Push forward the clock by half an hour.

Fuyuan Restaurant, at this time, is the time to prepare meals, and the kitchen is busy.

Fires were already blazing in several places, and the kitchen was as hot as a steamer. Li Jianguo, who was in charge, had a red face, and his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Master Li, someone is looking for you."

A guy shouted from the kitchen door.

"You tell him to wait, and I'll come over when the food is out of the pot."

Li Jianguo didn't raise his head. The wrist holding the spoon flipped, and the fragrant heat of the pot spread.

Soon, as the dishes come out of the pan and serve on the plate.

Li Jianguo took off his oil-stained apron and walked out of the kitchen.

"Who's looking for me?"

"The other party said that it was your fellow villager, and I asked them to wait in the restaurant, and they said that it was just time for dinner, so they were only willing to wait outside the door.

Now, those are the three people who are speaking. ”

Li Jianguo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he looked in the direction of the guy's finger, but the three people who were standing outside the restaurant and talking had their backs to him, and he couldn't see it really.

"Thank you."

After thanking his fellow, he stepped over.

When they got closer, the three people who heard the footsteps also turned their heads to look.

"Big brother!"

Li Jianguo swept past the other two unfamiliar faces, and his eyes fell on the face of the man who was shouting, he was in his early thirties, with a Chinese character face, and a resolute face.

He glanced the man up and down, vaguely familiar.

After a while, as if thinking of something, Li Jianguo said in disbelief:

"You are a soldier?!"

"It's me!" Li Jianjun said with a smile.

"I haven't seen you for so many years, it's changed so much, I can't recognize you all of a sudden."

Li Jianguo stepped forward and patted Li Jianjun on the shoulder, with a look of surprise on his face.

"When did you come to Hong Kong?"

In 49, his cousin Li Jianjun joined the army when he was just 20 years old, and he came to Hong Kong with his family in 50 years.

Speaking of which, the two brothers haven't seen each other for more than a decade.

Li Jianjun glanced around before he whispered:

"I arrived last night, I went ashore in Yuen Long, and when I saw that it was early in the morning, I found a place to spend the night.

I was going to find it according to the address you left on the letter you sent to my father, but I was unfamiliar with the place and had to avoid the patrol uniform, so I was delayed for a day before I came to Yau Ma Tei. ”

"You came here alone, what about Uncle?"

"My dad left last month."

Li Jianjun's voice was low.

Hearing this, Li Jianguo was silent for a while, did not speak, and could only pat him on the shoulder to express comfort.

"Don't talk about that."

Li Jianjun restrained his emotions and introduced the two people beside him:

"Brother, this is Ah Min, Da Chun, my friend, who was training in a militia team before."

"Big brother."

Amin, Da Chun hurriedly shouted.

Li Jianjun then said:

"Now there is a famine in my hometown, and everyone's stomachs are not full, and the two of them have no relatives and no reason, so they follow me across the sea to beg for a living together."

Li Jianguo snorted and looked at the three of them.

My cousin is a newcomer, he is not familiar with the place, and he only has one relative in Hong Kong. Since the other party can think of defecting to him, he, who is the eldest brother, will definitely not ignore it.

It's just that I haven't seen him for so many years, and his understanding of Li Jianjun is still more than ten years ago.

Li Jianguo pondered for a moment and said tentatively:

"Ah Jun, have you thought about what you plan to do when you come to Hong Kong this time?"

Li Jianjun took over: "You can do anything, as long as you can eat with a mouthful of food." ”

Li Jianguo nodded and thought for a moment:

"In this way, I'll help you figure out a way for work."

"There's no need to be so troublesome, we can find the work ourselves."

Li Jianjun hurriedly said.

After a pause, he touched his head a little embarrassed:

"It's just that we just came here, and we are not familiar with this place, and there is no place to stay."

"You don't have any identification, a black household, where can you find a job?"

Nowadays, most of the new immigrants who come across the sea have only three choices.

If you want to be a long-term master, then find a master to learn the craft, but you have to face the problem of learning the craft for a long time.

Because many people may not be able to leave the school for two or three years, and as an apprentice, they will not get paid until they become a teacher.

The second is to work in the factory.

Those who do not have identification can only enter some small factories, but these small factory owners are not only like to be in arrears of wages, but also risk running away if they are unlucky.

Therefore, most newcomers choose to work on construction sites or docks.

As soon as you check out every day, you don't have to worry about this.

Since Li Jianjun and they are willing to be down-to-earth, it is easy for him to be the eldest brother.

It just so happened that Li Jianguo heard Li An mention some time ago, and he was following his senior brother to work on the dock, and his senior brother was the foreman.

He planned to wait for the evening, when Ang Lee came over to learn boxing after work, and asked him.

Li Jianguo spoke:

"In this way, I will figure out where you work and where you stay."

Seeing that his eldest brother's tone did not allow him to refuse, Li Jianjun had to agree:

Then listen to the big brother!"

"You three haven't eaten yet, let's go, go in first, fill your stomach."

Li Jianguo pulled his younger brother over, beckoned Amin and Da Chun, and walked towards the restaurant.

"It's a little thing, of course, it's okay. Tomorrow morning, I'll go to the docks to find you after I report to the mission. ”

He Yi did not hesitate and agreed.

"Then thank you, Brother Yi."

Li An thanked him.

"That's right, Brother Yi. The last time you were taken to the errand hall, did anyone come to question them or bail them out? ”

He Yi shook his head:

"The fat boy hasn't seen anyone for a few days, and no one knows whether he is alive or dead. As far as a few small roles under him are concerned, there is no benefit, how can anyone remember. ”

Li An snorted, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

It's Chen Shou who is thinking about it.

It stands to reason that if Chen Shou is going to find out about Fat Bo Lao and Hu Hua, there is a high probability that he will ask people to go to the Poor Pavilion to find a few Sijiu under Fat Bo Lao to understand the situation.

I didn't go to the errand hall, and the dock was safe and sound.

Anyway, he is also a hot figure in Liangongle, just like that?

At this moment, the box door was pushed open.

The guy walked in with the dishes.

Soon, the table was almost full.

He Yi smiled and said:

"I didn't know your taste either, so I ordered a few more dishes. If you don't like it, tell me and I'll let the guy change it. ”

"How so? It's so hearty that I get hungry at a glance. ”

Li An picked up the dishes and chopsticks.

Satiated.

When the two walked out of the restaurant, the sky was gradually darkening.

He Yi took out a cigarette case from his trouser pocket and handed over a cigarette, and Li An waved his hand.

"It's not too early, Brother Yi, I'll go first."

"What's the hurry!" He Yi smiled: "I've arranged everything, go to Wan Chai to relax in the evening." ”

Ang Lee's eyes flickered.

"No need."

"You've helped me so much, how can I just eat one meal? And now that you're full, it's time to relax. Let's go! ”

Ang Lee grinned and didn't insist any longer.

(End of chapter)