Chapter 6 Boss behind the scenes

   On the returning tractor, Father Zhong wanted to say something to Zhong Shi several times, but every time the words just came to his mouth, he swallowed them vigorously.

  Zhong Shi's performance in that master's house made him look at this young son with admiration. While feeling very proud, this young son made him feel very strange. Ever since Zhong Shi had a serious illness, he seemed to have changed. Although Zhong's father had noticed it a long time ago, after hearing Zhong Yi's explanation, he didn't pay much attention to it. But now it seems that he is still a little too careless.

  Father Zhong really wanted to know what his son had said to that master afterwards. All he knew was that the cold-faced master, after having a secret conversation with Zhong Shi, smiled all over his face, and his attitude towards himself became obviously better, and there was even a hint of fawning in his stiff smile.

  What kind of ability does this son have that caused the master to change his attitude towards him so much? On the swinging tractor, Zhong's father thought hard all the way, until he reached the village, he still didn't think of a single clue.

Zhong Shi's performance was naturally seen by Zhong Shi, but Zhong Shi himself didn't know how to explain it. Could it be that he told Father Zhong that your son has become an idiot, and what is in his body now is a person from future soul?

   Just like that, the father and son returned to the village in silence.

   Seeing that the two of them came back after only going out for half a day, although Liu Lan had doubts, but seeing her husband's frowning face, she wisely didn't ask.

  …

A week later, the Zhong family was having breakfast, and there was nothing particular about the countryside. The summer morning was the coolest time of the day. Liu Lan brought the breakfast to the yard, and the whole family gathered around the table, drinking Polenta.

  Zhong Shi’s father is Zhong Jianjun, and his uncle is Zhong Jianguo. When they were born, New China had not been established for a long time. At that time, it was popular to name children Jianguo, patriotism, army building, and aiding the DPRK. Zhong Shi's grandfather is Zhong Fangzhuo, who used to be a well-known private school teacher, but after the founding of New China, old-school intellectuals like him had no place to play.

  The Zhong family used to be a scholarly family, but a family like them disappeared without a trace after several movements after the founding of New China. When Zhong Fangzhuo was young, he traveled all over the country and had a deep understanding of various political parties. Later, he survived several campaigns and purges and raised two children.

  In addition to an uncle, Zhong Shi should have had an aunt, but unfortunately this aunt died when he was young, and no one has mentioned this sad past for many years.

   Just when the family was having fun, there was a loud noise from outside the courtyard wall, followed by a rough voice from outside the wall.

   "Jianjun, are you at home? Come out quickly, someone is looking for you!"

   Immediately after the door, there was a rapid knock on the door.

  Zhong Jianjun hurriedly put down his job and opened the door. A tall middle-aged man with a flustered face appeared in front of Zhong Shi's eyes. It was Zhong Shi's uncle Zhong Jianguo.

   "Brother, what's the matter? Who is looking for me?" Zhong Jianjun couldn't help asking strangely when he saw that his elder brother was speaking in a hurry and there were still beads of sweat on his forehead.

  He knew that this eldest brother was most like his father in temperament, and he would not rush into anything, but now he was in such a hurry, something must have happened.

"Just now a car stopped at the entrance of the village. Several county cadres came down and said they belonged to the United Front Work Department. They asked everywhere where Zhong Jianjun's house was. Didn't you go to the county town recently? Did you offend someone?" Zhong said. Jianguo nodded to Zhong Shi's mother and son who put down their bowls and chopsticks, and hurriedly said to Zhong Jianjun.

   "Huh? A cadre in the county?" Zhong Jianjun couldn't help but "thump" in his heart and became uneasy.

   These days, government cadres are undoubtedly very deterrent to ordinary people. Since ancient times, China has had a tradition of "people don't fight with officials". People who have just gone through several purges and lived a good life for a few years will naturally panic when they hear that a cadre is coming.

The two were talking, when they heard the onlookers outside the door step aside, Mr. Zhong came out tremblingly, leaning on a cane, when the Zhong brothers saw them, they hurried up to meet them, one left and one right Helping Zhong Fangzhuo all the time, he asked in unison:

   "Dad, why are you here?"

   "Second son, what's going on? Did you offend someone from the government?" Zhong Fangzhuo asked anxiously, pounding his cane twice.

Zhong Fangzhuo is over 60 years old, and his legs and feet are a bit bad, so he carries a walking stick with him. However, he is still in good health and has no problem taking care of himself, so he lives with his wife instead of his two sons. live.

   "No!" Zhong Jianjun also doubted himself a little now, whether he had done something in the county, and he forgot.

   Seeing her uncle and father-in-law coming one after another, Liu Lan hurriedly tidied up, welcomed them to the main room, served two bowls of boiling water, and then pulled Zhong Shi back out. There is such a habit in the countryside that when men are talking about things, it is not appropriate for women and children to stay on the scene.

The three big men were discussing in the house, and the people outside Zhong's house were also gesticulating and discussing, but before the men in the main room could discuss anything, the car drove to Zhong's house in a "didi" manner. the door.

   This is a white Volkswagen Santana. At that time, only rich people or officials could afford it, and ordinary people couldn't afford it at all. When the people around Zhong's house saw the car approaching, they all hid aside and made a big circle. People with children hold their children tightly, for fear that they will run around and accidentally damage the car.

  Three people got out of the car, one was a thirty-year-old driver with a haircut of half an inch. As soon as he got out of the car, he ran to the other side, opened the door, and took the purse of another man who looked like a leader.

  The leader was about forty years old, wearing a pair of big black-rimmed glasses and a leather jacket, regardless of the fact that it was a hot summer.

The last person who came out couldn't tell his age, but he was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and a slim suit. His hair combed back reflected the dazzling light, just like the leather shoes on his feet shiny.

   "Hey, is this Zhong Jianjun's house? Tell him to come out quickly, there are foreign guests coming to your house!" The leader yelled at the surrounding crowd after getting off the car.

  The people who watched the excitement burst into laughter at the same time, and after the laugh, they all took two steps back, but no one answered his words.

   After being ridiculed by this group of countrymen, the leader couldn't hold his face anymore, and he shouted viciously:

   "Who is Zhong Jianjun, come out quickly!"

   "I'm Zhong Jianjun's family, what can you do with him?" Liu Lan pulled Zhong Shi to meet him, and said to the man who was asking the question.

"Are you his family?" The leader glanced at Liu Lan, curled his lips, and then pointed to the man in a suit behind him, "This is Mr. Liao from Hong Kong. I have something to do with Zhong Jianjun from your family. Tell him to come out quickly." !"

   It was unavoidable when things came to an end, Liu Lan could only bring a few people to her home.

   "To make such a big commotion, it's good to have the identity of a foreign guest these days, even a small Gangcan can command and become an official!" Zhong Shi, who was closely behind his mother, thought maliciously.

But he was wrong. This Mr. Liao is also considered to be a small fortune. With the reselling of antiques between Hong Kong and the mainland in the past few years, he has accumulated a considerable amount of wealth. factory, and received courtesy from the local government.

   From the 1950s to the 1980s, due to the continuous turmoil in China's domestic environment, many people fled to Hong Kong from the mainland, and many of them later became famous figures, such as Liu Mengxiong, Jin Yong, Ni Kuang, etc. Among them, in 1957, 1962, 1972, and 1979, there were four large-scale escapes from Hong Kong, with as many as 500,000 people. This is also considered to be the longest period since the Second World War. The largest group escape, known as the "Great Escape from Hong Kong" in history.

  Liao Chengde fled from Shenzhen and Hong Kong to Hong Kong in 1962. He witnessed a fellow countryman being hit by the border guards in front of him. His head burst open like a watermelon, and a living person died in front of him. He was trembling with fright at the time, and after arriving in Hong Kong, he swore that he would never return to the mainland in his life. However, the world has changed. After 20 years, he has transformed into a foreign entrepreneur who is very popular with governments around the world.

  At this time, he looked at the crowds around him, and felt very emotional in his heart. If he hadn’t risked his life to escape to Hong Kong, he might be like them now, running around all day just to get enough to eat.

   "What are you thinking?? You don't know that reselling antiques is a serious crime!" Just as Liao Chengde was dreaming, Zhong Shi who was behind him suddenly said.

  He said these words in Cantonese, meaning "What are you thinking, don't you know that reselling cultural relics is a serious crime?" Zhong Shi has lived in Hong Kong for many years and speaks Cantonese very fluently.

   "What are you talking about? What are you reselling? I just like it. I bought it for myself!" (What did you say? What reselling? I just like antiques and collect them myself) Liao Chengde was shocked, and his feet were full.

"Don't be so surprised, I, Zhong Youye, will sell you!" (You don't have to be so scared, I still have something to sell to you) Zhong Shi smiled slightly, and walked past the stunned Liao Chengde, looking after himself walked into the hall.

   "Mr. Liao, what's the matter? Do you think this place is too simple?" The middle-aged man who looked like a leader suddenly became curious when he saw that Mr. Liao stopped and said a few words in Cantonese that he couldn't understand. What he said was exactly what he was thinking at this moment, but he would never have imagined that the environment in which the rich Hong Kong businessman in front of him lived in the mainland was a hundred times dilapidated than the house in front of him.

"Of course not, I was just thinking about other things, to see if there is any opportunity to invest here! I'm sorry, let's go in now!" Liao Chengde apologized and explained in broken Mandarin road.

  (end of this chapter)