Chapter 438: Red Sleeves Add Fragrance
The coastal tidal flats in Yuen Long are the largest wetlands in Hong Kong. Later, in order to protect the ecological environment here, the Hong Kong government invested hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars to build a Hong Kong Wetland Park.
Since ancient times, Yuen Long has been a rural town dominated by agriculture and fishery. The inhabitants here rely on the sea to eat the sea, and the tidal flats and wetlands crisscrossed by ravines are surrounded by fish ponds for breeding saltwater fish.
The most famous seafood in Yuen Long is naturally grouper. This kind of marine fish, which looks very similar to mandarin fish, has more flesh and less spines, and has a delicious taste, which is deeply loved by Hong Kong people. There are many varieties of grouper, the more common ones are green spots, oil spots, steamed spots, and the more expensive ones are eastern star groupers, red spots, mouse spots, etc. Most of the latter live in the deep sea, which is extremely difficult to carry out artificial farming, and the number caught by fishermen is not much, so the price of rare things is naturally much more expensive.
The fish pond that Li Xuan and others fished this time was cultivated with long-lasting and durable oil spots. It is also one of the most common grouper species in the Hong Kong aquatic market. Li Xuan and Li Jiacheng are obviously not fishing veterans, and fortunately, Liu Wangfa deliberately found a pond where fish are easy to bite, so that everyone would not return empty-handed.
Li Xuan's catch was the most pitiful of all, and he only caught one fish in the whole morning. However, the oil spot he caught weighed three catties and two taels, but it was the heaviest fish of all the catches.
The group had lunch together at a seafood restaurant in Yuen Long. After that, Li Jiacheng took the lead in saying goodbye and leaving. And Liu Wangfa just took this opportunity to chat with Li Xuan for more than two hours.
Economically backward places are often more conservative and xenophobic, as is the case in Yuen Long. Early seventies. The Hong Kong government is preparing to build an artillery training base in Tuen Mun for the British troops stationed in Hong Kong. However, it was opposed by local residents, and a large-scale armed fight broke out between the two sides.
At that time, Liu Wang, who was the vice chairman of the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. Fa successfully persuaded the villagers of Lung Kwu Tan Village, Tuen Mun, to sell the land to the Hong Kong government at a low price. And that's exactly what it is. Liu Wangfa began to be appreciated by the top level of the Hong Kong government.
Finally, in 1980, he stood out from the chairmen of the 18 Heung Yee Kuk committees under the jurisdiction of the New Territories and sat on the throne of Heung Yee Kuk in the New Territories. In the New Territories, especially in the northwestern regions of Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, Lau's words are often more credible than the laws of the Hong Kong government.
Li Xuan is naturally willing to have a good relationship with such a local snake, and the best bond that connects the two sides is real interests. In fact, the main reason why Chen Lixin, another land snake in the New Territories, came forward very actively to acquire land around Tin Shui Wai for the Oriental Group was also interests. Every time a transaction is made. These middlemen who make a match can get a lot of thanks.
So these leading squires in the New Territories are actually all very rich. For example, Liu Wangfa was born in a poor peasant family, but in just 25 years since he served as a village representative, he has accumulated tens of millions of assets.
Mr. Liu is by no means a business wizard, but according to his own declaration of interests to the Hong Kong government, he owns shares in more than 20 companies. The business involves finance, real estate, catering and other aspects. The biggest thing these companies have in common is that they are located in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long in the New Territories.
After Li Xuan promised to set up a few companies with Uncle Fa, Liu Wangfa finally left satisfied. And since it is rare to come to Yuen Long once, Li Xuan is ready to take a good stroll here. Of course. How boring it is to go shopping alone, it is interesting to add fragrance to red sleeves, so Li Xuan called He Qing early in advance.
In Hong Kong police films in the early sixties and seventies. Whether it's a desperate hero in distress, or a gangster big brother who is desperate. Everyone will invariably choose Yuen Long as their hiding place. It can be seen that Yuen Long and the urban area of Hong Kong have been in the city for a long time. Two completely different worlds indeed.
In fact, Fanling, Tai Po and other places in the North District are also far away from the urban areas of Hong Kong and Kowloon, but because the North District has the original MTR from Lo Wu to Hung Hom, the transportation is far more convenient than Yuen Long in the Western District.
Therefore, Yuen Long is definitely the most backward area in Hong Kong except for the outlying islands. However, just last month, the Hong Kong government officially began construction of the western light railway from Yuen Long to the city, which is expected to be completed by 1988.
And Li Xuan wants to promote the establishment of an industrial park in Tin Shui Wai, and now it is the last chance. Once the Western Light Rail is completed and opened to traffic, the land value of Yuen Long will soar dramatically, and the opposition will inevitably increase. Only now that Hong Kong's real estate industry is just beginning to recover, those real estate predators have not had time to devote too much energy to the remote Yuen Long.
"For the sake of you coming all the way to accompany me, I invite you to eat the most famous food in Yuen Long!" Li Xuan said, pointing to a stall selling cakes on the side of the street.
Maybe this stall is too ordinary, and there are no diners around, only a grandma who sells cakes sits on the back of a small cart and dozes off, which makes He Qing not believe Li Xuan's recommendation very much.
"Grandma, here are two wife cakes!" Li Xuan woke up the grandmother who sold the cakes, and then turned his head to He Qing and continued to boast, "Yuen Long's wife has a thin pie crust and thick filling, sweet but not greasy, I guarantee that you want to eat the second one after eating one!"
When the old grandmother heard that business was coming, she immediately got up quickly and wrapped the two wives with the old newspaper that had been cut. Li Xuan took out his wallet and was about to pay, but the smallest banknote on his body was also one hundred Hong Kong dollars, and the old woman couldn't find it at all.
When his net worth reached the point of Li Xuan, he actually lacked a lot of fun for ordinary people. The opportunities he usually had to use cash were few and far between. The most common use of the money in his wallet is to give it to someone as a tip.
The reason why Li Xuan is willing to wander around the streets of Yuen Long for a while today is also because here can make him re-experience the life of ordinary people. Even if other people on the street think that this young boy in a blue T-shirt and blue jeans looks a little like the "God of Wealth Li" in the newspaper, they will not really think that he is Li Xuan.
Because unless there is major news, even Hong Kong reporters don't bother to come to remote Yuen Long to find material, let alone a big man like Li Xuan. After all, there are only rotten thugs on the streets. There is hardly anything to boast about.
He Qing smiled and took out his delicate little wallet, then took out a five-yuan coin from it and handed it to the grandmother who sold the cakes. Just don't have to give change to the other party. Then she raised her chin at Li Xuan demonstratively, and then picked up her wife's cake. Took a gentle bite.
Although he ate soft rice once, Li Xuan didn't have any embarrassment. Instead, he suddenly reached out and held He Qing's right hand tightly, and then said with a playful smile: "It is said that there is another allusion to the wife cake, as long as the girl eats the wife cake that the boy bought for him, she will marry the other party as a wife!"
After He Qing was attacked by her and grabbed her slender hand, she subconsciously shook it hard. But she threw it twice in a row without success, so she had to turn her head and glare at Li Xuan: "You let go!"
"Haha, you little beauty is not deeply involved in the world, and you don't know the sinister rivers and lakes. How can there be a free lunch in the world!In the future, I will obediently go back with this king to be a cottage lady!" Li Xuan said jokingly.
"You are talking nonsense, how can there be such an allusion! And even if there is, I will pay for these two cakes!" He Qing was held by the man all the time, and a little blush quickly appeared on his fair face.
Li Xuan ignored the beauty's defense, pulled her up and walked forward. He Qing couldn't break free, so he had to let Li Xuan hold his hand aggrievedly.
"You girls are just stingy, you have to worry about spending five yuan to eat two wife cakes, I'll invite you and milk tea back, and then everyone will be even!" Li Xuan saw a milk tea shop on the street. So I walked straight over there.
He couldn't help but be a little angry, where is this five-yuan thing, it is obvious that he took advantage of himself as soon as he came up. However, even He Qing herself didn't find out, although she was a little annoyed by Li Xuan's frivolous actions. But it's more because of the shyness of the girl, rather than the real disgust and disgust.
So when Li Xuan handed it to He Qing with a cup of milk tea, and once again took her hand very naturally like a couple. She also resigned herself to her fate and did not try to shake off the warm hand again.
There really wasn't much to visit on the streets of Yuen Long, and Li Xuan finally found a movie theater. Hurriedly pulled the beautiful woman towards the cinema. It's summer vacation, and the popularity in the cinema is not low. There were young men and women everywhere.
It's a multiplex cinema, so there are three films in the schedule at the same time. Two of the four theaters are used to play the just-released "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang", which is the annual blockbuster launched by Asia Entertainment Company this year, and a number of exquisite movie posters are posted in prominent positions in the theater hall.
The remaining two theaters play two films called "The Emperor of Part-time Work" and "Youth Errand" respectively. Li Xuan came to the theater with his sister paper, and naturally he was reluctant to watch a tragic anti-Japanese war blockbuster like "Bloody Battle of Taierzhuang", but chose the light comedy "Working Emperor" directed by Xu Ke and starring Xu Guanjie.
In Hong Kong in the 80s, the name Hui Guanjie was definitely a guarantee of a blockbuster. When Li Xuan bought the tickets, he didn't forget to ask how many tickets there were left for "Blood Battle Taierzhuang", but the conductor said that eighty percent had been sold.
The strong publicity campaign instigated by Asia Entertainment Group has clearly led to a movie-going boom, and today is Friday, and the real weekend box office explosion usually doesn't start until the evening, and obviously there is already a good momentum in the afternoon.
There were still more than ten minutes left before the film started, and Li Xuan soon found a row of arcade machines in the corner of the ticket hall. Away from the distance, you can hear the sound of various moves in the game battle of "The King of Fighters".
Compared with the "The King of Fighters" arcade machine for many people, the slightly old "Tank Battle" arcade machine on the edge is not cared for! Six years ago, Li Xuan was the first to conquer Hong Kong's cinema market with the two arcade machines "Tank Battle" and "Hong Kong Cubes", and Jill then set off an arcade storm around the world.
But time flies, and the "Tank Wars" that made countless arcade fans addicted to it back then is long gone, and the Oriental Game Company has stopped the production of the "Tank Battles" arcade two years ago.
Of course, classic games never fade with time, and "Tank Wars" is still on handheld, home console, and PC platforms, creating a steady stream of profits for Oriental Games Company. And after continuous development, the game in the "Battle of Tanks" series has reached several different versions.
Compared with five or six years ago, the coin fee of the arcade machine has doubled, from five cents to one dollar. Li Xuan stuffed a coin into the coin dispenser, and then pulled He Qing over and taught her to play the game hand in hand.
He Qing had obviously never played this kind of arcade game before, and he quickly became interested, and in the end, he didn't even notice Li Xuan's intimate action of hugging her from behind and wrapping his hands around her waist when he took the opportunity to teach her to play the game.
"Let's go, don't be reluctant, I'll play with you after the movie is over later!" Li Xuan said with some amusement looking at He Qing who still wanted to finish this game. This little beauty really has a talent for playing games, although it was the first contact, but it soon began to get started, and she has passed five or six levels in a row and still has her last life left and has not hung up.
"The Emperor of Workers" is about Yaren starring Xu Guanjie, who lost his job at the same time because of a traffic accident with two friends who lost his job at the same time, so he had to live in the emperor's noodle factory to work. The director's daughter fell in love with Shinobu at first sight, so she helped them fight against her father, the director of the noodle factory, thus staging a series of jokes and farces.
Xu Ke is indeed a talented director, and his comedy is not full of low-vulgar scenes like Wang Jing, but takes the route of warm light comedy. This "Working Emperor" is still worth watching, but Li Xuan is obviously not ready to focus on watching movies.
When the lights in the screening room just dimmed, he was no longer satisfied with just stroking He Qing's white and tender little hands, but straightforwardly wrapped the holy beast around the beauty's slender waist, and then gently hugged the beauty into his chest.
He Qing's original struggle was still a little intense, but Li Xuan said in her ear: "Be obedient, don't affect other people watching movies!"
The beauty seemed to have lost the courage to resist all of a sudden, and just held Li Xuan's two big hands tightly with her own hands, lest he continue to gain an inch.
But where is her white lotus the opponent of Li Xuan, a veteran of the love field, Li Xuan lowered his head and gently took one of He Qing's delicate earlobes, and then blew into her delicate ear with his nostrils.
He Qing's mind immediately went blank, and he felt that he couldn't use his strength. After Li Xuan teased the earlobe of the beautiful woman, he kissed her jade neck and cheeks all the way, and finally covered the two delicate cherry lips.
The dim light of the cinema obscures the myriad charms. When Zhong Chuhong and Li Xuan went to the movies for the first time, they were also taken advantage of by him. And this time, Li Xuan was also addicted to all kinds of bean curd, and when the lights came back on, He Qing's pretty face was already covered with crimson clouds, and a pair of smart big eyes were covered with a little hazy mist. (To be continued......)