Wednesday, April 20, 1977. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

17:20 p.m., Baiguang Road Department Store.

The two sons of the deputy directors of the "Third Institute of the General Staff", Gao Ming and Gao Fang, each with a newly bought "hero" fountain pen, talked and laughed, and walked down from the stationery department on the second floor with relaxed steps.

Eighteen-year-old Gao Ming was in his prime, wearing a formal military uniform with a collar badge and a cashmere military hat. Needless to say, he put on his new military uniform in advance, just so that he could show off on the street before leaving Beijing.

And Gao Fang, as his younger brother, is also very energetic when he walks beside Gao Ming. Because in this era, being able to join the army is equivalent to studying abroad today, second only to going to college, which is the most desirable thing for young people. As an urban population, if you don't have a family background, don't even think about it. So whoever has a revolutionary soldier is also extremely honorable as a family member.

But just as they were about to walk towards the gate of the mall, their originally happy expressions couldn't help but freeze. Because they found out that they had met a person they couldn't avoid - Hong Yanwu.

Although Hong Yanwu was only dressed in shabby clothes, the whole person looked extremely rustic and downcast. But the two brothers of the Gao family were inevitably weak because of what they had done at the beginning, so they quickly glanced at each other, and turned around to go upstairs again.

It's just that they never expected that Hong Yanwu had come to "meet them" by chance today, so how could they just let them go? So they followed and heard Hong Yanwu shouting their names behind their backs.

Now the brothers hesitated, and they couldn't make up their minds. They knew Hong Yanwu's methods, and they were afraid that they would pretend not to hear it again, and continue to go up, if they didn't get it right, they would have to anger this kid and provoke a lot of right and wrong.

Still Gao Ming's heart is alive, he pondered that this is a public place after all, not to mention that he is wearing a military uniform, and now that he has the identity of a revolutionary soldier, he can't do anything to Hong Yanwu.

So he made a quick decision, not only pulled his younger brother back together, but pretended to have just discovered Hong Yanwu's appearance, and greeted him with a smile. And as soon as they met, they stretched out their hands, as if they were so happy to see Hong Yanwu.

"Red ...... Xiao Wu, it's you. When did you come back? Why, you're here to buy something?"

Gao Ming took into account his military identity, and did not call Hong Yanwu's bandit, but his eyes were fixed on Hong Yanwu, lest he turn his face and deny people.

Fortunately, Hong Yanwu didn't show any unhappiness on his face, but shook hands with him as if he was very happy, and took the initiative to introduce his own situation.

"Hey, I came back from Chadian to visit relatives after the Spring Festival, and I came out to walk around when I was home. Originally, I wondered if I would meet you here, but I didn't expect it to be a coincidence......"

Gao Ming saw that Hong Yanwu's expression was kind, and he was a little bolder, so he pretended to be stupid and stunned, and made further temptations.

"Ouch buddy, you're out, congratulations. You have been suffering a lot these days, haven't you? If you want to say that you are unlucky enough, I asked people to ask for the head of the deputy director of the sub-bureau. But who knew that the kid you fought had such a thick background, and there were still people in their family in the General Bureau. As a result, the General Administration directly ordered the arrest of people, and no one could bear it. ”

Hong Yanwu didn't know that Gao Ming had to be cheap and obedient, and used beautiful words to excuse himself for "slipping his shoulders". But in order to dispel the other party's vigilance, he didn't break it at all, and deliberately pretended to be depressed and sighed.

"Well, don't talk about that. To be honest, it's really not a place for people to stay in the circle, it's too bitter. But I also figured it out, I can't rely on the government for my life, and I can't blame the society at all. Who made us hit a hard nail? It's all bad luck. If you have a chance in the future, don't forget to give your buddies a hand. After all, your father is an official, and he has more access than us ordinary people......"

The people do not fight with the officials, tend to be inflammatory, and seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, which is probably the eternal truth in the hearts of most people. Therefore, Hong Yanwu's last sentence seemed to have something to ask for, which really made Gao Ming and Gao Fang brothers let go of a lot of precautions.

In their opinion, Hong Yanwu now seems to know how to use power and consider practical interests because of setbacks. Then since you know the current affairs, you will naturally stop being rude to them.

So Gao Ming quickly regained his composure, and in line with the principle of bragging and not paying taxes, he immediately threw out a bait that could not be seen or touched.

"No, who is with whom we buddies, I take your affairs to heart. Not to mention, I recently heard from my father that there are several places for temporary workers in our compound in the second half of the year, and maybe they can transfer to the capital if they do a good job. ”

This is actually Gao Ming's usual trick, just talk about it and don't practice pure tricks, first promise to make a lot of noise, and hang up your appetite. If you don't know his character, dealing with him often makes him play tricks, and he thinks that he really finds a noble person who can help a lot.

In this regard, Hong Yanwu couldn't help but slander in his heart, but on the surface, he made an impatient look to ask.

"Really, I'm worried about how to get my account back, can you help me fight for it. However, I have been in labor camp, can I do it?"

As for the following routine, Hong Yanwu is naturally familiar with the road, and he knows that Gao Ming will soon be a big bag.

Sure enough, this kid is still running the train with his mouth full, patting his chest and pretending to be righteous.

"You, put away the word '?' as soon as possible. With buddies here, it's a trivial matter. ”

Acting has to be done enough, Hong Yanwu has completely entered the state of performance at this time, and he did not rejoice on the spot when he heard this, but took great pains to express doubts on key issues.

"Well, but...... Seeing that you are wearing this military uniform, aren't you going to be a soldier?

Hong Yanwu's persistence in getting to the bottom of the matter undoubtedly made Gao Ming feel more relaxed, this kid didn't blush, and he just opened his mouth to talk nonsense. Plug the loopholes right away.

"Don't worry, don't look at me and I'm about to leave Beijing with the troops, but don't forget, this matter is my father's decision, I'll write a few more letters to you to ask. Besides, my brother is still in the capital, so I can't delay your business. ”

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When Hong Yanwu heard this, he couldn't help but curse in his heart. Not for anything else, purely for Gao Ming to think of him as a fool.

If you really want to believe this kid's words, wait for half a year stupidly, and then Gao Ming can push aside the responsibility for the yellow matter as long as he makes up some excuses. Not only will it inevitably end up empty-handed, but the result of rejoicing. In the meantime, he may not be used by this kid to keep him busy with many things. This was the case in his previous life, but he was bitter by Gao Ming's plan to delay the army.

However, the fire is the fire, but the surface still can't show a single star. Hong Yanwu suppressed his anger, but instead thanked him more and more flatteringly, and also tried his best to express his envy for Gao Mingneng to join the army. This time, even when it came to the most proud place of the Gao brothers, they completely "trembled".

Gao Fang couldn't help but interject at first, and began to brag for Gao Ming. What do you say that my brother was specially recruited into the army, and the unit he went to was a heroic armored regiment of such and such a number. As soon as my brother arrives in the army, he joins the party in the first year, is promoted to work in the second year, and returns to Beijing to visit relatives after two years, at least he will be a platoon commander.

And listen to the younger brother while gushing and blowing. Gao Ming was not only ashamed, but also had a red light on his face, as if he was in a kind of complacency, and he really regarded the troops as a place where their family said it.

As for Hong Yanwu, although he has been listening with a smile and a few compliments from time to time, he is secretly shaking his head, feeling that these two brothers can't help but feel too good about themselves

Because as far as he knows, after Gao Ming enlisted in the army, he should have caught up with a stubborn Shandong platoon commander. That person was particularly disgusted with Gao Ming's slippery and two-sided swords, so Gao Ming was not allowed to smoke at all in the army, and it was not until he worked for two years that he reluctantly wrote an application for joining the party in his father's face.

But in 1979, it caught up with the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam. As a result, before the war started, this kid himself urinated first, and the matter of joining the party was immediately put aside, and he couldn't wait to let the family beg for someone to transfer again. Finally, on the eve of the war, he finally became a deserter as he wished, and then as soon as he completed his three-year military service, he voluntarily discharged from the army and changed jobs.

It should be said that this kid's behavior is completely Zhao Mengsheng in "Garland Under the Mountain", he is simply a soft egg who is not worthy of being a soldier.

Then there must be a brother who has a brother, and Gao Jia has nothing to do after graduating from high school. Also because he was afraid of going to the battlefield, he didn't dare to mention enlisting in the army again. Instead, through the door of his home, he went directly to work in a military industrial enterprise.

But after that, he didn't feel at ease at all about his job, either eating and drinking, dancing and picking up girls every day, or fooling around in society with his restored brother, and finally became obsessed with flying cars, and as a result, he died in a traffic accident in 1990, becoming a lonely ghost with no body.

In short, the lofty ambitions of these two brothers today have not been able to withstand the test of the coming war. In the end, after recognizing their cowardly nature, they all chose a kind of life that no longer needed courage and was like a social moth. Therefore, in Hong Yanwu's eyes, this makes it even more ridiculous that the two of them have a beautiful idea and a heroic spirit.

Anyway, the more he listened to their nonsense, the more Hong Yanwu couldn't help but want to sneer with disdain. He was also afraid that if he continued like this, he would be exposed, so he hurriedly offered to invite them to drink, saying that it was for Gao Ming to eat in advance.

At this time, the brothers and sons of the Gao family, who boasted that they had reached a climax, thought that Hong Yanwu was currying favor with them for the temporary workers, so where was there still the slightest vigilance?

For the Gao brothers, today is really a happy and beautiful day. Because in addition to Hong Yanwu's success in becoming a fool and taking the initiative to treat him, Hong Yanwu's current downtrod situation also made them find a great balance in their hearts.

After walking out of the mall together, the Gao brothers found that Hong Yanwu's means of transportation turned out to be a dilapidated flatbed tricycle. And Hong Yanwu's own explanation is that his past territory has been occupied by others. Recently, he borrowed a neighbor's car anyway, and he didn't often go to the train station to do some work, so that he could earn two dollars to spend.

You must know that because of their fear of Hong Yanwu at the beginning, the Gao brothers had to try their best to curry favor with him for a long time, and they never dared to openly refuse his requests, and they suffered a lot of anger. Now seeing that he actually makes a small amount of money by pulling three wheels, how can he not feel a kind of schadenfreude in his heart?

Therefore, the world of difference between each other now undoubtedly fuels the arrogance and pride of Gao Ming and Gao Fang. Even if they sat at the dinner table of "Lao Zhengxing", eating the good wine and food that Hong Yanwu paid for, they did not forget to run on Hong Yanwu.

Gao Minglian couldn't believe that the "master" of the southern city of Weizhen in the past had been reduced to the situation of going to the train station to earn a small amount of money. And Gao Fang also said cool words, saying that he thought Hong Yanwu wanted to invite them to eat stew, but unfortunately they didn't have money with them, otherwise they would definitely help Hong Yanwu.

But even if they were so presumptuous, Hong Yanwu had always maintained a good temper during this meal. Not only did he listen happily all the time, let them ridicule and make fun of him, but also added food and wine to the Gao brothers, as if it was really for the illusory promise, he was willing to bow down and be small, and 'honor' them.

The final change in this situation occurred around eight o'clock near the closing time of the restaurant. When the two brothers of the Gao family went to the toilet with cigarettes in their mouths, Hong Yanwu felt that the fire was coming, so he took the opportunity to take out two small paper packets from his pocket, and poured the two sleeping pill powders that had been crushed in advance into the beer in their cups.

When the Gao brothers and sons came back from the toilet, he raised his glass to invite them and drank all the wine in the cup. And just like that, soon, the two got carried away with their brains. Within five minutes, they were lying on the table and snoring.

And it was only at this time that Hong Yanwu let out a long breath of pickled breath in his chest, and his eyes became bright again.

Immediately afterwards, he helped the "drunk" Gao brothers and sons out of the restaurant separately and threw them on the flatbed tricycle he rode like dead dogs. even quite considerately, took out an old mattress that had been prepared earlier to cover the bodies of the two.

In short, under the nose of the waiter in the restaurant, like an iron buddy who was afraid that his friend would freeze and send the two of them home, he rode a three-wheeled and dragged the two away.

Not only were the people in the restaurant not suspicious at all, but they also felt that Hong Yanwu was a person who was quite responsible for his friends. It's just that they didn't know at all that Hong Yanwu didn't send the two boys who "drank too much" home at all, but took advantage of the night to take them to a single-family courtyard outside Guang'anmen. (To be continued.) )