Chapter 600: “Advanced” Culture
No matter what the two men said, Fu Jingyou kept shaking his head.
Comrade Xiao Fu had no other ideas. What his wife said made sense, so he listened and obeyed her completely.
Seeing that they were still trying to pull, Fu Jingyou withdrew his hand holding the egg.
Seeing this, the two men had no choice but to call it a day and quickly paid for the eggs and took them away.
As they were about to finish eating the fragrant braised eggs, both of them felt that the gaps between their teeth were not filled enough.
Even if you are so greedy that you can't sleep, you feel embarrassed to stare at others eating. Otherwise, what's the point?
The two people on the upper and lower bunks crossed their legs and lay down again, chatting with Fu Jingyou in the workshop.
When Fu Jingyou heard that they were all from near Guangzhou, he became interested in chatting with them.
He wasn't stupid enough to tell a stranger anything, so he just made up a story and said he was a salesperson for a state-owned enterprise.
Hearing that Guangzhou had opened many economic projects, he was responsible for going there to investigate the situation and assist in procurement.
The two men saw that he ate well, dressed decently, and was a very energetic young man.
He is very open when talking about investigation and procurement.
It really sounded like the style of a state-owned unit, so no one doubted his fabricated identity.
On the topic of economic projects, the two people on the bed opposite each other revealed a lot of information to Fu Jingyou based on their own understanding of the situation.
For example, during the Canton Fair in spring and autumn every year, a large number of foreigners flock to the city.
Guangzhou is also close to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In the past two years, especially since the country began to redress special elements at the grassroots level last year, a large number of overseas Chinese have returned to their motherland.
Due to its regional advantages, Guangzhou has the advantage of being the first to receive trade information and has developed rapidly in the past two years.
The two people on the beds opposite each other talked and started chatting.
Fu Jingyou listened attentively.
It was not in vain that I asked them for information. I picked out two small pieces of beef and an egg and gave one to each of them as a reward.
The two elder brothers ate the braised beef they had been longing for, and they both praised Fu Jingyou for his honesty, ability and righteousness.
A man who eats someone's food is soft-hearted, and a man who takes someone's money is grateful.
The two also wanted to give something back to Fu Jingyou, so they suggested that if he wanted to investigate the market, he could go to Guangzhou's Thirteen Factories and Gaudi Street.
After further discussion, the two of them didn't say anything else.
I am just a resident living near Guangzhou, and I know some of the news, but I don’t know it in depth.
Fu Jingyou can only go and see it in person when the time comes.
But it doesn’t matter, this information is also very useful to Fu Jingyou.
Since he had just arrived, at least he had some understanding, so he wouldn't be completely in the dark when he returned to the place.
Nodding in thanks, Fu Jingyou silently wrote down the two addresses.
During the rest of the car journey, Fu Jingyou packed up his things and fell asleep intermittently.
I got up a few times to go to the bathroom.
I thought I had walked most of the way, but when I looked at my watch, I found I hadn't even walked halfway.
He lay down and slept, walked in and out of the workshop, and went back and forth for a long time.
Until the cold air from the north is no longer felt.
Fu Jingyou gradually felt hot, and his military coat could no longer keep him warm, so he took it off and put it on the side of the small bed in the workshop.
The two brothers opposite felt the change in temperature and said with a smile:
"We've already entered Guangzhou. We'll be there in a few hours."
Fu Jingyou looked at his watch and it was true.
The two older brothers jokingly chatted with him:
"Winter here is much more comfortable than in the north. It's not that cold!"
Fu Jingyou nodded.
As a southerner himself, he knows the differences between the north and the south.
The nature of the cold on both sides is different, but it is cold. If I have to say, the south may be slightly better, at least people can still plant things in the fields over the winter.
Guangzhou is also in the south, and Fu Jingyou thought the situation was similar to his hometown, but he was stunned when he got off the train.
It's hot.
It was so hot that sweat was rolling down my forehead.
The weather and temperature are similar to those in late spring and early summer.
It's no use taking off the military coat.
I took off the middle jacket and just wore the inner vest and thin jacket, and then I felt much better.
Whether they come here to work or to visit relatives for the New Year, most of the people who rush here from the north are like him.
I took off my thick clothes early.
Fu Jingyou had just arrived and was just getting to know the climate and weather conditions here after he had settled down.
It wasn't out of place that he was holding a thick coat.
However, compared to those who made preparations in advance and tied up thick clothes such as cotton jackets with ropes and carried them on their backs before getting off the bus.
He didn't have a rope, so he could only roll up his military coat and fold it in the corner of the bench at the station.
Just like holding his daughter at home, he held the military coat with his long arms across his right shoulder and chest, pressing down on the money pocket inside the coat.
The train station was packed with people, and once outside the station, it was still noisy and lively.
I got on the bus at around 8 or 9 at night, and when I arrived here, it was already 4 or 5 in the morning two days later.
Even at this moment, the sky is still dark blue.
There are simple wires on some bamboo poles and wooden stakes standing by the road, pulling up dim light bulbs.
It turns out to be the color of the early sun after the dawn of winter.
Following the crowd along the main road, Fu Jingyou scanned the area along the way.
There was a noodle stall with a small table, and a breakfast stall that used to sell fried dough sticks and braised eggs.
There are also vendors who spread snakeskin bags directly on the ground and sell small commodities such as socks and towels.
So many things.
There were constant shouting and hawking sounds.
These are all scenes that I have never seen before.
Salespeople in state-owned markets wouldn't shout like that.
It’s the kind of thing where you buy whatever you want, and forget it if you don’t want to.
These people are obviously doing private business...
Fu Jingyou looked around suspiciously, not quite understanding what this economic policy was promoting.
Is there no one to stop this kind of blatant street hawking?
There were young men, as well as older uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law on the roadside. They all had different accents and shouted different things:
"Hey, these socks, pure cotton, boss, can you take a look?"
"Clear soup noodles with leafy vegetables, two taels of food coupons for twenty cents a bowl, two bowls with half an egg!"
"Fried dough sticks are two cents each, and braised eggs are five cents each. There's also mung bean soup and soy milk in the big pot inside. It's cheaper than the state-owned restaurants. There's room inside, come in and sit..."
The man selling socks was a short guy with a crew cut.
Young people are influenced by the culture of the times and probably come into contact with people from Hong Kong Island, so they learn some "advanced" culture.
I've never seen him call people comrade, boss, or big brother, but he always calls them that.
At this stage, this name used by local people in Guangzhou is harmless in private.
But the train station was crowded with people coming from all over the world.
Many places are still doing anti-capitalist things.
Don’t even think about buying that little buzz cut thing.
Just hearing him address people, passersby waved and tried to avoid him.
Afraid of being labeled...
Fu Jingyou was quite interested in the miscellaneous items that the guy with the crew cut was selling.
But since I just arrived, I don’t understand the situation yet, so it’s not a good idea to go forward and inquire.
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