Bao'an County, Luohu Port.
The Lin family was no stranger to the Luohu Port, which looked like a large rural area at that time.
For example, Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng often took their children to travel between the province and Hong Kong before liberation. They always took the train to Hong Kong, and Luohu was a must-go place. Now it can only be considered a revisit to the old place.
Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye had previously traveled to Hong Kong via the Luohu Port, so the experience was no longer new to them.
But it was the first time for Fu Muxiang and Pei Xuehua to go to the south and the "border", so they were curious about everything.
There was no trace of Shenzhen, a first-tier city in later generations, in this era. In fact, in Bao'an County at this time, almost all the men, women, and children in the county had fled, and there were only a few people left in the county.
So the whole route feels deserted, with only one railway connecting the two places.
Pei Xuehua held her daughter and followed her husband nervously. The couple was carrying a lot of bags, which made Lin Sanqi frown.
"Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law, and Mother, do you have anything valuable on you?"
Jin Caifeng pointed to one of her suitcases and said, "There's gold and some jewelry in here."
Pei Xuehua hugged the small cloth bag tightly in her arms and asked nervously:
"Second brother, what do you want to do? When we split up, we agreed that each family would get five gold bars, and you have one too."
Lin Sanqi rolled his eyes and said speechlessly:
"Second sister-in-law, look at what's going on up ahead. Do you see those people in Hong Kong green military uniforms touching people passing through the border, and that machine scanning them?"
Luohu Port is a small river with a wooden bridge across it.
This side of the wooden bridge is the mainland, and the other side is the Hong Kong River. There are not many people who want to enter the Hong Kong River, but there are more than ten people queuing.
The Hong Kong police asked everyone to put their luggage on the table and opened the boxes for inspection. Some people used metal detectors to scan the luggage, and some police officers conducted body searches.
Fu Muxiang has good eyesight, and she was a little nervous when she saw the situation on the other side because she also had gold on her.
"Brother, what are they doing? Why are they searching me?"
Lin Sanqi explained, "They're worried about mainlanders bringing in weapons. Also, gold is prohibited, so they'll search you every time you cross the border. If they find the gold, it won't belong to you."
Pei Xuehua was unconvinced: "Why? Why should our gold be handed over to the government? We don't have such a rule in our country."
"Sister-in-law, do you think Hong Kong is some kind of paradise? Our police officers back home serve the people and don't harm them. But Hong Kong police are corrupt. They're known for taking advantage of the plaintiff and then the defendant, especially those of us from mainland China who have no power or influence."
Lin Kucan was also a little troubled now:
"What should we do? We all have gold on us, how can we get through this?"
Lin Sanqi patted his backpack:
"Put them all here with me. We'll go through customs separately later. Xiao Yezi and I have Hong Kong household registration, so we can pretend to be locals. Locals don't need to be searched.
Also, Dad, here's 200 Hong Kong dollars. When you go through customs later, you can quietly hand it over to the Hong Kong police along with the exit certificate. I promise you'll get through customs as quickly as possible without any accidents."
Lin Duzhong felt a little sorry for the money:
"Damn, are the Hong Kong police so corrupt? How come they're just like the real society?"
Lin Sanqi took the gold and said unhappily:
"Otherwise, why do you think I support so many veterans? Without these people, our family would be bullied to death."
Although everyone was dissatisfied, they still listened to Lin Sanqi's words and decided that it was better to have less trouble than more, so they lined up to pass.
This is the characteristic of Chinese people. When they go out, they basically swallow their anger.
If it were an American or a black person, they would have started protesting loudly, making trouble and refusing to compromise.
Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye were both wearing high-end clothes and had Hong Kong ID cards, so they were not even stopped and were released by the Hong Kong police.
On the other side, the Lin family members who were queuing for customs clearance were indeed harassed, especially the second sister-in-law, whose bags were all opened violently and the things were thrown everywhere.
As a result, Pei Xuehua, who was always fierce, was like a quail at this time, squatting on the ground and pretending to be dead while holding her daughter tightly.
Pan Ye usually doesn't like to gossip. She originally thought her husband wouldn't bring his second brother's family with him, but now that he's here, she's worried about potential trouble.
"Sanqi, what are you going to do with my eldest and second brothers when they go to Hong Kong?"
Lin Sanqi was standing aside, taking pictures with his camera. When he heard his wife's question, he smiled and said,
"Why? Afraid of causing a conflict?"
Women think differently after marriage. They are usually more concerned about their families and their children.
"Yes, there are some. Right now, the ownership of businesses in Hong Kong is not clear enough. For example, the pharmaceutical factory is a joint venture between you and your fifth and sixth uncles. When your father and eldest and second brothers come, do you want to buy a share as well?
There is also the Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic. The clinic nominally belongs to my father, but it is managed by my fifth and sixth uncles. The medicines produced by the pharmaceutical factory are all sold through the clinic. How will the profits of the clinic be distributed in the future?
Even if my father, eldest brother, fifth uncle, and sixth uncle don't mind, if my second brother and his wife try to get involved or ask for shares, I'm afraid conflicts will break out in the family. Business partnerships among relatives are the most troublesome."
Lin Sanqi was also scratching his head when he heard this:
"You're right. The houses are easy to distribute. Dad said one house for each son. There's no dispute about that. And the second son shouldn't even think about getting involved in the pharmaceutical factory. We provided the money, and the business is managed by my fifth and sixth uncles. The second son has nothing to do with it."
But this Chinese medicine clinic is a problem. When Dad goes to Hong Kong, he will definitely be the owner of the clinic. According to our Huadu tradition, the eldest brother will definitely inherit it. Then the second brother and I will have no share, and the profits of the clinic will not fall into our hands. "
Pan Ye suggested in a low voice:
"Actually, there's a solution. The Chinese medicine clinic will then belong to the clinic, and we won't be involved. But the pharmacy will be independent. We'll set up a drugstore, and the profits from the drugs sold will belong only to the pharmaceutical company and won't be counted towards the clinic's turnover. What do you think?"
Lin Sanqi's eyes lit up and he gave a thumbs up:
"Wow, I never knew you had a better business acumen than me. Looks like I married a good wife. Haha."
Pan Ye was a little embarrassed: "Don't blame me for stirring up trouble at home."
"No, I won't. First I'll be a villain, then a gentleman. Some rules need to be set in advance to avoid damaging the relationship later. Besides, our children will become big business tycoons in the future, so as parents, we should work hard to make money for them, haha."
The young couple was mumbling to themselves while the Lin family over there finally passed the test successfully.
For the Lin family, setting foot on the land of Hong Kong means starting a new life.
Lin Jiageng looked at the other side of the river from which he had come, then looked down at his feet and asked curiously:
"Dad, are we going abroad now?"
Lin Gancao had been to Hong Kong when he was a child, so he didn't have many regrets. He smiled and replied:
"Yes, now that we are in Hong Kong, we can be considered to have gone abroad. But as your uncle said, Hong Kong will return to the embrace of the motherland sooner or later."
Lin Jiageng asked again, "When are we going home? I still want to play with the kids."
"Go home? We can't go back to Peking. Hong Kong will be our third home from now on. I don't know when it will be when you can come back to Peking next time."
On the other side, Pei Xuehua couldn't wait to run to Lin Sanqi's side:
"Little brother, it's better for Second Sister-in-law to keep this gold herself. It's quite heavy on your back, haha."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, I already have more than 40 tons of gold in my space, and I still need 5 gold bars from you. But he already knew what kind of person his second sister-in-law was, so he didn't get angry and returned a small cloth bag to her.
After Lin Kucan arrived in Hong Kong, he was obviously more relaxed, his confidence returned, and his whole temperament seemed to have changed.
"Qizai, come here, how are we going to Kowloon later?"
Lin Sanqi pointed to the parking lot at the entrance of the port and said, "Noisy, Uncle Five and Uncle Six are here to pick us up."
Outside the port, Lin Hongcan and Lin Xuancan were waving from afar, wiping away tears of excitement, but they couldn't enter due to restrictions:
"Brother~~Sister-in-law~~We are here, we are here~~~~"
When Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng saw their fifth and sixth brothers, whom they had raised since childhood and treated like half sons to them, they quickened their pace and trotted out of the port.
"Fifth brother, sixth brother, haha~~~"
The relatives hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, and they hugged each other. The three old men jumped and danced like children, and Jin Caifeng wiped her tears with joy.
"By the way, big brother, why didn't father and mother come?" (End of this chapter)
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