Chapter 16: A Brief Tranquillity
As soon as the Chinese New Year's Eve passes, the new year arrives, and during the period from the first day of the new year to the tenth day of the new year, everyone is busy going to the homes of relatives and friends to pay New Year's greetings, and everyone will say Wishing you prosperity, everything is going well, and when a child comes, naturally there must be a red envelope. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
During this time, the shredded paper of firecrackers at the door of the house cannot be cleaned, and the melon seeds, peanuts, biscuits, candies, bananas, pears and other food at home cannot be eaten.
The New Year in the countryside is like this, visiting each other, inviting each other to dinner, making an appointment with each other to bask in the sun on the threshing floor, or playing small cards and mahjong in the yard, which is a lively scene.
After the tenth day of the first month, the young men in the village left one after another, went to Guangzhou, ran to Shanghai, and soon walked cleanly, and the originally lively village was only left with the elderly and children, and it was naturally deserted.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the old people had an early meal, gathered around the stove to roast the fire, and watched the Lantern Festival Gala broadcast by the central set. Only those carefree children are still happily setting off fireworks and firecrackers in the yard, and from time to time they let out bursts of exclamations, adding a little lively atmosphere to the otherwise quiet night.
Civil servants also take seven days off for the New Year, so the eldest brother and sister-in-law go to work on the seventh day of the new year. And at this time in previous years, even I was not at home, I really can't imagine how my family celebrated the Lantern Festival, I must have been uncomfortable and lonely.
In this era, for various reasons, the family can't get together a few times from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and the movement between friends is even less pitiful.
Sometimes we should wonder who is responsible for all this. Is it due to the stress of life? Is it due to social trends? Or is it the reason for the bad policy?
I thought about this question for a long, long time that night, and finally I found an answer, one that I felt was right. I think that all kinds of things that cause anything bad have nothing to do with the three points mentioned above, and they have nothing to do with us, those who hold great power.
The so-called trend. The so-called times, the so-called development trend of the world, are all driven by us human beings, and are our own choices. It has nothing to do with any other factors, the only difference is that a small number of people are leading the times, and most people are moving forward with the times.
The leader of mankind yearns for the good side, and the world lives a simpler and happier life. Otherwise, it will gradually lead to the road of destruction, or rather, it will become an indifferent and ruthless zombie world.
The next morning after the Lantern Festival, a police car suddenly stopped in front of my house, which made me feel a little uneasy, I thought to myself, could it be that the above regretted it, this time to transfer me and Biaozi back to the scientific research team again?
However, when I saw the people getting out of the police car, I was relieved and a little surprised. Got out of the car were two old acquaintances. One is Lao Cai, the captain of the criminal police team, and the other is his little follower Liangzi.
Lao Cai is still the same, dressed in a police uniform and with white hair, but his spirit is much better than the last time they met. As for the young man Ryoko, except that he is more mature than before, there is no change at all.
As soon as Lao Cai saw me, he punched me in the chest, and he smiled: "A few years ago, Professor Zhang brought me the detoxification spring water, and told me about you and Sun Dabiao, and I knew that you had left the scientific research team." It's a great joy to be free! ”
Ryoko also said: "You don't know, our captain was happy when he learned the news." If I hadn't said that it was taboo for the police to come to the door during the Spring Festival, he would have come to see you that day. ”
Lao Cai is a state official, and he was poisoned by the corpse because of official business, and he can get the spring water, which is something that Biaozi and I have long expected, so I am not surprised to hear this news.
Lao Cai can come and see me. This touched me very much, after all, we only had a cooperation, and the friendship was not very deep, so I said: "I was still discussing with Biaozi a few days ago, when to go to see you, but I didn't expect you to come first, go!" Let's go inside and talk. ”
Lao Cai didn't shirk, asked Liangzi to take a few gifts from the car, and went into the house with me.
Back then, because of my sister Xiaoling's affairs, Lao Cai didn't come to my house less, so my family was no stranger to him, and because Lao Cai finally caught the real murderer of Xiaoling, his family was extremely enthusiastic about him at the moment.
However, after seeing Tan Jia, Lao Cai was a little surprised, because of the water monkey, he and Tan Jia had met once, and he was particularly impressed by this mysterious girl, but he didn't expect her to suddenly appear at my house.
Surprised, Lao Cai hurriedly got up, his mouth moved, and he almost broke Tan Jia's identity, but fortunately, the sign next to him saw the opportunity quickly, secretly stepped on him, and reminded: "Lao Cai, don't keep staring at other girls, let me introduce you, this beauty is Lao Yang's girlfriend just found in Beijing, one of our companies." ”
Tan Jia was very clever, so she pretended to see Lao Cai for the first time, and she smiled: "Hello Captain Cai!" I am Feiyun's colleague in the company, my name is Tan Jia, you can call me Xiao Tan. ”
Lao Cai saw that I and Biaozi secretly looked at him, if you can't see the cat in it, then it's hell, he is also a master of acting, so he said: "Hehe, I felt strange just now, why haven't I seen you before I came to Lao Yang's house, it turned out to be Feiyun's new girlfriend, hello hello." ”
After a few polite words, everyone began to pull up the parents, and I learned that Lao Cai had recently received a promotion notice, and he would be transferred to the public security department of Changsha City in a few days. And what I didn't expect was that his little follower Ryoko was promoted to the position of the deputy team in just two years, which is really promising.
After having lunch at my house, Lao Cai and Liangzi left. It was also because of Lao Cai's arrival that I thought of Erya who died in the water monkey's nest, so Biaozi and I decided to go to Erya's house in the next village in the afternoon.
Erya's family is still that miserable scene, with elderly parents, no children under their knees, and a sick uncle, how will such an unbearable family live in the future? As soon as I thought of this, I and Biaozi's hearts were very uncomfortable.
Biaozi and I still appeared in front of Erya's family as big bosses in the north, and her parents had a good memory and recognized us at once. While shouting gratefully to his benefactor, he invited us to sit in.
Erya's home is an adobe house from decades ago, and if they hadn't taken care of it well, it is estimated that it would have collapsed long ago. But even if it is this kind of adobe house, there are only three in total. One room was occupied by her sick uncle, the other was used as both a living room and a kitchen, and the last room was occupied by her parents.
I drank a few cups of tea at Erya's house. Biaozi and I left a sum of money and planned to leave, but Erya's parents said that they would not let us go, saying that they owed us too much kindness and they could not repay it, but no matter what, at least we had to have a meal before leaving.
I couldn't say goodbye to the standard, so I agreed, and finally left after dinner.
On the way back, Biaozi sighed and said to me, "I didn't feel good about that meal tonight." ”
My eyes were slightly moist. Said: "Yes! In order to entertain us, Erya's mother slaughtered all the old hens that laid eggs at home, which is really sad! ”
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After a few days of carefree days at home, early in the morning, the sign suddenly came to the door, I saw that he was carrying a burden, as if he was going to go far away, so I asked curiously: "Now that I am finally free, why do you want to go out and fool around?" ”
Biaozi looked in the direction he came, and complained to me as if he was facing a great enemy: "Don't mention it. Since I came back, my mother has introduced me to people every day, and she has driven me crazy. ”
I jokingly said, "Dude, don't you still have Xiao Yu?" Anyway, the corpse poison on your body is now solved. Why don't you just call her back and show your mother, won't everything be solved? ”
Biaozi said with a bitter face: "The key is that Xiao Yu's girl has gone abroad, saying that she is traveling in Europe in March, and she won't come back until the beginning of next month, otherwise, do you think I will avoid my mother?" ”
Tan Jia on the side couldn't help but laugh and said, "I said Sun Dabiao." Why do you have people who are afraid, this is rare and tight. ”
Biaozi's face suddenly didn't look good, but after a while, he didn't know what he thought, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes, yes!" What I'm most afraid of is the tigress among women, my mother is a typical tigress character, I hate it the most, but Miss Tan, you, don't become a feared tigress in the future! ”
When the relationship with Tan Jia was very unfriendly in the past, Biaozi often called Tan Jia by the ugly nickname of "tigress" or "little girl's skin", and because of this, the two of them once had a big fight.
Now that I heard the sign say the sensitive word "tigress", it was just that, but she was still faintly pulling it on herself, which made Tan Jia calm down.
I saw that the smile on Tan Jia's face froze suddenly, her willow eyebrows were upside down, and her voice became even colder: "Sun Dabiao, it seems that I haven't seen you for more than ten days, you are long-lasting, you can bully people at will, right?" ”
As she spoke, Tan Jia clenched her fists and began to walk towards the mark, looking at the posture, it was clear that she was going to do it.
Biaozi seemed to have expected Tan Jia's reaction a long time ago, so he pretended to be frightened and took a few steps back, and said quickly to me: "Lao Yang, I'm waiting for you at the station in the town, if you still have a conscience, go out with me to relax." ”
After saying that, the mark ran away without looking back, and soon disappeared from our sight.
Tan Jia stomped her foot fiercely, but she couldn't say half a sentence angrily, and it was estimated that she had the idea of killing the standard in her heart.
I hurriedly exonerated Biaozi and said to Tan Jia: "Actually, Biaozi is good at everything, but there are some things like joking, just don't take it seriously." ”
"I'm too lazy to bother with people like him, and I don't have a serious attitude all day long." Tan Jia glanced at me and asked a little unhappily, "Are you really going to accompany Sun Dabiao to go crazy outside?" ”
I only thought about it for a moment, then nodded and said, "Idle is also idle, and it's good to go out for a walk, just take it as a trip." ”
Tan Jia thought for a while, but did not object to me, she said: "I will go wherever you go, lest you follow Sun Dabiao to learn badly outside." ”
I would smile and take her hand back home, intending to say goodbye to my family.
Knowing that Tan Jia and I were leaving, the family was naturally reluctant, but as the saying goes, a good man has ambitions in all directions, and the children who are tied to him will not be knowledgeable, so the family did not impose a stay, but just told us to pay more attention to our own safety when we go out, and at the same time take care of our own bodies.
I left some money for my family, brought simple luggage, and under the eyes of my family, Tan Jia and I walked out of the courtyard gate of Lao Yang's house and stepped on the small road to the town.
Half an hour later, we arrived at the station in the town, and Biaozi saw us from afar, so he ran over, but he was afraid that Tan Jia would hold a grudge, so he deliberately distanced himself from us, and Tan Jia only gave him a roll of the eyes.
I asked where Biaozi is going now, whether it is to Changsha or other places, there must be a plan.
The label was like a thief, looked at the crowd on the street, and after finding that there was nothing abnormal, he took out a small note from the bag of his clothes and handed it to me, and whispered, "The third uncle gave it to you." ”
I still have a deal with the third uncle that has not been completed, I am not surprised that he comes to me now, and even if he does not come to me, I will go to him sooner or later, after all, it is an agreement between us, and it is also my promise to Li Yishan.
I took the note in my hand and opened it, and it read: Our time is running out, so let's come to Zhejiang Province, Wencheng County, and Nantian Town to meet. Remember, don't be followed. Third uncle.
I remember that the third uncle once told me that since I joined the scientific research team, there were people sent from above around my house to watch, although I had never met those people, but I believed in the third uncle's words, because he had no need to lie to me.
Although I am now out of the research team, no one can say whether I will be monitored by the above, so for the sake of safety, I immediately burned the small note after reading it, leaving no evidence.
I asked the marker, "Where is the person who gave you the note?" ”
Biaozi said confusedly: "I don't know, I just got up in the morning, and I saw this note at the door, obviously, this note was secretly delivered by someone in the middle of the night." (To be continued.) )