money and could eat the food on the table together, which was equivalent to the AA system.
He didn't feel anything about the dishes because... the other people at the table were too fierce. They were grabbing dishes and bowls, as if they were going to quarrel and hit people. When a dish came up, even the soup was gone.
Zhang's mother looked at Yu Heng, stunned. Yu Heng gave her a look to reassure her. When the next dish came up, he quickly grabbed a bowl, and when he looked again, it was empty again.
"Here you go." Zhang's mother put most of the food into his bowl, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "This meal is like a war." She looked at her son expectantly: "Son, you have to do your best."
"... Don't worry, Mom."
Sure enough, old people love to be lively. Zhang's mother cheered her son up and praised him: "My son is really capable!" Being able to grab food is also a kind of ability~
A meal must be lively. Although it is not full, the atmosphere is really good. The TV in the hall keeps playing programs. I heard that it is the Spring Festival Gala of District 1. The stage looks small, but the program is very lively, with crosstalk, singing and magic. There are all kinds of things. Accompanied by constant shouting, "That's my meatballs!" "Hey, you have already picked up three!" "Smelly boy, be polite!"
After the meal, everyone received a small orange as a gift and walked out of the restaurant in order.
"Eat." Zhang's mother peeled one and stuffed it into Yu Heng's hand, and Yu Heng also handed his peeled one to Zhang's mother.
"Sour..."
"Hmm." Yu Heng's face also wrinkled. This orange is really too sour!
"I won't be able to eat tomorrow. My teeth are broken."
"Then go to the cafeteria and eat porridge tomorrow. I looked at the menu. There is eight-treasure porridge on the first morning of the new year."
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Fireworks exploded in the sky in the distance, not only lighting up the sky, but also reflecting the snowflakes outside the protective shield.