Chapter 30 Go all the way east to sell grain
Lin Sanqi carried a People's Liberation Army-style green schoolbag slung across her left shoulder, which contained the leftover breakfast.
He carried a People's Liberation Army kettle slung across his right shoulder, which was filled with water. He also found a straw hat from home and put it on, dressing up like Zhang Ga, a soldier.
After walking out of the alley and onto the inner street of Chaoyangmen, Lin Sanqi found the direction and started walking towards Chaoyangmen.
Yes, Lin Sanqi is going to go to Chaoyang Park Pigeon Market to have a look first.
Because Mr. Park said that the Pigeon Market is the closest, just keep walking along Chaoyangmen Inner Street and Outer Street.
In addition, Lin Sanqi had just traveled through time and wanted to see the scenery of the capital. He thought it was time to travel, so he set off boldly.
In the 1950s, the urban construction of the capital was concentrated in the ring. As you went further out, you could see bungalows and dilapidated alleys everywhere, and even the roads were full of potholes.
Lin Sanqi had traveled to Nanjing before, and the tall ancient city wall there left a deep impression on him.
Now that he had the opportunity to come to Sijiu City in 1959, Lin Sanqi also wanted to see the city wall of old BJ. This was the capital of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.
When Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty was captured and besieged by Wala, the city of Beijing relied on its towering city walls and Yu Qian to repel the grassland peoples.
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng's peasant army besieged the city and was still unable to break through the city wall. If the traitor hadn't betrayed him and opened the door, Chongzhen would not have hanged himself on Meishan easily.
Presumably, this city wall should be very majestic, towering into the clouds, and as spectacular as swallowing up mountains and rivers.
Well, of course, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Beiping in the late Qing Dynasty and wanted to climb over the city wall, those ordinary people who helped the foreign devils take the escalators were not counted...
But when Lin Sanqi walked across the river around the city, he still didn't see the city wall, let alone the city tower, arrow tower, gate tower, and urn city.
Strange Lin Sanqi grabbed a passerby and asked:
"Excuse me, I would like to ask, where are the tall walls and towers in Beijing? Or am I going the wrong way?"
The passersby sighed after hearing this:
"You're right. The original Chaoyang Gate is right under your feet. All the dismantled bricks were taken away to build the factory."
Lin Sanqi was confused for a while after hearing this. It was only 59 years ago.
(True history, Chongwenmen demolished the Wengcheng in 1950 and completely demolished it in 1968;
Xuanwumen was demolished in 1965; Fuchengmen was demolished in 1953 with its barbican and archery tower foundations demolished in 1965;
Xizhimen was completely demolished in 1969; Anding Gate was demolished in 1969; Dongzhimen was demolished in 1965;
The city tower of Chaoyangmen was demolished in 1953, and the arrow tower and surrounding walls were demolished in 1957, so Lin Sanqi could not see anything by 1959. )
Not being able to see the city wall that she wanted to see, Lin Sanqi was not very disappointed.
Anyway, Lin Sanqi is from Huadu and not from Peiping. How could he be so sentimental and sad? It’s not that I don’t feel bad for my own things.
Of course, you said that you want to demolish the Zhenhai Tower on Yuexiu Mountain. I guess Lin Sanqi will roll up his sleeves and fight with you...
Crossing the Huancheng River is actually equivalent to exiting the second ring road of the capital.
In a few decades, housing prices near the East Second Ring Road will start at hundreds of thousands per square meter. Not to mention outsiders, even locals can only look at the buildings and sigh.
But in 1959, after leaving the East Second Ring Road, there was a large rural area outside.
Oh no, it's not right to call it a large rural area, because most of the factories in the capital are concentrated outside the Second Ring Road. Maybe the bricks used in the construction of these factories were removed from the ancient city wall.
The steel rolling mill in "Love in the Courtyard" is located here.
In a few decades, this will be the famous Sanlitun, a place where big pants and beauties gather.
As Lin Sanqi walked, she was checking the memories of future generations and scolding her at the same time.
Because he had walked more than ten miles and still hadn't reached the so-called Chaoyang Park. The old man said it was the closest, so Lin Sanqi was fully doubtful.
Finally, when Lin Sanqi's patience and energy were about to run out, Chaoyang Park arrived.
It is said to be a park, but in fact, a sign was erected on the roadside, several small pools were built, and some greening was done to facilitate the leisure use of workers in surrounding factories. Maybe it’s because there are many factories around, and there are large tracts of countryside surrounding the factory.
One party has money and votes, the other party has food and vegetables, and they are in the wild. So that is the main reason for the prosperity of Chaoyang Park Pigeon Market, right?
Lo and behold, contemporary college students can write an essay in no time.
Now that he has arrived at Chaoyang Park, Lin Sanqi doesn't care about resting and starts craning his neck to look for the black market. In his impression, it should be as lively and lively as the Huadu City Village Vegetable Market, right?
But after looking for a long time, he didn't see a "farmer's market" anywhere.
Lin Sanqi knew that something must have gone wrong. It was most likely that he had some misunderstanding. Young people are thick-skinned, so just ask if you don't understand.
At this time, several women just came over, and Lin Sanqi hurriedly greeted them:
"Sister, I, I want to ask, didn't I hear that there is a pigeon market in Chaoyang Market? Why didn't I find it?"
"Why are you, a young man, going to the pigeon market? Just be careful if you make a mistake, go ahead."
One of the women waved her hand to drive people away, as if she were lecturing a child.
Lin Sanqi has walked more than ten miles, how could he give up so easily?
"I'm not the eldest sister. I can't help it. The family is starving to death. If we can't get food anymore, my grandparents won't be able to survive. It's miserable."
Seeing the sweaty and anxious look of the young man in front of them, several women couldn't bear it.
One of the women quietly pointed to a small forest to the north and said:
"Young man, there's no point in standing here. Go and have a look in the woods over there..."
After saying that, several women left quickly, as if saying more words would cause big trouble.
Lin Sanqi took a look and saw that the small forest was about 2 kilometers away. It was surrounded by farmland and grassland, stretching as far as the eye could see, making it difficult to ambush.
Looking from a distance, I saw a figure coming out of the woods.
It seems that this grove is not the kind of "drilling in the grove", it is really the legendary pigeon market.
Lin Sanqi felt a little excited. Finally, his "traffic monetization" had taken a substantial step, so he ran towards the woods excitedly, as if there was a beautiful woman waiting for him inside.
When he got closer, he was stopped by a person before he could see what was in the woods:
"Stop, what are you doing?"
Lin Sanqi already knew that the black market was organized by someone and required payment of tickets, so he was not too surprised and replied honestly:
"I, I just want to buy some food, not some money."
"Tip?"
These two words make northerners confused
(End of chapter)