1946 year.

In late August, the weather is hot.

This is the Western Plaza of Hong Kong Island.

Hong Kong Island's West Wan and Sheung Wan are mainly warehouse areas and dock areas, and in later generations, Hong Kong Island 'prospered eastward', and the commercial center developed from Central to Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, so the development of Sheung Wan and West Wan was inferior.

Lin Zhichao stood at the foot of a arcade on Baode Street, and saw that he was neatly dressed, and his air (equipment) was magnificent, and he did not look like a 'refugee' at all. He took out a note, made sure that the address was correct, and that the words were not stained with sweat, and walked inside.

I saw that there were many 'refugees' living in the aisle under the arcade, and they hung their belongings directly on the wall or placed them in the corner, but they were still neat and orderly, indicating that they had not given up their lives. Children play in the aisles, and women sit in the corners with their babies in their arms. Such a scenario is the consequence of Hong Kong's population boom, which is expected to last for several years, after all, there are still millions of people pouring into Hong Kong.

The refugees showed envious expressions when Lin Zhichao walked into the arcade, and it was their greatest hope to have a shelter from the wind and rain. The aisle under the arcade can barely cover some of the rain, once they encounter a storm, thunder and lightning, they can only bear it silently, holding the child in their arms, begging God to dissipate the gas as soon as possible.

They only hope that their man will find a job as soon as possible, and then find a way to find a place to live, even if many people are crammed into a hut, it is very happy. Even a wooden house is now a very luxurious residence.

When he came to the second floor of the arcade, Lin Zhichao found that he didn't know which room the 'cousin' he was looking for lived.

He has a cousin who lives in Xiangjiang, and a few years ago when Xiangjiang fell, this cousin also took his wife and daughter back to his hometown for refuge and farming. Hong Kong was restored last year, and my cousin's family soon returned to Hong Kong.

Lin Zhichao got the address of his residence through the letter sent back to his parents in his hometown by his cousin, so he came to the door to find a place to stay. Although he is a cousin, Lin Zhichao has great hopes.

The people of Guangdong Province are more united when they go out, and they are relatives and neighbors; If he is taken in, then Lin Zhichao will not have to sleep on the streets.

"Instead of knocking on the door, it's better to shout here!"

"Brother Gao Fu... Brother Gao Fu"

Just shouted a few times, the doors were opened one after another, startling Lin Zhichao, thinking that he was going to be thrown garbage.

"What are you yelling about? Are you a resident here? ”

"Who are you Li Gaofu?"

Grandma and aunt questioned Lin Zhichao one after another, and their eyes were full of vigilance.

Fortunately, Lin Zhichao is good-looking, and he is dressed neatly and neatly, and there are no big bags or small bags, so it may not be a refugee who broke in, so everyone did not say too much.

Lin Zhichao was about to answer and ask, when he saw that a door not far from him was also opened, and he was immediately overjoyed.

"Cousin-in-law"

The young woman who was called was holding a pregnant belly in April and May, and there was a five or six-year-old girl under her, who was Chen Shufang, the wife of the cousin Lin Zhichao was looking for.

Chen Shufang was stunned for a moment, and then asked uncertainly, "Are you?" ”

Lin Zhichao reacted quickly, and hurriedly said: "I am Brother Gao Fu's cousin Lin Zhichao, the cub of Lin Yun's family." My Lao Dou used to be a primary school teacher at Brother Gao Fu, and a few years ago, you went back to your hometown for refuge, and we met and ate a few times. ”

A series of words quickly locked the relationship between relatives, teachers and students, and Chen Shufang couldn't say it even if she didn't want to.

Sure enough, Chen Shufang remembered and said: "You are Zhichao, you have grown a lot taller in the past few years, and you almost can't recognize it." ”

Just recognize it!

Lin Zhichao hurriedly handed over the fruit he had bought for an extra 1 Hong Kong dollar, targeting the little girl, and said: "I bought a little fruit for the child!" By the way, cousin-in-law, where is my brother Gao Fu? ”

In and out of the words, the indescribable closeness is not only for Chen Shufang, but also for the grandma and aunt who watched the excitement.

As soon as the little girl saw the fruit, she instinctively took it, until she was startled by her mother's eyes; But it's too late, and I can't let go of my hand.

Chen Shufang knew that Lin Zhichao came to visit them at this time, and it was very likely that he would take refuge, that is, to stay; But his house is only more than 200 square feet, and there is still a big man living there.

"Your brother Gao Fu is still working in the trading house, and he doesn't get off work until late!"

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Okay, I'll come to him again at night to catch up, cousin-in-law have a good rest first, take care of your health, I see that you are going to give birth to a son this time." ”

The mouth is sweet, and the food is square.

After speaking, he turned around and left without hesitation.

He thought very clearly, if he continued to entangle with Chen Shufang, he might be rejected by her. In this way, Lin Zhichao was a little passive behind.

Therefore, instead of being passive, it is better to wait for Li Gaofu, the cousin, to come home, and then he will come to the door.

Everyone is both a villager and a relative, and Li Gaofu is very likely to take in Lin Zhichao.

In this way, Lin Zhichao's residence was solved, and then it was a matter of finding a job.

Step by step, Li Chaoren is now just a 'street boy' (walking the streets and alleys), Airship Tai is now just a helper under the fence (his mother's grocery store), and the fourth uncle and charter boat king are still in the mainland......

After Lin Zhichao left the corridor.

"Shufang, it seems that it is a relative who is going to stay with you, you have to deal with it carefully, your family is only more than 200 feet in total."

"That's it! But this offspring is very handsome, Gao Fu is afraid that he is not at ease, haha! ”

"Recently, more and more people have come to Hong Kong to make a living, and the buildings are crowded with refugees, and it is not convenient to enter and exit, and I am worried that they will steal things."

Chen Shufang immediately showed her pungent side, and fought against the women.

"Live in a P, I can't even put a kennel at home!"

"Sister-in-law Gao, if you like him, I'll introduce you immediately, anyway, your man only gets off work in the middle of the night."

"Po Li, as poor as your family, will others steal from you? It's all from the same hometown, you speak with some virtue, when you came to Xiangjiang, if it weren't for your relatives to help, you wouldn't be the same as them. ”

The women made a lot of noise, and eventually they went to their houses, and in fact everyone had a job in their hands, washing and mending clothes, and so on.

.......

"Brother Gao Fu"

At eight o'clock in the evening, Lin Zhichao finally squatted to Li Gaofu, who had just gotten off work, and his voice revealed closeness.

"Zhichao?"

Li Gaofu was very surprised at first, and then happily approached to confirm.

"It's me, Brother Gao Fu!"

"It's you! Good! ”

The two soon happily exchanged views as they walked towards the arcade.

Knowing that Lin Zhichao had already been to his house, Li Gaofu complained and said: "This Shufang, why don't you know to leave you to sit at home and let you wait outside for so long!" ”

Lin Zhichao immediately said: "Brother Gao Fu, this is not to blame my sister-in-law, I want to go out for a walk." Now that I have come to Hong Kong to seek a living, I naturally need to familiarize myself with the environment first, so that I have a better chance of being hired. ”

He directly stated his intention - to beg for a living, so as not to wait for the meeting to stay overnight, after all, in this way, Li Gaofu clearly knew that he had no place to live.

Looking at Li Gaofu's expression at present, Lin Zhichao feels that there is a lot of hope.

"Haha, it makes sense, it seems that you, who have read a lot of books, are still very smart and can adapt to the environment. Don't worry, I'll help you! ”

"Thank you, Brother Gao Fu!"

The people of this era are still very simple, and some relatives are not, and they may be taken in.

When you go out, you don't need to worry about your fellow countrymen cheating your fellow countrymen, let alone worrying about your waist.

Finally walked into the place where Li Gaofu lived, Chen Shufang flashed a trace of unnaturalness, but fortunately, Li Gaofu was very enthusiastic.

He was a clerk in a trading house, and he was a decent job, and he was a rather bold person.

After sitting down, Li Gaofu quickly asked about the matter: "You don't have a residence yet, do you?" ”

Lin Zhichao nodded, through observation, he found that although there were only more than 200 square feet here, but with a cloth or wooden board, he could still get a bed out, he didn't want to live outside, there were many mosquitoes and noisy.

Sure enough, Li Gaofu pointed to a space and said, "Just live here with me first, and then find a way later!" ”

Chen Shufang looked displeased, mainly because she felt very inconvenient.

But Lin Zhichao moved quickly, and hurriedly said: "Then it's troublesome Brother Gao Fu and my cousin-in-law, don't worry, when I find a job, I will share the rent and miscellaneous expenses." ”

Li Gaofu also said to Chen Shufang: "Zhichao has read a lot of books and knows a little English, so it is not difficult to find a job." When you go out, everyone has a difficult time starting a business, Ah Fang, you should take more responsibility. ”

When Chen Shufang heard that Lin Zhichao knew English, she said in disbelief: "Do you really know English?" ”

"There are not many people who know, you can simply communicate and know a lot of words!"

His level of English, derived from the cultural level of his previous life, may have a lot of water.

However, he is now living for the sake of life, so he vows that he must find a way to improve to the level of sufficient within a few months.

To be honest, Lin Zhichao's current belief is to study hard and make progress, even if he sleeps three or four hours a day, he must adapt to life in Xiangjiang as soon as possible.

Who wouldn't want to be a generation of tycoons?

He wanted to too.

But he has an advantage - information about the future, but he also has a disadvantage - there is no backstage.

Looking at the later tycoons in Xiangjiang, almost all of them have backers - Li Chaoren's uncle and father-in-law is a clock king, Li Zhaoji is a rich second generation, Shark Doutong is a wealthy son-in-law, and the charter boat king is a Modu Bank tycoon.

Guo Desheng can be regarded as grassroots, but when others are older, when the times come, they have already achieved a small career.

Lin Zhichao doesn't want to be presumptuous, so he plans to grow step by step and live up to God's arrangement.

Chen Shufang's heart softened, then she got up and said, "I'll clean up the place for you!" ”

"Thank you, cousin"

Li Gaofu said heartily: "Thank you, they are all your own relatives." By the way, I will also help you pay attention and inquire about work, you don't have to worry, I have been in Xiangjiang for many years, I know a lot of people, and it is not a problem to find a job for you. ”

Although Lin Zhichao wanted to deal with it first, he was also a little pursuing, so he said: "If you trouble Brother Gao Fu, I will also work hard to find a job by myself." ”

"What kind of job are you looking for?"

"It doesn't matter if the salary is lower, it's mainly a job where you want to meet some people or have the opportunity to learn something."

"That's it! Okay, you find it first, and I'll keep an eye on it for you. ”

Li Gaofu extinguished the idea of letting Lin Zhichao work at the dock, and through a short period of observation, he found that Lin Zhichao was very good at talking and more motivated, and going to the dock was the worst plan.

Next, the two talked about late at night before they were ready to rest.

Lin Zhichao was lying on the relatively hard floor bed, full of thoughts, but he quickly comforted himself that he was much luckier than many people.

What's more, he has light in his heart.

In the end, he fell asleep quickly, and planned to wake up early tomorrow so that he could not cause too much trouble to others.

......

On the fourth day of his arrival in Hong Kong, Lin Zhichao returned to his place of residence with half a cooked chicken and a bottle of liquor.

It wasn't until Li Gaofu got off work that Lin Zhichao went home with him downstairs, because he didn't want to be alone with Chen Shufang, although there was still a six-year-old girl. In this regard, Li Gaofu also likes Lin Zhichao's style in his heart, although it doesn't matter what he says.

When the cooked food and liquor were placed on the small table, Li Gaofu happily asked, "Have you found a satisfactory job?" ”

He felt that his cousin was a little 'arrogant', and he didn't like the two jobs he introduced.

"Well, a newsstand on Des Voeux Road in Central sells newspapers and magazines for a salary of $60 a month."

Li Gaofu frowned and said, "I will introduce you to a job of 80~100 yuan a month, and you don't go, how do you like this job?" ”

After all, Lin Zhichao has read books and understands English, and it is easier for him to find a job than many people from farmers, especially if he can speak English, which is even more advantageous.

Lin Zhichao poured Li Gaofu a glass of wine, and then said slowly: "Although it is only 60 yuan a month, there is an advantage to this job, it has a lot of foreign magazines and local newspapers, and if I work hard, the boss will allow me to borrow them to watch..... Moreover, the people who can buy these English magazines and books, or the people who can buy newspapers, must be relatively successful in society, and I may be able to get some useful information by exchanging a few words with them..... 60 yuan a month is enough for living, and no more than 40 yuan will not make a fortune. ”

Li Gaofu and Chen Shufang really realized that Lin Zhichao is a person who is not willing to be ordinary, and is very motivated.

Even Chen Shufang's attitude towards Lin Zhichao is very good. Moreover, although Lin Zhichao bought back half a chicken, he barely ate much, and took the initiative to make up for the child and the pregnant Chen Shufang.

These details can show that Lin Zhichao has a maturity that does not match his age, and the family's attitude towards Lin Zhichao is better at this time.