Chapter 8: Brotherly Friendship
In the alley, in front of the vermilion gate, Li Wu stopped his waist and hugged Wang Ming, who was already angry, and stared at Li Xiong, who was obviously stunned.
Li Wu is sturdy, and loves wrestling, and he is even more fierce when he fights, and he is born with a ruffian aura that is difficult to hide, few people dare to provoke him at school, for him, fighting and bleeding is almost as commonplace, and he is not small in this area at the door of his house, and he can be called a little overlord, and because of this, when his roar fell, Li Xiongleng, who also lived in this Yangliu Lane, paused, and the footsteps of rushing forward also stopped.
"How? You okay? ”
Seeing that Li Xiong stopped, Li Wu's eyes were full of ferocity, he let go of Wang Ming, took a step forward, and when he was between the two, he turned to look at Wang Ming with concern and spoke.
Wang Ming shook his head, and the bricks in his hand were also thrown aside, and at this moment the feelings slowly calmed down, seeing this, Li Wu nodded, but the gaze that looked at Wang Ming became a little different from before, and even on the now cold face, a strange smile appeared.
He knows Wang Ming's character well, the two have grown up together since they were young, although they moved later, they are still in the same school, so the originally introverted and silent Fa Xiao in front of him now has the courage to stand up in the face of Li Xiong's strong opponent, which makes him a little surprised At the same time, he also has a little admiration for this small hair.
Facing Li Wu's gaze, Wang Ming smiled helplessly, but did not speak, Li Wu on the side saw this, nodded and turned around, looked at Li Xiong, who had already woken up at the moment, and grinned.
"That's amazing, huh? It looks like it's going to be able to fight, come on, come at me. ”
Li Wu had a smile on his face, lowered his head and picked up the brick that Wang Ming threw aside, and walked slowly towards Li Xiong, and the latter saw this, his face was embarrassed at the moment, Li Wu's murderous name was almost unknown at the door of the house, facing Li Wu who came with a smile at the moment, Li Xiong showed a far-fetched smile, and involuntarily slowly retreated.
"Li Wu, this... I didn't know he was your friend, I knew it was my brother at the door of my own house, so I couldn't mess with him. ”
Looking at the smile on Li Wu's face, Li Xiong was apprehensive, and explained again and again when he stepped back, and even set his eyes on Wang Ming, the apology and flattery in it could not be more obvious, he never thought that this made his heart extremely unbalanced The emaciated young man who was angry turned out to be Li Wu's friend, and looking at it like this, the relationship between the two was also very unusual.
Behind Li Wu, Wang Ming pursed his lips and shook his head helplessly, then he took a few steps forward and stopped Li Wu.
"Forget it."
Wang Ming opened his mouth gently, his words were plain, but they fell in Li Xiong's ears, but it was like a heavenly sound, looking at Wang Ming's eyes at this time, the meaning of gratitude was obvious, and seeing Wang Ming like this, Li Wu took a deep breath, and threw the brick in his hand, looking at Li Xiong with disdain.
"It's not my brother's generosity, today's matter is not over."
Li Wu glanced at Li Xiong, and his gaze swept over the bicycle that had been somewhat deformed on the side; "Remember to leave the bicycle at the door after it is repaired, and today it will be completely over."
Li Wu said coldly, his voice did not have the slightest politeness, for this kind of bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, really let him do it, he didn't disdain, when the voice fell, looking at Li Xiong carrying a bicycle, turning around and leaving quickly with a bitter face, Li Wu turned around at this time, and the cold color on Fang Cai's face quietly faded, and when he looked at Wang Ming, he smiled.
"Let's go, let's go inside."
The two of them entered the small courtyard one after the other, Li Wu's family conditions are superior, you can see the clues after entering the small courtyard, the yard is very large, the white tiles are covered with the courtyard walls on the left and right, in the small garden in the courtyard, all kinds of bright flowers compete to open, it is a hot summer, but there are a few grapevines in this courtyard along the shelf to climb the plastic steel roof on the side, there is a stone table below, and the fruit plate on it is placed there casually but neatly.
"Sit down, you guy, now you're bolder, you dare to copy the guy directly, it's not like you, haha."
Li Wu leaned a little lazily on the bench next to the stone table, looked at Wang Ming with a hint of ridicule, and when the voice fell, he naturally took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it himself, and handed it to Wang Ming along with the cigarette and lighter.
"Don't worry, there is no one at home, my parents are out."
Wang Ming stretched out his hand to take it, gently put it on the table, and muttered for a moment before raising his head and speaking softly under Li Wu's somewhat surprised gaze.
"I'm not going to continue studying, my dad also asked someone to find something to do, and tomorrow morning, I will take the car to Dongjiang."
Wang Ming's voice fell, and he looked at this friend who was almost the only friend since he was a child, and Li Wu could see the firmness in it at a glance.
Li Wu was silent for a while, took a hard puff of the cigarette with the nicotine mixture, nodded, snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray, and looked up at Wang Ming.
"No matter what you do, remember that we will always be good brothers."
Li Wu's voice was a little low, he had already expected that he would fail in the college entrance examination, but Wang Ming's academic performance had always been good, but it would be a pity if he was admitted to university and did not go.
"However, if you give up going to college because of money, then I really don't support you doing it."
Li Wu turned his words around, and looked at Wang Ming with burning eyes, although he didn't know much about the economic conditions of Wang Ming's family, he had heard some of them.
Being stared at like this by Li Wu, Wang Ming smiled bitterly, but his heart was warm, and when he sighed, he shook his head.
"In this exam, I have a hunch that the score line recorded by the university I applied for is not low, and I may overestimate my strength, and it is indeed a bit difficult for my family to bear two students, so it is not a good thing to enter the social experience early."
Wang Ming said softly, the conversation between the two, there was no way to see that this was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and seeing this, Li Wu had no choice but to nod.
"This time, first, I came to say goodbye to you, I don't know when our two brothers will see each other again, and second, I want to borrow some money from you, and when I work, I will do my best to pay you back."
Wang Ming said in a low voice, showing an embarrassed look, he also has no choice, his father Wang Zheng pays great attention to face, otherwise he would not go to Li Bao for a loan, and now that Wang Ming is about to leave home, the high loan of 5,000 yuan, even if it is more than 200 yuan of interest per month, is a burden to the family, so he is helpless to borrow money.
Wang Ming's words fell, Li Wu was stunned, and immediately laughed.
"You sister, I'm still so polite, let's say, how much do you need, what kind of special kuài is still paying it back, do you still treat me as a brother?"
Listening to these heartwarming words, Wang Ming nodded, and said with a solemn face: "Five thousand." ”
Wang Ming's voice fell, Li Wu nodded, turned around and walked towards the house, and after a while, when he came out again, he held a cowhide envelope in his hand, and without looking at it, he threw it directly on the stone table at random.
"It's brother, I don't ask you, this 5,000 is my own private money, you use it, if it's not enough, I'll think of a way to go back."
Li Wu smiled heartily and said to Wang Ming, and Wang Ming also nodded here, and put away the cowhide envelope, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and when the big stone in his heart fell to the ground, the delicate face was also with sincere gratitude.
"That's enough, by the way, what are your plans for the future?"
Wang Ming, who was in an instant relaxed mood, looked at Li Wu at this time, feeling the heavy five thousand yuan cash in his arms, his heart couldn't stop beating, and when he opened his mouth to ask, he saw Li Wu staring at him with a smile.
"I... My father disliked me for making trouble at the door all day long, saying that I was idle and unmotivated, and after the holiday, he was going to help me find a way to enter the army, saying that he wanted to sharpen my ruffianism. ”
Li Wu crossed Erlang's legs, and when he spoke, his tone was relaxed and flat, as if he didn't care about being a soldier at all, and when the words fell, he looked at Wang Ming and showed a free and easy smile.
Wang Ming nodded, and suddenly stunned in his mind, in the last life, after the two broke off contact, when they went home, they vaguely heard their parents say that Li Wu went to another place after becoming a soldier, and the legend is that he fought outside the army, and since then he has been disabled.
Thinking of this, Wang Ming's heart was shocked, his face instantly became a little pale, he stared at Li Wu who was light and breezy on the side, and said seriously word by word.
"If you can, the place where you can be a soldier, choose to be in Dongjiang, in this way, we will not break off contact with each other, and if you can't choose Dongjiang at that time, in the army, you must also abide by the law, after going out, don't have a big conflict with people."
Wang Ming's face was pale, and when he spoke, his eyes were sharp, and he was extremely strict, which made Li Wu stunned, and then, he nodded his head in a ghostly manner.
And at this moment, there was a sound outside the door, the vermilion door was pushed open a crack, and Li Xiong's burly body appeared outside the door, poking out half of his head, looking at here cautiously.
"That's... The bike was fixed and left outside the door. ”
And when his eyes fell on Wang Ming, he saw Wang Ming turned sideways, and quickly nodded with a smile, and Li Wu on the side saw this, so he stood up, took out ten yuan from his pocket when he walked, and stuffed it into his hand under Li Xiong's somewhat embarrassed gaze.
"Let's go, remember not to bully people casually in the future, they are all at the door of the house, look up and don't look down, if you really have the ability, go to the town to find those big ruffians to brag about."
After Li Wu finished speaking, he didn't wait for Li Xiong to speak, and walked back, there was always an indescribable feeling in his heart, and when he looked at Wang Ming, he saw the latter's still strict appearance, and shook his head with a wry smile.
"My dad sent me to be a soldier, just to wear off my social habits, don't worry, what you say, I will take it to heart."
Wang Ming nodded, then stood up, and when he stretched out his hand, he gave Li Wu a big bear hug.
"I'm leaving, remember, if possible, I'll wait for you in Dongjiang."