Chapter 139: The Price of Growth
That night, Xiong Wei let Cheng Xiaoyu see a different 'reception banquet'.
Xiao Ma Zha gathered together, got a wooden board from nowhere, put it on Xiao Ma Zha, a pot of seaweed soup with clear soup and water, and a few extra drops of sesame oil that should not have existed in it; The ham sausages sold in the store are cut into slices and filled with a small basin; peanuts, rice, chicken feet, hillbilly eggs; A large piece of fatty pork head and a small pot of pork belly are the main dishes on this table, and it may take much effort to get something that can be done for dozens of dollars outside.
Liquor in plastic barrels is even more rare, three or five people sit around drinking and eating, and can hear the sound of some prisoners swallowing and foaming from a distance.
The specific sensory changes in a specific environment are abnormally large, and Cheng Xiaoyu, who saw this scene, didn't have much savings to eat, so he simply filled his stomach and drank a glass of wine and ended this 'reception banquet'.
Lying on the bed and feeling the cold and hard bed board under him, watching a table of 'sumptuous' dishes being eaten by everyone, everyone ate very deliciously, in this cage where freedom and lack of entertainment are imprisoned, it seems that eating and sleeping are everyone's only definition of life, most people will work hard in order to enjoy a good food, and will let the family come up with enough money to ensure their 'barren' material life.
What a look!
In the eyes of a small number of people who have absolute resources, the people in the city who are struggling to climb to the top are so similar to the people in front of them who Xiong Wei 'rewards' to eat and drink, no matter what the environment is, no matter what form it is expressed, the real resources are always only in the hands of a few people, they are gods in a broad sense, and they can easily control the living conditions of many people, and even the life and death of many people.
Are you also working hard to become one of these few?
Things that I never thought of are now being done, killing, what a distant and unfamiliar word?
Cheng Xiaoyu looked at his left hand, the origin of everything lies in this, he has the ability to change his life, and he has also changed his trajectory to varying degrees, he has the capital to climb up, and he also has the capital to change the fate of others, but now he can't adapt to a change that comes too quickly.
However, Shangguan Jie's matter also made Cheng Xiaoyu full of confidence in his future, and for the first time in the real sense, he did a vigorous event with his own will, even if it was not his own wish at the beginning of the incident, he was able to change his fate with his own hands and save a rare dignity and pride, Cheng Xiaoyu was very satisfied, he did not regret everything he had done, and even now that he looks back, there is a faint sense of satisfaction.
Your own destiny should be in your own hands.
After the original accumulation process of pillowing and waiting, and all the worries were lifted, Cheng Xiaoyu found that he had a rare sleep in the prison cell, and he didn't need to guess people's hearts, and he was worried that Shangguan Jie would one day take the initiative to attack him, because now all this no longer exists.
"Go, Su Qin in the corner of the wall will carry his sword."
"You, chick with bright wings!"
Cheng Xiaoyu opened his eyes in a daze, and was awakened by urine, according to his biological clock, it should be four or five o'clock, shaking his head and sitting up, first saw Xiong Wei sitting on the bed, and then saw a few young people at the door instructing two people to pose in the corner and maintain.
I haven't eaten pork, I've never seen pork, but I've heard of what pork tastes like, Cheng Xiaoyu also has a slight understanding of some of the so-called rules in the prison through movies, television, novels and human sayings, knowing that these two people should be new, the old prisoners are giving them a bad horse, and the sympathy of good people Cheng Xiaoyu doesn't have it, he walked into the washing area in the name of Brother Yu with a smiling face on the side, approached the shower heads on both sides of the back wall, and on one side of the cell door is a row of washbasins, and on the inside is five squatting positions, where a group of big men are in the cell, it is conceivable that it will not be as clean as his own home, but fortunately, the prison's supervision system is not bad, and the overall feeling is cleaner than the public restrooms of ordinary hotels and hospitals.
Cheng Xiaoyu's three-month prison life officially began, with Xiong Wei's care, he was not assigned to do manual work in the scorching heat, at most he was in charge of supervision, everything in his imagination did not happen, Xiong Wei lived a very nourishing life here, and he already faintly had the ability to be a big brother.
Cheng Xiaoyu does not agree with Xiong Wei's path, but he will not take the initiative to interfere with the path chosen by others, just like when he chose to stand on the opposite side of Shangguan Jie, Zhang Sen did not hesitate to help but did not speak, everyone has their own path, this path needs him to choose, and no one can make decisions and make choices for him.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, Zhang Sen and others came to visit the prison, brought a lot of delicious food, and also deposited money in the accounts of the two, during which the college student named Meng Tian came twice, Xiong Wei refused to meet, and in private he told Cheng Xiaoyu that this was a good girl, and it was not suitable for him, and he was afraid that he would delay others.
Cheng Xiaoyu went to see Meng Tian for Xiong Wei: "If you just think that having such a boyfriend is majestic, I have no objection to your relationship, and I will promote you to be together; If you really have feelings for him, then I advise you, stay away from him, such a man will not bring you happiness, but will only bring you disaster. ”
"We don't need you to take care of our business." The arrogance of a college student and the squeamishness of a beautiful woman are fused together, Meng Tian left with a bag on her back, her face full of indifference, as for what she thinks in her heart, maybe only she knows, maybe plus a Cheng Xiaoyu, this is really a good girl, the boss is blessed.
In a month's time, Cheng Xiaoyu's talent for maintenance was also excavated, and he became a special technical prisoner who was willing to give smiling faces to the corrections.
The air conditioner in the office, the refrigerator and freezer in the canteen, the cold storage in the warehouse, and some private electronic products of the correctional staff, will find Cheng Xiaoyu if there is a failure, and he will live up to his expectations, saving a lot of money for the prison and some correctional individuals. The more things Cheng Xiaoyu has experienced, the richer his experience, and the more sophisticated he becomes, don't underestimate the prisoners in the prison, forget about petty theft, the prisoners of economic crimes and high-IQ crimes are ordinary people, each of them is a dragon and phoenix among people, but the lack of greed or taking the wrong path has the end of today.
In the cell of Cheng Xiaoyu and Xiong Wei, there is an old horse head, it is said that in the seventies and eighties, he was also beautiful, he was a senior researcher in the economic sector who was not valued in that era, and in the tide of reform and opening up, his hand stretched too long and too fast, and there were too many things he wanted to grasp, and it is said that he sold a lot of state property between his hands, and because of his good performance and the policy of the change of leadership of major historical events, he changed it to 20 years, and accumulated a lot of commutation points. After coming, he was very low-key, and he was an old man who was nearly sixty years old, and the senior old prisoner knew too much about the twists and turns, and he didn't offend people and didn't meddle with anything, he didn't have eyes or ears, and he was a library helper in the prison, and he could always get a book or two to bring back to read, mostly some professional books on economics, and the people around him regarded him as an old monster, and few people paid attention to him.
"Brother Yu, you always raise your noble hand, I'm just a bad old man, where is a big man, you have something big to do, or let me go?" The old horse head held his fists and begged bitterly, and was pestered by Cheng Xiaoyu several times to learn finance and economics from him, but the old horse head didn't dare to offend every time he ran, so he could only plead with a bitter face.
"Old Ma, can you introduce me to a few books?" Cheng Xiaoyu always felt that this old horse head was a master, anyway, he had a lot of free time in the prison, and it was very interesting to tease him if he had nothing to do, and if he could really learn something, it would not be in vain to have this special experience for three months.
"Western Economics", "The Wealth of Nations", "Currency Wars." The old horse's head quickly said three names, and then walked away quickly.
"Then trouble Lao Ma, you can help me get it, you go to my bed at night, and I will get a table lamp." The previous words made the old horse head turn his head with a bitter face, and the back words made him turn around and walk away, the temptation of this sweet jujube is not small, people who love to read will always feel that there is not enough time, and the restrictions in the prison make the long night a long waste of time, we all know that Cheng Xiaoyu has a good relationship with discipline, and he is 'powerful and powerful' in the cell, the opportunity to read books is rare, and the old horse head knows that it is not a good thing to be instigated like this, but he is still willing to jump into this small trap.
"Hehehe......"
The light smile disappeared that night.
The central air-conditioning system of the correctional office building was damaged, and the weather turned cold in November, located in a remote semi-mountainous area, and the prisoners could endure it if it was colder.
I found out the fault with my left hand, and when I was about to carry out repairs, a discipline who had already been taken care of by Brother Zhan, and Xiong Wei came in and kept dotting, quietly walked to Cheng Xiaoyu's side, and said in a low voice: "Trouble is coming, Wang Zhan's son who used to be an enemy, a notorious guy in a neighboring province, it is said that this time he came in specifically to trouble Xiong Wei, and told him to be careful." ”
Cheng Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, Suo directly repaired the fault point with his left hand, fiddled with the central air conditioner a few times to return to normal, stood up and left quickly, and a cigarette that was polite was only tucked on his ear.
Back in the cell, Cheng Xiaoyu got more accurate information from Xiong Wei, this guy didn't come for Xiong Wei, but for himself.
ps: Thanks to Jie Shao 168 for the tip!