Chapter 1: The Past Becomes Smoke

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At the entrance of the Liancheng community, Lin Feng sat firmly on a small wooden square bench and sat for nearly a whole morning under the scorching sun. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But I saw him touching his knees with both hands, his eyes lowered and slightly closed, sitting upright, steady as a rock, just like an old monk entering the meditation.

On normal days, but when he has free time, Lin Feng will lose no time in posing in this sitting posture, sitting down is motionless, at least three or four hours without moving the nest, at most six or seven hours without eating or drinking, if no one disturbs, or there is nothing to hurry to get into the house, he will even sit for more than ten hours in a row and not wake up. Such grotesque living habits make those community residents puzzled. Some people say that he is a fool, either emotionally frustrated or disabled in a car accident; Some people say that he is a nervous patient, and I am afraid that he is terminally ill and cannot be cured; And some people express regret, no matter how they live to this age, it was once a fresh life, no matter how noble life is, it should not be ignored; Some people have a whim, saying that he may be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, unable to take care of himself, and may not have much to live. In short, the existence of Lin Feng undoubtedly gives people in and out of the community a rare after-dinner conversation, which is absolutely true.

At this moment, people in and out of the community are still coming and going, all in a hurry, as if the heavy rain is about to move ants are busy, passing by Lin Feng's side, no one greets him, and no one cares whether he is dead or alive. Also, now when I open my eyes, the price of buildings is rising, the price of pork is rising, and the price of vegetables is also rising, but the old man's ticket in his pocket has not risen much, but it is shrinking day by day, stretched, three meals a day is still busy and people are short, where is there still leisure to take care of other people's bird affairs? "It's none of your business", who isn't "hanging high"?

An elderly couple held each other's hands and walked out of the door trembling slightly. The old man was on his cane, and when he stopped to catch his breath, a pair of droopy and muddy old eyes fell on Lin Feng, seeing that he didn't move at all, and his breath was lost, thinking that nine times out of ten he was the kind of character who died on the street, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion in his heart, and couldn't suppress the shaking white hair, and pointed at Lin Feng like a withered branch and sighed: "Alas! Another life! "Secretly sighing that the white-haired man sends the black-haired man, but he is powerless to return to the sky, this is really the sorrow of the living! I and my wife have lived through ups and downs to this age, and compared with it, it is worth it! "It's good to be alive! It's good to be alive! As long as we live, we should be content! ”

The old woman stepped forward and grabbed the old man's arm, agitating the toothless mouth full of regret. Alas, this child, I am afraid that he has done something wrong in his previous life, and he has ended up so tragically in this life! "Let's go, leave it alone! Let's go to the market and buy our vegetables. "There are not many days left, one more day is a day, and those who are not sick or sick are already thankful!

The old man took out the ten-yuan bill from the old woman's satchel, leaned over into Lin Feng's arms, got up and shook his arm and patted the old woman's hand, shaking his head and holding his cane, walking towards the market across the road.

A well-dressed young couple hugged and hugged each other and walked out of the corridor, the front foot just out of the door, the young woman inadvertently glanced at Lin Feng sitting on the side of the gate, and suddenly let out a sharp scream, just like encountering a poisonous snake and beast, threw off the man and jumped away lifelessly, ran far away, did not see any movement behind, then stopped, turned back and stroked the obviously not too plump chest from the heart to beat non-stop.

The moment he was vigorously pushed away by the woman, the young man's complexion immediately changed, and his body immediately tensed up like a compressed spring, ready to flee at any time. After distinguishing the situation in front of the door, he couldn't help but relax his whole body, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, walked quickly towards the woman, grabbed her shoulders and comforted: "Tsk, look at what scared you, it's too bloody!" Isn't it just a living dead sitting there, worthy of your exaggeration? You weren't scared like this when you watched horror movies before! Okay, okay, don't be afraid, good, there's me! ”

"If you want to die, it's really scary!" The fear in the young woman's eyes gradually faded, but the vicious hatred came up, "Phew! Die early! ”

Not far away, a beggar with sloppy hair and dirty rags walked over slowly with broken shoes that showed his big feet, and immediately saw the ten yuan in Lin Feng's arms, and immediately his eyes flashed with fine light, looking left and right at no one, he reached out his black hand and grabbed the money and wiped his head and ran. Without waiting for passers-by to laugh, the guy disappeared in the blink of an eye.

With all the variables in front of him, Lin Feng turned a deaf ear and sat without moving.

At this moment, he wandered outside the smoke and clouds, and galloped freely.

Such a calm determination made the little security guard guarding the door can't help but be shocked: I'll go! You can sit still that way! It's really a big forest, and there are all kinds of birdmen!

Because of this empty-eyed sitting style, Lin Feng's wife has quarreled with him countless times. But what about the quarrel? Every time the quarrel is like a storm, after the quarrel, although he can't be blatant, a little evasive, but three days, he healed the scar and forgot the pain, still bad habits do not change, not only did not see the slightest restraint, and every time it became more intensified. Now, at last, his ears are clear, and no one is spitting on him anymore. They were divorced.

His wife quarreled with him and made trouble with him, and her mouth was as smelly and long as a footcloth, and there were always a few justified reasons over and over again: when she came home from work, she didn't want to do anything, she just sat there, she didn't stretch out her hand for housework, she didn't take care of her children, she didn't care about people's warmth, she became a hands-off shopkeeper at home, and she pretended to be like an uncle who was rich and rivaled the country; said that he was earning wages, but that salary was dead, and it was pitiful, and he barely stuffed the whole family between his teeth, and it was not enough to even make a tooth sacrifice; Guarding his wife and children's hot kang head, he thought that everything was fine, and he didn't want to make progress, neither taking advantage of his youth to make more extra money to subsidize his family, nor did he want to try to earn more coffin books part-time, and lived like this, hoping to mix with him in the upper class society to seek happiness in the second half of his life; Besides, he goes to work, and women also go to work, and they all earn money, so why do women still have to take care of children, take care of housework, and have to sleep with him and talk to him?

The accusations summarized by his wife are more to the point than the speech at the company's President Liu's oath meeting, and they are even more ashamed to throw themselves to the ground, and he Lin Feng has not taken it to heart.

I am only in my thirties, and my body is still quite strong, and I studied from elementary school to undergraduate graduation in the first 25 years, and it is understandable that I can't make any reputations. After graduating and being assigned to a highway institution to engage in testing work, after nearly ten years of hard work, he has achieved such an important position as the technical director, in addition to a significant increase in salary, there are also a lot more opportunities to make extra money. Let's ask, which contractor does not cut corners, does not cut materials, and does not use shoddy products? Contractors don't cut corners, don't use shoddy, don't lower quality standards, and where can they make a lot of money, drive luxury cars, live in villas, and make beautiful girls? Therefore, it is not uncommon to detect substandard products. In order to be able to pay the difference to the owner and not be rejected by the supervision department, the contractor will take the initiative to send a report, ask the technical person in charge of issuing the report to eat, drink and drink, and then stuff the money to settle the matter. This kind of black-box operation is almost the same as the "unspoken rules" in the film and television industry, and it abounds nowadays, as long as no one investigates the root cause, it is not a matter at all. Don't look at the amount of these gray incomes, which are usually not too large, but they can't stand the accumulation of time, and the total amount is not a few. As for how much, it depends on whether your heart is black or not, and whether your means are high. If the heart is black and the wrist is high, then these items are extremely considerable. Compared with the "one year of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver", I am afraid it is not far behind. However, his heart is not black, his hands are not hard, he occasionally eats and drinks a little, but the money does not fall a few cents, no wonder his wife is anxious with him.

Sometimes, Lin Feng is unwilling. Look at those dog-like men, who spend their days thinking about how to make money, and when they earn some money, they dare to reach out to the bank again, borrow from loan sharks, buy houses, buy cars, marry wives, eat and drink, and have a good life; Look at those mothers-in-law and aunts who are dressed up in fancy clothes, enter specialty stores, wear famous brands, eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, engage in beauty, play mahjong, and live a lively life; Look at the children of those rich families who go to school, enter high-end private schools, enter classes with famous teachers and teachers, eat, drink and have fun casually. On the other hand, I don't have good food, I don't have good clothes, I have been busy all year long, not to mention that I haven't done it, even my life is hard, I am nervous, and I am really a little aggrieved.

Thinking of this, he seemed to see his wife in front of him, hiding her face and crying, hoarse, tears falling like rain.

At such times, Lin Feng often felt guilty and speechless, so he could only stand on the spot like a fool. The young daughter hid behind her mother, tugging at her mother's shirt and crying loudly at a loss.

Marriage, often in this kind of constant quarrels day after day, gradually becomes dull like water, and finally comes to an end.

On that day, it was cloudless and sunny.

The husband and wife each held the divorce certificate and looked at each other speechlessly. I remember that at the beginning, I also got my marriage certificate here. At that time, the two of them hugged each other closely, and their hearts were extremely excited, full of infinite joy and happiness. All this, as if it were the next day, how can it not make people sad?

My wife's eyes were red and swollen like rotten peaches, and she had obviously cried all night. "One day husband and wife for 100 days", if you leave, which woman's heart will be better?

Lin Feng's expression was gloomy. He looked at his wife's aging face guiltily, and his heart swelled with all kinds of words, and his lips squirmed for a long time, but he couldn't speak for a while, only feeling a stuffy boulder in his chest, which was very uncomfortable.

One after the other, he slowly walked out of the marriage registration office, and his wife remained silent. When the time of separation was approaching, the green light came on, and the wife suddenly stopped, bit her lip and tried to say something to him, but in the end she did not say anything, but stared at his face fixedly, as if to carve his appearance into her mind, and then, resolutely turned around, and walked quickly into the flow of people passing by without looking back. After a few moments, the back disappeared completely.

Lin Feng left the house and all his savings to his wife and children, and left the house by himself. In doing so, it does not show how much he loves his wife and children, nor does it mean how much he has failed as a person, let alone that he has a troubled conscience and wants to make amends with this, on the contrary, he feels that only by doing so can he completely get rid of his life with the muddy past.

After the divorce, the wife flew to her mother's house in the south with the children.

Lin Feng felt a little tired of this remote town where he had lived for more than 30 years. When he saw things and thought about people, he couldn't help but feel sad in his chest. Now, I have nothing to worry about, so I simply don't do it, I don't stop it, I hastily packed my backpack and came to Tiancheng City alone, intending to reopen the road of life.

In his heart, there is always a firm voice echoing: **************, salted fish also has a turnaround day!

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