Things have stabilized in Hainan for the time being, and Song Ziqing and Lin Chengyu are no longer running around to various cities.

However, the two of them still visit Xi'an from time to time, intending to find more Tang tri-colored pottery there, so that it will be much more convenient for them to return to major cities in China even if they go abroad in the future.

“Xiaoyu, we don’t have much to do lately. Why don’t we tell my uncle that we should go back to Shanghai sometime? After all, we have a courtyard there. It would be nice to put a Tang tri-colored pottery piece in your old family courtyard.”

Thinking of this, Song Ziqing felt that she and Lin Chengyu should find an opportunity to go back to Shanghai and put the Tang tri-colored pottery in Lin Chengyu's rural courtyard on the outskirts of the city.

Lin Chengyu thought about it and agreed, "That's feasible. Anyway, the situation in the village is on the right track now. We should discuss with our uncle's family how we can escape to Hong Kong without affecting them."

After all, our family's future life and work will revolve around Hong Kong. Before leaving completely, we'd like to go back to Shanghai and then to Beijing, leaving behind a Tang Dynasty tri-colored pottery piece in each place. This will make it much easier for us to hunt for treasures in both cities later.

“Great idea! That's a good suggestion. It will make traveling between Hong Kong and Shanghai and Beijing much easier. We can also put a Tang tri-colored pottery piece in Guangzhou, so we won't have to go to other cities for a while!”

When Song Ziqing heard Lin Chengyu mention Beijing, he agreed wholeheartedly. It was the city with the most antiques and calligraphy and paintings. As the capital of the country, it was really impossible to miss the opportunity to take advantage of it.

After all, by taking advantage of the situation, they can at least preserve more antiques. Otherwise, the rarer the antique, the greater the chance of it being destroyed.

In fact, Song Ziqing also wanted to place a Tang tri-colored pottery piece in Chengdu, since that was her true hometown.

However, the journey there was too far, and she had no excuse to go, so she couldn't bring it up.

I plan to find another opportunity to go back to Chengdu later.

Both of them were action-oriented, and the next day they went to see Song Jingtao and mentioned their plans to return to Shanghai.

Song Jingtao readily agreed and quickly wrote letters of introduction for the two men. Not to be too worried, he also gave them two blank letters of introduction in case of emergencies.

Seeing how much her uncle trusted the two of them, Song Ziqing thought it over again and again. After exchanging a glance with Lin Chengyu, she said, "Uncle, Xiaoyu and I may not be able to stay in Hainan for long. The situation in the city here is very troublesome, and there are more and more educated youth going to the countryside."

We're worried about future troubles, so we're thinking of going to Hong Kong. Our family still has some businesses there, and life there would be much better than here.

"Ziqing, it's good that you're leaving! Lately, not only is there a lot of trouble in the city, but even our town isn't peaceful! I'm starting to worry that the seafood drying workshops in our village will be affected!"

"Sigh, the cannery you mentioned to Youying can't open for now. Just like everyone feared, if it develops too well, it'll just benefit others!"

Song Jingtao has always been very timid, and it is precisely because of his timidity that he has missed countless opportunities to go to the city since he was young.

But in this era, someone with his courage could still protect himself.

Seeing that Song Jingtao didn't seem worried about the two of them wanting to leave Hainan, Lin Chengyu asked, "Won't our escape affect your family and the people in the village?!"

"No, people from several villages nearby flee to Hong Kong every year. They can't hold us accountable even if they want to, because the law doesn't punish everyone!"

Upon hearing Song Jingtao's words, not only Song Ziqing became curious, but even Lin Chengyu was filled with curiosity. "Uncle, Hainan is so far from Hong Kong, how did everyone escape? Even the fishing boats in the village couldn't go that far, could they?!"

"It's a fishing boat! There are people in the next village who specialize in making wooden boats and selling them to those who need them. We all know that life in Hong Kong is much better than life here! People who are struggling can escape there and change their fate."

Ziqing's parents had previously traveled abroad to Hong Kong, so it's normal that they had some business there. They were also exceptionally talented and renowned in their youth.

Song Jingtao could tell that the couple had no intention of living in the village long-term. They went to the countryside alone and showed no intention of integrating into village life. He guessed that the two of them probably wouldn't stay in the village for long.

In particular, when he went to the city, he heard that many intellectuals, bourgeois and other people had recently been sent down to the countryside, and even their parents, brothers and children had been affected.

He knew that Song Ziqing and his wife might not be safe staying in the village, and he would feel more at ease if they fled directly to Hong Kong.

Recently, since his family had enough money, he went next door and helped a couple order a fishing boat. He did this secretly and didn't tell the couple yet.

Now that the topic of going to Hong Kong has come up, he said directly, "Actually, I guessed it a long time ago. You two are not ordinary people, and it's a waste for you to stay in Hainan all this time."

"If you're determined to go to Hong Kong, I've just ordered a fishing boat from the next village. You can learn to row in the village, and once you've learned, you can pack some food and row straight to Hong Kong."

Lin Chengyu was a smart man and immediately understood the implication in his words. He stood up gratefully and pulled Song Ziqing up with him. He bowed and thanked him, saying, "Uncle, thank you so much for taking care of my wife and me! The fishing boat you mentioned must have been booked for us, right?"

After hearing Lin Chengyu's words, Song Ziqing finally realized what was going on and quickly bent down to learn from Lin Chengyu. After finishing, he quickly stepped forward, hugged Song Jingtao, and said, "Uncle, you are so kind! You even thought of fishing boats for us. We were originally planning to find an opportunity to buy a ready-made boat."

Song Jingtao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's nothing. I'm very pleased that you have the courage to go to Hong Kong, and I hope you can have a better life there."

Lin Chengyu also said, "Uncle, don't worry, we will definitely work hard and won't let you down."

Song Jingtao nodded and said, "Good, it's good that you have this confidence. However, the boat problem is solved, but none of you know the way, so it's very easy to get lost while rowing on the open sea. Do you have any solutions to this problem?"