It has been nearly twenty years since Liao Qiang came out of it, he has been in a mess all these years, he was sentenced to life before, he thought it was impossible to come out, and it was not necessary to die in prison, who knew that after so many years, there would be a day when he was released from prison.

Liao Qiang no longer has a home, the house and land have been lost before, and there is no place to live at all. Even if he had, he couldn't go back, because the spittle of the people in the village could drown him.

He has been in it for all these years, and he has been beaten all over his body, and his other leg is also a little lame, and when it rains on a cloudy day, it hurts. At this time, it was already late autumn, and the wind was blowing in gusts, giving people a very bleak feeling.

Liao Qiang looked at the surrounding environment with his luggage, the high-rise buildings here have risen from the ground, and they have developed to an unimaginable extent, he felt very small for a while, a huge world, and he didn't know where to live for himself?

He sat on the steps outside the provincial train station and scratched his head, he knew that this was the case, it was better to be in prison, what could he do when he came out now? He is a lot older, and his future is so bleak, he doesn't want to live anymore.

When he was hesitating where to die, someone next to him said softly: "Liao Qiang, are you Liao Qiang?" ”

Liao Qiang turned his head and saw a middle-aged woman in a tea egg stall next to her, her hair was a little dry, her face was vicissitudes, and she had a scarf around her head, looking at herself over there.

Liao Qiang watched for a long time before he recognized who it was: "You are Li Xiaojuan!" ”

The woman nodded and smiled: "You have no conscience, you can still recognize me." ”

Liao Qiang subconsciously stayed away from the stove where the tea eggs were boiled, and looked at her nervously.

Li Xiaojuan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "What, do you think I want to take revenge on you?" Don't worry, I won't smash this pot of tea eggs on you, looking at your careful appearance, I don't want to go in! ”

Liao Qiang pursed his lips and looked at her: "But you have become like this now, I am all harmed, and you should hate me, even if you beat me, I don't blame you." ”

"Needless to say, you didn't press me over there and insist on doing something to me, I also volunteered to give the injection. Alas! At the beginning, I was also greedy for enjoyment, and when I first got so much money, I didn't know how to get better, and I should enjoy the days of drunken life and dreams. But now that I think about it, it's not a dream! ”

"yes, it's a dream." Liao Qiang also feels that his life is a nightmare.

Li Xiaojuan said: "Everyone wants to get rich, how can such a good thing happen to me?" Although He Yin succeeded, but so many people came out, isn't it just a success of He Yin, I don't blame anyone, just blame myself. ”

After these things, Li Xiaojuan also completely figured it out.

She told Liao Qiang that after she came out, she was also wandering around, and later lived with several men, but was soon abandoned, fortunately, when she was with them, she deducted a little from the living expenses she was given, otherwise she would have to sleep on the streets.

She smiled and said: "The people who were with me Li Xiaojuan at the beginning were all rich and powerful, but you see, I was with a retired worker, and I had to be angry, you don't know how stingy he is, he doesn't let me eat enough, and I have to work and wash clothes, I'm really going crazy." ”

Liao Qiang sighed: "It's all fate!" I also regret dying. ”

Li Xiaojuan took a tea egg and put it in his hand: "Eat, are you hungry?" I patronized and talked to you, and I forgot about it. ”

Liao Qiang took it and ate it in a big gulp, and a tea egg warmed his heart.

"Is there anything you'd like to know? I went back to the county a while ago. ”

Liao Qiang held the tea egg for a moment, then looked at Li Xiaojuan, and then shook his head: "Forget it!" I don't want to know either. ”

He has been writing to He Yin all these years, telling him that he is sorry, and at first he knew the address of her school, but when she graduated, he didn't know. But he kept writing, writing and putting it aside.

He really regretted it! He Yin is not wrong at all, he is too extreme.

Li Xiaojuan said; "Don't be embarrassed, tell you, that Wu Ying, she married a dry lathe a long time ago, and went to be a stepmother to someone else, it is said that it is not bad, but it is vicious, I don't think she will end well. Your son is now a policeman, but the one born after Jiang Hua, who did not have a son to inherit his father's business and went to work in a hydropower company. Do you think it's weird? Your son is very handsome, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and many girls like it. Would you like to see him? ”

Liao Qiang's heart was sour, and then he shook his head.

His own son, who didn't feed for a few days, was raised by Jiang Hua, and he is so promising, his own identity is a person who has been released from prison, which will affect the child's career, so don't see him.

"Liao Qiang, I also think what you did before was really wrong. You have to be introspective. ”

"I know, it's been most of my life, and I'm not going to be a fool if I don't understand it." Liao Qiang covered his face with one hand, unwilling to let people see his tears. The woman who has a relationship with herself, Zheng Sisi has already been sentenced to death, and the rest, Jiang Hua and He Yin, are far away from herself, and they are all doing so well, especially Jiang Hua, she forgave herself so many times, what did she do! It's better than a brute!

It's a pity that there is no chance to start over in life.

The two of them just talked and sold tea eggs at the same time. Gradually, it was noon. Tea eggs are almost sold.

Li Xiaojuan saw that he had no place to live, so she invited him to her house.

"Come to my house, I'm living alone now, help me get it, in addition to tea eggs in the afternoon, I also sell some bread or something, just to help me transport some goods."

Liao Qiang nodded, helped her put the tools for selling tea eggs on the cart and pushed it back.

She lives in a small bungalow near the train station, a dilapidated house built by someone privately, small in size, full of cobweb-like wires, and surrounded by some sneaky people watching in private, which is very unsafe.

Liao Qiang said: "Why don't you live here, you live in a better place as a woman." ”

"Where is the money? With my little money, in addition to getting some goods, it's hard to make a living, and you don't know how expensive things are now after you've been in it for a long time! Besides, I have to save some pension money, don't I? Besides, if you look at my current wealth and honor, who can look at me? I thought I was sixty. She opened the door. Although these years have been hard, her personality is still the same as before, but it gives people a very hearty feeling.

Liao Qiang didn't speak, just let out a long sigh.

Li Xiaojuan and he pushed the car in, the house was very small and dim, there was only one room, separated by plywood, the electric stove outside was placed on the ground, there was only one bed inside, and the bedding was very simple. There were only a few chairs and a broken table. There are no electrical appliances, there are tattered everywhere, she was so fond of vanity at the beginning, but now her life is really no different from that of ordinary old ladies.

There were four or five xiāng zǐ in the corner, and there were some bread, pickles, popcorn and so on, and bags were thrown over there, and some of them were all dusty, and it was estimated that no one would buy these things except for those big men who were in a hurry and careless.

Her business must be terrible.

There were two or three people standing in the outhouse, Li Xiaojuan went in and squatted and plugged in the electricity, cooked some noodles in a small broken pot, got a little pickled vegetables, and took a ham sausage out.

She smiled and shook the ham sausage: "This is a supplementary meal, if I eat by myself, I will be reluctant." ”

Liao Qiang looked at the noodles inside, and his heart was sour. then suddenly squatted in front of her, and then grabbed Li Xiaojuan's hand and looked at her face with an earnest face.

"Xiaojuan, it's better for us to be together!"

Li Xiaojuan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Are you crazy?" ”

"What I said is true, I've been wrong many times and I don't want to be wrong! The two of us started a small business together, don't worry, I still had some money and hid it, we can make a food stall or something, and I will feed you. We can't be rich, but we can live well. I promise to be nice to you. ”

Li Xiaojuan knew that Liao Qiang didn't love herself, and she didn't like him, but the two of them were in the same situation, and there was no question of who disliked whom, just to be together, so she nodded and agreed.

"That's it, but I'm not Jiang Hua, you made a mistake, I won't give you a second chance."

"I know, I don't make mistakes."

"And I've been with a lot of people, it's dirty." Li Xiaojuan's voice was a little hoarse.

"No, I think you're fine. I'm dirty. As long as you don't dislike me, I am willing to live with you and promise to treat you well. After Liao Qiang finished speaking, he squatted on the ground, picked up the noodles with chopsticks, and saw the continuous churning splash, and there was a little hope in his heart.

Li Xiaojuan squatted beside him and put a ham sausage in his bowl, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

After eating, Liao Qiang was ready to help her get something out.

Li Xiaojuan grabbed his arm: "Fool! I have your little stall, why am I still selling this? ”

"So what are we going to do here?"

"What do you say? Since they are together, they will be husband and wife. ”

She said and pulled Liao Qiang into the back room, and without saying a word, she pressed him on the bed, she had been lonely for too long, and she was also a little lonely. She has always had such a personality, which made Liao Qiang startled.

He got up embarrassed: "No... I can't do it yet. ”

"What? You can't do it, huh? She was a little anxious, why couldn't she do it, reached out and touched it, and smiled: "Modesty what." ”

"That's not what I meant, I need to take a shower first." He said nervously.

Li Xiaojuan smiled and nodded: "I know, I'll boil water for you." ”

She also felt that she was a little too much just now, why didn't she know how to be reserved, and she was disgusted.

She blushed and went to boil some hot water, the two of them were like two people who had been reunited after a long absence, she helped him wipe his body, and found a new set of clothes for him.

"This is the man's from before, you can wear it, I think it fits."

Liao Qiang didn't pick up her clothes and pressed her directly on the bed.

They hadn't had that kind of thing for each other for many years, and they were so nervous that they both had the feeling of the first night of their wedding.

Liao Qiang was a little anxious and rude, Li Xiaojuan was very painful at first, but it was good to adapt to it later, she was very active, both of them experienced an indescribably wonderful feeling, it was very harmonious, and there was no big problem in life in the future.

There is nothing to swear by the mountains and seas, so I just live like this.

Liao Qiang took out the last capital, that is not enough, the price of the provincial capital is not twenty years ago, looking at his sad face, Li Xiaojuan pursed her lips and smiled, took out all the jewelry she had accumulated, found a place to sell it, and put it together, this is enough.

Liao Qiang was moved in his heart, grabbed Li Xiaojuan's wrist, and didn't speak for a long time.

"What's wrong, are you stupid?" She laughed.

"No, I didn't expect that I would have such good luck to meet a good daughter-in-law like you." He wiped his tears and went out. Zheng Sisi is all dead, and a bastard like himself still has a chance to live.

Two people bought pots and pans, as well as various raw materials. I found a morning market to sell noodles there, this is his craft many years ago, it was a little rusty at first, but after a long time, it was very good.

Liao Qiang's noodle restaurant gave enough ingredients, and the taste was good, so it didn't take long for the stall to rise. But it's a bit difficult to open your own storefront, after all, houses in provincial cities are expensive.

So they discussed, saved money, and went back to the county seat to open a small noodle shop.

The life of the two is a little better, and they have the money to dress up, Li Xiaojuan wears good clothes and looks a lot younger.

Before Liao Qiang and Li Xiaojuan left, they sent a letter to He Yin, and he didn't know He Yin's address, so he inquired about it and sent it to the famous pickle factory to have someone pass it on.

He Yin was surprised, she didn't expect that this man, who had been entangled with her for two lifetimes, would be with Li Xiaojuan.

But I was very relieved to see that he had truly repented, but I didn't want to forgive him, and I didn't think about meeting him, so I lived by myself.

Also surprised was the ginger flower.

She was shopping with her little grandson that day, just in time for Liao Qiang and Li Xiaojuan's noodle restaurant business in the county town to open. When she saw the person standing there welcoming customers, she was also surprised like a thunderbolt.

Liao Qiang is really old, and he already has the meaning of a little old man. But Jiang Hua herself is very young, and being with him is like two generations of people.

But it was only a matter of a moment, she quickly reacted, grabbed her little grandson and turned away.

"Grandma, who is that person?" The little grandson asked.

"Nobody, I don't know anybody. Let's go home. She didn't want this person to continue to affect her life, so she took the child and left.

And Liao Qiang had already seen her and saw her leave in a hurry. It's also a little uncomfortable, but I can understand her. How much she hated herself, he knew in his heart. It's just that the child in her arms, isn't it my grandson? Thinking of what he has done over the years, he really has no face to ask.

"What are you doing, the guests are coming up!" Li Xiaojuan quickly pulled him in to get busy.

Liao Qiang and Li Xiaojuan had a good life, but after all, they were old and couldn't bear such a strong labor intensity.

Both of them were so tired that they had a herniated disc in their waists.

So after calculating it, the money was enough, so I went back to the village to retire.

The two of them hated the village so much before, and they hated that they would never come back after they couldn't go out, but in the end, they were the only ones among the young people who went out to live.

At first, the people in the village looked down on him, after all, he had been in prison, but they saw that he was indeed living a good life, and they also redeemed the land and house they had sold before, and repaired his mother's cemetery. It's better for him.

It's a pity that they are too old and didn't give birth to children, and they were introduced by a distant relative of Li Xiaojuan, a couple died in a car accident, leaving a poor daughter, and the two passed her over.

This girl is very sensible and obedient, and she takes care of them in their old age.

It's a pity that she doesn't like school, otherwise he would have wanted to train this girl to be a college student.

But she also has a bit of a brain for settling accounts or something. So they took out part of their savings and let her open a small grocery store in the county seat, and the two of them lived in the village.

Within a few years, Liao Qiang and Li Xiaojuan passed away one after another, and before they died, in addition to leaving some money for their little daughter, they all donated to the village to build a primary school, and let them walk outside for an hour to go to class.