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In the late 1920s, the ancient town of Ciqikou relied on convenient water transportation to become the largest distribution center for materials in the lower reaches of the Jialing River; merchants gathered in the town, and there were many shops. It was extremely prosperous. This afternoon in summer, the Jialing River floods surged, rapids rolled on the river, and turbid waves surged into the sky. It was the eighth day of July when there was a market (market), and villagers from dozens of miles around came to attend the market; the four streets of the ancient town were crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder, and the sounds of hawking and bargaining were endless. Until noon, the noise in the market continued unabated. After noon, two men burping from wine walked out of Chenji Heshui Douhua Restaurant on Jinbi Zheng Street. The two squeezed out of the bustling street, went straight to the pier, and stepped onto a cypress boat docked on the riverside. There were more than a dozen barrels of foreign oil on the small boat, and the hull was heavy.

Wang Na returned to the mountain city from Iron Bridge gloomily, planning to return to the northwest. She came to the mountain city to participate in the editorial board meeting of China Pharmaceutical Magazine. She has been on the editorial board of this magazine for many years, but this is the first time she has participated in such a meeting. I didn't have time before, but now that I'm retired, I have plenty of time. In fact, she had just passed her "Knowing of Destiny", but due to the downsizing of the army, one of the two vice-presidents had to retire. The other vice-president was two years younger than her, so she had to retire. After the meeting, the colleagues dispersed, but she stayed. She wanted to tour the city where she spent her high school years. She hopes to reminisce about old times with her classmates from the "educated youth era". But she didn't know any information about any of her classmates. She only knew that most of them had returned to the mountain city to work.

General Manager Hao stood in the middle of the podium with a smile, holding the certificate of "Masonry Champion of Changlong Construction Engineering Co., Ltd." And a red envelope containing a bonus of 3,000 yuan. The host announced loudly into the microphone: Please invite Liu Fajia, the masonry champion and masonry worker of the third project department, to come on stage to receive the certificate and bonus! Thunderous applause broke out, but half a minute passed, but no one came on stage. The host announced it again, but the winner still didn't show up. Alas! Weird, don't you want the bonus? Thousands of migrant workers in the audience started talking among themselves. Construction projects are carried out in the form of itemized contracting, and most of the workers are farmers from rural areas. Their technical levels are uneven, and it is difficult to guarantee the quality of their projects.

The Boeing 747 aircraft slowly landed at Jiangbei International Airport. Director Chen of the Qizhou County Investment Promotion Bureau has been waiting here with Long Jia for a long time. When the Municipal Foreign Economic and Trade Commission learned of the contact between Chinese American Feng Wu and Qizhou County Qishan Traditional Chinese Medicine Company, it instructed the county Investment Promotion Bureau to pay close attention to the matter, help the company do all aspects of work, create conditions for further communication between the company and foreign businessmen, and strive to obtain substantive commercial cooperation. Qizhou County is located in the south of Chongqing City, bordering Guizhou. The territory is mountainous and the transportation is inconvenient. For many years, economic development has lagged behind other districts and counties, and it has even faltered in attracting investment. Feng Wu's tall figure appeared on the gangway, and Long Jia's heart beat faster. It had been less than two months since they were separated, but she felt as if a long, long time had passed...