2 Hope
Wei He not only received the pigtail homework here, but also had three other children who came to him to find a ghostwriter.
It's all because one of his unique skills in his previous life is that he can simulate different styles of handwriting, and it is easier to imitate handwriting like that of a child.
After collecting a bunch of homework paper rolls, Wei He rolled up his things, hid them on the inside of his clothes, got up, and walked back quickly in the direction of home.
As we passed by the riverside Stone Bridge Street, a small noise came from the weeds on the riverbank.
There are also the cries of women and the roars of men. There was also the sound of sticks beating the human body fiercely.
Wei He paused, and sped up to cross over to the side.
The lecture hall is in the inner city, where it is very safe, and there are officials patrolling it at all times.
But his family lives in the slums, and it's a mess.
This stone bridge street is already located in the slum area.
When he got home, Wei He used the charcoal pen he had prepared long ago to finish his homework one by one. Then I patted the charcoal ash again, rolled it up again, and put it away.
The second sister, Wei Ying, used ready-made vegetables to make a dish and a soup, and the two of them sat at the table, waiting for the rest of the family to come back.
It was getting dark.
The eldest sister Wei Chun still didn't come back.
There was no news from my parents.
Wei He's parents are both craftsmen who specialize in carving stone statues, and have recently been carving Buddha statues for the Mingde Temple outside the city.
"Mom and Dad may have to live in the temple again today. Second sister Wei Ying said in a low voice. "It's just that the eldest sister hasn't come back yet?"
The eldest sister Wei Chun will come back every day.
“.......”
Wei He didn't speak, looked up at the window, the sun was almost sinking and he couldn't see it.
The wind blowing in also cooled down, and there was a faint smell of other people's cooking.
"The eldest sister has always come back at this time. Wei Ying glanced at her brother and muttered in a low voice, as if she was talking to Wei He, but it seemed that she was just talking to herself.
"I'll go and see, and you won't go anywhere at home. Wei He stood up. He always felt that something was wrong and was uneasy.
"Go early and come back early. Wei Ying advised.
"Hmm. ”
Wei He put on a coat, although it was full of patches, but it could have a warm effect.
Pushing open the wooden door, he saw at a glance several tall and strong men standing at the entrance of the alley on the right.
There were three of them, dressed in gray shorts, their arms exposed, and their dark skin full of strong muscles.
These three people Wei He knew each other, it was Chen Biao, a well-known bastard nearby, and his two followers.
Chen Biao also doesn't work as an officer, he wanders around all day long, and he doesn't know where he gets the money to live. The body is still so strong.
But Wei He had heard of it, and some people guessed that Chen Biao was connected to the bandits. often helps the thieves to steal people everywhere, that is, secretly abducts people and sends them to the thieves to sell them.
Children want it, single women want it, and even some good-looking men have it.
In fact, none of this matters, the key is that Chen Biao had seen Wei He's second sister Wei Ying before, and he often wandered around after that.
Later, he had a conflict with his eldest sister Wei Chun, so he was slightly restrained.
Wei Chun is from the Blackwater Gang, although he is not the leader, but he is not a gangster who can bully.
Since then, Chen Biao often takes advantage of Wei Chun's absence to come around the neighborhood.
Wei He looked over from a distance and happened to glance at Chen Biao, who was short and strong.
Chen Biao's two little eyes flashed with a strange light, and he smiled at Wei He, then turned his head again and talked to his two attendants.
Wei He's heart tightened.
I know that this guy is waiting for the eldest sister to come back. The reason why the eldest sister Wei Chun goes home on time every day is not because of this guy.
The people in the gang are in turmoil and trouble, and who knows what will happen one day.
So Chen Biao definitely has something bad in mind.
'Trouble. Wei He quickened his pace, walked out of the alley, and walked towards the helm of the Blackwater Gang where the eldest sister was located.
The eldest sister Wei Chun and the other brothers and sisters look different, they are born with five big and three thick, a strong body, a short temper, and a lot of strength. So in the Blackwater Gang's rudder, there is still a little fame.
The Blackwater Gang rudder is a small courtyard in all directions, and several men in the courtyard are holding stone locks, and a man with pigtails is standing aside and yawning.
"Wei Chun, she took a task in the morning, saying that after this trip, she would be able to earn enough money for her family to go to the inner city, and she could also save enough money for her younger brother to learn boxing.
It's supposed to be a more important task, why, she didn't tell you?"
"Nope. Wei He shook his head, but his heart sank.
"That's a lot of brothers are robbing, and the helmsman has only picked a dozen good hands, and your sister is also among them, so there's no hurry. The man replied with a smile.
"Do you know when they'll be back?" Wei He asked.
"I don't know, this kind of more important task is generally not too short, so don't worry. Okay, I'm still training here, you go back and wait first, and I'll be the first to inform your sister when I come back. The man waved his hand, meaning to get out quickly.
Wei He knew that this was all he could ask, and no matter how much the other party did, he would not talk to him.
Turning around, he slowly walked out of the courtyard gate.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard, he turned his head and looked at the sign hanging in his eyes, on which were written the words "black water rudder".
'The Blackwater Gang is also a small gang that does not enter the stream, there are not hundreds but dozens in the outer city, where can I find an errand that can make so much money?'
Wei He's heart was heavy.
He had a bad premonition.
He was not one of the other poor people who were uneducated and uneducated, and knew that there must be something wrong with this.
But now that the man is gone, he is a sixteen-year-old boy who knows nothing.
You can also read Braille, what can you do?
When he got home, Wei He didn't see Chen Biao and the others at the mouth of the alley.
It's just that when I got home, when I opened the door, I saw that the second sister Wei Ying's face was pale, with a panicked and depressed expression.
Seeing him come back, Wei Ying breathed a sigh of relief as if she had put down some burden at once.
"The creek... How's the eldest sister, how's that?"
"Did Chen Biao come just now?" Wei He asked in a deep voice.
"I've been here, I've been hiding and not making a sound, he, he thought there was no one, and left. Wei Ying stammered a little when she spoke, obviously frightened.
Wei He saw the slight loess ash on the door of the room, and knew that there must have been a lot of commotion just now.
"The eldest sister has gone on an important mission and can't come back for the time being. Let's eat first. "He tried to stay as calm as possible.
Now that he and the second sister are here, if he is still panicked as a man, the timid second sister is probably even more afraid.
"Hmm. Wei Ying replied in a low voice.
The two closed the door, closed the window, and sat down silently by the little light that came in through the window, picked up the chopsticks and ate slowly.
The dish is carrot fried bean foam, and cabbage tofu soup. Rice is wheat bran rice with plenty of corn added.
There is no meat, and the average person can't afford to eat meat. The eldest sister Wei Chun can look so rough, all of them have a big skeleton, they look strong, and there are some food in the gang, which eats more than the family.
But the Wei family and other people around them eat at this level. A little oil star is not bad.
After eating, Wei Ying went to wash the dishes, and Wei He spread out his homework and began to complete the homework of the little children on the only table.
At this time, he dared to light an oil lamp with flint and steel, and write by the light.
Wei Ying sat aside, carefully mending her clothes with needles and threads. Neither of them said much.
At night, they also slept in the same bed.
The next day, Wei He went to pay back the homework, and the money was in place. He finally saved enough money to learn boxing.
The eldest sister Wei Chun still didn't come back.
Even his parents, Wei Tang and his wife, still did not reply.
Wei Ying sat at home and didn't dare to go out to pick up work. I can only wait for Wei He to come in and out all day and bring back a little news.
Wei He went to see the rudder again, and the person who was willing to see him before was gone, perhaps because he didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore.
He was barricaded at the door.
Another three days passed.
Whether it is his parents or Wei Chun, there is no news.
At the mouth of the alley next to the house, Chen Biao and his gang appeared more and more frequently. The time they spent staring at the Wei family's side was getting longer and longer.
Wei He's heart has sunk to the bottom.
He knew that the worst he had guessed could happen.
So he knew that he had to figure out a way as soon as possible.
In this world, it is very common for people to disappear suddenly, and when they go out, they encounter robbers, or encounter fierce beasts, or they fall ill and die of illness on the way.
There are so many factors that can make a person disappear.
Bring the money on the morning of the fourth day.
Before dawn, Wei He took a wooden stick the thickness of his forearm and quietly came out of the house.
Tightening all the money on his body for apprenticeship, he looked back at his second sister Wei Ying.
"Hide at home, don't go out, don't make a sound. ”
"Hmm. Wei Ying nodded vigorously, she seemed to see that her little brother was unusual today.
Now that the eldest sister is not here, neither are her parents, only she and the younger brother depend on each other, so she will definitely not be a drag on the younger brother.
Taking advantage of the dim skylight, Wei He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it to calm his mood.
"I was going to save some food money and go again, but now I can't help it...."
He could feel his heart pounding. What he has on him is the money he has accumulated for more than two months, whether he succeeds or not, in this battle!
Carefully hide the bag containing the money in the inner layer of his clothes, this is all his savings, and there is absolutely no room for loss.
Then blocking it with his hand and a wooden stick, Wei He clenched the stick and walked quickly towards the mouth of the alley.
Crossing Shiqiao Street and crossing Shiqiao, there are already many farmers on the road carrying vegetables and fruits to sell.
There are also well-dressed families in horse-drawn carriages, who seem to be going out to go out.
The poorly dressed peasant households and the young ladies in silk cloth are all the same way, forming a stark contrast.
didn't go far, and soon, he saw Chen Biao and the three people standing on the side of the road bragging.
The three of them exchanged words in a whisper, and at the same time kept looking at the men and women passing by, and when they met the beautiful ones, they all stared deeply at others.
It seems to keep people in mind.
Wei He's heart tightened, he now has all his savings in his arms, but he must not have a problem.
The more nervous he became, the more he pretended to be nothing.
All the way forward, soon, he walked to the part of the road where Chen Biao and the three of them were next to each other.
If he hadn't been seen by Chen Biao before, a detour would have been the best way.
But now that it has been seen, it seems too abrupt and deliberate to make a sudden detour.
Instead, it can cause trouble.
So, the more natural it is at this time, the safer it is!
Wei He's pace was steady, and he was about to walk past the three of them.
"Wait. ”
Suddenly, Chen Biao stretched out his hand and just stopped him.
"Xiaohe, yes, what's the matter, I'm going to the inner city again today, going to the inner city every day, not looking for work in our own town, is it climbing into a big family?" Chen Biao said with a weird smile.
His voice was a little sharp, not at all the momentum of a tall and strong man, but a little like a rooster.
"What's the matter with you? My eldest sister helped me find a job. Wei Heyong said indifferently with the same attitude as usual.
"Hehe, eldest sister, too, eldest sister is a good hand in the Blackwater Gang. Okay, I won't stop you. Chen Biao laughed a few times and withdrew his hand.
Wei He continued to move forward.
"Wait. "Chen Biao is here again.
His two small eyes swept and aimed at Wei He's somewhat bulging pockets.
"Brother Xiaohe, your clothes seem to be a little drummed today... Is there something hidden?"
"I work on the construction site every day, and I'm hungry when I work, so I want to bring some dry cakes, what's the matter?" Wei Yiyi pulled his clothes apart, felt a piece of dry cake inside, and shook it.
"Yes, of course. Chen Biao smiled and withdrew his hand and said no more. "Go, go, remember to say hello to your second sister, I have liked your second sister for a long time. ”
"....." Wei Yiyi didn't say a word, quickened his pace with a cold face, and quickly left.
He walked briskly, and soon walked more than a mile before he breathed a sigh of relief.