In a blink of an eye, the time quickly came to January.

With the publication of Ta Kung Pao in the reform and opening up of the hinterland and the permission for Hong Kong compatriots to return to their hometowns to visit their relatives, a wave of homecoming has been set off in the whole of Hong Kong.

When you go back to your hometown to see your relatives, you naturally have to bring a little gift, souvenir (specialty) and the like, which also prompts major businesses to advertise in newspapers and television.

Like "When you go back to your hometown to visit relatives and friends, you will send Lehua brand TVs." The best gift for returning to the hometown, Xinhao electronic watch. Hutchison rice cooker, I have used it and said it is good......"

There are calculators, electronic watches, rice cookers, televisions, radios, cassette recorders, sweets, biscuits, and many other gifts.

Of course, the most popular is the TV, but because many places in the mainland have not yet been electrified, the next best gifts are electronic watches and cassette recorders.

Looking at the advertisements published in the newspaper for a variety of gifts for visiting relatives in her hometown, Huo's mother was itching very much, although she had purchased a lot of gifts, she always felt that it was not enough, so she couldn't help but look up at Huo Chengcai and asked, "Husband, do you think I want to buy a rice cooker to go back?"

"Rice cooker, don't you need it, didn't Yaowen say that there is no electricity on his father-in-law's side before?"

Huo Chengcai shook his head, I heard my son say before that my grandfather's village has not yet been electrified, even Huojia Village is only a wire connected by the village committee, and the wall is still very low, and the TV set often trips.

The TV is still like this, not to mention the rice cooker that consumes more power, so you can't use it as an ornament when you buy it?

As soon as Huo Mu heard this truth, she let go of the idea of buying large electrical appliances, turned her head to see the electronic watch, and hurriedly said: "Then buy a little electronic watch, didn't Yaowen say that there are few such things in my hometown?"

"Digital watches?"

Huo Chengcai took a look at it, it was very good, "Then buy a little, according to the purchase on the list, each household will give three pieces." ”

"Okay. Huo Mu happily added an electronic watch to the purchase order.

Grandma, who was sitting opposite, interjected at this time, "Don't forget to tell the uncle, don't buy things repeatedly, it's better to buy something different." ”

"No need Mom, I told my uncle, just leave the procurement to me. Huo Mu replied.

"Okay. When Grandma heard this, she didn't say anything more.

At this time, Huo Yaowen took Xiaobao's hand and walked downstairs, saw his parents and grandmother who were busy in the living room, and walked over with a smile to say hello.

When Huo's mother saw her son coming down, she hurriedly asked, "Yaowen, you came just in time, help your mother see what else to buy." ”

Huo Yaowen looked down at the purchase order full of words on the table, there were a lot of things on it, ranging from electronic watches to gold and silver jewelry, I didn't dare to say that there were everything, but there were at least twenty or thirty kinds.

It's just that there are many varieties, but there are at least forty or fifty varieties of one variety written above, so many add up, isn't there thousands?

This is not to bring parallel goods to the mainland to buy, why do you do so much.

"Mom, you don't have to buy so much. ”

Huo Yaowen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Didn't we just go back once, didn't we all say it? The country has been reformed and opened up, and the customs will not prohibit it again in the future, as long as you apply for the Hong Kong Island Overseas Chinese Permit, you can go back, this time bring a little, next time you bring a little, isn't this okay?"

"How can it be done, it's rare to go back once. ”

Huo's mother said unhappily: "Except for your old bean who took you and Tingting back to your hometown in 51 years, I haven't gone back for more than 20 years, how can I buy a little more? Besides, there are so many relatives in my hometown, and every family can't give a little? If I wasn't afraid that there would be too many things to bring, and there was no electricity in my hometown, I would bring the TV and rice cooker or something this time." ”

As the old saying goes, wealth does not return to the hometown, such as brocade clothes walking at night.

This time, the Huo family went back to their hometown, whether it was to take advantage of this rare opportunity, or to be in the mentality of returning home, they would naturally bring a little more gifts back to give them away.

"Yes, yes, I'm mainly worried that there are too many things, and the customs side will not let them pass. Huo Yaowen is not reluctant to pay, he is worried that the customs will not let him go, after all, who goes back to his hometown to visit relatives and buy gold rings, gold necklaces, gold earrings, gold bracelets or other gifts, it takes hundreds? Not to mention the three zeros behind the electronic watch of the purchase order, thousands of electronic watches, whether they are given away or sold.

"No, we're just buying it for giveaways and not smuggling. "Huo's mother knows a little about customs, and Huo Chengcai's hardware business back then was not just smuggling.

"Yes, we're gifts, but you're too much. ”

Huo Yaowen roughly calculated the number of things on the purchase order, counting electronic watches, clothes, calculators, biscuits, candy and so on, not to mention that adding them together is almost worth hundreds of thousands, not counting gold and silver jewelry and the like.

So many things, said to be given away, will the customs believe it?

"Yaowen is right, Ah Ping, you better bring a little less. "Grandma is also afraid that because there are too many things to be detained by the customs and not allowed to go back, it will be a bit more than worth the loss, anyway, according to what Sun Tzu said before, as long as you have a certificate, you can go back at any time, and it is a big deal to bring a little more next time.

Huo Mu squeezed out a smile and said, "I know Mom, then I'll pick some and bring it back." ”

Huo Yaowen glanced at his mother, and saw that she seemed a little reluctant, and she also understood that her mother wanted to bring more gifts home, after all, she had not returned to her hometown for more than 20 years, so she naturally wanted to buy more gifts to honor her grandfather, and visit her uncle and aunt.

"Mom, it's not impossible if you want to bring more, you can copy a copy of the purchase order for me later, and I'll contact the contact person when the time comes." ”

"It won't be a problem. Huo Mu's eyes lit up.

After thinking about it, Huo Yaowen shook his head and said, "Probably not, as long as you pay the customs tariff, you will have no problem." ”

There are a lot of things, mainly Huo Yaowen is afraid of attracting the attention of the customs, but his mother wants to bring a little more, so she will fulfill her wishes, and when she returned to her hometown last year, she only brought a little, and many distant relatives did not visit, one side did not know, and on the other hand, time was pressing.

This time back to my hometown, according to Grandma's meaning, at least ten days and half a month, such a long time, some distant relatives must be going to visit, if you don't bring more things, I'm really afraid that it is not enough.

Grandma said: "It's best if you can do it, if you can't do it, it doesn't matter, just like what you said, just bring some back to your hometown next time." ”

"There should be no problem, but there are a lot of things, I'm afraid we won't be able to bring them back, so I'll arrange for some people to go back with us when the time comes." ”

Huo Yaowen remembered some of the security personnel recommended to him by Brandt not long ago, and wanted to come back to his hometown this time just to see how capable they were.

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January 11th.

After a delay of almost ten days, Huo Yaowen and his entourage finally boarded the passenger ship back to Guangzhou.

There was no one else on this passenger ship except for the Huo family and his party, there was no way, there were too many things, so I could only charter one alone.

This time back to the hometown, the Huo family has to go back.

Grandpa Huo Zongming's side, because he was old and his body was not very good, he didn't want him to come, but the grandpa insisted on doing so, threatening that he was old, and he was afraid that time was running out, and if he didn't return to his hometown, he was afraid that he would be hopeless for the rest of his life.

Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to agree to go back with the grandfather.

Uncle Zhang Huawei, cousin Li Yougen and others also dragged their families with them.

Originally, cousin Li Jun's cousin Li Laidi didn't dare to go back, the two of them were smuggled to Hong Kong at the beginning, and they were afraid that they would be arrested if they went back this time, but Huo Yaowen said that it was okay, so they dared to go back.

No, my cousin assured that the two of them had also spent almost all of their savings, whether they were used or not, they bought more than a dozen boxes anyway.

Originally, Li Jun and Li Laidi thought they had bought enough, but as soon as they got on the ship and saw the mountains of goods piled up in the cabin, they realized that when Mao told his cousin that he had bought more than a dozen boxes of things, the other party was not only not surprised, but nodded with a smile and said that he understood.

It only takes a few hours to take a boat back to Guangzhou from Hong Kong, take a boat at 8 o'clock in the morning, and arrive at Guangzhou Baiyun Port at less than 11 o'clock.

"It's here, it's here! It's time to Baiyun Port!"

Huo Chengguang stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the port within reach, the word Baiyun on the port sign was like leaving his hometown to go to Hong Kong, where he was unfamiliar with his life, and he couldn't hide the homesickness in his heart for a while, and shed tears after excitement.

It was a longing for not being home for more than 20 years!

Hearing the sound, his father Huo Chengcai, Uncle Huo Chengzhi, Uncle Zhang Huawei, cousin Li Yougen, Grandma and Grandpa and others shed tears of excitement when they saw Baiyungang, which had not seen each other for many years.

Huo Zongming pointed to Baiyun Port and said excitedly: "I'm finally back! I can finally go back." ”

While speaking, his whole body trembled slightly due to excitement, if it weren't for Huo Yaozu beside him, I am afraid that he would have fallen.

Huo Yaowen came out with his daughter Xiaobao in his arms and happened to see this scene, as if he had been shot with an arrow in his heart, and he was deeply touched, this feeling of missing his hometown is also like a prose called "Hometown" that he once read on the Internet.

At that time, he thought that this prose was very well written, but he only cared about the words and sentences, and did not understand the author's unique feelings for his hometown.

At this point, he was a little enlightened.

"Dad, grandma and Mrs. Why are they crying?" Xiaobao looked at the few people who were crying and asked Huo Yaowen curiously.

"Because I can go home. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled and didn't explain too much to Xiaobao, after all, she was too young to understand this.

I just turned my head to look at Baiyungang in the distance, which was getting closer and closer, and remembered the essay "Hometown" again in my mind.

“…… My hometown, no matter where I am or where I am, I still have tears in my eyes every time I mention it, because it is the place that carries my deepest memories. ”

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