Chapter 002: Barbecue Entrepreneurship

"What's wrong with me? Dead guy, if you have the ability, arrest me and go back to the police station, do you still have to torture me to extract a confession? ”

Ye Jingcheng's successive actions were unexpected by both parties, especially Chen Hu and Xu Yi had the heart to die, they were already smugglers who could not see the light, why did Ye Jingcheng still attract each other's attention.

How did they know that Ye Jingcheng was making trouble, just to let the other party first confirm that they were Hong Kong people, so they behaved so fearlessly.

At this time, another policeman walked up, patted his companion on the shoulder, and persuaded: "Forget it, you are not obviously looking for guilt to suffer with this kind of dead stinky flying schemes." We're all going to have shifts anyway, so we might as well go back and have breakfast and get some sleep. ”

The policeman glared at Ye Jingcheng angrily, and even let go of his cruel words: "Dead Feizi, remember to be careful in the future, don't plant it in my hands." ”

"It's good to go and don't send it."

Although the two policemen looked at Ye Jingcheng unpleasantly, they didn't think about the identity of the stowaway, this interrogation finally came to an end, for which Chen Hu and Xu Yi each pinched a cold sweat, what would happen to them if Ye Jingcheng was not present? Will you hide in the mountains and see the light, or will you be escorted back to it?

The three men who entered the city went from house to house knocking on the door, and now that it was still some time before dawn, they had to find a place to stay.

The main Xu Yi was bitten by a police dog when he was climbing the net, and it is impossible to take him to the hospital for treatment under the current conditions, so he must find a place to clean the wound. As for the follow-up symptoms, it is only left to fate.

"Auntie, do you have any spare rooms here? We'll spend the night. ”

"Pretty boy, my friend is injured, can I borrow a place to rest?"

"Uncle, I'm ......"

I asked several families in a row, but the result was that the three of them were invited to eat behind closed doors. It's not that they're afraid of Ye Jingcheng, but they're afraid of being affected. If you can't take care of your own family, how can you take care of others?

Ye Jingcheng knocked on the last house in the vicinity in frustration, and an old man of sixty or seventy years old walked out, Ye Jingcheng opened his mouth and asked, "Uncle, look at us... Can I stay overnight? ”

The old man glanced at the three of them and asked, "Just came down from above?" ”

"No, sir. Actually, we are H.K.U. students, but we didn't expect to get lost in the mountains..."

Without waiting for Ye Jingcheng to continue editing the lie, the old man interrupted and said, "Okay, I can't see your identity, but I can still see the two young people in the back." ”

After all, Ye Jingcheng is from forty years later, and his words and deeds can avoid many problems, but Chen Hu and Xu Yi inadvertently showed their feet. Fortunately, the old man still let them in, and the three of them finally had a place to rest.

For the benefactor who took him in, Ye Jingcheng naturally learned about the old man, and learned that the old man's surname was Wang, and he was smuggled over by wading through the water during the wave of refugees for more than five years, but unfortunately he was the only one in the family who successfully landed on the shore.

Uncle Wang's generous acceptance undoubtedly became the fate of the three. Not only did it solve the problems of accommodation for three people, but also under the guidance of 'relatives', the relevant departments accelerated the approval of the residence rights of three people.

On July 5, 1979, Ye Jingcheng, who was in his twenties, together with Xu Yi and Chen Hu, successfully obtained the right of abode and ID card of the Green Seal on Hong Kong Island seven days after landing in Hong Kong.

During this period, Ye Jingcheng did not waste even a little time, and took the two of them to the nearby site to work in the dark, working twelve hours a day, with a salary of 30 yuan a day.

"Cheng Zai, don't think about it anymore?" It was a foreman named Brother Xin in the territory who spoke, and he obviously wanted to retain the three of them for Ye Jingcheng's sudden resignation.

Although Ye Jingcheng and the three of them only worked part-time, he saw the hard work of the three of them, which can be described as Changbai Mountain ginseng, which is rare in the world.

Ye Jingcheng shook his head and politely refused: "Brother Xin, thank you for taking care of me these days, but I plan to do some small business with Ah Hu and Ah Yi." ”

"Alas, I originally saw that you had your ID card, and I planned to hire you as a regular worker." The middle-aged new brother seems to have had too many regrets in his life, and sighed: "But that's right, young people should go out for a while." ”

"Wait a minute." After saying that, the new brother turned his back and fiddled with it for a while, and then took out three deep bonus packets, handed them to the three of them, and said: "One letter for each person, Lili is yes, and also celebrates the prosperity of your business." ”

"Brother Xin..."Without waiting for Ye Jingcheng to speak, Brother Xin stretched out his hand to stop and said, "Just take it for you, maybe you will soar in the future, and I will have to take care of you in turn." ”

After a brief conversation, the three of them left the territory.

At this time, Xu Yi and Chen Hu handed the red envelope to Ye Jingcheng, which was a kind of trust in him. opened the red envelopes one by one, and the foreman sealed fifty for each of them, but Ye Jingcheng was one hundred of the package.

"Brother Cheng, what should I do next?" Chen Hu obeyed his orders.

"We won't move the two hundred yuan, after all, after eating and drinking for so many days at Uncle Wang's house, we should also take out some money for living expenses." Hearing Ye Jingcheng's suggestion, the two nodded in agreement.

Uncle Wang's life as an old man was not easy, and he helped them so much in vain, and it was really sad to ask them to eat and drink for nothing all the time.

After deducting the 200 yuan living expenses, the three of them made up a total of 600 yuan.

$600 is no more than half a month's salary for grassroots workers on Hong Kong Island, but under Yip's careful planning, this money will be used as the first career to come to Hong Kong. Ye Jingcheng decided to go to the night market with the two of them to set up a stall.

Mong Kok Night Market.

As one of the most densely populated areas, nearby residents flock to the night market every night to eat, drink, play and have fun.

The most lively thing is the food stalls that are connected together, and almost everyone will come here to fill their five internal organs temple after shopping.

A few days ago, a new barbecue stall opened here, the variety is all meat skewers, the rudimentary equipment makes people subconsciously ignore its existence, but in less than a week, it has become the star product of the food stall.

"Husband, you said you took me to eat delicious food, why did you come to such a remote place." A pair of students and lovers appeared in the market, and the two walked purposefully under the guidance of the boys.

"Just follow me, the barbecue in that stall is absolutely authentic, and if you don't go quickly, you might all sell out."

"Is it that delicious? Then why didn't the boss go outside? ”

Xiao Young scratched his head and said with some trouble: "I guess the boss is uncomfortable with these, anyway, someone buys it wherever it is placed, so what's the difference between putting it outside and putting it inside?" ”

"Then why don't you hurry up?"

Soon, the young couple came to an inconspicuous corner, but it was not deserted because of the remoteness, on the contrary, it had formed a long line of forty or fifty people.

The purpose of these people is to come to the barbecue stall in front of them, and thanks to the relatively remote location of this stall, it would be very difficult for pedestrians to pass through.

"Husband, is this the smell you call barbecue? How can it be so fragrant, you have to buy me at least two skewers. ”

Although there were still forty or fifty people lining up in front of her, the little girl could already smell the strong fragrance coming from the distance, so she made up her mind to eat the barbecue here, and she almost drooled on the spot.

"Two strings?" The little boy smiled, he remembered that when he first came over, he wanted to buy a bunch to try the taste, but he didn't expect this bunch to be skewered one after another, and he ate ten skewers before he stopped, the reason was that he only had so much change in his pocket.

Seeing the long queue in front of her, the little girl couldn't help but ask, "Husband, tell me what kind of kebab it is." ”

The man scratched his head again, in fact, he didn't know much about this barbecue, and he didn't want to lose his authority in front of his girlfriend, so he could only say perfunctorily: "It should be mutton, I don't know very well, anyway, the signboard says Alaba's barbecue." ”

The customers were eager to wait, and the three employees of the stall were even more busy. There is no doubt that these three people are Ye Jingcheng, Chen Hu and Xu Yi.

Of the $600 saved, $400 was spent on equipment, and the rent here was fifty a day. The remaining one hundred and five can't play tricks at all, and since that's the case, then they must be made distinctive.

At this time, the division of labor between the three of them is very different from that of ordinary barbecue stalls, and Ye Jingcheng's Alababai kebabs have to be finely divided, just like assembly line production.

Ye Jingcheng was in charge of the barbecue, Chen Hu was in charge of sprinkling the grilled meat skewers with dry seasonings, and Xu Yi collected the money with one hand and handed the brand to the guests with the other.

These brands represent the number of meat skewers purchased by customers, which are one, two, five, ten, four numbers, and when Chen Hu finishes sprinkling spices, customers can exchange the brand for the corresponding number of meat skewers, which not only saves the other party's time, but also reduces the trouble of finding redemption.

Ye Jingcheng does sell mutton skewers, but unlike traditional mutton skewers, first of all, ordinary barbecue is to put seasonings in the process, and the kebabs he makes wait until they are finished before some dry seasonings are soaked on them.

Secondly, this kind of mutton skewer is skewered with a wooden skewer with the thickness of a stick needle, and a pound of mutton can only be skewered for fifteen or six parts at most, and the cost alone is as high as one piece of five. So he sold it for two yuan per string and earned the difference of five cents.

Don't look at the profit of just five cents, once this amount is piled up, this account is also quite profitable.

"Ah Yi, the charcoal is gone, hurry up and bring two packs."

"Ah Yi, how many meat skewers are there?"

"Ah Hu, be careful, the seasoning has splashed into the fire."

The three of them were busy from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., and then began to pack up and go home. At this time, it was the prime time for supper, not that they didn't want to put it on anymore, but the meat on the stall had been sold out, and there was not even a scrap of meat left.

"Brother Cheng, drink some water first." At this time, Xu Yi handed over a bottle of mineral water.