Volume 6: The Great Change Chapter 0814 Three Questions
After returning to his home from the ancestral hall, Nan Yi had just sat in the living room for a while when the school beauty came to him with a phone, "Taiwanese accent, stranger."
"Are you kidding me?"
Nan Yi was very surprised. The school beauty was holding his previous satellite phone. Since it was an internal satellite phone of the Nan Group, it was not convenient to tell people outside the Nan Group, so he kept the previous satellite phone. However, he had never told the number to anyone in Tai Village, and he had no personal connections with anyone in Tai Village.
There are Taiwanese people in the Intelligence and Policy Commission, but they are not at a high level and have no right to talk to him directly. Even if they want to talk, they should use the internal satellite phone.
Taking the phone from the school beauty, Nan Yi said, "Hello, who's looking for me?"
"Are you Mr. Nan Yi?"
"yes."
"Listen carefully, your wife is in our hands. Prepare 5 million in cash. I will call you tomorrow. Remember, we are very difficult to deal with. We are not afraid that something will happen to your wife. Just call the police."
After saying that, the person on the other end hung up the phone.
Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Nan Yi put down the phone and asked the school beauty with a cold face, "Is the Taiwanese accent correct?"
“That should be right.”
"Damn it, the other party said he kidnapped my wife and said he was very difficult to deal with. He asked me for 5 million yuan, school beauty, call the satellite company to ask for the caller ID." Nan Yi said to the school beauty, and then immediately complained: "Damn, am I the first person in the mainland to be defrauded by telecommunications fraud?"
After complaining, he said to the tiger cub, "Make a list of all the people who know my name and my satellite phone number."
"yes."
Nan Yi was not worried at all that Liu Zhen or any other so-called "wife" would be kidnapped. What's more, the other party had a Taiwanese accent and did not say "your wife XXX is in our hands". It was very obvious that the other party might not know the name of his "wife".
Even though the information was insufficient and full of loopholes, they still called him. Defrauding him of his money was secondary, but the implication was that they were targeting him.
Nan Yi had just thought about it for a while when the school beauty came over with the phone number and Hu Zai also made a list. The three of them went through it together, first crossing out the people related to the Nan family, and then crossing out the classmates and friends. Although those people in Beijing liked to joke, they would never make such a joke, and they could not get in touch with the fraudsters in Taicun.
The names became fewer and fewer, and in the end, all the names that were not crossed out were people I knew in Coconut City.
"Campus Belle, who do you think is most likely?"
"The most suspicious ones are Su Meng and Hu Guanghua." The school beauty said lightly.
"You want to talk about Cheng Hainan, right?"
"right."
"Tiger cub, what about you?"
"Same."
"Hu Guanghua can be ruled out. Even if he wants to secretly mess with me, he won't use this trick." Nan Yi said, drawing two horizontal lines under Su Meng's name, "Cheng Hainan, that's interesting. The other party wants 5 million. Do you think it's RMB or Taiwan dollars, or just US dollars?"
"Nansheng, money is not important. The key is the nature. If someone threatens the people around you, you should directly eliminate the other party physically." said the tiger cub.
Nan Yi nodded and said calmly: "Let's check it out when we get back to Coconut City to confirm whether it is Cheng Hainan. What a pity, I was still treating him as a research subject, but I didn't expect the progress to be so fast. His life is almost coming to an end."
The next day, after Nan Yi finished talking to Chen Guowen on the phone, he appeared in Yangcheng again near noon. Passing Daihe Road, he saw someone setting up a stall on the roadside, so he got out of the car to take a look.
It's not uncommon to set up stalls, but it's a stall selling antiques, and it's a bit strange that it's not closed at this time.
There is a market in Guangzhou called Tianguang Market, which is actually a ghost market, but with a different name. Nan Yi is not sure where Tianguang Market was before the reform and opening up, he has never seen it. After the reform and opening up, he remembers seeing it first in Tuxing Lane on Zhongshan 7th Road, and later it moved to Zhongshan 8th Road and Qingping Road, and moved to Daihe Road last year.
When he got close to the stall and took a quick look, he suddenly realized that the theme was antique clocks. There were more than ten stalls selling clocks, with only a few odd ones selling Zhou porcelain.
Antique clocks are anomalies in the antique business. No matter how old they are, they are not that far away, and 90% of them are foreign products. There is no suspicion of selling national treasures, and there is no worry about tomb robbery. They can be sold openly without any concealment.
Nan Yi walked to a stall and saw an enameled pocket watch at the stall owner's feet. He picked it up and took a look. He found a dial on the side of the pocket watch. He turned it gently and waited for a while. The pocket watch made a low-pitched clang sound, which rang eleven times in a row. Then the sound turned into a combination of high and low pitches, and after two times, the sound turned into a high-pitched ding-ding sound, which rang a total of three times.
"11:33." Nan Yi muttered, lifted his sleeves and looked at the watch on his left hand, comparing the time, "Exactly."
After opening the watch cover, Nan Yi carefully looked at the condition of the pocket watch. After that, he put the pocket watch close to his ear and listened. The sound was very crisp. This was a good watch.
"Boss, how much is it?"
The stall owner just looked up and said, "Twelve thousand."
"One thousand and two."
When the stall owner heard Nan Yi's bargaining, he said directly: "Put it down, be gentle."
Nan Yi did not follow his words. He grinned and said, "Boss, how about two thousand four?"
"Are you sincere in wanting it, or are you just looking for trouble?"
"I want it sincerely, and I bargain sincerely."
The watch in Nan Yi's hand is a minute repeater watch. There is no need to study what year it is from or what brand it is. The two words "minute repeater" already represent a high price. Add on the enamel color, and you can't buy it for less than ten thousand. The price of twelve thousand is actually very fair, but who can blame it for being sold on a street stall?
"Five hundred off for you."
"Five thousand."
"I can see that you are here to cause trouble. Put it down and go somewhere cooler." After hearing Nan Yi's bargaining again, the stall owner became anxious.
Nan Yi put the pocket watch in his hand, squatted down and said to the stall owner: "Boss, look, this is Yangcheng. From your accent, you can tell you are from Beijing. And from my accent... yes, I am also from Beijing. It is such a great fate for two Beijing compatriots to meet in Yangcheng.
Just sell me the watch at a lower price. If we meet again in Beijing tomorrow, I will treat you to a hotpot of mutton. Cook until you die. Don’t save money for me.”
"Shabu-shabu? Grandma, Maxim's Restaurant can't make it even if it tries its best, so it's only 500 off. It's up to you whether you want it or not."
"One price, seven thousand."
"lay down."
Nan Yi increased the price from seven thousand to eight thousand, then increased it by another five hundred. When it reached eight thousand five, he increased it by one hundred and one hundred at a time until it reached ten thousand, but the stall owner still did not give in.
"Damn it, the other party has taken advantage of my weakness."
Nan Yi wanted this pocket watch, and the stall owner saw that he wanted it, so he naturally insisted on the price and refused to budge. Besides, the watch was really worth twelve thousand.
"Ten thousand five hundred, the highest price I can offer. If you still don't sell it, I'll really let it go."
"make a deal."
"Hold."
As soon as the deal was done, Nan Yi knew that he was tricked again. The price could actually be lower. There was nothing he could do. It was all his fault that he was unprofessional.
Since the deal was already done, he simply asked the school beauty for her phone number and dialed it. While dialing, he said to the stall owner: "I don't have that much money on me. Wait, I'll have someone send the money over."
"As you wish."
After calling Lin Guangwei, Nan Yi still kept the pocket watch in his hand, with no intention of putting it down. He really didn't want to cause any trouble.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, Lin Guangwei finally came over, panting, and took out two stacks of money from his bag, cursing, "You bastard, can't you bring more money with you?"
"Not as rich as you."
Nan Yi took the money and said something back.
After paying the bill, Nan Yi took Lin Guangwei away and handed him the minute repeater watch in his hand. "There is a dial on the left. Try it yourself. Let me tell you, this dial is worth 200,000."
"Mysterious."
Lin Guangwei took the watch and turned the dial as he was told. The watch made another clanging sound. Lin Guangwei said disappointedly, "It's just telling time. What's so special about it?"
Nan Yi waved his hand and asked Lin Guangwei to return the watch to him. After he put the watch in his pocket, he said, "It's not unusual, but it awakened a certain memory of mine and reminded me of an object."
"You don't mean the digital watch?"
"You know?"
"I have seen it. Last year when I was making Weiwei electronic watches, a customer showed it to me and asked me if I could make it. The trial product is already out. Would you like to go to the factory with me to get a few to play with?" Lin Guangwei said proudly.
"I'll let you show off, and there will be a time when you'll beg me."
Nan Yi was furious. He had originally thought that he could sell another idea, but it was too late. He didn't get the chance to sell anything and lost two hundred thousand dollars.
"Haha, I dare not, I dare not. I still have to rely on Boss Nan for my livelihood." Lin Guangwei said with a smile.
"Stop talking nonsense. Lunch is on your side."
"When was it not my treat when you came? Have you ever treated me?"
The two of them laughed and got into their own cars. Lin Guangwei took Nan Yi and his party to Ronghua Building.
After they sat down at Ronghualou and ordered some delicious food, Lin Guangwei said, "Last week, Zhao Hongzhuang came to see me and apologized to me."
"Apologize to you? That's not like her character."
"She's leaving."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm not dying. I'm going abroad to get married and I don't plan to come back." Lin Guangwei explained.
“Oh, which country?”
“Lebanon.”
"Why did she marry and move to Lebanon?" Nan Yi asked in surprise.
"She didn't say anything, she just said her husband is quite rich. She originally wanted to seek revenge on her, but now forget it."
"Oh, Lebanon is a multi-religious country. It had a ten-year civil war and it has just calmed down these days. It's not peaceful there. Who knows if Zhao Hongzhuang will be shot dead on the street one day."
"Whatever, it's good that she's dead."
"You kid, you still hate her." Nan Yi chuckled.
"Let's not talk about her. Let me tell you something about someone else. Lai Jihua is dead. This guy still owes me a few thousand dollars."
"How did he die?"
"It happened half a month ago. I don't remember the details, but I heard that he was beaten to death with a claw hammer in a hotel room. There was a hole in his head as big as a peach."
"Robbery and murder?"
"I'm not sure. It could be revenge. This guy has been doing illegal things all the time. Sooner or later, this day will come." Lin Guangwei sighed and hummed a song. "The black clouds are the banyan trees on the shore. The white smoke is the rushing Pearl River. The two of us wandered on the long embankment road. There are so many things in our hearts that we can't say..."
Lin Guangwei stopped humming halfway and said, "Come to think of it, Lai Jihua went to Wenchangwei on the same day as me."
"Yeah." Nan Yi nodded and began to hum: "The village is quiet in the middle of the night, only mosquitoes are buzzing. My heart is pounding as I walk along the path. In this tense night, I sneak to the captain's chicken coop. The captain is snoring loudly. If the nosy woman doesn't want to be called, raise your hands and hug her.
In this charming night, the captain who woke up, you have to forgive me. The educated is really hungry. I want to eat chicken and drink chicken soup. Young people need nutrition. "
[The song sung by the educated youths and describing them is called "Songs of Educated Youths". The one sung by Lin Guangwei is called "Goodbye Guangzhou", and the one sung by Nan Yi is called "Chicken Stealing Ballad". The lyrics were written by the educated youths from Zhejiang Province, and the music was "An Evening Outside Moscow".]
"What are you sighing about? You've been here for less than half a year, but you found your way to Xian Yaodong's house on the first day, and established yourself in Wenchangwei in three days. If I had been as smart as you, I should have returned to the city long ago."
"Haha, it's different. You went to the countryside because you had no choice, but I went south with mental preparation, knowing that Bao'an is likely to have good opportunities." Nan Yi sneered.
"Did you dare to bet that Baoan would become a special zone at that time?"
"Why don't you dare to gamble? First, you also said that I am smart. Even if the college entrance examination is not restored, the quota for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University in 1978 will definitely go to Liu Zhen, and in 1979 it will definitely be mine. Do you accept it?"
"I give you one more year. You can flatter the commune."
"What's the use of flattery? Liu Zhen and I are the most popular people in Wenchangwei. I don't have to do anything, but the quota is for the two of us."
"Just say it." Lin Guangwei picked up a chicken claw, "I'll eat it while you brag. "
"Second, I knew that there was a place called Bao'an where I could join the queue. I applied to come here on my own. When a place was confirmed, I went to Shichahai to practice swimming every day for several months. Do you know why I practiced swimming?"
"Fuck you, you've been thinking about escaping to Hong Kong since the beginning?"
"I guess so. If I have to, I will swim over there."
Practicing swimming was a lie, escaping to Hong Kong was the truth. If anything unexpected happened during the time when he was accumulating strength, Nan Yi would have no choice but to escape.
"Then why didn't you escape with us?"
"The situation is already developing in a good direction, why should I run away?" Nan Yi asked back.
"Then you won't stop me?"
"Everything is just speculation. Staying here may not be a good thing, and fleeing to Hong Kong may not be a bad thing. Why should I stop you?" Nan Yi waved his hand. "Let's not talk about this. I'll tell you, the reason why I chose Baoan is because Baoan is close to Xiangkeng. My vegetable farm is in Xiangkeng. If the country wants to revitalize the economy, Xiangkeng is the best bridgehead.
Also, most of the people in Bao'an live in Xiangkeng, and the connection between Bao'an and Xiangkeng is relatively close. The most important point is that Bao'an is inconspicuous and poor enough, so if there are major policy changes, they will definitely choose to try it out on a pilot basis. If it works, it will be officially implemented, otherwise it will be stopped.
Bao'an is a poor and small place, so it is relatively easy to control. It is easy to delegate power and easy to take it back. It is not prone to chaos, and there is not much pressure from public opinion. It is also easy to clean up the mess if something goes wrong.
You said, if the pilot program is set in big cities like Guangzhou and Shanghai from the beginning, will the special economic zones still have a chance to be implemented? "
"The Yankees are Yankees. Living at the feet of the emperor, they have an accurate grasp of the thoughts of the upper class. It's strange. Before Li Hai's father fell, he was a deputy minister. Why can't he see as far as you do?"
"There's nothing I can do. I have a good family background and my heart always points toward the sun." Nan Yi said, spreading his hands.
"Let's have the real stuff."
"Go back and read the economic policies that our party has always implemented, from fighting against the local tyrants to the 25% rent reduction, the Tenant Farmers Protection Law, and the Financial and Economic Construction of the Anti-Japanese Base Areas Behind Enemy Lines, all the way to the policy of reform and opening up. Read it carefully. Once you have studied it thoroughly, you will be able to figure out some patterns yourself."
"If I had that much time, I might as well study product improvements. There are more and more brands of Walkman on the market now, including Zhongnan, Qingzhu, Panda, Red Lantern, and Yongmei. I also heard that several bosses from Xiangkeng are also planning to build factories in the mainland. My pressure is getting greater day by day."
"Don't mention pressure to me. You left two or three years earlier than others. I found you the most advanced technology. What's more, these are all state-owned factories. They don't make as much money as you do, and their policies are not as flexible as yours. You have all the advantages on your side. If you still get beaten down, you deserve it."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it." Lin Guangwei waved his hand and changed the subject. "I'm going to Japan in a few days to discuss technical cooperation. Introduce me a lawyer who understands Japanese law."
“Do you still remember Xian Weimin?”
"I remember, he seems to be in Japan?"
"Yes, he is in Tokyo. I'll give you his number. You can call him yourself. He has many connections in Tokyo and will definitely be able to find you a lawyer who is proficient in this field. However, you'd better bring a lawyer from Hong Kong. Don't save money on the blade. Be careful not to fall into a trap."
"I understand."
Before the two of them finished eating, Lin Guangwei was called away by a phone call. He filled his stomach slowly by himself. Nan Yi came to the Pearl River again and found a boat owned by the Tanka people. The tiger cub followed Nan Yi onto the boat, and the school beauty drove to Sheyu to wait.
As soon as the tea and snacks were served, Nan Yi asked the boatman to set off for the Pearl River Estuary.
Autumn is generally recognized as a good season for eating crabs. September to October is when the crabs are full of roe and fat. However, there are always exceptions, such as the famous water crabs that grow in the mouth of the Pearl River.
At the mouth of the Pearl River, in this unique area where fresh and salt water meet, crabs are naturally fresh and tender, with the juice inside the crabs being two to three times more than the crab meat.
The juice of crabs grown in brackish waters already has a hint of saltiness, so it directly enhances the umami flavor, making it full and fresh.
Although it is called water crab, it is actually a stage of the growth of blue crab. Water crab, amaranth, heavy-skinned crab, roe crab, meat crab, butter crab, each stage in the glorious life of blue crab is given different names. There are very few ingredients that have so many names or titles, which can easily confuse people who are not aware of the situation.
This is the definition given by the gourmet people in Guangzhou to the blue crab's plumpness at different stages of its growth, and these many names are also generous praises for the blue crab.
The blue crabs in the Pearl River shed their shells every spring. After a winter of dieting, the blue crabs become thin and hungry, and have no time to replenish energy and grow new meat. As a result, there is more water than meat in the shell, so they are called water crabs.
When the old shell has not fallen off and the new shell is growing, the water crab will have two layers of shells, hard and soft. In the summer two years ago, Nan Yi heard his next-door neighbors mention this kind of crab at the Xinhepu Villa. They said that the water crab is tender and full of moisture, with strong crab flavor, but the fat has not yet grown enough. After cooking, the crab meat shrinks, gurgling water flows out, and a shell of crab juice pops out.
The neighbor's writing is very good, which aroused Nan Yi's appetite. The same is true for Nan Wuwei, who even mentioned it during the Spring Festival this year.
Nan Yi planned to catch some today to try. If what his neighbor said was true, he planned to ask someone to catch some crabs early and have them flown to Shanghai.
