On this weekend, Du Feng came to Tao's house early in the morning and mysteriously pulled Lin Chaoyang out of the door.

Some time ago, Lin Chaoyang asked Du Feng to help find a house. It has been two or three months, and there is finally some movement on his side.

"This is the house of my junior high school classmate's uncle's house. The older generation bought three houses before liberation and has property rights."

Du Feng led Lin Chaoyang all the way to the large courtyard near Weigong Village. It was originally a second-entry courtyard with more than a dozen houses divided among seven or eight families. There were many earthquake-resistant sheds built in the courtyard, presumably during the earthquakes a few years ago.

Yes, the remaining dirt road is less than two meters wide.

It was morning at this time, and people were coming and going in the courtyard. Some people went out to fill the chamber pots. The smell every time they walked by was more pungent than the biting cold wind in the morning.

Some earthquake shelters have been converted into kitchens. They are cooking at the moment, and there is a lot of water vapor inside and outside the house.

Two strangers, Lin Chaoyang and Du Feng, entered the courtyard and attracted the attention of several residents. Everyone's eyes were vaguely on the two of them.

Before even looking at the house, Lin Chaoyang's brows were already frowning slightly.

The living environment in a large courtyard in this era was much worse than he imagined!

Especially since it is still winter, in comparison, the conditions of my father-in-law's apartment building are much better.

However, after he came, he still followed Du Feng and took a look at the house.

The house is a three-room house in the east wing, with a total area of ​​40 to 50 square meters. It is enough for Lin Chaoyang and his wife to live in. According to the current housing standards, it will be enough even if they have several children in the future.

According to statistical data, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the per capita living area in Yanjing City was only 4.55 square meters.

The head of the household was not here, so it was the son-in-law of the household who took Lin Chaoyang and the others to look at the house.

After looking at the house, Du Feng saw that Lin Chaoyang looked normal, so he knew that he was not very satisfied. After a few polite words with the son-in-law of the householder, the two of them came out.

"Brother-in-law, are you not satisfied?" Du Feng asked.

"Yeah, it's worse than I expected."

It's not that Lin Chaoyang cannot accept the poor housing conditions, but since he already wants to spend money to buy a house, he naturally wants to improve the housing standards. Otherwise, he might as well just "wait," "depend," and "want" like everyone else at this time.

"There is no way. There are really few people selling houses, and we can't be too far away from Yan University and Yan Normal University." Du Feng explained.

"I understand, thank you for your hard work." Lin Chaoyang patted Du Feng on the shoulder.

"Actually, if you two are not afraid of trouble, our colleagues in the regiment have a courtyard house near Xisi. Their house is not expensive, just three thousand yuan."

Lin Chaoyang's heart moved when he heard this. A courtyard house worth 3,000 yuan was very cheap even after entering the courtyard. That was in Xicheng.

"First entry? Why is it so cheap?"

"My family lives in the main house, and there are two families occupying the other house."

No wonder it's cheap, it's because there are issues left over from history.

When he thought about the distance between Xisi and Yanda, the idea that had just arisen in Lin Chaoyang's heart was extinguished.

He would be able to raise three thousand yuan over time, but the ownership of the house was unclear and the distance was so far away that it was too unrealistic.

What he and Tao Yushu have to solve now is the real housing problem.

After seeing the state of the quadrangle (large courtyard), Lin Chaoyang felt that the couple's first choice would be an apartment building or a tube building. Comfort is still the first priority. Siheyuan can be purchased later.

On December 5th, Lin Chaoyang came to Yan Normal University again after get off work.

"The First Floor in the World" has been rehearsed for more than 20 days, which is a long time for a student drama.

The rehearsal time for Yan Da's "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience" is basically the same, but different from the two, "The First Floor in the World" is a three-act play.

According to the previous rehearsal time, the performance time of the entire play reached one and a half hours, and this was despite Lin Chaoyang's repeated streamlining.

Seeing that there were only a few days until the December 9th Capital College Art Performance, Huang Huilin felt that it was time to turn up the heat and let the students perform in front of the audience.

Otherwise, if you wait until January 29th to go on stage for the first time, your mouth and legs will be trembling by then, which will be bad if there is an accident during the performance.

"The First Floor in the World" has been in preparation for nearly a month. Lin Chaoyang, a popular writer, was invited to write the script, and Huang Huilin, an associate professor of the Chinese Department, was the leader. More than 50 students from six departments of Yantai Normal University were mobilized to participate.

Not to mention "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience", even ordinary theater performances rarely have such a large scale.

Huang Huilin approached Jia Zhen, a high-ranking official of the Party Committee of Yan'an Normal University, for the smooth rehearsal of "The First Floor in the World". After some communication, the school opened the auditorium for students to rehearse the drama, and specially approved a fund of 2,000 yuan.

The momentum of preparations for "The First Floor in the World" alone is much greater than that of ordinary student dramas.

As soon as the news of the premiere was released, it immediately spread throughout the YNU campus.

In the evening, students who came after hearing the news surrounded the entrance of the auditorium.

Fortunately, all the school leaders came to watch the show today, and the security personnel responded quickly, maintaining order in time and arranging for the students to enter in an orderly manner.

When Lin Chaoyang arrived outside the auditorium, there was a long queue at the door. He wanted to enter the auditorium, but the security guard didn't recognize him. He didn't have a student ID card, so he had to worry.

Lin Chaoyang was about to ask the security guards to help him enter the auditorium to find someone to prove his identity, when he heard someone calling him from behind.

"The rising sun! The rising sun!"

When Lin Chaoyang saw it, it turned out to be Chen Jiangong and Zhang Yaozhong.

"Why are you two here?"

"I heard that "The First Floor in the World" was going to be performed in the afternoon, so I ran over here quickly. You are really shameless. The play was about to be premiered and you didn't even say a word to me." Chen Jiangong complained after explaining.

In the past few days, "The First Floor in the World" has become very popular among the teachers and students of Yanshi Normal University, and has been touted by some students to the point of being astonishing.

At this time, students in major universities were closely connected, and this kind of news naturally spread to other universities. However, word of mouth often cannot convey much useful information, especially "The First Floor in the World" is a relatively complicated content and structure.

script.

Therefore, despite its great reputation before, many people outside the school who care about this drama only know that it is roughly based on Quanjude and tells the story of the rise and fall of a roast duck restaurant.

"You... didn't even go in?" Chen Jiangong understood Lin Chaoyang's situation, and the smile on his face was full of ridicule when he spoke.

Before Lin Chaoyang could answer him, Tao Yushu walked out of the auditorium.

"Chaoyang!" She called Lin Chaoyang, then saw Chen Jiangong and Zhang Yaozhong, "Are you here too?"

"Let's come here to spy on the enemy!" Zhang Yaozhong joked.

Tao Yushu smiled and said, "Come in quickly."

With her leading the way, a few people finally entered the auditorium.

The auditorium of Yan'an Normal University is almost the same size as the Great Auditorium of Yan'an University. Both have more than a thousand seats, and now they have been filled by students from Yan'an Normal University.

The students were full of expectations for the upcoming drama. They gathered together to whisper and whisper to each other, filling the huge auditorium with a noisy sound.

Lin Chaoyang is the hero behind the scenes of "The First Floor in the World", and his seat is arranged in the middle of the front row.

Chen Jiangong and Zhang Yaozhong came in with free tickets and were placed in the middle of the back row. They had a good angle and view. The only regret was that they were a little far away from the stage.

Chen Jiangong glanced around. Not long after he sat down, there seemed to be more people in the auditorium. He looked to the back. There were so many students coming in that they seemed to have occupied the aisle.

He stood up and scanned the seats around him, and found a few familiar faces, all of whom were active members of various universities who were keen on social activities.

"The students are so enthusiastic!" he muttered.

"It seems that everyone is looking forward to Chaoyang's script." Zhang Yaozhong said with a smile.

"Wuyangyang has been circulating for a month, everyone must be curious."

While the two were talking, the security guard over there was already maintaining order and asking the students to calm down.

In the front row at this time, Lin Chaoyang was being introduced by Huang Huilin to several school leaders and several senior professors of the Chinese Department of Yan Normal University.

"Thank you Comrade Chaoyang for your support to our Yan Normal University." Jia Zhen, a senior official of the Party Committee of Yan Normal University, said with a smile on his face and shook hands with Lin Chaoyang.

"You're welcome."

Huang Huilin said with a smile: "Comrade Chaoyang and classmate Yushu have a deep love as husband and wife. They are also part of our Yan Normal University family."

Jia Zhen laughed when he heard this, "Yes, yes, we are all a family."

After chatting for a while, the atmosphere in the auditorium gradually became quiet. The curtain on the stage was closed tightly. The time slowly came to half past six and the lights in the auditorium dimmed. Everyone knew that the curtain of the play was about to begin.

"In the summer of 1917, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty was escorted by Zhang Xun, the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty, and he was given the title of Dabao.

The old people and young people inside and outside the Forbidden City suddenly became excited. They dug out the court clothes that had been pressed at the bottom of the box for many years, added real and fake braids, and all the ancestors were running around the streets.

According to the tradition of our Chinese nation, the only way to express a happy mood is by eating.

Therefore, the Qianmen Meat Market became noisy like a flashback."

With the female voice narrating, the curtain opens.

Zhengyangmen, also called Qianmen. At the foot of the emperor, there is a dense population and a prosperous market, where the essence of the capital lies.

Shops, teahouses, and theater stalls are lined up in rows. During the day, people come and go, and at night, the lights are brilliant. It has been prosperous for five hundred years, and it has been especially lively in recent days.

The small alley outside Zhengyangmen called Roushikou is lined with restaurants one after another. Each restaurant has its own unique delicacies. The most representative one is the roast duck that is famous in the capital. The time-honored brand "Fu"

"Jude" is located at the entrance of the meat market.

Just as the meal was about to begin, the entrance to the meat market was bustling with activity. The kitchens of various restaurants were frying and frying. The waiters were busy greeting the guests. The diners were changing glasses and playing guessing games.

The family business of the Tang family in Fujude has now been passed down to the third generation. Three plaques are hung side by side on the lintel in the middle of the front door.

"Fujude" is in the middle, "Chicken and Duck Shop" is on the right, and "Old Lupu" is on the left. These are Fujude's three businesses: roast duck, raw chicken and duck, and Su Box.

There are two large wooden basins on the left side of the front hall, and they are filled with apprentices, all of them picking off duck feathers with their hands and feet.
To be continued...