I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

"speak nicely."

"Oh." Under Chen Xi's torture, Tian Zhongyou could only beg for mercy.

"With her surname, is there no one who runs a factory?" Chen Xi was a little skeptical.

The other party just said that there are no less than 100,000 factories in Kyushu, so there should be 20,000 factories around Fukuoka Prefecture. Among so many factories, is there no boss like Saori's father?

"Yes, but it doesn't seem to fit."

"how old?"

"It's not about age..."

"That is?"

"It's the gender..."

"female?"

Chen Xi didn't care whether the other person was a man or a woman. It would be better to go over and take a look, just in case she was Saori's relative.

"The people we are investigating are all the legal persons of the company. They are already over 80 years old. Do you think they are the bosses who are involved in the operation of the factory?"

"It's always a good idea to go and take a look." Chen Xi waved his hand.

Generally, after getting married, women in Sakura Country will take their husband's surname, but this is not absolute. Some women do not change their surnames after getting married. However, this woman is most likely related to Saori's family, so it is better to take a look.

An hour later, Chen Xi and Tian Zhongyou came to a sake brewery under the pretext of business investigation.

"Yoshi, missis."

"Yes, great."

A manager of the winery pointed at the white rice grains in the barrel and made an eating gesture.

Chen Xi raised a thumbs up and spoke an unknown language he learned from TV dramas.

Although there is a language barrier, there is another language internationally - body language.

This reminded him of a true story his father once told him.

Once, a strange man from Sakura suddenly came to the Huade factory. He knew neither English nor Chinese.

This Sakura man wanted to buy Huade's equipment again, so he was sweating profusely in a hurry.

Finally, Chen Yifeng took out a whiteboard and wrote traditional Chinese characters, drew pictures, and expressed himself using body language.

As a result, the deal was actually concluded.

Fortunately, he now has Tian Zhongyou by his side. Although this man is unreliable in other aspects, he speaks Sakura language quite fluently.

Maybe everything else he said was false, but it was true that his mother was from Sakura Country.

"Can I meet your boss?"

"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 fruitless inquiries, the two could only leave here in frustration.

Looking at the information in his hand, Chen Xi said, "Aren't there a few factories here? Why don't we try them all?"

"I don't think these are consistent with your description. If you want to go and see, that's fine." Tian Zhongyou had nothing to do anyway, so he nodded in agreement readily.

Next, I visited several factories in succession, and found that it was indeed similar to what Tian Zhongyou had said.

The bosses were either of different ages or female. But Chen Xi still found a common point: they all seemed to be from the same family.

in the country, there are many people with the surname Zhang, Li, and Wang, but basically they do not belong to the same family.

But in Fukuoka, people with the same surname are not the same, just like Wangjia Village and Lijia Village in China, where everyone is from the same clan.

"Why are you asking about our family affairs?" The person who met 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 the Land of Cherry Blossoms. I often travel around the world to learn about local customs and habits and look for inspiration for my creations. Please feel free to give me some advice." Chen Xi answered sincerely.

Looking at this man who was about the same age as him and liked traditional culture, the young man gradually relaxed his vigilance: "There are many bosses in our clan in Fukuoka, but most of them are engaged in agriculture. The main family of our clan is in Kurume City..."

After the young man's explanation, Chen Xi gradually understood.

What this means is that the Saeki family’s main home is in Kurume City, and they are mainly responsible for agriculture, not just the Kyushu region, but the entire Sakura Country.

The current clan leader is also the current president of the Sakura Country Agricultural Cooperative Association.

The full name of Nokyo 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 very important organization in our country.

It can be said that the Agricultural Cooperative Association represents all the farmers in the Land of Sakura. The Agricultural Cooperative Association belongs to the agriculture and forestry system. The members of the agriculture and forestry system are relatively stable because farmers will continue to vote for a fixed politician, unlike ordinary citizens who vote for this today and that tomorrow.

Therefore, compared with city councillors, the position of agriculture and forestry councillors is very stable. As the saying goes, capital is accumulated, so stability is equivalent to the increasing strength of the politician.

Of course, legislators must naturally protect the interests of farmers, otherwise no one will vote for you.

This has led to very high prices for agricultural products in the entire Sakura Country. For example, as for rice, the Sakura Country is not open to free trade, and the price of rice in the country is six times the international market price. So, the farmers in the Sakura Country can be summed up in two words - rich!

Why are agricultural products so expensive? Take watermelons in the Land of Sakura for example. They are quite expensive. With advanced technology, why don’t they sell them cheaper?

That’s because the agricultural cooperatives don’t allow the products to be sold at a low price, and the government of the Sakura Country cannot interfere.

What farmers plant, how much they plant, and how much they sell are all decided by the farmers’ cooperative.

In order to ensure stable prices of agricultural products, agricultural cooperatives sometimes ask farmers to reduce production and increase taxes on imported crops in order to maintain local agricultural product prices.

I have to say that this system of the Agricultural Cooperative is very useful. It not only ensures the healthiness of food, but also stabilizes the lives of farmers.

There is a joke that says, watermelons in the Land of Sakura are so expensive, so just import them.

If any congressman proposed this plan, he would probably be hit 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 the Land of Sakura are related to them.

Oh my god. Saori's family is so prominent.

Chen Xi complained in his heart. He originally thought that the other party's family was a small factory owner, but he didn't expect that he was related to the Agricultural Cooperative.

But these are all his own guesses and are not certain yet.

The young man who was chatting with them was named Saeki Shimizu, and he was considered a young member of the family.

"Then have you heard of Saeki Kakashi?" In the evening, after getting acquainted with the other party, the three of them found a pub to sit down and chat. Chen Xi got the other party drunk and then secretly had sex with him.

"Of course I know her. She's my clan sister, the most beautiful jewel in our family." Qingshui said proudly.

But the next second, he lowered his head again: "My cousin went to study abroad a long time ago. I haven't seen her for a long time. She even took me flying kites when I was a child!"

After more than ten seconds, Qingshui seemed to have thought of something, and his spirits suddenly brightened up again: "I suddenly remembered that I seemed to have heard someone say that my sister has returned, but she seemed to be injured. She went to the hospital in the capital to recuperate. It seems that she will be back soon..."

"You are acting here, can you please finish what you want to say at once? You are making me feel uncomfortable all over." Tian Zhongyou next to him really couldn't stand it anymore.

"Humph, if I knew which bastard caused my sister to get hurt, I would definitely kill him."

Qingshui's next words made Chen Xi feel cold on his back, and he quickly changed the subject: "How do you know she was injured by someone?"

"I heard that her father was very angry and said that someone had hurt his daughter..."

"Forehead……"

"By the way, why did you ask her?"

"Nothing. I've dined at a dessert shop abroad before, and the owner who received me at that time was Saori, so..."

"Oh oh." The drunk Qingshui nodded, as if he didn't hear anything at all.

With the news about Saori, Chen Xi is now extremely excited.

But if I go directly to his house, there is a high probability that I will be killed by Saori's father.

Even if I don't get struck to death, I probably won't be able to see Saori, so I have to think carefully.

He immediately winked at Tian Zhongyou next to him, who immediately made an OK gesture, raised his glass and clinked it with the water, and said, "You are bragging, right? How beautiful can she be? I have been in Fukuoka Prefecture for so long, and those women are all Tyrannosaurus Rex in my eyes. There are no such things as beautiful women, they are all carrot legs."

"Hey, you don't believe it? The Farmers' Association is holding a grand event in a few days, which happens to be a grand event for our family as well. I will take you to see what the Kyushu Pearl is then. No, it should be the Sakura Pearl." Qingshui retorted unconvinced, not knowing that he had completely fallen into the trap set by Chen Xi.

Farmers' Association, family gathering?
Hehe, I’m so looking forward to it.

Chen Xi on the side touched his chin.

At this time, Tian Zhongyou also gave him a look and pointed at Qingshui who was sleeping on the table.

Well done!

Chen Xi opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

In the evening, after sending Qingshui away, Chen Xi sat on the chair in the detective agency and looked at Tian Zhongyou.

"Why are you staring at me?"

"How do you think I'm going to participate then?"

"How else can you participate? Just come over openly. Didn't Qingshui say that?"

"Are you stupid? I'm a foreigner, I must have an identity, otherwise what if people ask too many questions. Or what if Saori sees me and deliberately doesn't show up?" Chen Xi said unhappily.

"What you said seems to make sense. Wait a minute." Tian Zhongyou thought about it, stood up and walked to a cabinet.

A few minutes later, Chen Xi stood in front of the mirror, looking at the pig's head inside with a gloomy face.

"You want me to wear this?"

"The people of Sakura love Journey to the West very much. This is the mask of Marshal Tianpeng. If you don't like it, you can change it to the Monkey King... Wait, ah~"

Seeing the pig-headed man turn around and pick up the mop, Tian Zhongyou screamed and dodged.

As night falls in Kurume City, a ancestral temple stands quietly in a courtyard filled with ancient charm.

Inside the ancestral hall, soft light shines on a girl in an exquisite kimono. She sits upright on a cushion with a respectful and pious posture.

Directly in front of her, a statue of Guanyin was placed solemnly.

At this moment, if any Chinese people see this picture, they will definitely be puzzled. Why do the Japanese people still believe in Guanyin?

In fact, there is indeed a temple dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva in Kurume City.

The Naritasan Kurume Branch of the Daihonzan Temple is an important temple that houses a 62-meter-tall statue of the Great Savior Guanyin. This is the largest statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the Land of Sakura, and is well-known not only in Kurume City, but also in the entire Land of Sakura.

In Buddhism, Guanyin exists as a compassionate figure. As a branch of the main temple Naritasan Shinshoji in Chiba Prefecture, the Naritasan Kurume Branch also carries the mission of inheriting and promoting Buddhist culture. Many people in the Land of Sakura believe in Buddhism, so it is not surprising that the statue of Guanyin appears here.

The girl on the mat bowed gently to the statue of Guanyin, praying silently in her heart. Then she sighed slightly, stood up slowly, and turned her gaze to the moonlight shining outside the window.

The country of cherry blossoms has entered winter at this moment, but in their country, girls have the habit of wearing short skirts even in the middle of winter, so the girl didn't feel too uncomfortable.

She gazed quietly at the bright moon, her eyes filled with endless thoughts and fantasies.

"We have worshipped Guanyin, it's time to go back and rest." At this time, a middle-aged woman came over, her face somewhat similar to Saori.

"Mother, 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 the grand celebration, so you should not cause trouble for him. Are you still thinking about that guy?"

"Mother...I..."

"Okay, let's go back. It's very cold outside. You have just recovered from your injury, but don't catch a cold." The middle-aged woman walked up to the girl, carefully adjusted the collar of her shirt, then took her little hand and walked out of the ancestral hall together.

In another old house, several middle-aged men sat in a circle. They were all wearing traditional kimonos and gently playing with a folding fan in their hands.

The stove in the center occasionally emitted a ray of warm air, which formed a sharp contrast with the biting cold wind outside.

"In recent years, the country's imports of agricultural products have been increasing, among which wheat, corn and soybeans are the largest imports. We import about 560 million tons of wheat each year, mainly from the United States, Australia and Canada. The import volume of corn is about 1500 million tons, and the main sources are the United States and the United Kingdom. The import volume of soybeans is about 350 million tons, mainly from the United States..." said one of the bald men.

"So, the United States is the major supplier of our agricultural products. Do you remember the trade war in the last century? At that time, the Sakura Country dumped a large number of cars and films into the United States. For this reason, the United States asked us to control the export balance. The Sakura government at that time naturally disagreed and proposed free trade. In the end, the United States found our weakness and said that free trade was possible, but the Sakura Country must open up its agricultural product market and allow low-priced food to be exported to the Sakura Country. As a result, the government at that time gave in and agreed to trade balance. The situation has changed again in recent years. In order to keep our position as agricultural negotiators, changes must be made..." The fat man next to him also echoed.

"Young people nowadays are different from before. They don't like the countryside, and they don't want to come back after going to live in the city. Now those who farm are all old men, and their technology is getting less and less updated. In order for the Agricultural Cooperative to make epoch-making changes, we must absorb young people into the association..." said a man with pigtails on the left of the fat man.

After the three of them finished talking, 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, and Saori's father - Saeki Kosuke.

But now Saeki Kousuke's face is a little gloomy, and no one knows what he is thinking. (End of this chapter)