"What are your names?" After tying up five people with ropes, Zhang Ze asked the middle-aged man beside him.
"My name is Lin Long, and this is my brother Lin Hu." Lin Long said.
"Ah Long and Ah Hu." Zhang Ze looked quite strange when he heard these two names, because he thought of a Hong Kong movie. "By the way, have you practiced it?"
Lin Long was silent for a moment: "My ancestors opened a martial arts school, but it declined later. My two brothers know a little bit of Nanzhi Fist."
There is one thing he didn't mention, that the two brothers actually know some weapons.
"Nanzhi Fist" Zhang Ze shook his head, he had never heard of it. But it should be quite powerful, at least one against three or one against five should not be a problem.
To be honest, he is also very interested in martial arts. If he learns some self-defense skills, with his strength and physique, he may be able to beat three adult men by himself. If he encounters thin or older ones, he can beat five.
"Are you going to Hong Kong Island to visit relatives?"
Zhang Ze said he was looking for one, but in fact everyone on the battlefield understood that if they had relatives over there, they would go there to seek refuge, and the relatives over there might not welcome them.
Lin Long shook his head: "Life over there is better than here. We are going there just to see if we can find a job."
"What about you two brothers? Where are your parents? Where are your wives and children?"
Lin Long looked gloomy, and Lin Hu beside him seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and in the end, nothing came out.
Looking at the expressions of the two men, Zhang Ze knew that he must have some bad past. As for Lin Hu, he looked quite young and might not have had time to get married.
Since only the two brothers were going to Hong Kong Island, he thought they should have no ties, so he planned to sneak over there to live a good life. Lin Long might even plan to make a name for himself there and find a wife for his brother.
To be honest, what happened today also reminded Zhang Ze that he should be more careful when saving people in the future. If Lin Long and Lin Hu helped to deal with him, his fate would definitely be miserable, and he might have to jump into the sea to escape.
But the two brothers did not help the evil, but quietly solved a big problem for him. They are good people.
He thought for a moment and said, "Since you are not going to Hong Kong Island to seek refuge with your relatives, are you interested in helping me with my work?"
"Help you?" Lin Long was stunned, looked back at his fishing number, and said hesitantly, "We don't know how to fish!"
Zhang Ze smiled and waved his hand: "I didn't ask you to go out to sea with me. I live in a fishing village in Lianhua Mountain, Nanguan. I have a cooperative relationship with a restaurant in the city. You can help me deliver the fish when the time comes."
"Besides, don't you know martial arts? I wonder if you can teach me some self-defense skills. If you can, I am willing to pay each of you 80 yuan a month. If you do a good job, or if you have more work in the future, we can discuss your salary."
"By the way, I will also help you with accommodation and food issues."
The two men were obviously quite skilled. If they could serve as bodyguards for his family and teach him some self-defense skills at the same time, a monthly salary of eighty yuan per person would not be high enough for Zhang Ze.
Giving away the fish is just a by-product.
The two brothers Lin Long and Lin Hu looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect such a good thing to happen.
When they go to Hong Kong Island to make a living, they don't know what their ending will be. If they are lucky, they will work as bodyguards for others, but if they are unlucky, they will work as thugs for others.
People in Hong Kong now look down on people from the mainland, and it is very likely that they did not do very well in the past.
But Zhang Ze now offers them a stable job, which doesn't sound too tiring. It's just delivering goods, and then teaching him some martial arts, but he doesn't insist on teaching him his signature skills.
Eighty per person, one hundred and sixty per month for two people, which is not a small amount of money, and it also provides food, drink and accommodation.
Lin Long thought about it and found that as long as he saved a few months' salary, he could find a wife for his younger brother.
"really?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Zhang Ze smiled and pointed at the Duoyu ship parked at the dock. "This ship cost me 60,000 to 70,000 yuan. Do you think I can't afford your wages?"
"Hiss~" The two brothers took a breath of cold air. When their family was well off, their savings were only a few hundred yuan at most. How much would sixty or seventy thousand yuan be? Zhang Ze saw that the two hadn't responded yet, and he felt a little depressed. He felt that the conditions he offered were already very good.
But as he was interested in martial arts, he had to start fooling around: "My wife's grandparents are currently living in Hong Kong Island, and I know the situation there."
"I'll take you there if I have a chance. After you see it, you'll find that the public security there is actually very chaotic, not as good as you imagined."
"If you really want to go there in the future, I can also arrange for you to work there."
The brothers Lin Long and Lin Hu were just shocked by the price of Duoyu, and they were already tempted by the conditions offered by Zhang Ze.
With a stable job, who would want to go to a completely unfamiliar place to make their own way? It's just that they didn't expect Zhang Ze to have relatives in Hong Kong Island, but when they thought about the price of this fishing boat, they were relieved.
Anyone who can spend 60,000 or 70,000 yuan to buy a boat must be wealthy. Although they don't understand why Zhang Ze is a fisherman, this does not prevent him from being able to pay wages.
However, Lin Long has a big secret in his heart. He is afraid that one day his past experiences will be exposed, which will cause Zhang Ze to misunderstand and hesitate.
If he were alone, Lin Long would probably grit his teeth and give up this good opportunity.
But when he thought about the situation his brother was in when he reunited with him a few months ago, Lin Long felt very guilty. If it weren't for him, his brother wouldn't have lived such a miserable life.
So he decided to confess to Zhang Ze and give him the choice.
"Brother, I appreciate your kindness, but I have something to tell you. When the time comes, you can decide whether to hire both of us. Or we can accept a lower salary."
Lin Hu was shocked when he heard this, and quickly pulled Lin Long: "Brother, forget it, let's continue to find a way to go to Hong Kong Island!"
Zhang Ze was stunned. He didn't expect that the two were reluctant to agree because of other reasons.
Afterwards, he learned about his past from Lin Long.
Just ten years ago, a good brother had a conflict with some people and was about to fight. He was afraid that his brother would suffer, so he went to help. As a result, he accidentally beat up several people and was arrested.
Because of his absence, the family martial arts school was kicked out, his father was injured and died of illness, and his mother also passed away due to illness after raising Lin Hu.
So when he came back and learned everything, he felt guilty towards his parents and younger brother, and wanted to work hard to build a house for his younger brother and get him married.
But with a criminal record, it was hard to find a job. He could not make much money doing some temporary work. His martial arts school had long been closed, and he had no land to farm.
With no other options left, Lin Long decided to take his brother to Hong Kong Island to try his luck.
Zhang Ze was stunned and almost thought he was listening to a movie story.
If I weren't there, would these two brothers have become known as the Dragon and Tiger Brothers after going to Hong Kong Island?
That’s not right. If it weren’t for me, they would have died in the sea long ago.
Zhang Ze didn't care much about accidentally injuring someone. It's not clear whether this kind of person is good or bad, but he is definitely loyal and sentimental. If you treat him well, he will treat you twice as well.
"Okay, help me send these people to the police station, and then just follow me." Zhang Ze patted Lin Long's shoulder and said with a smile.
Lin Long and Lin Hu looked at each other with surprise on their faces, and hurried over to help escort the man to the village and asked the villagers to call the police.
As for the women and children, after thanking Zhang Ze, they returned to the village.
Although he planned to sneak into Hong Kong Island, he would not be without a place to live after being sent back. He could sell his house and temporarily live with relatives.
Not all the women are from the village, several of them are from the city.
But if you can come here to take a boat at the pier, you must have acquaintances in the village and be able to get in touch with them.
There are not only this one place where people smuggle into Hong Kong Island. There are some more secretive ones. Even if Zhang Ze sends those people back, they have no way to find a place to stay late at night. It can only be said that he was lucky this time, and the people he rescued just didn't need him.
When Zhang Ze and others were escorting five men who had hijacked the ship towards the village, a large group of people came from the other side.
Lin Long and Lin Hu are not very familiar with the village chief, but they do have a relative in the village. If it weren't for this relative, they would not be able to find a way to smuggle.
These villagers were brought here by the women. They were mainly people who had left and came back, which attracted the attention of the village chief.
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Zhang Ze negotiated with the village chief, quickly explained the whole story, and handed the person over to the village chief.
He is not stupid. The village chief came here to ask for someone. Obviously, there is some interest conflict between the two sides. After he sent the person to the police station, he was implicated.
Lin Long and Lin Hu stood beside Zhang Ze and were on guard silently, because some villagers were holding weapons.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong in the end. The village chief saw that Zhang Ze was so sensible and that he had saved many people in his village, so he did not take action in the end.
Zhang Ze and the other two left safely. As for what would happen to the five kidnapped people, he didn't care at all. He would not be angry even if they were released.
There is white and black in society, he just happened to encounter them.
Even if it happens again, Zhang Ze will still save those women and children.
But if he knew what would happen to those five men, he would definitely not save them.
But without them, Zhang Ze would not know Lin Long and Lin Hu's abilities, let alone their character, so this is called gains and losses.
"I'm going fishing now and will be back in about two nights, so you can stay on the boat for the next two days. It has a bathroom and a room. You can stay here tonight!"
After leaving the dock and returning to the red-billed sturgeon fishing spot, Zhang Ze brought the Lin Long brothers into a room.
The rooms in the cabin are all the same and can sleep four people, which is more than enough to accommodate the two of them.
Lin Long and Lin Hu naturally had no objection, but were instead shocked by the luxury of the fishing boat.
What seemed like an ordinary room to Zhang Ze was completely different to them, as the room they lived in before was a shabby little house.
Even though the conditions in previous martial arts gyms were not as good as here, the rooms are equipped with toilets and showers.
"Take a shower and change clothes first. I'll go prepare some midnight snacks. You're hungry after a long night." Zhang Ze was ready to leave after arranging the two people. But after turning around, he was afraid that the two people would feel restrained and not come over to eat midnight snack together, so he said, "Come after you take a shower and eat with me."
Lin Long opened his mouth and wanted to be polite, but Zhang Ze didn't even give him a chance to speak and turned away.
"Brother, our boss is a very nice person!" Lin Hu, who had been relatively silent, finally spoke when he saw that he was the only one in the room.
"He is a kind-hearted person." Lin Long thought of Zhang Ze's behavior at night and commented. Then he said to his brother solemnly, "Ah Hu, the boss is good to us and pays us well. You must work hard in the future and don't be lazy."
"Don't worry, brother. I will do my job well." Thinking of his previous life as a street urchin, Lin Hu felt a little embarrassed.
But he had no choice, his relatives were either dead or in jail, leaving him alone. The martial arts school was also compensated to someone else, and he had no job, so he could only live with someone who had a little money.
Lin Long nodded, feeling quite relieved about his brother.
After I taught him a lesson, he has been following me around all the time, doing odd jobs without complaining about the hardship or tiredness.
As for whether Lin Hu had ever hated Lin Long, of course he did, after all, the reason for his family's decline was because of this brother.
But now he is the only relative, and he can't beat them, so he can only be a good brother! At the beginning, Lin Long didn't fight back and was beaten. Later, he went out and continued to be a street thief and was beaten for a week, and then he learned his lesson.
After taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, they came to the kitchen and smelled a strong and fresh fragrance.
For convenience, Zhang Ze cooked a large pot of seafood and then blanched a large pot of vermicelli.
There was no other way. The food on the boat other than seafood was enough for him to eat alone, which was mostly seafood, rice and some vermicelli left on the boat.
So for the next two days, their dishes were mainly seafood.
"Come on, come on, try my cooking. Eat as much as you want. There's not much else on the sea, but seafood. I have plenty of dried vermicelli on my boat, too, so you're welcome."
Seeing them coming, Zhang Ze immediately asked them to sit down.
People who practice martial arts are likely to eat more than ordinary working people, so the amount of his midnight snack is quite large.
After expressing their thanks, Lin Long and Lin Hu sat down and started to eat. They had not eaten lunch or dinner to save money, so they were very hungry.
As soon as I came to the kitchen, my appetite was immediately aroused.
Lin Hu took a sip of the soup and his eyes widened immediately: "Oh my god, boss, your cooking skills are really good. I have never tasted such delicious seafood soup."
Zhang Ze smiled and waved his hand. He had enough ingredients and knew many cooking methods. Any food that passed through his hands might not be particularly delicious, but it would definitely not be unpalatable.
The poor people of this era are used to being frugal and are reluctant to use any seasoning when cooking. So no matter how good their cooking skills are, they won’t be able to make delicious food!
The strong flavor will certainly make those who don’t eat much seasoning feel that the food is very delicious.
"My cooking skills are average, but I'm willing to cook. By the way, how old are you?"
Lin Long: "I am 29 this year, and my brother is 21 this year."
Zhang Ze nodded in understanding: "I am about the same age as Ah Hu, so you don't have to call me boss from now on, just call me Ah Ze."
Lin Long and Lin Hu hesitated for a moment, and seeing that he really didn't like being called boss, they changed their words. (End of this chapter)
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