Four hundred and fifty-four chapters hanging foreign head
After hearing Hong Tao's greeting, these people did their part and quickly arrived at Hong Tao's house before dinner. But they were dumbfounded again. The last time Hong Tao came back from Canada, he lived with Liu Xiaomei, which made them a little puzzled.
, this time I came back from Africa and actually brought back a pretty girl with short hair and blue eyes. I originally planned to give Hong Tao some trouble, but Pan got in the way again.
"Hong Tao, your private life is too messy. How old are you? It's time to find a wife to live a steady life. By the way, there's something else I need to tell you. That guy Gao Ming expanded your fishing gear shop.
Ask him about the specific things." Fatty Gao took a lot of his gifts and ran away first, saying that there was something going on at home. Before leaving, he gave Hong Tao a few words of education at the door and also revealed a piece of great news.
"Brother Hong, this idea came to me from my uncle. Their wall was empty, so I built two more rooms inside. The facade is still the same big, but the inside is twice as big, so I redecorated it again.
After a while, I didn’t discuss it with you. I originally wanted to discuss it, but when I called you, I couldn’t get through, so I made my own decision.” Gao Ming held the pair of elephant feet that Hong Tao bought for him and his girlfriend.
He got the leather stool and told Hong Tao about the crime.
"This is your decision. You are also the owner of the fishing gear shop. That's good. You are better than me. From now on, this fishing gear shop will depend on you. Don't count on me. I can at most give you some bait. You can do the work yourself.
"Although Hong Tao hasn't seen what the fishing tackle shop looks like, who wouldn't be happy that his shop has expanded.
The people left and the gifts were almost distributed. Hong Tao still had to think about how to celebrate the Spring Festival. Now he was alone in this small courtyard. Sam and his wife had already taken advantage of the holiday to run back to the United States. Even if they
Both Pan and Ye Rong asked them to come over to celebrate the Spring Festival together, but Hong Tao was reluctant. These two people didn't even have a basic idea about the Spring Festival, so celebrating the Spring Festival with them felt like a prank.
In previous years, Hong Tao would go to his grandma's house to celebrate the Spring Festival. There were two uncles and several aunts there, plus their family members. It was so lively when everyone spent the holidays together. To play mahjong, at least two tables had to be opened, and from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year
, relatives and friends come to pay New Year greetings constantly, so we just need to open a flowing banquet. This is the atmosphere of the New Year.
As for the Spring Festival in a few years, Hong Tao plans to go to his grandma’s house to spend it. As for the two foreigners, he will also go with him. Anyway, it is just a matter of buying two pairs of chopsticks. At worst, Hong Tao will buy more New Year’s goods to make up for them both.
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When Hong Tao told Pan and Ye Rong this decision, Pan didn't object too much. He just asked about the approximate size of the Spring Festival dinner at Hong Tao's grandma's house, and then he thought about what kind of clothes he should wear and what kind of jewelry he should wear.
It's not rude. Ye Rong didn't have any objections. He never resisted this kind of opportunity to eat and drink for free. He just made Hong Tao promise again not to pour him liquor again.
In order to make New Year's Eve more colorful, Hong Tao decided to spend some money this year to buy more fireworks. He would not set off the firecrackers his aunts and uncles bought for the children every year. However, Hong Tao did not plan to let Pan and
Ye Rong was idle. Although they were guests, they still had to put in some effort when it was time to contribute. As for what kind of contribution they could make, Hong Tao had already thought about it.
Early the next morning, Hong Tao drove Pan and Yerong on the road, heading southwest from his home and onto the Beijing-Shijiazhuang Expressway from Dujiakan. He went straight to Zhuozhou and killed them. What did Hong Tao want to do?
Where to go? The answer is simple, smuggle some fireworks into Beijing!
Fireworks! Or smuggling!? This is necessary. Beijing has banned fireworks and firecrackers for several years. Hong Tao can't remember exactly when the ban started. Anyway, he has reservations about this ban. Those experts said
How many people are injured every year by setting off fireworks, how much money is wasted every year, and how much air is polluted every year. In Hong Tao's opinion, these reasons for banning fireworks are all nonsense! None of them are reliable.
Speaking of hurting people, climbing, swimming, paddling, and other sports that are also recreational activities did not hurt or kill people back then. Why haven’t those sports been banned? In many foreign areas, there are bull-running festivals, bullfighting, cheese grabbing, and other folk events.
Activities are not prohibited!
Speaking of waste, is the Christmas parade a waste? Is the National Day parade a waste? How about banning them all?
Talking about pollution is even more nonsense. Officials' cars are driven less often. How much less fuel must be burned every year? To reduce pollution, we must first reduce it from them, and finally it is the turn of the private sector.
However, even though there is already a ban, Hong Tao himself does not have the ability to overturn it. Not only is it banned, but the sale of fireworks and firecrackers is also banned. Only merchants designated by the state are allowed to sell them. The fireworks and firecrackers they sell are not only very expensive.
, the effect is not very good, buying that one is not to make you happy, but to make you unhappy.
So where should we go to get those cheap, high-quality fireworks? The answer is simple: Hebei!
Beijing has banned firecrackers, but Hebei Province has not banned them. All kinds of firecrackers and fireworks are sold in towns close to Beijing. Every year in the first month of the year, there will be many vendors on the roadsides in these places selling firecrackers to people passing by.
People in Beijing peddle these things.
However, Hong Tao went a little late. He usually goes to those places to purchase at least half a month in advance and then stores them at home. If he goes to purchase too close to the Spring Festival, it will be a bit dangerous to transport them back to Beijing, because every item entering Beijing at this time
There will be checkpoints on the highways to inspect vehicles entering Beijing. If the owner is found to be hiding fireworks and firecrackers, he will be fined at the least, and will be subject to administrative detention at the worst.
However, this small problem still cannot trouble Hong Tao. If he were alone, he would definitely not take this risk, but it is different now. He has two amulets: Pan and Yerong! With them two companions, success
The chance is still very high. As for what if you are really caught? Then you can only spend money to trust the relationship. There are no absolutes in everything in China. The law is like a monkey rubber band. People who are capable will give it to you.
If you push it loose, the incompetent person will be strangled to death by it!
As for whether Pan and Ye Rong will be in danger? 100% no. Chinese people now respect foreigners more than their own people. Although it is not as good as the level of serving foreign adults in the late Qing Dynasty, it will be almost the same after a few years of development.
. And neither of them understands a word of Chinese. Even if they are discovered, Hong Tao can excuse them. They are among the innocent people who have been deceived.
With this concept in mind, Hong Tao smiled evilly and ran all the way outside Zhuozhou City. He randomly found a merchant who bought firecrackers, and then bought 100 firework bombs, 50 10-ring flash bombs, and the largest two-kicker for 200.
Then I picked some milder fireworks until the trunk was full.
After finishing this, Hong Tao didn't stay any longer. He even rudely refused Pan's request to go to the market and drove directly to Fanyi Road. Compared with expressways, although ordinary roads also have inspection cards,
It's relatively loose.
After the car passed Doudian, Hong Tao lied that he had a headache and fooled Ye Rong into the driver's seat. He drove, Pan sat in the passenger seat, and Hong Tao sat in the back seat. As expected, not far from the Fifth Ring Road,
One kilometer away, Hong Tao and the others met
During the road inspection, when their car followed the traffic in front and reached the roadblock, the police officer responsible for the inspection saw that the two foreigners were driving and riding in the car. He also looked at the two Land Rover off-road vehicles with Hebei license plates.
I lost all interest, so I waved my hand and let him go.
"Yerong, we were taken advantage of by him. He must have done something bad. He broke the law and used us as a shield." Pan spoke shortly after passing the checkpoint. Although she was
He said it to Ye Rong, but his eyes were looking at Hong Tao.
"Don't listen to her. You saw it. We just bought some fireworks. Is this illegal in the Netherlands? I just didn't want them to rummage around in my car, so I let you drive." Hong Tao said righteously.
, even to death he would not admit Pan’s accusations against him.
"It shouldn't be illegal, right? You should drive it. Although I have an international driver's license, I don't know if China needs to go through other procedures." Yerong left Hong Tao and Pan confused. Who did he think could make the decision?
They all made sense, but he couldn't tell them clearly.
