save the leaves

Walking out of the gate of the base, Qin Jiangwei breathed a sigh of relief.Lao Wang got out of the car and asked with a smile, "Boss, are you done? It's so fast, I thought I'd have to wait until the afternoon."

"Pull you down, an old friend, it's just a gift. It's over when the delivery is finished. Let's go, let's go to eat."

"okay."

The two drove to the town.The closest to the base is a small town.Every tenth is the market day, and today just happened to catch up.The car moved slowly in the sea of ​​people.

"How much is a pound?"

"Five dollars."

"It's too expensive, only four yuan over there."

"My fungus is very good, big and fat, from Xing'an Mountains..."

Qin Jiangwei opened the car window, curiously observing the people coming and going on the street, the wild game on the ground, and his ears filled with a strong local accent. He couldn't help laughing, temporarily forgetting the sadness in his heart.

"Boss, this small place doesn't even have a decent restaurant. They're all noodle restaurants. What should I do? Do you want to open it at the airport and eat there?"

"No, no, just the big bowl of food in front."

The two walked into the "big bowl of vegetables", ignored the 15 yuan fast food, and opened their mouths to order.The dumpy boss happily asks what to eat.

"Hey, boss, don't you even have a menu?" Lao Wang complained.

"Which one do you want? Look at the dishes. Look, there are cabbage, chrysanthemum, and celery..."

"Okay, boss, just give us a piece of beef, a piece of pork, a piece of Chinese cabbage, and two bowls of rice. You arrange how to do it." Qin Jiangwei said indifferently.

He is not very interested in what he eats, but is more interested in the dusty wall in front of him, the pottery on the opposite shelf, and the couple frying fried dough sticks on the left.Think about it, Ye Zi walks through such a street every weekend, and buys such fritters...

"Okay, you drink tea first." The restaurant owner quickly served two cups of tea.The tea powder floated on the surface, and the taste was average, but Qin Jiangwei noticed that the blue and white porcelain teacup was pretty good.Like finding a diamond in the sand, Qin Jiangwei couldn't help asking, "Boss, your teacup is not bad, are you willing to use such a good cup?"

"Hey, what's this? We have a lot of kilns in our house. These are all defective products, not good ones." The boss waved his big hand and said in a grand manner, as if to say that they are the ones who have never seen the big world. people.

Qin Jiangwei and Lao Wang looked at each other in surprise. As a businessman, Qin Jiangwei immediately thought that this was a business opportunity, but he shook his head immediately, hey, they are all retired, what the hell is going on with him!

"Do you want it? If you want it, I'll take you to the kiln to pick out the best products. They are all exported to Japan!"

"Oh—still exporting it?" Lao Wang laughed.

"Of course," the restaurant owner introduced proudly, turning a big ladle in the cauldron, "we have nothing else in this poor place, but this clay, that's a lot of it, and it's all good. Goods. The bowls and saucers that are baked are all famous all over the world."

Lao Wang chuckled, apparently not believing the bragging of the restaurant owner.Qin Jiangwei also murmured in his heart, never heard the second brother say that this place is famous.However, seven points of cowhide and three points of truth.Just talking about the teacup in his hand is unexpected.

"Boss, why don't you take us to have a look after dinner?"

"no problem."

The owner was quick to serve up a beef stir-fry with garlic.Qin Jiangwei and Lao Wang picked up the chopsticks and tasted slowly.While eating, Qin Jiangwei observed the bustling scene on the street.Anyway, he has no meetings to hold now, and the remaining time is as bottomless as a lake, no matter how much he wastes it, it will not affect the company's performance.Thinking of this, Qin Jiangwei exhaled deeply, feeling as comfortable as a sponge.

After dinner, the boss told his grandson to guard the stall, and he took the two of them to the kiln.Qin Jiangwei followed the boss away from the busy street, turned into a secluded alley, walked out of the alley, climbed up the hillside, saw a cave dwelling, and then arrived at the land.

"These are all cave dwellings in our village. When everyone has nothing to do, they burn these for fun."

"Play?" Qin Jiangwei teased with a smile, "You guys are so playful!"

"Hey, let's play, it's a pity to lose the work left by the ancestors."

"Isn't it all exported to Japan? You should have earned a lot, boss." Lao Wang joked.

"Hey...it's okay." The restaurant owner said with a smile.

The three of them walked along the long corridor together. The cave dwellings were large and small, which was probably one of the important indicators for distinguishing the rich from the poor.Finally, the three of them stopped in front of a large kiln. It seemed that the owner of the restaurant was a rich peasant.

"Where is there, there are fewer people who burn bricks now, so they don't make money!"

"Boss, didn't you mean to burn pottery?"

"It's a sideline business, mainly bricks. Pottery is fired when there is work, and bricks are fired when there is no work. Alas, it is a pity that even fewer bricks are fired now. The economic downturn has been bad for the past few years. There is no way. Come on, Let me show you a batch of good goods, which are leftovers from the last export to Japan, you see, the tires are thin, the sound is crisp, the color is bright, and the goods are of the highest quality."

"Export to Japan again?" Lao Wang joked, "Since it is an export, let's sell it all, why keep it? Hehe..."

"Oh, boss, you don't know the market. The exchange rate changed for a while, and the price went down again for a while. I told them that I would rather die at a loss than sell to Little Japan. It's really fucking unkind." The boss cursed bitterly.

"Is there a company above you that specializes in acquisitions?" Qin Jiangwei asked.

"Yes, it's the Vienna Ceramics Company that collects it. He said it can be as much as it wants, and we can't help it. Some people say that they form a group and sell it on Taobao, but who understands it? It's not just talking. Let's talk about Jingdezhen The brand name is much louder, and we can't fight them. Just don't do it, so as not to make me angry."

While listening to the boss complaining, Qin Jiangwei carefully observed the bottles and cans on the shelf.He doesn't like the rough clay with a frosted surface, but there is a bright blue bowl that is particularly cute. Inside are two small fish kissing lotus flowers. Under the sunlight, the small fish seem to be swimming.

"Boss, how much is this bowl?"

"This one—" the restaurant owner looked at him, licked his mouth, and summoned up the courage to increase the price, "120."

"It's too expensive, it's just a bowl." Lao Wang shouted.

"Oh, boss, you don't know that it's not easy to make a bowl. It's hard to make clay, mold, print, sharpen, sun, engrave, glaze, kiln, paint..."

A bunch of technical terms came over, and the other two blinked, unable to understand.But the central meaning is "Boss, you definitely didn't pay too much." "It's okay, Lao Wang, give me the money." Qin Jiangwei smiled bluntly.He felt that Ye Zi must like this artistic conception.

Then he chose a pair of small teacups for himself.

The three chatted for a while, and Qin Jiangwei offered to leave.He and Lao Wang walked back slowly along the corridor and came to the hillside. Qin Jiangwei stopped and looked again at the place where Ye Zi lived.The quiet farmland in the distance, the crowded market nearby, quiet and lively coexist without disturbing each other.What a beauty!Qin Jiangwei sighed.

"Boss, it's getting dark soon." Old Wang reminded softly.

"Okay, let's go."

The car drove slowly through the country road, turned into the county road, then the national road, and returned to the airport after [-]:[-] in the evening.After returning the car, go to the command room.Since there is no return flight scheduled in advance, I can only ask the time of the next flight temporarily.Unexpectedly, there will be no one until tomorrow morning.

"Do you want to ask Captain Qin to arrange one?" Lao Wang asked.

"Don't bother him, there is nothing urgent." For some reason, Qin Jiangwei was not in a hurry to go back.You are alone when you go back, so what’s the difference?From now on, he is truly a loner, and the company will no longer revolve around him. His wife and son are all in different places, and each has his own circle.

Qin Jiangwei stood in front of the brown-red curtains of the hotel, looking at the wide apron, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart.Just like the dots of stars on the tarmac, his miss is just a little bit of starlight in the dark night, no matter how hard he works, it is just a little bit.Half a year later, even this bit of starlight will be swallowed up by the night.

He felt hopeless, sighed heavily, and went to bed.

The dream that night was very strange. It was full of bowls and dishes. He actually dreamed that he and the restaurant owner were lighting a kiln together.

"Boss, boss, the plane is about to fly, hurry up!" Old Wang knocked on the door anxiously.

"Oh, it's coming!" Qin Jiangwei's insomnia has miraculously healed since he made up his mind to abdicate. Now he thinks that he sleeps too much and has a tendency to age.

Qin Jiangwei shook his head, went to the bathroom and splashed water on his face to wake himself up, then simply tidied up and opened the door.

"Boss, wake up." Old Wang smiled. "It's not me urging you, it's a call from the command room..."

"I know, let's go."

"Then breakfast?"

"Go back and eat."

"okay."

The two walked into the elevator, and the elevator went down, "Ding Dong," the first floor arrived, the elevator door opened, and people got out.Check out and walk up to the steps of the hotel.Suddenly, the golden sun rushed towards us. Although the weather was cold, the warmth was refreshing.

"Boss, the car is here."

Qin Jiangwei stared at the golden disc, and suddenly said, "Old Wang, I'm not leaving."

"what?"

"I said no. I won't leave. I want to burn the kiln here."

"boss……"

"Hey, I've decided. I want to fire a kiln to produce high-quality porcelain that can be exported abroad."

"No... Boss... Why did you suddenly change your mind..."

"Hey, Lao Wang, I have nothing to do anyway, let's play. Retirement, isn't retirement just for fun? Hey..."

"Ah-oh, is it really not leaving?"

"Not going. Let's go to the hotel owner."