At 9 a.m. on July 4, 1977, after Xiaoda and I reported to work at the service station, we drove to the Tiu Keng Ling area to visit Li Xiaohu and his family, who now live with his parents and younger siblings, who have made their home in this area.

We drove through the Hung Hom Tunnel, the Kowloon Peninsula downtown, and the New Territories Eastbound Express into the Tiu Keng Leng area, and after our vehicle turned around in a narrow alley, at 11 a.m., we came to the side of a wet market.

"Ah Cai! I heard Dong Jun say that Li Xiaohu sells pork in this vegetable market! This place has been here before by Li Xiaohu! ”

After we found a place to park, Xiaoda told us about Li Xiaohu's situation, and I said, "Alas! What did he think?! How much money can you make selling pork?! Walk! Let's go in and find him! ”

So, Xiaoda and I got out of the car, locked the car, and we walked into the vegetable market.

Xiaoda said: "Ah Cai! This market is quite big! We have to look for it before we can see Li Xiaohu! ”

Our crowded vegetable market is slowly squeezing forward, this vegetable market is full of all kinds of goods, and the sewage is overflowing, the sanitary environment is very bad, it is full of all kinds of fishy smells, and there are noisy shouts and bargaining sounds everywhere, which gives people a very bad feeling!

After walking around the market, we saw Li Xiaohu, who was standing behind a pork stall, cutting meat, weighing and collecting money for customers.

When Li Xiaohu saw us, he smiled and said, "Ah Cai! I haven't seen you in a long time! Wait a minute, today's pork is so good! When I'm done buying these two pieces of meat, I'll go with you!" ”

Half an hour later, Li Xiaohu finally sold the two pieces of pork seriously!

Then, after Li Xiaohu took off his apron and sleeve covers, washed his hands, and changed into clean shoes and clothes, he handed over the stall to his partner to manage, and he left the market with us.

Outside the market, we drove to a nearby Chinese restaurant for lunch and chatting.

After parking near this Chinese restaurant, we entered the restaurant.

After Xiaoda had a private room and ordered food, the three of us drank tea and chatted in the private room.

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "Ah Cai! You're done with what you're doing?! ”

I said, "Yes! Why don't you work in the station?! Running here to sell pork?! ”

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "Alas! That pork stall was run by my dad and someone else! Our family and theirs alternate between the morning and lunch markets, and this week it was my dad's turn to sell the morning market! Recently, my dad was sick, he couldn't do physical work, my younger siblings were still young, they couldn't work yet! So I'm going to top my dad to work! ”

I said, "Little Tiger! Tell me about your family! We are very worried about you! ”

"Alas! Last time, I earned $3 million on a business trip with you, and when I came back, I paid my family high interest! Oh my God, now I know how good loan sharks are! My mom and dad ten years ago tens of thousands of dollars, after the profit turned into more than two million dollars! After I cleared all the loan sharks and arrears in my family, I was just under a hundred thousand dollars left! So, I went to the hospital for our parents, paid the medical bills, etc.! In this way, my $3 million was almost spent! Alas! I feel that a poor family like ours shouldn't spend money like this! However, if we don't spend like this, we will have no chance of turning over in the future! Ahh The purpose of my going to join the army is to fight for a sum of money through my life, pay off the debts of my family, and treat my parents! Now, my purpose has been achieved! That CIA job is too dangerous and so meaningless! I really don't want to do it anymore! Now, I sell pork every day, although I can't get rich and expensive, but I earn enough money to support my parents, younger brothers and sisters! There is not much hope for a family like ours, as long as we can make ends meet! I think that's great! ”

After Li Xiaohu finished speaking, he lowered his head and covered his face and cried!

I patted Li Xiaohu on the shoulder and said, "Brother! Be a man in this world! Alive! It's really not easy! Actually, we don't want to be CIA either! But you are our brother! We can't watch you be crushed by the difficulties of life in front of us! I said, I'm going to help you! And, I do have the ability! You say, how can I help you! ”

Li Xiaohu suppressed his crying, wiped away his tears and said, "Ah Cai! Not really anymore! You've helped me a lot! Now, our family's life is not sad, and we can live! ”

Xiaoda patted Li Xiaohu's shoulder and said, "Xiaohu! Ah Cai really wants to help you! You are an outstanding young man with great achievements! You can't waste your whole life in this vegetable market! You should join us in exploring the world and the future in Hong Kong City! We must do better than those scum and businessmen! ”

Li Xiaohu lowered his head and said, "Ah Cai! I really don't want to owe you any more favors! Now that our family is debt-free, I want me to sell pork seriously, so that my parents can see a doctor and my younger siblings can go to school! And, we still have food and shelter! We're doing well! As for going to work in the CIA, I told Dong Jun that I still have one month of vacation, and when my vacation is over, I will go through the resignation procedures with you! Don't worry, I, Li Xiaohu, are all your good friends there! In the future, if you want to eat fresh pork, you can come to me again! ”

I said, "Alas! Li Xiaohu! You're going to give me! I don't care how others buy meat to make money! If, you are my brother! I can't just watch my life in this dirty, crowded, stinking market! Is your family living decently in a place like this?! Do you live with dignity?! Are you happy?! Listen, I don't care if you agree or not, I'm going to help you buy a house for your family, and then I'll give you another sum of money, and you can do some decent and profitable business! Li Xiaohu, if you don't let me do this! You don't want to resign from the CIA! You are my brother, and no matter how much you help each other, you will owe favors! Moreover, we are still fellow villagers in the southwest of the mainland, can things be done according to secular concepts among fellow villagers?! Promise me! I'm begging you! ”

After Li Xiaohu was silent for a while, he smiled and said, "Okay! Ahh I know you're a true brother! I accept your help! In the future, I will be your brother and Xiaoda! Alas! Recently, I did go to see a house and I was happy with the house and it's not far from here! It is close to the sea and the air is good, which is conducive to the health of parents! There are commercial streets all around, and the building I fancy has a façade on the first floor, if our family opens a wholesale store of sugar, tobacco, liquor, ginseng and seafood there, the store will definitely be very profitable in the future! However, that building is really expensive, and the landlord wants me to pay $950,000 before he will sell it to me! ”

I said, "Good! How big is that building? ”

Li Xiaohu said with a smile: "Four floors, more than 800 square meters!" Front facing street façade and back yard with yard to park and put stuff! There is also a basement in the house! Enough for family and business! ”

I said, "Yes! Wait, you bring your home purchase documents and bank card! We're going to buy the house after lunch! If it's bought, you're going to have to look for a house again! ”

Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Thank you so much! I feel that there is hope for our Li family! My parents, younger siblings know that we are going to live in a new western-style building! They must have been very happy! ”

Everyone laughed!

After eating and checking out, we left the restaurant!

After Li Xiaohu ran home and brought his personal documents, we drove to see the house.

Soon, we went to the place to see the house, this place is indeed as Li Xiaohu described, the location, room type, environment and so on are very!

After Li Xiaohu called the landlord, we went to see the house together.

The interior and exterior of this building are brand new, and the workmanship and materials are very good, the layout and functional partitioning of the whole interior are very reasonable, and the furniture in the house is complete.

When we negotiated the price with the landlord, the landlord saw that we were genuine about buying the house, and he was willing to lower the price to $900,000 and give us all the furniture in the house.

So, we asked the landlord to go with us to the nearby real estate transaction center with the property and title deeds to sign the contract, pay and transfer the title.

When I got there, Xiao Dali Xiaohu filled out and signed the contract, I paid the landlord from Zhou Zilong's account, and paid the purchase price and purchase deed tax to the trading center, and I spent 918,000 US dollars together.

After the transaction, the landlord got the purchase price of 900,000 US dollars through the trading center, etc., and Li Xiaohu got the formal signature of the "Housing Sales Contract", the purchase of the house**, and the new real estate certificate and title deed of the house, which fell under Li Xiaohu's name.

The landlord gave Li Xiaohu the keys to the house, water, electricity, gas, telephone, management fees and other payment cards.

Then, I used the phone on the trading floor to transfer $2 million from my Zhou Zilong UBS account to Li Xiaohu's personal bank account.

After Li Xiaohu received $2 million over the phone, he was so excited that he burst into tears!

Li Xiaohu held my hand and said, "Ah Cai! What a brother! In the future, I, Li Xiaohu, will definitely give you my life! ”

Xiaoda smiled and said, "Little Tiger! Let's go back and move! The place where you live now is too damp and dirty, and good people get sick there! ”

So, after Li Xiaohu packed up his documents and documents, we left the trading center, and we went back to the vegetable market to move.

Li Xiaohu's home is in a small alley next to the vegetable market, which is even worse, full of sewage and garbage.

Their family of five rented a tin roof bungalow of more than 40 square meters!

When we entered the house, Li Xiaohu's mother, sister and brother were doing weaving and handicrafts, and his father was resting on the bed.

Li Xiaohu introduced Xiaoda and me to his family, and at the same time, he introduced his family to us one by one.

His father's name was Li Xianda, in his forties, of medium build, and somewhat emaciated; His mother's name is Zhao Amei, she is in her forties, and she is a little thin; The younger brother's name is Li Xiaogang, thirteen years old, in middle school; My sister's name is Li Haimei, 11 years old, in the fifth grade of primary school.

After the introduction, Uncle Li got up from the bed, and Zhao's mother and the three of them also put down their work, brought us tea and water, and chatted with us.

Li Xiaohu said: "Dad! Mom! Stationmaster Ah Cai, I just bought a big house for our family! The environment is very good there! He also gave us $2 million to do those decent and lucrative businesses in the future! We can't stay here! Now, let's move into our new home! ”

Uncle Li took my hand and said, "Ah Cai! You are a living bodhisattva! Xiaohu often mentions you and Xiaoda in front of us! You are Xiaohu's good brothers! In the future, you can work hard and do business together! ”

Li Haimei smiled and said, "Stationmaster! Brother Xiaohu said, you are the big boss of Hong Kong City! In the future, I will go to your company to help you work when I grow up! All right?! ”

Li Xiaogang said: "Stationmaster! I'll go too! ”

I said, "Okay! Let's read well! Let's hurry up and pick up our things and move! In the future, everyone will be called Ah Cai, the name of the stationmaster is not good, and my feet are also very tired after standing for a long time! ”

Everyone laughed!

So, everyone started to pack up and move things, and they didn't have much at home, just a few boxes, a few large bags of clothes and supplies, some household appliances such as electric fans, televisions and radios, as well as cooking utensils and kitchen supplies.

Li Xiaohu bought a second-hand pickup truck, and we can load everything in one car!

All the valuables in their family were moved to our business car, and Uncle Li, Jia Ma and Li Haimei also took our business car.

After we finished moving the things in the room, Xiaohu and Xiaogang went to the house to check if they were missing!

Then, Xiaohu and Xiaogang locked the dilapidated door!

Li Xiaohu said: "Ah Cai! Let's go! I'll come here tomorrow, check out with the landlord, and I'll transfer that pork stall to someone else! ”

So, Li Xiaohu drove a small truck, Li Xiaogang was in the carriage to escort the goods, and our business car followed the back of the small truck and left the vegetable market to go to a new home.

At around 5 p.m., the family moved into their new home.

After entering the new home, Li Haimei's little sister was very happy, she ran upstairs and downstairs, looking back and forth!

Zhao's mother was busy tidying up the bedroom, making the bed, and placing electrical appliances and daily necessities for everyone.

Li Xiaohu and Li Xiaogang are tidying up the kitchen.

Xiao Da went to the restaurant outside to order a table of wine and food and came back to make dinner for everyone.

Uncle Li and I were drinking tea and chatting in the living room.

Uncle Li smiled and said, "Ah Cai! Li Xiaohu went to be a soldier, and the luckiest thing was to meet you nobles! ”

I said, "Uncle Li! This is because Xiaohu is very good! You guys have a good way of educating Xiaohu! If Xiaohu is not a good person, we will not associate with him! ”

Uncle Li smiled and said, "Yes! We are poor! Xiaohu has been obedient and smart since he was a child! He will understand the hard work of his parents, and he has known to love and care for his younger siblings since he was sensible! After he became a soldier, he helped us pay off the debts accumulated for more than 20 years! We are so blessed that you can be brothers! ”

While we were chatting, Xiaoda asked someone to bring a table of wine and food, which filled the dining table in the living room!

At 6 o'clock in the evening, after everyone was busy, they ate together. We experienced another home away from home!

At about 7 o'clock in the evening, after everyone finished eating, Xiaoda and I said goodbye to Uncle Li, Xiaohu and other families and returned to the Magic Star Villa on Hong Kong Island.

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For me and Xiaoda, the CIA service station in Port City is already available!

However, Xiaoda and I still work at the service station every day, until our colleagues from Taiwan left, and after we came back from a business trip, the whole station seemed a little deserted! Of course, we love it to be so calm!

After we came back from a business trip and made a report, the CIA headquarters affirmed our work achievements, but they did not give us specific work tasks, so the whole station staff in the working hours, everyone is either dozing, or quietly playing cards and chatting, alas, I feel, eating imperial food, messing around is such a situation!

With the help of Sister Wen Juan, Fang Guohui and Lu Minsheng rented a western-style building in Hong Kong Island East and established the Pontianak International Trade Office.

Sister Wen Juan's business ability is indeed very strong, they have begun to negotiate with Pontianak, Hualong Company to do Pontianak special zone rubber, coffee and other international trade agents, Sister Wen Juan told me that they will soon go on a business trip to Pontianak and sign the "Origin Commodity Trade Agency Contract" with the SAR authorities!

Zhou Xiaoming soon asked me when he could go home, and I could only ask him to wait patiently for the opportunity.

Cai Jinghua, the brothers and sisters of the Xue family and the Wei family have worked and lived here for more than half a year, they have liked and got used to it here, they are very happy to work and live, and they are full of hope for the future!

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