"Speak nicely."
"Oh." Under Chen Xi's abuse, Tian Zhongyouzai could only beg for mercy.
“With her last name, there is no factory worker?” Chen Xi didn’t believe it.
The other party just said that the number of factories in Kyushu is no less than 100,000 yuan, so there should be a 20,000 yuan factory around Fukuoka Prefecture, right? There are so many factories and none of the bosses is Saori's father?
“Yes, but it doesn’t seem to fit.”
"How old are you?"
"It's not about age..."
"That's it?"
"It's about gender..."
"Female ”
Chen Xi didn't care whether the other party was a boy or a girl. Anyway, it would be better to go and have a look, just in case it was Shazhi's relative.
"The people we checked are all legal persons of the company. They are over eighty years old. Do you think they are the bosses involved in the operation of the factory?"
"It's always right to go and take a look. ." Chen Xi waved his hand.
Generally, people from Sakura country have to take their husband’s surname after getting married, but this is not absolute. Some women do not change their surname after getting married. However, most of these women are related to Saori’s family, so let’s take a look. Good.
An hour later, Chen Xi and Tian Zhongyou came to a sake brewery under the pretext of a business inspection.
"円西,missimixi."
"Well, a big drop is good."
A person in charge of the winery pointed to the white rice grains in the vat and made a meal action.
Chen Xi gave a thumbs up and spoke an unknown language he learned from TV series.
Although there is a language barrier, there is still another language in the world - body language.
This reminded him of a true story once told by his father.
Once upon a time, a strange Sakura man suddenly came to Huade Factory. He did not understand English or Mandarin.
This Sakura man wanted to buy Huade's equipment again, so he was sweating profusely.
Finally, Chen Yifeng brought a whiteboard and wrote traditional Chinese characters on it while drawing pictures and expressing them with body language.
The result is that the deal has really been negotiated.
Fortunately, he now has Tian Zhongyou by his side. Although this man is unreliable, he is still very fluent in the Sakura language.
Maybe everything else he said is false, but the fact that his mother is from Sakura Country is true.
"I would like to meet your boss, okay?"
"The boss is not here." After hearing this, the person in charge shook his head.
“Is this Saeki·XXX the founder of the winery?”
"No, our winery has a history of hundreds of years."
The person in charge shook his head again.
After some inquiries to no avail, the two could only leave here depressed.
Looking at the information in his hand, Chen Xi added: "Aren't there several factories here? How about trying them all?"
"I think these are all what you described. It doesn’t match. It’s okay if you want to go see it.” Tian Zhongyou had nothing to do anyway, so he nodded in agreement.
Next, I visited several factories in succession, and it turned out to be pretty much what Tian Zhongyouzai said.
Those bosses are either of different ages or female. But Chen Xi still found one thing in common. These people seemed to be from the same family.
In China, there are many people with the surname Zhang, Li, and Wang, but they basically do not belong to the same family.
But in this Fukuoka area, people with the same surname are not the same. Similar to Wangjia Village and Lijia Village in China, everyone is of the same clan.
"Why are you asking about our family?" The person meeting Chen Xi this time was a young man in his twenties.
He looked at the two men in front of him with suspicion, feeling that they were not here to discuss business.
"I am an author. I particularly like the culture of Sakura Country. I often travel around the world to learn about the local customs and find inspiration for my creations. Please give me your advice." Chen Xi replied sincerely.
Looking at this man who is similar to his own age and loves traditional culture, the young man gradually relaxed his vigilance: "Our clan has many bosses in Fukuoka, but most of them are engaged in agriculture. The main family of my clan Just in Kurume City..."
After the young man's explanation, Chen Xi gradually understood.
This means that the headquarter of the Saeki family is in Kurume City, and its main responsibility is agriculture. This is not just the Kyushu region, but the entire Sakura Country.
The current patriarch is the current president of the Sakura Country Agricultural Cooperative Association.
The full name of the Agricultural Cooperative is Japan Agricultural Co-operatives (JA), which is one of the most successful agricultural cooperatives in Asia.
Don’t underestimate this Agricultural Cooperative, it is a great organization in this country.
It can be said that the Agricultural Cooperative represents all the farmers in Sakura Country. The Agricultural Cooperative belongs to the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The members of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry are relatively stable because farmers will continue to vote for a fixed politician, unlike ordinary citizens. That way, today I vote for this, and tomorrow I vote for that.
So compared to city councilors, the position of councilors from the agriculture and forestry department is very stable. As the saying goes, capital is accumulated, so stability is equivalent to the politician becoming stronger and stronger.
Of course, MPs must also safeguard the interests of farmers, otherwise others will not vote for you.
This has led to very high prices for agricultural products in the entire Sakura Country, such as rice. Sakura Country is not open to free trade. The price of rice in the country is six times the international market price, so farmers in Sakura Country Just two words - rich!
Then let’s talk about why the prices of agricultural products are so high? For example, watermelons from Sakura Country are quite expensive. Technology is so advanced now, why not sell it cheaper?
That’s because the Agricultural Cooperative does not allow the sale to be cheap, and the government of Sakura Country cannot interfere.
What farmers grow, how much they grow, and how much they sell are all decided by the Agricultural Association.
In order to ensure the stability of agricultural product prices, the Agricultural Cooperative sometimes requires farmers to reduce production and increase taxes on imported crops, so as to maintain the price of local agricultural products.
It must be said that the Agricultural Cooperative's approach is very useful. It not only ensures the health of the food, but also stabilizes the lives of farmers.
There is a joke that watermelons from Sakura Country are so expensive, so they should be imported.
If any congressman proposed this plan, he would probably be beaten to death by a melon farmer with a hoe that night.
There are many companies linked to agricultural cooperatives. It can be said that many agricultural product factories in Sakura Country are related to them.
What the hell. Shaozhi's family has such a good background.
Chen Xi complained in his heart that he originally thought that the other person's family was a small factory owner, but he didn't expect that he was related to the agricultural cooperative.
But this is all his own guess, and he is not sure yet.
The young man chatting with them is named Saeki Shimizu, and he is considered a young member of the family.
"Then have you heard of Saeki Kakashi?" In the evening, after getting to know each other well, the three of them found a tavern and sat down to chat. Chen Xi got the other person drunk and then secretly stabilized him.
"Of course I know her, she is the clan sister, the most beautiful pearl of our family." Qing Shui said proudly.
But the next second, his head dropped again: "Sister Clan went abroad to study very early. I haven't seen her for a long time. When I was a child, she even took me to fly a kite!"< br>
After more than ten seconds, Qing Shui seemed to have thought of something, and his energy suddenly rejuvenated: "I suddenly remembered , I seem to have heard someone say before that the clan sister has come back, but she seems to have been injured. She went to the hospital in the capital to rest, and she seems to have come back recently..."
"You are acting here? , can you say it all at once? It makes me feel uncomfortable." Tian Zhong Youzai, who was standing next to him, couldn't bear it anymore.
"Hmph, if I knew which bastard had hurt the clan sister, I would definitely kill him."
Qingshui's next words sent a chill down Chen Xi's back, and he quickly changed the subject: "What are you doing? I know she was injured. ?”
“I heard that her father was very angry, saying that someone hurt his daughter...”
“Um...”
“By the way, you asked. What is she doing?”
"It's nothing. I have dined at a dessert shop abroad before, and the owner who received me at that time was Shaori, so..."
"Oh." The drunk Qingshui nodded, as if he didn't listen at all. Go in.
With the news about Shazhi, Chen Xi is now extremely excited.
But if he comes directly to the door, there is a high probability that he will be hacked to death by Saori’s father.
Even if he doesn’t get hacked to death, he probably won’t be able to see Saori, so we have to think long term.
He immediately winked at Tian Zhong Youzai who was next to him. The latter immediately made an OK gesture, raised his glass, touched it with water and said, "You are bragging, how much can the pearl of the clan have?" Are you beautiful? I have been in Fukuoka Prefecture for so long. In my eyes, those women are all tyrannosaurs. Wherever there are beautiful women, they are all carrots. Legs."
"Hey, don't you believe it? The Agricultural Association will hold a grand event in a few days, which happens to be a grand event for our family. Then I will take you to see what the Kyushu Pearl is, no, it should be the Sakura Pearl. " Qing Shui retorted unconvinced, but he didn't know that he had completely fallen into the trap set by Chen Xi.
Agricultural cooperatives, family gatherings?
Hey, I’m looking forward to it.
Chen Xi on the side touched his chin.
At this time, Tian Zhong Youzai also gave him a look and pointed at Qing Shui who was sleeping on the table.
Well done!
Chen Xi opened his mouth, but there was no sound.
In the evening, after sending Qing Shui away, Chen Xi sat on the chair in the detective office and looked at Tian Zhong Youzai.
“Why are you staring at me?”
"How do you think I can participate then?"
"How else can I participate? Just go there in a big way. Didn't Qingshui tell you everything?"
"Are you stupid? I He is a foreigner, so he must have an identity, otherwise what will happen if people ask too many questions? Or what if Shazhi sees me and doesn't show up on purpose," Chen Xi said angrily.
"That seems to make sense, just wait." Tian Zhongyou thought for a while, stood up, and walked to a cabinet.
A few minutes later, Chen Xi stood in front of the mirror, looking at the pig head inside, with a gloomy look on his face.
"You want me to wear this?"
"Sakura people like Journey to the West very much. This is the mask of Marshal Tianpeng. If you don't like it, you can change it to Monkey King... Wait, ah~ "
Seeing the pig-headed man turn around and pick up the mop, Tian Zhongyou moved away with an exclaim.
As night falls in Kurume City, in a courtyard filled with ancient charm, an ancestral temple stands quietly.
In the ancestral hall, soft light shines on a girl wearing an exquisite kimono. She sits on a futon with a respectful and pious posture.
Directly in front of her, a statue of Guanyin was solemnly placed.
At this time, if any Chinese people see this scene, they will definitely have a question mark on their face. How come the Sakura people still believe in Guanyin?
Actually, there is a temple dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva in Kurume City.
Omotoyama Naritasan Kurume Branch is an important temple, which houses the 62-meter-high statue of the Goddess of Mercy, the Goddess of Mercy. This is the largest statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in Sakura Country, not only in Kurume City, but even in the entire Sakura Country. Quite famous.
Guanyin is an image of compassion in Buddhism. The Omotoyama Naritasan Kurume Branch, as the branch of Omotoyama Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Chiba Prefecture, also carries the mission of inheriting and promoting Buddhist culture. Many people in Sakura Country believe in Buddhism, so it is not surprising that a Guanyin statue appears here.
The girl on the futon gently bowed to the Guanyin statue, praying silently in her heart. Then she sighed slightly, stood up slowly, and turned her eyes to the moonlight falling outside the window.
Winter has already entered the Cherry Blossom Country at this moment, but in our country, even in the middle of winter, girls have the habit of wearing short skirts, so girls do not feel too uncomfortable.
She stared quietly at the bright moon, her eyes revealing endless thoughts and reveries.
"Guanyin has also paid his respects. It's time to go back and rest." At this time, a middle-aged woman walked over, her face somewhat similar to Shazhi.
"Mom, I'm not sleepy yet." The girl bit her lip and shook her head.
"You have to go back even if you are not sleepy, otherwise your father will be unhappy. He is currently busy with a grand celebration. Don't make things worse for him. Are you still thinking about that guy?"
"Mother ...I..."
"Okay, let's go back. It's already very cold outside. Your injury is just fine, but don't catch a cold." The middle-aged woman walked up to the girl, carefully arranged her clothes on her chest, and then held her hand With their little hands, they walked out of the ancestral hall.
In another ancient house, several middle-aged men were sitting in a circle. They were all wearing traditional kimonos and gently playing with a folding fan in their hands.
The stove in the center emits a trace of warmth from time to time, which is in sharp contrast to the cold wind outside.
"In recent years, the country's imports of agricultural products have been increasing, with wheat, corn and soybeans importing the most. We import about 5.6 million tons of wheat every year, mainly from the United States, Tu'ao and Canada. . The import volume of corn is about 15 million tons, and the main source countries are Meiliguo and Bashi. The import volume of soybeans is about 3.5 million tons, mainly from Meiliguo..." One of the bald heads said.
“So, the beautiful country is the big transporter of our agricultural products. Do you still remember the trade war of the last century? At that time, the Sakura Country dumped a large number of cars and films to the beautiful country. For this reason, the beautiful country Asking us to control the export balance, the Sakura Country government at the time naturally disagreed and proposed free trade. Finally, the big drift. Liang found our weakness and said that free trade was okay, but Sakura Country must open its agricultural products market to allow low-priced grains to be exported to Sakura Country. The government at the time relented and agreed to a trade balance that had occurred in recent years. In order to maintain our position as members of the agricultural agreement, we must make changes..." The fat man next to him also echoed.
“Today’s young people are different from before. They don’t like the countryside. After going to live in the city, they don’t want to come back. Now those who farm are old men, and the technology is getting less and less updated. . In order for the Agricultural Association to make changes across the ages, we must attract young people to join the association..." A man with pigtails to the left of the fat man said.
After the three of them finished speaking, they all looked at a middle-aged man sitting opposite the door.
This is the current president of the Sakura Country Agricultural Cooperative Association, the current head of the Saeki family, Saori's father - Saeki Kosuke.
It's just that Saeki Kosuke's face is a little gloomy now, and he doesn't know what he is thinking. (End of this chapter)