The Boss of Yan's Family in Siheyuan

Yan Jiecheng rested at home for two days and got up early on the third day.

Today I made an appointment to climb the Great Wall with Lao Xie and the others.

If you don’t visit the Great Wall, you are not a true man. When they come to Beijing on business, they must not miss the Great Wall.

The Great Walls in the Forty-Nine Cities are famous for Badaling in Yanqing, Juyongguan in Changping, Mutianyu in Huairou, and Simatai in Miyun.

As the head of the Great Wall, Badaling is the essence of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. With its dangerous terrain and majestic architecture, Badaling has been a strategic military location to defend the mausoleum since ancient times.

Yan Jiecheng and the others naturally chose Badaling.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, we have arrived at the meeting point at the foot of the mountain.

From a distance, the Badaling area is full of lofty mountains and deep ravines, making it feel like one man is blocking the way and ten thousand others can't get through.

Lao Xie and the others are all wearing relatively new clothes today and they have been washed very clean.

But now the trouser legs are already covered with dust.

After all, Qianmen Street today is still a dirt road.

Not to mention other places.

"It's so good that one man can guard the barrier, and ten thousand men can't stop it. It's such a strange and winding horse. It's so majestic."

Lao Xie looked at the winding Great Wall and couldn't help but sigh excitedly.

In Yan Jiecheng's opinion, the Badaling Great Wall is still very desolate, and there are very few tourists today.

It cannot be compared with future generations at all.

Looking at this dilapidated scene, he suddenly thought of a joke for later generations.

Do you want to tile the Great Wall?

In addition to Yan Jiecheng and the others, there are also some scattered people.

There are all kinds of people.

Some, like Yan Jiecheng, wear shorts and T-shirts.

There are also some who wear trousers and shirts like Lao Xie and others.

There are also some elderly people wearing robes.

Yan Jiecheng saw that everyone was bringing water bottles, so he stopped reminding him.

Yan Jiecheng smiled and said: "Don't look at it, what are you waiting for? Come on."

Brother Liu smiled and said: "You are not a true man if you don't reach the Great Wall. We are fine, but we are afraid that Lao Xie will have diarrhea later."

Yan Jiecheng smiled and said: "Lao Xie has a sister-in-law, so it's normal for him to have diarrhea. Brother Liu, don't let it happen when the time comes."

"That can't be done."

A few people chatted and laughed before climbing up.

Halfway up the climb, I met a foreign man and woman, the blond and blue-eyed one looked European and American.

The man is in his fifties, and the woman is in her twenties. She is dressed very coolly, and the granary is half exposed. At first glance, it is not something that ordinary people can grasp.

Hiking poles, backpacks, and sneakers look very professional and rich.

These days, foreigners are still relatively rare, but this is the capital after all, so it is not a strange thing.

Over the past 100 years, foreign affairs have always been a top priority, and everyone is curious when meeting foreigners.

But I just paused a little and looked at it a few more times.

I didn’t dare to come up and say hello when I passed by.

Yan Jiecheng originally thought it was a father and daughter, until he heard the foreign man and woman chatting.

Male: "Do you know how long the Great Wall is?"

The woman smiled, looked at him and said, "I know, just like I know how long you are."

Yan Jiecheng was speechless.

If you don't blow it, you will die. Why don't you go to heaven? What's the use of growing up? I'm already fifty or sixty years old. I don't know if it can still be used.

Yan Jiecheng didn't have anything to do, he just touched the wall stacks and sighed in his heart: Sometimes tall and solid stones and city bricks that have withstood hundreds of years of wind and rain can't compare to the shamelessness of some people.

After climbing for two hours, it turned out that Lao Xie couldn't do it. First of all, he couldn't hold on any longer, so a few people sat on the steps to drink water and rest.

Lao Xie took a few sips of water, looked at the city wall, looked at the viewing openings and shooting openings on the butts, and sighed: "Only when you see this city wall with your own eyes will you understand how determined we are in resisting foreign enemies."

Brother Liu smiled and said: "Lao Xie also worries about the country and the people when he comes to play. He has the style of Mr. Xiwen.

Let me tell you, the countless stones here weigh two to three thousand kilograms each, relying on countless shoulders and countless hands to carry them up this steep mountain step by step.

It is much more difficult than building railways, but it is these craftsmen who should be admired the most.

In the past, these people were all lowly and didn’t even have a name.

It’s better now than ever. The salary is high, you’re respected, and you’re motivated to work.”

Brother Zhang is also from Jinmen, and is a colleague of Lao Xie in the same unit. He explained: "Liu Gong, you are right.

But you don’t know that our Xie Gong is different from those from schools like ours.

He was a company commander of the Fourth Field Engineer Company, and I heard he even fought in the army during his childhood, so when he saw the Great Wall, he naturally thought of a warrior and an iron horse, which was different from what we thought.

Are you saying thank you for your work?"

"Hey, I really told you. I just saw the Great Wall, and I remembered the days when I was building trenches."

Yan Jiecheng wasn't surprised either. It had only been a few years since he had fought in Xiaori, and he had fought with Xiaori everywhere.

After the break, a few people continued.

Finally, we climbed to the top at noon.

Several people were as tired as Erha, but luckily there was a tea stall on top, run by an old man.

A bowl of herbal tea costs five cents, which is not cheap. Fortunately, their salaries are not low, but Yan Jiecheng's is the lowest, but he can accept it.

After drinking a bowl of herbal tea, I immediately feel refreshed.

Only then did Yan Jiecheng become thoughtful and looked at the old man's tea stall.

It's very simple, with a simple table, four folding stools, two large buckets for tea and a pair of poles, that's all.

I found out through talking.

The old man gets up early every morning and carries everything to the mountain with a pole. When he sells everything in the afternoon, he goes down the mountain.

Yan Jiecheng saw the old man in his 60s and asked, "Isn't this tiring?"

The old man smiled and said: "Why is this tiring? Isn't it just climbing a mountain? I've been climbing every day for almost thirty years.

Besides, tea and water are sold well on this mountain. I earn three yuan a day, isn’t it better than you working?”

Yan Jiecheng: Haha, you are connoting me.

"Hahaha, Xiao Yan was shocked."

Lao Xie smiled when he saw this scene.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. You still have more than fifty yuan a month, which is much better than most people."

Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You people are watching the excitement and it's not a big deal. Each of you has a salary of more than 100 yuan, and you are laughing at me, a small worker who only earns 50 yuan."

Brother Liu hurriedly said from the side: "Who dares to laugh at our leader Yan? If I don't beat him, he will be Team Leader Yan."

Yan Jiecheng: Destroy it, I’m tired, I don’t want to love anymore.

Lao Xie patted Yan Jiecheng's shoulder and said with a smile: "Just be content with what you have, after all, you are still young. When I was seventeen, I was still carrying an old muff."

Listen, are these words of comfort? They are clearly showing off.

Besides, what happened to the old sleeve? Even he, Li Yunlong, had to pick up the old sleeve.

Several people drank two bowls of herbal tea and ate some of the food they had brought. They climbed high and looked into the distance, each expressing their heroic spirit.

Now I am ready to go back.

As the old saying goes, it’s easier to go up a mountain than it is to go down.

After a lot of hard work, the group finally finished their day's trip and ended up walking with their legs crossed.

Before leaving, he made an appointment to go to the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth tomorrow. Anyway, Yan Jiecheng had never been there in his previous life, so he agreed.