In the warm spring, the old village committee compound and Hu Si's old house under Li Zhizhong's plate officially started construction. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At 8 a.m. on the day the construction began, Chen Jin and all the village cadres, as well as some prestigious people in Lianggouji Village, were invited to fill in the foundation on the construction site.

In fact, it is to take a situation and draw an auspicious picture.

The 100,000 "earth red" firecrackers specially bought from the city crackled and exploded on the street in the center of the village at the southern end of the construction site, and for a time the flames flickered, the red chips splashed, the smoke was billowing, and it was very lively -- as Li Zhizhong had hoped, the villagers who had been discussing in private and gloating that he had been blackmailed by Chen Jin for 50,000 yuan were now having to admire and envy Li Zhizhong's family power and wealth strength: Look at the village chief Li Da, who just invested in the expansion of the cement products factory in the north of the village last year, This year, a new house will be built, and it is to build a courtyard house like the Chen house in the east of the village! was blackmailed by Chen Jin for 50,000 yuan?

That's because Village Chief Li doesn't care about tens of thousands of yuan at all......

After the firecrackers were set off and the invited guests symbolically filled the foundation with a few shovels of soil, the young and strong students of the Lao Li family stepped forward to move bricks and mud, and together with the construction team, they enlarged the foundation of each main wall and covered it as quickly as possible.

There is strength in numbers!

The onlookers looked at the young and strong people of the Li family, who didn't envy them? Who, not afraid?

Firecrackers were in full swing on the construction site, the foundation filling ceremony was carried out, and then the construction started quickly, in the northwest corner of the construction site, Chen Zimo, who was thin and fair-skinned, squatted on the ground with tears in his eyes and silently burned paper.

It stands to reason that when people start building new houses, you burn paper on the edge of the construction site, which is very unlucky.

It is inevitable that some villagers who saw this scene were talking in whispers.

And the people of the old Li family who saw Chen Zimo and his behavior chose to ignore it - Li Zhizhong had already instructed him before, and Chen Cripple talked to him in advance, saying that Chen Zimo was going to burn some paper for Hu Si on the construction site on the day of construction, and Li Zhizhong readily agreed: "Zimo, this child is sensible, attaches great importance to feelings, and has relied on Hu Si for so many years, and now that the old house is gone, he wants to build a new house, he is sad and wants to mourn Hu Si, which is understandable." ”

Of course, the main reason why Li Zhizhong agreed so readily was to give Chen Jin face.

After burning the paper, Chen Zimo stood in this alley that no longer seemed narrow and depressing because the construction site was empty, squinting and looking at the hot construction site with an expressionless face.

As a young man, he couldn't understand the thoughts of these adults. Therefore, he couldn't forgive his father for having a good relationship with Li Zhizhong...... He even began to suspect that his father was trying to get 50,000 yuan and to become friends with Li Zhizhong, who was the head of the village, so he even coaxed him into agreeing and sold his godfather's old house to Li Zhizhong.

Otherwise, his own son and Li Zhizhong's family have formed such a big relationship, even if they don't want to take revenge, they shouldn't respect each other in such a short period of time, right?

Midday.

Village Chief Li held a banquet at his house to celebrate, and Chen Jin was invited to participate, and he also received a gift of 100 yuan.

Chen Zimo was alone in the kitchen, which had been moved to the first room in the east wing of the backyard, simply fried a vinegared cabbage, fried a peanut, brought it to the coffee table in the hall, and took out the two bottles of wine sent by Li Zhizhong's second son last night from the cupboard, sat down next to the coffee table, opened a bottle, and poured half a bottle of wine directly into the bowl.

This is the first time Chen Zimo has drunk.

Half in the bag.

When Chen Jin, who was full of wine and food, returned home, he saw that the dishes on the coffee table in the hall were in a mess, the house was full of alcohol, and his son was lying on the ground between the sofa and the coffee table, drunk and unconscious. Look at the empty bottle on the coffee table......

A whole bottle of liquor, all drunk.

"Silly boy, everyone in the village says that you are sensible early, mature and steady......" Chen Jin picked up his son from the ground, limped out and walked to the west bedroom, and said to himself with a smile: "But in Daddy's eyes, you kid is still tender!" ”

Now, Chen Zimo has moved into the west bedroom of the backyard hall, and Chen Jin lives in the east bedroom.

Chen Zimo was put on the bed, covered with a quilt, and because of drunkenness, his body was hot, he kicked the quilt away with his arms and legs, and shouted inarticulate with his eyes closed: "Old man, I will definitely be better than you in the future!" In the eyes of the people in the village, you are a lazy stick, a yin and yang fairy, a god chattering old desperate household, if it weren't for me, there would not even be anyone who threw the pot and wore filial piety for you, you said, you said me, I just failed to keep that broken house, am I sorry for you? You should thank me, no, no, we should thank each other...... I, old man, what should I call you? Godgrandpa, and Master, that's a lifetime apart. I, I don't want to be a magic stick, I resolutely don't do it, I, I want everyone to know that you are not a magic stick, I am not a yin and yang fairy, we are all powerful, yes, magical...... Scholar. ”

Chen Jin, who was standing on the side of the bed, frowned, and his son said, "You have great power, warlock." ”？

Warlock, what is it?

Hmm, probably drunk and slurred, misheard, right? Chen Jin shook his head, but he was still very satisfied with his son's words just now that he would resolutely not be a god stick - as the so-called drunken spit out the truth, it would be good if his son did not become a god stick.

……

The sound of the door opening softly in his ears sounded in his ears, Chen Zimo suddenly woke up, sat up suddenly, his muscles tensed, and looked around.

Inside, the light is dim.

A bright light shone in through the crack in the softly opened door.

The bedroom door opened slowly, Chen Jin held a steaming bowl in both hands, squeezed the door open with his shoulders and elbows, and cautiously walked in, and when he turned around, he saw his son sitting on the bed in the dark, staring at him with a pair of big eyes, Chen Jin's heart instinctively tightened, but his expression was not the slightest surprise, the hand holding the big bowl did not tremble at all, he smiled slightly, and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "How old are you, you learned to drink, and you are still drunk......

After relaxing the tension of his vigilance, Chen Zimo felt dizziness after being drunk, and the back of his head hurt slightly, and he got out of bed and put on his shoes without a sound.

Chen Jin put the big bowl on the desk, turned around and turned on the light, and said, "Clear soup noodles, get up and eat." ”

"Hmm," Chen Zimo glanced at the watch hanging on the wall, it was already seven o'clock in the evening. When he woke up drunk, hungry and thirsty, he sat down at the table, picked up his chopsticks, and devoured the noodles and soup in the bowl, regardless of how hot the noodles and soup were.

Consommé noodles, no oil or water, two poached eggs, some chopped green onion and coriander, and a few young cabbage leaves.

Chen Jin pulled the chair next to the bed, sat down and looked at his son, and said after some consideration: "Zimo, Dad knows that you are in a bad mood, not only because Hu Si's homestead was occupied. The main reason is that you who have decided that you are not in the same place with Li Zhizhong can't understand, let alone accept your father and me, in such a short period of time, you and Li Zhizhong have come together and become friends, and they seem to have a good conversation, and the relationship is not bad. ”

Chen Zimo was stunned, put down his chopsticks, turned his head to look at his father with a sneer, opened his mouth and wanted to sneer a few words, but when the words came to his mouth, he finally couldn't help but speak, turned his head and continued to eat.

Chen Jin didn't mind his son's attitude of ignoring him, and then said: "Because you are still young, I didn't plan to tell you some things. However, today I saw you drinking at home and getting drunk, and my father was distressed. And during this period of time, Dad can see that you are a child who can hide secrets, so Dad will give you a secret, within two years, Li Zhizhong will become a lost dog, and the entire old Li family will also collapse......"

Chen Zimo suddenly turned his head, frowned and stared at his father, and said, "Don't sin anymore." ”

"No, it won't." Chen Jin shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't ask me how to do it, don't tell it to the outside world, just hide it in your heart." Dad just wants to tell you that being a person and doing things is like gambling, if you can't control your emotions and impulses, then, no matter how good your luck is, no matter how much you win, you will eventually lose, and you will lose! ”

Chen Zimo didn't speak, his eyelids drooped slightly, and his father's words were difficult for him to understand thoroughly for a while.

Moreover, his father mentioned the word "gambling", which made Chen Zimo feel resentful - when he was very young, he didn't know what gambling and playing cards meant, but he knew that every time his father and mother quarreled, it was because his father was a gambler, and he was arrested by the police several times because of gambling, and the biggest reason for his parents' divorce was gambling.

As he grew up, he knew what gambling was, and he hated gambling even more.

"Let's take this bond with Li Zhizhong as an example......" Chen Jin lit a cigarette and said unhurriedly: "At that time, I should have said nothing, and I should have fought with him in public, killing him, and even killing a few members of the old Li family...... Rejoice, huh? Relieve your anger, right? Don't lose your share in all directions? But what is the result? It is nothing more than the end of exchanging one's life for one's life, which is equivalent to being a fool and a foolish reckless act. If you think that your life is more valuable than the other person's life, and you go to fight with the other party, isn't it a loss-making business? Don't say that you are risking your life, even if you are only slashed twice and suffer pain, in exchange for his life Li Zhizhong, I will feel that it is not worth it. In the same way, you fought hard with the people of the old Li family and were not killed, also because Li Zhizhong didn't bother to fight with you at all, because in his eyes, you are not worthy, understand? ”