Chapter 267 Why did the Qing Dynasty subjugate the country?
Xiaoxing's real name is Hu Zhenxing. In Tsim Sha Tsui, he made a fortune by lending money, opening dance halls, and sending village girls to nightclubs.
Some time ago, the seller who delivered takeout to Xiaoxing Dance Hall and provided washing powder and pills was caught for some reason.
Xiaoxing, who was out of stock, asked Niu Dada to find him a seller. It turned out that the people there were careless and turned out to be a leather goods company, and they had the idea of taking advantage of others.
Xiaoxing, who was frustrated, was of course unwilling to give up. Niu Dada, the middleman, became the target of his anger.
"That's what happened. I provided my home, and Xiaoxing was attacked. Although he escaped, he still hated me. No, today someone came to the door and asked me for a piece of cake.
Legs, I want to get back the lost face."
As Niu Dashun spoke, he patted his thigh with a look of joy on his face.
Wu Ming sat opposite him, eating the fruit brought by the waiter, and said easily: "If I let you go this time, will those people come to you again?"
"Probably not. Xiaoxing is a smart man and knows who he can offend and who he cannot afford to offend. This time you guys have come forward. I will treat him another day and give him a meal in front of his horse.
It's just a crime and it's almost fine." Niu Dada has been undercover for more than ten years and knows that for some people, face is not much lighter than benefits.
Everyone comes out to hang out. If you are not famous, no one will follow you, and businesses will not be willing to pay protection fees.
As long as Xiaoxing repays the face he lost this time respectfully, the two parties will still be able to sit in rows, share fruits, and eat together when there is food.
As for apologizing to others, Niu Dada had no objections. He didn't want to eat the food of Liqi Kaitang, so face was nothing.
"Brothers, you all carry guns when you go out. Are you really here to do big business?" After talking about his own affairs, Niu Dada cautiously asked the doubts in his heart.
Wu Ming and others looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads, but did not continue the topic.
Seeing that no one wanted to answer, Niu Dada felt uncomfortable asking.
After a few minutes of silence, Wang Yunxi put down the juice in her hand and smiled at Niu Dada: "Dad, since you are a middleman, it shouldn't be difficult to apply for a few identities, right?"
Originally, everyone's plan was to take a smuggler's fishing boat to Hong Kong Island, and buy the ID card directly. Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the change. Now the smuggler has been killed by everyone, and the method of arrival has also changed to crawling.
Of course the ID card is nowhere to be found.
The Niu Dada in front of me should be known to all kinds of people since he is a middleman.
Obtaining the ID card from him can also quickly solve the identity problem, saving you from even being able to get out of the door.
"There are five of you. In the normal market, it would cost about five thousand yuan. But I have the connections, so I can do it for five hundred yuan. And you saved me once, so I will help you with the money."
Niu Dada clapped his chest and promised, saying that he would not take any money.
The smile on Wang Yunxi's face remained unchanged, but she didn't mean to take advantage. She said, "Da Da, you are Dashun's cousin, so we should help you. Money is not a problem. We are not short of small sums."
There is no shortage of small money, but there is a shortage of big money.
When opening the treasure chest, Wang Yunxi offered 30,000 Hong Kong dollars, plus the thousands of dollars stolen from the snakeheads, the total amount was almost 40,000 dollars.
An ordinary office worker can save only 30,000 to 50,000 yuan over three to five years.
Judging from the current consumption level, Wu Ming and his party are really not short of small money, what they are short of is the one million.
"Dad, this is five thousand yuan. I'll leave it to you to take care of the ID card." Taking out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, Wang Yunxi counted out five one-thousand-denomination bills and handed them to Niu Dada.
Niu Dada had a look of surprise on his face. He really couldn't imagine how Wu Ming and the others had come to Hong Kong Island just now. He instinctively refused, "I can't take this money. You still..."
"Take it, the money is very clean, we are not short of small money."
"Too many. I have my own way. I can do it for five hundred yuan. Besides, you saved me once, how can I ask for your money!"
Niu Dada wanted to resist, so Wang Yunxi waved her hand and said: "We have just arrived in Hong Kong Island, and we are not familiar with the place here. Before we get our ID cards, we have to rely on you to take us in for a few more days. The remaining money is just
Pay for the food expenses for the few of us."
"This, okay..."
Niu Dada stopped trying to shirk and nodded: "I'll take the money. I have three bedrooms and two living rooms. You can live there as long as you want. If you need anything, you can tell me, whether it's for my cousin's sake or because
You saved my leg, and I will definitely help if anything happens."
Putting the money in his pocket, Niu Dada walked to the bar, borrowed a phone and started to contact acquaintances.
After one phone call, in less than ten minutes, the ID cards of Wu Ming and others were finalized, and they were sent in a hurry, so they could get them this afternoon.
Seeing Niu Dada's clean and tidy way of doing things, Wu Ming and others also nodded secretly.
Five stowaways were able to change their status in half a day, which shows Niu Dada's ability and connections.
"The friend I just contacted is the nephew of a big shot. That guy likes to play with luxury cars and virgins. I introduced him to a lot of good things and he has a good relationship with me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to live happily in the past few years.
He is my backer." Niu Dada looked mysterious with a lustful smile on his lips.
Wu Ming and others looked at each other. It seemed that it was not unreasonable for Niu Dada to live in a house with three bedrooms and two living rooms after being an undercover agent for more than ten years.
Although it is not said which big shot's nephew this is, people who like to play with luxury cars, even if they are smuggling parallel-imported cars, are not accessible to ordinary people.
"Let's go. Your ID card will be here at noon. I will take you to buy a pager first so that you can communicate with each other. Then we will transfer to Dunhuang Restaurant and treat you to a big dinner."
Under the leadership of Niu Dada, Wu Ming and others went straight to the mall.
In the middle of 1983, let alone mobile phones, even Big Brother would not appear for another three years. The world's dominant mobile phone was the well-deserved BB mobile phone.
Walking on the street, you can hear the call of "bb" everywhere, which is the first choice for people traveling in this era.
Wu Ming and others discussed it and decided to buy two bb machines to use during this month.
Among them, Wang Yunxi is going to sell lyrics, so she picked up a copy for easy contact.
The other part was given to Old Man Jiang for safekeeping to prevent them from being unable to find each other.
"Paging machines, also called bb machines, are walking on the street. People who have bb machines may not be successful, and those who don't are definitely not successful. The owner of this shop is an old friend of mine. Two bb machines cost 4,500.
It can be done for a hundred yuan, so you can be called a child without any deception.”
Judging from the current salary, a BB machine worth RMB 2,000 to 3,000 is almost four months’ salary. Ordinary office workers are reluctant to spend this money. Therefore, people who do not have BB are not successful people. This means that
Came here.
Wu Ming and others stood in front of the counter, looking at the palm-sized bb machine that had long since withdrawn from the stage of history, with a look of reminiscence on their faces.
Niu Dada on the side pretended that everyone had never seen this thing before, and said in a boastful tone: "You haven't seen it before. I heard from people in the mainland that you don't even have a paging station. There is only one in Shanghai that is building a paging station."
, it’s normal even if you haven’t seen it before.”
Wu Ming and others looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.
In future generations, not to mention bb machines, even mobile phones will be useless, and beggars will know how to chat online.
Everyone looked at these antiques from thirty years ago with the eyes of thirty years later, and one can imagine the amusement in their hearts. Fortunately, Niu Dada still used this to show off.
"Did you see it? This brand is called Motorola. I bought it three months ago. It's a big brand."
"puff..."
At this time, Wang Yunxi couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed.
Niu Dashun had a puzzled look on his face. Looking at Wu Ming and the others who were smiling, his eyes were full of doubts, "Why are you laughing? Did I say something wrong?"
"No, just keep pretending, we will stay with you until the end."
"Tch, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you."
After choosing two BB machines, Wu Ming and his party left the mall with Niu Dada, who had a somewhat sullen face.
Dunhuang Restaurant is the most famous buffet restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui.
It cost 188 Hong Kong dollars per person, which was a quarter of the salary of an ordinary white-collar worker on Hong Kong Island at this time. There were all kinds of delicacies, covering British, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and four-national flavors, and many of the restaurants were occupied by foreigners.
In the bb machine mall, Niu Dada, who made a big fuss, finally stopped showing off this time.
He carefully observed Wu Ming and several country bumpkins from the mainland. He saw that Wu Ming and the others did not know how to deal with life at all, and they did not need his special instructions at all.
"Have you ever had a buffet in the mainland?" Niu Dada had doubts in his eyes as he stood with Wu Ming, filling the plates with various seafood.
Wu Ming nodded without raising his head, seeing Niu Dada's confusion in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I've had it a few times, but it's not as high quality as here."
"Of course, this is Hong Kong Island. 188 Hong Kong dollars, if you put it in the mainland, is equivalent to three months' salary." Niu Dada's tone increased a bit when he heard Wu Ming said that the quality was not as high as here.
Wu Ming glanced at Niu Dada. He really didn't know why Niu Dada liked to show off so much and always compared the mainland with Hong Kong Island.
It is true that Hong Kong Island is now developing better than the mainland.
But this is only temporary. Once we embark on the road of reform and opening up, within twenty years, metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin will achieve prosperity that is no less than that of Hong Kong Island, or even worse.
.
"Dad, you look down on the mainlanders in your heart. Such thoughts are very dangerous!" Wu Ming patted Niu Dada's shoulder and whispered: "You have to be careful. I heard that there will be plans for the return of Hong Kong Island in 1997.
Ten million mainlanders will rush in and kill you all."
After saying this, Wu Ming took the dinner plate and walked towards his seat.
Niu Dada, whose pretense failed again, turned dark, but he still couldn't refute.
After all, the return of Hong Kong Island is a certainty. No one can veto this, not even John Bull and the people of Hong Kong. Anyone who opposes it must be prepared for war. Unless John Bull has mad cow disease, he will fight with a nuclear-armed man.
The country is playing tricks on changing things.
"Hey, the Qing Dynasty, why did the country fall? It's good now, the rabbit is not afraid of John Bull, and it won't work if he doesn't want to return." For some reason, Niu Dada suddenly thought of the Qing Dynasty, and his face showed a bit of melancholy. (Unfinished)