Island Tycoon

Chapter 2 Barbecue Entrepreneurship
"What's the matter with me? You poor man, if you have the ability, take me back to the police station. Do you want to torture me to extract a confession?"

Ye Jingcheng's actions one after another were beyond the expectations of both parties, especially Chen Hu and Xu Yi were ready to die. They were smugglers in the dark, so why did Ye Jingcheng want to attract the other party's attention.

They didn't know that Ye Jingcheng was making trouble just to let the other party be sure that they were Hong Kong people first, that's why they behaved so confidently.

At this time, another policeman came up, patted his companion on the shoulder, and persuaded: "Forget it, and this kind of dead smell flies, you are not looking for guilt. Anyway, we are going to hand over our shifts, so we might as well go back Eat breakfast and sleep well."

The policeman glared at Ye Jingcheng in displeasure, and even put down his harsh words: "Damn Feizi, remember to be careful in the future, and don't fall into my hands."

"It's okay to leave or not."

Although the two policemen didn't like Ye Jingcheng, they didn't think about their identity as stowaways. The interrogation finally came to an end. For this reason, Chen Hu and Xu Yi each broke into a cold sweat. What would happen to them without Ye Jingcheng present?Did he hide in the deep mountains and not see the light, or was he escorted back to the top?

The three people who entered the urban area knocked on the door from house to house. It was still some time before dawn, and they had to find a place to stay first.

The main reason is that Xu Yi was bitten by a police dog while climbing the net. 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 illness, we can only resign ourselves to fate.

"Auntie, do you have any vacant rooms here? Let's stay for one night."

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

"Uncle, I..."

I asked several families in a row, but in the end all three people were rejected.It wasn't that they were afraid of Ye Jingcheng, but that they were afraid of being implicated.If you can't take care of your own family, how can you take care of others?
Dejectedly, Ye Jingcheng knocked on the last house nearby, and an old man in his 70s or [-]s came out. Ye Jingcheng asked, "Old man, look at us... can we stay overnight?"

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

"No, old man. In fact, we are students at HKU. We didn't expect to get lost in the mountains..."

Before Ye Jingcheng could continue to edit the lies, the mature old man interrupted and said, "Okay, I can't tell who you are, but I can still tell the two young people behind."

After all, Ye Jingcheng came from 40 years later, and his words and deeds can avoid many problems, but Chen Hu and Xu Yi showed their flaws unintentionally.Fortunately, the old man let them in, and the three of them finally had a place to rest.

As for the benefactor who took him in, Ye Jingcheng naturally got to know the old man a little bit. He learned that the old man's surname was Wang, and he smuggled across the river during the refugee tide in the past five or so years. Unfortunately, he was the only one in the whole family to land successfully.

Uncle Wang's generous acceptance undoubtedly became the favorite of the three of them.It not only solves the problems of board and lodging for the three people, but also, under the leadership of the 'relatives', the relevant departments speed up the approval of the residence rights of the three people.

On July 1979, 7, 5-year-old Ye Jingcheng, together with Xu Yi and Chen Hu, successfully obtained the Hong Kong Island Green Seal of Residence and ID card seven days after landing in Hong Kong.

During this time, Ye Jingcheng didn't waste even a little bit of time, and took the two of them to a nearby site to do illegal work. The working hours were twelve hours a day, and the salary was 30 yuan a day.

"Chengzi, don't think about it anymore?" It was a foreman named Brother Xin who spoke, and Ye Jingcheng's sudden resignation obviously wanted to keep the three of them.

Although the three of Ye Jingcheng were only doing part-time jobs, he could see the hard work of the three of them. It could 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 your care these days, but I plan to start a small business with Ah Hu and Ah Yi."

"Well, I thought you had your ID cards and planned to hire you as regular workers." The middle-aged Xin Ge seemed to have had too many regrets in his life, so he sighed: "But it's true, young people should go out and make a living. some."

"Wait a minute." After finishing speaking, the new brother carried it back and fiddled with it for a while, then took out three crimson bonus packs, handed them to the three of them respectively, and said, "One for each of you, Lili is yes, and we will also celebrate yours." Business is booming."

"Brother Xin..." Before Ye Jingcheng could speak, Brother Xin stretched out his hand to stop him, and said, "Just take it for you, maybe you will become prosperous in the future, and I have to ask you to take care of me instead."

After a brief conversation, the three left the site.

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

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

"We won't move the two hundred yuan. After all, we have been eating and drinking for nothing at Uncle Wang's house for so many days, so we should spend some money for living expenses." Hearing Ye Jingcheng's suggestion, the two nodded in agreement.

Uncle Wang's life is not easy for an old man, and he has helped them so much for nothing. It is really a pity for them to keep eating and drinking for free.

After deducting the two hundred yuan for living expenses, the three of them pooled together a total of six hundred yuan.

Six hundred yuan is only half a month's salary for grassroots workers on Hong Kong Island, but under Ye Jingcheng's careful plan, this money will be used as the first business to come to Hong Kong.Ye Jingcheng decided to go to the night market with the two of them to start a business by setting up a stall.

Mong Kok Night Market.

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

The most lively place is the food stalls in a row. Almost everyone will come here to fill up their five internal organs temple after shopping.

A few days ago, a new barbecue stall opened here. The varieties are all meat skewers. The simple equipment makes people subconsciously ignore its existence, but in less than a week, it has become a star product among the food stalls. .

"Husband, you said you took me to eat delicious food. Why did you come to such a remote place?" A student couple appeared in the market, and they walked purposefully under the leadership of the boy.

"Follow me. The barbecue at that stall is absolutely authentic. If you don't hurry up, it might be sold out."

"Is it that delicious? Then why doesn't the boss put it outside?"

The young man scratched his head, and said with some trouble: "I guess the boss is not comfortable with this. Anyway, people buy it everywhere, so what's the difference between the outside and the inside?"

"Then hurry up and go."

Soon, the young couple came to an inconspicuous corner, but the place was not deserted because of the remoteness. On the contrary, there had been a long queue of four or fifty people.

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

"Husband, is this the barbecue you mentioned? Why is it so fragrant, you have to buy me at least two skewers."

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

"Two skewers?" The little boy smiled. He remembered that when he came here for the first time, he wanted to buy a skewer to try the taste, but he didn't expect this skewer after another, and he stopped eating after eating ten skewers. , The reason is that I only have so much change in my pocket.

Seeing the long queue in front, the little girl couldn't help but asked, "Husband, tell me what kind of kebab you are."

The man scratched his head again. In fact, he didn't know much about this barbecue restaurant, and he didn't want to lose his prestige in front of his girlfriend, so he could only say perfunctorily: "It should be mutton, I don't know it very well, anyway, the sign says With Alabai barbecue."

The customers couldn't wait one by one, and the three employees of the stall were extremely busy.There is no doubt that these three people are Ye Jingcheng, Chen Hu and Xu Yi.

Of the [-] yuan saved at that time, [-] yuan was spent on equipment, and the rent here was [-] yuan a day.The remaining one hundred and fifty can't play tricks at all. Since this is the case, it must be unique.

At this time, the division of labor among the three is quite different from that of a general barbecue stand. Ye Jingcheng's Alabai kebab requires a fine division of labor, just like an assembly line production.

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

These grades represent the quantity of meat skewers purchased by customers, which are one, two, five, ten, and four numbers. After Chen Hu finishes spreading the spices, customers can exchange the grades for the corresponding number of meat skewers, which not only saves the other party's time, but also Reduce the hassle of redemption.

Ye Jingcheng does sell mutton skewers, but it is different from traditional mutton skewers. First of all, ordinary barbecue is to put seasonings in the process, but the kebabs he makes are not soaked with some dry seasonings until the roast is finished.

Secondly, this kind of mutton skewers are skewered with wooden sticks as thick as needles. A pound of mutton can only be skewered at most fifteen or six servings, and the cost alone is already as high as one yuan and five.So he sold each string at [-] yuan, earning a difference of [-] cents.

Regardless of the profit of only fifty cents, once this amount is piled up, the account is quite lucrative.

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

"Ayi, how many skewers are there?"

"Ahu, be careful, the spices are all splashed into the fire."

The three of them were busy from seven o'clock in the evening to one o'clock in the morning, and then they began to pack their things and go home.It was the prime time for supper stalls at this time, it wasn't that they didn't want to set it up any longer, but that the meat on the stalls had been sold out, and there wasn't even a single scrap of meat left.

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

(End of this chapter)