In the afternoon, half past five.

Wang Qiang went to the banquet and rode his bicycle out.

As soon as he reached the halfway point, the wind suddenly rose, rolling up the dust on the ground, like a fierce beast, suddenly and violently attacked this thin town, and a sudden sweep made this originally bright world suddenly fall into terror and darkness.

Wang Qiang was startled, he didn't bring a poncho, he used his strength to push the 28 bars, and finally rushed to the Jinhai Hotel before the rain fell.

As soon as I put the bike in the carport, there was a bang, and without warning, the whole world was soaked in the heavy rain.

Wang Qiang was glad that he had ridden quickly just now, and walked along the eaves towards the gate of the hotel.

said that it is a restaurant, but it is actually similar to a building in the countryside, but in this era and in a small town, it has been considered a grade.

Push the door in.

There were four or five round tables in the hall, old and young, laughing and drinking.

A chubby middle-aged man stepped forward and said, "Young man, have you booked a table?"

Wang Qiang said while arranging his clothes: "The table that Boss Lu ordered." ”

"Lu Dahai, oh, the big box upstairs. The middle-aged man led the way.

Follow behind.

Climb the stairs to the second floor.

Follow the middle-aged man to the west, and through the window, you can see that the heavy rain outside has wet the whole world.

The middle-aged man pushed open the door and shouted inside, "The sea, your guest is here." ”

Zhang Aiguo's bold voice came from inside, "Xiao Wang is here, come in." ”

Wang Qiang walked in and took a look, there were two tables inside, Lu Dahai and his wife, Secretary Li, Mayor Zhang and Liao Wenfeng and others sat at one table, several workshop directors were at the other table, and there were a few leaders of the metalworking machinery factory who were not very familiar.

As soon as he came in, Lu Dahai immediately beckoned: "Xiao Wang, come, come, sit on my side." ”

Wang Qiang smiled as he walked and said hello one by one, but he was thinking that he would find an opportunity to return the watch to Lu Dahai later.

A few words of greeting.

After serving, Lu Dahai personally poured wine for Secretary Li, Mayor Zhang and Wang Qiang, and then raised his glass and said: "Secretary Li and Mayor Zhang, I will not respect you for the first cup today, but respect Xiao Wang instead." ”

Wang Qiang immediately stood up, waved his hand and said, "I can't help it, I still respect everyone." As he spoke, he drank all the rice wine in the cup.

Mayor Zhang, who was sitting opposite, said with a smile: "Xiao Wang is refreshing enough, Secretary Wangliang and I were fooled by the sea, saying that if I don't come to eat with you today, I won't have a chance in the future." ”

Secretary Li also smiled and said: "Yes, Xiao Wang, we will submit it in 7s, and we are very satisfied, I will toast you today." ”

Wang Qiang hurriedly replied for a while.

He didn't expect it to be so fast, he just submitted it last week, and this week has already passed? No wonder Secretary Li and Mayor Zhang came over today, I'm afraid it's to thank himself.

Everyone drank, laughed, laughed and chatted about homely food, and ate from time to time.

After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere slowed down, and everyone began to talk about their own affairs.

Wang Qiang struggled for a long time, and finally looked at Zhang Aiguo, "Mayor of the town, I have something to trouble you, I went to the town to find you in the afternoon, you are not here, I originally wanted to look for you tomorrow morning." ”

Everyone looked at him, and their voices were a little quieter for a moment.

"Oh, I went to the county meeting with the secretary in the afternoon. Zhang Aiguo put down his wine glass and asked, "What's the matter, you just say." ”

Qin Xiaohui helped: "Mayor Zhang has a lot of energy, in a word, ho?"

Zhang Aiguo scolded with a smile: "Don't praise me, Hanqi." ”

Everyone laughed.

Wang Qiang pondered his words and said, "School will start in a while, but I want to study at home for some reason, and I am afraid that Siyi High School will not agree, so I would like to ask you to help say hello." ”

"That's it?" Zhang Aiguo patted his chest to pack the ticket, "No problem." ”

Wang Qiang followed, "I won't go to school for three years." ”

Lu Dahai couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you go to school?"

"Why do you care about the strong son?" Qin Xiaohui glanced at him and said to Zhang Aiguo: "Mayor of the town, is it difficult to do this matter, but it is really not possible, I and Dahai will help him spend some money to make the school accommodating." ”

Lu Dahai next to him nodded, obviously acquiescing to this statement.

But Wang Qiang was embarrassed, the couple was too good to himself, he wanted to say no, but the mayor over there had already spoken.

"I'll let the old man speak. Mayor Zhang agreed, and then asked curiously: "Why don't you go to school?"

Seeing that everyone was watching, Wang Qiang didn't hide it, and said honestly: "I want to go to Guangzhou Shenzhen to make some money, but my family is poor, so I can't help it." ”

Lu Dahai thought he was going to work, and smacked his lips and said: "You might as well come to my factory to work outside, I still say that, at least a monthly salary of 1,000." ”

"No, no, no. Wang Qiang explained: "I want to go there to buy some goods and come back to do business." ”

Secretary Li, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly squeaked, "Go to Guangzhou, Shenzhen to buy goods?" He frowned and said: "Guangzhou, it's okay to say, if you go to Shenzhen, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to enter without a border certificate." ”

Border Clearance?

What's that?

To be honest, Wang Qiang really didn't understand, so he asked: "Can't you go to Shenzhen without a border permit?"

Secretary Li snorted and said without hurrying: "In order to ensure that the reform of the special zone does not impact the hinterland, and alleviate the hinterland's incomprehension of the reform experiment, the state has arranged for the establishment of a boundary between the special zone and the non-special zone economically, and all approved imports of production products and consumer goods for use in the special zone can enjoy low tax rates or exemption from tariffs, and the management line of the special zone starts from Beizijiao on the bank of Dapeng Bay in the east to Nantou Anle Village on the mouth of the Pearl River in the west, with a total length of 90.2 kilometers, respectively in Nantou, Shawan, Buji, Baimang, Yantian, Special Zone checkpoints have been set up at six highway intersections in Bei Tsai Kok, which are managed by the border public security and customs, and they cannot enter without a border permit. ”

Zhang Aiguo nodded thoughtfully.

Wang Qiang humbly asked: "If you want to apply for a border defense permit, which department do you need to go to?"

"If you have a unit, you must first have a political review of the unit, and you must not have a unit, so I won't consider this. Secretary Li replied carefully: "In your case, you must first go to the village for a political trial, then the town will give you a political trial, and then send it to the police station for verification, and finally go to the county public security bureau to apply for a certificate." ”

Wang Qiang sighed, very disappointed, it seems that it is very difficult to apply for a border defense permit, and I am afraid that it will not be approved in ten days and half a month.

Qin Xiaohui obviously noticed Wang Qiang's strange appearance, and said with a smile: "Secretary Li, can you help Qiangzi?"

Secretary Li didn't speak, picked up the wine glass and looked at Wang Qiang with interest.

Wang Qiang smiled bitterly, understood, Secretary Li wanted to take this opportunity to pay off the favor, and was waiting for himself to speak, "Secretary Li?"

Secretary Li replied with a glass of wine, and then said, "Okay, I'll let someone handle it tomorrow morning, and you can come and get it at noon." ”

"Thank you, thank you, secretary. Wang Qiang said gratefully, pouring himself a full glass of wine, "I toast you." "Drink it all.

Fortunately, I came to the banquet today, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to cry when I was stopped halfway by someone on the train in a hurry.

Speaking of which, thanks to the secretary and the mayor owing themselves a favor last time, otherwise it would not be so easy to handle the matter of the school and the border guard.

In general, Wang Qiang is more satisfied today, if you have to say that it is a pity that Lu Dahai did not give him a chance to return the watch at all, and deliberately stuck with Qin Xiaohui all the time, Wang Qiang naturally couldn't do anything to make the couple quarrel, so he had to owe this favor.

……

The next day.

Wang Qiang reluctantly bought two Hongta Mountains to go to the town, and gave one to Mayor Zhang and Secretary Li.

In this year, Hongta Mountain belongs to high-grade cigarettes, and its status is comparable to that of later Zhonghua and Su cigarettes.

After getting the border guard card from the town, Wang Qiang and his mother finished lunch, and then took the change of clothes that had been prepared long ago and went out.

Highway side.

The mother said distressed with tears in her eyes: "You have never left your mother's side when you are so old, and now you ...... Now ......"

Looking at her appearance, Wang Qiang's memory is like returning to the first year of leaving his hometown to go to college, when his mother was so reluctant.

With a slight sour feeling in his heart, Wang Qiang knew that he couldn't be sad, so he tried to squeeze out a smile and said, "You just let me travel." ”

The mother sobbed: "Qiangzi, don't forget, when you go out, safety comes first, even if you don't make money, I just want you to be safe." ”

Wang Qiang hummed hard, his eyes were already moist, he knew that his mother had a thousand words to say, but in the end he only said "peace and security", which was the thing that a mother hoped for the most.

Do not pray for more success for your children.

It doesn't mean how much money your children will make.

Peace and health are my mother's greatest wishes.

The car is coming.

The mother bargained for eighteen dollars.

When Wang Qiang stepped on the steps of the car door, his mother couldn't help but cry and choked up: "Go over there and find a way to make a phone call to the village to report safety." ”

Wang Qiang couldn't hold back any longer, a tear crossed his face, he was afraid that his mother would see it, so he quickly stretched out his arm to wipe it off, and then turned back and showed a smile, "Okay." ”

The car drove off.

With Wang Qiang's dream and his mother's thoughts, he crossed the Yangtze River all the way south and headed to Shanghai, the economic center of the Far East.

Wang Qiang, who was sitting by the window on the right side of the third row at the end, looked at the old era outside the car window, and gradually had a trace of nostalgia, just like leaving his hometown for the first time to study in Gusu, but this time, he was not going to study, but seeking a new life to be born!