Chapter 10 Brother
The group walked straight to the noodle restaurant where Leng Banxian was located in the center of the town. The three cricket men in the middle of the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info quietly slipped away under the pretext that it was dark.
Leng Banxian was cleaning up the stall in front of the noodle shop, and saw three men walking by angrily, Lingwa's headscarf was scattered, and she was covered in mud, like a chicken in soup, she was taken aback, and when she saw the three approaching, she hurriedly asked:
"Three neighbors, this, this, why is this ——?"
The man holding the little girl yelled loudly, "Why don't you find clothes for my daughter to change into, I'll catch a cold later, old guy, you're even more miserable!"
When Leng Banxian heard this, he saw that there was a little girl who was also soaking wet and confused for a while?
"This, this, clothes, what clothes?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, let's change it first, some tell you—" One of the men urged him.
The old man glanced at Lingwa with an angry face, and estimated that he must have caused trouble again, and people came to the door again! The anger came at once, but he was angry in front of everyone, and he pressed it on his chest.
"Oh, okay, okay, the neighbors are angry, I'll help you find it-"
He quickly put down the work he was doing, turned around and entered the noodle restaurant. Boss Wan of the meeting hall was also standing at the door and watching in wonder.
"Hey, shopkeeper, I'm causing you trouble again, you see this - I'm really sorry, can I borrow your little lady's clothes and change them for her? I'll count the money for you, old man!"
Boss Wan is short, fat head and big ears, has opened a noodle restaurant for decades, has a little strength, is well-known in the town, married a two-room wife, gave birth to three daughters, the youngest is four or five years old, just has clothes suitable for the little girl to wear, and the person is also kind, there is no shelf. Seeing Leng Banxian begging him, he didn't say anything, turned around and called the eldest daughter in the room to come out!
After a while, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, wearing a red dress and throwing her big braids, jumped out of the room, looking out blankly.
Boss Wan raised his thick right hand and pointed at the man holding the little girl on the street, and said
"Go, take that little sister for a change of clothes!"
"Oh, whose clothes do you change?" the eldest girl turned her head and asked Boss Xiawan.
"Of course it's your little sister's, you still need to ask? Hurry up, hurry up!" After Boss Wan finished speaking, he pointed to Lingwa again,
"Lingwa, you also go back and change your clothes first, let's go!"
"Hey, wait a minute, don't go yet, let's get the word clear before we go—" One of the men held out his hand to stop.
"Oh, Changgen, they've been in the same town for decades, why be so ruthless? Children are not sensible, why should adults be generally knowledgeable? I changed my clothes first, and then said, I can't run, I'm still here!" Boss Wan said to the little girl's father. I know that they are all people from Wanlai Town, and they all have the same surname.
"What I said is, what I said is, we should be responsible, we must be responsible, don't worry, big brother, you can't run, you can't run, don't worry!" Leng Banxian continued.
After hearing this, the other party reluctantly let the spirit baby go into the backyard to change clothes. The eldest daughter of Boss Nawan led the little girl into the inner room.
Then, under the auspices of Boss Wan, the three people outside were beckoned into the noodle shop, and asked Xiao Erduan to hand over the water to serve, and the three of them calmly explained the matter.
Boss Wan asked the one named Changgen, "Your family lives in the north of the town, and the little girl is young, what are you taking to the school for?"
The long shirt and trousers, tall, about thirty years old, with a beard and a bitter melon face, and a thick voice, pointed at the other two, and said:
"I had something to talk to these two brothers, and I was drinking over there, but after just sitting down, the little girl ran outside to play, and happened to meet your kid who was out of school, but he kicked it into the lotus pond, and it took a long time to find it——"
Leng Banxian listened, that angry, his stomach was about to burst, and before the people dispersed, he scolded Lingwa in his heart, "livestock, wild seeds," thousands of times. A few adults talked about money in the end, although people are not a big problem, but people want to ask for justice? Ask about the comfort fee? Today, it is said that it is a mental loss fee, and I also want to punish the troublemaker.
There was no way, Leng Banxian fought with an old face, borrowed two taels of silver from Boss Wan, and finally invited three people to a sumptuous dinner, with a smile on his face, saying something "There is no way to educate the old man, this is a kid sent by a distant relative, there is no way to have to adopt, I really can't stand everyone, offended, offended! Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, drink sprinkles, drink——"
After drinking and eating, the three of them were satisfied, turned around and left with a smile, and the little girl slept soundly on the shoulders of the man named Changgen!
During the banquet, they also asked Lingwa to come out to testify, is there such a thing? Yes, they admit their mistakes, make amends, and say that they don't dare in the future, so forget it! But who knew that Lingwa walked barefoot from the backyard to the front, and in front of a table of wine and meat diners, she still looked angry, and insisted on a sentence of "I didn't!" and two sentences, "I didn't!"
Leng Banxian, who was angry again, wanted to vomit blood, suppressed his anger, and quickly told him to roll to the backyard, so as not to let people see that he was upset and affect his appetite!
Lingwa was alone in the small room in the backyard, sitting under the oil lamp, listening to the eating and drinking sounds of the adults in the front yard room, looking at the lanterns, gritting her teeth, and constantly chanting in her heart: "I want revenge, I want revenge!"
But how can it be so easy to say that you want to "take revenge"? Are you a poor boy who can afford to provoke a rich man?
Leng Banxian finally sent the three people away, returned to the back room, was furious, and asked Lingwa, "Where are the books?"
Lingwa suddenly realized, and hurriedly ran outside regardless of the darkness, wanting to go to the pond to see if he was still there? Leng Banxian twisted the broom and chased it to the door, pointed at his back with the broom and said fiercely,
"If you can't find it, you won't come back! never come back—" Then he was breathless, coughing incessantly.
Fortunately, at the beginning of the month, the moon hung high outside, shining on the ground and facing the same day. Lingwa ran to the pond and saw that there was nothing, and she was so disappointed, what should she do?
He squatted on the ground and hugged his head and thought bitterly, I guess those three guys must have taken it away, or threw it away? New and old hatreds came up together, he couldn't help it, he turned his heart to them, and now he went to them to settle accounts-
But as soon as I walked back to the town, I looked at the high-walled compound of the rich family, and from time to time there were wolf dogs, and the roar of the wolf dogs sounded deep in the brain, and I felt that I was too small and too powerless, so I broke into the middle of the night, and no one would care about it, and I could only be bitten to death by the dogs, and I would kill myself, and the gains outweighed the losses!
Hungry and growling, with nowhere to go, the streets are sparsely populated, and many shops are closed and their lights out. Helpless, Lingwa had to bite the bullet and return to the noodle shop dejectedly, telling the old man that he would definitely find the book tomorrow.
The old man sat on the bed and trembled with anger, and he had no power to hit him anymore, so he only pointed at him with his trembling right hand, and the evil breath was pressed against his chest, and he could not say a word.
After casually eating some sweet potatoes, noodle soup, and wild vegetables left over from noon, and stuffing her stomach, Lingwa also quietly shrunk into bed, with her eyes open, almost sleepless all night.
Outside the wooden window lattice, the moonlight is like silver, every house, the lights are turned off and the door is closed, and the street occasionally comes to beat the old man, dang, dang, dang, the sound of gongs, and other than that, there is a dead silence.
The next morning, Lingwa ran to the school and waited at the door. When the door opened, he did not go in until the three men appeared together, but behind them were two large men, dressed in rough clothes, like housekeepers or helpers.
The three guys saw Lingwa from a distance, and they all pointed at him to show the two housekeepers, what did they say?
When they approached, Lingwa rushed forward desperately, grabbed Zhang Wen's collar, and almost dragged him down, the two housekeepers saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to screw Lingwa aside, but Lingwa refused to let go, and shouted: "You return my book! Return my book, my book - you come back!"
Zhang Wen also grabbed Lingwa's pigtails, and with the help of the two butlers, he fought back, and finally broke free, and scolded fiercely: "Neurotic, who saw your book - it's about Lao Tzu!"
Lingwa still wanted to catch it, but was stopped by the two butlers, and one of them shouted: "Hey, what are you doing?
Li Wu and Zhao Si were a little dumbfounded, but they quickly reacted, "Let's go, tell Mr. to go!" and ran into the school together.
Soon the tall, thin-shouldered teacher strode out, and when he saw that it was Lingwa again, his face immediately sank, and he said sharply: "What kind of system is it? In broad daylight, fighting at the door of the school, there is no respect for the elders, and the teacher is humiliated——"
After scolding, he stretched out his white, thin long hand and pointed at the spirit baby,
"From today onwards, you don't have to go to the academy again! Repeated teaching, repeated offenses, black sheep - is it tolerable, which is unbearable! You go?" and then waved his long hand, not allowing Lingwa to say anything at all.
Zhang Wen took the opportunity to sneak into the school hall and mingled with the students.
Lingwa wanted to argue that they had lost my book—
But I was suppressed by the teacher's condescending and domineering momentum, knowing that this gentleman usually looked at me unpleasantly in the morning, and now he saw me fighting, and he found the best reason to fire me, and it was useless to say-
He was alone under the control of the two butlers, standing at the door in a gloomy manner, letting the teacher fall,
"You can go! There is no place for you here, where did you come from. Where are you going, Hugh has to make a fuss here!" After the tall man finished speaking, he shook his hands, and under the attention of all his classmates, he turned around and entered the school.
"Go, go, go, go back to the classroom, go to class!" Then, the door of the school slammed shut.
Lingwa and the other two butlers stood outside the door in a daze.
The rising sun sprinkled golden on the three people, and the shadow appeared a long figure, cast on the high wall of the school. Only then did the two housekeepers let go of Lingwa's arm, and they all glanced at Lingwa, with a look of contempt, and turned to leave.
Lingwa stood at the door of the school for a long time and did not want to leave. I was so depressed, how could I go home and explain to my grandfather? Not only did I have no books, but I wasn't even allowed to enter the school? Grandpa had spent so much money before, and I lost it in vain? What should I do? I blame myself for being nosy? I blame Zhang Wen, Li Wu, and Zhao Si for lying to me and harming me——!
He picked up a small stone and smashed it on the ground, sinking deep into the earth.
After pondering for a long time, he finally stood up, looked at the closed door with hatred, listened to the sound of reading from inside, and secretly made up his mind in his heart, and swore in his heart: I must live a life for you! I must take revenge for this—you wait for me! Hmph!
After swearing an oath, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, turned around and strode away.
I can only go back to the noodle shop, I can only confess truthfully, and wait for my grandfather to send it down! Lingwa seems to be used to this kind of embarrassing and helpless decision, but fortunately there is a grandfather to rely on.
He deliberately went around the town in a big circle, turned to the edge of the Ling River, found a big stone and sat for a long time, watching the wide river slowly and leisurely, coming from the west, running to the east continuously, the sun was scorching, and the river was scorching, and the golden light was overflowing, and the dazzling eyes were dazzled.
I want to go back and I'm afraid to go back, I'm afraid to go back, and I have to go back? Like the radius of the circle, no matter how you turn it, you can't leave the center of the circle!
Walking slowly, turning to the north of the town, passing by a bamboo forest, inside is a mud wall half-grass and half-tile house, the yard is surrounded by bamboo fences, in the cool drying of a large number of bamboo silk, bamboo, there is a little girl in red clothes is standing in the middle of the yard playing with the bamboo in her hand.
Lingwa recognized at a glance that she was the little girl who fell into the pond last night-
Oh, that's a burst of supplements, and I'm angry!
Think, you little girl used to live here? Last night I jumped down to save you with a good heart, and you actually took revenge and slandered me? If it weren't for your father's here, I would have tore your mouth into eight pieces?
Now, overnight, I wandered here, the books are gone, the school is not allowed to enter, the grandfather is afraid to see me, and I owe the boss a lot of money - you are a bad spirit——!!
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Lingwa stood at the door, the sun shot down from the crack in the bamboo forest, and the white light shone on his shabby little short clothes, even shorter and shabby, clenching his two fists tightly, his eyes were like fireballs, staring at the little girl fiercely, I really wanted to rush in, pick her up and fall to death.
The little girl also turned around and saw him, and her little face was full of surprise!
Standing in the middle of the yard in a daze, the bamboo strip in his hand was no longer playing, and he looked at Lingwa without blinking, and there was a big yellow dog tied in the bamboo forest not far from the little girl, and he was sleeping with his head down.
At this time, Lingwa saw the tall man named Changgen from last night walking out of the room, and the man also saw him with a surprised face-
He glared at the man, didn't dare to look more, and the other party's domineering attitude made him involuntarily, turned around and buried his head and walked away.
The man walked into the courtyard and picked up the little girl on the ground, walked out, looked at the little back of the spirit baby, and asked viciously: "What do you want to do?"
Lingwa didn't squeak, she still buried her head and walked forward, and the little girl's immature, small voice turned behind her: "Brother-brother-"
Then I heard the man's voice again, "What brother? This kid is a bad guy, do you know? stay away from him in the future, and call me when you see him again—do you hear?"