Shi Yufeng took the lead and limped along the path.
Shi Zhijian was holding Bao'er from behind, panting as he followed.
At first Shi Zhijian could hold on, but gradually he couldn't hold on any longer. He put down Bao'er, took off his suit, loosened his tie, and then picked up Bao'er.
"Sister, how long will it take to arrive?"
"It should be there soon, right?" Shi Yufeng also started to feel a little unconfident.
Just now, she felt happy stepping on people, but now she has to drag her lame leg for three or four miles, which makes her heels hurt. "If I had known this, I wouldn't have worn a cheongsam or high heels."
"Sister, I can't carry you or walk anymore, why don't we take a car!"
"Take a car? Where is the car? Amin drove here?"
"Moo!" An ox cart pulling cow dung stopped in front of them.
The old driver looked at them with a smile, "Young man, do you want to take a ride?!"
…
Sitting on the bullock cart, my nose was full of the smell of cow dung.
"Uncle, thank you very much! We are going to Shiweijiao Village!" Shi Zhijian sat in the car with his butt half pulled up and handed out a cigarette.
The old man took the cigarette, smelled it and put it on his ear. He picked up his cigarette pot and said to Shi Zhijian: "Try this!"
Shi Zhijian waved his hand: "No, thank you!"
"What, you look down on me?"
"No." Shi Zhijian took the cigarette pot, took out his handkerchief, wiped the cigarette holder, lit it, and took a puff, which made him burst into tears.
"Haha," the old man laughed, "this is the tobacco leaf I grew myself. It is much stronger than the cigarettes you buy!"
"It's quite strong!" Shi Zhijian handed the pipe pot to the old man.
The old man said: "How about going to Shiweijiao Village? I'm a slow ox, so I can get there in half an hour."
"How long will it take?" Shi Zhijian looked at the sky, it was almost noon.
…
While idle on the road, Shi Zhijian saw that the two sides of the road were beginning to look different from the front, at least cement floors had been built, so he talked to the old man and asked where this place was.
The old man was very talkative and told Shi Zhijian that there are two major industrial areas in Tsuen Wan, one is Chai Wan Kok and the other is Texaco.
He also said that the largest number of textile factories in Chai Wan Kok were developed after the Japanese were driven away. Many girls and boys from Tsuen Wan worked in the factories.
He also said that the largest factory in the Texaco Industrial Zone was the Plastic Flower Factory, and its famous boss was Li Jiacheng. However, the most famous company in that industrial zone was the Texaco Oil Company, where working wages were high and benefits were good.
The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention.
In his last life, Shi Zhijian also knew the history of Li Jiacheng's fortune. He first worked for others in a hardware factory, and later broke away and established a hardware factory on his own.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The business of the hardware factory was not good and he was about to go bankrupt. It was at this time that he received a sum of money from his father-in-law's relief and started to open the first plastic flower factory in Dustpan Bay. He mainly made plastic toys.
It was children's plastic pistols that started making the first pot of gold in life.
Later, the business of the plastic flower factory became better and better, and Li Ka-shing began to expand the scale of production and began to build factories in other places in Hong Kong. The largest of them was the plastic flower factory in Texaco Industrial Zone.
Of course, these are not the key points. The key point is that Li Ka-shing is very business-savvy. In addition to making profits by producing plastic flowers, he also saw that Tsuen Wan has a good future development momentum, especially with mountains and rivers.
The factory is built near the seaside. If it is demolished, beachfront villas can be built directly.
To put it bluntly, Li Jiacheng built factories as a supplement and focused on enclosing land.
Unfortunately, due to the existence of Texaco Oil Company, his series of land enclosure plans came to nothing.
Three thousand acres of land, after almost ten years, there is still no sign of development here.
An oil company stationed here is like placing a time bomb. No matter how well you build the house, no one will dare to buy it.
Shi Zhijian laughed when he thought of this. He took out a cigarette and lit it with his hands. He looked at the sun in the sky and blew out a puff of smoke.
Others don't know it, but Shi Zhijian knows that Texaco Oil Company will move in a year or two!
In his previous life, Shi Zhijian read a book called "International Petroleum Storm", which was published by Hong Kong Chaoyang Publishing House in 1978.
In this book, the historical changes of Texaco Oil Company in Hong Kong are mentioned, especially the relocation is very interesting.
The local area is overrun with rats, which often eat oil, causing oil stocks to be depleted.
The management of Texaco Oil Company tried their best but were unable to do anything.
Tsuen Wan is close to Tai Mo Shan. The mountain is so dangerous that many rats will hide in the oil company whenever they encounter flash floods or river flooding, making this place their home all year round.
With no other choice, Texaco Oil Company had to choose to relocate in a year or two.
Not long after Texaco moved, Li Ka-shing joined forces with three major real estate developers in Hong Kong to begin the comprehensive development of Tsuen Wan beachfront villas, helping him earn the biggest pot of gold in his life.
Therefore, in the previous life, Li Ka-shing told people that Tsuen Wan was his blessed land, with good mountains and rivers and good housing.
The old driver was still introducing the local customs and customs around him.
But little did he know that Shi Zhijian had a bold idea at this time.
"Uncle, thank you very much!" Shi Zhijian suddenly patted his shoulder and said to the old man.
The old driver was stunned and said, "Uh, what are you thanking me for?"
"Anyway, thanks!" Shi Zhijian flicked the cigarette butt away.
He wants to cut off his beard!
…
Shek Wai Kok Village.
Shi Zhijian and his elder sister Shi Yufeng got off the bullock cart, then took Bao'er down and looked at each other.
Shi Zhijian said: "Sister, are you sure you want to enter the village? Why don't we go back!"
Shi Yufeng looked at the younger man. His neat suit and trousers were stained with cow dung, and he smelled of cow dung.
As for me, my neat red cheongsam is also wrinkled, my spiral hairstyle has long since fallen apart, my hair is disheveled, and there is straw in my hair. I look like someone who has fled and is here to pay homage to me.
The only one who was doing better was Bao'er, but at this time, she was drowsy due to the jolts of the bullock cart, and was held in Shi Zhijian's arms, with her head hanging on Shi Zhijian's shoulder.
Shi Yufeng gritted her teeth and gathered her fists, "No, let's go in!"
"Just go back like this?"
"What are you afraid of? You have to be confident!" Shi Yufeng dragged her legs and strode towards the Grand Duke's house.
Shi Zhijian shook his head. It seemed that he and his sister had bad morals outside. They were afraid that they would be laughed at. How could they explain it then? How could they pretend to be big-tailed wolves?
Sister, you made a mistake!
…
Shi Taigong was a famous person in the village. Because he was well-educated, literate, and a private school teacher, he was highly respected by the villagers and was arranged to live in a large house with the best feng shui at the east end of the village.
The house is large and antique, but it has been in disrepair and looks a little shabby.
Shi Yufeng took her younger brother and daughter to the door of the old house. At a glance, she saw a white-haired old man reading a thread-bound book under the big tree of the house. A group of children took bamboo poles and poked seeds on the jujube tree nearby.
Big red dates.
Plop! Plop!
Big red dates fell to the ground one after another, and several of them rolled to the feet of Shi Yufeng and Shi Zhijian.
