On the small island in the south, the weather at the end of September is still very hot.
A street-front newsstand is located on a busy street. People come and go in a hurry but never stop. It seems that this newsstand has no business.
There are no cars on the street that stop here.
However, every once in a while, someone will always stop and buy some books, comics, etc.
If you look carefully, you will know that the best-selling works are the works of Qihang Publishing House.
Inside the newsstand, there is a lot of inventory piled up. Looking at it, they are basically books from Qihang Publishing House.
"Old man, Panlong San is out of stock. The second part of Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty and the fourth part of Kunlun only have a dozen or so copies left in stock. Go home quickly and get fifty copies."
The newsstand is run by a pair of sixty-year-old old men and women. Originally, the newsstand was half-dead, but recently, due to the best-selling works of Qihang Publishing House, they have regained their vitality. In just six months,
The profit is the sum of the previous years.
If it weren't for the nearby gangsters and police who need to be more respectful, their profits could be even greater.
"Old lady, please pay attention, I will be back soon."
When the old man was carrying dozens of books from a nearby rental house on a pole, he happened to see a Rolls-Royce convertible parked on the other side of the street.
With an extremely ordinary face, Zhou Jimin got out of the car and chatted with the old lady in front of the newsstand.
He had just returned from the Alps, landed outside the island, and then changed to a speedboat to return to the island.
Originally, he should have gone straight to the villa on the top of the mountain to meet Qin Jingru and the others.
When passing by here, I suddenly had a sudden impulse and stopped the car to learn about the recent development of Qihang Publishing House, Apple Daily and other companies.
From the old lady's mouth, he also roughly knew some sales data.
Generally speaking, the genuine books of Qihang Publishing House are very popular in the bustling streets.
Because there are more office buildings nearby, in other words, there are more wealthy consumers here.
Working in a high-rise building, with the fast-paced work and life pressure on the island, reading novels has become a very good way of entertainment.
In the old lady's chatter, she also shared several embarrassing stories about white-collar workers nearby who were working and reading novels.
To be honest, the old lady’s eloquence is pretty good, and she can barely apply for a job as a storyteller.
On the small island in 1964, while the economy was developing rapidly, entertainment failed to keep up.
The film, television and other industries are all mixed, but the small island entertainment industry that became popular throughout the 1980s and 1990s was still in its infancy.
Golden Harvest Pictures has not yet been established, and Bruce Lee is still studying in Chou Country and has not entered the entertainment industry.
Jackie Chan is only ten years old, and Maggie Cheung was born less than ten days ago.
Therefore, the busiest entertainment industry on the island at this time should be the gambling industry.
The mahjong tables that can be seen everywhere on the streets all illustrate this point.
After chatting with the old lady for a while, Zhou Jimin sold a few books and planned to leave.
Apple Daily has been sold out, and even if he wanted to buy it, he couldn't.
According to the old woman, this newspaper is the best-selling newspaper, with a fixed supply of two hundred copies every day. Those white-collar workers who work nearby will not be able to buy it if it is a little later.
There should be at least four hundred newspapers to be able to meet the demand nearby.
At that time, Zhou Jimin asked why he didn’t bring more newspapers to sell?
The old lady said, it’s out of stock, so we have to wait.
This answer surprised Zhou Jimin, but it was obvious that the old woman didn't know the specific reason. It seemed that he could only go back to find out more.
The old woman in front of me and the old man who had just arrived at the newsstand both looked kind and didn't look like they were evil. They shouldn't have offended the deliveryman of Qihang Publishing House, right?
As soon as he got into the car with his book in hand, there was an extra person in the passenger seat.
The person who came was a woman wearing very clean and white clothes. She looked to be about twenty years old.
The woman clasped her hands together and kept begging, while looking behind her worriedly.
A few dozen meters away, there were five or six people holding sticks and laughing ferociously, as if they were not worried that she would run away.
Zhou Jimin didn't expect that he would encounter such a bloody scene just by buying a book.
However, considering the extremely popular gambling culture on the island at this time, it is not surprising at all.
In a city with a population of several million, what kind of people are not there?
Rotten gamblers, drunkards, overtime maniacs, dog lickers, racing gangs, young girls, yellow-haired youths, etc. It can be said that the island's prosperous entertainment industry is inseparable from this big dyeing vat-like society.
However, he did not start the car, but looked at the other party quietly.
Although many people yearn for a hero to save a beautiful woman, after all, such a story is very beautiful.
But Zhou Jimin doesn’t want to get into trouble, so he can’t take this unknown person back to the mountaintop villa, right?
"You still have time to run now."
"Beautiful boy, can you please help me? I'm still a virgin. Really, please help me. I know you are rich and you must not be short of women, but..."
Poof!
Zhou Jimin was still very surprised when he heard the other party say these words.
Forget it, it’s just a matter of stepping on the accelerator.
However, when he started the car and was about to leave, there were many cars on the street because it was already the afternoon rush hour.
So the number of vehicles gradually increased, and it was no longer possible for him to leave here quickly.
The woman also looked desperate at this moment, slumped down on the passenger seat, and murmured to herself:
"I'm dead, I can't leave, I'm going to be dragged into being a chicken..."
"..." Zhou Jimin was speechless and looked back. The five or six gangsters were already seven or eight meters behind.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to get out of the car and get rid of these people.
Otherwise, if there is a fight later and the car is damaged, he will be the one in trouble.
Several hooligans were blocked by him on the street. One of them, Huang Mao, pointed at him and cursed:
"Boy, are you trying to pick up girls like others? Why don't you drive? Drive, ah, ah, ah, it hurts me to death..."
Huang Mao didn't say a few words before he was held by Zhou Jimin with one hand. With a little force, Huang Mao began to howl like a ghost.
"Keep your mouth clean. Didn't your elementary school teacher teach you to be polite?"
As soon as he finished speaking, several gangsters next to him swung over with steel rods.
Several exclamations came from behind. The old man and the old lady at the newsstand and the woman in the car covered their eyes, fearing the violent scene.
Many passers-by also stopped to watch the show, and some people left quickly because they didn’t want to be affected. It’s not a good thing to eat melon and eat it yourself.
However, Zhou Jimin just smiled and defeated these gangsters in three strokes.
Seeing them lying on the ground one by one and wailing, his expression did not change at all:
"Bullying others is not your exclusive privilege. Your parents gave you a good body not to bully the weak. Go away."
Although he knew that his preaching could not change anything, it could only save one person. Anyway, it was just a matter of one sentence.
Back in the car, he looked at the woman and said:
"The trouble is solved, get off the car."
The latter was shocked, and the next moment he looked at him with admiration, and threw a bunch of nice words at him.
But Zhou Jimin remained unmoved, his expression not changing at all:
"Get off!"
Seeing that he didn't look like he was joking, the woman slowly got out of the car.
She originally thought that Zhou Jimin had some thoughts about her, but she didn't expect that it was just a misunderstanding.
No one is interested in her figure or appearance at all.
After she got off the car, Zhou Jimin stepped on the accelerator and drove away in the sports car.
The woman who looked disappointed was left behind, the old man and other passers-by were talking about each other, and the gangsters who were pissed off were left behind.
On the roadside near the villa on the top of the mountain, Zhou Jimin didn't worry about what happened just now. After changing into his original appearance, he drove to the door of the villa.
Several big dogs barked, and the next moment, the door was opened.
Looking at Wangcai and the others lying on the car window, Zhou Jimin reached out and touched them.
In the yard, Zhou Qingyue, Zhou Bingheng, and Zhou Bingxu were playing around. When they saw the big dogs running away, they immediately followed them.
A two- or three-year-old kid is at the age where he loves to play and is full of energy every day.
"Dad!"
Seeing a strange convertible sports car, the three children were still a little confused and stopped where they were.
But when they saw Zhou Jimin in the driver's seat, they immediately exclaimed and then continued to run over.
They separated only last month, so the clever Zhou Qingyue and the others naturally still remember their father.
Soon, before Zhou Jimin got out of the car, he was hugged by three little guys.
They all cried a lot because they were very excited after being separated for more than a month.
At the door of the villa, the pregnant Guan Ling saw this scene, her pretty face was full of surprise.
"Jimin, are you hungry?"
Thousands of words come to my lips but they become such a daily greeting.
"I'm not hungry, is the little guy in your belly good?"
Zhou Jimin, who had just coaxed the children, carried them to Guan Ling and said with a gentle smile.
After chatting for a while, Xu Mei and the others came back, and the house became lively again.
What they want to know most is how long Zhou Jimin will stay on the island. This has almost become a question they must ask every time.
Looking at their slightly sad and expectant expressions, Zhou Jimin smiled and said:
"In the future, I will come to the island often, at least once a week."
"Really?"
The four girls were all shocked and couldn't believe their ears.
Once a week. In comparison, I only came once every half a year, which is really too little.
"Of course it's true. Why did I lie to you?"
He already has a supersonic plane, which can fly at Mach 2 per hour. In other words, he can get from the capital to the island in about an hour.
After all, the distance between the two places is only 2,100 kilometers. Counting the time for takeoff and landing, doesn’t it only take an hour to get there?
The speed of Mach 1 is 1,225 kilometers per hour, and the speed of Mach 2 is 2,450 kilometers per hour.
After receiving his confirmation, the four girls became even happier and more excited, and even cried.
Several little ones also cried, making Zhou Jimin dumbfounded, so he coaxed them and made them laugh.
Afterwards, after having breakfast, Zhou Jimin played with the children for a while, and then said that he wanted to visit the company.
"Dad, I want to go too."
After the children heard this, they no longer wanted to stay at home. It was best to go out and play with their father.
Normally, Xu Mei and Qin Jingru would actually take their children out to play whenever they have time, but they prefer their father to take them out to play.
"Okay, daddy will take you out, but are you good or not?"
He picked up the children, one on his back, and one on each side. He turned on the daddy mode, and the smile on his face never stopped.
"Dad, we are very good."
"Then let's go!"
Since we have to take the children out to play, it’s not easy to go to the company.
After all, it would not be good if the child makes a noise and affects the normal operation of the company.
So, Zhou Jimin didn't do anything during the whole day, he just took the children around.
We went to the top of the mountain to take pictures, went shopping, and went to a nearby restaurant for a delicious lunch. In the afternoon we went fishing.
The yacht was bought by Xu Mei and the others. Here on the island, most wealthy people will have a yacht as standard equipment.
The little kids are not very interested in fishing. At most, they make a fuss when the catch is caught. At other times, they like to stay in the cabin and play.
It was not until sunset that the family returned home.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. This morning, Zhou Jimin did not continue to be a baby daddy, but went directly to Apple Daily to check the company's operations.
Seeing his arrival, Apple Daily editor-in-chief Shu Xiangcheng came out to greet him personally. After exchanging a few words, Zhou Jimin came to his own office.
The inside was unchanged from when he left before, it was still very clean, and there were fresh flowers on the desk.
Thinking about it, this should be what Xu Mei and the others requested, after all, they occasionally come here to sit.
"Boss, here are the sales data and financial reports for the past month or so. Please take a look."
"Lao Shu, sit down, don't stand, this is not the old society, don't do that."
"Okay, boss."
The island in the 1960s actually still inherited some bad habits from the previous dynasty, such as the housekeeper system, three wives and four concubines, etc.
The most famous ones are actually the wives of the gambling king. In later generations, the tidbits about the gambling king supported many entertainment newspapers.
The office became quiet. Two pieces of data were placed on the table. Zhou Jimin glanced at them and had a good idea.
Previously, Apple Daily launched a one-week free delivery. At that time, Zhou Jimin left the island before he could wait for the eighth day when Apple Daily went on sale.
Sales data shows that on the eighth day, Apple Daily, priced at 20 cents, sold a total of 188,000 copies of the newspaper, ranking first on the island's best-selling newspaper list.
At that time, due to reasons such as Apple Daily and Qihang Publishing House, top-ranked newspapers such as Sing Pao and Ming Pao were unable to cope.
Because it’s free, it’s really delicious.
Although compared with the previous seven days, about 400,000 copies of newspapers were distributed for free every day, the daily sales figure of 188,000 copies was indeed too high.
After all, it hasn’t even reached half of 400,000.
However, Shu Xiangcheng and other management were very happy. They reported the matter to Xu Mei and others at that time, and they also expressed their happiness.
After all, a 20-cent newspaper sells 188,000 copies every day, and the income from this section alone is 37,000 yuan.
Earning thirty-seven thousand yuan a day, how dare you think about it in the past?
Starting from the eighth day, the subsequent daily sales data also showed a steady upward trend, and now it has stabilized at 240,000 copies.
However, 240,000 newspapers are already the ceiling, and there is no way to increase them.
The income from advertising is not much. It is estimated that it has only been more than a month, and many advertisers are still waiting to see.
While Shu Xiangcheng waited anxiously, Zhou Jimin finally spoke.
"Yes, you have done a good job, but in the advertising area... the data is too poor. Compared with the sales of Apple Daily, it does not match the status... Lao Shu, as the editor-in-chief, do you have any ideas?" p>
This was considered a test for oneself, and Shu Xiangcheng felt nervous.
Although he had a rich editor-in-chief resume before, he had never worked for a best-selling newspaper such as Ming Pao, so he seemed to be getting by.
But now Apple Daily is definitely the benchmark in the small island newspaper industry. Its advertising revenue is only so small. It is really embarrassing to tell the truth.
"Boss, this is what I think about this..."
Shu Xiangcheng's idea is to delve deeper into the content of Apple Daily. The position of marketing manager is still being recruited. As for the deputy manager he hired previously, he was fired by Xu Mei and the others last week.
Although the editor-in-chief also has certain responsibilities, in Shu Xiangcheng's view, the editor-in-chief's responsibility should be more focused on the content and daily operations of the newspaper, rather than marketing.
Of course, he himself is not without ideas, but he tried it and the effect was not very good.
His so-called attempt is actually not much different from those of Ming Pao newspapers.
In other words, there is no innovation.
In addition, he cherished feathers and was afraid that advertising would affect the sales of newspapers, so he screened out many advertisers.
After listening to the other party's words, Zhou Jimin's mouth only twitched.
But he wasn't angry either. Isn't the other party being so cautious exactly what he wanted to see?
Although it is a bit too cautious, it is better than being too reckless and expanding the territory, causing Apple Daily to be ruined.
"I really appreciate your persistence."
First of all, he affirmed the other party's hard work and conservative character, and then revealed his next arrangements.
Advertising must be expanded and liberalized. It is impossible to waste such good publicity resources in vain.
Of course, this is not a completely liberal approach, relying entirely on the principle of the highest price winning.
After all, gambling, pornographic newspapers, etc., these industries are quite profitable.
In the 1960s, most of the salt-and-pepper old men were extremely poor, living in poverty-stricken households was considered a privilege to them. Some of them did not even have a home and slept directly in garbage dumps or under overpasses.
But the more people like this, the more they like to buy those not-so-cheap colored newspapers and periodicals to enrich their already limited nightlife.
According to incomplete statistics, at least one million copies of non-ferrous newspapers and periodicals are sold every month.
As for advertising creativity, you must recruit talents.
Zhou Jimin has a lot of creative ideas in his mind, but he won't do it by himself. With this time, he might as well go home to his wife and children to warm up on the bed.
After the business was finished, Zhou Jimin asked about the newspaper delivery business in more detail.
This part is not the responsibility of Shu Xiangcheng, but Yang Chenyu, the manager of the distribution department.
This person was quickly called into the office. Zhou Jimin just exchanged a few words and asked who was in charge of the bustling streets of the island?
Upon hearing this, Yang Chenyu was stunned for a moment. Did his people do something bad?
You know, Apple Daily has only been established not long ago, but the company’s employee treatment is the best in Hong Kong.
The salary is good, the benefits are good, and the work is not too hard. If there are people doing small tricks in this situation, then Yang Chenyu will definitely be the first to disagree.
Immediately, he said a name and asked Zhou Jimin if he wanted to call the person over?
The latter thought about it and felt that it would be better to confront him face to face, so as not to explain clearly.
Soon, Su Daqiang, an employee of the distribution department in charge of the bustling streets in the Admiralty area of the island, was called in.
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He thought it was a good thing that the boss called him in. After all, he worked hard every day. In the circulation department, he shipped the largest number of newspapers every day.
Unexpectedly, he became nervous as soon as the boss opened his mouth.
"According to the data that Minister Yang gave me, the number of newspapers sold from you every day is about 8,000, and your performance is among the best. Am I right?"
Admiralty is the most prosperous street on the island. There are at least fifty newsstands and canteens nearby, with an average of 100 to 300 copies per store.
Of course, at the beginning, Su Daqiang was responsible for only more than 5,000 copies of Admiralty Street.
From more than 5,000 copies to more than 8,000 copies, it is undeniable that Su Daqiang’s contribution is in this.
"Can you tell me what the sales data of each of your newsstands are?"
Su Daqiang did not refuse, but took out a receipt form.
Zhou Jimin glanced at it and suddenly felt something was wrong. The list clearly marked the Chengru Newsstand facing the street, and signed for a total of 400 points of Apple Daily.
But in fact, he consulted with the old lady who runs this Chengru Newsstand, and she and her old man only get two hundred newspapers every day.
There is a huge discrepancy between the four hundred newspapers on the list.
However, he did not speak immediately, but asked for detailed information about several newsstands near Zhengru Newsstand.
It wasn't until he asked for the name of the owner of the Sunflower Newsstand that he obviously saw Su Daqiang hesitate for a moment before he revealed that the owner's name was Su Jiadao.
"Oh, what is the relationship between this boss Su Jiadao and you?"
As soon as these words came out, Su Daqiang became even more nervous.
At this time, Shu Xiangcheng and Yang Chenyu were still confused and did not understand what the boss wanted to do.
"He is my dad."
"So the newsstand run by your dad should have a lot of income every day, right? Why do you still want to come to work in my company?"
For a newsstand, the average monthly income for a better one should be around two to three thousand, and for a worse one, around one thousand, which is better than working part-time.
Like Apple Daily, a newspaper is priced at 20 cents, and the newsstand takes 5 cents of the profit. The newspaper's income is only 15 cents.
Generally speaking, a newsstand can sell about a few hundred to a thousand newspapers every day, and the income here ranges from ten to fifty yuan.
The bulk is sales of books, monthly magazines, etc., because for every book or monthly magazine sold, the newsstand has an income ranging from 20 cents to 30 cents.
Therefore, the daily revenue of many newsstands is at least about 100 yuan.
After excluding taxes, filial piety, etc., there are about seventy or eighty yuan left, which works out to a monthly income of more than two thousand.
Of course, this income is not low, but if you run it alone, it will be very hard and tiring.
Therefore, most of the time at the newsstand, one person is alone, but this is not actually the case. It is usually a husband and wife team, which makes it easier.
The same is true for Su Daqiang's family. His parents ran the Sunflower Newsstand together. It was because of this that he was admitted to college and entered the newspaper office, and was later brought to Apple Daily by Yang Chenyu.
Speaking of which, most of Apple Daily’s employees rely on internal recommendations or poaching, and employees recruited through normal channels only account for 15% of them.
But no matter how they enter the company, most ordinary employees have their own performance appraisal standards.
Su Daqiang, who ranks among the top performers in the distribution department, has a monthly income of around 1,500 yuan.
This income is already very high.
"Boss, I like this job very much, and my family is also very ordinary..."
Being stared at by Zhou Jimin, Su Daqiang began to explain incoherently.
But these explanations seem a bit pale.
He probably guessed that the boss must have some information, otherwise the boss would not ask such detailed questions.
But he still wanted to save him again, so he started to quibble.
"I know you like this job very much." Zhou Jimin nodded, and then added, "Because this makes it easier for you to use your power for personal gain. Tell me, how many copies of Apple Daily do Sunflower Newsstand get every day? There are also various kinds of books.
Something like that, your family of three must have made a lot of money, right?"
Buzz!
Su Daqiang immediately knelt down, with a mournful expression on his face, and cried bitterly: "Boss, I was wrong, you listen to my excuses, no, you listen to my explanation..."
Only then did Shu Xiangcheng and Yang Chenyu understand what was going on.
Suddenly he was furious, especially the latter, who cursed:
"Su Daqiang, have your brains been soaked by the sea water? It's in vain that I value you so much and hand over the streets of Jinzhong to you. You promised me so sternly at the beginning, and this is what you promised?"
Zhou Jimin glanced at Yang Chenyu and said nothing.
After a pause, he looked at Su Daqiang and said slowly, "Actually, it's understandable that you help your parents and increase the income of Sunflower Newsstand, but why do you want to halve the newspapers supplied to Chengru Newsstand? Is that so?
means, your parents’ income will be more?”
“Have you ever thought that customers don’t want to travel dozens of meters to the Sunflower Newsstand to buy newspapers, and gradually lose confidence in Apple Daily…”
"If other employees in the circulation department and other colleagues behave like you, Apple Daily's glory today may soon fall, just like Sing Pao, Ming Pao, etc. that were suppressed by us..." p>
After that, he asked the other party to go out. After Su Daqiang left, Yang Chenyu spoke before he could speak.
The latter said that he was responsible for the oversight and asked his boss to punish him.
At the same time, he also affirmed Su Daqiang’s contribution during this period and asked his boss not to fire Su Daqiang, hoping that Su Daqiang could make up for his mistakes.
But Shu Xiangcheng shook his head, saying that he agreed with what his boss just said, that black sheep like Su Daqiang should be fired. In addition to killing chickens and warning monkeys, it can also unite the company's centripetal force.
Although Shu Xiangcheng is the editor-in-chief, Yang Chenyu, the distribution manager, still refutes with reason when facing his immediate boss.
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Su Daqiang is a talented person and should not be fired like this.
Zhou Jimin thought for a while and said: "It's okay not to fire him. Let's transfer him to another position. However, the death penalty can't be avoided. Let him write a 10,000-word letter of repentance, and then the whole company will be informed."<
/p>
Ga!
This proposal was instantly approved by Shu Xiangcheng, who gave him thumbs up repeatedly to show that the boss was generous. It not only punished this black sheep, but also achieved the effect of deterring other employees. It was great.
Rainbow fart!
Yang Chenyu, who secretly slandered, also expressed his approval on the surface.
So, this matter came to an end.
Later, Zhou Jimin called the heads of the Information Department, the Printing Department and other departments, and they held a small meeting together.
The theme of the meeting was naturally about the Su Daqiang incident, so that the management should be more vigilant.
After all, it is not for him, the boss, to intervene in this kind of thing. Otherwise, why would he spend so much salary to hire managers like them?
The management, led by Shu Xiangcheng, have all stated that they will do a good job and that similar incidents will not happen again.
Although this matter may be big or small, it involves the survival of Apple Daily after all. People like Shu Xiangcheng will naturally not be careless.
Everyone knows the reason why a thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest.
The words "prevent the slightest and prevent the worst" are often mentioned, but we must take action.
After leaving Apple Daily, Zhou Jimin went to Qihang Publishing House for a stroll before going home for lunch.
Qihang Publishing House is relatively better. After all, he doesn't stay on the island very often. Even if there is a problem, it won't be discovered immediately.
Things like Su Daqiang's thing, otherwise he wouldn't have discovered it by chance.
When he returned to the villa on the top of the mountain and had lunch, he talked about this matter with Xu Mei and the others, which immediately aroused their unanimous criticism.
Of course, regarding the 10,000-word self-reflection letter proposed by Zhou Jimin, they all said that this proposal was really good.
After all, compared to expelling Su Daqiang and writing a 10,000-word apology letter, it is definitely a nightmare.
This number can be enough to write an outline for an online article.
I think back then, many people felt so painful that they wanted to die when writing a composition of 800 words, let alone 10,000 words?
"Dad, I can also write a 10,000-word self-criticism letter in the future."
The confused Zhou Qingyue didn't quite understand the concept of ten thousand words, so she said something in a haphazard manner.
The adults immediately burst into laughter, and Zhou Jimin held her in his arms and asked: "Only when you have done something wrong, you need to write a letter of apology. Are you hiding something from us?" p>
"No, dad, I am a good boy, so I won't do bad things. It's my brothers who did bad things."
The little guy quickly shook his head and denied it, and also diverted the firepower.
"Zhou Bingxu spit into Wangcai's rice bowl yesterday. So did Zhou Bingheng. The two brothers are the bad ones."
The two confused brothers hurriedly hid when they heard what happened in Dongchuang.
At the same time, he also said, Zhou Qingyue, you are not honest, you betrayed us, and you returned our toy car.
When the relationship between the children in the family is good, they are called sister and brother, and they are very affectionate; when the relationship is not good, they just call each other by their names.
I don’t know where I learned it from, but Zhou Jimin never taught them this.
Phew!
The adults laughed, and the children were naughty and mischievous, which started when they were two or three years old.
In the afternoon, the family went out to play again. Instead of going to the sea today, we went hiking in the New Territories.
At this time, the New Territories were completely undeveloped, and many places were overgrown with weeds, making walking very troublesome.
Naturally, places in the wilderness are not the first choice for mountain climbing. If you want to climb, you have to go to places where people have climbed before and there are roads.
Zhou Jimin has no intention of opening a road. After all, he is here to have fun, not to engage in tourism development.
The incense culture on the island is also quite popular. As soon as the family arrived at the foot of the mountain, they saw a lot of tributes, incense and candles.
Several children chattered and asked, asking a few questions when they saw anything weird.
"Dad, why do they light incense candles? And aren't those apples? Why are they called tributes?"
The Mid-Autumn Festival has just passed, so it’s normal to have so many incense candles.
"Because during the festival, they need to worship their ancestors. We usually only eat apples. These are the tributes used to worship our ancestors..."
"Oh, they are both apples, so what's the difference..."
"Okay, you're still young. You won't understand until you grow up a little."
Although a two- or three-year-old kid is very smart and has a strong thirst for knowledge, how much can he remember?
I just gave you a general explanation, but if you really want to go into details, the children probably won’t be able to listen.
From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the distance is not very far, but the road is not very easy to walk.
In addition, pregnant women with many children naturally cannot walk very fast. Even if they walk for a while, they have to rest.
So, after walking for more than an hour, I climbed to the pavilion halfway up the mountain.
"Let's rest for a while and continue climbing later."
When they arrived at the pavilion, Zhou Jimin put down the twins he was carrying on his back.
Clean the gazebo, lay blankets on the floor, then put the children on it and let them move around freely.
It's just that the little brats are naturally not so obedient and crawl everywhere.
Therefore, we can only let them guard Wangcai.
Not long after, several more people climbed up from the foot of the mountain. When they saw the pavilion, they came over excitedly.
The pavilion itself is not big, but Zhou Jimin and his family filled it completely, not to mention there are five big dogs, so it will be even fuller.
Facing outsiders, Wangcai stood up directly and stood in front of the curious Zhou Qingyue and his children.
Even though he didn't show his teeth, Wangcai's huge body and the feeling of oppression were still very strong.
The visitors were three young men and two girls.
The young man, who was unable to make a fortune, had no choice but to say to Zhou Jimin: "Hey, whose dog is this? Why is it blocking the road? Why are you so unethical? The pavilion does not belong to you, why don't you get out of the way?" The young man's words made Zhou Qingyue's three children very angry.
The little guys may not understand it very well, but they know that the person's tone is very harsh, almost like swearing.
"You are not allowed to say that about my father, huh, you big bad guy!"
Zhou Qingyue put her hands on her hips and said angrily.
The two younger brothers behind him were like door gods, with their eyes wide open and trying hard to look menacing and bluffing, but to their surprise, they turned out to be cute and cute.
Then she disliked Wangcai for blocking them, and Zhou Qingyue pressed Wangcai's big head with her hand.
Wangcai is very resentful, but he doesn't dare to move because he is so big and is afraid of hurting his little master.
Zhou Jimin, who was a little unhappy at first, felt very happy when he saw the three children protecting him fearlessly.
"We've almost rested, let's go?"
He turned to discuss with Xu Mei and the others, because he didn't want those young people to affect everyone's mood for mountain climbing.
The girls frowned, looked at each other, and got up to pack their things.
Zhou Jimin packed his luggage very quickly and put the twins on his back in a few clicks.
Then he picked up his luggage and easily picked up Zhou Bingxu and the two little guys, "You were protecting Dad just now. Dad is very happy. You have grown up..."
After being intimate with the children for a while, he took everyone to continue climbing up the mountain.
I didn’t even look at those young people during the whole process.
Only Zhou Qingyue hummed several times, and Dahuang even growled at the young men as he passed by.
They were so frightened that they took several steps back with pale faces.
They are not afraid of people, but they are afraid of these big dogs.
Under the sun, the snow-white teeth of the big dogs are very clear.
The dog's eyes, which glow with a faint green light, are more dazzling than titanium alloy eyes and are very captivating.
After Zhou Jimin and others left, the three young men invited the two girls to the pavilion to rest.
But at this time, the two girls shook their heads and looked at Zhou Jimin and the others with envy.
"Tongtong, do you think they are the owners of those luxury cars at the foot of the mountain?"
"They must not have run away. There are three big dogs squatting next to those luxury cars. Who dares to get close?"
"I don't know who they are. They can afford so many big dogs and so many luxury cars..."
"I guess they live in a wealthy area on the island, right? It's not within reach of ordinary people like us..."
The conversation between the two women suddenly sounded like thunder in the ears of the three young men.
I didn't think of this just now, but now it seems that they didn't pay attention to them, obviously not because they were afraid of them, but because they didn't bother to pay attention to them.
After spending more than two hours at the top of the mountain, Zhou Jimin and his party finally arrived here.
"Dad, the scenery here is not beautiful, why do we come here?"
As soon as they climbed up, Zhou Qingyue and the three little guys started running around.
As a result, the scenery here is too ordinary, and many places can’t even be seen clearly.
They were immediately disappointed.
Where they live, the scenery on the top of the mountain is beautiful.
With the comparison, I am naturally very disappointed.
Zhou Jimin patted their heads and said softly:
"Life is about constantly climbing, regardless of whether the scenery on the top of the mountain is good or bad, but?