Take the car, ride the car endlessly.

Sit upright to reincarnate the sun and the moon, the stars shift, the mountains and rivers are poor, and the sky is dark.

The old-fashioned coach departed before dawn and headed southeast, first on the plains of the water towns without hurry, and then into the vast mountainous areas, humming between the valleys and ridges, occasionally passing through a few small alluvial plains, and then soon re-entering the endless mountains, until the sky darkened again, and the car still swayed slowly in the mountains, crawling slowly, without the slightest appearance of breaking out of the encirclement.

Although Zhou Jianhua had long expected that it would take more than ten hours to sit down in this car, and also reminded Wang Xiaozhen to make her mentally prepared, but it was really bumpy all the way, which still made Wang Xiaozhen grin and cry bitterly, but fortunately, her body was not bad, and she did not get motion sickness.

"Why haven't you gotten to ...... yet?!" Wang Xiaozhen rubbed her sore buttocks while dragging her long voice and complained resentfully, the hard wood chair wrapped in only a thin layer of sponge and artificial leather had already tormented her to the bitterness.

"It's coming, it's coming! Hold on and persevere! Zhou Jianhua looked at Wang Xiaozhen slyly and cheered her on:

"We must learn from the spirit of the martyrs of "sitting through the prison", and strive to persevere to the end, persistence is victory! ”

"It's so hard! I really can't sit still......" Wang Xiaozhen frowned, pouted, and muttered softly:

"I really want to take a trip!"

"Alas...... I said it's very hard, don't come, you don't believe it! Zhou Jianhua looked at Wang Xiaozhen and shook his head. Said with a playful smile:

"If you really can't sit still. Let's talk to the driver. Leave you alone in this ravine to feed the wolves. ”

"I'm like this, you still laugh at other people's ......" Wang Xiaozhen glanced at Zhou Jianhua, twisted her neck and said weakly:

"I'm about to run out of breath, I can't do it...... I'm almost exhausted......"

Zhou Jianhua couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Haha! It seems that a martyr can also be born in a car! Xiaozhen, you can go with confidence, I will continue to complete your unfinished business. ”

"Humph! You just want to be beautiful! What unfinished business can I have?! Wang Xiaozhen pursed her lips, and suddenly laughed:

"Are you saying that you want to honor my parents and provide for them in my old age?"

"Uh......" Zhou Jianhua scratched his head and turned his head to look at Wang Xiaozhen. A solemn expression on his face:

"Such a glorious and great cause, I think it is more appropriate to leave it to you to complete it yourself! Xiaozhen, you must hold on! ”

Wang Xiaozhen glanced at Zhou Jianhua with disgust, straightened her full chest, sat up straight again, leaned on the back of the chair and closed her eyes and stopped talking, but the car that swayed up and down from side to side quickly made her slump and languid.

"Hmm...... It would be nice if I could lie down now......" Wang Xiaozhen squinted her eyes and chirped, then she opened her eyes and turned her head to look at Zhou Jianhua and said:

"Jianhua, I really want to sleep...... Or...... You let me lean and squint? ”

"Come on!" Zhou Jianhua patted his shoulder with a "bang" and readily agreed:

"I'm going to sacrifice it today. I'll lend you this shoulder for some use. ”

Seeing Wang Xiaozhen so uncomfortable, Zhou Jianhua couldn't bear it.

Wang Xiaozhen didn't even bother to say "thank you". The body immediately leaned on Zhou Jianhua's body, his head was on Zhou Jianhua's shoulder, and the corners of his mouth squinted with a smile and comfortably enjoyed the human cushion.

At more than 7 o'clock in the evening, the car finally arrived at the long-distance bus station in Nuanzhou City, the lights in the carriage turned on, Zhou Jianhua woke up Wang Xiaozhen who was in a daze, and took her out of the car with her bag.

"Got a cold?" Zhou Jianhua asked worriedly.

"Hmm......" Wang Xiaozhen nodded tremblingly while wiping her nose with a handkerchief.

"Do you have any thicker clothes in your bag?" Zhou Jianhua asked.

Wang Xiaozhen shook her head: "I heard my father say that it's not cold here......"

Zhou Jianhua took off his overcoat and handed it to Wang Xiaozhen, and there were only two gauze clothes left on his body:

"Let's put it on! It's not as cold as the mainland, but you've just woken up, so it's easy to catch a cold. ”

"You'd better wear your own! I'm wearing a lot more than you! Wang Xiaozhen was embarrassed to accept.

"It's okay! I'm not cold! Zhou Jianhua wrapped his clothes around Wang Xiaozhen's body:

"Put on your clothes first! Pay it back to me when the slowdown is over. ”

"Oh......" Wang Xiaozhen didn't say anything more, just covered her nose with a handkerchief, covering the shy smile on her face, and felt warm in her heart.

"Let's go, let's go buy a ticket to "Lejing County" tomorrow, and then quickly find a hotel to stay. ”

"I'm going to have a ride tomorrow?!" Wang Xiaozhen exclaimed.

"Yes! Hehe......" Zhou Jianhua said with a smile:

"Let you sit one at a time!"

"Jianhua, I don't want to take the car anymore......" Wang Xiaozhen muttered with tears.

"That's fine! I'll go to Lejing County by myself tomorrow, and you'll stay here alone, okay? Zhou Jianhua asked with a smile.

Wang Xiaozhen pouted helplessly and did not answer.

"I'm probably going to stay in Le Jing for 2 days this time." Zhou Jianhua continued:

"Not only is there a professional market I'm looking for, but you can also see the sea, yes! There is also Yanhu Mountain, which is one of the first national key scenic spots in China! There is also a waterfall with a drop of nearly 200 meters, and the scenery is so beautiful...... Looks like I'm going to have to go and enjoy it alone! ”

Zhou Jianhua learned from the book on the history of reform and opening up that most of the professional markets he wanted to find were not in the cities, but in the villages where water and land transportation were not very convenient. Otherwise. These spontaneous markets are likely to be shut down before they flourish.

For decades. The experience of China's reforms has proven that the first breakthroughs to the old system often occur where the old system is most neglected. From this, it can be seen how dangerous the situation of the merchants of Nuanzhou was before, and the cunning and sourness of the pioneers of reform can probably be reflected from here. In contrast to Nuanzhou, China's largest commercial city, Shangpu, was the most planned economy and the most tightly controlled by the government, and until the early 90s of the 20th century, the local private sector was still sluggish.

Zhou Jianhua does not have specific information on the professional market at present. There are also no local maps for sale, and the eyes are black. According to his original idea, a person can come directly and slowly find some markets within the scope of this prefecture-level city by walking and asking questions in a few days, but now with Wang Xiaozhen, she can't have that body to find it slowly with her, and it has been out for 4 days now, and it will take one or two days on the way back, so she can only stay in Nuanzhou for two more days at most. Otherwise, Wang Xiaozhen's 8-day vacation will not be enough.

Fortunately, he met Wu Ge, and Wu Ge and the friend named "Zheng Zhonghe" he entrusted to find him were both in Liuji Town, Lejing County. And this Liuji Town is the place where the famous "Eight Kings" have been produced, and there must be no shortage of professional markets in this area. Therefore, the first stop that Zhou Jianhua plans to focus on when he comes to Nuanzhou City this time is Lejing County. Find "Zheng Zhonghe" first, and then ask him to help introduce the local market.

In Zhou Jianhua's previous life, although he had never been to Lejing County, he had taken the high-speed rail directly at the "Yanhu Mountain Station" to get off and play, and knew that the Yanhu Mountain and its waterfall were in the territory of "Lejing County".

"Can you see the sea?! You didn't lie to me, did you?! ”

Wang Xiaozhen was excited by Zhou Jianhua's words, she has been looking at the mountains all day in the car today, and she is already aesthetically tired of the mountains, but she has never seen the sea with her own eyes in her life!

"Huh...... When did I lie to you? Zhou Jianhua replied with a smile:

"Do you want to join me tomorrow?"

"Of course I'm going with you!" Wang Xiaozhen said unequivocally:

"Didn't I always say that I wanted to meet those private masters and professional markets who do business!"

"Oh...... You mean, just go and see those masters and their factories, and then look at those professional markets, what mountains and seas, it doesn't matter if you look at it or not, right? Zhou Jianhua asked deliberately.

"Uh...... I'm definitely going to see the factory and the market with you! As for those mountains and seas, it's okay to go and see them by the way, if it's inconvenient, forget it! Wang Xiaozhen replied in a high-spirited tone, she knew that Zhou Jianhua was deliberately teasing herself, but she still didn't want to show weakness in her mouth.

"Okay! That's it! Let's go buy tickets now! Zhou Jianhua glanced at Wang Xiaozhen, who was looking at him in a tangled manner, and replied with a smile, saying that it is better to save her a little face for the girl's family......

The next day, the sky is still bright, Zhou Jianhua and Wang Xiaozhen took the earliest bus to Lejing County, as the sky gradually brightens, you can see that the scenery outside the car window has been very different from what you saw in the car yesterday, although you can still see the distant peaks as far as you can see, but the car is obviously driving in a large alluvial plain, the terrain is gentle, and there are many rivers.

When buying a ticket yesterday, Zhou Jianhua learned that the car from Wenzhou City to Lejing County was going to pass through Liuji Town, and he could get off in advance halfway, so Zhou Jianhua greeted the driver as soon as he got on the bus and asked him to remind him when he arrived in Liuji Town. When the driver reminded Zhou Jianhua to get out of the car, it was not even 8 o'clock.

Zhou Jianhua and Wang Xiaozhen felt a different atmosphere as soon as they got out of the car.

Although the Liuji Town in front of you is a group of willows and willows, the river is murmuring idyllic scenery, but there are obviously many more houses and storefronts on both sides of the village road than in the mainland, when passing by their side, you can often hear the sound of various machines running from the houses, there are often some diesel three-yard cars full of goods on the roads of the villages and towns driving abruptly, and there are also several boats full of goods passing under the bridge from time to time in the artificial river that intersects with the village roads. Most of the goods on board or on board are obviously not agricultural materials or agricultural products.

"Xiaozhen, we've arrived at the place!" Zhou Jianhua looked ahead and said with a smile:

"That's where we're coming! Do you feel it? ”

"Really?" Wang Xiaozhen replied:

"I don't feel anything special...... I don't know much about the situation in the countryside. ”

"Huh...... It won't be long before you'll feel it! Zhou Jianhua replied with a smile.

Zhou Jianhua based on the address provided by Wu Ge. I asked a villager-looking person for directions. took Wang Xiaozhen and turned along the road pointed out by the villagers. There are slightly more people and cars coming and going on this road than on other roads. About 20 minutes later, they came to a large yard in front of a cottage, the cottages around the yard have obviously been converted into pavement, and there are many diesel three-yard cars parked on the yard, many people are loading and unloading goods in the yard, and from time to time there are three-yard cars driving in and out, a busy look.

"How? Do you feel it now? Zhou Jianhua turned his head to look at Wang Xiaozhen and asked with a smile.

"Hmmm! The feeling here is a little different from my impression of the countryside! Wang Xiaozhen nodded slightly and replied.

Zhou Jianhua walked up to a man who was directing the loading of goods and asked him where Zheng Zhonghe was, the man was in his 40s. With thick eyebrows, big eyes, and beard, wearing a woolen coat, and a big gold ring on his hand, he looked back at Zhou Jianhua and asked:

"What are you looking for? I have a complete range of goods, do you want to take a look? ”

"Hehe, I'm here to find someone, not to look for goods." Zhou Jianhua replied.

The man turned his head and shouted at the person next to him to put the goods in order, and pointed to a row of cottages farther away from the yard. Zhou Jianhua said "thank you" and walked over with Wang Xiaozhen.

"Zhonghe Recycling Materials Business Department" is not only biased, but also relatively small. Walking in from the middle gate, you will see that the front hall of this cottage is more than 20 square meters at most, and it is full of all kinds of materials made of burlap bags or bags made of waste chemical fiber fabric.

"What are you looking for?" A middle-aged man in his 30s, with fair skin, long ear-length hair and bell bottoms, stepped forward and asked.

"I'm looking for "Zheng Zhonghe", may I ask you? Zhou Jianhua asked.

"Ah...... Do you have something to do with him? The middle-aged man asked in surprise.

"I have a letter for him, can you call him for help?" Zhou Jianhua asked.

"Oh...... Who is the letter? The middle-aged man asked again.

"A friend's letter." Zhou Jianhua replied:

"I'm sorry, I'm also entrusted, I have to hand over this letter to him personally, can you please help him call him?"

"Where did you come from?" The middle-aged man asked again.

"......" Zhou Jianhua didn't want to say anything more, looked at the middle-aged man with a smile, and didn't reply.

The middle-aged man groaned for a long time, looked at Zhou Jianhua, and then at Wang Xiaozhen, and finally sighed lightly, and said with a wry smile:

"Okay, I'm Zheng Zhonghe, I'm sorry...... Give me your letter. ”

"Why should I trust you?" Zhou Jianhua asked with a teasing smile.

The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly, a little overwhelmed, so he had to smile and say:

"I'm sorry, I was too defensive just now, and it was my fault to tell a lie at the beginning, but how do you want me to prove it to you now? Everyone here knows me......"

At this time, two children ran in from the back room, one was five or six years old, and the other was seven or eight years old, and the middle-aged man turned his head and shouted to the younger child: "Little girl, come here!" ”

The child approached him with a smile and asked, "What did you call me for?" ”

The middle-aged man hugged him: "Who am I?" ”

"Ah Da (Daddy)."

"What's my name?"

The child smiled at him: "You are called a villain!" ”

"Uh-huh!!" The middle-aged man glared at his son:

"Say it well! What's Dad's name, yes, Dad buys you candy to eat. ”

"Zheng Zhonghe!" The child laughed loudly.

"Go ahead! Go buy candy with Ah Tou (brother)! Zheng Zhonghe took out 5 cents of the coin and gave it to the child, sent the child away, turned his head and said with a wry smile:

"Well, believe it now, right?"

Zhou Jianhua smiled and nodded, took out Wu Ge's letter and handed it to Zheng Zhonghe.

Zheng Zhonghe took the letter and opened it and took a look. I was immediately stunned. He looked up at Zhou Jianhua. He continued to read the letter carefully, read it two or three times repeatedly, and then looked at Zhou Jianhua in disbelief, and was about to say something, when he suddenly walked to the door and looked around, and then turned around and asked:

"Little brother, "Fifth Brother" is in your place?! ”

Zhou Jianhua smiled again and nodded.

"Please come and sit in the house." Zheng Zhonghe nodded to Zhou Jianhua and Wang Xiaozhen, and then turned around and introduced Zhou Jianhua and Wang Xiaozhen into the back room. There was a woman in the back room who was doing housework, and Zheng Zhonghe introduced:

"This is my wife (wife)!"

Several people exchanged greetings, Zheng Zhonghe asked his wife to go to the front hall to take care of the business, and then invited Zhou Jianhua and Wang Xiaozhen to sit down, and then made tea and handed it over.

"Where did you two come from?" Zheng Zhonghe asked after sitting down.

"Jiangnan Province." Zhou Jianhua replied.

"Fifth brother, is he okay now?" Zheng Zhonghe took a sip of tea and asked again.

"Fortunately, he hasn't suffered much for more than a year." Zhou Jianhua smiled and replied:

"It's just that Wu Ge misses his family more, and I don't know what is the situation of his wife and children now?"

"His family is fine." Zheng Zhonghe replied:

"In the year since the fifth brother left, there has been no news of him, and everyone is very worried. Especially the fifth sister-in-law, she is very concerned about him. I'm also worried about him, and now that you've brought a message, she should be able to rest assured. The fifth brother's house is near here, and we often go to his house to help take care of anything, and besides, their family has 7 brothers, and they will take care of each other. ”

"Wugo has 7 brothers?!" Zhou Jianhua asked in surprise.

"Yes, didn't the fifth brother talk to you?" Zheng Zhonghe asked.

"There is no ......," Zhou Jianhua replied:

"Since they have seven brothers, why did Wu Ge ask me to give the letter to you instead of his brothers...... This...... What is the reason? ”

"This ...... Maybe it's because the fifth brother wants me to take care of the fifth sister-in-law more...... The fifth brother has helped me a lot before, I can do this business, and it is also the capital that the fifth brother helped me, without the fifth brother, I don't have anything ...... now" Zheng Zhonghe thought for a while and said:

"Moreover, the six brothers of the fifth brother are not like the fifth brother, they can't do anything without the fifth brother. The fifth brother has been the smartest in their family since he was a child, and he loves to learn, has vision, can be at the forefront of everything, and is willing to try it first regardless of whether he understands it or not, and the fifth brother is the backbone of their family. Now that the fifth brother is out, they can't do anything. ”

"It seems that Wu Ge's family really depends on you." Zhou Jianhua nodded and said.

"But my strength is limited, and I can't help them much, so I can only try to help my fifth sister-in-law live her life first. I now give my fifth sister-in-law no less than 50 yuan a month for living expenses, and there should be no problem in maintaining the daily life of my fifth sister-in-law and the children, and I can't come up with more......" Zheng Zhonghe said again:

"As for his six brothers, I really can't help them. I have limited funds and conditions now, and my business is not easy. I want funds without funds, I want helpers without helpers, I can't do business carefully and big, and now I am being suppressed and excluded by other people's people everywhere, when the fifth brother was in the past, they didn't dare to do it so blatantly, alas! It's a different story now......"

"Are you talking about the 40-year-old man with a beard and a gold ring in the courtyard outside?" Zhou Jianhua returned.

"You can see this?!" Zheng Zhonghe said in surprise:

"Actually, it's not just him, there are others too, it's just that what he did was the most obvious. In fact, doing business is like this, everyone wants to be their own family. The problem is that everyone is a villager and a villager, so they shouldn't make things so ugly...... If everyone can get along well and help each other, the market will only get bigger and bigger, instead of competing with each other for that little market share. ”

"You're right! People with vision can see that the cake of the market can be made big together, instead of you robbing my cake and I robbing yours. Zhou Jianhua nodded and said:

"But...... Since you have this idea, why don't you consider contacting the 6 brothers of Wu Ge and doing it together? In this way, you will be able to bring Wu Ge's 6 brothers to do business together, and your helper problem will be solved. (To be continued......)

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