Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

After a bumpy for over forty hours, we finally arrived at Shenzhen Station (Bao'an County).

Niu Dazhuang wasn't in a hurry to smuggle himself across. He wanted to find a guesthouse first to rest and recuperate. After sitting on the train for over forty hours, he felt completely shaken and exhausted.

I took out the letter of introduction and got a private room. After entering the room, I took a shower and lay down on the bed to sleep.

Niu Dazhuang was sleeping soundly when he heard a knock on the door.

"Who the hell is bothering me?!" Nobody likes to be woken up when they're sound asleep.

He opened the door, grumbling, "What do you want?!" Niu Dazhuang asked irritably.

"Handsome! Judging from your accent, you're from the North, right?"

Niu Dazhuang glared at the man in front of him, a man in his thirties with a stubble-covered face. He asked warily, "What's wrong with being from the North?"

"Hey handsome, don't be so irritable. Don't misunderstand, my name is Ah Fa, let's talk inside..."

"Honey trap - doesn't seem like it."

"A honey trap? This guy's a man." Niu Dazhuang's mind raced, but he still couldn't figure out what the other guy was up to.

After entering the room, the man named Afa leaned out to check if anyone was in the hallway.

With one hand behind his back, Niu Dazhuang conjured a pistol in his hand with a thought.

"Handsome, don't be nervous. I have a cable routing channel, it's very safe. Do you need any help?" Ah Fa didn't waste any more words and directly stated his purpose.

"How did you know I was going that way?" Niu Dazhuang asked curiously.

"Handsome, people from the North usually have to go through the proper channels when they come here. Otherwise, why would they bother coming all this way to our area? I always ask around if I hear a Northern accent."

This is certainly meant to entertain all of them.

"Don't worry, it's absolutely safe."

Just as Niu Dazhuang was worrying, someone came to his door. He hadn't flaunted his wealth, so it couldn't be a scammer.

Besides, the tools I have are not to be underestimated.

"Handsome, I'll be coming back after I go there." He then showed him his Hong Kong Island resident card.

"I have a wife and kids here, so I have to travel back and forth twice a year or two..."

"Oh, you mean you're going to come back here?"

"Yes, is that so strange?"

"It's not surprising, it's not surprising. In all these years, you're the first person to say they want to come back."

"That's because you hadn't met me before. Tell me how to get there? What route? How much does it cost?"

"Well, I can tell you how much it costs, but as for the route, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that you wouldn't know even if I told you."

"Whether it's by land or water, you should at least tell me in advance!"

"waterway."

"Where's the money?"

"Pay 100 now. Pay the remaining 100 once you're on the boat."

Niu Dazhuang shook his clothes: "Look at me now, do I look like I'm carrying two hundred yuan? Didn't I tell you? I have a wife and kids here. All the money I brought with me went to them. I only have 50. If that doesn't work, I'll think of another way."

"50! That's too little, we're taking a risk too..."

After several rounds of bargaining, the price was finally settled at 80 yuan.

It wasn't that Niu Dazhuang was unwilling to spend money; he was afraid that agreeing too readily would give people the wrong idea.

There are plenty of people who are tempted by money. In this day and age, what kind of good people would do this kind of business?

"Pay a ten-dollar deposit first. I'll come and call you when it's time to leave."

"No, I'll give you thirty when you call me first, and the rest after we get on the ship."

Why are you so distrustful of people?

"We've just met, how can I trust you? It's not like I'm not going to pay. You think I'd run away with your money?

"I've sent over hundreds, if not thousands, of people, and I've never seen anyone as stingy as you..." Ah Fa cursed as he walked away.

Niu Dazhuang waited for seven or eight days.

Just as Niu Dazhuang was about to change his mind, this man named Afa appeared in broad daylight.

As soon as I entered, I instructed him, "If anyone asks you on the way, just say you're my cousin..."

After leaving the guesthouse, Afa led Niu Dazhuang onto a tractor. There were already more than a dozen people in the back of the tractor, including the old and the young.

After getting on the bus, Ah Fa slapped Niu Dazhuang on the head: "You brat, you don't even greet people. Grandpa, this is my cousin, he's here to visit relatives..."

After a bumpy ride of more than an hour on a large tractor, we arrived at a small fishing village by the sea.

Standing on the beach, Niu Dazhuang can see the New Territories area of ​​Hong Kong Island.

"Hey, do you guys have contact with the smugglers over there?"

"You really want to come back?"

"Why would I need to lie to you?"

"If you're really interested, I'll talk to my boss tonight. Pay up!"

Niu Dazhuang was a man of his word. He fumbled in his pocket for a long time before finally managing to scrape together thirty yuan and handing it to him.

"Take another bite!"

"Why did you suddenly increase the price?"

"No, you can skip this if you're not eating dinner. Five yuan, one cent less, and you'll be going hungry tonight!"

In short, we made it ashore safely from Lau Fau Shan on the Hong Kong Island side that night.

Niu Dazhuang successfully made contact with the snakehead on this side.

Although this journey was fraught with risks, once we become familiar with the route, future trips will be much more convenient.

Unlike the others who had been smuggled in with him, Niu Dazhuang made his way out after getting to know the smugglers here.

After taking a bus and changing buses, it took more than three hours to finally arrive in Tsim Sha Tsui.

By the time we finally got to Lin Yongmei's apartment, it was almost noon.

When I got home, I took a shower. The weather in Hong Kong is awful—so humid and hot! After showering, I didn't feel like eating anything. But then I saw there was half a watermelon left.

I ate half a watermelon and then lay down.

Until Lin Yongmei came home from get off work.

Lin Yongmei is no longer the Lin Yongmei of the past. Wearing this little bodycon skirt and a white shirt, she has a bit of the mature and sophisticated style of Hong Kong women.

Upon entering, I saw a pair of men's shoes by the door, and craned my neck to peek into the bedroom.

That figure was so familiar; even just seeing his back, the corners of his mouth turned up in a smile, and he could no longer suppress it.

She took a quick, quiet shower, then went straight into the bedroom without even putting on clothes...

The weather outside was also in harmony; it was sunny just a moment ago, but now it's overcast and rainy with thunder and lightning.

What a heavy rain! The drainage ditches in the neighborhood are completely clogged, and nothing can drain out...

After a heavy rain, the sky cleared up again.

"You only arrived today?" Lin Yongmei asked, feeling utterly weak.

"Well, you've really offended us this time. How did you manage to get here in the first place?"

"When we came here, the border wasn't strictly controlled. As long as we had connections over there, it would be fine."

Things are different now. It's much stricter here now. Even if you sneak over, getting legal status isn't easy anymore. How long are you staying this time? What brings you here?

"Can't I come and see you guys even if there's nothing wrong?"