November 8, the beginning of winter.

Lu Li drew a circle on the calendar card with a marker, this is a very commemorative day, eight years ago today, he came out of the Lu family, came to Dongzhou City, the cold wind is Xiaoxiao, penniless, eating hard, moldy steamed buns, drinking is the northwest wind that freezes his teeth.

He was lying in the garbage can, and when he was about to freeze to death, an old woman rescued him, took him home, brought him a hot meal, and gave him winter clothes.

Today is the beginning of winter, according to Chinese customs, you have to eat dumplings, and you won't be frozen ears after eating dumplings.

In the past eight years, he has visited a grandmother at this time and accompanied her to make dumplings to eat, and this year is no exception.

After packing up, Lu Li walked out of the room with a large bag of gifts, and Zhang Xu, who was wearing coral velvet pajamas, also happened to go out.

"Xiaoluzi, go to Grandma Wu's house again?"

Lu Li nodded, "I won't come back to eat tonight." ”

Zhang Xu pursed her lips, she didn't go to work on the weekend today, she was too lazy to make dumplings at home, and her parents went abroad, this festival was too lonely.

With a roll of his eyes, Zhang Xu smiled and said, "You wait for me to change my clothes, and I'll go with you." ”

Without waiting for Lu Li to say anything, Zhang Xu turned around and took off his coral velvet pajamas, and entered the room with his beautiful back of white flowers.

After an hour of banging, Zhang Xu walked out of the bedroom, leaning his right arm against the door frame, pinching his waist with his left hand, and his eyes bent into crescents.

"Sister drift is not beautiful?"

Zhang Xu was wearing a low-cut sequined fish-scale sweater inside, white fur on the outside, a one-step skirt and velvet leggings underneath, a pair of fiery red high heels on his feet, and his long hair was bright and moving.

Lu Li touched his chin, stared at Zhang Xu's career line and said quietly: "Brother Xu, when did you change your sexy style?"

Zhang Xu glanced at Lu Li and said, "Let's just say that my sister is beautiful, right?"

Lu Li smiled, "Beautiful, more beautiful than the number one brand in heaven and earth!"

"Smack!"

Lu Li covered his head with a look of grievance, Zhang Xu glanced at him, "A dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth!"

Zhang Xu stretched out his hand, "Little deer, help the mourning family out!"

"Huh!"

Lu Li, a scholar and a Qing Dynasty eunuch, looked like worshipping Cixi, threw his sleeves and bowed, and then raised his arm and helped Zhang Xu, who was spreading flowers and branches, out of the door.

The Rolls-Royce Phantom borrowed from Fauber is smashed, and Lu Li later replaces it with a powerful Dodge Hellcat.

This 2019 Dodge Hellcat is similar to the Dodge War Horse used by the male protagonist to pull the safe in Fast and Furious, but the power is more strong, using Chrysler 6.2T, V8 engine, so that this coupe has 707 horsepower super power, matched with an 8-speed manual automatic transmission, equipped with a catapult start mode, 100 kilometers of acceleration only takes 3.1 seconds, this configuration is simply a manic and difficult to tame Mustang.

Grandma Wu's family lives in the north of Dongzhou City, which used to be the old city of Dongzhou City, and then the economy developed rapidly, the city government moved, and the people in the old city also moved away, and the old city was abandoned, and now there is only a group of nostalgic old people who do not want to leave.

With the economic development, migrant workers have moved into the city, and the rent pressure in the new city has become very popular, and the cheap housing in the old city has become a gathering place for migrant workers.

With the increase of personnel, there are also a lot of unsafe hidden dangers in the old city, dirty and messy has become synonymous with the old city, in the early morning, both sides of the street are full of stalls, the drainage ditch is full of muddy and foul-smelling dirty water, bare-bottomed children run all over the street, flies are flying, rats swaggering across the street, low earthen houses, massage and foot bath signs are hung at the door, and the woman who has lost her foot carries a small bench and sits at the door to chat with melon seeds, and beckons to the passing men from time to time.

The Dodge Hellcat drove into the narrow streets, a place where such luxury cars are rarely found, attracting many people to stop and watch.

Crowded with pedestrians, the Dodge Hellcat drove slowly through the streets, turning into an old-fashioned neighborhood with no sentry boxes.

Built in the 80s, the neighborhood is a brick and concrete structure with mottled walls and creepers, whose leaves fall off in winter, leaving only dark brown vines that twist and twist like dense capillaries.

The Dodge Hellcat stopped in the parking space, and the two entered the hallway with their gifts.

The corridor is narrow, and the two of them are clustered side by side, and there are all kinds of advertisements on the walls, including toilets, unlocks, and range hoods.

When I came to the third floor, the walls were full of blood-red characters written in self-spray paint, what debts to pay off, kill your whole family, and scatter your ashes.

Lu Li knocked on the door, and waited for a quarter of an hour before they opened a gap, and behind the door was half an old face full of wrinkles like orange peel, with cloudy eyes and a look of fear.

"Grandma Wu, it's me, Lu Li! I'm here to accompany you for the holidays. ”

"Lu Li!"

There was a sound of chains rattling behind the door, and Grandma Wu opened the security door with trembling hands and welcomed the two in.

The room was dim, the air smelled of mold, and the shabby couch was piled with clothes, ripped pants, stockings, and black lace lingerie.

On the coffee table are piles of leftover instant noodles and bags of various snacks.

Lu Li frowned and said, "Where is Xiaoling at home?"

Xiaoling is the granddaughter of Grandma Wu, her parents died early, and the grandchildren depended on each other, due to the lack of love from her parents, Xiaoling rebelled in her adolescence, followed a group of hairy boys who did not study well, dropped out of school in her teens, and had been mixed in society, and Grandma Wu couldn't control her.

Grandma Wu sighed, bent down her already hunched waist, stretched out her hand full of age spots and began to clean up the room.

"I came back in the middle of the night last night, and left before dawn this morning. ”

Zhang Xu was diligent, hung his fur coat on the hanger, rolled up his sleeves and helped clean up.

Grandma Wu was very moved, chatting with Zhang Xu while cleaning up the room, maybe Grandma Wu hadn't talked to anyone for a long time, she had a lot of words, chattering, mostly old things, and Grandma Wu fell in love when she was young.

Zhang Xu listened with a smile, not tired at all, Lu Li put the gift aside, took out the meat filling he bought, and went into the kitchen.

The kitchen equipment was old, the gas stove was rusty, there was no range hood, and a piece of glass on the window was replaced by a fan instead of a range hood, and the area was covered with black viscous oil smoke.

This is the norm for empty nesters, who have no children to take care of, are old, their health is deteriorating, they can't do any work, they can only survive for a long time.

Lu Li spent two hours cleaning the bed, then went downstairs to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as all kinds of fresh milk in the refrigerator, and prepared dumpling fillings in the noodles.

The living room and bedroom have been cleaned up, Zhang Xu and Grandma Wu sat on the sofa in the living room drinking tea and chatting, Zhang Xu is very good at pleasing the elderly, and Grandma Wu's laughter comes from time to time in the living room.

"What are you talking about, so happy?" Lu Li came out with a basin, the kitchen was cramped, and it was convenient to make dumplings in the living room.

Zhang Xu rolled his eyes and said, "You don't inquire about things between women." ”

Lu Li pursed his lips.

Grandma Wu smiled kindly: "We are talking about you, when you were hiding in the garbage can, thin as a monkey, that pitiful appearance makes people feel distressed! ”

Time flies, the white horse is over the knee, and it has been eight years in the blink of an eye, and Lu Li can't help but sigh when he thinks about it.

Put the cutting board, Lu Li cut the dough and rolled the skin, and Zhang Xu and Grandma Wu made dumplings.

The cold wind is howling outside, and the house is full of joy and warmth.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a brutal knock on the door, and the sound was loud, Grandma Wu was startled, her hand shook, and the dumplings fell to the ground.

Lu Li frowned, it must be Xiaoling who forgot to bring the key again, every time she comes back, it will be like this.

The sound of "bang bang bang" continued, Lu Li patted the flour on his hand and said, "It's coming!"

"Kid, don't open the door!"

Grandma Wu stopped it loudly, but it was too late, Lu Li's hand had already pressed down on the doorknob.

The one who knocked on the door was not Xiao Ling, but a young man, wearing sable wool, big gold chains, small watches, skinny pants and beanie shoes, horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, a fierce face, the man was followed by two young men, three tight small cotton jackets, colorful hair, hands in pockets, cigarettes in his mouth, and the words "I am a bad guy" were written on his face.

"Who are you looking for?" Lu Li asked in a deep voice, he didn't open all the doors, and the chains on the door locks were still hanging.

Sable Sable squinted, looked at the living room behind Lu Li through the crack in the door, and puffed on her cigarette: "What about Feng Xiaoling, tell her to come out!"

Lu Li said: "Xiaoling is not at home. ”

"Bang!"

Sable kicked on the security door, "You step on the horse to open the door, Lao Tzu has never been in the habit of talking to people through the crack in the door!"

Facing the arrogant sable fleece, Lu Li remained silent and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man behind Sable Velvet shouted: "Blind your dog's eyes, this is a Li Tiangu in Beicheng, the dog master! Feng Xiaoling's cousin borrowed the dog master's money and didn't pay it back, we are here to ask for the account." ”

Only then did Lu Li understand that these people were from a lending company, no wonder Grandma Wu would have that reaction when the door rang just now, and the self-spraying paint on the outside wall was probably also written by them.

"Burn my calories, bye donut......"

A girl jumped up and ran up the stairs happily, and when she saw three fierce young men standing at the door, she immediately breathed a breath and turned her head to run.

"Stop!"

Sable snorted violently, and the girl's footsteps stopped abruptly, the corners of her mouth raised, and she smiled forcefully.

"Uncle Dog, what a coincidence, how come you always have time to come here?" Feng Xiaoling chewed gum and reluctantly came to the three of them.

Lu Li opened the door and stood outside, and Zhang Xu helped Grandma Wu to come closer.

Feng Xiaoling glanced at Lu Li, and said with a look of disgust: "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to visit Grandma Wu, how did you provoke them?" Lu Li asked.

Feng Xiaoling snorted, "I want you to take care of it!"

Sable Velvet refilled another cigarette, opened his mouth to spray the smoke on Feng Xiaoling's face, and asked with a sideways eye: "Lao Tzu has been looking for you for a month, hurry up and return the money." ”

Feng Xiaoling looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and said, "I don't have any money." ”

Sable Velvet sneered, he had long thought that there would be such a result, and said, "No money, it doesn't matter, you pick up the guests for Lao Tzu!"