The first half of the old street is full of shops, and the houses are all demolished and rebuilt buildings, which seems a bit out of place with the old buildings in the second half.

Shi Juan and Mingliang browsed along the way while walking, and their appearance was very out of place, so they naturally became the focus of passers-by's gaze.

Fortunately, both of them were used to being noticed, so they walked and chatted casually and comfortably.

In fact, it was Shi Juan who was doing some popular science about Meili.

Shi Juan told Meimei some things he heard during filming.

"When we were filming, we met a deputy mayor named Gao here. He said that this old street was built in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. Because it was built along the water, it was considered prosperous in the old days. It was just that it was early.

In recent years, people have no awareness of protecting cultural relics and buildings, so many old houses have been demolished and rebuilt, and now there are not many old buildings left on the streets."

Meili nodded. No wonder they saw so many buildings along the way. She was still thinking, why can this kind of environment be called an old street? It turned out that the old houses had been demolished.

"Mayor Gao said that the town has only started the protection of cultural relics buildings in recent years. Unfortunately, it is too late. There is only one truly well-preserved old house left on the old street." Shi Juan said with a little regret.

"Actually, there are old streets like this in many places. The difference lies in whether they are well-preserved. Those that are well-preserved can be developed into scenic spots, but looking at this place, I'm afraid there is no such opportunity." From a business perspective, Meimei felt a little bit

Pity.

Mingliang and Shi Juan were chatting, distractedly looking at the surrounding shops, and suddenly discovered the New World: "Look there is a tea shop there. The signboard says "Little Orchid, a specialty of Yicai Town, famous tea. I didn't expect such an inconspicuous place."

This small town actually has its own tea brand?”

"This orchid tea is definitely not as famous as the real famous teas, but it still has a history of hundreds of years. I bought it before and tasted it, and it tastes really good." When talking about this, Shi Juan suddenly remembered something.

"There is something I just want to tell you. I was chatting with Mayor Gao before, and he said that tea is an important source of income for the residents of Yicai Town. In the past two years, the town has been trying to make tea cultivation a more important source of income.

Large-scale industries have been looking for more investment. Unfortunately, the town is small and inconspicuous, so it can hardly attract investment..."

Shi Juan only said half of what he said, and Mingliang had already guessed the general result.

"So, you, an outsider who came to the town by mistake, were caught by them and used as a breakthrough target?"

Shi Juan looked at her with a smile: "Mr. Ming is indeed a businessman." He immediately grasped the key point.

Meili looked at him and said clearly: "It seems that you have been successfully publicized, right?"

Shi Juan said honestly: "Actually, I originally planned to make a donation. Just treat it as a donation to a public welfare project. I don't think it is a big problem. But Mayor Gao did not agree. He said that he did not care whether he could obtain profits for the time being, but he would join in the form of investment.

It is a more rational and prudent choice for both parties.”

Hearing what Shi Juan said, Mingliang began to think that Mayor Gao was a bit interesting.

"If it's convenient to go back, please introduce me to Mayor Gao."

Shi Juan was a little confused: "What's wrong? Do you think there's something wrong?"

Meili shook her head and smiled and said: "You misunderstood. I just remembered that Mingda Group happened to be working on a rural investment project. If Mayor Gao needs it, I can ask the project team to pay attention to the situation here."

Shi Juan looked at her, some emotions quietly growing in his heart. Some admiration, some pride, he looked at her again.

Most of the time, the Meiliang he saw was just an ordinary and life-oriented person. In fact, he had never seen her at work, but at this moment, he felt that she was professional and powerful. Just like what he was doing.

, what he can do is only invest a part of money, but what she can do is to promote the town's industry as a project through the professional operation of a large group. This is true help.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that he didn't speak, Meimei couldn't help but ask.

Shi Juan raised his eyebrows and said with emotion: "Oh, it's rare for me to find an investment opportunity. I didn't expect that Mr. Ming would come to grab business."

Meiliang said quickly: "You invest your own money, and I'm also going to invest some private funds. The company's behavior is corporate behavior, and it doesn't conflict with us."

In fact, they all know that investment in this kind of project is very risky and has many unknowns. Yicai Town is not well-known. If they want to make money by developing tea planting, they may not see any results in three to five years. It’s just that their

Investment is not done for the sake of profit; at best, it is treated as a donation.

Although each other talks about investing and making money, they both know what the other person really thinks.

"Okay, then I'll ask Mr. Ming to help me get rich." Shi Juan deliberately spoke seriously.

Meimei slapped her chest and replied with no shame: "I'll take care of small things like making money."

At this moment, she also forgot who is in charge of her company and who is responsible for making money.

The two walked for a while and came to the silver shop.

In fact, this shop cannot be considered a real shop. There is not even an advertising sign at the door. There is only an old glass container placed at the door of the house, with some silverware and jewelry inside. It is not so much a shop.

Rather, it is a small family workshop.

Next to the operating table behind the container, an old man in his 60s was sitting in the sun with reading glasses on. In his hand was a semi-finished bracelet that was being polished. The old man was so busy that he was so focused and serious that when someone came, he stopped.

I did not notice.

Meili and Shi Juan did not disturb the old man immediately, but only looked at the contents of the container first.

This kind of purely handmade thing takes a lot of effort to make, so there are not many items in the cabinet, just a few bracelets, a few pairs of earrings, and a set of silver tableware.

Bright eyes shone, she turned around and whispered to Shi Juan: "What should I do, I want to buy it!"

Compared with things made by assembly line machines, purely handmade things can be seen at a glance. The patterns may not be so fine, and the shapes may not be completely square and round, but they reveal a simple temperament.

Shi Juan laughed and said dotingly: "Then buy them all. I'll buy them for you as a gift."

The old man next to the operating table heard the noise and looked up. Seeing that business was coming, he stood up and walked over, saying in dialect: "Do you want to buy jewelry or make jewelry?"

Mingliang didn't quite understand what he said, so she had to place the responsibility of communication on Shi Juan.

Shi Juan was pretty good at it. With the experience of filming here for half a month, he could barely understand the general meaning.

"We want to buy these jewelry." He pointed to the items on the counter to the old man.

Although the old man understood, he thought he heard wrongly and asked again: "Which one do you want to buy?"

Shi Juan gestured: "All."

After the old man came to his senses, he became suspicious. He looked at the two young people in front of him and saw that they were outsiders. They might be traveling, or they might be relatives from a big city in the town who came to visit. But there was no one there.

You didn't even ask the price and just said you bought it all? I'm afraid you're not kidding.

The old man opened the lock of the cabinet, took out one of the bracelets, handed it to Meili, and said: "Girl, this is suitable for you. If you like it, buy this and wear it."

Mingliang took it and carefully looked at the pattern on the bracelet, which was engraved with a dragon and a phoenix.

"The dragon and the phoenix are auspicious, it suits you two very well." The old man smiled honestly, his wrinkled face full of vicissitudes of life.

Mingliang was a little at a loss for a moment. She was used to various marketing methods, but she had never seen such a simple sales method. She smiled kindly at the old man and said, "Grandpa, I bought them all and want to give them away to others. My family

many."

Seeing that the old man was still hesitant, Shi Juan joked: "Grandpa, you can sell it to us. If I don't buy what I like, I will be so depressed that I can't sleep. Then I won't have a good life."

Already."

Seeing that they were serious, the old man confirmed that it was true. He laughed and said, "Okay, then I will give you a cheaper price."

After buying jewelry, I said goodbye to the old man, and the two of them continued shopping.

After walking for a while, Meiliang said to Shi Juan, "Have you noticed that grandpa should live alone?"

Shi Juan asked, "How did you tell?"

"On the wall of his house hangs a portrait of an old lady. His wife has passed away. Another large photo frame is filled with photos of his children and children, but the furnishings in the house do not show signs of many people living there. The towel rack

There was only one towel hanging on the bed, and there were not many pairs of shoes on the shoe rack.”

Shi Juan was quite surprised.

"Why do you look so carefully?" It's really not like her usual behavior.

Meiliang's words were somewhat beyond his expectation.

"Because that grandpa's family has a lonely temperament everywhere, and you can see it at a glance. To be honest, I am quite sensitive to that kind of atmosphere. When I looked at him, what I thought in my mind at the time was, man, if you don't have a partner,

It’s really lonely, especially when you get older.”

Thinking about it now, the absence of her parents' company when she was a child has subtly grown into her character. That kind of loneliness cannot be compensated by today's prosperous life.

Shi Juan was silent and suddenly stretched out his hand to hold her.

Meiliang looked up at him and smiled, a little embarrassed. She didn't want him to think that she was very pretentious. She was obviously living a happy life, but she still thought about things without any reason. She would be looked down upon, right?

But Shi Juan saw through her little emotion and said warmly: "I will be your companion from now on."

Although it was a very ordinary sentence, for Meimei, at this moment, it was as if a hole had been opened in the clouds in her heart, and a ray of sunshine shone warmly in.
Chapter completed!