The two of them asked for ten bottles of beer, a few dishes, the main dish was of course roast duck, and in this large and quiet private room, the two talked while drinking. "Xiaoxiao, just listen to me, how are you doing?"

"The clothing thing is now second-line, and we mainly make mutton skewers now, but mutton skewers don't need so many people, so I'm still thinking about the next steps to see where I can find a way to make a fortune."

"The last time I received a letter from Lao Jiu, I still don't think the money is enough? It's tens of thousands?! Zhu Jiahua said half-seriously, half-teasingly: "Really, Xiaoxiao, with your talent, if you are willing to go to school and intend to learn from me to develop like this, the future prospects are ......, I dare not say to others, anyway, it must be better than me!" ”

"Why didn't I see myself so good?"

"Hey, Xiaoxiao, don't you don't treat yourself as a dish......"

"Brother Hua, really, I don't have any idea about that aspect. I want to make more money now, so that my aunt can live comfortably, and then take my little brother and make a fortune together. ”

Zhu Jiahua shook his head disapprovingly, since the two of them met, he has always felt in his heart that Lu Li is really condescending to be a self-employed person, but everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced! "So, what are you going to do? In this era, in fact, everything comes from money, it depends on whether you have the courage and courage. ”

"That's true, and I absolutely agree with you. Last year, during the Chinese New Year, I planned to go to Shenzhen, which is one of the largest and farthest places in China, and if I could seize the opportunity to go there and spread my strengths,...... What is money? I can earn as much as I want! ”

Zhu Jiahua nodded deeply and said, "I'll borrow a word from you: I absolutely agree with your words - then why don't you go?" ”

"I can't go, Brother Hua, my aunt is old, and I really can't bear her old man."

"It's all your excuses, joke! A good man is ambitious in all directions, what kind of shield do you use the old man to do? ”

"It's not a shield, if you let me choose, it's to go to that big deal of money; I still make a little less money when I go home every day, I can see my aunt's smiling face, listen to her talk to me, and talk to me about what happened during the day, I don't hesitate to choose to stay in Tianjin! ”

Zhu Jiahua sighed helplessly, Lu Li was born with such a temper, what can he say? "Then, even if you are reasonable, you are ready to stay in Tian (Tianjin) for the rest of your life and not go anywhere?"

"Of course that's not the case, I'll tell you the truth, I went to Hong Kong a few days ago."

"Hong Kong? How did you get there? Where did you get there? ”

Luli rolled his eyes, "Why are you asking this?" ”

"I'm not asking you, isn't this asking you? Although the mainland can also go to Hong Kong now, the management is very strict, don't I wonder? ”

Lu Li thought about it, with his understanding of Zhu Jiahua, the other party should not reveal this matter to more people, "That's the case......"

The more Zhu Jiahua listened, the more serious his expression became, "Was it you at the beginning?" ”

"What...... It's me? ”

"I mean, you're the one who killed a person in Hong Kong and was found not guilty?"

"You...... What does it mean to say this? How do you know? ”

Zhu Jiahua laughed, he said: "Xiaoxiao, you don't know my current job, I am in the First Bureau of the United Front Work Department, this bureau is specifically responsible for Hong Kong and Macao, well, specifically, you don't have to know, but it is precisely because of the convenience of work that we can sometimes come into contact with some newspapers and magazines from Hong Kong, of course, they are all expired." In general, it is to see the content half a month ago. But to be honest, I'm not used to reading their newspapers or something. ”

"Is it because they're vertical?"

"That's right! So normally, I don't care much about anything other than some local political news. Remember it's April, hey, is it April? ”

"The day of the accident was April 4th."

"That's right, on April 4, the newspaper published a piece of news about a gold shop in Hong Kong being robbed, I didn't pay attention to it at the time, and then I chatted with my colleagues about it, and we all thought that the law and order in Hong Kong was very bad, good guys, in broad daylight, someone robbed the store? Later, I heard from them that these people were subdued, and one of them was killed! At that time, I heard them mention that it was a mainlander, who knew that it was you? Xiaoxiao, don't you lie to me? ”

"Where? Brother Hua, have I lied to you for so long? ”

Zhu Jiahua was so excited that he was about to dance, "Okay, that's okay, I'll blow it to them when I go back now!" ”

"It's a great thing, it's murder! You don't know, I know afterwards that someone died, and I was sick for a long time. ”

Zhu Jiahua nodded frequently, picked up the beer and poured it for him, "Xiaoxiao, don't think about it, this matter, although you started a little harder, but the other party also deserves it!" If this is in the country, if you are caught, you will have to be shot! Well, by the way, come home with me in a moment and introduce you to my brother. Seriously, our family Erhua, that's better than me, by the way, there is something to ask you. ”

"What is it?"

"He was admitted to NTU, and he has to go to school in Tianjin (Tianjin) for a long time, so you can take care of it when the time comes."

"Didn't say that, by the way, how old is he?"

"What are you? What month is it born? ”

"I may be a dog, a New Year's dog."

Zhu Jiahua smiled and scolded: "I see that you are going back more and more, why don't you even know what month you were born and what you belong to?" ”

"I don't blame me, my mother passed not long after giving birth to me, but I was raised in the street for a few days, and then I went to my aunt's house, and when I remembered it, I asked my birth again, and everyone shook their heads and said they didn't remember. In the end, I can only make my birth date according to the date I gave to my aunt. It was a few days after the New Year, so it was a dog—as for the birth, it was counted from there. Then I thought about it, I should be a chicken. ”

Zhu Jiahua nodded, this memory that never remained was not a pleasant memory in Luli, so he had to not mention it, "Then you are older than him, and he is also a dog, but an April dog." Hey, Xiaoxiao, you'll know when you see him in a while, our Erhua is definitely the first! ”

"His name is Erhua?"

"His name is Guohua, because of Xinger, so he is called Erhua."

"I understand, isn't it just going to college in Tianjin, I'll take care of him."

Zhu Jiahua frowned tightly, and burped hard, "Go, Xiaoxiao, I'll take you home!" ”

"Pull it down, I'll take you in a while, you show me the way."

"Okay, okay, how...... All of them! ”

Zhu Jiahua was drunk and worried, pointing the wrong way several times, Lu Li had no choice, so he had to go around little by little, fortunately, the two of them drank only beer, and after a while of blowing the wind on the road, he sobered up a little, "Xiaoxiao, where are you riding?" How do you run to ......... Oops, you're going... Why is the square here? ”

"Nonsense, isn't that what you mean?"

Zhu Jiahua scratched his head in embarrassment, "I'll tell you, ...... from this side"

When the two people returned to Zhu's house, it was already more than eleven o'clock, here is a narrow alley behind the North (Beijing) Fuxing Gate, the surroundings are pitch black, only the small lamp hanging in front of the bicycle (at that time, the road construction was very underdeveloped, and the bicycle had to install its own headlights to illuminate) illuminated the area in front of a few meters in a radius, Zhu Jiahua was familiar after all, jumped down from the car, led the way in front, and after a while, he arrived at a door, pushed the door open, and it was a courtyard, "Erhua, Erhua!" Xiao He, Xiao He, come out! There's a guest coming! Erhua, get up quickly! ”

The main room and the east and west wings were lit up at the same time, and someone muttered curses in the shadows, "Lack of virtue with smoking things!" Must it be that you are too drunk again, and you can't drink alcohol, and you are still so greedy? ”

The three doors opened almost at the same time, and a woman's voice sounded, "Xiaohua, what are you shouting in the middle of the night?" Did you drink too much again? ”

"Oh, Mom, look at the ,...... of this matter" Zhu Jiahua is almost thirty years old, and he still has the virtue of a hippie smile, "Why are you still tossed up?" It's okay, it's okay, go back to sleep, go back to sleep. ”

The old lady couldn't see Lu Li standing behind him clearly, gave her son a blank look, turned around and went into the house, "Brother......"

"Erhua, come here, come here!" Zhu Jiahua grabbed his younger brother, who was only wearing the most close-fitting vest and pants, with a helpless expression, "What are you doing?" ”

"Introduce you to someone, do you know who this is? Do you still remember the little one I always mentioned to you that I met in Tianjin? That's him! His name is Luli! From now on, you can just call him Xiaoxiao. After that, he turned around and beckoned, "Xiaoxiao, this is my brother, Zhu Guohua, younger than you, you can call him Erhua, it's okay to call him Guohua, by the way, Erhua, let Xiaoxiao sleep with you tonight, ah?" I...... I slept first. ”

Seeing Zhu Jiahua stumbling into his room with the woman, Lu Li and Zhu Guohua looked at each other and smiled bitterly, "Guohua, I'm Lu Li, just call me Xiaoxiao." ”

Zhu Guohua shook hands with him, "I always hear my brother talk about you, I have never seen you, this time I came to Beijing (Beijing) to ...... Something? Is there something I need help with? ”

"No, this time, ......" The two of them were talking, but neither of them could distinguish each other's faces, which made Lu Li feel helpless, "I said, how about we go into the house and talk?" ”

Zhu Guohua laughed, "Let's go, go in and talk, go into the house and talk." ”

Walking into the room, Zhu Guohua lit the light, and this time Lu Li could see each other clearly: Zhu Guohua was about the same height as himself, and like his brother, he had a face with the same character, but he was much thinner and darker than Zhu Guohua, wearing a navy hurdle vest with blue and white roads, and pants underneath; A pair of longevity eyebrows, with a straight nose and a square mouth, are looking at themselves with the same gaze. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, "Little ...... I'll call you Tiny, okay? ”

"Okay, why not. I'll call you Guohua, okay? ”

"Yes, of course."

Zhu Guohua picked up the cigarette rolls and matches on the table, "I'...... By the way, do you smoke? ”

"I don't smoke."

"Then I won't be polite to you," Zhu Guohua quickly lit a cigarette and took a puff, "I always hear my brother mention you, I heard that you are self-employed in Tian (Tianjin)?" ””

"Yes, there is no place to go to work, and I don't want to go through the back door, so I can only choose this." Lu Li said: "I also heard your brother mention you, you seem to be in Xinjiang Province, and you have only recently returned?" ”

"Isn't it? Speaking of which, those who are not as good as mine have come back early, and you know about the situation of our family, if you want me to come back, or if I want to come back, I will come back a long time ago. But...... After staying in one place for a long time, I have feelings, and the educated youth in our Xinjiang Province have made a lot of trouble in order to return to the city, although I am not the leader of the educated youth, I am also a little connected, and it is not easy to let go. ”

"So, what about later?"

"The country was still on top at the beginning, and in the end there was really no way, so we were asked to come back - it would not work if we didn't let it come back, the educated youth of the whole country had returned to the city, plus the Yun (South) Ding Huimin They made a fuss, the local people were a little scared, afraid that there would be more serious problems, so they hurried to go through the formalities for us before coming back."

"My situation is about a little better than yours, I went to the countryside in Tangshan, and I came back relatively early, and even the Provincial Educated Youth Office has been revoked, and no one cares about us people at all."

"I've heard my brother say that you saved several lives during the earthquake. Is it true? ”

"It's true, but this kind of thing, it's really nothing remarkable, I was the first to wake up, and if I were anyone, I might also think about saving myself - I don't want to say anything about revolutionary comrades, just say it's buddies, the people who lived in the same room with me at the time were all my friends, we have been together for several years, and we are the same as brothers."

"I don't know what you think (I don't know what you think)......" The two of them actually came out with the same sentence at the same time, and they were both stunned, "You say it first." ”

"Okay, let me say it first, what I want to say is that although the years of educated youth are hard, the relationship cultivated by the time spent together by buddies is really deeper than the blood connection of brothers!"

Luley smiled, "I'm trying to say something about the same. ”

The two of them smiled at the same time again, and there was a common feeling in their hearts: this person can be their friend, and the best kind!

Zhu Guohua smoked a few cigarettes, and Lu Li was stunned to find that his addiction to smoking was also quite big, "You smoke fiercely enough?" How much do you get in a day? ”

"I haven't counted, maybe two or three boxes."

"Too much, right?"

"It's okay, this is all practiced in Xinjiang Province, it's okay in winter, hide in the house, smoke and chat under the quilt, don't you see us there, the quilt of the male intellectuals is burned to the holes, and it almost caught fire several times."

"This shows the advantage of having more people, if you don't find it, I can also find that if you live alone, it may be dangerous."

Zhu Guohua laughed, "That's right, that's right!" Well, we all say, that's the beauty of collective living – it saves lives! (To be continued.) )