Unforgettable memory of Shanghai

In recent days, I have settled down to sort out my photo album, and accidentally saw the photos of my first visit to Shanghai 45 years ago. The floodgate of memory suddenly opened, and several experiences of going to Shanghai came to mind like a movie. So, take some time to record these past events as a souvenir.

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In 1950s and 1960s, there were only two modes of transportation from Wenzhou to Shanghai: boats and cars. (The same is true from Yueqing. First of all, you should take a boat along the Le Yi Canal to Guantou, and then transfer to Jiang Ferry to turn to Wenzhou Wangjiang Road Wharf. The Anlanting Wharf on Wangjiang Road in Wenzhou City was one of the deep-water docks that could dock large ships at that time. At high tide, large ships can enter the port. When I was a child, I heard a loud whistle in Liushi, "Whoops-". I know that the big ship will enter the port, and I feel infinite yearning for Shanghai. I wish I could go to Shanghai by boat!

It usually takes 19 to 2 1 hour to go to Shanghai by boat. When it's windy, you can't hold it like a yangko when you walk on the veranda or deck, and most passengers will vomit. When I was a child, people called it "Democracy 18", but it was changed to "Workers, Peasants and Soldiers 18" during the Cultural Revolution. Later, the ships became bigger and bigger, and the number increased, which was called "self-improvement and prosperity". A series of changes in the name and number of the ship have laid a deep brand of the times and also reflected the profound connotation of the changes of the times.

To go to Shanghai by bus, you must go to Jinhua or Hangzhou first, and then transfer. Roads are basically paved with gravel. On a sunny day, when the car passed by, it was dusty and gray all the way; On rainy days, the roads are muddy and it is extremely difficult to walk. Sitting in the car is like riding a roller coaster, and the bumps are unbearable. Until the mid-1980s, the phenomenon of "two packages" appeared in Wenzhou traffic. First, Pan Nengren, who came from Yuhuan to Wenzhou, contracted a luxury bus (friendship) from Shanghai to Wenzhou, which I called "Lu Bao"; Second, after the completion of Wenzhou Airport, Wang Junyao, a native of Wenzhou, boldly contracted air passenger lines. At that time, boat tickets and boat tickets were very tight, and it was very troublesome to buy tickets every time. It's really hard to find tickets. This fully embodies people's strong desire to dare to break through the world and get rid of poverty and become rich.

I remember the first time I went to Shanghai when I was 15 years old, and I was ordered to go to Shanghai to help my father buy a batch of really cool fabrics (the most popular materials) for making clothes. At that time, Shanghai was a planned economy, and everything depended on tickets. Zhejiang cloth tickets were widely used in Shanghai, saying that they were related to Zhejiang's supply of cotton to Shanghai. I took a wooden sailboat carrying coal from Qiligang Wharf in Yueqing, and it took me three days, three nights and 72 hours to reach Shiliupu Wharf in Huangpu River. The high sail was raised and the ship was sailing against the waves. The wind and waves were very heavy and the ship shook badly. Coupled with the strong smell of the sea in the cabin, many people got seasick along the way. Fortunately, I'm not seasick. Two girls on the same boat said that they would go to Shanghai by boat to buy a dowry, and they threw up in a big mess.

This is my first time to travel far away.

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At the beginning of reform and opening up, everything was in ruins, and people's imprisoned thoughts were gradually opened and they tried to accept new things.

There are two cousins and an uncle in Shanghai. My father told me that they were left behind by carpenters in old Shanghai and lived in Zhabei. A cousin went to Xinjiang for more than five years, in Shihezi, Xinjiang. When I was 23, I went to Shanghai for the second time. Travel to Shanghai with your lover to get married, broaden your horizons, buy some dowry and visit relatives by the way. We waited in line all night before we got two fifth-class tickets (5.5 yuan fare) from Wenzhou Wangjiang Road Pier to Shanghai. At that time, the name of the ship was "eldest son".

At that time, people had to go to the people's commune to open a letter of introduction and a marriage certificate before they could ride, take a boat and stay in a hotel. The marriage certificate is printed with quotations from Chairman Mao, without photos, and the name is written. The manager actually wrote the word Swiss in my lover's name as "core" and became my "core flower". Fortunately, there was no identity card at that time, so there is no harm in a little discrepancy. We brought five catties of rapeseed oil from the countryside as a gift to our relatives. After landing at the Shanghai Expo pier, we rented a three-wheeled truck named "Flea" and roared all the way to Zhabei to visit relatives. The housing of relatives in Shanghai is very tight. A family of seven or eight people are all crowded in the lattice shop, eating during the day and sleeping at night. Uncle Biao is very happy with our arrival. According to the custom of our people, he invited us to eat a big bowl of thick-skinned wonton outside as a welcome snack.

With the marriage certificate and letter of introduction, the manager arranged for us to stay in caohejing Town Guest House (now near Shanghai Everbright Exhibition in Xuhui District). In order to save money, we take a 3-cent one-stop electric car ferry to visit the Bund, Nanjing Road, Zhongshan Park, Zoo and other places. Probably because I was so excited, I didn't watch out for being stolen by pickpockets in the car, which made people feel sad. At that time, Pudong had not been developed, just a small town. To go to Pudong, you must take the east ferry. Puxi people who "prefer a bed in Puxi to a house in Pudong" never thought of the great changes that took place in Pudong later.

Shanghainese like to eat soaked rice for breakfast, and tap water bleaching powder has a strong taste. Shikumen Hutong in summer can best reflect the spiritual outlook of Shanghainese at that time and deduce a colorful life. I remember my uncle lived in the kitchen and everyone controlled a 15 watt light bulb switch. I don't know whether Shanghainese are careful (stingy) or frugal. The Bund is a place where young people love each other. Some people say that at that time, Shanghai was generally crowded and the housing was tight. In order to avoid embarrassment between relatives, they had to spend the night on the Bund.

Yangchun noodles are my favorite, fried raw with a bowl of beef soup. At that time, I could only think about it. It is really a very happy thing to eat a three-yellow chicken occasionally. Kung pao chicken, braised pomfret, braised pork, etc. They are all famous Shanghai dishes, which makes people drool. As for fried shredded eel with "Zizi ……", it makes people drool. Shanghainese like to eat old wine. Extra rice, extra rice and bright beer are all rare wines in a small place. The cheapest draft beer costs 80 cents a cup, so we can only watch it and feast our eyes, thinking that if I can have a meal one day, that will be the real enjoyment.

Ma Fei's front door (the sign of "white" is marked on the front of the brand cigarette) and peony cigarettes are supplied by ticket, and the high-end goods of Nanjing Road Overseas Chinese Store can only be purchased by "Overseas Chinese Coupon". The biggest gain of this trip is that 270 yuan bought a 9-inch "Leap" black and white TV set. Although the characters on the screen look like ants, our hearts are still full of joy.

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1978 The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Party blew the horn of reform and opening up. Shanghai, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Shantou, Dalian and other coastal cities 14 were approved by the State Council as the first batch of cities to open to the outside world. Subsequently, Shanghai entered the era of great change, the planned economy "rationing and supply system" withdrew from the historical stage, and the construction of social public facilities was in full swing. Bathed in the "spring breeze" of reform and opening up, Wenzhou farmers started their businesses by washing their feet and vigorously set up family factories. One hundred thousand supply and marketing troops overcame many difficulties and went from Wenzhou to all parts of the country to collect market information and promote products, which promoted the development of Wenzhou's private economy like mushrooms after rain. Driven by the tide of reform and opening up, I joined the ranks of 100 thousand supply and marketing troops.

Since the early 1980s, I have been a tourist. In order to promote electrical components, I have traveled all over the country, including Harbin in the northeast and Kunming in the southwest. In order to realize my dream of getting rich, I often pass by the metropolis of Shanghai, but most of them pass by non-stop. They have become frequent visitors to Shanghai Shiliupu (Wenzhou route), Fair Pier (Dalian route) and North Railway Station (all over the country). When traveling on business, it is a good treatment to spend the night in the bathroom bed (note: the bathroom is converted into a temporary berth after work at night) and the underground civil air defense guest house.

With the vigorous development of Wenzhou private economy and the rise of township enterprises in southern Jiangsu, the debate on capital and social surnames has been going on in theoretical circles. There is a saying that "the red model of socialism is in southern Jiangsu and the black model of capitalism is in Wenzhou". In the early days of market economy, the "Eight Heavenly Kings" event appeared in Wenzhou. Among the "Eight Heavenly Kings", I think Ye Jianhua, the catalogue king, has made the greatest contribution to the development of the electrical appliance industry in Liushi. There is also a secret in the catalogue of electrical products that only Yueqing people know-each product picture has a number in front, and the product is followed by the national guide price. This seemingly simple arrangement hides a mystery, and the mantissa in the previous number represents the cost price of the product. For example, if the number is "0000 15", it means that the unit price of this product is 15, which is the national guidance price. In this way, even illiterate farmers in Liushi can quickly figure out how much money this business can earn according to the quoted price. The clever people in Liushi simplified the complicated product specifications, models and corresponding prices. With the spirit of "being the first in the world", 100,000 supply and marketing troops "broke into a new world".

A few years later, I opened an electrical appliance store in the second-hand market of Qiu Jiang Road, Sichuan North Road, and changed from a tourist to a businessman. At that time, the business of refined Kai Guanchang in Yueqing County operated by my brother was booming, so I mainly sold the products of refined factories. My electrical appliance store belongs to the welfare enterprise for the disabled in Shanghai local street office. At that time, I was already the father of two children. The second daughter came to Shanghai when she was five years old, and lived in a friend's house named Yang in Yangshupu, where she went to kindergarten.

People in Shanghai like to eat hairy crabs. In order to thank my friends for their help, I specially brought 20 Jin of hairy crabs from my hometown, and as a result, I ate their stomachs bad-I treated the flat crabs in my hometown as similar hairy crabs, which made my friends in Shanghai feel uncomfortable. It's really that Chen Huansheng is going to town-the country people have made a lot of jokes.

Later, he returned to Liushi to start a business and founded Kai Guanchang. From 65438 to 0996, Kai Guanchang and I joined Delixi and became one of many member enterprises of Delixi, and experienced one wonderful moment after another in the growth and progress of Delixi.

Recalling this past, I feel lucky and proud to be in this great era!