At noon on Friday, Liu's mother prepared more than a dozen hairy crabs and stewed duck soup. Lao Yi, Lao Shi, James, and Wang Xihai sat in the living room early and waited for the meal. Lao Yi pulled Hu Wenkai to the door and said, "Boss, there are more than a dozen cars going to West Lake this time to go with us." ”

"Aren't we just three cars, so many cars?"

"We drove to West Lake and the Shanghai Concession had a quarrel, but they had a car but didn't drive long distances. I learned that you were going to open West Lake for a vacation, and I wanted to follow you on the way. Lao Yi was afraid that he would not agree.

"Who are they?"

"There are a lot of British and French people you know, and Mr. Dewey from the consulate is also there, and Sheng Enyi came to me yesterday to join us."

Hu Wenkai thought for a while and said: "Leave on time at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the meeting place is downstairs in our company. ”

Lao Yi said, "Okay, I'll call to inform." ”

At the dinner table, he repeated Lao Yi's words, saying that the afternoon journey would be very troublesome, and there were too many cars that were difficult to coordinate. Lao Shi gnawed on the hairy crab and said don't think about it so much in advance, take one step at a time, it's a big deal to turn around and take the train, isn't this what the boss said before. Hu Wenkai felt that there was no need to be so worried, so he drank first, knocked the bowl with a spoon and said, "Cheers to a smooth afternoon journey." ”

The crowd raised their glasses and said, "Cheers to the smooth journey." ”

As soon as the wine glass was put down, Carotta said to Wang Xihai, "Wang Xihai, you didn't bring a gift?" ”

Wang Xihai was stunned and at a loss, Lao Yiwei patted Wang Xihai with a smile and said, "The boss didn't ask for a gift, the boss lady brought it up." Wang Xihai, you look like you're going to bleed, this is the rule of the boss's family, as long as you come to his house to eat, you must give gifts, and we have all been blackmailed. ”

In the eyes of everyone's pity, Wang Xihai lowered his head and said, "I will definitely bring a gift next time, boss lady." ”

"Carrotta, you're asking for gifts, you're going to catch the rich. Wang Xihai, don't listen to Carrotta, we only ask shareholders, managers and rich people for gifts, you forget it. Hu Wenkai said with a smile.

Lao Shi said: "Boss, you are not interesting enough, it turns out that we are foreigners, and you blackmail us." ”

Hu Wenkai said: "You only know, drink." Lao Yi remember to bring your Moutai wine. ”

"The boss knows that you can't forget the morning and loaded it into the car, and the car space is small and only 30 bottles are filled."

Carrota happily removed the suitcase from the upper floor, the suitcase that had followed Hu Wenkai here from later generations. Constantly stuffing all kinds of daily necessities into the box, he had to say that all the daily necessities in Fenyang Villa were complete, and he only needed to bring two changes of clothes, and by the way, he brought a thermos and a teacup.

The woman was a strange animal, and even though he said he didn't need to bring so many daily necessities, Carotta packed a box full of clothes and shoes. In the end, Hu Wenkai took out his coat from the box and said with a smile: "It's not winter on this day, bring any coats, go upstairs and take off the swimsuit, let's go to the West Lake for night swimming." ”

"Hehe, I'm afraid it's cold over there, pig. I'll go get my swimsuit and cap. ”

"The distance is 100 kilometers in a straight line, and the climate of Shanghai and West Lake is what the climate is. Carrotta doesn't know how you learned geography. ”

"Pig, it's not that I'm stupid because I'm with you, don't laugh at me."

"Little piggy, how can I be willing to laugh at you, go to that swimsuit."

Carrotta asked, "Well, am I going to share a room with you tonight?" ”

"Sun Daming said that the second floor is my exclusive use, and there are several rooms, but if you want to live with me, I can barely accept it."

"Hu Wenkai's beautiful fragrance? Ivanov lied to me and said that there was only one room, and I would take revenge on him if I had the opportunity. Carrotta gritted her teeth.

"Little pig, go and empty it, it will take four hours on the road, I don't know if there is a convenient place."

"Oh, I'm not going to drink water now, wait for me later." Carrotta obediently entered the bathroom.

Picked up the phone to get through to Dewey, politely asked Dewey to stay in Fenyang Villa, it is estimated that Dewey just wanted to go to Fenyang Villa for a vacation, so he readily agreed, and Dewey's family of three arranged in the guest room on the second floor of Hu Wenkai.

I carried the suitcase to the car and another box of wine, and thought about finding a large empty bamboo tube for tea leaves to put in the back row for later use.

At half past two, the car drove downstairs to the company, and cars were parked on both sides of the road, and men and women were talking on the side of the road. When I entered the office, I quickly asked Wang Xihai to make 20 brands numbered 1-20, and called Ivanov to arrange to send them down and put them behind the windshield, Nos. 1 to 3 for vehicles that know the road, and the last two numbers for people who know how to maintain vehicles. In particular, Dewey's car was issued to No. 9, and female passengers were arranged to empty the company bathroom before departure.

In the conference room, James was entertaining a group of friends, and when he saw Hu Wenkai, he hurriedly came out and said that the Dewey family was drinking tea with Lao Shi in Hu Wenkai's office. In the office, Dewey's family of three also has a very fashionable Chinese woman, Dewey introduced it as Miss He Qixiangmei, the eldest daughter of the Japanese minister.

A mature woman of twenty-four or five years old, in a long black dress, with an off-white shawl draped over her shoulders. With a natural dislike for the Japanese, he nodded and said hello, and the other party gave him a good fortune very decently.

Dewey opened his arms and said that He Qixiangmei's father had something to entrust her to take to West Lake, and he hoped that Hu Wenkai would have a beautiful seat in the car. Naturally, he would not refuse Dewey's simple request, he was now only involved in real estate, and he would not be attractive to the Japanese.

At three o'clock, the reporter who declared the report instructed everyone to take a group photo, and it is estimated that tomorrow the front page of the newspaper will publish a convoy of Shanghai to form a vacation to West Lake. Hu Wenkaiche was No. 2 in second place, and Carrotta and He Qixiangmei quickly chatted.

The women were either dressed or eaten in public, and the two of them were talking about clothes from the department store and snacks at the Temple of the City God. Out of Jinshanzui Road, it has become a horse lane, and the road is very narrow, Hu Wenkai himself has received professional training, and the road conditions will be fine, and the speed of the car is forty yards.

During this period of time, it did not rain, the road was quite sturdy, and the farmer in the village near the official road was attracted by the sound of car horns to the side of the road to watch the convoy curiously, and he said in the car that this was the first long-distance trip of a private convoy in Chinese history.

He Qimeixiang said that it may be the first private convoy in the whole of Asia, Hu Wenkai shook his head and said that it could not be the first team in Asia, it is estimated that the British have already done this in India, and the Ganges alluvial plain in India has a wide and flat road, and the labor force is worthless. From time to time, under the shade of the trees on the side of the road, there were people in a hurry who were resting on the grass in their clothes, and they stood up in horror when they saw the car speeding by.

When the Pinghu convoy stopped to rest, Hu Wenkai checked whether the car had fallen behind according to the number plate. A team of soldiers and horses of the Eight-Nation Alliance wandered around Pinghu Street in awkward Chinese, women buying food and men buying and playing, and they alarmed the mayor of Pinghu Town and arranged an inn for the pedestrian to solve their physiological problems.

Half an hour later, the convoy was on the road again, this time led by Hu Wenkai to Haiyan and Haining, which was a section of the road from time to time walking on the dam ridge of the sea pond, the scenery was very beautiful, and the sea breeze shook the branches and made a gurgling sound. During the journey, watch the village immersed in peace and calm, and the self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy of Jiangnan. When the sun sinks in the west, the car arrives in Yuhang, and a round of red sun hangs obliquely on the horizon, and the sunset fills the sky. It was unanimously requested that there would be no more rests and go directly to the West Lake.

The car was bumping on the dirt road, and Hu Wenkai whistled and held the steering wheel at a speed of forty-five yards. He Qimeixiang in the back row said in a pleading voice: "Mr. Hu, can you not whistle." ”

Hu Wenkai and Carrota looked at each other in surprise, and Carrotta turned around and asked her if she was suffering from motion sickness. He Qimei whispered in Carrota's ear, Carrotta said that it was not good to stop, even if there was a dozen cars parked, all the people would see it.

Hu Wenkai estimated that He Qixiang was anxious to urinate, but it was really difficult to park, he was the first car in the queue, and it was convenient for her to stop and let her go down, which would be seen later. As it got dark, I turned on the headlights, and two snow-white lights pierced the darkness ahead, and from time to time pheasants and hares were startled.

He saw in the rearview mirror that He Qimeixiang was holding the backrest of the front row with both hands, and her face was in pain, showing signs that she couldn't hold on. Hu Wenkai said to Carrotta that there was a bamboo bucket behind him that could be used, and asked Carrotta to cover Hu Wenkai's head with clothes. Carrotta took off her shawl and blocked his head, and said to He Qimeixiang to use the bamboo tube under her feet to solve it.

After hearing a soft cry from behind, there was the sound of picking up clothes, then the sound of rushing water, and then the smell of urine in the carriage. He Qimeixiang lowered her face like a drop of blood and asked, "Mr. Hu, where is this?" ”

"Roll down the window and hand it out slowly, then let go and throw it away." Hu Wenkai said.

Carrotta was snickering with her head down, her shoulders twitching. Hearing the sound of the bamboo tube falling to the ground, Hu Wenkai sighed and said, "Miss Meixiang, that bamboo tube is an antique, and it was used up by you like this." ”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I'll compensate you."

Carrotta really couldn't stand his nonsense: "Meixiang, don't listen to his nonsense, the tea used in his living room is worthless." ”

Hu Wenkai began to prank, "Ah, Carrota Piggy, you like to expose me now, Miss Meixiang, we are not outsiders now." ”

"Well, it's not an outsider," He Qimeixiang replied in a low voice

"I don't have so much etiquette, Carrotta and I are absolutely equal between men and women, come out to play and relax and release your vitality. Call me Wen Kai or Hu Wen Kai, and call me Carrotta."

"Well, Wen Kai thank you, I always thought that the Chinese were very old-fashioned and did not expect you to be completely different." Mika relaxed her body and lay down in the back row casually.

Mika, who was relaxed, was a different person, and she joked with Carrotta lively. Carrotta told her Hu Wenkai's jokes, and the two chattered non-stop.

Hu Wenkai found that the second half of the car had stopped from the rearview mirror, and hurriedly honked the horn to signal stop. Tell Carrotta to stay in the car and don't get out, get out of the car and walk to the back. It was the No. 12 car that couldn't be started when it turned off, and the maintenance team ran over and said that it was started with a crank handle, and a few people took turns shaking the car with the crank or it couldn't start.

He had driven a 212 military jeep before, and he could know several common problems with his eyes closed, and asked the owner about the situation before turning off the engine. The owner said that the road was not very good, so he stepped on the accelerator a few times and then turned off. Hu Wenkai estimated that the spark plug was choked to death, opened the car cover and removed the spark plug with the car tool, wiped the spark plug with a cloth, and then asked the onlookers who had a knife, and found a knife to remove the carbon deposits on the spark plug, and the car started after loading it, and the onlookers burst into applause in a circle. Carrotta and Mika were also watching.

When he got in the car, he blamed him and said that he would let you not get out of the car, why was he disobedient, it was not safe at night. Carrotta wondered, what are so many people afraid of?

"Curiosity can do more things than kill a cat," Hu Wenkai said as an English proverb came out of his mouth.

"Pig, the proverb says it very authentically."

"That's right, think about your boyfriend and me, you can fight tigers when you go up to the mountains, and you can catch turtles when you go down to the sea."

"Hey, hey, the cattle near the West Lake you blew have all been blown to death for you." Carrotta said with a wink.

Xiangmei said in the back: "Carrotta, he is saying that he is a monkey, and only the Monkey King in China can go up the mountains and go to the sea." ”

Carrotat was curious: "Meixiang, what is Monkey King." ”

"Oh, that Monkey King Chinese know that you are his girlfriend." Don't bother me, it's a monkey in human form. ”

The two made a mess in the carriage, and Hu Wenkai smoked a cigarette and said, "Two girls, don't make trouble, it's almost to West Lake." ”

"Uncle Hu, we're quiet," Mei Xiang said seriously

"How do you call him uncle?"

"Oh, Carrota, you don't know the Chinese, men like women to call him uncle."

Hu Wenkai said indignantly: "Meixiang, don't make Carrotta evil." ”

"Uncle Hu, don't talk, I'm asking Meixiang, why do Chinese men like women to call him uncle." Carrotta asked.

"Little pig, this is a stupid and evil allusion, once upon a time, a Chinese man had to marry several wives"

"Ah, I know you go on"

"In order to compete for favor, wives came up with all the ways they could come up with to please men, and finally one day the Japanese woman whom this man married called Uncle, are you comfortable? This man was extremely happy to pamper this little Japanese wife. After it was circulated, women liked to call men uncles. ”

"Oh, I still call you Wen Kai, how ugly it is to call uncle, and I don't do the name of the little wife competing for favor." Carrotta said flatly.

He Qimeixiang said hatefully in the back row: "Hu Wenkai, you are too shameless. ”

"I'm in Hangzhou, I'll get out of the car and make arrangements." Hu Wenkai hurriedly got out of the car.