Chapter 327 We Should Release Them All
Although Wang Deming, Zhang Shouchun and the other two daughters had decided on their next move in a short period of time, they did not rush to go to work in the companies in which they had a stake.
On the one hand, I had just arrived and wanted to meet and talk to Mr. Bao, Mr. Huo, Mr. Chen and others.
On the other hand, since the girls had come to Hong Kong, they had to slowly get used to the life here and integrate into the society. So in the first month, they played mahjong with Mrs. Huo, strolled around, and did a lot of shopping every day.
In addition to selecting a site for the hospital, Wang Deming was also keeping an eye on the various antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and jades sent from China.
More importantly, we continue to care about the food situation on the mainland. After the 100,000 tons of wheat shipped from India were put into the country, it seemed as if not even a splash was made and it was distributed out in a flash.
There are still at least four months to go before the summer harvest of 60. Can the people in the country, especially the farmers, continue to persevere for such a long time?
With the urban-rural dual structure fully established in 58, population mobility between rural and urban areas completely stopped. There were only three options: study, work as a worker, or join the army, and only studying was the safest and most stable.
The massive construction in 58 brought in 2 to 3000 million working people, and starting in 60, the urban population was evacuated quickly because the cities could not support so many people and it also delayed agricultural production.
In particular, starting in 59, grain was allocated for export based on the grain output in 58.
So it is said that 30% is heaven and 70% is man.
So since the 60s, people have been calling for family planning in cities.
After Wang Deming arrived in Hong Kong, he began to think calmly from an outsider's perspective. He not only thought about the present, but also combined it with what he had heard and seen in his previous life, and was even more touched.
They were all good people, and they all turned around in the 80s. The result was that they ate and drank lavishly in the 80s, businesses suffered losses year after year, and nothing could be done without connections.
That's why Hong Kong has benefited from it. The rise of Hong Kong is inseparable from the mainland. Since the 50s, a large number of businessmen from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai have moved south, bringing not only money but also equipment orders.
As long as the address of the equipment order was changed, the new equipment would arrive in Hong Kong. The textile industry was originally concentrated in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai areas during the Republic of China period, so Hong Kong's textile industry developed rapidly since the 50s.
Especially since the Cold War between the two major poles of the world, the United States opened its market to Hong Kong. After the 60s, Hong Kong's textile industry, plastic industry and other light industries developed rapidly. It is not difficult to understand.
Especially since the 50s, and in the past two years, the Guangdong coastal residents who have been pouring into Hong Kong from the mainland have provided a large number of high-quality labor forces.
The Chinese people’s internal circulation has a tradition. In order to live a good life, what does working more than ten hours a day matter?
Since arriving in Hong Kong, Wang Deming has read newspapers every day, mainly the mainland's Masses Daily, Wen Wei Po, Ta Kung Pao and some local tabloids in Hong Kong, such as Ming Pao, which was only established in 59.
Of course, I read Ming Pao mainly to read the martial arts novels.
On March 60, 3, the Spring Equinox Sunday, Zhang Shouchun, Jin Yuqing and Qin Huairu finished their card game early and came back with Bai Ma to prepare spring pancakes and box dishes.
In 60, the beginning of spring came particularly early. It was the ninth day of the Lunar New Year. However, the weather in the capital was still very cold at that time, and no green vegetables were available, so the custom of eating spring food had to be stopped passively.
Fortunately, a month later in Hong Kong, the weather became warmer and green vegetables were available in large quantities, so on the day of the Spring Equinox, the family happily prepared to make up for the custom of eating spring pancakes and boxed vegetables to celebrate the spring.
Tao Jie's hometown is Panyu, Guangdong. She is a fellow villager of Mr. Huo. She used to come from a well-off family, but she lost her husband and children during the war, so she was invited to the Huo family. Now she has been invited to Wang Deming's home.
The custom of biting spring is not only in the north, but also in Guangdong in the south. It represents people's beautiful vision of crops, grass growing and birds flying in spring, and everything competing for growth. She is not good at Mandarin, so she has been learning it secretly after the hostesses moved in. She prepared with Bai Ma and Zhang Shouchun, just smiling and listening to them talking about the things in the capital.
"The food here in Hong Kong is still too bland. I can't even find a good Shandong restaurant. Most of the food is Cantonese food, which I think is bland." Zhang Shouchun missed Beijing while preparing: "Why did we need to make spring pancakes when we ate them?"
"Just call Jinhualou outside Donghuamen or Puyunlou on Zhushi Street, and the food will be delivered to your home. The food is delicious and carefully made."
While kneading the dough, Bai Ma comforted her, "Miss Shouchun, let's think about it this way. The seafood here in Xiangjiang is much fresher than in Beijing, and it's always available. Where could we buy such fresh sea fish in Beijing back then? Yellow croaker?"
"That's true, but I still think Beijing is better. It's too humid here. I feel sticky every night. I can't sleep without taking a shower before going to bed."
"Miss Shouchun, how convenient it is to take a bath at home now? Just turn on the faucet and hot water will come out. When we lived in a courtyard house in the capital, we could only take a bath at home with bath tickets, and we had to boil water separately. It was very troublesome."
"Well, Mother Bai, I see that I can't argue with you. Yuqing, do you think what Mother Bai said is right?"
Jin Yuqing was picking leeks in her hand. After hearing this, she thought seriously and said, "Actually, I also think Beijing is good. Hong Kong makes me feel like I've returned to the pre-liberation era."
"Ah! That's right!" Zhang Shouchun was shocked. "It's only now that you said that that I realize it's really the case!"
"After so many years of liberation, there was no one picking up things on the streets of Beijing, and people didn't lock their doors at night. It's nothing like here, where there are so many hooligans wandering around on the streets who don't look like good people at first glance! In Beijing, they would have been locked up and left to eat sand a long time ago."
Wang Deming happened to come to the kitchen and heard Zhang Shouchun's words. He smiled and explained to her: "The hooligans you see on the street are mostly the remnants of the bald gangs who set up illegal underworld organizations in Hong Kong. It is estimated that there are more than 100,000 people in total, right?"
"Ah, then we are not in danger?"
"So when you and Mrs. Huo go out, aren't there always several bodyguards around you?"
"But the other side has more people!"
"If numbers were more useful, would Baldy have to hide on the other side? Besides, these people can't amount to anything, and they don't dare to do anything to the foreigners and the rich. It's just like Baldy's usual style, bullying and robbing ordinary people."
"Humph, we should liberate them all!"
(End of this chapter)