Chapter 787: Lin Lang's Gambling Stone Master
There are many Chinatowns in Toronto, and Camulon Street is one of them.
This Chinatown is not the largest, but it is the most Chinese in life, and it is also one of the top three Chinatowns in Toronto.
The scale of this street cannot be compared to San Francisco's Chinatown. But living here is like coming back home. Blue-eyed and yellow-haired foreigners are rare here, and people walking around are yellow-skinned and black-eyed Chinese.
The senior Lin Lang said lived here.
On the way back, Lin Lang looked a little excited every time he mentioned this senior, and the heartfelt respect on his face did not hide it at all. This made Li Yang even more curious about this senior.
The car stopped on the side of a small street, and Lin Lang jumped down first.
"Mr. Li, let's get out of the car first." It's not easy to get through here! Lin Lang said to Li Yang with a smile, and then looked back at the street behind him.
This street is not wide, but it is very deep, and at first glance, it really looks like returning to China, and it is very similar to some pedestrian streets in China.
There are many shops on both sides of the street, all of which have signs in Chinese, and some of them have no English instructions at all, all in Chinese. This phenomenon is rare abroad.
Yesterday, Li Yang and the others also went to Chinatown, but the signboards there were all Chinese-British. Some of the shops only have English names and no Chinese, so here and there can be said to be just the opposite.
Standing at the corner of the street, Lin Lang looked slightly distracted, and said slowly, "Mr. Li, this is the oldest Chinatown in Canada, with a history of more than 100 years, and many people have lived here since childhood. Growing up here, they didn't even go back to China."
Speaking of this, Lin Lang paused. There was a sudden pride on his face: "However, every Chinese here can speak their native language, and all of them are very fluent in Chinese, even if they don't go back to China once in their lives, they can still speak fluent Chinese."
Lin Bowen walked to Li Yang's side and whispered, "Mr. Lin, my grandfather came out of here back then, and my father and uncle also lived here when they were young!" ”
Li Yang nodded immediately, at this time he finally understood why Lin Lang was so emotional after arriving here, this can also be said to be his hometown.
Lin Lang did not immigrate by himself, he came here from his father's generation, as a Chinese. It is not easy for them to lay such a large world here.
Li Yang finally understood why everyone in the Lin family could speak standard Mandarin, which had a lot to do with their education since childhood.
The most fundamental point of the Chinese living here is that they have learned since childhood, that is, they must not forget their roots and never deny their identity as Chinese.
"I'm sorry Mr. Li, let you see the smile, let's go!" ”
Lin Lang smiled, the previous sentimentality on his face suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the whole person also regained its former majesty. This is Lin Lang, who controls the Lin Group.
Bai Ming, Old Máo, and Li Can all looked around. Then they followed Li Yang into the street together.
Máo has been out of China many times and has been to Chinatowns in many places, but it is rare to see Chinatowns like this, which are basically only Chinese, and when walking on the road, Máo keeps nodding his head.
This street is the main street, and there are several secondary streets in it, and on the way, Lin Lang keeps introducing this place to Li Yang.
There are currently more than 20,000 Chinese living here, half of whom were born here. Grow up here and go out into the world from here.
Some of the houses here are old-fashioned buildings, but there are many new houses that have been renovated in the past ten years, and the newly renovated houses are funded and built by the Lin Group, all of which are built for free, and Lin Lang tells himself and the children of the Lin family in this way that they are not people who have forgotten their roots.
The renovation of these houses alone has cost the Lin Group hundreds of millions of dollars, and on average, tens of millions of dollars per year.
When talking about this money, Lin Lang did not have any regrets, but still carried a kind of pride, hundreds of millions of dollars, in his mouth is almost a dollar, and if he says throw it out, he will throw it out.
"The front is gone, don't be surprised to see this senior!" ……
Walking to the side of a small street, Lin Lang's face suddenly became excited, and he actually took Li Yang's hand and walked briskly inside, saying a word as he walked.
Lin Bowen, who was following behind, was slightly stunned, and hurriedly took two quick steps to follow, he rarely saw Lin Lang have such a gaffe.
Approaching this small street where only four or five people can walk side by side, Li Yang also seemed very surprised, this place can be said to be the oldest housing area here, and it is very different from the high-rise residential buildings renovated by the Lin Group next to it.
, "Ah Hua! ……
Lin Lang had just walked a few steps, and it was far away like a person in front of him stretching out his hand to say hello, Li Yang looked around at Tongwei, and the surprise on his face became even greater.
This small street is actually full of yù ware shops, to be precise, they are all yù ware processing shops, many people are sitting in dilapidated houses processing yù ware, and the methods they use are all the old methods of the last century.
However, they did it very seriously, and Li Yang paid attention to the finished yù ware carved by one of the shops, and several of them were very good carvers, not as good as the masters. But it is also a work of jīng products.
, "Brother Lang, are you here?" At the entrance of a shop in the distance, there was a middle-aged man in his forties, who was very burly and looked loyal, standing there, looking at Lin Lang stupidly.
, "Ah Hua, is Grandpa here?" I brought a kid with me today, a great kid! ”。
Lin Lang stretched out his hand with a smile and patted the middle-aged man's shoulder, and the middle-aged man just smiled. Nodding and pointing inside.
"This is actually a processing site of our Lin Group, and the people here have very good carving skills, and most of the yù ware they process are recycled by our Lin jewelry, and a small number of them will be sold directly here."
Lin Bowen stood by Li Yang's side again. Explained in a whisper.
Li Yang nodded silently, and kept guessing in his heart whether this was also a way for the Lin family to help these people.
Lin's Jewelry has hundreds of branches throughout the Americas, "relying on these people alone will definitely not work", but with Lin's Jewelry recycling, their craftsmanship will not be broken, and they can always live in peace.
In fact, it is similar to Li Yang's guess, this is indeed the Lin family's return to some of the neighbors.
The Lin family's fortune started from yù ware jewelry, without these people, there would be no current Lin family, the Lin family has developed now, and the essence of not forgetting the original is indeed worthy of everyone's respect" This may be a reason why the Lin family can always get bigger and bigger.
"Li Yang, go!" Lin Lang beckoned to Li Yang in front, and his face looked a little excited.
Li Yang glanced back at Lin Bowen and followed quickly.
There is a yard behind the store, the yard is not big, there are a lot of things in Lingluàn, there are several houses in the yard, and the house behind this store is much larger than the shop in front.
There were still a few benches in the courtyard, and Lin Lang asked Li Yang and them to sit down, and walked into one of the rooms quickly.
"Grandpa, I've come to see you!" Lin Lang's laughter immediately sounded in the room, followed by the whisper of an old man, and after a while, Lin Lang pushed a wheelchair and walked out. In the wheelchair sat a thin old man, with silver hair and deep wrinkles on his face.
, "Li Yang, this is the senior I told you. Old man Chen Chong, he is also my enlightenment teacher on yù instruments! ……
Lin Lang pushed the wheelchair and introduced Li Yang with a smile, "The old man in the wheelchair was sitting upright, smiling, and looking at Li Yang curiously.
"Hello Mr. Chen! Li Yang immediately bowed down and said hello softly, while also looking at the old gentleman.
The old man in front of him can also be said to be the oldest person Li Yang has ever seen in addition to his hometown.
, "Li Yang, I gambled on the kung fu of those three-legged cats. I also learned from my grandfather! ……
Lin Lang added again, Li Yang was slightly stunned and awe-inspired.
At this time, Li Yang finally understood the identity of this old man, it turned out to be Lin Lang's master in gambling stones, Lin Lang's gambling stone level Li Yang is very clear, "There is a gap between him and the Jade King", but compared to the general gambling stone experts, it is much stronger, and Shao Yiyi is not as strong as Lin Lang.
It can also be said that Lin Lang is the one Li Yang has seen, and among the stone gambling masters he has heard of, he is the person with the strongest stone gambling ability except for the Jade King and Zhuo Lao, and the person who can teach such an apprentice is definitely worthy of respect.
After introducing the old man, Lin Lang introduced Li Yang to the old man again: "Grandpa, this is the Li Yang I mentioned to you on the phone last time, this time in Yangon, Zhuo Lian and Ma Guming lost to him one after another. He's only twenty-six years old! ……
When Lin Lang said this, Li Yang keenly noticed that the old man's eyes flashed with a jīng light that was extremely inconsistent with his age.
, "After the Yangtze River, you pushed the front làng, Ah Lang said that you are very young." I didn't expect you to be so young. Is the kid at the table okay now? ……
The old man said slowly, the old man's voice was very soft, and there was a kind of majesty in the old man, and when he spoke, the smile on the old man's face was even brighter.
This made Li Yang even more surprised, and he forgot to answer for a while.
"Li Yang, grandpa is old, he is ninety-five years old this year, but grandpa is not deaf in his eyes or ears, but his movement is a little inconvenient."
Lin Lang added with a smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, the old man laughed: "Ah Lang, what movement is a little inconvenient, is it paralyzed, and it's not something to be kept secret!" ……
Old Chen's words made Lin Lang look slightly embarrassed, but the smile on his face never changed. I have always been able to have such a cheerful mind for the elderly. Lin Lang is very happy and satisfied.! ~