Riverside police

Changzhou Maritime Affairs Department built an office building like Linghai Maritime Affairs Department, just next to Binqihe Ship Lock Management Office, not far from Yingchuan Port.

Han Yu drove Han Xiangning to work in a small Qingqi in the morning, then went to the Changyu Ship Repair Factory in Linghai Development Zone to stare at the modified 825 boat. After finishing work in the afternoon, he stopped by to pick him up. The young couple came out together in the morning and went home together in the evening.

We take the road along the Yangtze River every day, and the couple is very familiar with this road.

I used to walk it often when it was still a small road. At that time, Han Yu was going to the Port Authority to see his sister and brother-in-law, and Han Xiangning was going to and from Bailong Port from the city. It can be said that this road left many good memories for the two of them.

After the "three collisions" of typhoon, heavy rain and sea tide in 1997, the city and several districts and counties along the river invested a lot of manpower and financial resources to widen the original small road and built several bridges at once, turning this riverside road into a new one. The building is spacious and flat.

Compared with the roads connecting the development zone, Linghai City and Dongqicheng District, there are not many motor vehicles on the roads along the river. Especially after dark, you can walk for several kilometers without seeing a few cars. You can only see people riding motorcycles and bicycles returning home from get off work.

But no matter compared to the highway connecting the development zone, Linghai City and Dongqicheng District, or compared to the planned Linghai extension of Jiangbin Expressway and the upcoming coastal expressway, Han Yu prefers this road where there are not many motor vehicles. of highways along the river.

Because it is on the riverside, parallel to the Yangtze River.

Customs Anti-Smuggling Terminal, Rescue Boat Brigade, Yingchuang Port Water Search and Rescue Center, Second Squadron of the Third Marine Police Brigade, Changzhou Maritime Department, Third Marine Police Brigade, Changhang Branch Linghai Police Station, Linghai Development Zone Public Security Bureau, Linghai Reserve Both Yingying and Bailong Port are along this highway.

After Han Yu finished dinner at the "Veteran Fast Food", he picked up Han Xiangning on the way and drove the Qingqi back home.

Han Xiangning habitually hugged his waist, lay on his shoulder, and asked curiously: "How is the business of Veteran Fast Food?"

"It's pretty good. I can sell five to six hundred box lunches a day."

"There are so many factories in Linghai Development Zone, but only one sells fast food. It's normal for business to be good."

"There's more than one, there are two more at the ferry."

"The two companies on the Lingda Automobile Crossing cannot be counted. Those two companies specialize in the road vehicle business."

Han Xiangning really missed her working life in the Linghai Port Supervision Office. After thinking about it, she asked: "How is the construction of the Hailuo Cement Factory?"

Han Yu happened to visit it at noon yesterday and said with a smile: "Building a cement factory is different from building a commercial building. The machinery and equipment are all manufactured in the machinery factory, and there are not many civil construction projects. You can't see anything now. From a distance, there is only one Big circle of walls.”

"Where's the dedicated dock?"

"Construction has not started, maybe the procedures have not been approved yet."

"How is Linghai Port?"

"It's very busy. There are two bulk ships docked at the dock today for loading and unloading. Mr. Qian said there is also a container ship entering the port at night."

"Have you met Mr. Qian?" Han Xiangning asked with a smile.

You must explain clearly why you didn't go home after get off work and who you were with at night.

Han Yu said hurriedly: "We came out of the computer room opened by Qian San and met Mr. Qian who had just gotten off work. He saw us and insisted on treating us to dinner, so he went with Veteran Fast Food."

Han Xiangning asked: "How many people are there in total?"

"Mr. Qian, Mr. Wang, Uncle Liu, Uncle Ding, Xiao Yu, Xiao Gong, Qian San, and me. There are eight people in total. We ate one hundred and twenty yuan including beer. Mr. Qian paid the bill."

"How did you think of going to Qian San's place?"

“Watch Xiaoyu go online.”

Han Yu talked with great envy about what he had seen this evening. After thinking about it, he said with emotion: "Elder brother and Sister Zhang Lan did not go to Shenzhengqian to follow the fashion and buy a Xiaobawang learning machine for Yuanyuan. Xiaoyu is even better, and he can do it directly in one step. If he buys a computer, he will have to ask someone from the telecommunications bureau to install a 'cat' at his home tomorrow. After installing it, he can sit at home and chat with friends from all over the world, and he will be able to know the world's affairs."

"Xiaoyu can type and use the Internet?" Han Xiangning also found it incredible.

"It's not just Xiaoyuhui, Xiao Gong and Guo Weitao also know it. They didn't learn it, they just played games in Qian San's computer room."

"How much did Xiaoyu spend on buying a computer?"

"Eight thousand two."

"What brand is it? It's so cheap."

"There is no brand. Xiao Gong bought the hardware in Binjiang Electronic City and helped him assemble it. The functions are similar to Lenovo 1+1."

"Multimedia?"

"Well, you can put the disc on your computer and watch the movie."

"Xiao Gong can do it. He can even assemble a computer."

"He is interested in computers, otherwise he wouldn't have spent so much money on a computer newspaper."

Han Xiangning had not read much of the computer newspaper, and even if he had, he couldn't understand it, but he was deeply impressed by the computer newspaper.

Because among the many newspapers and periodicals on the newsstand, the computer newspaper definitely has the most pages, the most exquisite printing, and the thickest feel, so much so that each issue of the newspaper is packed in a large plastic bag.

Thinking again that little Gong was old, Han Xiangning whispered: "Having hobbies is a good thing, but hobbies should be based on one's own reality. Is a computer something he can afford? He will be twenty-four soon, and there is not even a house in Binjiang. Will he let someone live in the dormitory with him when he gets married in the future?"

"Yeah, he can't compare with Xiaoyu."

"You can talk to him later and ask him to save money and not spend money randomly."

"OK."

When talking about hobbies, Han Yu suddenly remembered something: "I didn't know before, but later I found out that Jiang Shengqi also has hobbies."

Han Xiangning asked curiously: "What does he like?"

"I love collecting stamps. When he was in the army, he would go to the post office to buy stamps whenever he had time. He has almost all the stamps that have been published in recent years. He doesn't buy one or two stamps, but buys the whole page! Some stamps have twenty pieces in one edition. Some stamps come in an edition of 100. When stamps are in short supply, he even buys several editions. He lived frugally in the army for more than ten years and turned all his salary into stamps!"

“Isn’t philately collecting stamps on envelopes? Why spend money on them?”

"I used to be like you, thinking that stamp collecting meant collecting all kinds of stamps, similar to the way I collected all kinds of cigarette boxes when I was a kid. It wasn't until I became a colleague with Jiang Shengqi that I realized that stamp collecting is not as simple as collecting stamps for other people's use everywhere. It costs money. And it costs a lot of money.”

"His family conditions are average and he is not very rich. Why would he buy so many stamps?"

"You don't understand this." Han Yu explained with a smile: "Collecting stamps is not only a hobby, but also an investment. Stamps have denominations and are similar to money. In his words, stamps are soft gold. It can appreciate in value, can be used for emergencies, can be used as money, and can be used for retirement!”

"Can stamps increase in value?"

"Yes, the rare ones will appreciate in value."

Han Yu paused and said with a bit of envy: "If the value has not appreciated, you can sell it for whatever amount you bought it for. Anyway, stamps are almost the same as cash. As long as you definitely need them to send letters, they can be circulated in the postal market. Investment. Stamps are more reliable than investing in the stock market. I have no money. If I had money, I would collect stamps with him."

Han Xiangning asked puzzledly: "His previous salary was spent on collecting stamps. Where did the money for buying a house come from?"

"When he bought the house, he initially planned to sell some stamps, but then he thought he couldn't bear it, so he borrowed 20,000 yuan from relatives and friends in his hometown, and tens of thousands more from the bank."

"So he has tens of thousands of stamps on hand?"

"There must be. He has worked in the army for so many years, and all his salary in the army was spent on collecting stamps."

Han Xiangning was silent for a moment, then asked abruptly: "San'er, do you feel aggrieved?"

"What are you wronging?" Han Yu was asked inexplicably.

"Everyone has hobbies and can do what they want. You bought a house because of me and you have to pay off the debt with me. Life is so tight that you can't have any hobbies, let alone play like a little fish. computer."

"Where are you thinking? I don't have any hobbies in the first place, and besides, my life is not that tight."

"Do you really think so?"

"Whatever they did to lie to you, I don't envy them."

Han Yu didn't feel wronged, but Han Xiangning felt that he had been wronged over the years. She hugged him with an extremely apologetic feeling and said, "San'er, when we pay off the loan for the house, you can buy whatever you want. , Travel wherever you want!"

"Okay, let's go together when the time comes and take Hanhan with us."

…

The two of them looked forward to a bright future with no debt and no one was safe, and they arrived home before they knew it.

Xu Haoran's motorcycle was parked downstairs. The two went upstairs to take a look. Sure enough, Xu Haoran was sitting in the living room watching TV and chatting with Han Gong.

"Brother Haoran, where are my sister-in-law and Junjun? Why are you alone?"

"They went to the movies with your mother."

Only then did Han Yu notice that his mother-in-law and daughter were not at home. He put down his helmet and gloves, took off the military coat he wore when driving a Qingqi, sat down and asked, "Dad, have you been drinking tonight?"

Han Gong held the tea cup and smiled and said: "Drink some. Ge Tiao and your wife are here in the evening. They left just before you came back."

"What's the happy event today?" Han Xiangning couldn't help but ask.

"Ge Diao is going to 'cross the queue' today. Haoran and Xiaoqin want to take him to 'cross the queue', but they have to go to work during the day and can't afford to cook longevity noodles at noon. Your mother and I will do this in the name of you and San'er. We made Ge Diao 'Qua Que', had longevity noodles for lunch, and had some wine together in the evening."

"Crossing the Que" is a unique custom in Binjiang, which is equivalent to celebrating a birthday, but it also has special meaning.

The elders believe that birthdays such as 49th, 69th, and 79th are equivalent to a hurdle, and these birthdays cannot be celebrated at home. In the past, when there were many children, the daughters and sons-in-law would usually take the elderly people celebrating their birthdays back to their homes to celebrate. They had to cross a threshold, which was equivalent to passing this hurdle. After crossing this, they would be able to live a long and healthy life.

In short, although this is a "free birthday" for the elders, it is as important as a "full birthday" at 50, 60 or 70 years old.

Thinking of this, Han Yu asked with a grimace: "I called home in the evening. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I would have come back for dinner if I had told you earlier."