Li Liang and the three of them took a break in the hotel, and after putting Chenchen's luggage in the luxurious single room where Chenchen lived alone, they packed up a little, and the three of them got off the elevator and came out of the hotel where they were staying.

Along the way, whether it was the people you met in the elevator, or the people you met when you came out of the hotel lobby, and walked on the streets of the port city, most of them spoke Cantonese that was difficult to understand.

It turned out that Li Liang and the three of them didn't feel it in school, after all, when they were in school, although the students in Guangdong Province accounted for the majority, there were still many students from all over the country, and everyone used Chinese Mandarin for daily communication, but in Hong Kong City, it was really the same as in Hong Kong films, and there were Cantonese speakers everywhere.

In the 80s, the streets of Hong Kong City, just like in the movie, were full of white-collar workers in suits and leather who were in a hurry, and even the street gangsters were many well-dressed.

Walking on the streets of Gangcheng, the most different thing from Yangcheng is that the streets are full of shops, and the signboards used are all signboards written in traditional characters.

Chenchen asked, "Liangzi, why are all traditional Chinese characters used here in Hong Kong City?"

Li Liang said: "Simplified characters were promoted and used after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the official common languages of the port city are English and Chinese, and they use the same traditional Chinese character system as Wanwan, and do not use our domestic simplified character system." ”

For Li Liang and others, who are accustomed to using simplified Chinese characters, although they know most of the traditional Chinese characters, they are not as pleasing to the eye as simplified Chinese characters.

Of course, for Hong Kong people who have just entered the mainland, the simplified Chinese characters used in the mainland are too simple, and some people have difficulty reading and writing simplified characters.

Li Liang and they followed the direction of Wata Old Road to Shanghai Street, found a clear soup beef brisket restaurant and ate an authentic Hong Kong-style beef brisket noodles, the beef brisket in this old shop is quite authentic, the beef brisket is Q bomb, the radish pieces are crispy, Li Liang They waited outside the store for more than 20 minutes, and during the time they entered the store to eat, the small store was crowded with citizens who came to taste the food.

"Chenchen, uncle, how does it taste?" asked Li Liang as he ate.

"It's delicious!" Li Shuangyuan said.

Their conversation, somehow was overheard by an old man next to him who was also eating brisket, and he asked in half-baked Chinese: "Liangzai, are you from the mainland?"

Li Liang smiled and nodded, "Well, we just came from the mainland. ”

The old man enthusiastically continued to ask: "Have you found a job? Do you want me to introduce you to a few jobs?" You mainlanders have just come from the mainland, and it is not easy to find a job. Prices in our port city have skyrocketed in recent years, so you should save some money in your pockets and don't spend it lavishly. ”

"Uncle, we're not looking for a job, we're here to play for a few days!" Li Liang thanked him, "Thank you, uncle!"

When this warm-hearted old man heard Li Liang say that he didn't come to Hong Kong City to look for a job but to play here, his face was full of surprise and asked, "Didn't you come to Hong Kong City to ask for a living?"

Li Shuangyuan nodded and corroborated Li Liang.

The old man suddenly came to his senses and said, "Oh, I understand, you must be the children of mainland officials." ”

Li Liang shook his head and said, "No, we are just ordinary children!"

The old man was still a little unconvinced, he said: "We all know what the situation is on the mainland, ordinary people's children come to Hong Kong City to beg for a living, where will there be idle time to come here to play."

Young people, if you really come to Hong Kong City to make a living, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Uncle, I couldn't stay in my hometown anymore, and I came to Hong Kong City to make a living, and more than 30 years have passed.

If you don't dislike it, my son owns a garment factory, and you can come to work in the factory. ”

In the port city in the 80s, there were still many labor-intensive manufacturing industries such as garment factories. At that time, the mainlanders went to the port city to beg for a living, and many people entered such a factory, dedicating their youth and blood and tears in the factory, earning a seemingly generous salary in the eyes of their relatives in the mainland, and supporting a world for their relatives in the mainland.

Li Liang sincerely thanked him: "Uncle, I really don't need to, we are here to inspect the kiwifruit market, not to look for a job." ”

"Kiwi?" asked the old man in surprise.

"Yes!"

"What are you doing inspecting this market?" the old man asked curiously, "Is the kiwifruit you are talking about the kiwifruit sold in our Gangcheng supermarket?"

"That's right, it's called kiwi fruit here!" Li Liang replied, "Our county has received investment from Hong Kong businessmen in the past two years, planted a lot of kiwifruit, and last year hung some fruits, this year's output should be good. ”

"How are you going to investigate?" the old man asked enthusiastically, "You shouldn't be very familiar with the port city, I don't have anything to do anyway, or I'll help you, it's free!"

"Thank you so much!" Li Liang said happily.

With the help of an old man who is familiar with the local area and has some network resources, Li Liang and their research trip to the port city has become much easier.

Li Liang's original plan was to use three to five days to select some representative stores in the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong City, ParknSHOP and Wellcome, and count the sales of kiwifruit in the morning, afternoon and evening. The method he was going to use was to squat at the cash register to count.

But with this old man joining, it has become much easier.

It turned out that this old man was a native of Gui Province on the mainland, and before liberation, he couldn't live in his hometown anymore, so he fled from his hometown alone and went to Hong Kong City to make a living.

When he was young, he was particularly able to endure hardships, working as a coolie on the dock, helping people sell newspapers, and later setting up a street stall to make snacks, and slowly gradually gained a foothold in the port city. In the early fifties, with the help of the special geographical environment of the port city, the family invested in the purchase of several knitting machines, started a garment production and processing workshop, and kept up with the industrial and commercial revitalization of the port city.

Now that he is retired, he has handed over the large-scale garment factory to his children and grandchildren to take care of, and he will live at home for the rest of his life.

He heard that Li Liang wanted to investigate the sales of kiwifruit, and not only was he very enthusiastic to help, but he also really helped a lot. He has a nephew at home, who works in the sales department of Parknshop Supermarket, and he can directly get his hands on the sales data of kiwifruit in ParknSHOP Supermarket in recent years.

According to the uncle, Wellcome Supermarket is about the same size as Parknshop Supermarket, and getting the data of Parknshop Supermarket is basically equivalent to getting the data of Wellcome Supermarket. You have to find the latest chapters by yourself to read books?