86_86324 Foreman Li walked over to us after speaking, pressed our shoulders, and pushed us to sit down at the dinner table.

I was a little embarrassed by Foreman Li's enthusiasm, so I had to look around to ease the embarrassment in an unfamiliar environment. Duan Ke and Chen Lishan sat on the sofa, tinkering with their mobile phones. Among the several girls sitting next to them, there was also a six or seven-year-old child, staring at the screen in Duan Ke's hand with curiosity. Duan Ke saw me, just looked up and smiled at me, then withdrew his gaze. I can see that she is very happy here, and she can't even take care of me anymore.

"What about Wu Linyu?" Foreman Li asked, leaning on my shoulder.

"Upstairs, he doesn't want to come down." I replied.

When Chen Lishan heard our conversation, she came over and said to me, "Why didn't Wu Linyu come?" ”

"He said he had a headache," I replied with my head up, "but if you called him, his head would come down." ”

When Chen Lishan heard my answer, a shy expression appeared, and she almost blushed. She glanced at Foreman Li and said, "Then I'll go up and see him." ”

After saying that, she turned around and said goodbye to Duan Ke, and hurriedly walked out of the door.

"Okay, now that everyone is almost here, let's sit down!" Foreman Li said to everyone.

The child, who was looking at Duan Ke's mobile phone, immediately smiled and stood up with his hands clapped. Presumably he was hungry for a long time, and he just watched the screen of his phone to divert his attention from hunger. Foreman Li's words were still quite appealing, and not long after he finished speaking, everyone in the living room moved up and leaned towards the dining table.

The coffee table in front of the sofa is also full of meals. Aunt Li organized Duan Ke and several other women, as well as the child, to eat around the coffee table. The round table in front of me was full of men. In addition to the pigtailed Xiao Yang, Uncle Wang, and Lao Chen, there are three other unfamiliar faces from the community.

Oh, I remember, I saw the yellow-haired boy sitting across from me, and I remember his name, Fan Xing.

"Come, let me introduce you, this is Uncle Luo, an electrician."

"This is Fan Xing, this is Zhu Weicheng, they are about the same age as this little brother with glasses, you should be able to find a common language." Foreman Li pointed to the unfamiliar faces on the table one by one and introduced us to us.

As a courtesy, we nodded to each other. Fan Xing and Zhu Weicheng on the table did look about the same age as Zhou Zhihong, they were a little shy and didn't dare to look directly at us. And the electrician surnamed Luo, who looked like he had experienced human sophistication, stood up and shook hands with us. Electrician Luo looked like he was in his forties, wearing a pair of glasses, and the top of his head was already bald. If it weren't for Foreman Li saying he was an electrician, I would have thought he was a middle school teacher or something.

After moving the chopsticks, the living room is lively. Foreman Li found a lot of beer to cheer up the dinner. Uncle Wang shook his head and asked if there was any liquor to drink, he never drank beer. Foreman Li laughed, walked into the bedroom, and came out with a bottle of Moutai in one hand.

"Big brother, you can drink happily today, wine, there is!" Foreman Li put two bottles of Moutai in front of Uncle Wang and said.

Uncle Wang looked back at him, and then unscrewed the cap of the bottle with a smile.

After a few bottles of wine, the people at the table opened the chatterbox, and everyone talked about everything, the past, and the future. When talking about the past, no one expressed sadness, but they all recalled the interesting things of the past in a joking tone. The most discussed thing is about the future of the community. You can hear that they are full of confidence in the future of the community, and everyone wants to build the community better. But Uncle Wang never joined the discussion, he drank alone and was silent.

The strangest thing is that no one has mentioned Liu Wei, as if this person has never saved zài. Foreman Li must have made up an unexpected reason and told it to the people in the community.

That night, I drank a lot of alcohol and went to the bathroom several times in a row to throw up. The only thing I can remember is that it rained at night, and after Chen Lishan went downstairs, she didn't see Wu Linyu coming down. In the end, it was Duan Ke who helped me back to the fifth floor.

The next day I woke up with a splitting headache. Lifting the quilt, I found myself sleeping in the bedroom on the fifth floor, but Duan Ke was not in bed, she must have gone to find Chen Lishan again. This girl turned out to be a friend and a light color.

With what seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, I walked out of the bedroom. Pushing open the door of the other bedroom, I saw Wu Linyu and Uncle Wang asleep on the bed, neither of whom had yet woken up. I didn't want to disturb them, so I went through the door and into the drawing-room, where I was dying of thirst.

Unexpectedly, Foreman Li was sitting in the living room. He was holding a thick book in his hand, reading it so engrossedly that he didn't notice my presence at all. The water dispenser made a "gurgling" sound before he was called back from the spiritual world.

I took back the paper cup full of water, took a few sips, and asked him, "Why are you looking for me?" ”

Foreman Li closed the book and said with a smile: "Wait for you, wait for you to talk." ”

After the thick book was closed, I saw the cover, which was "The Count of Monte Cristo" the last time I saw it in his study. I filled another glass of water and asked him, "Talk?" Say what? ”

Foreman Li stood up, took a step and said, "Let's go, the roof said, the air is good there." ”

After saying that, he disappeared in the doorway without waiting for my consent. Well, I said in my heart, there must be something going on, but I didn't want Uncle Wang and them to hear it, so they pushed me to the top of the building. But since it was in his territory, I should still give enough face, so after I drank another glass of water, I wiped my face with the water from the water dispenser, and hurried to follow his steps.

This building has 20 floors, and after reaching the roof, I feel like I have completed five laps of the playground, which is not much easier than running the stairs with Wu Linyu on my back yesterday. But the good thing is that my head doesn't hurt so much after this trip.

After a night of rain, the sky was clear. Foreman Li and I stood on the roof of the building, and the hearty sunlight made me a little unable to open my eyes. Although my eyes were a little uncomfortable, my mood was immediately brightened by the sun.

The clear blue sky is a little unreal.

I remembered the time when there was smog in the past, this kind of sky could only be seen in scenic areas. It has only been a few months since humanity disappeared, and nature has returned to its original state. It's ironic, the hazy sky, but it has condensed the industrial civilization of mankind for decades, and it has only appeared.

Foreman Li put the book in his hand on the cement parapet, and then sat down with both hands.

He turned back to me and beckoned to me, saying, "Come here." ”

Looking at his inexplicable behavior, I was a little puzzled, but it was fun to watch, so I followed the steps and sat down. Fortunately, I don't have a fear of heights, otherwise I would have fainted when I saw the height of the twentieth floor after sitting on it. I carefully moved my legs out of the building and sat down on the parapet. My calves are clinging to the vertical wall, and if I slip, I will fall straight down the stairs and die.

Although it's a bit dangerous to sit here, the view is not bad. At a glance, you can see a long distance, and you can see almost the whole city. With the warm breeze and the blue sky and white clouds overhead, I felt fluttering and even wanted to jump down.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" I squinted my eyes and asked Foreman Li.

"It's okay, I just want to talk to you." Foreman Li looked at the cityscape in front of him and replied, "Didn't I say it, I like to talk to you." ”

"Well, then you can say it."

"You're leaving tomorrow?"

I turned my head to look at him and asked, "Uncle Wang told you?" ”

"Didn't Brother Wang say it when he had dinner last night, he said that Wu Linyu's injury will almost be able to walk tomorrow, and you are also ready to leave and rush to Zhejiang." Foreman Li raised an eyebrow and said, "Didn't you hear? ”

It turned out that Uncle Wang was not silent last night, but when he talked to Foreman Li, I must have been drunk, so I don't remember what Uncle Wang said.

"Yes, Uncle Wang said, stay here for fear of causing you trouble."

Foreman Li smiled and said, "Although I really want you to stay, I support the decision you make." And I know that the reason why you are leaving is definitely not because you are afraid of causing me trouble, Brother Wang must have other concerns, but I don't want to know, this is your business. I can't thank you enough for your willingness to stay and help me. ”

"Hmm." I said with a haircut. I didn't think to tell Foreman Li what Uncle Wang really thought.

"Lou Li, why do you think we survived?" Foreman Li suddenly asked a strange question.

"I don't know, maybe it's luck."

"Really?" Foreman Li asked with a smile, "But I don't think I deserve such good luck at all." ”

"How?"

Foreman Li moved his hands and pulled out a wallet from the inner bag of his suit. He opened the wallet and handed it to me. I took a look, and there was a group photo embedded in the wallet, and I could see at a glance Foreman Li among the three. The other two people, who should be Foreman Li's wife and daughter, bloomed with sincere smiles and stood on either side of Foreman Li. In stark contrast to this smile is Foreman Li with a straight face.

"Look, this is what I used to be, I'm not a good husband, I'm not a good father, I can't even take a picture with them, I can't even show a smile." Foreman Li looked at the photo and said with remorse.

I joked, "I can't see how boring you used to be." ”

"yes, I used to be a manager who would only be angry with his employees, so I didn't think I deserved to be so lucky."

"But you survived."

"Well, let's live and atone for our sins."

"You're a little too pessimistic." I say. Looking at this photo, I am reminded of my parents.

"There are three kinds of people in this world, have you heard?" Foreman Li suddenly changed the subject.

"Which three?"

"Wolves, sheep, and sheepdogs."

"But you're talking about animals."

"Of course you know I'm making an analogy, I think that your team, like shepherd dogs, is born with a sense of justice and knows how to protect the weak flock."

"And which one are you?" I said. If we were a shepherd dog, then Foreman Li must be a monkey.

"Me?" Foreman Li patted the ash on his leg and said, "I'm neither, I'm the contractor in the community." ”

"The foreman was afraid of wolves, so he hired a few sheepdogs, drove away the wolves, and maintained the sheepfold." I joked, "There should be a fourth type of people in the world, and that's the farmer." ”

Foreman Li was amused by my words, he suddenly grabbed the copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo" next to his leg, looked at the cover and said: "The Count of Monte Cristo is to use the treasure in the isolated island, get money, and can use a lot of resources in society to complete a gorgeous turn." I wondered, in a world where money is no longer dominant, what can I do to manage the people in this city? ”

"Huh?" I turned to look at him, "Did you figure it out?" It's not easy to be a farmer. ”

"Unfortunately, not yet." Foreman Li sighed and said.

"In the past, we were either rulers or ruled, but now that system no longer exists, everyone is equal. However, I do miss that time, at least the whole society could have an order to follow, and there was a law to restrict. Foreman Li continued.

"The question you said was too metaphysical, and I didn't understand it."

"Then you just think I'm talking to myself."

I grinned and waited for him to continue talking to himself. But Foreman Li also kept silent.

A gust of wind blew, blowing the hair in front of Foreman Li's forehead from side to side.

Foreman Li looked at the dead cityscape in front of him and sighed. Suddenly, he asked me, "Do you think anyone else will come to save us?" ”

Hearing the question, I put down my wallet and took the Count of Monte Cristo in his hand. I stroked the shabby cover and replied, "Who knows, didn't the Count of Monte Cristo say that all human wisdom is embodied in waiting and hope?" ”

Foreman Li glanced at me and was a little surprised by my answer. He bowed his head and smiled, "Yes, wait and hope, Alexandre Dumas has already realized this truth." ”。