Rebirth of science and technology to rejuvenate the country

Ma Jianshe also noticed it: "Wow, sister Hongjin, your place is so prosperous."

Si Hongjin said proudly: "It is very prosperous! My cousin said that Wenzhou and Yiwu are more prosperous than ours. There are not only many individual shops there, but also many family workshops and small factories. The products are sold all over the country.”

Ma Jianshe gave a thumbs up: "The people on your side have real brains."

Yuan Xia said: "Not only is he smart, but he is also courageous."

Si Hongjin smiled and said: "That's right. It's not like there's a saying that the bold will starve to death. Wenzhou and Yiwu are much poorer than ours. There are more mountains and less land, and we rely on farming. They couldn’t support themselves, so many people began to look for other outlets. Picking up shopkeepers, setting up street stalls, doing everything that can make money, and gradually developed.”

The older brother of the driver who was driving in front also started chattering and chattering when he heard them talking about this topic, but he spoke the local dialect, which Yuan Xia and Ma Jianshe couldn't understand, so Si Hongjin helped him translate, all complimenting Zhejiang. native.

Yuan Xia said: "Yes, I think Zhejiang is much richer than other places. At least your car, even if there is one in our local area, no one can afford it."

The driver brother was very happy to be praised.

The car stopped at the door of Si Hongjin's house, and Si Hongjin pushed the cart out: "My house is here, come down."

Yuan Xia saw her disheveled appearance in the rearview mirror, and said: "Sister, we won't stay at your house, we'll go to the guest house, and come to visit you and your uncles and aunts later. When your cousin comes back, you will inform us. "

Si Hongjin was in a hurry: "It's already at my door, and you told me to live in a guest house? How can there be such a way of hospitality? You don't treat me as a senior sister!"

Yuan Xia smiled apologetically: "Senior Sister, I don't want to cause you trouble. Really, we can't live in your house."

Si Hongjin said: "What's the trouble? You came all the way to our place, and you came with me. How can I let you live outside. Don't worry, I have a lot of houses, and this one belongs to me. Ten or eight more will be able to stay. I have told my parents, they know that I have friends coming."

"Thank you, sister. It's better for us to stay in a guest house. I'll visit you later when we pack up. Master, please wait for me." Yuan Xia got off the car, helped Si Hongjin lift the luggage out of the car, and then got on again. Get in the car, "Senior Sister, the car passed by a guest house just now, and we are staying in that guest house, you can find us there."

Standing outside the car, Si Hongjin couldn't help but stomped her feet anxiously: "Oh, this guy Yuan Xia is really, really uninteresting."

Yuan Xia waved to her with a smile, told the driver to turn around, pulled them to the front door of the guest house and stopped, and paid the fare.

Ma Jianshe asked Yuan Xia puzzled: "Yuan Xia, why do we live in a guest house? Isn't it good to live in your senior sister's house? It can also save money."

Yuan Xia said: "We are here to do business, not to visit relatives and friends. It is not appropriate for two strange men to come and stay at a girl's house. We cannot cause trouble to others. Suppose your sister brought two A friend of the opposite sex came home to stay, and I don’t know how long it will stay, what do you think?”

Ma Jianshe said, "I can't live in my house."

"Suppose you can live here?"

Ma Jianshe thought for a while: "It seems really inappropriate."

Yuan Xia laughed: "Let's go, let's go to live in a guest house. When we come out to do business, staying in a hotel and eating are all costs that should be spent. How can we not be willing to part with it? Anyway, we can earn it back."

The two stayed in the guest house. Although there was no letter of introduction, Yuan Xia's student ID card allowed him to get a room, and he said that he was here for tourism.

After taking a shower and tidying up, the two found a place to have breakfast, then bought two watermelons and some fruits, and brought their boss Hongjin's house to visit.

Si Hongjin's home is a self-built three-story building. Her parents are not at home for work, but her grandmother is there. I heard that she is a classmate of her granddaughter. She is very enthusiastic and wants to cook breakfast for them.

Yuan Xia said that they had already eaten, sat down for a while, and then left.They have not slept for almost two days, and they urgently need a good sleep to relieve fatigue.

Si Hongjin sent them to the door: "Then go back to sleep now. Come to my house for dinner tonight, and I will call you when the time comes."

Yuan Xia said: "Thank you, Senior Sister. Please help me to ask when your cousin will come back. If he doesn't come back in these two days, can you accompany us to find him?"

Si Hongjin patted his chest and agreed: "No problem, I'll help you find out. If he doesn't come back, I'll go with you."

The two returned to the guest house, closed the door, locked it and repeatedly confirmed that the door lock was fine, and then went to bed.

There is no way, when you are away from home, you have to be more cautious. If you lose money, you will not even be able to return home.

Both of them fell asleep as soon as their heads touched the pillows, and when Si Hongjin knocked on the door and woke them up, it was already dark.

They slept all day without eating or drinking, and they were starving and thirsty at the moment, so they happened to follow Si Hongjin home for dinner.

One of Si Hongjin's parents is the leader of a state-owned enterprise, and the other is the editor-in-chief of a newspaper office. Their family conditions are relatively good in the local area.

They are well-bred, polite and friendly to Yuan Xia and Ma Jianshe. Although Yuan Xia is only her daughter's alumni, their attitude is very friendly out of respect for intellectuals.

At the dinner table, Yuan Xia chatted with Si Hongjin's parents about the current policy and the country's economic status.They found that although Yuan Xia was his daughter's younger brother, he spoke well, knew ancient and modern China and foreign countries well, and had extraordinary knowledge. He didn't look like a young man under 20 years old at all.

Even Si Hongjin was surprised: "Yuan Xia, didn't you study mechanics? You also studied economics?"

Yuan Xia smiled and said, "I pay attention to current affairs, and I also care about the fate of the country. Isn't this what we young people should care about?"

Si Hongjin gave a thumbs up: "You are amazing!"

Father Si said to his daughter: "Hongjin, learn from your classmates more, don't just bury your head in your studies, times have changed, college students should care about national affairs."

Si Hongjin made a grimace: "Understood, Dad!"

Coming out of Si Hongjin's house, Ma Jianshe admired Yuan Xia: "Yuan Xia, I found that in front of you, I am simply too ignorant. Like a primary school student who doesn't know anything."

Yuan Xia has only been in college for a year, and he has become so knowledgeable. Could it be that there is such a big change in college?

Yuan Xia comforted him: "You used to focus on the college entrance examination, and you will have time to care about other things when you go to college. If you want to know more, you just need to read more books, newspapers, and think more. You also able to reach my level.”

Ma Jianshe was skeptical: "Really? Then I have to work hard and learn more from you."

Yuan Xia smiled and said, "Come on!"

The next day, Si Hongjin accompanied Yuan Xia and Ma Jianshe to go shopping.

The products in Ningbo can be described as dazzling. In the eyes of Ma Jianshe, it is an eye-opener. There are so many good things, many of which he has never heard of, and the price is not expensive. If he takes them back to Suyang to sell , if the price is doubled, it is estimated that they will be robbed crazy, no wonder Yuan Xia wants to come here to buy goods.

Si Hongjin said: "Many things here are produced in Wenzhou and Yiwu. Many of them were originally imported from Japan or Taiwan, and then imitated by people there."

Ma Jianshe asked: "Why are people from Wenzhou and Yiwu doing it, but no one on your side?"

Si Hongjin thought for a while: "It's mainly related to the local atmosphere. In fact, it's not legal to do this. Many people over there are engaged in this. Isn't there a saying that the law does not blame the public? Everyone does it, and each other They won’t report it, so they do more and more.”

Yuan Xia added: "Actually, the local government acquiesced in this matter, and it is relatively lenient in terms of policy, and even encourages it."

Ma Jianshe was very surprised: "The government actually encourages this. Aren't you afraid of violating national policies? You are so courageous!"

Yuan Xia said: "It's not a violation of national policy, it's just that the pace is faster than other places. They are all forced by poverty, and the common people want to eat. You can't watch everyone starve to death. Now that you have connections, it's not a violation of the policy." , so I opened my eyes and closed them."

Ma Jianshe said: "The local government officials are really good."

Yuan Xia sighed: "Yes, the local people are very lucky. In fact, it has something to do with the concept. There is a saying that Europe belongs to the marine civilization, and the marine civilization loves adventure. Since the Europeans have the ability to sail far, they have wandered around and discovered After entering the New World, they conquered, colonized, and plundered everywhere. Zhejiang is close to the sea, and the people of Zhejiang are somewhat similar to Europeans, who are more bold and aggressive; while China belongs to the farming civilization of the mainland. Therefore, people in the inland provinces of our country tend to be conservative and stable.”

Ma Jianshe expressed doubts: "Our country has such a long coastline, how can it become a mainland civilization? Didn't Zheng He sail to the West in ancient times?"

Yuan Xia said: "Because the center of gravity of Chinese civilization has always been inland before modern history, even though it has such a long coastline, it never thought of crossing the Pacific Ocean to find a new continent. Even if Zheng He sailed to Africa, it was just to promote Guowei brought back exotic animals, not gold or slaves."

Si Hongjin said angrily: "That's right, our ancient Chinese shipbuilding and ocean-going capabilities were much more advanced than Europeans, and the four ancient inventions were all ours, but in the end Westerners came from behind and took the lead, and we were bullied. It’s been hundreds of years, and I’m so angry. If we also go to colonize, what’s the matter with those Westerners.”

"Yes, why don't we colonize?" Ma Jianshe said.

Yuan Xia laughed: "Probably the difference between civilized people and barbarians. Don't think that they are civilized people wearing suits and dresses. Even now and in the future, their aggressive and plundering nature is engraved in their bones and has not changed. This is a In a world where the weak prey on the strong, we don’t want to be the fat that is swallowed by the strong, we must become strong ourselves.”

"Imperialism will never die!" Si Hongjin and Ma Jianshe couldn't help but say.

While chatting, the theme sublimated again.Yuan Xia himself couldn't help but find it funny, but he had dealt with the Western powers too much, and knew their essence clearly, so it was hard not to be full of hostility.

As for Si Hongjin and Ma Jianshe, who grew up in the environment of fighting between the enemy and ourselves, it is hard for them not to agree with Yuan Xia's point of view.

However, in the near future, they will be strongly impacted by their ideas, and they wonder if they can still remember the essence of the Western powers.

Si Hongjin's cousin was doing business in Wenzhou, so he could only get in touch with him by letter, or wait for him to take the initiative to call back to know the situation here.They waited for a day, but did not receive a call from her cousin Si Haibo. Si Hongjin decided to accompany Yuan Xia to Wenzhou to find someone.

The reason why he decided to go to Wenzhou instead of Yiwu was because Si Hongjin's cousin was in the leather business in Wenzhou.If Yuan Xia wants to do business in the future, he can go directly to Si Haibo instead of asking Si Hongjin to act as an intermediary.

On the third day in Ningbo, they boarded a ship to Wenzhou.Yes, there is no train in Wenzhou at this time, and the best route to Wenzhou is by water, because the car has to go over mountains and ridges, which is extremely bumpy and dangerous, and there may be road bandits blocking the car on the road. If you are not careful, losing money is still a trivial matter , it may even cost your life.

After the reform and opening up, along with the economic development, there are also rampant black and evil forces.At present, local police forces are limited, and we can only rely on the people to strengthen their awareness of self-protection.

The only worry about the waterway is the weather, and there is no need to worry about man-made disasters.

They bought fourth-class tickets and boarded the ship. They lived in a large room with more than a dozen people, including men, women and children, and the environment was dirty and noisy.

Yuan Xia felt very sorry and Si Hongjin for letting her, a delicate girl, suffer like this with them.

But the fourth-class cabin is the cheapest, less than five yuan per person. Yuan Xia and Ma Jianshe slept on the bunks on both sides of Si Hongjin, and set up a human wall to protect her.

It takes nearly a day to go to Wenzhou, and their seats are all sleepers.

Si Hongjin didn't care at all: "You can suffer, but I can't?"

The most difficult thing was seasickness. Yuan Xia was alright. Both Si Hongjin and Ma Jianshe vomited completely. They lay on the side of the boat and refused to go back to the cabin, because there were also people in the cabin who vomited faintly, and the smell Forget about it.

Fortunately, it was midsummer, and it wouldn't be cold to stay outside, but the sea breeze was too cold in the middle of the night, and several people went back to the cabin to stay for a few hours.

Except for seasickness, Ma Jianshe is fine. This is the first time he has seen the sea, and he also got on a sea boat. He also saw the sunset and sunrise on the sea. Both departure and sunset are worth the ticket, no loss, no loss!"

This experience is enough for him to go back and show off to his family and friends.

In the afternoon of the second day, the ship finally entered the Oujiang River and arrived at Wenzhou Wharf.

When the three of them landed on the shore, they felt down-to-earth again. Si Hongjin stretched her waist and said, "Finally I'm alive again."

Yuan Xia said apologetically: "Senior Sister, I am so sorry for making you and us suffer this foreign crime."

Si Hongjin was in good spirits, showing an expression of indifference: "Hey, what's the matter? My cousin travels back and forth like this dozens of times a year, and I just experience it once in a while, and I just understand his hardships. Next time When he gives me pocket money again, I can't accept it so readily."

Hearing what she said, Yuan Xia breathed a sigh of relief.

Si Haibo's shop is very easy to find. It's on the busiest old street. His leather shop is full of belts, bags and shoes, and the shop is full of fresh leather.

When Si Haibo saw his cousin, he was very pleasantly surprised: "Hongjin, why are you here?"

Si Hongjin acted coquettishly with her cousin for a while, and looked at Yuan Xia so much that her eyeballs almost fell out, Si Hongjin would actually act coquettishly!

Si Haibo's parents are in the army. He lived with his grandmother and uncle since he was a child. Si Hongjin was his little follower since he was a child. The relationship between brother and sister is very good.

Si Haibo doted on his younger sister very much, and after Si Hongjin was admitted to university, he doted on her so much that he gave her dozens of dollars in pocket money every month.

After the two brothers and sisters greeted each other, Si Hongjin said what he wanted in the future. Si Haibo was very surprised, and reached out to shake Yuan Xia's hand: "Welcome, welcome! It's right for you to come to Wenzhou, don't go to Yiwu, the things over there are all imitations. our."

Yuan Xia nodded with a smile. It was true that Wenzhou took the lead in running the small commodity market in the early days, but it was overtaken by Yiwu later.

Si Haibo said: "Tell me what you want to buy, and I will take you to choose. My sister's friends are my friends, and I will get you the best price."

Yuan Xia saw that he was very enthusiastic about her, and wondered if he might have misunderstood, maybe he thought there was something wrong with Si Hongjin, right?That's an oolong.

Yuan Xia said: "Thank you, Brother Si, we want to take a look first, and then trouble you when we decide what to buy."

"Okay, no problem, let's go and see. You have worked hard on the boat, why don't you go to my place to rest first?" Si Haibo suggested.

Yuan Xia said: "Senior sister, you can go, Jianshe and I will stay in a hotel."

Si Haibo glanced at Si Hongjin, Si Hongjin smiled and said, "Brother, let them go."

Si Haibo said: "Okay, you guys go to the Victory Hotel over there, that hotel is the cleanest, and all my clients live there when they come over, and there are three meals in the hotel. You can report to the boss. The name is fine, I can give you the best price."

"Okay, thank you Brother Si." Yuan Xia was very grateful.

After they settled down, Yuan Xia and Ma Jianshe walked along the old street to look from house to house. There were so many things, such as small hardware, buttons, leather, plastic, clothing, etc., and the styles and colors were dazzling. How to do it.

Ma Jianshe said, "What are we buying? There are so many things."

Yuan Xia said: "Choose the most practical one, it will sell quickly, and try to be as light as possible, otherwise the two of us will die of exhaustion when we take it home."

Yuan Xia only looks at it, memorizes the name of the shop, and doesn't ask the price, and will ask Si Haibo to help bargain the price tomorrow.

That night, Si Haibo invited them to a seafood feast. Wenzhou is close to the sea, and seafood is a local specialty, very delicious.

On the second day, Si Haibo spared no time to go shopping with Yuan Xia and Ma Jianshe, and Si Hongjin also came with him.

In addition to buying some leather bags and belts from Si Haibo, Yuan Xia also bought ready-made clothes, handkerchiefs, buttons, sandals, etc. He bought few hardware products, only lighters and nail clippers. After all, metal products are too heavy. It takes up space, but takes effort.

Yuan Xia bought nearly 1000 yuan worth of things, except for more than 200 yuan which was his own, and the rest was taken by Yu Xingyi.

Yu Xingyi has been working for a long time, and he doesn’t need to spend money on his own when he is in school, but he doesn’t save a lot of money. A bachelor has no family burden, and all the money is used to improve the quality of life. Bicycles, watches, film, etc. are not cheap .

It was only after he got to know Yuan Xia that he started to save money, and with some left over from before, he managed to scrape together more than 700 yuan.

Ma Jianshe also bought more than 100 yuan. He said that he had less money, and he should have brought more if he knew it.