chapter Five
Xiao Liu heard from the tone of the few people that they were a little scared. He did not answer immediately. He paused for a moment, and put on an arrogant attitude and said, "You know in your heart what's going on, and I have nothing to say about it. I'll spare the matter of treating guests to dinner. I'll talk about it when I have time."
The people left fortunately, Fang Wei and the other two returned to the room, and Xiao Liu asked Dapeng, "What's going on? Explain it clearly, so that I can have a clear idea."
Dapeng told the whole story of the matter. The people saw that he was from another place and got an old car from somewhere. They didn't even have a household registration, so they insisted on selling it to him. They had been pestering for several days. Unexpectedly, the person who lost the car was found and brought the police to come over. They scared several gangsters to run away. After the police left, the people came back and said that it was his secret and that he had to pay tens of thousands of yuan. These rogues blatantly cheated people. Do you think it's angering?
Xiao Liu said, "Oh, so that's the case. These people are just gangsters in society. They don't have much ability and rely on blackmail to deceive people."
Fang Wei asked Xiao Liu, "I'm a little surprised. Why did you calm those people down? You're so kind to talk to you. What's your relationship with them? You have to tell us."
Xiao Liu said, "I don't deal with these scoundrels in society and I don't bother with them. We have no relationship and don't know each other. Maybe they have seen me or heard of my name, and I don't know much about how they know me."
Dapeng took the speech and said, "My fellow villager, you just came here and don't know Xiao Liu. Don't look at him as literary and speechless, he is not very famous. When encountering unreasonable people, Xiao Liu never cares about them, and there is no need to do it. As long as Xiao Liu speaks his name, no matter how big the problem is, he can solve it. He can usually do what he wants to do, and both black and white have to give face."
Dapeng briefly introduced Xiao Liu, Fang Wei learned about him, thinking that there is no need to fight and kill, and he can admire both black and white. Fang Wei has never seen it before, but has only seen it in novels. Those who have this ability will be hidden and cannot be revealed. This is a powerful character.
Xiao Liu stood up, looked out the window, looked at the watch again, and turned around and said, "I've had a noise just now. You should be hungry, let's go and have a meal at my house."
After all, Fang Wei had just met Xiao Liu*. He hesitated and said embarrassedly, "I won't go today, I'll go to your house tomorrow."
"All fellow villagers, don't be polite." Xiao Liu's words just fell. Dapeng, who grew up with him since childhood, grabbed Fang Wei's arm and pushed and pulled him out the door.
The three of them walked to the street, and the shops on both sides were still open, and some shops were closed. Street lights illuminated the streets like a bright strip of yours, cutting through the dark night sky and reaching into the jungle with tall buildings.
The hotel is not far from Xiao Liu's house, and it is just a dozen minutes' walk away. When you walk in, there are a courtyard house with several families living in the provincial party committee. Xiao Liu's house lives in three main rooms. When he opened the door, his mother was alone at home. The dining table had already been arranged, but he didn't see his father.
Xiao Liu introduced Fang Wei to his mother. The mother warmly greeted Fang Wei, said a few polite words, and asked the nanny to add two more dishes. The mother called Fang Wei into the restaurant and sat down, saying, "It's getting late, it seems that his father is not coming back, so there is no need to wait, let's have a meal first."
After dinner, Fang Wei learned from the chat that Xiao Liu's father's hometown is from Hedong and his mother is from northern Jilin. His parents met and got married in the army. Xiao Liu is the youngest of three children in the family, with an older brother and an older sister on it. They all work in the army art troupe and do not go home normally and only come back during the visits.
Xiao Liu said that back then, the troops where his parents were fighting all the way to the south. After the liberation of Lingnan, a group of cadres needed to be drawn from the troops to work in the local area, and his parents were among them. These cadres who took off their military uniforms and stayed in the local area were what people often called "southern cadres". My father worked in the provincial party committee and my mother was in the Cultural Bureau.
After Fang Wei got to know Xiao Liu's family, he went to his house at night and chatted with Xiao Liu's mother. Fang Wei looked for a job during the day and stayed alone in the hotel at night, and there was no one to talk. It was lonely, boring and boring, so he went to the fellow villager's house to chat, which became a habit.
Fang Wei lives in the room without a TV, so he can only go to the reception room to watch. There is a broken TV in the reception room, which is clear and blurry. Sometimes you have to take a few strokes with your hands before the image appears. Even so, there are still many people watching TV at night.
On Sunday evening, Xiao Liu came to Fang Wei and said that his father was resting today and he could tell his father about finding a job to see if he could help. Fang Wei locked the door of the room and left the hotel gate with Xiao Liu.
Fang Wei came to Xiao Liu's house. Xiao Liu introduced Fang Wei to his father. Fang Wei hurriedly greeted him, "Hello uncle!"
After Fang Wei finished speaking, he stood there restraintly without moving, a little at a loss, looking cautious.
"Little fellow villager, sit down and don't be restrained, just like being at your own home." Xiao Liu's father said with his finger at the sofa next to him.
Xiao Liu's father asked Fang Wei about the situation in his hometown, and he answered truthfully. At the same time, his purpose of coming here and looking for a job for a few days, he picked up the important words. Xiao Liu's father looked at Fang Wei, but didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something.
"I just came to Lingnan and I am not familiar with the place. I have to trouble my uncle. Can I help find a job?" Fang Wei said politely.
"I'll think about it and I'll give you a reply in a few days, okay?" Xiao Liu's father said kindly.
"Thank you uncle, for your trouble." Fang Wei stood up and politely expressed his gratitude.
"Sit down and say, sit down and say, "You are so polite, you will be out of here." Xiao Liu's father signaled Fang Wei to sit down and continued, "You are a newcomer and have no acquaintances. If you have any difficulties in the future, if you need help, come to my house to find me."
After chatting for a while, the wall clock on the wall will be eleven o'clock in a few minutes. If you stay there, it will affect Xiao Liu's family's rest. Fang Wei stood up and said goodbye.
Fang Wei often visits his fellow villagers' homes, and as the number of times increases, the more they know. The two old men treat him like children, speaking kindly and easy-goingly. Fang Wei also treats the two elders like parents, and leaves the passbooks that are both inconvenient and afraid of losing with them to Xiao Liu's mother for safekeeping.
When Xiao Liu's parents saw Fang Wei trusting them so much, they were very happy. As long as the family cooked delicious food, they would call Fang Wei. Fang Wei did not treat himself as an outsider, and kept calling him "uncle and aunt". Every time Fang Wei went to his fellow villager's house, the two old men called him "little fellow villager" and asked about his well-being, just like his family.
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye. Fang Wei ran around every day, busy looking for a job, and was overwhelmed with the utmost worry and had no time to take care of anything else.
One day, Fang Wei was busy working all morning, but the work still had no results and was a little depressed. He walked along the street weakly. Seeing that there was something selling food on the roadside and was a little hungry, he sat down in front of the stall, ordered fried rice, and started eating slowly.
Fang Wei recalled the past few days of running around, without any clues in his work, and his mental pressure was quite high, and he almost crushed himself. Fang Wei planned to calm down and rest for a long time. The tense nerves that have been around for several days have also been relaxed.
Fang Wei plans to use this afternoon to relax, take a look at the street view, stroll around the mall, and buy some daily necessities after dinner.
Fang Wei left the food stall and walked along the street while looking. Not far away, the buildings were like bamboo shoots growing rapidly, like a day.
The streets are full of people coming and going, busy and busy. There are shopping malls on both sides of the street, and there are a wide range of goods. Fang Wei has never seen most of the goods before.
There are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are many newly opened restaurants. Fang Wei has never eaten it before. It is a grand and novel sign, made with colorful and shimmering tempting light.
At this time, a wonderful singing voice came not far away. Fang Wei looked along the song. A young man in strange clothes stood not far away with a recorder, and the song was played out by his recorder.
The soft singing was so nice that Fang Wei was fascinated by listening. At that time, Fang Wei was wondering how dare this miserable sound be played publicly on the street? If it were in his hometown in the north, someone would probably cause trouble.
Fang Wei walked up to the young man and inquired, he found out that the song was sung by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng. The young man said that the tape of Teresa Teng's song was brought by Taiwanese businessmen through smuggling or Hong Kong.
Fang Weida was surprised that Lingnan, the city at the forefront of reform and opening up. He thought that listening to these wonderful and physically and mentally pleasant songs in addition to the busy work can relieve the pressure on work and is a spiritual enjoyment.
From then on, Fang Wei fell in love with Teresa Teng's songs, which was like eating delicious food and getting addicted to it. He liked it very much. He couldn't hear Teresa Teng's songs for a while, and it was like losing his soul. Fang Wei still preserved most of Teresa Teng's tapes.
Although decades have passed, Fang Wei still retained the habits of his youth. If he had free time, he would take out a well-preserved tape and listen to a few wonderful songs of Teresa Teng, perhaps because he missed that era.
Fang Wei walked around the street for an afternoon and heard a foreign accent with accents of the north and north. He rarely saw local people. People from all over the country came and went in a hurry, busy and full of vitality. The Nanling Mountains were like the rising sun, full of vitality and shining.
The torrent of reform and opening up spread from coastal areas to the whole country. The spirit of Nanling people's daring to be the first and brave to fight for the sake of their efforts indicates the beginning of a new era.
Lingnan is like a rich gold mine excavated, attracting young people from all over the country to start businesses. Just like the gold rush in the United States back then, it attracted people from all over the world who dared to take risks, sacrificing their families and working hard, rushing thousands of miles away.
For more than half a month, Fang Wei has traveled almost all over Lingnan City, and what he sees and hears are busy people everywhere. Fang Wei realized that Lingnan is his dream place, and he should follow the trend of the times and participate in it, and it will not be in vain for his life.
Fang Wei was secretly grateful and was quite proud. He felt that he was here at the right time and that he had come right, just in time to catch up with the tide of the times.
As night falls, lights are on, bustling crowds, and a bustling scene. Fang Wei passes by a night market, filled with various snack stalls, special foods from all over the country, sour, spicy, sweet, fragrant, attractive colors, and the fragrance fills the streets and falls into Fang Wei's nose.
The stall owner's hawking sounds, Mandarin mixed with dialect, attracted the beautiful men and women wandering around.
The weather has turned hot, and there are many diners at the stall. Some people took off their shirts and sat around the small table, shook their arms, performed sticks, ate and drank, made loud noises, and indulged themselves to the fullest. It was a very intoxicating and lively scene.
The bustling night market and the fragrance of the food attracted Fang Wei. At this time, he felt hungry and tired, and wanted to sit down and eat something. He found several stalls, which were crowded and there was not even an empty seat, so he could only leave without excitement.
The next morning, it started raining until noon, without any intention of stopping, Fang Wei's plan to go out to find a job was ruined.
Fang Wei returned to the room, lay bored on the bed, looking through the newspaper he bought for a few days. At this time, a knock on the door sounded. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Dapeng, a fellow villager living in the next room. Fang Wei said with a smile, "Membersman, come in and sit down."
"I won't go in." Dapeng looked at his watch and continued, "It's almost twelve o'clock, so you're not hungry?"
"Wait a minute, I'll go get an umbrella, let's go to have dinner together." Fang Wei said, turning around to get an umbrella, and then walked out of the room.
The two left the hotel, and not far away was the restaurant that Fang Wei often went to. They were from the same hometown and naturally had the same taste and both liked to eat northern dishes.
It was over noon, and the dining rush had passed, and there were not many people eating in the restaurant. The two of them found an empty table to sit down. Fang Wei habitually hung his shirt on the back of the seat. Dapeng ordered four dishes and ordered two bottles of beer. The waiter quickly brought the wine and dishes to the table, and the two started chatting while eating.
Chapter completed!