Chapter 240: Xiaoxiakou, Lake City
“Take your luggage and keep an eye on your children! We are at Spring City ahead, so if you want to get off, be prepared in advance!”

“We’ve arrived at Spring City, we’ve arrived at Spring City, those who are getting off the bus, hurry up and get ready!”

The conductor’s voice came from the loudspeaker. Chen Weidong packed up all his things and walked out of the train station.

As soon as I got out of the train station, there were crowds of people outside.
As soon as Chen Weidong came out, someone came up to him and asked him where he was going.

Chen Weidong took a rickshaw and came to the bus station in Chuncheng. He had breakfast and without taking a rest, Chen Weidong got on the car and rushed to Hucheng.

At nine o’clock, a Huanghai brand bus departed from Chuncheng to Hucheng, traveling on the Heda Highway near the scenic Dagu Mountain in Donggou County.

Some passengers on the bus leaned against the window, admiring the majestic and beautiful mountain scenery.

Some were chatting and laughing in low voices with acquaintances, and the car was filled with a happy and comfortable atmosphere.

Two hours later, probably because it rained a few days ago, there was a section of the road that was muddy and the car was driving slowly.

Chen Weidong also leaned against the window! He closed his eyes and rested. After sitting on the train for a day and a night, he couldn’t help but doze off.

In the carriage, the roar of cars, laughter, and snoring came one after another, and Chen Weidong was also intertwined in the dreams of two lives.

“Boom.”

Just when Chen Weidong’s consciousness was a little vague, a noise suddenly rang out.

He was startled and woke up with a start.

“Dong dong…”

The voice sounded again.

“Master, what’s going on?”

“Master, what’s going on? Are you going to leave or not?”

“Come down and help me, the car is stuck in a mud hole and it’s slipping and can’t get out.”

The driver shouted that the rain had just stopped two days ago, and the road was not good, so the steering wheel was a little drifting.

By accident, I fell into a pit.

As soon as I stepped on the accelerator, mud flew everywhere, and I was helpless!

“Master, where are we now?”

someone asked.

The driver looked grim, “Xiaoxiakou.”

As soon as the name came out.

The car suddenly became much quieter.

“What happened in Xiaoxiakou?” Chen Weidong asked a middle-aged man sitting next to him.

“Young man, from what you say, you are not from here!
Xiaoxiakou, you don’t know, this Xiaoxiakou, as the name suggests, is a gorge between two mountains. If you go over it, you will reach the territory of Hucheng.

However, due to its geographical location, many bandits used to rob and kidnap people here.
There was a murder case two months ago, and the police came to crack down on it, but it has calmed down a bit recently!”

The middle-aged man said.

“Yeah! It’s only recently that things have calmed down, otherwise I wouldn’t dare take this train.”

……

“What are you still standing there for? Come and help us! Otherwise, we won’t be able to leave today!” The driver shouted immediately when he saw the person in the car was stunned.

I don’t know if they were worried about the car thieves or just out of enthusiasm, but a few upright and courageous young men immediately jumped out of the car, looked for something to pad the tires.

Mix in some hay and stuff it all into the bottom of the tire.

Chen Weidong did not go down with them. He was not considered a warm-hearted person, and if they encountered car robbers, it would be easier for him to handle the emergency in the car.

He is not panicking even though he has a weapon in his hand!

The driver immediately got in the car and stepped on the accelerator.

However, when I stepped on the accelerator, the big wheels had no power at all, and it looked like it was going to rain again.

When weeds didn’t work, someone started moving wood.

After struggling for half a day, we finally rescued the car from the mud hole.

The few people who went down were covered in mud, with only their eyeballs moving.

Several people received thanks.
The driver shouted urgently: “Get in the car, get in the car!”

As the roar sounded, everyone in the car finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“move!”

The car passed through the small gorge smoothly. The people in the car were very lucky and did not encounter the so-called car bully! Chen Weidong also arrived in Hucheng smoothly.

Hucheng is a provincial capital in the south, very prosperous.
Moreover, as the provincial capital, Hucheng now develops its market economy much faster than other cities.

The whole city is thriving.

The policies have also become more relaxed, and many traders from all over the country come to Hucheng to do business.

There are quite a lot of small bosses!

After coming out of the bus station, looking around, I saw many street vendors doing small business.

Chen Weidong came to Hucheng, but did not go directly to the train station to take a train to Jiangning. Instead, he planned to stay in Jiangning for one night, take a shower, and change clothes. After all, he was going to meet his mother-in-law, and he could also sell the red fox fur in his hand.

Before he set out this time, he also brought the red fox skin from his home, intending to sell it in Lake City.
You should know that compared to outside the Great Wall, red fox fur is much rarer inside the Great Wall, especially in provincial capital cities like Hucheng, and the price is relatively higher.

However, it is too far from Heisong County. If it weren’t for this trip to his mother-in-law’s house, Chen Weidong would not be willing to travel a thousand kilometers to get here.

Moreover, in his previous life, although Chen Weidong had never been to Jiangning, he had been to Hucheng.

I know there is a guy named Brother Ping who is secretly engaged in reselling leather.

Brother Ping started trading leather from the Northeast in the early 1980s, and then came to Hucheng, where he sold it to some wealthy families and some people from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Brother Ping made a small fortune from this in the 1980s, but then he was arrested and all his property was confiscated.

After being released from prison, Brother Ping wanted to go back to his old business, but when he saw that all the wild animals in the mountains had become protected animals, Brother Ping joined Chen Weidong’s business and started the business of collecting mountain products.

Chen Weidong therefore communicated more with Brother Ping, so he had a better understanding of him.

Chen Weidong went to the guesthouse and booked a room, then went to Brother Ping’s house according to his memory.
Chen Weidong remembered that he came to Hucheng in the 1990s in his previous life, and he also came to find Brother Ping to do something.

However, Chen Weidong had no idea whether he could find it this time, as it would be several years before he could come to this place.

I’m afraid that this place is different from what I imagined.

He asked along the way and took a rickshaw to the approximate location, then turned into a small alley.

Looking up, he saw a half-open gate on the other side of the street.

This gate is the most old-fashioned kind.

A groove was dug in the cement floor and wooden planks were placed in it to serve as a gate.

The light inside the door is a bit dark.

Several figures could be vaguely seen inside. Chen Weidong spotted a familiar figure in the middle.

“Brother Ping!”

Chen Weidong walked straight in, and under the surprised looks of several people, he took out a few cigarettes from his pocket and handed them to everyone one by one.

Brother Ping stared at the cigarette in his hand, then looked at Chen Weidong suspiciously, and really couldn’t remember seeing him before, so he asked, “Who are you?”

He originally wanted to greet the other party’s parents, but looking at the cigarette in his hand, he held back.

“Haha, I’m from the Northeast. I heard that Brother Ping often goes to the Northeast to do business. I’m here to discuss a business deal with you!”

(End of this chapter)