The village where Wang Shuquan's family lives is not far from the robbery, only a few kilometers away. However, we can no longer take the bus, because the dirt road is too narrow and is built according to the width of a tractor, so a large vehicle cannot drive in at all.
Seeing that everyone was planning to go directly to the village to look for relatives instead of going to the city, He Weiguo said to Wang Xianzhi with some embarrassment: "Old sir, you see the local administrative commissioner and mayor in the city are waiting. How about we go to the city first, and then The city will send a few cars to take you to your destination, so you don¡¯t have to walk such a long way.¡±
Although Wang Xianzhi wanted to see his relatives as soon as possible, he didn't want it to be difficult for He Weiguo. He nodded and said, "That's alright. Shuquan will come with us and he will lead the way when we come back."
Everyone returned to the car. A group of young people watched the car drive away, then quickly ran back to the village to report the news.
Cangzhou is now a provincial municipality and is jointly governed by the regional administration and the local municipal government.
If it were a coastal city with an open mind, the arrival of Wang Zijun and his family would definitely cause a sensation. In order to attract overseas investment, the local officials will probably organize a crowd of people to greet you, and then invite you to various banquets and celebrations. Anyway, they will take two ounces of meat from you.
But this is a northern city, and the direction of public opinion on reform has been swinging in recent years. The further north or inland the city becomes, the more conservative it becomes.
The people who greeted Wang Zijun and his party were mainly people from the local Overseas Chinese Affairs and United Front departments. Even the administrative commissioner and the mayor were not present in person. Only the deputy commissioner of the administrative office and the deputy mayor were sent.
The administrative official only exchanged a few words. He asked the comrades below to entertain the Taiwan compatriots well, and then said he had to leave in advance. However, the deputy mayor named Kong Yusen was quite enthusiastic and accompanied him all the way to introduce the changes in the local area over the years.
Hearing that Wang Zijun and the others had found relatives and needed cars, Vice Mayor Kong immediately asked his secretary to go to the government compound to get some cars.
Wang Zijun looked at the relatively new old Hongqi and old Jeeps in front of him, and had the urge to buy a few of them for collection, but they would be missing in a few years.
We had dinner at a local hotel at noon, and everyone exploded as soon as they entered the hotel. The hotel waiters looked at the faces of celebrities such as Wang Zijun, Zhao Yazhi, Teresa Teng and Audrey Hepburn, with stars in their eyes.
"Ms. Deng, can you sign your name for me?"
"Ms. Deng. Let's take a pictureXiao Sun, quickly bring that seagull camera!"
"Ms. Deng, are you here to sing this time?"
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The waiters came around one after another, and what made people laugh or cry was that they focused all their attention on Teresa Teng, and no one asked Wang Zijun and Zhao Yazhi for their autographs. I have to say that Teresa Teng's songs are so popular in mainland China that anyone can hum a few lines.
Vice Mayor Kong Yusen shouted with a straight face: "What's the point of surrounding foreign guests like this? Why don't you go back to your posts? Do whatever you have to do!" After saying that, he turned to Wang Zijun, changed to a smiling face and said, "Mr. Wang Please go up to the third floor, I want to have a taste of my hometown today."
Wang Zijun nodded and smiled kindly at him, and said: "Mayor Kong, ask the chef to make more home-cooked dishes. My father hasn't been back for decades, and the food tastes just like that. As for the big meal, it is not necessary. It will be a waste if you serve too much. .¡±
"Mr. Wang, don't worry, I've already given the order." Kong Yusen said with a smile.
Wang Zijun found this person quite interesting. Judging from today's reception standards, it is obvious that the local leaders do not pay attention to them, and the people sent to pick them up are probably not doing well. The deputy commissioner of the administrative department left without saying a few words, while the deputy mayor was a little overly attentive and quite quick-thinking.
There was indeed no big meal at the table, but the dishes were quite sumptuous. Hot pot chicken, sheep intestines, donkey meat and so on are all local specialties.
"Okay, okay, this is the taste. I haven't tasted such authentic food for a long time" Wang Xianzhi praised while eating. Wang Zijun had never seen the old man eating so happily.
¡° However, Wang Zijun¡¯s nephew Wang Shuquan, who he had just met, ate even more ferociously. How has this child ever had the opportunity to eat such good food before? As I was eating, I choked, and the contents of my mouth spurted out all over the table.
Wang Shuquan's face was as red as a monkey's butt, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. Kong Yusen laughed loudly: "This little brother has a good appetite. Young people should be so energetic. Little comrade, please change these dishes quickly."
While the waiter was changing dishes, Wang Shuquan came over and asked Wang Zijun: "Uncle, have I embarrassed you?"
Wang Zijun smiled and scolded: "You kid is still ashamed. How come you don't feel embarrassed about digging holes on the road to collect tolls?"
Wang Shuquan said: "It's just a little money to spend, this is notNo money in your pocket? "
Wang Zijun asked: "Aren't you afraid that the government will crack down again?"
Wang Shuquan's expression changed when he heard this. If his behavior this year had been put aside during the severe crackdown two years ago, he would have been shot several times.
Wang Zijun said: "Do good things from now on, and if you do such unsavory things again, be careful I beat you until you can't get up."
"That's right, that's right, I listen to uncle." Wang Shuquan nodded repeatedly. He admired this uncle very much. Not only because Wang Zijun beat him so hard that he couldn't fight back, but also because Wang Zijun married several beautiful aunts, which made the still virgin Wang Shuquan look up.
After having lunch and taking a short rest, everyone was ready to take the car to the village.
Kong Yusen enthusiastically wanted to accompany them to the countryside. Wang Zijun took out a business card and stuffed it into his hand, declining: "Mayor Kong, you are a busy man, so I won't bother you anymore. Thank you for your hospitality today. This is my business card, please contact me in the future.¡±
"Definitely." When Kong Yusen received the business card from Wang Zijun, he was already smiling. This time Wang Zijun returned to his hometown to visit relatives. The administrative commissioner and the mayor only thought that Wang Zijun was a big star in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They were conservative and didn't pay too much attention. But Kong Yusen is different. He has a younger brother studying in the United States. He spent hundreds of dollars on long-distance calls in the past two days and learned more about Wang Zijun, which is why he received today's warm reception.
Wang Zijun¡¯s business card will not be handed out easily. He also thinks that this person is good at work and will probably be promoted in the future, so he can form a good relationship in advance. The most important thing is to rely on the parent officer to take care of the Wang family's relatives.
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Xiaowangzhuang is an ordinary town in the North China Plain.
In the middle of the afternoon, the peaceful countryside suddenly became lively. Six cars were seen approaching in the distance. The scene caused nearby residents to talk about it. Soon a large crowd came to watch, guessing where the big shot was.
The motorcade passed by the countryside, followed by a group of half-sized kids who were chasing after the car. Because the road conditions are too bad. There were pregnant women on the car, so the speed was very slow, but the children were able to keep up with the speed of the convoy.
Lin Yi rolled up the car window, stretched his head and looked back at the children who were about the same age as him, and asked Wang Shuhan: "Brother, what are those children doing?"
"You're a country bumpkin, you just haven't seen the world." Wang Shuhan said disdainfully. He has been very frustrated this past year, and his mother sent him to a boarding school abroad. Like a bird in a cage. This time I was called back by my grandfather to visit relatives. I thought I could have some fun, but I didn't expect that I would end up in this remote country.
Hearing that Wang Quan was a little dissatisfied with this clan brother, Wang Shuhan just scolded him as well. However, Wang Shuhan is only half an older child, so he doesn't have to worry too much. Pointing to the front, he said: "When you turn around the bay in front, you can see a big locust tree. Just park your car under the tree."
As soon as Wang Shuhan finished speaking, everyone saw dozens of people standing sparsely under the big locust tree. Seeing the convoy coming, the villagers kept waving. Several juniors helped an old man on crutches to the roadside.
"Brother!" As soon as the car stopped, Wang Xianzhi couldn't wait to get out of the car and walked towards the old man, hugging him and bursting into tears.
Others were silently watching the reunion of the brothers. Lin Qingxia came to Wang Zijun and sighed softly: "I heard from my parents that I also have a sister in mainland China."
"No way!" Zhao Yazhi said in surprise.
Lin Qingxia said: "My eldest sister was fostered by relatives. My parents moved to Taiwan with the army. The war was in chaos and they left in a hurry. There was no time to take my sister with them."
Lin Fengjiao suggested: "Since we are here, how about everyone help Qingxia find her sister."
Teresa Teng smiled and said: "Okay, I agree. Long-lost sisters, this kind of thing is just like Qiong Yao's novels."
The two old men hugged each other and cried for a while, and finally let go of greeting each other and reminiscing about the past.
The old man on crutches is Wang Xianzhi¡¯s cousin Wang Xianjing. In the clan, they are all ranked as brothers. Wang Xianjing is the eldest, and Wang Xianzhi is the second. The two grew up together and have the best relationship.
The appearance of Wang Zijun and others made the villagers envious of the Wang family. At first glance, the overseas relatives were rich, and now the Wang family was prosperous.
The leaders of the township got the news from nowhere and came over on tractors to fight. One of the men in an old Chinese tunic suit jumped out of the trailer, stretched out his hands from a distance and said with a smile: "Welcome Mr. Wang back home!"
After another round of greetings, Wang Zijun and his entourage were embraced by the stars and entered the village.
Wang Xianjing said as he walked: "39In 2001, our escort agency was used as a temporary barracks by the Japanese invaders. I fled to Henan with my six and seven children, as well as a group of wives and children, and lost contact with everyone. In 1942, there was another disaster in Henan. Six members of the family who escaped died. The seventh child also went there at that time. Lao Liu and I took our families to Anhui and Hubei, looking for news about you and Lao Si. However, the war situation was changing day by day, and there was no guarantee. Later, Lao Liu joined the New Fourth Army and was killed in battle after serving as a soldier for just a few months. I was the only man supporting the family After liberation, I took my family back to Cangzhou, and our escort agency was confiscated. The office of the Food Bureau. After explaining the situation, the government also compensated me with some money, and later I met Lao Si who came back. The fourth child said that you followed Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan"
Wang Xianjing is already in his mid-seventies, and it is very difficult for him to speak while hunched over. Although he was born in a bodyguard agency, he lost his health during the years of fleeing and is now very old.
After finally returning to Wang Xianjing¡¯s home, the villagers crowded together lively, and people came in to congratulate him from time to time. The leaders of the township also asked for help. It took a long time for everyone to leave, and the main room finally became quiet.
The ancestor of Wang Zijun's family is the Wang family of Taiyuan, but the first generation ancestor in the genealogy only records Wang Zhihuan who "wanted to reach a higher level", which is probably a side branch left by Wang Zhihuan. Although not a big family, the Wang family was quite prosperous in this area back then.
Wang Xianzhi asked: "Brother, is the family tree still there?"
Wang Xianjing shook his head and said: "It's gone. It was burned down more than ten years ago. You and the fourth child are KMT reactionaries. How dare you keep that thing at home?"
Wang Xianzhi asked: "Can the family find anyone else?"
Wang Xianjing sighed: "There are still a few families left in my uncle's branch in Dukou Village, and there are also a few families in Xiaosu Village. There is still one family in the city who is working as a cadre, but there is no contact. As for the others, I don't know."
Wang Xianzhi said: "When I come back this time, in addition to visiting you, I also want to bring my children and grandchildren back to continue the family tree."
Wang Xianjing turned back to look at Wang Zijun and others, and said with a smile: "Are these all your descendants?"
Wang Xianzhi pulled Wang Zijun and Wang Ziyun and said, "This is the eldest queen Ziyun, and this is the youngest son Wang Zijun. There is also an incompetent eldest son who is working in a prison cell in Taiwan, so don't mention it."
"I'm in jail. Did I commit something? Does it matter?" Wang Xianjing asked quickly.
Wang Zijun interrupted: "Uncle, it's a small matter. It won't be long after the New Year."
Wang Xianzhi pointed to Wu Xiaozhen and Wang Shuhan and said: "This is the eldest daughter-in-law Wu Xiaozhen, and this is the eldest grandson Wang Shuhan. This is the second daughter-in-law Lin Qingxia" When introducing them again, Wang Xianzhi was in trouble, and gave Wang Zijun a look to let him solve it himself.
Wang Zijun smiled and said: "Uncle, they are all my wives. This is"
When Wang Xianjing saw that Wang Zijun had several wives and a large number of children, he immediately gave Wang Zijun a thumbs up and praised: "Okay, okay, my Wang family is prosperous, I am very happy! Haha, second child, you, my little son, I I like it, it has my style back then!¡±
Wang Xianjing summoned all his clan members, and there were more than 20 of them. In addition to his descendants and his fourth son, Wang Xianzhen, there were also several descendants of his dead brothers.
Wang Zijun suddenly saw four cousins, one cousin, and eight nieces and nephews. He heard that three of his cousins ??had married into neighboring villages.
"Kowtow to your second grandfather!" Wang Xianjing tapped his cane and gave orders to his grandchildren.
"Hello, Second Grandpa." None of the grandchildren escaped. Even Wang Shu, who was almost twenty years old, had to kneel down and kowtow.
Wang Zijun had already prepared a red envelope. He knelt down and helped distribute a red envelope.
Each red envelope is not much, only five hundred yuan. But now we are using the third set of RMB, and the maximum denomination is only ten yuan. Five hundred yuan has to be wrapped in fifty ten-yuan bills, making each red envelope bulging to the point of bursting.
As soon as the red envelopes for the young nephews and nieces were received, their mothers confiscated them. When the sisters-in-law opened the red envelope and took a look, their eyes were straightened with shock - this old man was too generous!
A certain cousin-in-law of Wang Zijun muttered: "It would be great if I kowtow every day." (To be continued)
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