Chinese New Year (2)
As a junction between Ningxia and Inner Mongolia, Dukou Town in Huinong District, northern Ningxia, has always been a gathering place for travelers from all over the world.
Although the area of Dukou Town is average, but there are many households, because this is the only resource supply place within a radius of 100 miles, many travelers who travel to Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia will choose to settle here, and over the years, it has led to changes in the humanities and culture here.
The most famous place in Dukou Town is the teahouse, there are five of them, all of which have the same signboard, called 'Frost Ji', which is the industry of a young female tyrant worth more than 10 billion yuan somewhere in the south. It is said that this woman looks like a fairy, and there are many suitors under her command, but there are very few scandals about her feelings, and some people rumor in private that she is a lala, and there are a lot of confidantes, and some people say that she is born cold, men and women are not happy, and even more said that she is a man at all, but she just wants to attract male customers through the veil of women, which can be described as scheming.
Accounts differ and opinions vary.
There is also a major feature of the Shuangji Tea House in Dukou Town, that is, after eating and chatting, you can also listen to books.
The storyteller is an old man, surnamed Yang, nearly seventy years old, and has been in Dukou Town for more than two years. He was well-informed, eloquent, and the stories he told were true or false, and he could attract applause from the audience at the end, so he became very famous in the town.
However, it is not a simple matter to listen to Lao Yang Tou's storytelling, because he does not have a fixed time and place for storytelling, seven days a week, from Monday to Friday, he will take turns to tell stories in five Shuangji teahouses, and rest on Saturdays and Sundays.
Because of this, every time it is his turn to speak, the business of that teahouse will be surprisingly good. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as overcrowded.
One day in mid-July, a dusty man came to Ferry Town.
This man looks very average, belongs to the type that blends into the crowd and can't remember it even if you look closely, but he is very tall and tall, and he drove a motorcycle that he modified, and came in slowly.
The man called himself George, and after entering the town, he walked around the road and did not buy anything, just to watch. Many of the young women in the town saw him as slender and fair-skinned. I thought it was a handsome guy, but I was disappointed after seeing the face, and I didn't even have the desire to see it a second time.
George walked around for a while, hungry, and happened to hear that the Shuangji Tea House here is very delicious, and he can listen to books, so he didn't beat around the bush, found a place to park the car, and went straight to the crowded Shuangji No. 2 Building.
It's just that he came late, the second floor was full, and the first floor was also overcrowded, and after he squeezed in, he looked left and right, but couldn't find a place to sit, and finally had to spend some money to share a seat with a table in the corner.
There are also three people at the same table, two men and one woman, and the two men are brothers, although they are a few years apart, but there is a faint similarity between the eyebrows. The woman is twenty-five or sixteen years old, although she has an average figure, but her face is soft and beautiful, and she has a bit of a posture, and her dark skin does not detract from it, and even adds some wild beauty to her.
I heard from the three of them that they were all travel friends, met on the road, and were preparing to go to the Gobi Desert in northern Cyprus for sightseeing, because they had the same goal, so they planned to go together.
Among the three, two men are from the Northeast, the elder brother is called Sun Zhi, and the younger brother is called Sun Shang. Among them, Sun Zhi's personality is a little irritable, but he is bold; Sun Shang is introverted and has few words, as if he is a college student who has just graduated, wearing a pair of high-altitude myopia glasses, and has been eating silently.
It was past three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was still early, so George chatted with the three people at the same table.
waited until half past three, the meals were all served, and the storyteller Lao Yang Tou also slowly swallowed the high platform, and the teahouse soon quieted down.
Lao Yang Tou is an experienced and sleek person, knowing that most of the tourists present are admiring tourists, and the time is generally not sufficient, so he took a sip of tea and gently shook his throat, shook the fan in his hand, and began to tell the story endlessly.
Lao Yang's eloquence is indeed not covered, the speech is not verbose, nor procrastinating, easy to understand at the same time, but also can hang people's appetite, he followed a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young girl, tied a big braid, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, took a small copper basin to stand, if there is a guest want to hear any story, only need to put some money in the copper basin, Lao Yang Tou will go to ask for other people's opinions, if most people want to hear this story, then tell, if only a small number of people are willing to listen, then the guest can only add some money.
After talking for a while, the woman named Bai Lingwei at George's table seemed to be a little dissatisfied with the story told by Lao Yang Tou, so she walked up to the girl with big pigtails, put a hundred yuan coin in the copper basin, and asked Lao Yang Tou to tell the story of Qiao An, the leader of the Qiao Gang who is now famous all over the world, nicknamed 'human wolf'.
It's just that this request has been opposed by most people, after all, the name of the Qiao Gang is now known to the world, and the life of the gang leader Qiao An is even more familiar.
However, Bai Lingwei was also a persistent person, snorted, and put two hundred-yuan bills into the copper basin, repeating the previous request.
It's just that the people present will not let her, there are still many people who oppose it, Bai Lingwei came to the fire, snorted, and took out five hundred yuan again and put them into the copper basin, it seems that today I am going to listen to the story of the Qiao gang leader.
Lao Yang Tou was exquisite, he wanted money, but he didn't want to ruin the interest of other guests, he suddenly thought of a compromise solution, smiled slightly, and said: "Since everyone is already very familiar with the human wolf Qiao An, why don't I talk about some things that this Qiao gang leader doesn't know?"
When everyone present heard this, they immediately smelled a strong smell of gossip, and they were excited for a while, and they agreed one after another.
Bai Lingwei returned to her seat satisfied, her two companions were a little unimpressed by her behavior, her brother Sun Zhi snorted disdainfully, and sneered: "What kind of bullshit wolf, what kind of bullshit Qiao gang leader, isn't it just a bastard who has practiced fist and foot kung fu for a few years, I really don't know why he is so popular, and so many girls are crazy about him." ”
These words immediately aroused Bai Lingwei's dissatisfaction, and she said unhappily: "Brother Zhi." What you said is not right, although Qiao An is a bastard, but he has all the means, and he basically has his power in the entire southern region, and he doesn't do anything that hurts the heavens and reason, and even the officials in some places have acquiesced in his existence, where Qiao Gang is there, the public security is dozens of times better than before, and those bad people are scared and tremble, and they don't dare to make waves at all, isn't this a good thing?"
Sun Zhi retorted: "No matter how powerful he is, he can't change the fact that he is a bastard, and it is difficult to reach the hall of elegance with this identity alone." Haven't you heard that he is not righteous and has a high position, and he is a thief who is a thief, and he is talking about people like him. ”
Bai Lingwei was furious, and was about to slap the table and get up to turn her face with Sun Zhi, but at this time, the introverted Sun Shang came out at the right time to play a round and said, "Look, the storytelling has begun." ”
Sun Zhi and Bai Lingwei each closed their voices and turned their attention back to the storyteller Lao Yangtou.
George felt very fresh about the atmosphere in the teahouse, he didn't speak, smiled slightly, and listened to Lao Yangtou while eating melon seeds.
I heard that Lao Yang Tou first briefly introduced the life of Qiao An, and then slowly began to tell some of the so-called inside information and secrets that he knew.
"The world only knows that the human wolf Joan is affectionate to the brothers below, but they don't know that emotionally, he is an amorous seed. Old Yang Tou said slowly: "As far as I know." He stretched out a thin palm, "There are a number of confidantes alone, and even the fairy-looking female tyrant Li Shuang is also one of them." ”
As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the anger of the whole house, and some guests said angrily: "Let your mother's fart, how could Li Shuang like a bastard like Qiao An, she is in the same place as that Qiao An, but there has been no scandal about her for so many years, which shows that there is no relationship between them at all!"
"That's it, Li Shuang is such a beautiful woman, how can anyone be worthy of her?"
"Qiao An is a scumbag, it's not enough to have an affair with so many women, and he wants to harm our Li Shuang, he is really tired of it!"
Bursts of shouts rang out from the teahouse.
Lao Yang Tou seemed to have expected this situation a long time ago, and he was not in a hurry to distinguish it, but said with a smile: "Not in his position, not in his business." Since ancient times, heroes and emperors have been very popular, and characters like Qiao An are of course no exception. But whether he is a big carrot or not, I won't comment on this much, what I said. You don't have to take it too seriously, just listen to it as a story. ”
As he spoke, Lao Yang raised a finger and continued: "The world only knows that Qiao An is called a 'human wolf', but do you know the origin of this nickname?"
As soon as these words fell, everyone present looked at each other, and at the same time, they were also instantly whetted, Bai Lingwei needless to say, even that Sun Zhi was no exception.
Old Yang's eyes were blazing, and he stroked his beard and smiled: "As we all know, we humans evolved from ancient apes. It's just that who would have thought that this Qiao An's body is actually half human, and generally an ancient wolf?"
This caused a lot of discussion in the audience, and some people were shocked: "You mean, half of Joan's body is the genes of ancient wolves......?" How is this possible!?"
"What's impossible about this?" Old Yang Tou said with a smile: "Anyone who has studied biology knows that all mammals in the world come from the same ancestor, the Cretaceous period, a small insect eating animal that looks like a rat, and this animal began to evolve into a variety of different animals at the end of the dinosaur era, among which the ancestors of humans and wolves are among them. ”
"So, if you go back in time. The genes of humans and wolves can actually be combined. Lao Yang grabbed his beard, paused, and added: "Of course, the current wolf is not suitable, it must be an ancient wolf." ”
"Just blow it!"
The people present ridiculed: "Are you still an ancient wolf? Are you a schoolboy who has never seen the world? The Cretaceous period is older than the age of dinosaurs, and now science is so advanced, but we can't even find the genes of dinosaurs, let alone human ancestors." ”
Lao Yang Tou still didn't refute, as if he said these things just to arouse people's emotions, he smiled faintly: "What is Qiao An's identity." We'll leave it alone for now, it's none of our business anyway, it doesn't matter whether we believe it or not. But this Qiao gang is the main force of the gang, but the world knows about it, right?"
Someone in the teahouse immediately shouted: "I know, I know! Legend has it that a few years ago, there was a big flood in a place in the south, and the circuit of the dam failed, and the sluice gate could not be opened. ”
Three years ago, there was a big explosion in Shenzhen City, which caused the wall of a building to collapse more than 10 meters high, and finally Qiao An picked up the entire wall on his shoulders and carried it for more than an hour. More than a dozen lives have been saved. ”
"This thing is indeed true, my friend has seen it with his own eyes!" Bai Lingwei, who was sitting next to George, said with a fluttering eyebrow.
George had a surprised expression and said curiously: "That Qiao An is really so powerful? A whole wall, this must be thousands of pounds, right?"
Bai Lingwei had a general impression of this guy with a public face, and when she heard him show such a big reaction, she couldn't help but smile proudly, "That's not it." I have a distant cousin named Tang Bai, who is the owner of the Shenzhen Securities City Security Company, and has a very good relationship with Qiao An, and he happened to be there when the building collapsed. ”
George raised an eyebrow. The originally indifferent gaze inexplicably felt a little more kindness when looking at this woman named Bai Lingwei.
Sun Zhi on the side snorted coldly: "How did I hear that when the building collapsed, it was a woman from Qiao An who happened to be inside, so he was so active in carrying the wall?"
Bai Lingwei said unhappily: "Is there any difference? Anyway, Qiao An saved more than a dozen people, this is a fact, right?"
The short-sighted Sun Shang was worried that the two would quarrel again, so he hurriedly interrupted: "Listen and listen, the story mentioned earlier is the wonderful part!"
Only then did the three people present retract their attention and put it back on the storyteller Lao Yangtou.
"Let me tell you a little bit of gossip. As soon as the old Yang's head fan was closed, his wrinkled face became a little serious, and he leaned forward slightly, revealing a meaningful expression. He lowered his voice and said: "It is said that the physical fitness of the human wolf Qiao An has already surpassed the limit of the human body, and the fundamental reason why he is so strong, in addition to genes, there is another reason, that is, his body structure is very different from ordinary people, among which the regeneration ability of the bone marrow is particularly terrifying, Li Shuang's Wang Group, everyone has heard of it, right? Wang Di, the boss of the Wang Group, has a daughter named Wang Tiantian, and he has also had an affair with Qiao An before. And Wang Tiantian once changed Joan's bone marrow because of illness - guess how she is now?"
Speaking of which. Lao Yang Tou sold a pass, until everyone's eyes were focused on him, he said slowly: "This Miss Wang got Qiao An's bone marrow, and now her physical fitness is stronger than anyone else, the year before last, I heard that she went to Africa to volunteer, to help some children infected with SARS, when passing through a very seriously ill village, more than 30 volunteers in the same company all fell ill, but only she was fine!"
An audience member said suspiciously: "Old Yang Tou, are you saying that the bone marrow of the Qiao gang leader, after being transplanted into people, can inherit a strong physique like him." Nothing goes?"
Lao Yang Tou smiled and said: "I also got this through the grapevine, and I haven't confirmed it yet, so you can just listen to it as gossip." ”
"Cut, to blow Joan so well, let him come over to deal with the X-Corps in Saibei!" another audience member was full of dissatisfaction.
"That's it!" another audience member continued: "After the X Legion has changed its leader in the past few years, we have been plagued by the notorious X Corps in the north and the surrounding area, these brutes have robbed their homes and done all kinds of things that hurt the heavens and reason, and many people have died because of them!"
"That's it! Especially the leader of the X Legion, it seems that his name is Xu Jian, he is the most ruthless, even many innocent people are not spared, and he is a bandit! I have a relative's aunt and the second uncle of his three brothers' family, who was dragged by this X Legion to be a strong man, and he has not even sent a message back, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. ”
"This can't be blamed on the Qiao Gang!" A few dissenting viewers in the crowd retorted: "Xu Jian's X Legion is in the north, and Qiao An's Qiao Gang is in the south, one up and one down, separated by thousands of kilometers, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he can't manage it if he wants to." ”
"Qiao Gang can't count on it. But can't our Xu Family Women's Army in Saibei fight with the X Army?"
"Yes, there is a women's army, how much wind and waves can Xu Jian, who has been hit by a thousand knives, withstand?"
"No, although the women's army has also been famous in the past few years, there are basically some female soldiers in it, can they beat those big bosses under Xu Jian?"
"And I also heard that Xu Jiaqi, the second-in-command in the women's army, is still one of Qiao An's confidantes!"
"Can't you, right? If that's the case, then this Joan Ke is really awesome!"
"Anyway, that X Legion has done all the bad things, and it has already made people angry, and sooner or later it will be cleaned up!"
"Since ancient times, evil has prevailed over good. The ancients never deceived me!"
For a time, the voices of "Qiao An's awesome" and "women's army come on" in the teahouse were endless, and they lasted for a long time, and even the voice of the storyteller Lao Yang Tou was suppressed.
George listened for a while, gradually lost interest, and after eating, said goodbye to the three people at the same table, and left the teahouse alone.
It's just that not long after he came out, that Bai Lingwei actually came out with him, quickly caught up with him, beckoned and shouted, "Brother Qiao, wait a minute." ”
George turned around. He smiled slightly and said, "Is there something wrong?"
Although Bai Lingwei's skin was dark, her eyes were very bright, she looked at Qiao An fiercely, and said Brother Qiao, do you know my distant cousin Tang Bai?
George was stunned, "Did I say I knew?"
"You didn't say it, but I can see it. Bai Lingwei smiled, "When I talked about my cousin just now, your eyes obviously changed, but I can see it clearly." ”
George scratched his head and said vaguely: "I know, but I don't know it." I'm an ordinary employee of his company, and it's not easy to even meet him. ”
Bai Lingwei didn't believe it, and said categorically: "You must know my cousin, and you know him very well, otherwise why would you have a medal on your chest that only the senior management of his company can have!"
George frowned, and without a trace, he pulled up the zipper of his coat and covered a diamond-shaped medal the size of two fingers on his chest, faintly surprised at the girl's observation.
Seeing that George didn't refute, Bai Lingwei smiled and said that she didn't expect to meet her own family so far away in Ningxia, it's really fate.
George didn't know how to answer, so he could only laugh alongside.
Through this conversation, Bai Lingwei became closer to the man who called himself George, thought about it, and said: "Don't hide it, Tang Bai is not my cousin, but my own brother, my original name is Tang Lingwei, but my grandmother's family is Ningxia, I grew up here since I was a child, and I rarely go back." ”
George was silent for a while, then nodded and said softly: "Tang Bai did tell me that he had a sister in Ningxia, but he didn't think it was you." ”
The woman, whose real name was Tang Lingwei, was surprised and delighted, "So, Brother Qiao, you are really familiar with my brother?"
"It's kind of a no-fight and no acquaintance. George smiled slightly: "But our relationship is really good, he helped me a lot in Shenzhen Stock Exchange City, and I remember all these favors in my heart." ”
Tang Lingwei rolled her eyes and asked cautiously: "Brother George, you have the same surname as the Qiao gang leader, and at the same time you are so familiar with my brother, should you ......?"
George waved his hand and said helplessly: "Don't think about it, I'm not Joan, look at me like this." Can he be as handsome as 10,000 as he is?"
Tang Lingwei stared at George carefully for a while, and then she was a little deflated, "It's really not like it." ”
"By the way, Brother Qiao, what are you going to do when you come so far to Saibei?"
"Looking for a daughter-in-law. George's gaze softened a little, "She's been away from home for five years, and I'll have to take her back." ”
Tang Lingwei was taken aback: "This ......"
"What?" George laughed angrily, "If you look ugly, you can't have a daughter-in-law?"
Tang Lingwei smiled, realizing that her reaction was a little embarrassing.
"By the way, Brother Qiao, since you are here to find your sister-in-law, I also happen to go to Saibei to see the Gobi, why don't we go together?"
George thought for a moment and shook his head. I still can't say it, there are still a lot of places I want to go, and the next one is River Town, and it is estimated that the road will be different.
Tang Lingwei was a little disappointed, "Okay." ”
"Alright, if it's okay, I'll go first. George patted Tang Lingwei on the shoulder and handed her a note with a phone number written on it, "If you have time to go to Shenzhen Stock Exchange City to play in the future, call this person named Xu Hang, he is my good brother, and he will definitely treat you well." ”
After saying that, George smiled again and turned away.
It's just that he hadn't taken a few steps before Tang Lingwei suddenly remembered something, and called him out, "Brother Qiao, what's the name of my sister-in-law?" You tell me, if you are lucky enough to meet her, I will inform you." ”
With some smiles on George's ordinary face, he raised his head, looked at the blue sky unique to Saibei, and said softly: "Her name is Xu Bingyan." ”
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