The Red Era: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 192: Nice place with 'environment'
The living conditions in the urban areas of Hong Kong in the 1970s were similar to those in Shanghai in the 1980s.

Basically, many people live in one room. Many outside tenants rent a room of more than 200 square feet with four or five people. That is, a room of more than 20 square meters.

But at least it is good to come to Hong Kong in this era, at least it is easy to get an ID card and find a job in Hong Kong. If it were the 1980s, when those who came illegally could not get an ID card and were deported if caught, many young women came to Hong Kong and married old men in their 60s and 70s in order to stay.

The house the agent showed Jiang Cheng was a small one, even the entrance and exit corridor was very small. It was about 40 square meters, similar to the apartment Zhou Lingying's parents lived in.

Don’t expect the environment to be very good, but Zhang Hao and his friends were satisfied with every house they looked at.

"Sir, there's no need to be picky. The area and price you want are basically like this. And life here is very convenient, as you saw when you came in just now." The agent who was showing the house said to Jiang Cheng a little impatiently.

This was already the fourth house they had seen, and the agent suspected that Jiang Cheng was playing a trick on him. The house they were looking at now was 460 square feet, which was considered a good house in the agent's hands. If he didn't like it, he didn't want to take Jiang Cheng to see other houses.

"Brother Cheng, why don't we stay here? It's really nice." Zhang Hao said, looking at the room. There were quite a few pieces of furniture here. Although they were old, they were much better than the ones he had seen before.

Jiang Cheng also thought the environment here was good. Damn, in broad daylight, there were some young girls standing at the door. Many of them looked young, but young doesn't mean pretty. Simply put, they are young.

But every girl's eyes can speak, you just need to look at her, she doesn't need to say anything, the eyes will let you know. You are someone who can immediately accompany her into the house to discuss life and have a small gathering.

But let’s not talk about this place, there are actually such women in the places I just saw.

"Okay, let's take this. Three hundred yuan, right?" Jiang Cheng asked for confirmation.

"That's right, but you still have to pay a deposit of 300 yuan. If the furniture here is damaged, you will have to pay compensation. The money will be deducted from the deposit." When the agent heard Jiang Cheng say that he had rented the house, a smile appeared on his face. He finally got the customer.

Jiang Cheng nodded, paid the money, signed the contract, and then went together to apply for ID cards.

Identity card processing is available at the personnel registration office in every area. The Hong Kong government unit is located directly on the first floor of a building in the central area of ​​the New Territories.

It was very expensive to apply for an ID card. Jiang Cheng saw the person who brought them here, stuffed twenty yuan into his pocket, and let them apply first. They only needed a guarantor, so they just filled in a random name for show.

You can also take the photo back and paste it yourself. If you are not the one who applied for the ID card, they will also record the number and keep a copy in the book. Jiang Chengdu felt that the ID card application was a bit too simple.

But Jiang Cheng doesn't understand history, and it is true. In history, Hong Kong changed its ID card in 1973, which is an ID card like Jiang Cheng's. With a new photo, people of similar age can use the information.

Some formal companies here do not allow child labor, but some people who are under the age limit use other people's ID cards and change their photos to work.

Starting from 1973, new identity cards will be issued, which are plastic-coated ones.

Jiang Cheng walked out of the hall of the personnel registration office and looked at the ID card in his hand. The material was not as good as some of the exquisite business cards in later generations. But he was already a Hong Konger, and the ID card was nothing. It was his identity in the New Territories of Hong Kong. As long as he remembered the number, he could find his registration information.

After getting their ID cards, Zhang Hao and his friends were very happy. Finally, they wouldn't have to treat the police like a mouse seeing a cat when they see them in Hong Kong.

"Brother Cheng, what are we going to do now? We will follow your arrangements." Zhang Hao said.

"What are you doing? What can you do like this? Go buy each of you a set of clothes first, go back and clean the room, and then think about what to do." Jiang Cheng said.

Jiang Cheng's advantage is that he can get some goods in China, such as from the reclamation farm. In the future, he can not only eat them himself, but also take care of relatives and friends. There is no need to let neighbors take advantage of many things.

Listening to Jiang Cheng's arrangement, several people followed him excitedly. Buy clothes, even if they go to the street stalls to buy cheap ones. It's better than what they are wearing now. Zhang Hao and his friends actually work to earn money, but they spend it on eating, drinking and playing cards. They are the kind of people who are willing to spend money on playing, but not willing to rent a house or buy clothes.

Jiang Cheng not only bought things for them, but also for himself. If he wasn't with Zhang Hao and the others, his clothes would actually be OK. At least he had a shirt, pants with a belt, and Jiefang shoes.

He already had leather shoes in his space, but when he was climbing the mountains, it was more convenient to wear Liberation shoes. But he planned to buy two pairs of jeans and two Hong Kong-style shirts.

As for the suit, he can buy it later, after he has his own business here and becomes a boss.

I took Zhang Hao and his friends to a street stall to buy some clothes, and there were jeans on the stall. But they were not able to fit in with the trend yet, and they still picked standard clothes.

It's not so bad now, after all, Hong Kong still lacks people. In another year, when the industry takes off, there will be an even greater shortage of labor. At least now Hong Kong people don't discriminate against mainlanders. In the 1980s, if you came here and didn't speak Cantonese and wore old-fashioned clothes, people would directly call you "mainland boy".

After buying clothes, they returned to the rented place. Jiang Cheng said one word and asked Zhang Hao and the others to clean up the place.

But after a whole morning of hard work, it was soon noon.

"Brother Cheng, how are we going to solve the problem of lunch?" Zhang Hao asked.

Zhang Hao and his friends don't know how to cook, so if they are asked to go shopping for food and cook, they will be overwhelmed. Usually, they eat better when they have money, and it doesn't matter if they buy steamed buns when they don't have money.

In Hong Kong, even if you work as a laborer at the dock to earn some money, it is still enough to have enough to eat.

Zhang Hao, A Guang, and A Li still have money for food. But since they have recognized Jiang Cheng as their big brother, they naturally listen to him. Even if they are arranged to have a meal now and then go to do something after the meal, as long as they are not going to die in vain, they will never back down and will not back down if they are asked to kill someone.

Jiang Cheng was also troubled when he heard about how to solve the lunch problem. According to his plan, he must recruit people, and he chose to recruit the few people in front of him. He did not expect them to have any ability, but he needed a few people who would listen to him and work for him.

Jiang Cheng can only come to Hong Kong once or twice a month, and he may not even come during the Chinese New Year. He may not come during the Chinese New Year. In addition, he cannot always run around Guangzhou.

I have issued them ID cards and bought them clothes. I can't just ask them to continue to work as laborers at the docks and wait for him to arrange something for them to do. Now they don't even care about their meals.

Jiang Cheng can cook, but how can a boss cook for his younger brothers? Today he can only take them to a restaurant.

"Let's eat out today. After dinner, you guys go get your hair done. I'll give you some instructions to do in the afternoon." Jiang Cheng stood up and said.

Now everyone has taken a shower, and Zhang Hao and his friends have improved their image after taking a shower and changing clothes. But their hair is still too messy, and they look unimpressive when they go out.

Anyway, they just did whatever Jiang Cheng said. When they saw Jiang Cheng stand up, several people immediately followed him.

Jiang Cheng took a few people to a small restaurant to eat barbecued pork rice. A serving of barbecued pork rice now costs two or three yuan. It mainly depends on what type of barbecued pork you order.

Jiang Cheng ordered eight servings of barbecued pork rice for four people. The amount of one serving was not enough for Jiang Cheng's current appetite.

For some people with good jobs in Hong Kong, this is a daily necessity for lunch, but for Zhang Hao and his colleagues, it is an improvement in their meals.

　I was going to make up some chapters today, but the previous chapters were suddenly reviewed today. I wrote about the plot of a man who stowed away and was beaten to death. I spent a long time revising it, and it even doesn't make sense. I'll work hard tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)