Chapter 16 Ledger
Tang Yifan took the woman's hand and ran towards the central street of the town, he didn't understand why the farmer, who had always been fierce about the people, refused to pass through these inconspicuous two huts.
Seeing that there was no special place next to the hut, there was only an old man lying on a wide wooden chair, holding a cigarette that was about to burn out in his mouth, listless, how could he have the temperament to collect protection money.
Tang Yifan disdainfully blew his nose, hum, bluffing things, this daytime blocking the road to collect money, I really thought he was a black whirlwind.
"Let's go, hurry up and get something to eat in town, I'll get you out of here." Tang Yifan turned his head and looked at the woman with a haggard face. By the way, I didn't know her name for so long, so I was curious, so I added: "Girl, we've been in trouble for most of the day, and I don't know what your name is?"
The woman bowed her head shyly and muttered, "Don't tell you ......"
Hey, this person is a fool, he didn't make a lot of effort to save people, but he couldn't figure out what other people's names were, and he obviously didn't trust it. Tang Yifan instantly let go of her hand and waved his hand: "Go by yourself, I rescued you anyway, you don't need me." ”
The woman pinched the corner of her clothes, a little embarrassed. At this time, suddenly a minivan passed by, facing the potholed road, without slowing down at all, which did not matter, and the splashed muddy water soaked the two of them.
Tang Yifan wiped the muddy water on his face, opened his mouth and scolded: "Get out, you stop for me...... What a quality!"
Seeing that the car was hanging with a Jiang V license plate, not a car from Dongzhou City, Tang Yifan scolded two sentences and did not stop after all, when he lowered his head to wipe the muddy water, he only heard the sound of "Kuang Kuang" twice, when Tang Yifan raised his head, the small truck had already stopped, the front of the car seemed to have hit an object, and it was intercepted, and the bumper was drooping.
Tang Yifan ran over and took the opportunity to scold him, but when he arrived at the place of the incident, he found that things were far from so simple. I saw the driver of the pickup truck holding a steel pipe in his hand, got out of the car with a scolding attitude, and walked to the back.
I saw that the truck driver was tall and fat, with a beer belly, a pot lid, and a sideways face, much more vicious than the taxi driver last night.
A few seconds later, Tang Yifan found that he was wrong again, the driver was not aimed at him, but went around to the toll booth of two dilapidated houses, shaking his head, a little dark.
"You're sick, who the fuck put the railing!" the driver scolded, holding the steel pipe, and pointed to the decadent old man on the recliner. The old man slowly opened his eyes, flicked the ashes of his cigarette elegantly, and did not stand up, but pointed to an iron sign ten meters away.
The driver turned around and took a closer look, only to see a few words written in red paint: Ten yuan for passing vehicles. Damn, domineering!
The driver was impatient, Lao Tzu has been rampant in the world for so many years, and he was still scared by you, he ran over and carried the steel pipe to smash it all the way, and the thick arms and tendons were bursting up, a little bit of a fierce flying.
When it was smashed, the iron plate turned into a folding shield, and the driver turned his head to wipe his sweat, only to realize that he had made a serious mistake, the old man was gone, and he was replaced by four strong men dressed in black, with nothing else in their hands, only a sturdy pickaxe handle.
"Hit!"
In the blink of an eye, the driver retreated one after another, in danger, begging for mercy: "Who of you, who are you......"
The moves of that group of people were all terrible, and they put the driver on the ground in an instant, their faces were covered with blood, and someone walked over and raised their feet and went straight to the driver's eyes and kicked them, and the driver's eldest brother was also mixed up, only holding his head with his hands to cover the key parts.
Tang Yifan's blood surged when he saw it, and he wanted to go over to pull the rack, but he saw that the driver's eldest brother was dying, and he was dragged into two huts, and the small truck was also driven to the back of the house.
In just a few minutes, the toll booth was quiet, and the old man held an unlit cigarette in his mouth, pinched the railing start button with his right hand, leaned over and lay down on the chair, closed his eyes and recuperated.
Tang Yifan glanced back, the little girl's face turned white, she was stupid, this Tangshan Town is really not covered, what kind of darkness is there? No, this is not darkness, this is clearly terrifying.
More is better than less, after all, there are women following, Tang Yifan quickly crossed the toll station, went to the central street of Dashashi Village, and found a restaurant called "Huibin Restaurant", "Let's go, go in and fill your stomach, I'll send you out of here." ”
The girl's eyes were full of gratitude, and she followed, Tang Yifan touched his pocket, only the crumpled fifteen yuan, what can he eat?
Fortunately, he saw that there was a pot of pork pancakes in the corner, how could this restaurant with a fairly bright appearance sell it early?
"Boss, are your baked cakes still hot?" Tang Yifan was a little embarrassed, at noon, he ordered the baked cakes when he entered the door, which ruined people's fortune. The boss lowered his head to stir-fry, skillfully stir-frying, and did not raise his head, "The rest of the morning, it is a little cold, five for a piece!"
"Can it be cheaper?" Tang Yifan asked shamelessly, shy in his pocket, and the boss replied disdainfully: "You are too expensive for this money? Go to the door to buy steamed buns, five cents each." ”
Look down on people! Tang Yifan walked over and pulled a few times, picked up five baked cakes, took out two bowls from the iron bucket on the side, and poured hot water, "Sister, let's eat it." ”
I didn't eat less baked cakes, five was not enough to add three, water was not less to drink, and two thermoses. Tang Yifan touched his stomach, took out fifteen yuan, and went to settle the bill.
At this time, a red-faced man who was holding the general's belly and drinking drank came down from upstairs and patted the bar, "Lao Liu, where is the account book?"
The boss turned his head to take a look, ran out, and said politely while smiling: "Mayor Li, let's cash in cash, we really don't have money to turnover." ”
The mayor of the general's belly burped, and the toothpick in his mouth spat violently, a little impatient: "You are indispensable, sign!"
"Mayor Li, you come to eat every day, never settle the bill, I have three account books, tens of thousands of dollars, drink the northwest wind. A woman ran out from behind, like a proprietress with a screaming voice expressing dissatisfaction. Mayor Li was full of wine, and raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter, I can't go out today, what do those accounts have to do with me, you go to the leader!"
The woman was speechless, flicked her sleeves, and went down to the room under the persuasion of the man, Mayor Li proudly took the account book, scratched a few times, and walked out of the door with square steps. The boss had a sad face, squatting on the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.
Tang Yifan took out fifteen yuan, threw it at the bar, and glanced down at the ledger. Wow, even the accounts of ten years ago are there, amazing.
"Boss, who was that person just now?" Tang Yifan asked casually. The boss wiped the sweat from his head and sighed helplessly: "The leaders of the town, there is no money for just eating." Why do I have to make an early morning in the morning, just to make more money to make up for it...... Eat early and no one will take credit. ”
"Why don't you go to them and ask for it?"
The boss glanced at Tang Yifan and put the account book away, "How can it be so easy, the mayor of the town will come and go one by one, and no one will admit it." ”
"Looking for the secretary, Secretary Song has been here for many years. Tang Yifan thought of Song Daochun. The boss glanced at Tang Yifan in surprise, "Young man, looking for him, you can't enter the door alone, who dares to provoke him in this Tangshan Town?" I don't want to live......
Tang Yifan was stunned, and he scolded Song Daochun on the phone a few days ago, but he didn't expect him to have such a reputation in the hearts of the people of Tangshan Town.
"Uncle, you can expose it on the Internet and put pressure on the government. Hearing the words, Tang Yifan glanced back, when the girl came over, and bravely interjected, it turned out that she had a heart to fight the darkness.
The boss shook his head and sighed: "Young man, it's useless, do those methods work? ”
The little girl was very willful, he walked over and picked up an account, "Boss, if you believe me, I'll go to the media to expose it, is it okay?"
The boss didn't have any illusions, and waved his hand: "Whatever, those account books have been twelve years, and it's useless to let me go." ”
The little girl bandaged the account book a few times, stuffed it into her pocket, and went out first, Tang Yifan wanted to stop him, after all, he had just been appointed as the mayor of Tangshan Town, once he was stabbed out of Tangshan Town and humiliated, this was not a stone to shoot himself in the foot. But thinking about it again, the little girl is kind-hearted and can't erase the positive energy of the family, besides, as the restaurant owner said, who pays attention to this broken account book.
Out of the door, Tang Yifan thought about it, the little girl was going to go out of Tangshan Town, I don't know what wicked people would stop her, think about those bald heads, scarred faces, and sweaty backs last night.
"Girl, where is your house, I'll find someone to take you back." Tang Yifan said happily, the little girl was a little surprised, "Do you still have money?"
Yes, he brought out a total of more than seventy yuan last night, and he had already run out, he looked down at his watch, at two o'clock in the afternoon, if he didn't leave, would he be able to rush back to the provincial capital tonight? ”
Damn, I really know the goods, this watch is a token that Zhao Qi gave to him when he was engaged, more than 30,000 yuan, what does this little girl mean?
Tang Yifan subconsciously shrank his arm back, can't it, this little girl started the idea of the watch, and the little girl smiled: "Brother Tang, then how can I go back, there is no travel money at all." If he is caught again, it will be miserable. ”
After that, the little girl put on a pitiful look, the pear blossom was in tears, Tang Yifan looked up a few times, and there was no acquaintance on the whole street, it was really difficult for a penny to be a hero.
"Brother Tang, there's a grocery store over there, maybe it's a little useful. The little girl changed her previous timid style, and happily pointed to an inconspicuous door not far away, only to see a plastic font "Dang" hanging on the dilapidated signboard.
is ruthless enough, this little girl is also a ruthless character, Tang Yifan underestimated her a little.