Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 237

The border between Shenzhen and Hong Kong is dozens of kilometers long. Within this distance, most places are "penetrated" by a deep river, but there are also several serious land border areas.

The border trading place of the [-]th Brigade is one.

Luohu Port is one.

Wutong Mountain is one.

It's just that these places are bordered by barren mountains and ridges.

But there is a place that connects to the streets of Hong Kong City.

This place is: Yantian, Sha Tau Kok, and Chung Ying Street.

The original name of Zhongying Street was "Heron Trail", with Wutong Mountain in the back and Dapeng Bay in the south. The change of street name can be traced back to 1898, which was a humiliating history:

The British forcibly leased from the Qing government the northern part of the Kowloon Peninsula north of Boundary Street and south of Shen River, as well as more than 230 nearby islands. From then on, these areas were collectively known as the "New Territories" for a period of 99 years.

In 1899, border demarcation personnel from the two countries came to Sha Tau Kok and set up boundary markers on a dry river. The east side of the boundary marker was called "Sha Tau Kok, Chinese Boundary", and the west side of the boundary marker was called "Sha Tau Kok, British (Hong Kong) Boundary".

This area has since been divided into two.

Later, with the development, residents moved here and people doing business appeared. The early commercial street gradually formed, and it really became prosperous when my country implemented land reform and agricultural cooperatives in the 50s.

At that time, the residents of Sha Tau Kok actively engaged in production, and the output of agricultural and sideline products increased significantly. They were of high quality and low price, and were deeply loved by residents of the New Territories next door.

Later, due to historical reasons, this area became a border restricted area.

Now, after many years of silence, it has opened its doors again.

Li Jiankun is not sure about the specific date of lifting the ban, but he estimates that it will take less than half a year.

"Tu Tu Tu!"

A tractor loaded with "human piles" drove to the entrance of Chung Ying Street in Sha Tau Kok on the Yantian side, and then slowly stopped.

Li Yunshang and others were curiously looking at the street entrance in front of them. Even though Li Jiankun had learned a lot of "talkable" science, they still didn't understand what was so strange about this street.

It looks small and dilapidated. The streets are only three or four meters wide, and there are some old houses on both sides.

"Is this your first time here too?" Li Jiankun glanced at Lin Hai and others.

There were five of us together. Achang, who had eaten together once, was here. His long hair last year was cut into short hair. The other three guys were meeting for the first time.

The five people nodded in unison. In this era of backward information, in just half a year, they really had not heard the news about the lifting of the ban here - naturally they would not be able to come before the ban was lifted.

"Boss Li, if you don't know much, we locals don't even know. Is there really trade here again?"

Lin Hai offered a rainbow fart at the right time. They had heard about the historical origins of Zhongying Street from the old man.

"That's you bastards who don't pay attention to current affairs. I'm afraid all the local people, young and old, are getting rich from this."

Li Jiankun pointed toward the street. The street looked shabby at present, but there were a lot of customers.

"Let's go, let's go shopping."

Li Jiankun visited Zhongying Street in his previous life, and it was completely different from now.

In the 80s, if the most famous street in this country was not Gao Di Street, Hanzheng Street, Wangfujing, or Chenghuang Temple, it was this small shabby street in front of us.

Without him, halfway through this street, I would have gone abroad...

Think about it, how rare is this?
Who doesn’t want to come and see it?
Who doesn’t want to go abroad for a stroll?
If it really goes as planned, this cowhide can be used for a whole year.

When the news spreads, countless people will flock to it, but the one in the middle of the street is not so easy to cross.

In August this year, Pengcheng will be officially established as a special zone. A border defense permit is required to enter. Zhongying Street is called the "special zone within the special zone." If you want to go for a walk in the half of Hong Kong City, you will have to apply for a special permit. pass.

Later, in the 80s, the group of people who were regarded as the most capable in Pengcheng usually had one sign: they had obtained these two certificates.

As long as you have this resource, you don’t have to do anything, just lie down and count the money.

Later, around the mid-to-late 80s, Zhongying Street became the famous "Golden City", with annual sales of gold jewelry reaching one billion.Look, the tradition of Chinese aunties loving buying gold actually goes back a long time.

However, after the return of the Hong Kong City, Zhongying Street gradually lost its mystery and attraction, and will become one of the eight major attractions in Pengcheng in the future.

A group of 11 people walked through the small streets in a mighty manner. They had to go around everyone they met, and they obviously looked like they couldn't be offended.

There are mostly two-story arcades on both sides of the street, with shops underneath, but they are not fully open. About two-thirds of the storefronts are used as shops, and the items sold are highly contrasting.

Some shops sell fashionable clothes with bright colors and fashionable styles.

Some sell radish, cabbage and game...

The most popular grocery stores on the street sell everything. Li Jiankun noticed that there were similar categories in every store, which were obviously best-selling items, including cloth, instant noodles, umbrellas, MSG, soap, stockings...

Among them, cloth is the most popular. More than half of the people on the street have some cloth in their hands, armpits, shoulders, and backs.

Obviously there is no ticket required to buy cloth here.

If Li Jiankun understands it correctly, all products here are tax-free or low-tax. With good policies, its rise is inevitable.

Walking along and taking a look, there is a cement block in the middle of the road ahead.

Li Jiankun subconsciously slowed down.

Next to the cement pier, our two big-brimmed hats stood like benchmarks - Zhongying Street is not long, only 250 meters, and we reached the "boundary monument" in less than 2 minutes.

They can't get through it.

"Sister, here, over the cement pier is the harbor city."

"What?!"

Not only Li Yunshang was shocked, but everyone was also busy looking around, but after seeing it, the excitement that just arose in his heart became boring again.

That's not much of a difference.

The houses over there are also small arcades, and there are also fashionable clothes hanging outside the shops here.

"Isn't that right, Jiankun?"

Li Yunshang didn't believe it, so he put a cement block in the middle of the road and went around it before leaving the country?

Is it so sloppy?
When Li Jiankun was about to say something, everyone looked at each other and saw three men with large brimmed hats in navy blue uniforms walking slowly from the other end of the cement block. The leader was a white man with his hands behind his back. Looking left and right, just like taking a walk.

It is in sharp contrast to the large-brimmed hats of our two dark green uniforms, which look intently and look like javelins.

The two sides passed each other as if they didn't exist.

Li Jiankun was not surprised that three sirs from the port city came to Zhongying Street in Yantian as if they were shopping. Since the residents of the port city could come here to buy, wouldn't it be normal for them to come here to take a look and escort them?
It makes sense.

When the sirs passed by them, they really looked at the leaders, Li Jiankun and Li Yunshang, and seemed unable to tell whether they were members of their own family or mainlanders.

The crowd stood there for a while, attracting the attention of a special professional group on this street.

A dark, thin middle-aged man came over first.

"Are you gay?"

"...Uh, yes."

It seems like a secret code.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time. Do you want to go shopping in Hong Kong City? I'll buy it for you. I can go there. I have a yellow card!"

Li Jiankun: "..."

This damn thing is a one-step cross-border delivery of goods.

In the future, those who engage in purchasing on behalf of others will have to be called ancestors.

(End of this chapter)