Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

On the way back to the station, Zhao Shanhe originally wanted to buy some Guangzhou specialties, but Lou Xiaoe was always following him, so he had no chance to put the things he wanted to buy into the small world, and he had to carry the heavy box, so the matter ended up being left unresolved.

The rest of the journey was similar to the previous one: get on the train, find a seat, get off the train, and change cars.

After another round of trouble, the two finally arrived at the Luohu Bridge.

I guess no one has written about this building on Tomato Novel Online, so the author will give a brief introduction to all readers.

Luohu Bridge is an iron bridge on the Guangzhou-Kowloon Railway, with Pengcheng in mainland China on one end and Hong Kong on the other.

Under the bridge is the Pengcheng River.

60 years ago, the two sides of the iron bridge were two completely different worlds. This was also the only gateway for the mainland to enter and exit Hong Kong at that time.

PS: Don't really think of Pengcheng as a small fishing village. It was an important hub for southern maritime trade during the Song Dynasty. It was famous for its pearl production during the Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, there was a thousand households stationed here. Please search on Baidu after the Qing Dynasty. This place is no longer flooded.

Standing on the bridge, you can see the Hong Kong police checkpoint on the other side. The Hong Kong policemen wearing big black caps and green uniforms search everyone passing by one by one. This scene reminds Zhao Shanhe of the concessions that often appeared in TV dramas in his previous life.

As for what those people were doing when they crossed the border to Hong Kong, Zhao Shanhe didn't want to ask, nor could he care. It was 60 years ago, and many people from Guangdong had crossed there during that time.

The two walked along the iron bridge to the checkpoint. Since they were not ordinary people, an officer who was obviously more senior than the ordinary policeman came to greet them and asked something in Cantonese.

Zhao Shanhe didn't understand what was said. He became a mute from that time on. What surprised him was that Lou Xiao'e answered the police officer in English. He didn't know whether the police officer could understand her.

However, he was a little too worried. The police officer obviously understood him, because after a few words, Lou Xiao'e took out an ID from her small bag and handed it over. The police officer checked it and waved his hand to let her go.

Of course, it would be better if there were not a few British pounds sterling sandwiched in the ID card. This is also because Zhao Shanhe has sharp eyes. Others might not be able to see it.

With money to pave the way, the treatment was of course different from that of others. There was no body search at all. The two of them passed the checkpoint smoothly and this time they really arrived in Hong Kong.

After Zhao Shanhe followed Lou Xiao'e and walked about a hundred meters forward, he estimated that the police would not be able to hear him talking here, so he turned around and spoke to Lou Xiao'e.

"I never realized that you can speak English, Ezi?"

Lou Xiao'e seemed to have known that Zhao Shanhe would ask something, so she replied with a smile.

“I learned it when I was little, but I haven’t used it for so long that I’ve almost forgotten it.

I also did some intensive review before going out, otherwise I really don’t know if the other party can understand the English I speak.”

Zhao Shanhe didn't quite believe what Lou Xiaoe said. After all, he had completed nine years of compulsory education in his previous life. If his mother hadn't passed away, he would have done well in his studies. Of course, there was no need to worry about high school, as he had completely let himself go by then.

English is a subject he has been learning since childhood. Even though his level is not good enough to have a conversation with foreigners, he has mastered quite a few words.

(Thanks to Longman, New Concept, and Model)

From the conversation between Lou Xiao'e and the Hong Kong policeman just now, we can tell that Miss Lou has been constantly learning English, but in Beijing, English is of no use at all. It can be seen from this that the Lou family has long been prepared for such a day.

However, he did not expose the other party's lies. The TV series had already made it clear that the Lou family's final outcome was tragic.

I don’t know if the people from Hong Kong were deliberately making things difficult for us, or if they wanted to test the feet of people coming from the mainland. We walked for almost 3 kilometers before we saw a bus going to the city.

Not only are these buses shabby, but the people who operate them don't look like good people. They have thick face and tend to touch people who get on the bus.

Fortunately, these people also knew who they could offend and who they could not. After seeing the way Zhao Shanhe and Lou Xiao'e were dressed and their temperament, not only did they nod and bow, they also pushed the two people sitting in the front row to the back.

After another set of Cantonese that Zhao Shanhe couldn't understand, the two of them sat in the best seats on the bus. In order not to let others work in vain, Lou Xiao'e took out a Hong Kong dollar from her bag and handed it over.

This time the other party became more attentive and even took out two bottles of soda from under the driver's seat for them. Of course, Zhao Shanhe declined. When you are out, who knows what's in your soda?

When you are in a place where you are unfamiliar with the place, you must be more careful.

After the passengers were full, the car headed south.

In fact, the development of the northern part of Hong Kong Island was not very good at that time. From the low houses and the ragged clothes of the residents along the way, it can be seen that their survival resources may not be as good as those of the Siheyuan.

However, the further south they went, the more prosperous it became. When they got off the bus at a seaside whose name Zhao Shanhe couldn't remember, they could see tall buildings and busy traffic across the sea. He thought he had returned to the time before he traveled through time.

Lou Xiao'e had asked the driver in the car and found out that this was Tsim Sha Tsui. There was a ferry at the pier by the sea, and Central was just across the sea.

The place they were going to was the Peninsula Hotel, which was also the one that Lou Bancheng asked his son to help contact. Otherwise, Zhao Shanhe's salary would not be enough to stay for a day even if he saved it up for a year without eating or drinking.

After Lou Xiao'e asked for directions, she realized that they had gone too far. Fortunately, there were rows of rickshaws on the side of the road. They called two and arrived at the Peninsula Hotel in no time.

Zhao Shanhe was a delivery man in his previous life. He had never stayed in a high-end hotel like this one, let alone had the courage to go in. In this life, he is not short of money, but unfortunately, there is still a big gap between the high-end restaurants in the old city and this one.

Let alone anything else, the handsome doorman at the door, when he saw the two people coming, immediately said "We're two distinguished guests" and offered to help with the suitcases. He was simply not comparable to those unsociable waiters in high-end restaurants in the city.

Of course, this may also be related to the tip given by Lou Xiao'e.

Of course Zhao Shanhe would not let anyone else touch the box. There was a lot of gold in it. As soon as the doorman picked it up, he would feel that the weight was not right. People's hearts are hidden, so it is better not to cause trouble for yourself.

Lou Xiao'e walked to the front desk and said a number to the beautiful blonde waitress inside. The blonde nodded in response and took out a notebook.

He flipped through a few pages and spoke a few words to Lou Xiao'e in English. This time Zhao Shanhe understood some words: Room 6, 606th floor.

666, I don’t know who chose it, but it’s very auspicious.

After another waiter led the two people to the room by elevator, Lou Xiao'e also gave the waiter some tips.

Zhao Shanhe was a little surprised when he saw this scene. He thought that with his wealth including gold and RMB worth hundreds of thousands, he was considered rich in the city. But now he found that he was still the poor delivery man in his previous life.