The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Where is Comrade Liu from?"

After dinner, several people sat together and chatted, and Qian Yi asked curiously.

Without waiting for Liu Minghui to speak, Ma Qixi started introducing them.

"Well, our Comrade Liu is no simple person."

There was a lot of praise in Ma Qixi's words.

"Oh, what do you say?"

Qian Yi and his companions were very curious and started asking him questions.

"No, I'm just a small purchaser."

He opened the door and waved his hand, speaking modestly.

Ma Qixi disagreed and immediately told the story of Liu Minghui.

"You don't know, but because of Comrade Liu, the steel mill is now the most popular factory in the city. Many people are eager to work in the steel mill."

This surprised several people. They didn't expect Liu Minghui to be so powerful. Qian Yi looked at Liu Minghui with curiosity.

I wanted to know who he was and whether he was someone in my circle, but after careful checking, I found that I had never seen this person before.

"Comrade Liu Minghui, you are from the compound."

Qian Yi asked tentatively.

Liu Minghui shook his head to indicate that he was not.

"No."

Qian Yi frowned and was suddenly surprised. He originally thought that Liu Minghui was also from the compound, otherwise how could he have so many purchasing channels.

But there is no way to get the answer no matter how hard you try. After all, this is their way of survival, how can they possibly tell it out?

"I'm really just an ordinary person, my hometown is in the countryside."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui could only explain, otherwise he didn't know what others would think.

Seeing this, Qian Yi did not ask any more questions, but just looked at Liu Minghui a few more times, as if he wanted to remember him.

After that, the few of them didn't talk much, but went back to take a nap. After all, it was boring in the car, so they might as well sleep a little longer.

This journey is not short, and you will have to spend at least two days on the train.

It was not until the morning of the third day that they finally got off the train at Yangcheng Railway Station.

"Oh, we are exhausted from the journey. Let's find a place to eat first or something."

Ma Qixi spoke carelessly while stretching his arms and moving his body.

"Comrade Shen, look, there's a state-owned restaurant up ahead. Let's go there and have a meal first."

Qian Yi had good eyesight and spotted the restaurant at the end of the street at a glance.

After hearing this, Shen Jin nodded and looked at the others and asked.

"I think it's okay. Do you have any objection?"

The others shook their heads, indicating that it was no problem. After all, it was almost noon and they could indeed eat.

Then, they walked to the restaurant together. It was a fairly large shop with a plaque on it that read "State-Owned Restaurant". They looked at each other and then walked in.

"What to eat?"

After the five of them sat down, a waiter came to the table and spoke in colloquial Mandarin.

"Is there anything delicious, comrade, can you recommend it?"

Ma Qixi asked directly.

Unexpectedly, the waiter pointed to the small blackboard on the wall and said.

"See for yourself."

Well, since they couldn’t afford to offend him, they could only check it out themselves.

All I saw on the wall was the words "Boiled Chicken, Limited Supply".

Braised pork, limited supply.

Stir-fry the vegetables.

It's very simple, and the meat and vegetables are limited, so it's probably on a first-come, first-served basis.

"How about ordering two meat dishes and two plates of stir-fried vegetables?"

Shen Jin, who was the one making the decision, took a look and asked.

"Row."

"no problem."

The others all said yes.

Shen Jin said to the waiter, "Comrade, just as I said, five more servings of rice."

After saying that, he took out the bill.

"Wait."

The waiter then spoke expressionlessly, and left a few people waiting.

"Comrade Shen, what are our arrangements for later?"

Liu Minghui asked after looking around, after all, this place is still far away from Hong Kong Island.

The others also looked interested.

Seeing this, Shen Jin took out an envelope and said.

"This has definitely been arranged. We will take a bus there later and then head south to Pengcheng. We will probably arrive in the evening."

Shen Jin had been to Hong Kong Island more than once, so he was quite experienced and had arranged everything early on.

Seeing this, they felt relieved and talked about what they saw and heard after getting off the bus.

The next morning, several people arrived at Hong Kong Island. They should have come here yesterday, but it was already late when they arrived in Pengcheng, so they could only stay in the guesthouse for one night.

I just set out here early this morning.

When they set foot on the land of Hong Kong Island, except for Shen Jin and Liu Minghui who had been there before, the other three looked like they had never seen the world before.

He was stunned. Although the surrounding area was not that developed, it was still very different from the old city.

At least the streets were crowded with people and the scene of cars coming and going was still very unusual to those who had not seen it before.

"Okay, let's go to the hotel now."

Shen Jin led a few people forward, and someone came to meet them.

"You are all gay people from the mainland, right? I am here to pick you up and arrange accommodation for you."

The visitor was a man in his thirties, wearing a suit and looking very formal.

"Hello, we are, I don't know what to call you."

Shen Jin went up as a representative and shook hands with him and talked.

"Just call me Lao Li."

Lao Li didn't say what he did. He took them to a hotel and arranged two rooms for them to stay in.

"Oh, look at the decor, tut tut?"

As soon as he entered the room, Ma Qixi looked around curiously.

After putting down his things, Liu Minghui took Ma Qixi to find Shen Jin next door.

"Comrade Shen, I don't know when we will start our work."

At this time, the five people gathered together, and they saw Shen Jin speaking calmly.

"There's no rush for this. Let's wait until tomorrow. You can all walk around today. I'll go get the contact."

Shen Jin said so.

Even Qian Yi was very happy to hear that they could move freely. It happened that Lao Li gave each of them 200 yuan, so Ma Qixi took Liu Minghui to go shopping.

According to him, it would be better to buy something and bring it back for his wife.

Liu Minghui just let him go and strolled around the neighborhood with him for a few laps.

But Ma Qixi's mood fell from its peak.

"Things are so expensive here. It seems like two hundred dollars won't buy you much."

Ma Qixi said helplessly as they went around several shops. Except for Liu Minghui, everyone else was shocked.

At night, after Ma Qixi fell asleep, Liu Minghui left the hotel alone.

He found a telephone booth downstairs, took out the phone number Lou Zhenhua gave him and called.

"Hey, who is it?"

A man's voice came from the other end of the phone, and there was a hint of fatigue in his words.

"I'm Liu Minghui, are you Lou Xinyang?"

Yes, Liu Minghui called Lou Xiaoe’s elder brother.

Lou Zhenhua knew that Liu Minghui was coming to Hong Kong Island, so he specifically asked him to meet Lou Xinyang, as if he was in trouble again.