Just when the middle-aged woman's speech came to an end, the strong man also moved the debris on the periphery of the broken barrel.

Taking a spring scale from his waist, the strong man went to hook and break the barrel, and asked, "What you just said is just like what you said in the drum book, is it true?"

"Really, really, absolutely really. As the woman spoke, her eyes were fixed on the spring scale, and her mouth muttered, "Three, six and a half catties, six eight and forty-eight, two * six hundred and twelve......"

The strong man hurriedly said: "Which is six and a half catties? This is six catties and two taels, and I didn't say two cents and eighty-one catties." ”

"Okay, if you don't agree, you won't turn it out. The woman said a little slyly.

"This, really, this, is there a cardboard box or something, and then collect some of that thing, and I'll come over well." The strong man came up with another plan.

"Cardboard box pieces? The woman shook her head slowly.

"I'll see what it is. The strong man put down the plastic bucket, bent down, stretched out his hand to pull the sundries, and asked casually, "I came here just now and saw that many of them had been demolished, so why did those houses agree." Did you just smash your house, or did you smash someone else's?"

The woman sighed: "Hey, our old Jiao is also straight, and when he picks up the words, he must have let those animals listen, thinking that our family is difficult to speak." In fact, if they could have given enough, our family would have moved a long time ago, and we would have ...... a long time ago."

With a "bang", the courtyard door was knocked open, and Jiao Lao Wu appeared at the door.

Seeing the strong man in the courtyard, Jiao Lao Wu scolded the middle-aged woman: "You are talking nonsense again." ”

"I, I didn't say anything. The woman flatly denied it.

"Before I could say anything, I heard it from afar. Jiao Lao Wuchong said to the woman, but his eyes fell on the strong man, "Don't take anyone to the house, don't say anything." ”

I heard that Jiao Lao Wu was beating himself, but the strong man didn't answer, but "hummed" and picked up the plastic bucket.

"He's a rag, and he's not a bad person. In the middle of the conversation, the woman stretched out her hand to the strong man, "You haven't paid yet?"

The strong man took out a roll of change, took out two pieces of one dollar, and handed them over angrily, "Give." ”

"Two dollars? is it enough? six eight four gross eight, two eight one piece six, no, two * six one piece two ......" the woman took the banknote and counted it in her mind.

The strong man carried the broken bucket, panting, and walked out of the small courtyard with "dong dong" steps.

The woman stopped chattering, grabbed Jiao Lao Wu, and whispered: "Lao Wu, take advantage, a total of six catties and two taels, three cents a catty, only one piece eight, this is ......"

Jiao Lao Wu scolded: "It's so easy to take advantage of cheapness, what should be your own is your own, don't ask for it as soon as possible." With so many cents, it may not be a lot of advantage for the family. ”

"You, you're talking nonsense. I didn't see him gray, I talked to him at a distance, and I could still let him take advantage. The woman said, pinching Jiao Lao Wu's arm.

Jiao Lao Wuyi bared his teeth, took a breath of cool air, and scolded: "You fucking control that stinky mouth, and talk nonsense with anyone, what if you get into trouble?"

"What kind of trouble can you cause? Isn't it just a rag collector?" The woman did not agree with Jiao Lao Wu's statement.

"In case it ......" Jiao Lao Wu was halfway through his words, and quickly stepped out of the door.

At this time, the tattered tricycle had already left, and only the tricycle pulling water was parked outside the door.

Looking around, Jiao Lao Wu pushed three wheels into the courtyard and continued the topic just now, "In case this person is demolished and pretended to be by those people, you can pick it up and say, don't let them find the back account?"

"What are you looking for? I didn't talk nonsense. The woman's tone was aggressive.

Jiao Lao Wu just glared: "What the hell did you say?"

"I, what can I say? Don't everyone know that?" the woman was a little discouraged, and then said, "That's a rag collector, how can it be the demolition of those animals? ”

"You......" Jiao Lao Wu pointed to the other party, and halfway through speaking, he stopped talking and went to carry the tricycle to the bucket.

The middle-aged woman followed: "You have to insist that the person is pretending, and he must be a good person, and he is designated as a good official, and he is not a bad person if he looks at it." ”

"The bad guys put the labels. Jiao Lao Wu replied hatefully.

……

Just as Jiao Lao Wu was arguing with his wife, the strong man had already ridden behind, and the broken bucket was just thrown by him next to the garbage heap.

"Gululu", a pedal three-wheeled gallop, passing past the strong man.

Noticing the eagerness of the figure, the strong man stopped the car and turned his head to look.

The tricycle ran straight to the garbage heap, and the man on the tricycle stepped down on the three wheels, walked quickly to the broken barrel, and reached out and grabbed the edge of the barrel. Sighing, the man turned to look at the straw hat "peer" and smiled triumphantly.

The strong man also received the smile, so he smiled back and continued on the tricycle.

"Gurgle", "Gurgle", after riding, the strong man stopped.

Got down from the three-wheeler, turned around and counted from the front row, confirmed that it was the sixth row of houses, the strong man looked left and right, pressed the brim of the straw hat, pushed the tricycle, and entered the alley.

In front of the second house that had not been demolished, the strong man shouted at the courtyard: "Collect the rags, water bottles, plastic cans, cardboard boxes and newspaper comics, collect the rags......"

"Collect the rags, collect the rags. "There was a voice in the yard.

Hearing the movement in the courtyard, the strong man continued to push the cart and walked forward as if he hadn't heard it.

"Gather the rags, call you. The side courtyard door opened, and a white-haired old man came outside the courtyard.

"Call me?" the strong man turned his head away.

"Yes, yes, come here, come here. The old man beckoned again and again.

"Sell newspapers or books?" asked the strong man.

"I sell ......," the old man hesitated, and then asked again, "How do you know that I have books and newspapers?"

The strong man smiled "hehe": "Look at what you are wearing, you look like an old cadre, you must have these things at home." ”

"I'm not an old cadre at all, I'm just an old worker. The old man also smiled, looked the strong man up and down, and then said, "Come in, I have wanted to sell these things for a long time, and no one has helped me to get them." ”

"Good. The strong man replied and followed the old man into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the house, the strong man pointed to the glass stubble all over the floor and said, "Ahh

"Pretty much. The old man sighed.

"Will there be another fight in a while, or I'll ...... first" As he spoke, the strong man was about to turn around and walk.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't fight, it looks pretty strong, and it's so timid. The old man reached out and tugged at the placket of the other's clothes.

The strong man stopped his steps and asked: "I really don't fight?" I'm a waste collector, so there's no need to eat melons with me." ”

"Don't worry, I got it last night, and I let a bunch of animals smash it. Pointing to the broken window, the old man scolded, "It's all livestock." ”

"Cattle, how can there be livestock, is it a mule, a horse or a donkey?" the strong man looked around.

The old man laughed: "Hahaha, these animals are all two-legged, and they also eat human food, but they don't pull human." ”

"Two-legged animal?" After the question, the strong man suddenly realized, "You mean bad, right?"

"Yes, it's bad, scoundrel. Speaking of this, the old man suddenly asked, "Are you from Yuchi County?"

The strong man stared at each other, and then asked, "What's wrong?"

The old man said "oh": "It's nothing." When I looked at the past, I stayed in Yuchi County for more than half a year, and I was very familiar with the accent there, but I never went there again. ”

"Uncle, then you have a good memory. Listening to your accent, it doesn't look like a native of Woyuan City, and it's not easy to distinguish the accent in the county. The strong man praised.

"It's not easy to hear my foreign accent. I'm not from Hexi Province, I'm from Jinbei Province, and I usually live in Jinbei Province. It's just that many years ago, our vinegar factory set up an office in Woyuan City, and I came here as a salesman. This house was the family room of the office back then, and it was usually rented out, but now it is going to be demolished, and I will come back. Speaking of this, the old man suddenly asked, "Since you are from Yuchi County, I asked you about someone, I don't know if you know each other?"

The strong man smiled innocently: "There are so many people in Yuchi County, I am a waste collector, and I can't recognize a few." ”

The old man said: "You may know this person, he is an official, a leader of your county public security bureau, and later I heard that he was transferred to the city, and he is the deputy secretary of the municipal legal committee and the deputy director of the municipal public security bureau. ”

The strong man paused, and then asked, "What is this person's name?" ”

"His name is Lei Zhenhai. The old man spoke the name and asked, "Do you know him?"

"Thunder...... I've heard about it. The strong man responded vaguely and asked again, "Are you friends with him?"

The old man said: "That's my benefactor, the reason why I am familiar with Yuchi's accent, in addition to staying there for half a year, is mainly to remember this Secretary Lei's voice, your accent is similar to his." At that time, I was selling vinegar in Yuchi County, and I rushed back to the county from the countryside at night, but when I drove the donkey cart halfway there, I was robbed by the gangsters, and I was beaten half to death and thrown on the side of the road. It happened that Secretary Lei passed by and rescued me and sent me directly to the hospital, and later asked me about the robbed money and donkey. At that time, he was just a deputy director, and I only knew his surname Lei, and I didn't know what his name was.

After that beating, the factory transferred me and sent me to another province. Later, I always wanted to find this benefactor, but due to inconvenient communication and I didn't know the specific situation of Secretary Lei, and then I was not in good health, so I delayed. After coming back this time, I learned through inquiries that the director of Lei back then was the current secretary Lei. It's just that Secretary Lei has retired, sometimes he lives in the city, sometimes he goes to other places, and I don't know where he lives. I heard that his son is now the director of the Public Security Bureau, but he has gone to the capital to study, and I have not been in touch. Hey, if only the officials were like Secretary Lei, it would be good, and my house wouldn't be like this. ”

After a pause, the old man asked again: "You really don't know Secretary Lei? ”

"I'm just a rag collector, how do I know the leaders of the Public Security Bureau. After the strong man replied, he asked, "Why did those people smash the glass of your house?"

After a pause, the old man sighed: "Hey, it's a long story." Seeing that you are also a good person, I will talk about it. ”