North drift = humble abode, pickles steamed bread?

I have read many news reports and articles, all of which describe the sadness and helplessness of Beipiao people, and almost all of them describe the same misery, including the following points:

Eating-pickles on steamed bread are common, and instant noodles are necessary. You must make up your mind or buy a rice cover on major festivals;

Living-living in groups or mixed with men and women, there are more than a dozen people living in one room, and there is no other space except beds and narrow walkways, not to mention pursuing privacy invisibly, or living in the basement, which is dark and humid, and cockroaches and mice are bullying;

Ok-crowded bus crowded subway, a member in a hurry in the vast sea of people, no sense of existence, half an hour's journey, can be blocked for an hour.

I don't rule out that what I see is one-sided, or that the media and articles are always written in a bleak way to attract people. However, after living in Beijing for several years, I really have never seen such a miserable young man drifting in the North.

Beijing is a more tolerant city, and all kinds of people come from all corners of the country. There are many people and opportunities, but if you work hard, you can't just eat steamed bread, instant noodles and pickles every day.

It is true that renting a house is almost the biggest headache for all North drifters. Similarly, people with lower wages do account for the bulk of the expenses.

However, it's not that exaggerated. At present, the rent of the village in the fourth ring road is less than 2000 yuan, and the kitchen and bathroom are all available. There are also many bungalows that can be rented for seven or eight hundred yuan outside the Fifth Ring Road. Unless you are lazy, you don't have to live in the basement or share bunk beds with others.

The traffic is really a bit congested, but there are many people and cars. If there is no trip, there is another way, and it will not be too late. I have been crowded in the morning rush hour and the evening rush hour for two years. I have never seen a traffic jam for two hours, and it is rare to get stuck for an hour.

This kind of life is a very ordinary life that everyone lives every day. It is not much trouble to say that I drift north. In order to dream and succeed, I must live in the basement and eat steamed bread and pickles.

On the other hand, as long as you can read and speak in a way that others can understand, you will get a lot of job opportunities. If you can bear hardships, you will be more popular.

Not to mention a regular job, even if you hand out leaflets part-time, you can earn one or two hundred dollars as a promoter and waiter. There are countless job opportunities in Beijing as long as you are willing.

I really don't want to say anything about the reasons that many people are slightly melodramatic, such as "being alone", "having no happiness" and "always being cheated". What do you mean, not lonely? What is happiness? Who is to blame for being cheated? These illusory things, even if you have hundreds of millions, are not necessarily guaranteed?

Of course, it is not easy to achieve such a small goal of buying a house in Beijing, but you still have to go back in the end, right?

I remember a sentence in Hemingway's The Flowing Feast: If you are lucky enough to live in Paris when you are young, she will stay with you wherever you go for the rest of your life, because Paris is a flowing feast!

This sentence is also applicable in other places, whether it is Beijing or Shenzhen, Guangzhou or Shanghai, or even Dali, Chengdu and the five-line town where we live. It is not unreasonable to say that the places you have been to and the cities you have lived in will deeply affect you.

Because every city has its innate temperament, and this temperament will infiltrate you quietly, influence you and change you.

When you get used to fast-paced life and high-frequency consumption, you will feel uneasy and waste time, life and youth.

You are used to being surrounded by a group of people who are determined to break through the world, are positive and are not afraid of hardship, and you will not be happier than you are now with those people who are addicted to money, stay in KTV bars until dawn in the middle of the night and think about how to eat when they have nothing to do.

I think many people will have some experience when they go home for the New Year.

I have always believed that if there is no such urgent need to support your family and continue the incense, you should go to a big city while you are young. She will give you diversified values, she will tell you that there is more than one way to live, and she will let your eyes find your place.

People can always remember their own sufferings and tears, but they can't remember those moments that made you grow and be happy. On the contrary, I think it is very lucky to live in Beijing when I was young. Don't be scared by steamed bread and pickles, choose the comfort of your hometown. If you still have a dream, this city is really suitable for running.