"That's awesome!" Bai Yan and I said in unison. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Look at the ones outside, they are all sent by the police headquarters to maintain security, and Chen Dong is more powerful in Ghana than their ordinary minister-level people. However, Chen Dong is very low-key and polite, and he can't see such a good thing when he usually encounters it. Hu Xiaobing then said to us.

At this time, I turned around and saw a familiar BMW car entering the yard, it was Lei Liuer's car, could it be that the old friend Hou Xiyang said was really Lei Liuer?

I pushed Bai Yan: "Then I'm not Lei Liuer's car?" ”

Hu Xiaobing also noticed it, and asked the waiter to go over to greet him, and he shouted inside: "It's someone again!" ”

When Hou Xiyang heard this, he hurriedly ran out, "I'll see who's coming, ouch, Zhang Xiaosheng, it's your old friend who is here." Star-class characters! ”

"You know Lei Liu'er too?" I hurriedly asked him.

"What Lei Liu'er? This is a friend from the United States, Ivanka, whose father is an American real estate tycoon! Hou Xiyang explained.

At this time, the waiter had already led Ivanka to us: "Hello, everyone! Mr. Money is getting more and more handsome! Hello, and my dear Shauna and your smart boyfriend! I wish you all a Happy Chinese New Year! ”

"Ivanka, it's surprising, haven't you already returned to the United States? Thank you. Bai Yan stepped forward and said cordially to Ivanka.

"Halfway back and back! When I was in Dubai, there was a little bit of a situation on our side, and my dad was in a hurry to go back to the United States to deal with it, so I changed the ticket and came back. Ah, are you also friends with Mr. Chen? I'm also surprised to meet you tonight. Ivanka and Bai Yan walked into the sofa seat in the inner hall of the hotel next to each other, and the women always got along with each other on the surface.

"I'm not wrong, it's your old friend! Look at the temperament of others, high-class celebrities! Hou Xiyang and I were still standing at the door, he looked at me and smiled and said, "I just like this type of girl!" ”

"People are married." I laughed and said to Hou Xiyang.

"I know, I should have known Ivanka and her dad Trump before you, and they used to play golf with us in Hong Kong." Hou Xiyang pouted and said like me.

"Brother Hou, I don't think you're very old, I really didn't expect you to see such a big world!" I was a little secretly impressed.

"Haha, I'm not powerful, I've been working with Chen Dong as a translator after graduating from college, and I've met a lot of people with him, and I've grown a lot of knowledge! Zhang Xiaosheng: You graduated from Shanghai Maritime University, right? You know? I also read in Shanghai, and I was three years ahead of you! Hou Xiyang smiled weirdly, he even knew about my university.

"How do you know! I graduated last year, so what do you mean you graduated three years ago, you can't tell! I thought you were about the same age as me, so I had to call you Brother Hou! I looked up and down at the young man in front of me, about the same height as me, less than 1.8 meters, with a thin figure, and his head was a little larger than his body, wearing a light blue shirt and a red tie.

"Brother Hou, that's Sun Wukong, just call me Hou Xiyang, we who learn foreign languages like to call them by their names!" Hou Xiyang patted my arm and said.

"Then how do you know so much about me?" I still want to ask the question that I wonder about.

"Haha, sell you a pass!" Hou Xiyang smiled strangely.

"Will there be a lot of people tonight?" I imagine there will probably be a lot of heavyweights in attendance today.

"Oh, it's not much, Ivanka has arrived, and there is only Mr. Wu who I met on the road last time!" Hou Xiyang replied to me.

"Huh? Just a few of us? There is such a long table in the lobby, "I don't believe it.

"Yes, it was mainly to talk to Ivan Cayo about the project, the last time I met you, we Chen Dong wanted to let you be together! That table is for tomorrow, just a few of us tonight! Hou Xiyang explained.

"You're talking to Ivanka about things? You're not going to be a gold mine too, are you? Ivanka's dad wants to get a gold mine investment with the chief! "I'm reminded of the gold mine that Trump talked about with the sheikh.

"Sort of, it's just that Ivanka asked us for help, and she hopes that Chen Dong will use his relationship with Grand Chief Kumasi to find him a large gold mine in Kumasi." Hou Xiyang replied to me.

"I see, then you Chen Dong don't have the idea to dig gold by yourself?" I asked Hou Xiyang again.

"Our Chen Dong said that people have a very short life, and they can't do so many things, so it's good to do one thing well! He just wants to make his health care products. Gold panning, in fact, we have also carefully investigated and evaluated, it is not our company, and now making money is also a marginal game in the policy, which cannot last! In the end, you have to be the regular kind to survive. Hou Xiyang said lightly in front of me.

"Oh." I didn't know what to say when Hou Xiyang said this, I felt that my level of talking to him was not as high as his, and the topic couldn't be linked.

"By the way, Zhang Xiaosheng, do you have that Mr. Wu's phone number that day? He was the only one left. Hou Xiyang looked out the door.

"I don't know Wu Jinming well, I've only met, so I don't have a phone either. Is Chen Dong here? "I'll take a look outside the door, too.

"Chen Dong has arrived, he is cooking in the kitchen!" Hou Xiyang said.

"What? Is Chen Dong cooking? I was surprised by Hou Xiyang's words.

"Yes, Chen Dong likes to cook by himself, he wants to make his specialty dish, but it's delicious, crystal pig's trotters and honey tuna! I'll promise you'll enjoy it later! Hou Xiyang said to me.

"Wait a minute, I'll make a call and ask someone else to find Wu Jinming's phone number." I picked up my mobile phone and called to ask Lei Liuer, she must have known about Wu Jinming, a big gold mining boss, after thinking about it, she still dialed Xiao Zuo.

"Hey, Brother Zuo, hello! I want to ask us, do you have Wu Jinming's phone number? I said straight to the point on the other end of the phone.

"Oh, it's Brother Zhang, I'm sorry, I'm driving, I'll send you the phone when the red light comes." The stereo in the car rang on the other end of the phone, and Zhang Jie's song was played clearly, and Xiao Zuo answered me in the background.

"Okay, then you better drive first! I'll hang up first! Oh, and hung up.

Within three minutes, I received a WeChat screenshot from Xiao Zuo, which was Wu Jinming's phone number. I told Hou Xiyang the phone, and Hou Xiyang called.

Wu Jinming told Hou Xiyang that he was very embarrassed, he really couldn't leave, and he had something to deal with tonight!

"It's okay if you don't come!" Hou Xiyang said to himself, "Then I'll go into the kitchen and talk to Chen Dong, that Zhang Xiaosheng, you go and talk to your girlfriend and Ivanka, you can go directly to the private room upstairs and take a seat." ”

Dinner began, simpler than expected, Chen Dong was less mysterious than expected, wearing a white shirt and blue tie, with a pair of brown eyes, a small man slightly fat, his hair was basically gray, and he spoke very slowly but very loudly.

"Happy New Year to everyone! Welcome everyone to dinner tonight, first welcome our charming and capable Ivanka, as well as my two new friends, Zhang Xiaosheng and Bai Ying! By the way, at this time, Hou Xiyang, you have also met and talked about it! What about me, bad old man, surnamed Chen, Chen Wenqi! Come on, come on, there are three dishes I made today, and they are not delicious, so don't see them! After everyone took their seats, Chen Dong spoke first.

Bai Ying and I were very interested in the story of him and the Great Chief King of Ghana, and I asked about this during the banquet, but Chen Dong did not answer positively, but first popularized the history of Ghana to Bai Ying and me:

The ancient kingdom of Gugana was founded in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD and reached its peak in the 10th and 11th centuries. From 1471 onwards, Portuguese, Dutch, French and English colonists invaded Ghana, plundering not only its gold and ivory, but also its use as a base for the slave trade.

In 1897, the British monopolized Ghana and renamed it the "Gold Coast", using Ghana as a cornucopia desperately to plunder precious resources. Accra is the center of British domination in Ghana. In fact, since becoming a colony, the people of Ghana have never stopped fighting for independence. But it has not been successful due to the bloody repression of the British colonial authorities. After World War II, the national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America were on the rise, and many countries in Africa were freed from the control of their suzerains, and in 1960, 17 countries gained independence, so this year is called the "Year of Africa".

The leader of the Ghana independence movement was Nkrumah. In 1946, he put forward the slogan of striving for African unity and complete independence. In 1946, he was forced to carry out "constitutional reform" in Ghana in 1946. In 1947 he returned to Accra, where he put forward a programme for autonomy and national independence, organized and mobilized the work, and launched demonstrations and boycotts and strikes.

On February 28, 1948, the sun shines on the streets of Accra. On the waterfront in the southeast corner of the city, there is an ancient white castle - Christianbo Castle, and the rice flag at the top of the tower is gently fluttering in the breeze, reminding people that this is the colonial governor's palace. In the vicinity of Christianbourg Castle, there is also a "slave castle" built by the Portuguese and Dutch to hold slaves. During the more than 200 years of the slave trade, I don't know how many poor Africans were transported from here to the American continent and became slaves, and I don't know how many people died in castles because of unbearable torture. There have been many slave revolts here, all of which have been bloodily suppressed. It can be said that every brick, every stone of the castle is stained with African blood.

There was a commotion in the streets, and hundreds of demobilized soldiers held various placards and gathered in front of the colonial governor's palace. They were part of the more than 70,000 Ghanaian soldiers who were conscripted into service by the British during World War II. After the war, the British colonial authorities did not fulfill their pre-war promise of a life and work for the demobilized soldiers, and they came to seek justice and held demonstrations.

The unexpected happened, a group of guards from the Doge's Palace, heavily armed and loaded with ammunition, appeared behind windows, corners, flower beds, and columns, and before the crowd could react, the bullets were already smashing their heads like a torrential rain, screaming and screaming, and the crowd of marchers and onlookers scattered in all directions. When the news spread, the whole city of Accra was furious, and an unprecedented mass demonstration was held, and the colonial military and police carried out another crackdown, killing 29 people and wounding 237 others. The atrocities of the colonial authorities provoked a wave of anger throughout Ghana, from the city to the countryside, with processions, people distributing leaflets, giving speeches, destroying British shops, and attacking police stations and prisons, which lasted for more than a month. After Ghana's independence, in order to keep future generations forever remembers this day of blood for independence and freedom, the street where the bloodshed took place was named "February 28th Road".

After the February 28 incident, Nkrumah and a large number of other nationalist leaders were arrested. At this time, the older generation of nationalists, led by Dankwa, intended to compromise with the colonial authorities, but Nkrumah advocated a more determined struggle. He announced his break with the Danqua faction and the establishment of the Gold Coast People's Congress Party, proposing to achieve full self-government immediately with "non-violent positive action", which was enthusiastically embraced by the broad masses.

From January 8, 1950, the People's Congress Party launched a nationwide campaign of activism. General strikes of workers, boycotts of shops, paralysis of traffic, closure of government offices, demonstrations everywhere, and the whole socio-economic life came to a standstill. The colonial authorities again arrested Nkrumah and all the leaders of the People's Congress Party.

In 1951, the first general election in Ghana's history began, and the People's Congress Party won more than 90 percent of the vote.

In the 1954 and 1956 national elections, the People's Congress Party continued to win, establishing an autonomous government for Africans, controlling the majority in Parliament. Nkrumah was authorized by Parliament to negotiate Ghana's independence with the British. After arduous negotiations, in September 1956, the British Colonial Secretary announced on behalf of the British Government that Ghana would become independent within the British Commonwealth on 6 March 1957.

March 6 finally arrived, and the streets of Accra were empty, and people dressed in their best clothes and filled with joy flocked to the "February 28th Road" to witness this great occasion. The freedom that had been longed for centuries finally came, and they sang and danced, and almost no one went there.

Of course, Britain was not so happy, the colonialists were like boiled ducks - the meat was rotten, and the British Governor in Ghana, Clark, was ashamed to say: "I am proud to be a colonialist in the Kingdom of Great Britain." This argument drew boos on the spot. Yes, the days of colonialism doing whatever it wanted are gone.

Three years later, on 1 July 1960, Ghana was officially declared a republic and Nkrumah was elected president