There was nothing to say all night, when I just returned to Guangming Town, Gao Feng and several people reported safety to their families, and the next morning, before dawn, Dong Hai and a few others left the restaurant in a hurry, leaving only Gao Feng and Shifang.

After breakfast and bidding farewell to Gao Cripple, the two came to Gao Feng's home.

"Hello sister-in-law." Ten smiled at the young woman.

"Hello Shifang brothers." The young woman also greeted her, and turned to look at her husband, with the traces of a hangover, but still let the young woman who was familiar with her husband see a little difference, and the depression that had been accumulated on Gao Feng's brow for many years disappeared. She knew that the knot that had plagued her husband for years had finally been untied.

At that moment, the young woman saluted happily: "Thank you, Brother Shifang." ”

Gao Feng asked with surprise, "What, you already know each other?" ”

"That is, Brother Gao was kidnapped by me at home, of course, I have to explain it clearly to my sister-in-law, otherwise orphans and widows, even if you don't worry, I don't worry. Fortunately, my sister-in-law listened to Brother Gao's nagging about me. Shifang smiled.

"What about Dong Hai?"

"Alas, they're either eating and drinking in a restaurant, or they're knocked out by me alone, and I don't have that much spare time." Shifang said angrily, and suddenly a child ran over, the tiger head and tiger brain were particularly cute, Shifang Yile, opened his hands: "Huzi is it, come, let the uncle hug." ”

"Uncle, why don't you have hair?" Huzi, who was picked up by Shifang, looked at the bald head in front of him and asked curiously.

"Alas, it's to blame Uncle for being too smart. If you're too smart, your hair will fall out. ”

"Hey...... Ah, my parents often say that I am smart, will my hair also fall out? ”

"Maybe, will you be worried about the tiger?"

After thinking about it for a while, the child finally said in embarrassment: "If you drop it, you will drop it, because when my father and mother praise me for being smart, they are very happy." ”

Shifang was stunned, and his heart suddenly soured, if he knew that he felt sorry for his father, would they still be by his side. Suppressing the sourness in his heart, a warm Buddha power gushed out from his palm, nourishing Huzi's body.

"Uncle, it's so comfortable, I want to sleep."

"Well, then you can rest for a while."

Gao Feng saw the abnormality, and said gratefully: "Brother Shifang, your body is just right, it won't be affected, right?" ”

"It's okay. Sister-in-law, please take it. Shifang handed the tiger to the young woman, and then came to the courtyard to sit down, this is the second time he has come here, the last time because it is night, but did not observe well, the courtyard is very simple, except for an osmanthus tree, is a set of wooden tables and stools in front of him.

Shi Fang retracted his gaze, looked at Gao Feng, who had just sat down, and asked, "Brother Gao, do you think the current Guangming Town is good?" ”

"It's not good, I'm a rough person, but running a gang does find a lot of problems, and I don't know about these problems, right?" After thinking in his heart for a while, Gao Feng slowly spoke:

"To tell the truth, more than four years ago, the Haitou Gang had just collapsed, and the Brothers Gang ushered in an opportunity for development.

"The collapse of the Haitou Gang was caused by the joint pressure of many big forces, and in order to appease the anger of these big forces, the wealth of the Haitou Gang was all divided. As a result, many people are displaced and their livelihoods are hopeless. At this time, the Brothers' Gang showed vigorous vitality, and with my small name, these people who had no way out rushed to help, in fact, we didn't have much surplus at that time to help so many people. ”

"But you took them in anyway." Shifang is familiar with Gao Feng's character, and said as a matter of course.

Gao Feng nodded helplessly, "You know what? At that time, what was the biggest problem that our Brothers Gang faced, there was no money! Yes, no money! At that time, we only had a few dart boards, a few carriages and horses, and then there was the work of the docks. In order to make nearly 1,000 people able to eat, I had to go down to the dock to carry the goods myself, and it was the time when no one went to it, that is, in the early hours of the morning. At that time, the dock was not as large as it is today, even if it operated 24 hours a day, it could not solve the food and clothing of nearly a thousand brothers, although the brothers often went hungry, but they did not blame me, I am ashamed. ”

Gao Feng lowered his head and drank a cup of tea prepared by his wife: "Shifang, do you believe it, the cup of tea in front of you and me is made of tribute tea used by the emperor, and every two is comparable to gold." Who would have believed that in just four years, there would be a world of change! Sighing, Gao Feng looked at Shifang and took another sip of the teacup, and explained: "Oh, this tea is the filial piety of Dong Hai's rabbit cub, of course, Lao Tzu can't taste anything else anyway." ”

After pouring another sip of tea, Gao Feng continued: "The change began after more than a month. Zhang Lingcheng gave me a lot of wealth, a fortune that was enough to make nearly a thousand people worry about food and clothing for several years, but I didn't think much about it at that time, I just wanted to let my brothers be fed and clothed, so that the homeless and down-and-out men had a place to live. You don't know how much energy nearly a thousand strong men can burst out when there is enough money, build houses, improve the docks, in just one year, the small city of Guangming has taken on a completely different look, and at that time, it was also my happiest time. When he said this, Gao Feng's face was filled with a satisfied smile, and he fell into a moment of memory.

Then, his voice turned lower: "However, this wealth is not the only one, it is just the beginning. I gradually discovered that there was a pair of hands hidden in the shadows, and began to use wealth to influence the status quo of the small city of light. In this regard, although I am a little worried, I am still very grateful to him, after all, because of him, how many lonely widows have survived the winter, how many homeless people have found a home, and how many people have lived a good life. ”

"And Dong Hai and Gangzi also have their own stage, when I was busy building houses and docks, they took over the Haitou Gang's industry, bigger and bigger, more and more, when I realized it, the industry of the Brothers Gang had almost covered the entire Guangming Town. You know how I felt, I was happy, but I was even more scared. I can't believe the facts in front of me, I always feel that something is not real, God, really love us too much. ”

"Actually, as the leader of a gang, I was derelict in my duty, and when I looked at a huge gang, a gang that I had built myself, but I was not familiar with at all, I began to feel exhausted, and I was often unable to do it. When Dong Hai proposed to leave the Brothers' Gang, although it was regrettable, I still didn't stop it, and then Gangzi and they also left. Looking back over the years, I have done a lot of useful things, but I owe a lot to my brother who was with me from the beginning. I didn't go to marry my son, and when Dong Hai's son was doing a full moon wine, I actually asked, what, Dong Hai's rabbit cub's child has been born? ”

"They said they were all guilty, but I was also guilty at that time, and I was sad that the brothers were divided, but at the end of the day, I was the one who was the least responsible. So, I came to this house alone and disheartened. When I go out to sea to fish on weekdays, I am also at ease. Unfortunately, this is an escape. ”

Gao Feng smiled bitterly, "Maybe it's because I'm out of the game, in the past three years, I have found that more and more wealth has poured into Guangming Town, a few years ago, a bowl of seafood noodles for ten coppers and a bowl of noodles now costs one or two silver, and the strange thing is that the people of my Guangming Town actually take this for granted." After the expansion of the wharf, it is true that a lot of goods have poured in, but I think that this is not the foundation of the prosperity of the small town of Guangming. Because the value created by it is simply not as good as one-twelfth of the wealth obtained, this unequal acquisition is the biggest problem in itself. I think that this kind of wealth in a mirage, I am afraid that one day when I wake up, it will be like a dream bubble, and it will burst as soon as I poke it. After talking with Dong Hai and them that night, I realized the ambition of the person behind the scenes, he actually wanted to be the emperor, isn't this a fool's dream? Once the failure is exposed, Shifang, do you think our bright town will have a catastrophe? ”

"I don't know, if it's really that person, I think maybe it might be possible," Shifang said hesitantly, "Then do you know why the people behind the scenes rebelled?" ”

Listening to Shifang's mindless words, Gao Feng shook his head, "By the way, one thing Dong Hai said is right, the people behind the scenes are indeed people who love Buddha, and they are even a little crazy. ”

"Oh? How do you know? ”

"Before the temple was built, as long as you could chant sutras in the city square for three hours, the government would send out several Buddhist scriptures, a Buddha statue, and a hundred taels of silver."

"And this kind of good thing?" Shifang asked in surprise, "Then I don't work every day, as long as I chant the scriptures, I can have no worries about food and clothing?" ”

"Haha, it's beautiful to think about, people just have a lot of money and are not stupid, since the government has intervened in this matter, it will naturally be registered according to the household registration, and each household only has one chance. Also, if the scriptures sent can be studied in detail, there will be an assessment at the end of the year, and the first place will be given a thousand taels of silver. ”

"Isn't the phenomenon of visiting Buddha a common practice?"

"It does have a certain effect, but it's mostly women's families," Gao Feng said noncommittally, "Shifang, I have also been to the surrounding state cities, do you know that the prices of the two state cities of Luoyang and Zhengzhou are also rising without a trace." ”

Shifang took a sip of tea and fell into deep thought.

"Open the door, open the door, I know someone is there." Suddenly, there was a noisy sound next door, and then, the wooden door of Gao Feng's house was knocked loudly, and Dong Hai's familiar voice came through the crack in the door.

"Brother Gao, I can finally come to see you with my backbone, Brother Shifang, let's talk about it in a while, in fact, after experiencing a rich life, I found that they are just like that, far less warm than the few of us who were crowded in a dilapidated house. As soon as Gangzi and I pondered it, we bought your neighbor's house, and Brother Gao can rest assured that he will definitely not treat those neighbors badly. Dong Hai opened it after entering the door, he saw the teapot on the table, directly poured himself a cup, and poured it down.

"When did you discuss it?"

"Of course, it's the early hours of the morning, our physique, and how long can drinking affect. Oh, except for those who have no conscience. "Dong Haikou has no conscience, naturally it is Wei Wuliang.

"Let your sister-in-law cook your meal later."

"Don't bother, I'll sort out the things over there, and then completely leave it alone, and at the latest the day after tomorrow, I'll have a drink with Big Brother Gao." Dong Hai chattered for a while, then said goodbye and left.