The Pentium Era - South to North

After dinner, Mang Chao sent Brother Han off. Xiaohu took Zhang Xiangbei and Wu Huan to drink coffee. Wu Huan asked Xiaohu, I heard Zhou Ruoyi say, you and Xiao S live in the same building, right?

Xiaohu smiled and said yes, and as you mainlanders are very familiar with, Master Kong’s boss also lives there. Why, why don’t you go to my house to drink coffee?

Before Zhang Xiangbei said anything, Wu Huan said yes, I want to see what this legendary mansion looks like.

Xiaohu's home is in Dibao on Renai Road, which runs east-west in Taipei City. Renai Dibao is the most expensive mansion in Taipei. It once set a record of the highest sales in Taiwan at NT$2.982 million per square meter. One square meter is about 3.3 Square meters, converted into RMB, is about 200,000 square meters.

When they got to the car, Zhang Xiangbei and Xiaohu said: "This Brother Han is very interesting. He is indeed an expert in this field. Didn't you say that he has resigned from the position of general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Import and Sales Company? Can you consider hiring him?" Come here and serve as a consultant for the Taipei branch of 'Zhai Xian Delivery'?"

Xiaohu smiled and said, "I've already invited you, but it's not possible."

"Why?" Zhang Xiangbei asked.

"This is not their ambition." Xiaohu said, "Brother Han is actually a political figure. Before this, he was elected as a legislator for three terms and served as the general manager of the Taipei Agricultural Products Import and Sales Company. He was invited by Taipei Mayor Ke P. , resigning now actually has his own reasons. He was forced to resign by the members and legislators of the Democratic Progressive Party, and it was not his intention.

"Brother Han was holding his breath in his heart. He was chased and beaten by DPP legislators and congressmen. When he was about to be beaten into pieces, none of his fellow KMT comrades stood up for him. This time he came from Taipei Farmers After the production, import and marketing company was forced to resign, he was going to run for the chairmanship of the Kuomintang."

Zhang Xiangbei nodded, understanding, if you ask such a person to go to a company, how can he sit still.

When the car arrived at Renai Dibao, there was a pulse sensor identifier at the entrance. Xiaohu stretched out his wrist and scanned it. The entrance door opened. Xiaohu told them that at this time, the elevators and other things were also authorized simultaneously, but he wanted to go Other buildings and floors that are not where you live are impossible.

Zhang Xiangbei looked around and found that the biggest difference between Taipei and mainland China was that the houses here did not have community walls. Although Renai Dibao had six houses, it did not form a closed community of its own. The layout of the houses here was different from that of the mainland. Houses in the United States are very similar, they are all directly connected to the road or park outside.

Zhang Xiangbei asked about this situation, and Xiaohu said yes. The biggest difference from the mainland is that there are no residential communities in Taipei like the mainland. They are all independent buildings.

From this point of view, this is not good for their "fresh food delivery". The distribution needs to be re-planned. It is impossible to have a cold chain truck go to a residential area like in mainland cities. The delivery range here will be Wider, relatively speaking, more time-consuming.

In the elevator, Wu Huan asked Xiaohu which floor Xiao S lived on?

Xiaohu said he didn’t know, I only knew she lived in this building, but I had never met her before. Our work and rest schedules were so different.

"You might not recognize me if I meet you. There are two people inside and outside the TV." Zhang Xiangbei said, Xiaohu and Wu Huan laughed, and Wu Huan said:

"You are so mean."

The three people went upstairs and entered the room. Xiaohu's home occupies an entire floor of the building. It is more than 200 square meters in total, which is more than 700 square meters. It is very big. Wu Huan said, it is too exaggerated, Xiaohu, so You live alone in a big house. Have you never visited many places?

Xiaohu smiled and said, "I really do. I only spend one-third of the year in Taipei. When I'm in Taipei, I come back very late. The living room and bedroom are where I spend the most time. Many times, from After I come back and leave again, I really won’t go to other rooms.”

"Maybe you don't even know there's someone living in the next room." Wu Huan said.

Xiaohu smiled and said, it is really possible.

"What a waste of money. Why do you want such a big house?" Wu Huan asked.

"I don't know either." Xiaohu said, "It was all arranged by people in the company. I had all the furniture and everything arranged before I came in for the first time. When I entered here for the first time, it felt like Entering a new hotel, it’s nothing special, even now, I don’t have much emotion, I mean, that special feeling of going home.”

"Evil capitalist." Wu Huan said.

"Okay, I accept it, I deserve to be scolded." Xiaohu said.

The three of them went to drink coffee on the glass-sealed arc-shaped terrace and watch the night view of Taipei. Xiaohu pointed at them and told them where is Jingfumen, where are Taipei's famous middle schools Jianzhong and Bei No. 1 Girls' High School, and where are they? Daan Forest Park and the so-called "Presidential Palace".

The three of them sat and chatted for more than an hour. Mang Chao came. He told Zhang Xiangbei that it had been arranged. At three o'clock tomorrow morning, we would go to the Taipei No. 1 Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market to watch their actual auction activities. It was Zhang Xiangbei's request during the meal earlier.

They had to get up early tomorrow, so Zhang Xiangbei and Wu Huan didn't sit too much and stood up to say goodbye. Mang Chao took them back to the hotel.

Zhang Xiangbei and the others got up after sleeping for a few hours. Mang Chao had already come to pick them up. They arrived at the Taipei First Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market. Zhang Xiangbei found that this place was much more orderly and cleaner than the wholesale markets in mainland China. The vegetables sent from all over the country are all packed in boxes, and there are few with roots and mud.

Zhang Xiangbei watched their entire transaction process. The three of them stayed for more than an hour. Mang Chao sent the two of them back to the hotel to continue sleeping.

At around nine o'clock, Xiaohu and Mangchao came to pick them up, saying that they wanted to accompany them to Yunlin. Yunlin is in central Taiwan and is the largest and most important agricultural county in Taiwan. They learned about Yunlin. By looking at the production and supply situation of fruits and vegetables, we basically have an understanding of the supply of fruits and vegetables across Taiwan.

The four of them went to the restaurant downstairs, had breakfast in a hurry, and then hit the road.

Mang Chao drove, Wu Huan sat in the passenger seat, and Zhang Xiangbei and Xiaohu sat in the back seat. When the car reached Keelung Road, Xiaohu and Zhang Xiangbei said:

"We will arrive in Taichung at noon, and I will take you to visit the Mazu Temple in Dajia Zhenlan Palace."

"I won't go." Zhang Xiangbei has never been interested in temples. As soon as he heard about which temple he was going to, he immediately objected.

"We must go." Xiaohu said, "If you want to understand Taiwan, you must understand Mazu. Mazu is so important to Taiwanese people. Every year in the third month of the lunar calendar, Mazu goes around the border to offer incense. It lasts nine days and covers a distance of more than 300 miles. Kilometers, passing through nearly a hundred temples in Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin, Chiayi and other counties and cities, millions of people will participate in this activity along the way.

"In Taiwan, all politicians who want to be in power or are in power will participate in this event, including those from the Democratic Progressive Party. It is ridiculous to say that these people want to pursue Taiwan independence and Sinicization every day. Why don't they Dare to say in front of Mazu that Mazu came from the mainland, she is from Meizhou Island, Putian, Fujian."

"Well, you have raised Mazu to the level of unification and independence. It seems that I have to go even if I don't go." Zhang Xiangbei said, and Xiaohu laughed.

At around twelve o'clock, they arrived at the Dajia Zhenlan Palace Mazu Temple in Taichung. Yan Qingbiao, the chairman of Zhenlan Palace, and his son Yan Kuanheng were waiting for them and gave them a banquet.

Xiaohu quietly said to Zhang Xiangbei: "The Yan family is a powerful person in the local area. If you encounter anything in Taichung in the future, it is definitely right to approach them."

"Are they blue or green?" Zhang Xiangbei blurted out.

Zhang Xiangbei himself is also surprised that he has never cared about Taiwan's affairs in mainland China. How come he has become sensitive to blue and green after only one day in Taipei.

This was probably before he came here. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, told him that when you go to Taiwan, you should be careful when you meet green people. After all, you are also a well-known person in the mainland now. Beibei, don't say too much when you meet them, be careful of being criticized. They took advantage of it and made a fuss in Taiwan's media.

"Yan Qingbiao now claims to have no party membership, but in fact he has always been a member of the Kuomintang." Xiaohu seemed to know what Zhang Xiangbei was worried about. He said, "Don't worry, Yan Kuanheng is now a legislator of the Kuomintang."

Zhang Xiangbei breathed a sigh of relief. Xiaohu looked at him and laughed, asking, "Why are you so sensitive?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Xiangbei scolded, "What a wonderful place, but it is so smoky and the political atmosphere is so thick."

Xiaohu couldn't help laughing and said:

"Okay, I am sensible and know what you are worried about. By the way, I will say hello to you in advance. We will go to Yunlin in the afternoon. The person who receives us is Zhang Yongcheng, the director-general of the Taiwan Provincial Peasants' Association. He is blue and is the original member of the Kuomintang. Yunlin County Magistrate Zhang Rongwei’s brother-in-law, the current Yunlin County Magistrate Su Zhifen who hosted a banquet for us in the evening, is green.”

"I'll go, it's so complicated!" Zhang Xiangbei cursed.

"It's okay, it's okay. There are no distinctions between blue and green vegetables. We only talk about buying and selling vegetables." Xiaohu said.