Chapter 3 A small river runs through the city There was no looking back. But he didn't know if it was an illusion, but when he walked out of the teahouse, Cao Yukun vaguely felt that there seemed to be a gaze from above, staring at him. I don’t know if she actually opened the window and looked down. Cao Yukun stepped on the motorcycle, turned it around on the spot, and drove away. It was still early before noon, and he didn't plan to go home in a hurry. Instead, he rode his motorcycle and wandered around the city - this was actually the first time he had actually come to the county town after his time travel. In fact, he was not familiar with not only the small town of Fuping County, but the entire 1990s. He was born in 92 in his previous life. By the time he really started to remember things, it was basically around the year 2000. Since then, he studied, worked, and struggled just like everyone else. He was actually indifferent to most things around him. It was not until he was old and occasionally pretended to be dead and dazed that he looked back and realized that the s were so far away. He even met a girl born in the s on a blind date, and she said bluntly: Wow, you were born in , you are so old! Oh, it's all sad memories... I don’t know if this small town can be considered typical, but after riding a motorcycle slowly around the city for a while, Cao Yukun understood the meaning of “the 1990s” so clearly for the first time. This small town really looks like something out of an old photo.
Many old buildings that are obviously very old are still standing. From time to time, there are a few newly built three-story buildings on the roadside, covered with tiles, very new and beautiful, and almost all of them are restaurants. There are tea shops on every street, and sometimes there are several on one street. It seems that what the original owner had in mind was reliable. This should indeed be a major tea-producing county, and it not only produces green tea, but the locals also make black tea and yellow tea. However, it probably didn't become famous later on, and I haven't heard of it anyway. There are more silk specialty stores. Local silk production has a history of thousands of years, and cotton textile seems to be quite developed as well. The bus station was crowded with people - the traffic light here was the only one in the entire town! Of course, I'm talking about the old town. There is a national highway outside the city, coming from the northeast, brushing the edge of the county town to the southwest, and most of the large trucks go there, so there are almost no cars in the county. But along both sides of the national highway, in fact, a large new urban area has long been formed, which is the industrial area of Fuping, and there are a lot of large trucks. A small river, about ten meters wide, runs through the city. Looking along the river, you can see that there are four or five small bridges on the river, almost all of which are stone arch bridges, and they are quite old. There are many old-style stilt houses along the river, all made of wood. The wood is old and black, but it still feels very solid. Many young girls, young wives and old ladies were washing clothes by the river. Occasionally, someone would row a boat along the river, and many acquaintances along the river would ask about the price of seafood, so the man would answer casually, and after the deal was made, he would stop the boat to sell the goods. Perhaps it is because they are honest and trustworthy, or perhaps it is because the local seafood is abundant and the prices are really cheap, so the buyers and sellers just cook their food in a homely way, without being as serious and picky as when buying pork. The atmosphere is quite harmonious. It seemed like someone brought up the topic of "milk production", which caused many older sisters along the river to laugh. Huh? Milk production? Forget it, someone is already pointing fingers at me, so I might as well just leave. This figure and this face are so easy to attract attention. The new cinema was no longer new, and the old cinema was being demolished. There was not even a single construction vehicle commonly seen in later times at the scene. In the middle of winter, many men, shirtless and shouting, were carrying out the dismantled wood with thick nylon ropes, and countless wheelbarrows were transporting out rotten bricks. There were many people watching the fun at the scene, not only the elderly and children, but also many men in their prime standing there watching the fun.
There were almost as many people wearing Mao suits as Western suits, and few people were wearing down jackets. Young people seemed to be like him, preferring to wear leather jackets. For Cao Yukun, this was even a sight to behold. Thirty years later, how rare would it be to see a bunch of old men with nothing to do just standing there watching the fun on the street? — It’s all about money, no one can rest! Cao Yukun simply turned off the engine again, lay on the front of the car, and really watched the fun. This year is 1991, next year is 1992, and the year after is 1993... So, how did people in the 1990s start their careers and make their fortunes? To be honest, after taking a tour of this old city, Cao Yukun felt that it was most likely related to food and drink. The economy has just started to pick up, and some people have started to have some money, so food and drink are very important. More importantly, business travel activities are becoming more and more frequent, so convenience foods should be a good time to rise. Mineral water? Beverage? Coke? Instant noodles? Or sausage? But I don’t know how to open a factory! Can’t afford it either… In my previous life, I only learned how to write code, and I read a lot of rebirth novels, but at that time, I never thought that what I read would really come in handy one day. I forgot, basically forgot everything. I vaguely remember that someone made a fortune by making spicy noodles? How is that thing made? Can it really make you rich? Tsk... After thinking about it, it would be a good idea to apply for a job in a large company now. Go out first and get in touch with the bigger world outside, and then maybe one day you will suddenly think of a way to make money - anyway, staying in this small county is not a solution. My father was powerful and could be a minister, but my family was poor and traveled around the country! My father is just the deputy chief of a police station. He was able to ask someone to get me into the county government's small fleet as a temporary worker, which was almost the limit of his ability. It didn't seem to have anything to do with his father's power. There is no possibility of becoming a Brahmin in the county town. Staying in this small county, it would be hard to change everyone's impression of the original owner as a fool! At this time, the only technology companies in China that can be related to my profession are probably Lenovo or Kingsoft? It’s obviously not a good idea to go to Huawei because they make hardware. What else? The Internet didn’t even exist yet, so it seems likely that Jack Ma hadn’t even come out yet and was probably still teaching! After thinking about it, I decided to go first! First, take a tour of the capital, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, which are definitely the most developed places in the country. By the way, I guess foreign companies already have these places, and my foreign language skills are okay... When was Oracle founded? Does it have a domestic distributor? IBM is definitely making a fortune. What stage has Intel's processor reached? Has Nvidia in Wong Tai Sin been established? "...I'm telling you, we can't buy them. I really can't buy them! There are only a few stocks now, how can we get one? Don't you know that you have to buy subscription certificates before buying stocks?" Uh...subscription certificate? Just as he was thinking aimlessly, feeling excited and a little hesitant, his ears caught something almost subconsciously. Cao Yukun suddenly came to his senses and turned his head to look over. (End of this chapter)