"Hey, hey, what's wrong with you?"

I was woken up by Brother Scumbag, slowly opened my eyes, and saw Brother Scumbag looking at me with a panicked face.

I pursed my lips and slowly pulled my thoughts back from the dream to reality.

"What time is it?"

"It's five o'clock, get up, have some breakfast, aren't you going to go out of the stall today."

Brother scumbag yawned, handed me a cigarette, and said hoarsely, "Are you having a nightmare?" Shouting, usually you sleep quite honestly. ”

"Uh, I did have nightmares."

I lit a cigarette and took two deep puffs.

"You should go to a psychiatrist to see, maybe there is any mental disease, or the usual mental pressure is too much, and you need enlightenment."

Brother Scumbag took a puff of cigarette and looked at me with a serious face.

"Damn, scumbag, you don't think I have a mental disorder, I won't go to a psychiatrist, at most I will go to the hospital to buy some sleeping pills or something, in fact, my sleep quality is still very good, but I usually have some borderless nightmares, and I am also very helpless."

I sat up and slowly got dressed.

"I've heard from the mouths of old people in the countryside that if a person often has nightmares, it means that something auspicious is going to happen to him."

Brother Scumbag took the last puff of his cigarette, snuffed out the cigarette butt, picked up the water cup on the table, took a sip of water, and smacked his mouth twice.

"And this kind of statement? Is having nightmares every day an auspicious sign? ”

I looked at the scum brother in disbelief, and I couldn't believe his statement at all.

"yes, I don't believe you can look it up on the Internet."

"What if you dream of someone? He is always hideous and terrifying in his dreams, coercive and seductive, and he is the person I believe in the most. ”

I pressed on.

Brother scumbag thought for a moment, frowned, and said thoughtfully: "I don't know this, I'm not Zhou Yi's fortune teller, you have a repetitive dream, and you always dream of a person in your dreams, which means that you should beware of this person in the future, he may be a stumbling block on your way to success, and may completely ruin your life, I guess so, If you don't believe this, then you don't have to worry, if you believe this, then you still have to be careful, keep a low profile, don't be too public,"

Brother scum said the head of the way, not lost to a fortune teller old gentleman, I listened drowsy, a little sleepy, after yawning, I rubbed my eyes and said: "Brother scum, why don't you go out to tell people hexagrams, just with your eloquence, earning money to support the family is definitely not a problem, this is much better than you selling clothes." ”

After hearing this, Brother Scumbag smiled and said: "You can spare me, this thing, if you believe it, you will have it, if you don't believe it, I am not that piece of material, but I can't say how evil this thing is, let's just say that I was a child, I remember when I was three years old, I had a high fever that did not go away, coughing every day, and my mother was so anxious that I burned my brows, there was no trick at all, I coughed up pneumonia at that time, and the doctor in the hospital prescribed a lot of antipyretics and cough medicines, and it was not easy to eat when I went home, and finally my father thought of a person, that is, Wong Tai Sin in our village, This person has never been out of the village since he was a child, and from the outside, he is a person who is responsible for his duties, and his family grows a few acres of sorghum, barely making ends meet, and he is alone, and he has never looked for a partner. ”

Brother Scumbag took another sip of water, picked up his mobile phone and looked at the time, and continued: "My parents hugged me to find him, as soon as I walked into the house, I cried, I can't remember why I cried at that time, and then I heard my mother say that I saw something that shouldn't be seen, and I was so frightened that my face turned pale, and I leaned on my dad tightly, Wong Tai Sin saw me for the first time, and said that there was something on this child, he said that he could see it clearly, that thing was wrapped around me, it didn't work to drink soup and medicine, he locked me in a small room, The room was covered with yellow paper, and I sat on the kang and rolled, crying and shouting, and my parents were distressed. ”

I was completely attracted by Brother Scum's narration, and I was sitting on the side, like a listener, looking forward to Brother Scum's follow-up plot.

Brother Scumbag lit another cigarette, took a puff lightly, stood up, picked up a rope at the door, and said while sweeping the floor: "Although I was young at that time and was in a period of ignorance, I still vaguely saw something like smoke, Wong Tai Sin muttered in his mouth I don't know what he was talking about, I only felt that my body was getting more and more relaxed, my body was covered with sweat, and slowly I fell asleep, and when I woke up, the high fever subsided, and the coughing stopped, so at that time, I believed in these very much, although I don't worship, but I don't taboo." ”

After listening to what the scumbag brother said, I had palpitations, and suddenly remembered that when I was visiting the park in my hometown before, I met a blind fortune teller, he had told me before that his life was hard, and he should be calm in case of trouble, and he should act in a low-key manner when walking in society, and restrain his temper.

"Brother scumbag, do you mean that I also provoked something unclean?"

I asked, as if I didn't understand.

"I didn't say that."

Brother Scumbag swept the garbage on the ground into the scum, and said: "I mean you can find someone to see, you have nightmares like this for a long time, and it has a great impact on sleep and psychology." ”

My family concept is not to believe in evil, from childhood to adulthood, my parents instilled in me the idea of atheism, my father is a materialist spokesperson, I looked at the scumbag, half-convinced and said: "Does it really work?" ”

"You don't try how to know, but there is a premise."

Brother Scumbag said in a tricky way, put the scumbag behind the door, picked up a coat on the bed and put it on his body, and prepared to open the door and walk out of the basement.

I hurriedly asked, "What premise?" ”

Brother Scumbag opened the door, stopped, turned around and said: "That is, you have to believe, didn't I say it, believe it, if you don't believe it, you don't have it, if you have the mentality of trying it, it will definitely be useless, be sincere." ”

"I understand, but I still want to go to the hospital to see, I just have nightmares, and other problems are not big."

I put on my shoes, picked up my jacket and put it on, and walked into the early winter, although the weather outside was not cold, but I still felt cold in a short shirt and short sleeves.

"Damn, I told you a lot, it's kind of nothing."

Brother Scumbag gave me a blank look and walked out of the basement.

When I came outside, a cool breeze blew, the laurel trees in the yard swayed with the wind, making a rustling sound, and the faucet on the pool was still dripping weakly, like an old man who had come to the end of his life, and he could die at any time, or the faucet would burst and spew water.

I walked over to the cupboard, opened the door and looked inside, there were no leftovers, and it looked like I was going to come back in the evening to buy some food.

"Brother scumbag, let's go out for breakfast, there's nothing left at home."

I looked back at the scumbag, who was washing his face by the pool.

"Oh okay, you can also come and wash your face, this water is so cool, it's very refreshing after washing."

After washing our faces, Brother Scumbag and I went to the breakfast across the street and ordered six steamed buns, two bowls of tofu brain, and a plate of radish pickles.

"The guy is out, I haven't seen you come over for a long time to buy breakfast."

The owner of the morning shop came over with two bowls of porridge and a warm smile on his face.

"Well, I went back to my hometown and my friend got married."

I reached out and took the porridge bowl and glanced at the boss, he was a middle-aged man who came to his store to get surveillance after Xue Xinyan lost his car last time, he was enthusiastic, when he bought breakfast, he always waved his hand when the change was not enough, so I had a good impression of him.

There are not many people who eat breakfast at this time, there are three people sitting in the huge store, the boss wiped his hands with a rag, and said with a smile: "My friends are all married, when will you get married, I am waiting to drink your wedding wine." ”

"Haha, it's not decided yet, don't worry."

I took a bun, took a bite, and chewed it with relish.

"Yo, I think the girl you brought last time is good, she's your girlfriend, how good she looks, quiet and quiet, don't pick and choose, now there are more men and fewer women in this society, and it's very difficult to find a partner, you better hurry up and do it, don't beat the chickens and eggs, the gains outweigh the losses."

The boss patiently persuaded me, like an old friend I hadn't seen for many years, and every word said to my heart.

Brother Scumbag took a sip of porridge, looked at me and said, "He just has no heart and no lungs, you don't have to pity him." ”

I smiled bitterly, I was with Xue Xinyan, I did encounter all kinds of setbacks, the noble lady's obstruction, sent her abroad, and separated by two places, and now I can still maintain the original throbbing, it is not easy, it is said that people's hearts are separated from the belly, but I can see through Xue Xinyan's mind, she loves me deeply, is loyal, and will not rest until death, of course I want to repay her with the best.

When it comes to getting married, I don't want to, I can't afford to buy her a car and a house, although the lady gave me a house, but it was taken back, and I was in a trance, and I began to not believe in these rights and wrongs, whether they were true or false.

After breakfast, I walked out of the breakfast shop with my scumbag, the sun slowly rose from the eastern horizon, dyed red for a long time, a few birds hurriedly flew by, and began the day's rush, in front of the bus stop, there were several passers-by, they looked around anxiously, as if the bus was their timely rain, impatient.

"Brother scum, the pace of life in this city is so fast, why are there so many people running around tirelessly, they can choose a small city, such as my hometown, where the pace of life is very slow, and it is also very suitable for the elderly, and the money earned is enough to spend."

I looked at the scumbag with curiosity on my face, and I didn't understand the rules of this society.

"If it's all your way, then society won't work?"

Brother Scumbag squinted his eyes, and he had the demeanor of a philosopher.

"What do you mean?"

I pressed on.

"Although the pace of life in big cities is fast, but they earn more, and the consumption is also high, but everyone's ideas are different, they have their own goals, they have their own life plans, if people do not seek progress, they are willing to fall, it is like the walking dead, no vitality, for example, me, I have more than 100 acres of land in my hometown, you can grow corn, peanuts, and there is no problem at all to support your family, but why do I carry my bags and go away from home, isn't it for the future life to be guaranteed, my children grow up day by day, There will be a lot of places where you need money in the future, if you don't have a strong economic foundation to back you up, what will your children take to buy a house, what to buy a car, and what to get married in the future? Do you want to farm in your hometown? ”

The two of us continued to walk forward, I glanced at the scum brother, the wrinkles on his face became a little deeper, his big eyes were bright, and his thin body contained huge energy, as a father, he was not only carrying the burden of a family, but also the care and responsibility of his wife and children.

I admire Brother Scum, he is sleek and shrewd, it is rare to be confused, but he is just right.

The two of us walked for about half an hour and came to the flea market in Hexi, which was full of vendors setting up stalls, the iron gate had not yet opened, the crowd was noisy, boiling, businessmen from all over the world gathered in it, like a hodgepodge, everyone spoke their own native dialect, the accent was very strong, lacking and very kind.

"Hey, hey, tell me about you two."

Everyone's eyes quickly focused on me and Brother Scum, and we looked for prestige, only to see Brother Guang swaggering over.