Chapter 21: Parting Ways

Uncle Wang took Tiancheng back to the county government to pack up his things, and soon finished cleaning up, and then said goodbye to them one by one, and after returning to Uncle Wang's residence, Uncle Wang asked Tiancheng to rest, saying that he went out to do something.

In the evening, Uncle Wang took Uncle Ma and Uncle Li to the house, everyone was chatting, Lao Zhang also came, everyone chatted, Lao Zhang proposed to go to the restaurant to eat, Uncle Ma also agreed, Uncle Wang said: No need, I will eat at home at night, the meal will arrive in a while, not long after, Aunt Li came with the dishes, and said while walking: Is there anyone alive? Come and pick it up.

As soon as Uncle Wang heard that Aunt Li was coming, he hurriedly went out to pick it up, and everyone also went out to pick up Aunt Li, and soon put the table on the table, Aunt Li looked at everyone, and said with a smile: You old immortals, what are you doing in the house?

Uncle Ma replied with a smile: Didn't we go out to pick you up?

Aunt Li scolded with a smile: As long as you can speak, hurry up and eat.

Everyone smiled at each other, poured the wine full, this night without words, the next day, everyone worked with each other, as before, every day at eight o'clock, Tiancheng and Uncle Wang basically had nothing to do, Tiancheng went to Aunt Li to help, it is worth mentioning that this time Tiancheng not only helped Aunt Li wash vegetables, but also helped Aunt Li cut vegetables, and used what he learned in the county government Lao Guo to Aunt Li here, and helped Aunt Li share the work every day, and Aunt Li also liked Tiancheng more and more.

This year, the construction site is busy, Tiancheng and everyone work together, sometimes need to lay bricks, Tiancheng follows bricklaying, sometimes needs carpentry, Tiancheng follows to do carpentry, basically where the construction site needs Tiancheng, where Tiancheng goes, because when Tiancheng is small, nothing to surround those masons (rural houses) around, the work on the construction site and rural houses are basically the same, to say the difference, that is, one is one layer, one is multi-layered, and there is one thing that the rural building house is not in the city, that is, the upper beam, because the rural houses are pointy, and the ready-made houses are basically flat, so there is one less process, and Tianchang has been like a fish in water on the construction site.

The days passed like this, and now Tiancheng's salary has risen from 110 yuan at the beginning to more than 300 yuan, and in addition to Lao Zhang's report to Uncle Wang, Tiancheng can also get an income of more than 400 yuan, but the good times don't last long, when Tiancheng worked on the construction site for three months, the salary was released, no one knows what's going on, this day or go to Lao Wang's house for dinner, Lao Zhang said: Maybe our salary is hopeless, everyone had better plan for the worst.

Uncle Ma asked: What's wrong?

Lao Zhang said: I received the news, it seems that the previous boss ran away, so our salary has not been paid for two months.

Uncle Wang asked Lao Zhang: Are you sure Lao Zhang, isn't this a joke?

Lao Zhang said: I'm not sure, I've just heard about it.

At this time, Aunt Li came in and said: What he said is true, the boss ran away, and there is no news yet.

Uncle Wang asked Aunt Li: How do you know?

Aunt Li replied: Because we are cousins, so I know, this is why Lao Zhang has always been afraid of me, I don't believe you ask Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang replied: Yes.

Uncle Ma said: Then what should we do, what about more than two months' salary, that's not a little money.

Lao Zhang sighed and said: It's really not good, I have an idea, do you think it's okay?

Uncle Li asked urgently: What do you pay attention to?

Lao Zhang said: This attention is a bit damaged, but at present, it can only be done.

Uncle Ma asked: Just say it quickly, Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang said: We sell the steel bars on the construction site to the scrap collectors, which is almost enough for our wages, but I don't know if you dare.

Uncle Ma thought for a long time and asked: Can this work?

Lao Zhang said: This can only be the case, but we will not be able to do it here in the future.

Uncle Li said: That's still a fart, I won't be paid, the boss has run away, and it's still in vain in the end.

Lao Zhang continued: This matter was last night, let's go our separate ways.

Uncle Wang said: That's the only way, how to contact the scrap collector?

Lao Zhang said: You don't have to close this, you just wait for my news for the next two days, and then you can move the steel bars out.

Within two days, Lao Zhang brought a car to the construction site, just like said in advance, everyone loaded the steel bars into the car, and then the car left, everyone gathered at Uncle Wang's house in the evening, Lao Zhang came with money, distributed the money to everyone, and then said to everyone: We are going to part ways, let's take the money to do some small business.

Uncle Wang got the money and counted it, and said: This money is wrong, right?

Lao Zhang said: What's wrong?

Uncle Wang said: It's not less, but hundreds more.

Lao Zhang said: The extra should be compensated for us, and everyone will go their separate ways in the future.

Everyone, look at me, I'll look at you, Uncle Ma smiled and said: Alas, I haven't drunk Lao Wang's wedding wine yet.

In this way, everyone talked and laughed, and the next day everyone was going to part ways, Tiancheng asked Uncle Wang: Uncle Wang, what happened to your child in the end?

Uncle Wang was stunned for a moment and asked, "What child?"

Uncle Ma of Tiancheng Bar told Tiancheng about Uncle Wang.

Uncle Wang sighed and replied: "That child, then I took turns with your Aunt Wang to take care of it, but it should still come, just when we thought it was okay, it happened, it happened so suddenly, just a year later, the child suddenly said something very inexplicable, we didn't care, and then the child left us like that, when he left, the child's eyes widened, your Aunt Wang couldn't withstand the blow, and died in a few days, leaving me alone I don't know what to do.

Tiancheng looked at the weeping Uncle Wang, took out a handkerchief and handed it to Uncle Wang, and said: Uncle Wang, don't be sad, everything has passed, if you don't dislike it, treat me as your child.

Uncle Wang looked at Tiancheng stunned there, and it took a long time before he spoke, and said: Tiancheng, in fact, I have always treated you as my child, but I didn't have a good mouth, everyone is going to separate, and I have nothing to leave to you, but you have to remember one sentence, no one is perfect, it is okay to do wrong things, the problem is that you must divide the severity of doing wrong things, you must learn to know that you can change your mistakes, and don't make mistakes again and again, in the future Pay more attention outside, don't tell the truth to everyone casually, then you will only suffer, be a man to leave three points, that is, seven points of truth and three points of falsehood, do things to leave a way out for yourself, don't go forward, good luck will not always follow you, but also learn to give up and give up, even if this thing is good, no matter how close, you have to think twice, you know?

Tiancheng nodded and agreed: I know Uncle Wang, but Uncle Wang, I still want to follow you.

Uncle Wang said: I also want to take you with me, but no, we'd better separate, if there is a fate, we will meet again.

Tiancheng said to Uncle Wang for a long, long time before leaving, and when he left, the old and the young hugged each other and cried, as if the father and son were really separated.