"Get up!
Don't sleep!
Xiao Peng patted Camila beside him.
Camilla rubbed her eyes and sat up: "Mr.
Xiao, where are we going?"
” "Mexicali."
Xiao Peng said.
Camila was speechless: "Mr.
Xiao, aren't you going to Southern California?"
How did you get to Mexicali again?
” Xiao Peng patted the car: "Isn't this car looking for death when it runs over there?"
That's kind of sending it to the door yourself.
So I went this route. ” "Then why came to Mexicali?"
Camila was puzzled.
Xiao Peng said with a smile: "Because it is possible to find Yang Meng's whereabouts here, the largest Chinatown in Mexico is here!"
Let's go, let's go have some breakfast first. ” Many people think that Mexico's largest Chinatown is in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, but it is not, but in Mexicali, near the border with the Stars and Stripes.
Mexico City's Chinatown is more of a Filipino-Chinese 。。。。。
And the reason for the establishment of this Chinatown is related to the Stars and Stripes.
As early as 1882, the Chinese exclusion law was passed, which banned Chinese laborers from entering the Stars and Stripes for a decade.
And this bill also caused those Chinese laborers in the Stars and Stripes or those who wanted to go to the Stars and Stripes to go to Mexicali on the border between Mexico and the Stars and Stripes, and while working here, they were looking for opportunities to go to the Stars and Stripes, using Mexicali as a base.
By 1918, Mexicali Chinatown was founded.
However, after the establishment of Mexicali Chinatown, there is another great feature, because they are not used to the scorching heat of Mexico, these Chinese immigrants have established a network of underground tunnels and basements, so that they can escape the heat and move around the city.
The 'tunnel war' has been taken to the extreme.
Later, when the revolution broke out in Mexico, those Mexicans thought that 'Asian immigrants had robbed them of their jobs and women', so some states such as Sinaloa or Sonora began to massacre and abuse the Chinese.
In order to survive, a large number of Chinese have come to Mexicali Chinatown, and there are more Chinese here than Mexicans, so it is relatively safe.
In 1970, the tunnels were closed or turned into tourist attractions------.
However, this method of the Chinese people has made the Mexican drug lords flourish, and there are countless tunnels used for drug trafficking on the border between the Stars and Stripes and Mexico。。。。。。
I have to say, Mexicali's Chinatown is definitely the liveliest place here!
Xiao Peng really felt that it was wise to stop and walk in.
It's a lot of traffic here.
The car couldn't go by at all.
This is full of 'Chinese style', well, 'Chinese style' in the eyes of foreigners.
Xiao Peng passed by a barbecue shop, and the counter was covered with stickers of the traditional God of Wealth.
It's the kind posted during the Chinese New Year, and there is a couplet next to it: 'The God of Wealth comes to my house, blessed and happy, and rich'.
Okay, you can still understand the god of wealth who sells barbecue, but what the hell is the 'Sending Child Guanyin' posted side by side?
'Seek a son and get a son like a dragon, and ask for wealth and get wealth to the door'。。。。。。
He really wanted to ask the owners of these shops, do you know Chinese?
Any idea what that means?
However, compared with Chinatowns in other cities, Mexico's Chinatowns are also very different, that is, there are few Chinese here, and almost all of them are Spanish storefront signs.
Maybe it's because it's so old.
The Chinese elements here are 'red lanterns', 'pandas', 'dragons', 'phoenixes' and the like.
But it's really not a bustling place, it's full of street performers, and this Mexican is so fond of music that a few random people get together and start performing, accordions, guitars, drums, trumpets, 。。。。。
It feels like all Mexicans know these things.
The best feature of this area is the countless homeless people, which contrasts with the bustling Chinatown.
"Mr.
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Xiao, look!"
Camila said, pointing to the newsstand next to her.
Xiao Peng was dumbfounded when he saw it, there were already photos of several people who died last night in several newspapers.
Is the news here so efficient?
Camila explains: "There are three things that Mexicans pay the most attention to: football, beautiful women, and murders.
Only these three have been reported most positively. ” Xiao Peng looked around, gasped, and looked at these newspapers, there were at least six or seven homicides last night.
It's good, it's very Mexican, day and night are definitely two completely different countries.
The two took Yang Meng's photo in every store in Chinatown and inquired about Xiao Peng's whereabouts.
As a result, no one has seen his whereabouts.
Xiao Peng sat on the roadside bench with a disappointed face, it seemed that this trip was in vain。。。。。。
"Mr.
Xiao, don't be too disappointed, we will definitely find Mr.
Yang."
Camila saw that Xiao Peng was in a bad mood and comforted him.
Xiao Peng sighed: "This grandson is too capable of running, it is really difficult to find such a person in such a big country, he can leave me some clues!"
What the hell is this guy doing!
” Camila handed Xiao Peng two 'Damares', which are Mexican specialties, much like the Chinese rice dumplings, but made of banana leaves or corn leaves, and the filling inside is also cornmeal mixed with meat pieces with spices and peppers.
In Mexico, corn and peppers are found in almost all foods, and the people here call themselves 'corn people' really self-aware.
Xiao Peng put 'Damares' on the bench: "I really don't have an appetite right now.
Let's put it here first. ” Camila said, "Mr.
Xiao, I know you're worried about Mr.
Yang, but no matter what, you can't stop eating."
'Damares' is still hot and delicious. ” Xiao Peng shook his head: "I really don't have an appetite."
"He tilted his head and saw an old homeless man sleeping there lying on the side of the road, so he walked over with 'Damares', put 'Damares' beside the homeless, patted the homeless, pointed to 'Damares', and motioned for him to get up and eat.
The homeless man was woken up by Xiao Peng and looked confused, and after seeing the 'Damares' beside him, he quickly sat up: "Thank you." ” Xiao Peng was stunned: "Do you speak English?"
"There aren't many people in Mexico who speak English other than tourists, and because of education and other reasons, very few people speak English despite the fact that Mexico and the Stars and Stripes are neighbors.
Most of the Chinese in Chinatown, including here, speak Portuguese.
The old homeless man ate 'Damares', and when he heard Xiao Peng's question, he replied: "Yes, I have been in California when I was young, and now I am old and can't work hard, so I have returned to my hometown."
What do you Chinese people say?
That's right, 'Fallen Leaves Return to the Roots'!
” Xiao Peng smiled: "You can still speak Chinese!"
Or Mandarin?
"This is rare, even in Chinatown, the Chinese mostly speak Hakka and Cantonese, and there are really not many people who can speak Mandarin.
The old homeless man smiled: "It was taught to me by a Chinese tourist, and it was a very interesting young man."
You Chinese people are very friendly!
” Xiao Peng laughed: "You Mexicans are also the most enthusiastic people I have ever met.
Alright, hurry up and eat.
Camila, bring me the monster drink you bought. ” Camila sat on the side, heard Xiao Peng say this, and walked over with a paper cup on the bench, Xiao Peng handed the drink to the homeless man, and the homeless man's eyes lit up when he saw it: "Wow, I haven't drunk it for a long time."
Are you sure you don't drink it, sir?
” Xiao Peng's head shook like a rattle: "I won't drink it if I am killed!"
” The old tramp laughed: "You can't enjoy it, this is a delicacy from God to mankind!"
After speaking, he took a big sip of the paper cup, and Xiao Peng, who watched it, was shocked.
This kind of drink, Xiao Peng called it 'monster drink', there is really a reason, let alone drinking, Xiao Peng was stunned when he looked at it!
When the mouth of the paper cup with cola is glued to the mouth of the cup with dried chili powder, then a circle of special chili sauce, ice cubes are placed in the cup, various sauces like soy sauce are poured in, oh, and of course, chili sauce is indispensable, and when all this is done, you add lemon juice, and finally pour in cola, and then you insert fresh agave sticks and chocolate bars, and that's it。。。。。。
Is this Nima something that people drink?
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But it's just such a thing, it's still very expensive, and it's not something ordinary people can afford to drink.
And it's also very popular in the local area.
There's something wrong with this Nima's taste buds, right?
Seeing the old homeless man take a sip of his drink, and the corners of his mouth were full of chili sauce, Xiao Peng was completely speechless, and he felt his scalp tingle when he looked at it.
"Wow, it's delicious!"
The old tramp sighed: "My name is Belard, thank you so much, just make this drink, I can at least last another week."
It's a pity that there is no good wine, it is perfect!
” Xiao Peng laughed after hearing this, this homeless man is really missing, and like the Stars and Stripes, most homeless people have alcohol addictions, and even many drug addictions.
However, Xiao Peng didn't mind, opened his backpack, took out a small bottle of tequila from it and handed it to him.
Berard took the agave, unscrewed the bottle and took a big sip: "Wow, God, I've almost forgotten the taste of agave." ” Xiao Peng patted him on the shoulder: "Then let God bless you."
After saying that, Xiao Peng got up and prepared to return to the bench he was sitting on just now.
Berard stopped him: "My Huaxia friend, what is your name?"
I want to pray for you, you are a good person. ” Xiao Peng was stunned for a moment and laughed: "It's not a big deal, my name is Xiao Peng, you Mexicans should call me Xiao 。。。。。。
” After hearing this, Berard fell into thought: "Xiao 。。。。。。
How do you seem to have heard this name?
Can't remember.
Forget it, anyway, I'll play to pray for you. ” Xiao Peng shrugged his shoulders and didn't speak, turned around and was about to leave, but at this time, a photo of Yang Meng fell out of the backpack that he didn't pull just now.
Berard helped Xiao Peng pick up the photo, tilted his head and glanced at the photo by the way, but was stunned: "Yang?
” "Huh?"
Xiao Peng stopped, with a look of joy on his face: "Belard, do you know the person in the photo?"
” After hearing this, Berard nodded: "Yes, he is the one who taught me the word 'falling leaves return to their roots'!"
I know him when he turns to ashes!
” Xiao Peng was stunned: "How do you know him?"
"How can this turn to ashes?
How did Yang Meng bully this Bellard to make Bellard remember it so deeply?
After hearing this, Berard looked at Xiao Peng with a wary face: "What do you mean?"
What do you want to do to Mr.
Yang?
We are friends, and I will not betray him!
” Xiao Peng smiled: "I am also Yang Meng's brother, I rushed from Huaxia to find his whereabouts, he has been missing for more than half a year!"
” After hearing this, Berard looked at Xiao Peng suspiciously.
Xiao Peng had no choice but to let Berard look at the photos of himself and Yang Meng, just like that, Berard was still not at ease, Xiao Peng on the photo was much whiter, and he didn't have a beard, Xiao Peng had to take off the fake beard for him to see, and Berard was relieved.
Berard looked left and right: "Xiao, shall we talk in a different place?"
” Xiao Peng nodded and followed Berard into an alley.
Blad's first sentence gave Xiao Peng good news: "Four months ago, Mr.
Yang was here in Mexicali. ” "And where is he now?"
Xiao Peng hurriedly asked.
Bellard shook his head: "I haven't seen him for four months. ” Xiao Peng thought for a moment: "Belard, can you help me recall what happened when you last saw him?"
” "Actually, I only got along with Mr.
Yang for two days, and he didn't speak Spanish, so I asked him to be a Spanish translator. ” Xiao Peng was stunned, he didn't expect this!
Yang Meng doesn't know Spanish, only English, and definitely needs a translator in Mexico!
Why didn't you start with this?
In other words, Yang Meng can't figure out the routine, and he even found a homeless man to be the translator, and there is really no one in this Nima.
He can do it.
Bellard continued: "My encounter with Yang was also a coincidence, it was one night, I went to the red-light district to see if I could pick up some food, ask for some handouts, and I ended up getting too close to the 'Cactus Flower Club' and the security guard there beat me up.
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To be honest, I thought I was going to die at that time, but I didn't expect Mr.
Xiao to happen to be passing by there, and when he saw someone beating me, he beat them up directly. ” Xiao Peng thought for a while: "And then you ran away?"
” Bellard shook his head desperately: "No, at that time, many people came out of the 'Cactus Flower Club' and surrounded Yang, but Yang was not afraid at all, God, that was the best person I have ever seen, took me directly to the 'Cactus Flower', saying that I was his honored guest, and packed all the young ladies inside, so that they could serve me alone."
I felt like I was in heaven that night. ” Xiao Peng was speechless, well, this is very Yang Meng's characteristics.
"And where did he go next?"
Xiao Peng hurriedly asked.
Berard shook his head: "After we were there for two days, Yang let me go.
However, he told me at the time that the 'cactus flower' was not as simple as I thought, and told me to leave quickly.
I haven't seen him since. ” Xiao Peng took a deep breath, and it seemed that he was going to find out what the 'cactus flower' was.