Tang Yingjie grew up slowly in Yushugou, where the gang style prevailed, and his world view, outlook on life, and values were all contaminated with gang colors.

At that time, his dream was to have his own company (gang), he was Mr. Tang (gang leader, big brother), and there was a group of little brothers under him, who relied on his company to eat and act according to his eyes. He led his brothers to "seek wealth and wealth in danger" and snatched mutton.

At that time, Tang Yingjie naively thought that being a big brother was the happiest and happiest thing in the world. There are always bundles of bills in bulging handbags; Come out and go in either by Range Rover or by Daben 600; No matter where you go, there are little brothers who hug each other; During the New Year's holidays, occasionally lead the little brother to the bar, spend a lot of money, drink a big drink, find the most beautiful girl, the girl looks at the money and her eyes are green, all of them revolve around him like a rutty cat, one is more than a wave, one is more than a, in order to please him, get a few more tickets.

That year, Tang Yingjie failed the college entrance examination and returned to his hometown in Yushugou from the county seat.

Tang Yingjie's family also has more than 100 grapes, but with the harvest of more than 100 grapes alone, it is impossible to live a decent life, build a house, and marry a daughter-in-law, and it is even more distant from his eldest brother's dream.

Tang Yingjie's father didn't let him work in the field and persuaded him to go back to the furnace to take the exam.

"No matter what time it is, cultural people have something to eat." This is my father's philosophy of life.

Tang Yingjie shook his head, he knew that no matter how hard he worked, he would not be able to become a scholar, and if he returned to the furnace ten times, he would not be able to be admitted to a key university.

Tang Yingjie wants to break into society, make money, have his own company, and be the boss.

The first company Tang Yingjie applied for was the "Leek Gang", which controlled the cultivation, acquisition, storage and trading of leeks; It monopolizes the local supply and external sales of local leeks, and the business is unpopular, the competition is small, and the profit is thin but the business is stable.

Tang Yingjie only worked for three days in the "Leek Gang".

This company is managed by apprentices, the company's boss is called the master, and the master is dressed in the style of an emperor, opening his mouth and closing his mouth: "With my rice bowl, you have to listen to me." "Below the master are several senior brothers, senior brothers and younger brothers, all of whom are less than twenty people.

Tang Yingjie has to apprentice to his brother first.

Tang Yingjie's senior brother is six years older than him, although he is only a senior brother, he holds the score of a master who is more than a master, and beats Tang Yingjie when he raises his hand, and scolds when he opens his mouth. It seems that Tang Yingjie is holding his rice bowl. Tang Yingjie couldn't stand the beating and scolding of his senior brother, so he took a sick leave and never went again.

Tang Yingjie's second company didn't work for a few days, and the boss was suddenly beaten into a blood gourd by the enemy's plot, and was hospitalized.

The boss was abolished, the company was suspended, Tang Yingjie was a new recruit, and he was free to dissolve and go home.

Newly involved in the rivers and lakes, the teacher was unfavorable, and suffered repeated setbacks, Tang Yingjie was a little discouraged, it seems that the eldest brother is not so easy to be, and it turns out that the rivers and lakes are not easy to mix.

Tang Yingjie was idle at home, and remembered his father's words: "No matter what time it is, cultural people have something to eat." ”

Tang Yingjie began to hesitate whether to go back to the furnace to restudy, what university to study, thinking back on a few years of school life, he missed it very much, in fact, he was not stupid, but he couldn't work hard.

Tang Yingjie hesitated.

On this day, Tang Yingjie went to the street to get a haircut, and met his junior high school classmate Fugui, who was taking a merchant to harvest grapes, and he is now a member of the Grape Gang.

Fugui asked Tang Yingjie what he was doing?

Tang Yingjie said I want a haircut.

Fugui said, I asked, are you still studying?

Tang Yingjie said that he didn't get in, so he didn't study anymore and stayed.

Fugui smiled and said, "Come with me, I'm short of a helper." ”

Tang Yingjie joined the Grape Gang.

Joining the grape gang does not take a fixed salary, the helper only takes three meals a day, listens to the helper at any time, takes orders, and leads the merchant to collect grapes door-to-door on the territory of the gang, so as to ensure the safety of the merchant, safeguard the interests of the merchant, and cannot let the grower suffer. Of course, the helper takes the big head, and the horse boy takes the small head.

The grapes of Yushugou are famous, and the business of the Grape Gang is booming.

On the second day of Tang Yingjie's gang, he and Fugui took a big order, the two ran with the owner for three days, and did not collect enough money on the territory of the gang, in order to satisfy the merchant, and continue to do business in the future, Fugui played a little clever, transferred goods in the territory of the neighboring gang, took advantage of the dark to bring the goods over, made up enough quantity, and completed this single business, Fugui and Tang Yingjie each shared a few hundred yuan in commission.

There were no impermeable walls, and things were quickly revealed.

If the matter is revealed, it is not Ma Zai's business, it has become the business of the big brother of the helper.

The big brother of the gang leader has a backer, and their backer is the big brother of the society, and the big brother of the society is a figure who eats on the ground, and this kind of character often has a decent identity, such as a powerful figure in the officialdom, an outstanding entrepreneur, a successful person, etc. All kinds of relationships and interests are entangled, and they are responsible for maintaining the rules of the gang, leveling the government, and specializing in peacemaking.

According to the gang rules, the eldest brother of the society came forward and asked the gang leaders of the two interested parties to sit down and negotiate. Under normal circumstances, the injured party demands double the return of the proceeds of the business; The person who stirs up trouble arranges a table of banquets to express apologies; At the banquet, the eldest brother who helped the eldest brother slap the three horses who wanted to stir up trouble, in order to set an example, and the matter was over.

In fact, it is said that it is a slap in the face, which is generally symbolic, not a real beating, and the purpose is to warn others and set an example for the monkey.

But this time, the other party's conditions were a bit too deceitful, in addition to doubling the compensation and slapping Fugui and Tang Yingjie, he also asked the helper to expel Fugui and Tang Yingjie, otherwise they would be beaten once they met.

As the saying goes, beating the dog depends on the owner, how to deal with the wrong horse boy is the business of the helper, and now the other party makes a request, saying in diplomatic terms, this is called interference in sovereignty, is a humiliation to the helper, at this time if the helper retreats, it is considered to be a good bully, and the other party often has to inch in afterwards, until the hegemony occupies the territory and replaces it.

If the helper does not retreat, things will be complicated, and then you have to "put on a show". At this point, the big brother of society generally withdraws, because "putting on a show" involves violence and often turns into a criminal case.

"Putting on a scene" has rules for setting up a field, such as the gang leader against the gang leader, the winner takes all, and the loser withdraws from the rivers and lakes and gives up the territory.

It can also be horse-to-horse; The number of people can be one against one, or several against several. Of course, these are all old rules, but in fact, there are not many people who abide by the rules, and those who are crooked are becoming more and more powerful. As a result, this kind of "showmanship" often evolves into a scuffle between gangsters. The big fish eat the small fish, and the big gang kills the small gang.

Some rules have been broken, and some rules are still observed, such as never reporting the death or injury of Ma Tsai during a gang fight, and spending money to solve it; The newspaper officer was looked down upon.

When setting up the scene, someone stepped on the thunder and entered the game, as long as he would rather die than recruit accomplices. Accomplices will pay for the rescue, wages will be paid, and the company has the obligation to take care of his family.

Those who go in bear the torture, keep their mouths shut, protect their accomplices, and come out in the future as heroes, are highly respected, and have the qualifications to be big brothers; If he recruits an accomplice, he is a bastard, and when he comes out, he will not be able to see anyone, and his family will also be brutally retaliated.

The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit; As long as it is profitable, it will attract predators.

The grapes and apples in the elm ditch are like a piece of fragrant and oily fat, tempting the contestants to snatch and grab, fight and fight for their lives.

After the two gang leaders decided to put on a show, the big brother of the society withdrew with interest. The two gang leaders discussed the time, place, and number of people to set up the scene.

The banquet broke up unhappily.

In human society, smart people often do not follow the rules, and those who do not follow the rules are often the winners.

Tang Yingjie's gang leader is confident that he will not lose money, and his horses can also fight, and he does not take the other party in his eyes, dreaming of putting down the opponent through this battle, taking over the opponent's territory in an all-round way, and expanding his power.

God knows, the other party used a trick, on the way to set up the field, Tang Yingjie's gang leader was hit head-on by a large truck, the people in the car were killed and injured, and the gang leader was killed on the spot.

Tang Yingjie and Fugui escaped because they sat in the latter car, but the bloody scene made him unforgettable for the rest of his life.

The gang leader died, the other party was killed, the company was dissolved, the other party took over the territory as a matter of course, and the horses knelt down to worship the new big brother; Just like Liangshanbo rushed to kill Wang Lun, the minions immediately knelt on the ground and set up a banquet to welcome the new master.

Fugui and Tang Yingjie chose to quit, Fugui went to Shandong to learn chefs, and Tang Yingjie was at home.

Tang Yingjie had nothing to do, and his father was worried that he would re-enter the rivers and lakes and cause trouble, so he wrote a letter to Tang Yingjie's sister.

Tang Yingjie's sister Tang Yingmei graduated from accounting school the year before last and was assigned to work as an accountant in the Shun'an Urban Construction Bureau.

Tang Yingmei is naturally beautiful, smart and eloquent, and is very eye-catching in the Urban Construction Bureau.

A girl has just arrived in a new environment and longs for a backer; The director of the Urban Renewal Bureau covets Tang Yingmei's beauty, takes care of her work, and asks for warmth in life, so naturally, the relationship between the two is extraordinary.

In that year, Thuan An City vigorously developed tap water, and the slogan was: every household should drink tap water. The maintenance team of the water company expanded and recruited, and Tang Yingmei introduced that Tang Yingjie entered the maintenance team of the water company.

Tang Yingjie has since left Yushugou, which is also his mother's last wish.

Fugui went to Shandong to join relatives to learn cooking, and returned from school to be a full-time chef for a boss and became a person trusted by the boss.

A few years later, the boss contracted a mountain to build a five-A scenic spot, and Fugui was sent to be the security captain, and there were dozens of people under him.

Tang Yingjie didn't receive an invitation when Fugui got married, but he got the news afterwards and made a special trip. The two of them talked happily about the wine, and they were overwhelmed with emotion; Tang Yingjie never drank alcohol, he drank beer that day, and Fugui drank liquor. Both drank too much.

At that time, Tang Yingjie already had his own company and brothers, and was ambitiously entering real estate, inviting Fugui to come to Shun'an for development; Fugui said that this boss was very good to him, and he couldn't bear to leave, so let's talk about it later.

Tang Yingjie rarely went back after leaving Yushugou, and the memory left by Yushugou was gloomy and painful; Tang Yingjie has a wound in his heart that has been bleeding and will never heal: because of the 5,000 yuan operation fee, his mother died of illness in the hospital......