Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 51: Back then, he was a fellow, now he is a master

In the restaurant.

The eldest brother Lin Liang told Lin Chen about things at home.

It is said to be a family matter, but it is more about the village.

In less than two months, not much happened in the Lin family. Lin Liang was not the kind of person who was good at speaking, so he finished speaking in a few words and could only talk about things in the village.

The two brothers were talking and chatting, during which time Zhao Dongyang came over and had a few drinks.

Just as the two brothers had finished their meal and put down their bowls and chopsticks, Zhao Dongyang came over again with a smile on his face.

"Brother Lin, how's your fishing harvest? If you're busy delivering fish to our restaurant, please come over."

When Lin Liang heard this, he quickly assured: "Manager Zhao, I can come here if I am busy."

It was just a trip to the town to deliver fish, but the price given by the restaurant was much higher than that of the fish business and fish shop. After each trip, I could earn dozens of cents more.

Seeing Lin Liang's anxious look, Zhao Dongyang smiled gently: "Brother Lin, don't get excited. It's like this. One of my relatives runs a fish shop in our town. My restaurant can only consume a limited amount of fish every day. If you have any fish, you can send it to my relative. My relative has complained to me many times that there are not enough fish to sell. Maybe I can help him out of his urgent need."

When Lin Chen heard what Zhao Dongyang said, his mind suddenly became clear. Uncle Zhao was giving his family another way to make money.

How could a fish shop be short of fish?
The laws of the Liang Dynasty had strict regulations on the industries that the people could engage in. The Lin family was a fisherman, so they could only catch fish but not sell them.

Of course, the imperial law does not extend to the countryside.

It would be fine if the fishermen in the village sold some secretly, but there were many fishermen in Linhu Village, and even if the Lin family caught a lot of fish, no one would buy them.

Delivering fish to restaurants is actually illegal, but no one reports this kind of operation, and officials from the government office far away in the county town naturally won't come to intervene.

Lin Chen was originally a little worried that delivering fish to Uncle Zhao's restaurant would steal the business of the fish shop in town and cause the owner of the fish shop to report him. Now it seems that his worries were unnecessary.

Uncle Zhao must have already reached an agreement with the owner of the fish shop, and he is saying this now because he wants to provide his family with another way to make money and do himself a favor.

"Junior Brother Zhao is a good person."

Lin Chen knew in his heart that Uncle Zhao suddenly said this not because he was present and was doing him a favor in front of him.

If it was necessary to do a favor in person, Uncle Zhao could go to the village and inform them of the good deed of sending fish to the restaurant before I left the village for the city. There was no need to do it after I left.

So it was Junior Brother Zhao who wrote something in the letter and Uncle Zhao made the decision on the spur of the moment.

Lin Liang did not respond, but looked at his younger brother.

He is not stupid. He has dealt with several fish shops in the town. The fish shops have no shortage of fish and sometimes they try their best to lower the price of their catches.

Faced with the price-cutting measures from the fish shops, these fishermen are helpless unless they send the fish to the fish shops in the county town. However, not only is the journey long, but they also have to pay fees to dock their boats at the county dock. The prices offered by the fish shops are not much higher than those in the fish shops, and they have to be picky, so they can't make much more money.

"I would like to thank Uncle Zhao here."

Lin Chen did not refuse against his will, as his family was short of money, including his own money for continuing his martial arts training.

Due to the strict control of people's occupations in Daliang, it was difficult for him to make money even if he wanted to. Those highly profitable industries had long been monopolized by the major families in the city.

In the world of warriors, force is ultimately the only thing that matters.

The only thing he can do is to quickly improve his own strength. Only when his strength is strong enough to stand out in the county, can he lead his family to rise.

Now, it's too early.

Instructor Yu had also told him in his notes that he should focus all his attention on practicing martial arts.

As your strength increases, you will find ways to make money in the future.

If you don't have enough strength, no matter how good you are at business, you will only be suppressed by the powerful in the city.

Teacher Yu was completely open with him, and Lin Chen had immense trust in him.

In the notes, Teacher Yu also mentioned a sentence.

If a young warrior has potential, the first choice for major forces and powerful families is to make friends with them rather than offend them. However, if they want to interfere in the various businesses in the county, the attitude of these powerful families will become subtle.

Lin Chen understood what the instructor meant. He was just demonstrating his talent in martial arts and would not threaten the interests of these forces. These forces would only befriend him.

Practice dirty state!
Only when he entered the realm of Lianzang would he be qualified to seek his share of the complex interests in Poyang County.

Before that, all my attention should be focused on martial arts.

Lin Chen felt that his ideas coincided with those of his instructor. From the time he traveled through time until now, he had not experienced the darkness and cruelty of this world. The main reason was that he had not touched the interests of those powerful people.

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Zhao Dongyang took the Lin Chen brothers straight to the fish shop. After reading the contents of his son's letter, he decided as a father that if there was any way he could help Lin Chen, he should do so. He thought of his relative-in-law who sold fish, and wrote a note in advance and asked the shop assistant to deliver it.

There were several fish shops in the town all in one area. When Lin Chen saw Uncle Zhao walk into one of the fish shops, he was dazed for a moment, and then became weird again.

"How come you have time to come to my place today?"

Inside the fish shop, a middle-aged man with a big belly and wearing silk clothes came out with a smile and quickly glanced at the two brothers Lin Chen and Lin Liang behind Zhao Dongyang.

"Father-in-law, I'm here to help you out of your urgent need. Your fish shop is short of fish, so I've brought you some fish." When showing favors to others, one must be tactful.

As a businessman, Zhao Dongyang understood this principle very well. He asked his clerk to deliver the note in advance, and he had already told his in-laws that this was just a show, and he believed that Lin Chen also had an idea in his mind.

"That really solves my urgent problem. Where is the fish that my in-laws mentioned?"

It’s just that the fish shop owner’s acting skills are a bit poor.

Lin Chen almost laughed when he saw the other person staring at him. His acting was not as natural as Uncle Zhao's.

"It's far away, yet it's right before our eyes. My nephew Lin is fishing at home, and we can just send some to you, my in-laws."

Zhao Dongyang also felt that his in-laws’ acting skills were poor, so he gritted his teeth and continued talking.

"Nephew Lin? He is not..."

After the owner of the fish shop came out, two people followed behind him, one old and one young. When these two people saw Lin Chen, their expressions were extremely interesting.

"Shopkeeper Yang, Brother Li."

Lin Chen also didn't expect that the fish shop run by Uncle Zhao's in-laws was actually the same fish shop where he worked part-time in the past.

The world is really small.

"You...you are the Master Lin that the boss mentioned?"

Shopkeeper Yang was so shocked that he forgot what his boss had told him and just told everyone the whole story.

Just now, the boss told them that they would have to cooperate in a play.

The boss made it clear that among the people who would be coming, there would be a martial artist who had gained enlightenment, and he was also the top genius in the martial arts hall last year.

Lin Liang was wearing a rough linen coat, so he couldn't be a warrior. The only person he could be was Lin Chen.

So the poor boy who used to do odd jobs in the fish shop really succeeded in learning martial arts?

"you?"

At the scene, the fish shop owner, Zhao Dongyang and Lin Liang were all confused, not knowing what had happened.

"Uncle Zhao, when my nephew was learning martial arts at the martial arts hall, in order to earn some money to supplement his martial arts expenses, he worked odd jobs at the fish shop for a while."

Lin Chen remained calm and briefly recounted his experience.

After saying this, Lin Chen bowed to Shopkeeper Yang and said, "I still want to thank Shopkeeper Yang for giving me this opportunity."

"No... I don't deserve it."

Shopkeeper Yang dodged and kept waving his hands. He hired Lin Chen in the first place only because Lin Chen could bring extra income to the fish shop.

Lin Chen laughed at himself in his heart, thinking that he was becoming more and more hypocritical.

"You...you are the little Lin..."

The owner of the fish shop suddenly realized. He vaguely recalled that Manager Yang had mentioned to him that a young man who studied martial arts in the martial arts hall had come to the fish shop. He also exaggerated that the young man had a sharp mind and said that if he stayed in the fish shop, he would definitely make the fish shop business more prosperous.

"Haha, this is called fate. I didn't expect that my in-laws and nephew Lin have such a fate."

Zhao Dongyang's eyes rolled, and he figured out the general idea. He laughed, and the next thing was very simple.

With the owner of the fish shop willing to make concessions, he reached an agreement with the Lin family that after catching fish, any excess fish would be sent to the fish shop after being delivered to the restaurant.

The purchase price was one cent higher than the market price.

Done!

The Lin Chen brothers said goodbye and left, and Zhao Dongyang also left the fish shop with his relative, obviously having something to discuss.

"Boss, how did Lin Chen become an enlightened warrior? He was..."

"Shut up!"

Shopkeeper Yang glared at the waiter and said, "You should call him Master Lin."

"How did Master Lin do it? Master, didn't you say that learning martial arts costs a lot of money? Master Lin... Master Lin definitely can't learn it with his family background."

"If I knew how Lin Chen...Mr. Lin did it, I wouldn't be the owner of the fish shop." Shopkeeper Yang was unable to change his words for a while, and he hasn't calmed down yet.

"If not the owner of a fish shop, then what can I be?"

"I went to the martial arts hall to be an instructor."

Guy:…

"Remember this, don't spread the news that Master Lin worked as a part-time worker in our fish shop. Even though Master Lin bowed to me and thanked me, who knows what he was thinking. Don't cause trouble for yourself."

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(End of this chapter)