Chen Changhai pedaled the bicycle rapidly.
It was late August, the hottest days, and the scorching sun shone down, with not a single soul on the entire dirt road.
But he seemed like a wild duck racing towards his dreams, panting heavily, sweating profusely, yet his face still carried an undisciplined look of anticipation and a smile.
From a distance, he looked like a wealthy man's fool gone mad.
On the back seat of the bicycle was tied a large basket, and inside were various tightly wrapped cloth bags.
Looking at the difficult progression of this big steel bike, it was clear how heavy the basket was.
And on Chen Changhai's shirt-sleeved arm, a delicate foreign watch on his wrist flashed under the sun—
Although it was somewhat glaring while riding, it had to be shown off!
He bought it in Beijing with foreign exchange certificates, costing a full 570 yuan! In those days, the price of this watch was enough to buy a big house in the city center.
