Guo Xiaoxiang's car is a Volkswagen Golf that is definitely more than fifteen years old.
Needless to say, this car was a second-hand car that Guo Xiaoxiang bought after coming to the UK. According to the fat man himself, this car cost him 600 pounds...
Although top luxury cars such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar and others were all born in the UK, ordinary British people rarely drive local brand cars. On the contrary, the British prefer to drive American cars, German cars and even RB cars.
Just like Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus are the two most licensed cars in the UK, and Volkswagen Golf is also very popular in the UK. Therefore, there are still a lot of second-hand cars of these models in the UK, and the prices are quite cheap.
In some aspects, Yang Jing still admires the fat guy Guo Xiaoxiang, for example, his independence.
If Guo Xiaoxiang were in China, he would definitely be a second-generation member. His father's real estate company would be a well-known top real estate company not only in his hometown, but also in the province where their hometown is located.
As the only son of the Guo family, Guo Xiaoxiang was definitely not short of money. But after coming to the UK, he almost never received any financial support from his family. He ate, drank, defecated, urinated, and slept here, and almost all of the money he earned was from his own money.
For a Chinese person to study in the UK, the tuition alone is nearly 10,000 pounds a year. If you add in the cost of food, drink, defecation, sleeping, movement, accommodation and lodging, the total cost would easily be 20,000 pounds a year.
But Guo Xiaoxiang has been in London for almost six years. Apart from the considerable amount of money his family sponsored him when he first came, he basically didn't spend any money from his family in the other years. Even for the start-up capital, he only spent a small part of it, and Datou had saved it all.
This old Golf has been well maintained by the fat man. At least it can still run at 80 miles per hour on the M4 highway.
After leaving London, Guo Xiaoxiang and Yang Jing walked along the M4 highway, which is the shortest road from London to Fishguard. If Guo Xiaoxiang was not in a hurry, he would not have taken this road.
Although the M4 highway is a short distance, some sections of this highway are tolled. For example, just crossing the Severn Bridge, which spans the longest river in the UK, costs 6.6 pounds. Therefore, including other toll sections, this 260-mile journey will cost dozens of pounds in tolls...
In fact, you can also take the M40 and A40 roads, which is the so-called Northern Route. There is no toll on this route, but this route is 310 miles long and the road conditions are not as good as the M4 motorway.
If it were in China, it would be equivalent to the difference between taking a provincial road and taking a highway.
In order to save time, Guo Xiaoxiang gritted his teeth and drove the Golf onto the M4 highway.
Fortunately, the thirty-five pounds of toll was well worth it. The two took turns driving on the road and arrived at Fishguard, a small town on the east coast of St. George's Channel, in five hours.
Fishguard is a typical port town in England. The town is not large, only about one kilometer in radius, and has a population of about 3,000 people.
However, the scenery of the small town is very beautiful. The 1971 movie "Under the Milkwood Tree" starring Elizabeth Taylor was mainly filmed in this seaside town.
Fishguard in September is much more beautiful than London, because it is closer to the North Atlantic warm current. Although the temperature here is higher than London, it does not make people feel hot. The warm sea breeze blows continuously, leaving people with indescribable comfort.
"If possible, I would rather stay here than go back to London!" Yang Jing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, stretched lazily, rolled down the car window and greedily breathed in the slightly fishy air outside.
Guo Xiaoxiang nodded and said, "Who said it wasn't? Unfortunately, we all know that it's impossible."
Yang Jing smiled, looked at the picturesque scenery outside the window, and suddenly asked: "Fatty, isn't that the Valdi Castle you mentioned?"
Guo Xiaoxiang looked in the direction of Yang Jing's finger and found a gray-white building looming under the cover of trees on a small hill near the port on the edge of the city.
Guo Xiaoxiang shook his head and said, "Wait a minute, I'll pull over and make a phone call. But if my estimate is correct, that should be our destination."
After finishing the phone call, the fat man started the car quickly and walked towards the building he had just seen.
The town was not big. After turning around along a not very wide road, a small hill about 50 to 60 meters high appeared in front of the two. Although the hill was not high, it was covered with dense forests. In this dense forest, the building that they had just seen looked even taller and more spectacular.
"It's right here." Guo Xiaoxiang stopped the car and said to Yang Jing beside him, "Let's wait a moment, someone will come to lead us there. If there's no one to lead us, we can't get into this private castle at all."
After waiting for about five minutes, a white man in his forties drove to where the two had parked their car.
Yang Jing also knew this white man. His name was Teddy Butler, and he was a specialized labor agent. Many of the jobs they had done before were taken over from Butler.
"Hey, Guo, Yang, you two are a little late. Everyone else has already arrived, except you two."
Yang Jing smiled and said, "Sorry mate, you know it takes time to get here from London."
Butler took out a pack of cigarettes, leaned on the hood of Guo Xiaoxiang's golf cart and lit a cigarette, then said, "This job is a little different from the previous ones. This is a real castle, and Baron Vardy has a bad temper, so you two must be more careful and don't cause any trouble."
Guo Xiaoxiang smiled and said, "We all know this, and we can understand Baron Valdi's difficulties. After all, he has lived in the castle for more than 400 years, almost 500 years, and suddenly he is going to lose it. Of course, his temper is not very good. Don't worry, man, this is not the first time for the two of us to do this kind of work, we know our limits."
"Well, you know it best. Guo, you and Yang are mainly responsible for cleaning the things in the attic on the top floor of the main castle. You don't have to worry about other places. Other guys are responsible for those places. You two just need to clean out the attic thoroughly. Do you understand?"
Guo Xiaoxiang nodded, and Yang Jing said, "Then let's go over and take a look first?"
Butler nodded, took two puffs of his cigarette, and then chopped it off and said, "It's evening now, and there's still more than an hour before dark. You can go over and take a look at it now, and then discuss it tonight and try to start work early tomorrow morning. This castle is not small, and it will take at least two days to clean it up. You two had better come up with an effective cleaning plan. Come on, I'll take you over to have a look."
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