After finishing the crab, Ju An wiped his hands and was about to pay and leave. At this time, the door opened.
A short Chinese man in his sixties came in. As soon as he came in, he shouted in Chinese: "Come out, two people, help get the dishes down!" He spoke in authentic northern dialect.
The boss quickly said loudly to the old man: "Old Zhao, why are you so late today? It's time for the guests to arrive soon, and you just came. I've been waiting for a long time."
The old man, known as Lao Zhao, saw the boss sitting next to Ju An's table. He also came over and sat on the table. He was very imposing, patted the boss on the shoulder and said to the boss.
"Good boy, you've been working all day long. You're not afraid of losing your life. Call me Uncle Zhao. I've been driving for a long time to get you a glass of ice water." He looked at Ju An next to the table and said: "
This young man is new to me, it’s the first time I’ve met him.”
The boss quickly asked the waiter to get a glass of water for Lao Zhao. Lao Zhao drank more than half of the glass at once. The boss explained to Lao Zhao: "This young man is my guest and came to Los Angeles to see his girlfriend."
Ju An quickly introduced: "My surname is Ju. Where I live, you can just call me Xiao Ju."
The boss smiled and said to Ju An: "Old Zhao is a legendary figure of Chinese descent in Los Angeles. If you live in Los Angeles for a long time, someone will definitely tell you that story."
Lao Zhao stared at the boss and said to Ju An with a smile: "Don't listen to his nonsense. It happened a few years ago. Who still remembers it? Don't tell it and let the young man laugh. What happened to me?"
It’s worth mentioning, besides, the newspaper also reported that a beggar occupied a large villa.”
Old Zhao mentioned this, which aroused Ju An's curiosity, and asked Old Zhao: "Uncle Zhao, why don't you tell me this legendary story? I heard what the boss said is true.
Want to hear it”.
The boss smiled and said to Ju An: "The matter of Lao Zhao occupying more than ten acres of land in the United States was reported on the news and TV, which was quite sensational at the time. Lao Zhao also appeared on TV, and he was very powerful."
When Ju An heard this, he smiled and said, "Then I want to hear it even more. I own a piece of land for pasture, and I am much more interested in land."
"I like this kid, sincere! It's not like my son thinks he's missing out on farming. Now I have no problem farming alone to support myself. I don't have any granddaughter. If she wants to buy anything, she can go directly to her grandpa. He knows who loves her the most."
"Old Zhao smiled heartily.
The boss urged Lao Zhao: "Old Zhao, we all know that your granddaughter, Xiaoju, is still waiting to hear your story. Why is it so wrong again?"
Lao Zhao raised the cup in his hand, and the remaining water in the cup went into Lao Zhao's stomach: "At that time, I had just followed my son here. I was unfamiliar with the place, and I couldn't hear any of the birdsong.
You know, being depressed at home all day is killing me."
"Lao Zhao's son came to Los Angeles to study more than ten years ago, and then joined a big company, doing stocks and the like, and made a lot of money, so he wanted to bring Lao Zhao over from the countryside in China.
"Son, we Chinese don't know anyone who doesn't praise his filial piety," the boss explained.
Old Zhao raised his eyebrows and said: "I know that boy has filial piety, but I don't know what to say when marrying a foreign girl who looks like a ghost. I feel sorry for my granddaughter a little, so I pulled my son to talk about this and that.
, and then my son pulled me to talk about it."
The boss laughed when he heard this and followed Ju An and said: "Old Zhao and his son have been scolded by Lao Zhao more than once, usually, I raised you like this, and now you can't raise your granddaughter this way, right?
No matter how loud you are in front of others, the one who always comes and goes is still my son, and I am still your father."
Ju An also laughed after hearing this. Lao Zhao glanced at the boss: "I said you are a little
Son, please don’t interrupt Uncle Zhao all the time, okay? When you can’t keep your mouth quiet, let a teenager
What kind of pizza delivery did the girl give me? She said it was to train her ** spirit. The family just lacked two dollars. My wife also said that after she dies, she won’t leave much money for the children. Who will be left without the children? You can still take it in the coffin.
, I didn’t believe it. In the end, my granddaughter delivered takeout for a few months, and I worried about the old man for a few months. Now it feels better, I can work as a waiter in a restaurant and drive home by myself.”
Ju An understood a little better. The old man is considered a traditional Chinese, the kind who cares for his grandchildren but not his children. He doesn't have a good look towards his son and loves his grandson terribly.
Lao Zhao held the cup in his hand and gestured, and the boss went to the side to add a glass of water. Lao Zhao continued: "When I first came here, I was really bored at home, so my son got me a bicycle.
I was riding around for a walk, and when I reached the foot of the mountain, I saw patches of wasteland with no one caring about it. I was very worried.
It hurts. I yelled at these American bastards. Such a good land is in such bad condition and has no one to take care of it. I am used to farming in my hometown. I feel bad when I see the waste land. I let it go the next day.
My son took me to the tool store, bought some things and seeds, and rode his bicycle to that area every day to open up wasteland."
Ju An asked strangely: "You have no one to care about you, so you are allowed to open the land like this?".
Lao Zhao continued: "No one took care of it at first... I drove a small one, but after I drove it for a few months, no one took care of it. Finally, I saw other people's farms were surrounded by fences, and I thought
I guess not many people want this place, so I am getting bolder.
Later, I opened another large area, and then I planted vegetables on the ground. The land became bigger and bigger, but no one took care of it. I just opened twenty or thirty acres of land and have been growing vegetables for more than ten years. Basically,
Most of the Chinese restaurants around here use my food."
Ju An was a little impressed by the old man in front of him. It was really not easy for one person to cultivate twenty or thirty acres of land with just his hands. Let alone twenty or thirty acres, he only cultivated it in his own greenhouse for two hours.
, Ju An finally started to pick up some craftsmanship. He extended his thumb to Old Zhao and said: "Uncle Zhao, you are really good. This person can manage twenty or thirty acres of land with a hoe. You are so awesome."
.
Lao Zhao proudly said to Ju An: "You young people today are no longer good. We didn't suffer any hardships at that time. People at that time were afraid of not having land. With land, the whole family would eat and drink from the land."
Come on, no one cared about me for more than ten years, and I learned to drive a tractor. Then I thought about moving out from my son's place. I felt sad when I saw the couple, so I took the money I earned from selling vegetables in those years and found a few.
A young man can cover me up
I was guarding my vegetable plot all by myself, but as soon as the house was built, something went wrong. A family of foreigners found me and said that the land I was growing belonged to their family, and then asked me to hand it over to him.
A large amount of rent and compensation, otherwise I would have to go to court to sue me. When I saw the rent, I was a little stupid. I counted almost one million and it was US dollars. Let alone US dollars a few years ago, it was so long.
I have never seen one hundred thousand yuan before.”
Ju An shook his head and said: "This foreigner is not kind. If your ten acres of land can be sold for one million US dollars for one hundred thousand US dollars, that means there is oil underground. Why should I charge you one million US dollars in rent?"
Lao Zhao nodded and said: "I was confused at that time. It's okay to give money to teachers in this kind of land, but you can't charge so much. Originally, if he didn't say anything, let me give him the money."
If the land is returned, I will return it, but
There is so much money, even if you kill me, I can't get it out, so I was taken to the court and received a letter from the court. I told my son about it, and then my son found a lawyer to help me.
When I filed a lawsuit,
I prayed in my heart that the land would be returned, and in a few years at most the money from selling vegetables would be returned to them. That would be it. Who knew my lawyer would say that these dozen acres of land belong to me and support me in filing a lawsuit.
, the court finally made a ruling,
I was actually awarded these ten acres of land again, which made me extremely happy. However, I returned all the ten acres of land that were opened less than ten years ago to my neighbors. The rent awarded by the court was also very reasonable. The last one
The foreign devils have no temper at all, it’s really a relief.”
Ju An nodded and said: "I have heard of this. If your land has been idle for more than ten years and someone is farming or living on it, then as long as it is stained for ten years, the land will belong to the new owner.
It belongs to the original owner. This is a requirement of American law to ensure the rational use of land. If you have not used this land for ten years, it proves that you do not need this land at all. It is natural that it should be allocated to those who need this land.
People, this avoids the waste of resources and redistributes resources in disguise.”
Ju An had seen such a piece of news, which was not from the United States. It was about a beggar in the United Kingdom who built a shack more than thirty meters away in a rich residential area. Then a nearby rich man wanted to expand his estate and gave him millions.
Yingbang's money allowed him to move out and buy this land. Who knew that the beggar was unwilling? He said to the reporter: Do you think I am the kind of person who wears a tie and flies first class? I won't move away.
I get along well with my neighbors.
The boss said: "After the verdict was handed down, Lao Zhao immediately went on the Chinese TV station and became a legend. Everyone laughed and said that Lao Zhao came to the United States specifically to steal the land of Lao America."
Old Zhao also smiled and said: "I didn't know that at the time. I originally planned to return the land and give them a reasonable land rent. I just thought that it would be unreliable to litigate with the foreign devils, and the Americans would not do it."
I was willing to keep suing me. After I got the land, I built a small house and found a Chinese wife. Now the two of us take care of the vegetable plot together. I learned how to drive a few years ago, and now I drive every few days.
I will send them some fresh vegetables."
Ju An said with a smile: "This old American is probably bullying you because you don't speak English. He just came to the United States and wants to blow your money. In the end, he will lose the rice instead of stealing the chicken."
The boss said: "After waiting for a while, it was reported that a beggar saw a large villa unoccupied, so he walked in, and then lived there for more than ten years without anyone taking care of him. Finally, he applied to the court to allocate the house to him, but the court unexpectedly
It was really awarded to him."
Ju An scratched his head and said: "This property owner is unlucky. He helps beggars pay property taxes every year. After paying for ten years, he finally lost his house."
Lao Zhao and the boss burst out laughing after hearing this.!~!
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