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Chapter 60 Temple Street Night Market
Temple Street is very lively at night, and the street is still crowded with people after eleven o'clock.
The colorful neon lights flickered, illuminating the faces of everyone passing by. Looking at this prosperous scene, Li Shaoan felt a little emotional.
I never imagined that in the early 1970s, Hong Kong already had such a prosperous scene, which was no worse than Dongguan Tianhe in the early 21st century.
The street food stalls exuded an enticing aroma, and the stall owners were busy serving customers. He felt a little hungry and came to a fish ball stall.
"Boss, give me a portion of fish balls and a larger portion of beef offal."
The boss, who was in his forties, immediately started cooking the fish balls and cutting the beef offal with scissors upon hearing this. In just two minutes, he had completed his order.
"Hello, boss. Fish balls are 1.5 cents, and a large portion of beef offal is dollar. The total is Hong Kong dollars. Do you want to eat here or take it away?"
"Take it away and eat it."
While answering, Li Shaoan took out his wallet and looked at the thick stack of Hong Kong dollars, all of which were thousand-dollar bills, with only two of them having a limit of five hundred yuan.
He took out a five-hundred-Hong Kong-dollar bill and handed it to the fish ball stall owner, then took the fish balls and beef offal handed to him by a little girl.
The boss held the five hundred Hong Kong dollars in his hand, looked embarrassed, and said:
"Boss, your bill is too big and I can't make the change."
Seeing the beef offal handed over by the little girl, who was probably about five or six years old, Li Shaoan quickly squatted down, gently took the beef offal, and asked with a smile:
"Sister, you are so young, and you are already working?"
The little girl smiled and showed her gap teeth:
"I'm not young anymore. I'm already six years old. I'm going to school after the Chinese New Year. My parents work hard every day to earn tuition fees. I want to come and help them."
The children of the poor are in charge early.
Li Shaoan was shocked when he heard this. Yes, although Hong Kong is prosperous now, there are still many families like this.
Looking at the sensible little girl, Li Shaoan felt a little pity and asked:
"How much is the tuition? Is it expensive?"
The little girl nodded seriously and said:
"It's so expensive. It costs thousands of Hong Kong dollars for one school year. Mom and Dad have to pay the security management fee, and they have to save up for another two months to make up the money."
Li Shaoan took out a thousand-yuan note, handed it to the little girl, and said with a gentle smile:
"This is the New Year's red envelope your uncle gave you. It's your tip. Use it to pay your tuition. Don't look at Dad. Take it."
The little girl looked at her father and didn't dare to take the money. Seeing Li Shaoan's tough attitude, the boss nodded slightly to her.
"Thank you uncle, I wish you a happy new year and good health."
Li Shaoan patted her little head and said with a smile:
"Uncle also wishes you success in your studies. Okay, go and have fun."
After he finished speaking, he stood up. Before he started talking, the fish ball stall owner wanted to return the 500 Hong Kong dollars to him.
"Thank you, boss. I'll treat you to this bowl of fish balls and beef offal. It's free."
Li Shaoan waved his hand and said:
"Take it. I always pay for food, so no need to give me change. I'll ask you some questions with the rest, and that's it for consultation fees."
Seeing Li Shaoan's dignified face, the boss didn't dare to refuse, so he had to bow and thank him repeatedly:
"Thank you, boss. Thank you. Please ask."
Li Shaoan nodded and asked:
"Boss, I see your business is pretty good. Are the security fees very high? It takes two months to save a thousand Hong Kong dollars?"
Upon hearing this, the fish ball stall owner shook his head and said:
“Not expensive, not expensive. This area is now managed by the Walled City Committee. Apart from taking 10% of the turnover, there are no other fees. The management is strict, the public security is much better, and business is also good.
The situation is much better now than before. In the past, several gangs collected money, and one gang would collect money followed by another.
In addition, the police also collect the money. At the end of the month, if you can save 200 Hong Kong dollars, you will be lucky.
I can’t save much money every month because my elderly family members are sick.”
Li Shaoan's expression improved after hearing this. He had previously thought that they were people from the lower city who dared to violate his rules and charge extra money in private, so that the couple only earned 500 Hong Kong dollars a month.
Li Shaoan continued to ask:
"How do the people in the Walled City collect money?"
When the boss heard this question, his face immediately became alert and he didn't answer.
Seeing this situation, Li Shaoan felt a little amused and a little relieved. It seemed that the Walled City Committee was still very popular.
He waved his hand casually, and Chen Tao's horseman, who had been following him from a distance and watching him, immediately rushed over.
He bowed his head respectfully and called out, "Mr. Li."
When the boss saw the head of Chen Tao, the boss of Temple Street, coming over and being so polite to Li Shaoan, he knew that he had met an important person.
First, he called him respectfully, "Brother Hot."
Then, with Li Shaoan's nod of approval, he asked the question that Li Shaoan had just asked.
After listening to this, Hot Brother immediately said to the boss:
"Whatever Mr. Li asks, you should answer it. You must be honest and don't hide anything."
Seeing that the big brother who managed Temple Street allowed it, the boss naturally had nothing to worry about.
"Mr. Li, the city has regulations on how many stalls can be set up in which places, and there are people watching over the stalls. After the stalls are closed, they will check the cash box to collect the money."
When Li Shaoan heard this method, he frowned. Although the formal members had been brainwashed by him for a long time, they carried out his arrangements meticulously.
But there are still many peripheral members, and Li Shaoan did not do so because he was afraid that these peripheral members would take money indiscriminately.
Huobao saw Li Shaoan frowning, guessed why Li was frowning, and explained:
"Mr. Li, we have official members to supervise them."
Li Shaoan then relaxed his frown, but still said:
"This method doesn't work, you guys discuss it and find a better way.
Also, we should take care of those who are in financial difficulties, try to allow more stalls to open, give them priority, and take less or no commission depending on the situation. "
After Huobao heard this, he immediately bowed his head respectfully and said:
"Understood, Mr. Li. I will report your instructions as soon as possible and then improve these problems."
Li Shaoan nodded, ignored Hot-tempered Brother, and turned to ask the fish ball stall owner:
"Boss, how much money do you and your wife make in a month? Is there anyone causing trouble and making your business difficult?"
The fish ball stall owner replied:
"When things are good, my husband and I can earn around 3,000 yuan a month, and when things are bad, we can still make around 2,000 yuan.
In the beginning, there were still some young gangsters causing trouble, but with the strong crackdown by the committee, it has not happened once this month.
After the committee came in, business became better and life became more stable. At least I dared to let my wife and children go out and help. "
Li Shaoan was very happy to hear that. He looked at the nervous lady boss standing next to the fish ball stall owner, and the little girl snuggling closely to her mother.
"Boss, the child is so young, and you ask her to help out. This is not good for her. It is better to let her study hard so that she can have a good future."
The boss laughed and said:
"Mr. Li, usually my 20-year-old eldest son comes to help, but today my parents are in the hospital, so he has to go take care of his grandparents.
My daughter is so young, we were worried about leaving her alone at home, so we brought her out tonight."
Li Shaoan finally understood what was going on after hearing this, so he squatted down again, touched the little girl's head, and said with a smile:
"Sister, Daddy and Mommy work so hard to make money, you have to study harder in the future, okay?
The little girl smiled happily and said:
"I know, thank you uncle for helping my dad."
Li Shaoan asked the little girl in confusion: "What's the matter?"
The little girl said very seriously:
"After you came, no one bullied my father and brother anymore, and no one beat my father and brother anymore. Thank you, uncle."
Li Shaoan was very moved when he heard this. In this era, it is not easy for the lower class people in Hong Kong to survive.
He assured the little girl seriously:
"Don't worry, sister. Uncle promises you that when you live and do business here in the future, no one will dare to bully you or beat up your father and brother."
Although the little girl was still young, when she saw a large group of people following Li Shaoan and her parents being respectful and fearful of that group of people, she also knew that the uncle who was talking to her was an important person.
So he smiled happily, stretched out his little finger, and said:
"Thank you, uncle. Let's make a pinky promise."
Li Shaoan immediately stretched out his finger and hooked it with hers. He smiled and cooperated with the little girl, reciting along with her:
"Hang yourself with a hook, and it won't change for a hundred years."
"Hang yourself with a hook, and it won't change for a hundred years."
The crowd was watching as Mr. Li cooperated with the little girl and played childish games.
He was deeply touched. This was the big boss of their committee, and a boss worthy of his life.
Sometimes when he thought of the cruelty of the evildoers, his calves would tremble and he would shake with fear all over.
But towards the disadvantaged groups, the big boss pours all his kindness and care.
After taking the oath, the little girl leaned on her mother shyly, and Li Shaoan also stood up.
"Hotshot, you heard me swear. Tell all the committee members that I can't break my promise."
The group bent down and bowed their heads. Huo Bao lowered his head and answered:
"Don't worry, Mr. Li. All of us on the committee will strictly follow your instructions and will not let you break your promise."
Li Shaoan nodded and said:
“These small vendors are not allowed to take such a high commission, how much money can they make?
Report my words to the higher authorities, and the fees charged by small vendors within our jurisdiction will be halved. For those families in financial difficulty, we will not charge them a penny, and we will provide them with assistance.”
Li Shaoan, who came from the future, understood one thing very well, which was to go deep into the masses.
As long as this is achieved, no one can suppress the committee.
For the committee, Li Shaoan’s words are the highest instructions and must be carried out without fail.
Hot and respectful:
"Got it, Mr. Li. I'll report it later."
Hearing this, Li Shaoan nodded and said to the fish ball stall owner and his family, especially the little girl who swore with him:
"Then I won't bother you from doing business, boss. Sister, uncle is leaving. Goodbye."
The little girl waved to him and said:
"Goodbye uncle, come to my stall to eat fish balls when you have time."
Li Shaoan replied with a smile:
"Don't worry, uncle will definitely come to your house to help next time."
"We are good friends. It's free. I'll treat you to a meal next time."
Li Shaoan smiled and nodded when he heard that. He stopped talking, turned around and walked into the busy street.
The fish ball stall owner and his wife bowed deeply towards his back to thank him for his care.
"Goodbye, Mr. Li."
Li Shaoan held the paper box in one hand and a bamboo stick in the other, and ate while walking like other passers-by.
Looking at Huobao and others who were still following behind him, Li Shaoan waved his hand at them, signaling them not to follow too closely, but just follow from a distance like they did before.
Huobao understood immediately, and stopped with his brothers. They waited until Li Shaoan walked away before slowly following him.
After walking for a while, we arrived at the second half of Temple Street.
Li Shaoan threw the empty paper box into the trash can on the roadside and watched the second half of the nightlife, which was all nightclubs and bars.
Although the Yau Tsim Mong area has been cleared out by the Walled City Committee, it does not mean that people from other gangs are not allowed to come and play.
So in the second half of the bar street, Li Shaoan also saw all kinds of people, it was bustling and lively.
The people on the committee all stand in a corner, and they won't show up unless there's trouble.
New Blue Sky Nightclub.
Seeing a newly opened nightclub, Li Shaoan walked in.
(Thank you to Ai Chi Xiao Lu for the update reminder, and thank you to all the brothers and sisters for the gifts. Thank you.)
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