Chapter 1 July 1979, 2 "Beep, beep, beep~~~The last ring was 7 o'clock Beijing time. Now it's time for the "News and Newspaper Summary" program..." "Good morning, listeners and friends. Today is February 1979, 2, Sunday, the 18nd day of the first lunar month..." My eyelids felt like they were filled with lead and I couldn't open them no matter how hard I tried. My head was dizzy and I felt like I was dreaming. I heard the sound of an old transistor radio. Amidst the sound of the radio, there was also a woman's anxious call: "Weidong~Weidong?" "What's Wei Dong? Why does my head hurt so much?" As soon as these thoughts flashed through my mind, a bunch of confusing and unfamiliar memories flooded into my mind. After a brief moment of confusion, I finally realized that I had traveled through time! When he was middle-aged, he woke up unexpectedly and found himself back in the capital city of more than 40 years ago. His current name is Ning Weidong. He was born in 1958, is years old this year, and lives near Fuchengmen in Beijing.
When I was in junior high school, I joined the group for a while. In 73, I went to Liaoning Province to work in the countryside and stayed there for more than four years. Until the year before last, I was called back to the city and assigned to the security department of the Red Star Steel Plant to guard the gate, earning 17 yuan a month... In just a few seconds, the brain was working rapidly, absorbing additional memories. He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Ning Weidong even felt his forehead getting hot and his head buzzing. As the two people's memories merged, he gradually woke up. I finally opened my eyes and saw a very beautiful woman standing in front of me, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wearing a blue floral cotton jacket, with her hair tied up in a bun, and her hair casually poked with bamboo chopsticks, revealing her snow-white neck. Looking down, Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows. This woman is not only beautiful, but also has an attractive figure, especially those two big... The woman was looking at him anxiously at this moment. When she saw him open his eyes, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked hurriedly, "Weidong, are you okay?" Ning Weidong's temples swelled as he searched his brain for memories. He found it quickly, but frowned. The woman's name was Bai Fengyu. She was his neighbor and lived in the same compound as him, but she was already married. At this time, Ning Weidong not only shared a room with her, but also sat on her kang. What was going on? Ning Weidong suddenly had a bad feeling. The original owner didn’t understand, but Ning Weidong was an experienced person. A married woman and a young man full of vigor and vitality. Ning Weidong tried hard to recall the relationship between the original owner and Bai Fengyu. Is it Pan Jinlian who is paired with Ximen Qing, or is this woman fooling the silly boy? Seeing that Ning Weidong was distracted, Bai Fengyu called out "Weidong" again and reached out to push him gently. Ning Weidong uttered an “uh”.
In just a few seconds, the relationship between the original owner and Bai Fengyu has been clarified. The original owner was very sincere to this woman, but he never even touched her hand. Especially this time, I exhausted myself to help her, but all I got in return was a "thank you". We are all adults, shouldn't we understand something? Don't you know why that young man is trying so hard to help you? If I wasn't greedy for your body, why would I bother? Who are you trying to fool with just a "thank you"? Bai Fengyu didn't know that the 'silly boy' in front of her had changed, and Ning Weidong's condition just now also scared her. If anything bad happened in her room, she wouldn't be able to explain herself even if she had a mouthful. Seeing Ning Weidong return to normal, she finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Weidong~ You scared me to death just now. This money..." She reached out and picked up an envelope from the table next to her and stuffed it in: "You should take this money back. Two hundred yuan is not a small amount. I can't let you down again." Ning Weidong raised his eyebrows, thinking that this woman really had the original owner under her control. Not only did she want the money, but she also wanted to establish her character. If it were the original owner's personality, not only would she not be able to take it back, she would have to beg her to take it back. Unfortunately, this time it was Ning Weidong who had a different mind. I took the envelope and squeezed it. It was thick inside. The original owner was really something. He only made 17 yuan a month. He couldn't save 5 yuan even if he didn't eat or drink for a year. He actually gave it to someone. "Okay then~" Ning Weidong put the envelope into his pocket, and when he looked up, he saw Bai Fengyu with a look of disbelief on his face. When she noticed Ning Weidong looking at her, she quickly gave a dry laugh and tried to make amends with words: "Um~Weidong, that's not what I meant, you..." Ning Weidong took her hand very naturally and patted the back of her hand with his other hand. Bai Fengyu's fingertips are a little rough due to years of needlework, but the skin on the back of her hands is very smooth and her palms are soft. Ning Weidong pursed his lips and said seriously, "Sister, don't say anything. I understand. I will pay back all the money to the Black Signature Club later. As for your matter... we can think of another way." Bai Fengyu choked and didn't know what to say. The main reason was that Ning Weidong changed too quickly, leaving her no time to react. Ning Weidong didn't give her time to think, he stood up and said, "Sister, I'll go back first." Bai Fengyu just reacted, but before she could pull it out, Ning Weidong let go first, stood up and walked out the door. Bai Fengyu let out an "ah" and tried to save the situation. Ning Weidong turned a deaf ear and pushed the door open as if he was escaping. Bai Fengyu opened her red lips, her expression stunned. She didn't understand why Ning Weidong left so suddenly. It doesn’t matter if he left, but why did he take the money with him? That was her life-saving money! …… As Ning Weidong walked out of the house, a cold wind blew in his face. He couldn't help but shiver, and his mind became clearer. The air was filled with the smell of coal smoke, which is unique to northern winters. Look around. This is a large courtyard commonly seen in the capital. As far as I can remember, the original owner was born here. The courtyard is in the west city, north of Fuchengmennei Street. It was originally a large house with four courtyards and a cross-courtyard. After liberation, the third courtyard and the back building became dormitories for the Materials Bureau, leaving only the first two courtyards and an east cross-courtyard.
The Ning family lived in the east wing, occupying two of the three large northern rooms. There are three brothers and sisters in the Ning family. Ning Weidong is the youngest, with an older brother and an older sister. My parents passed away a few years ago. My second sister went to Sichuan Province to work on the Third Front construction. The old house had two northern rooms, which were occupied by my eldest son and his wife. In 76, they built an earthquake-proof shed outside against the eaves. Ning Weidong came back from work and temporarily squeezed into the earthquake-proof shed with his nephew Ning Lei. While thinking about this, Ning Weidong subconsciously looked for a cigarette. He was not a heavy smoker, but the original owner was an heavy smoker. However, after searching his shirt and trouser pockets, he only found a cigarette rolled with the edge of a newspaper, a shriveled matchbox, and 12 cents, besides the envelope he had just taken back from Bai Fengyu. Ning Weidong looked at the thing in his hand, not knowing what to say. After the original owner started working, he saved more than a hundred yuan, which he gave all to Bai Fengyu. Fortunately, the last two hundred yuan stopped the loss in time. Ning Weidong frowned, put the envelope and the ten cents back in his pocket, and cursed in his heart, "This dog licks the sap and dies a horrible death." He fiddled with the dry tobacco in his hand, continued to sort out the original owner's memories, and habitually put the cigarette in his mouth and lit it. The next moment, his expression froze, he started coughing violently, and the cigarette fell to the ground. Ning Weidong hunched over and almost coughed his lungs to pieces. It took me a long time to recover, cursing in my heart. He picked up the cigarette that had fallen on the ground, unwrapped the paper and took a closer look. What's rolled inside is not dry tobacco, but a handful of dried grass leaves! Ning Weidong's face was full of black lines and the corners of his mouth were twitching. The original owner was such a ruthless person, and he was so poor that he actually dared to smoke this thing as a cigarette. If he was willing to spend nine cents to buy a pack of economical cigarettes, he would not roll this kind of "biological weapon". (End of this chapter)
