PS: Because the previous chapter was wrong, the two chapters were sent together, and now the chapter of this chapter will automatically replace the previous chapter, becoming 163 chapters, please don't blame!

Sam? Walton is a successful shop owner who started from scratch and has owned several stores after more than a decade of hard work. He had a wife, Helen, and raised three sons and a daughter.

Sam owned a lot of shops, but he was always frugal, and in order to save money, he preferred to have his children help sell things than hire an extra man. From the age of 5, children already know how to stand at the counter and help.

When his children were a little older, he "paid money" to hire them to work in the store. Although there is revenge, it is less to receive than others. Not only that, Sam also asked them to invest in the store, and all their pocket money was used to invest.

Sam later recalled the past with a laugh: "I suspect that the children thought that slave labor was put on them, but we didn't want the children to work so hard." We just want them to appreciate the true meaning of labor. ”

"On top of that, I also need help, both at home and in the store. I don't have time to weed, so why not use my three stocky boys and a healthy girl to do the work. They don't devote all their time to work, and Helen and I both value taking the time to take the family on trips or camping. ”

In September 1957, the family was on their way.

Their family is not busy all year round, and they have a month off every year. In 1956, they traveled all over Arkansas. The Waltons not only visited Yellowstone, the Ford Terrace, the Grand Canyon, and more. They also drove all the way to the East Coast.

The Waltons' kids stuffed their RV car with camping gear strapped up all over the car.

Wife Helen is happy to make this kind of trip. Camping has become an important part of their lives. Of course, they often have to stop their cars to go to the shops. A variety of shops, no matter where they are. Their family owned a shop, and whenever they passed through a nice town, Sam would take the whole family to visit the shops in that place.

When they see something unique about a store, Sam takes the kids to analyze whether the features of the store can be used in their own stores. At first, everyone was in high spirits, but unfortunately, the children felt bored after too many times.

Sometimes people but Sam don't want to go down to the store. Helen would stay in the car with the children and wait.

Their children would say to their father, "All right, Daddy! Don't go to any other store! ”

But Sam still goes there, and more than once or twice, stopping by the same shops whenever he passes by.

Sam's children had four children, three boys and one girl.

The eldest son, Rob, is 17 years old and in his last year of high school, but he has not yet decided whether to go to college or come back to help the family open a store.

The eldest daughter, Alice, is 16 years old and attends the same high school as her brother Rob. She was a cheerleader at school, and her academic performance was not very good.

The second son, John, is 13 years old and loves comics and music.

The youngest son, Jim, is 11 years old and doesn't see any hobbies yet.

Helen has always insisted on living in a small town. One of the reasons is that they want to nurture children with the values they formed when they were young. Another purpose of theirs was to keep the family in harmony, and Helen's parents had a good relationship, and she grew up in a warm family.

As for Sam, it's different. He had an unforgettable childhood, which is sad to recall. His parents didn't get along well. It's always a quarrel when we're together. Sam vows to make his wife and children happy and never quarrel like his parents.

On this day they were on a long trip to the East Coast. On the road, I saw a young man in ragged clothes walking on the road. When the family was far away, they had already seen the man.

"Hey! Look at that man, he actually walked barefoot and didn't wear shoes! Rob was the first to shout, he was sitting next to the passenger seat, and it was Sam who was driving.

When they go on a trip, they always drive a big motorhome and can stay on it for days without getting out. The car was very expensive, and Sam didn't plan to buy it, but Helen thought they were always traveling out of the road, so why not just buy a big car. So I bought it.

Sam also spotted the man, and they could only see the man's back, not the other person's face.

The man's clothes looked down, but from the way he walked, he didn't feel the way he was in trouble. When the wind blows, his hair flutters in the air and glistens in the sun.

Somehow, Sam slowed down the car and stopped more than ten meters in front of the man.

Helen and the other children came from behind, and she asked, "Honey, why did you stop?" ”

"Yes, Daddy! We're not there yet. The youngest son, Jim, shouted.

Sam didn't speak, and soon everyone noticed that he was staring in the rearview mirror, so they all ran to the window and stuck their heads out to look behind. They soon saw a blonde boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, who seemed to have been wandering for a long time, but who was not depressed or melancholy, but walked forward in great strides.

"Hey, that's a handsome guy!" Alice exclaimed.

"Dad, did you stop to help?"

"Did you see, he didn't have shoes!"

"Don't make a fuss, be quiet for a while!"

The children were gossiping about this strange homeless man. They could sense something different from this person, but they couldn't say what it was.

Yes, that homeless man is actually Alex, and he is on his way home.

Once Alex decided on his future goals, he thought about returning home. So as he walked along the road, he didn't think about going to the police for help, he just wanted to walk home on his own.

"Hey! Do you need a ride? Sam shouted at Alex.

Alex looked at them in amazement, at the big RV. Looking at a family with their heads poked out of the car window.

"Are you talking to me?" Alex asked, in fact, he knew that the other party was talking to him. Because there was no one else around. He just wanted to make sure, the most important thing was that he didn't know what the intentions of the Lu Dao family were.

"Talking to you, of course! If you want to hitchhike. Then come up! Sam shouted.

"yes, hurry up!"

"Are you going to the East Coast too?"

"Why do you want to wander? Does the family know the truth? ”

"You don't have to worry, we're not bad guys!"

"There's only one bad guy here, and that's Alice, Haluha!"

The children's noisy yelling annoyed Sam and Helen, but they were used to it, so they didn't stop it.

Alex thought for a moment and smiled like a sunny smile: "It's good." I was also looking for a break. ”

He jumped barefoot into Walton's car, and when he got there, he found that there was a lot of stuff in it, and almost the whole car was full.

The Walton kids quickly discover that Alex is a very interesting person, at least not the kind of guy with a gloomy personality. At the same time, they also noticed that Alex looked down, with no shoes and tattered clothes, but he was clean all over his body.

When they asked why. Alex smiled: "It's because I go to the neighborhood every day to find water to bathe!" Yesterday I found a river, so I didn't take off my clothes, so I jumped in to wash it. ”

"And what do you eat?" Alice asked curiously.

"There are a lot of fruit trees on the road, so I go and pick them when I'm hungry. The taste is pretty good. Sometimes, when I pass through some small towns, I also go to work for people to earn money. Of course, they are all day laborers. The kind that only works for half a day at most. ”

"Wow! I see, it sounds interesting. ”

One of the children suddenly said, "You look familiar." Well, like a famous person. ”

"Oh? You say so. I think so, too. ”

"Yes, yes, you look a lot like Alex? Carpenter! However, he should be more handsome and temperamental than you! Alice shouted at him.

"Ha Luha, my sister is a nymphomaniac again! Mom and Dad, look at it, my sister looks so stupid. ”

"John! You're going to die! ”

"Ouch, my sister is bullying! Mom and Dad! ”

"Alright, kids, stop making trouble! Stop it! Helen hurried out to calm the quarrel.

Of course, they didn't think that the person in front of them was Alex himself, at most it was just an unintentional remark, and they quickly put the matter aside.

At this time, Alex's image was completely different from usual, his hair not only grew a lot, but also grew a beard, which was not the same as the original white boy.

Perhaps because Alex was so likable, the Walton kids quickly got into a heated fight with him, especially Alice, who she liked to talk to the most.

Through understanding, Alex learned that the family was out on a tour, and Sam was the owner of several shops. Not only do they have to go to school, but they also have to work in the shop at home. In the mouths of the children, the father is simply harsher than the strictest boss, and they love and hate the father.

Privately, Alice once told him, "As Sam's child, I had to stand behind the candy counter and sell popcorn when I was only 5 years old. Doing business is a part of our lives, and it's often a staple of dinner conversations. We've heard a lot about borrowing money to open a store, and it worries me. ”

Not only that, Sam also kept borrowing money to open stores, and the Waltons' family had a lot of shops on the surface, but in fact, they had very little cash to use. A lot of money was taken to pay off debts as soon as it was not warmed in his hands.

Alice said with some concern: "I don't know what we should do, my father owes so much debt, he won't stop opening the shop. ”

"Don't worry! Alice, your father was a smart man, and he knew what he was doing. ”

Alex comforted her and tried to dispel her concerns, but it didn't sound convincing.

The encounter with the Walton family was just an accident on Alex Road, and he soon got off in a town. Before leaving, he asked Sam for his phone number, and he said, "Thank you!" Sam, I'll be sure to call you when I get back. ”

"Ha Luha, you are so polite! I don't think you need much help because you've always been on your feet. I invited you because I wanted to get to know you, after all, I want to get to know people. ”

Alex found Sam's observation very strong, and at the same time, Sam's idea was interesting, and they exchanged ideas about doing business on the way. Sam had a lot of ideas about opening a store, but he was limited to financial problems and never got it off the ground.

But Sam has now begun his grand plans, expanding his business territory little by little, and he is also confident and determined in his own life path.

Alex had already had some guesses when he met the Waltons, but at that time he hadn't used his abilities to be sure. During the period of contact and understanding, he slowly determined, Sam in front of him? Walton was the founder of the "Wal-Mart supermarket" he was looking for.

When his investment company was established, he sent people to look for Sam, but he couldn't find it. What I didn't expect was that there was nowhere to find it when I stepped on the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it, so I encountered it in this situation.

Before revealing his identity, Alex didn't rush to tell them how many millions of dollars to invest. He plans to wait for the immediate matter to pass before contacting Sam, and then someone will naturally discuss investment matters on his behalf.

The Waltons watched Alex leave, and when they couldn't see it anymore, Sam suddenly said, "This young man is definitely not an ordinary bum!" Not even a bum, I'm sure of that. ”

Helen asked a little strangely: "I know that he is not an ordinary person, but he is indeed a vagabond." ”

"Well, didn't you ask him who he was?"

"I didn't ask, strange, when I was chatting with him, I didn't even think to ask him how his family was. It's like chatting with an old friend without even thinking to ask these questions. ”

"That's right! Do you feel that way too? ”

"No, none of us even asked him who he was?"

"Well, I wanted to ask, but I was afraid that he would refuse to answer after asking, so I didn't ask."

Walton's children were strangely moved, but they also began to feel that Alex was not an ordinary person.

Sam smiled and said, "You may not know it, but his eyes are so clear that he seems to be able to see through people's hearts, and I have only seen them in a few people. ”

"So who do you think he is? My dear! Helen asked.

"I don't know what kind of way, maybe some rich kid came out to practice, or maybe it was some famous person."

"Gee, so you think he's going to be Alex?" Alice suddenly exclaimed.

"Alex? Wasn't he kidnapped, it couldn't be him? ”

"Maybe it's him! Dad didn't just say that he might be famous, then the one that fits him best is Alex. ”

"Impossible! Don't dream, sister! ”

The Walton kids were arguing again, especially Jim and Alice, who seemed to have a natural feud and didn't have to stop for a moment. Sam turned a deaf ear to the sound of the quarrel and started the car and continued on the road. (To be continued......)