Chapter Ninety-Five: A Road Trip
With the completion of the development of the operating system project, the software corps finally started the long-awaited vacation trip.
Following in the footsteps of the Hardware Legion, they also went to Akihabara and would stay there for three full days, buying anime and figurines on a large scale.
Then, the software corps will also go to Mt. Fuji to have a look, stay in the hot spring resort at the foot of the mountain, soak in the hot springs comfortably for a few days, relieve the tension and fatigue of several months, and then go home.
Actually, the software corps didn't want to go on vacation, they wanted to stay in the company and test the system in depth.
It was Luo Jia who persuaded them that people are not machines, they only work without rest, and many times, inspiration is idle.
During the New Year's Day holiday, Luo Jia took her parents on a self-driving trip from Shanghai to West Lake.
When his parents got married, he traveled to West Lake and burned incense and made wishes in a small temple called Faxi Temple, but he gave birth to Luo Jia the next year.
In the blink of an eye, twenty years have passed, and my mother suddenly remembered this incident, and wanted to go to Faxi Temple again to make a vow, thank the Buddha for blessing, let Luo Jia grow up smoothly, and now she has some potential.
When Luo Jia heard her mother talk about this, she made a joke.
Mother said Faxi Temple, but Luo Jia heard '***', thinking about how he had repaid the SS debt, before his parents gave birth to him, what did it mean to make a wish to **?
Later, her mother explained, and Luo Jia suddenly realized.
It just so happened that Jiang Lei called, and he wanted to get together on the New Year, so Luo Jia pulled them together, Jiang Lei called Lu Qiu to discuss, and after Lu Qiu agreed, he happily went.
There are two cars, Luo Jia has a Tesla by himself, and his father's Q7 is handed over to Lu Qiukai.
Poor Jiang Lei couldn't ride a horse compared to Lu Qiu, and he didn't have a driver's license to drive, so he was ridiculed by Lu Qiu, an Inner Mongolian girl.
Jiang Lei vowed that he would definitely get a driver's license this summer.
Gao Feng, Nie Xiaodou, Wang Tianwen, they all took advantage of the holiday to go home, so there were not many people, and the two cars were full enough to sit.
Luo Jia was carrying his parents, and Lu Qiu was carrying his classmates, and when he went out of the city, he happened to encounter a traffic jam, and it took some time to rush to West Lake.
The hotel is set in the four seasons on the west bank, antique buildings, built along the lake, and Yanggong Causeway is not far away.
Although it is far away from the bustling city, it is better to have an elegant environment, and after dark, there is silence all around, which is also a good place to be like a paradise.
A total of four rooms were booked, one for the parents, one for Jiang Lei and Lu Qiu without shame, one for Su Ping and Jiang Weilan, and one for Luo Jia.
After a long drive and dinner, they took a short walk along the shores of the lake.
It was cold, and the wind blew people were very uncomfortable, so they went back to the room early to sleep, Luo Jia thought and planned as usual, and tossed until late to go to bed.
The next day, Luo Jia took his parents to repay his wishes, Lu Qiu and they were all young people and didn't like to visit temples, so they divided into two ways and acted separately.
Because it's the New Year, even a small temple like Faxi Temple is still crowded, not to mention a big temple like Lingyin Temple, so you can't squeeze in at all.
The parents burned incense, and Luo Jia sat in the car and waited.
Seeing that it was already noon, his parents came out of the temple, Luo Jia drove to Meijiawu, ate a vegetarian meal in the teahouses on both sides of the road, and drank a pot of Longjing tea that is said to be authentic before the Ming Dynasty.
The dish only ordered green beans, mushrooms, lettuce, kelp, the soup is the usual green vegetable and tofu soup, plus a pot of tea, it costs more than 600 yuan, and the parents can't help but feel that the price is too expensive, I am afraid that it will be slaughtered as a fat sheep.
Luo Jia didn't say anything, paid and left.
In recent years, more and more people have traveled abroad, largely because of the irregularities of domestic tourism, although the phenomenon of stealing customers is all over the world, but it is rare for China to be so serious, and it is no wonder that consumers vote with their feet.
After a tour in Meijiawu, Luo Jia drove back.
He didn't take the same path, but took a detour to the Qiantang River, and accidentally found a place called Bagua Field, which turned out to be quite interesting.
The fields are arranged according to the Bagua map, with nine palaces and eight grids, and eight different crops are planted.
Luo Jia looked at the introduction of the stele and knew that this field was originally opened up in the Southern Song Dynasty, and after the emperor lost Bianliang, he fled to the West Lake, still eating, drinking and having fun, and the people had great grievances.
The emperor was afraid that things would change over time, so he cultivated this field at the foot of the Jade Emperor Mountain, cultivated it himself, and told the people of the world that he was as diligent in farming as they did, and the people were satisfied when they saw this.
After reading the inscription, Luo Jia couldn't help but sigh.
Agriculture has indeed been the No. 1 priority in China since ancient times, and now the number of soybeans imported every year alone has reached as much as 100 million tons.
Since the start of the trade war, soybean imports have been insufficient, and the burden on the aquaculture industry is quite heavy, which may lead to rising prices in the long run.
As for seeds, pesticides, machinery, they are even more monopolized by international giants.
Not long ago, Sinochem Group spent a huge amount of $43 billion to acquire Syngenta, a major Swiss pesticide manufacturer, and finally made some progress in the field of pesticides.
Before this acquisition, Syngenta, Bayer, Dow, BASF, Monsanto, DuPont, six international giants monopolized 80% of the global pesticide share.
However, Sinochem's acquisition of Syngenta only broke the monopoly of pesticides, involving seeds and agricultural machinery, which is still the world of the great powers.
Moreover, Sinochem's strong entry into the game has also provoked a strong chain reaction from international giants.
Shortly after Sinochem's acquisition of Syngenta, Dow merged with DuPont, and Bayer acquired Monsanto, forming a new, more powerful international monopoly that pushed the competition between the giants to an unprecedented degree.
It's really hard to shake these supergiants after the merger.
Luo Jia shook his head, the people take food as the sky, if even agricultural safety cannot be guaranteed, it is really unreasonable, and this field will definitely have to intervene in the future, but it is definitely not now.
Xingchen Technology, which has been established for less than a year, is about to face off against the global technology hegemon Google, which is enough to give him a headache, and he must have ideals, but he can't be ambitious at the moment.
Not long ago, the photoresist price war launched by the 17 international giants made Luo Jia fall on his heels, entrepreneurship is like climbing a mountain, the higher you climb, the bigger the wind and snow, and you must lay a solid foundation every step you take.
Luo Jia's parents didn't understand why he was so emotional when he saw an ancient field, and thought that he was cold and cold, and urged him to return to the hotel quickly.
Soon after they returned, Jiang Lei and the others also returned.
Luo Jia asked, it turned out that in addition to visiting major scenic spots, they also went to Alibaba's headquarters and took a group photo in front of the Alipay building.
In terms of influence, Ma Yun is worthy of being a global entrepreneurial idol, and Luo Jia also admires him.
After dinner, the parents went back early to rest, the young people were energetic, and Luo Jia took them to the bar for a party.
Lu Qiu has been holding his tail in front of Luo Jia's parents for the past two days, and now that he has wine, the Inner Mongolia girl has completely let go.
Everyone drank the tequila first, the outer edge of the bullet cup was stained with green salt, licked it with their tongues, and then took a sip, and the hot feeling burned the internal organs and six organs were hot.
After three cups of tequila, Luo Jia couldn't eat it anymore and changed it to beer.
Lu Qiu continued to pull Jiang Lei to drink, and after drinking the agave, the two of them made a bet to taste all the cocktails here, but Su Ping and Jiang Weilan only drank one cocktail, so they refused to drink more.
"You go on, I'm going back to sleep." Luo Jia stood up and said slowly.
"Well, let's go back too." Su Ping and Jiang Weilan also stood up.
Lu Qiu was drinking to the end, where was he willing to go, so Luo Jia and the two girls took the elevator upstairs together.
Their rooms were next to each other, Luo Jia opened the door, said goodnight to the two of them, and fell asleep directly after entering the room.
Luo Jia really admires Lu Qiu, she obviously drank so much wine last night, and when she got up the next day, this Inner Mongolia girl was still full of energy, walking along the West Lake, she was always at the forefront.
On the contrary, Jiang Lei's classmate yawned again and again, his whole body was slack, and he had an expression that he needed a few skewers of roasted kidneys to replenish his vitality.
Although this season is a bit cold and not suitable for traveling, my mother returned her vow and donated some money to the temple, and the more I thought about it, the more satisfied I felt.
The young people were full of firepower, and they were not afraid of the chill, and they had a lot of fun.
In short, the three-day road trip was satisfying for everyone.
Back in Shanghai, everyone said goodbye to each other, Jiang Lei and they went to school, and Luo Jia returned to the Baoshan base and began to prepare.