The West District Farmers' Market in Nanhai City, noisy pedestrians and vehicles, delightfully shuttling in the evening. The ground where vegetable leaves and sewage flow, the signs of all kinds of shops with withered paint, and the occasional monotonous rainbow lights have flickered. Workers returning home, children after school, elderly people shopping for groceries, and all kinds of passers-by make this gray sky look more and more gloomy.

At a low wall near an intersection, there was a man doing something that was not very glamorous to others.

This is a young man selling fried skewers, wearing a white vest with grease stains and jet black, a pair of large coffee-colored pants underneath, and a pair of dull blue plastic slippers.

The young man's hair is a little messy, but a handsome face that looks a little old is still upright, and if you look closely, there is still a smell of a man. It's a pity that no matter what his appearance is, the girls who walk by on the street won't give him a second look, because he is just a fried skewer seller.

The young man put aside a few freshly grilled skewers, the weather is hot, it is easy to grill, but it is difficult to sell, although five cents and two skewers are already quite cheap, but after a whole day, only a dozen yuan was earned, just enough for two meals.

However, there was not much frustration on the young man's face, but with a hint of satisfaction and a leisurely expression, he sat down on the small bench behind him, looking at the busy and anxious picture in front of him, such a scene seemed to be the most beautiful scenery.

"Lao Deng, it's time to hand over the money you promised two days ago!" A male duck's neck-like voice abruptly appeared to the side.

There were three boys who looked to be under twenty, dressed in a suffrage manner, the first with his hair standing up, silver metal chains, jeans with several holes dug, a somewhat emaciated face, and a cigarette in his mouth.

Lao Deng is also a vendor selling fried food, right next to the young man, and similarly, there is no business on a hot day, and he is sitting and worrying.

"This ......" Lao Deng made a bitter face, "My master, you take care of it a little more, look at the hot day, how can I pay if I have no business......"

"I said Lao Deng, don't be embarrassed, if it weren't for our Brother Feng covering you here, your stall would have been demolished long ago." A little brother who followed was intimidating and sycophant.

The little gangster who was called Brother Feng looked very proud, grinned and patted the little man who was patting his ass, and said to Lao Deng: "Today's protection fee, whether you give it or not, I must get the money, otherwise, I will open your mess now!" After saying that, he picked up a string of ham sausages to himself, took two bites, and threw the remaining half on the ground.

Lao Deng was at a loss, holding on to the small stack of banknotes in his pocket, planning to spend it like this, it was the money for his wife's medical treatment and medicine, how could he bear to "honor" these ruffians like this!

"I'll give it to him." The young man who was also selling meat skewers on the side suddenly walked over, took out a few dry banknotes from his trouser pocket, which would not add up to more than a hundred yuan, handed them over, and said nonchalantly: "That's it, Lao Deng is old and in a hurry to use money, you should also accumulate some yin virtue."

He took the banknotes and handed them to the little brother behind him, "Zhou Tong, you still have to pretend to be a good person, and your own protection fee has not been paid!" ”

Zhou Tong frowned, and sighed in his heart that these little guys are not good at studying at a young age, why should they be gangsters, but he is not their father, he is not good at saying anything, and he doesn't want to cause more trouble, so he said lightly: "Tomorrow, pay it tomorrow." ”

"Okay, I'm not an unreasonable person, everyone cooperates well, I protect your business, and you pay me money, rightfully ...... I'll just come back tomorrow to collect it. With that, the thugs went with two of their henchmen who swaggered and scooped the vendors elsewhere.

Lao Deng's eyes were already red at the moment, and he looked at Zhou Tong with a little bitterness, "Xiao Zhou, why are you so hard, you always help me pay those dogs, how can I still get by in my heart......"

"Lao Deng, don't say that, when I first came here, I didn't know the place well, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have half a friend to talk to. You are my benefactor, when I repay you.

"You lad...... What are you good ......" Lao Deng seemed to know that he couldn't resist Yang Chen, so he could only sigh silently.

Zhou Tong smiled disappreciatively, he smiled very lightly, but it was very true, and he was not affected by the blackmail just now, "By the way, how is your wife's illness."

Lao Deng's eyes were full of gratitude, "Thanks to you for lending my money to my wife for surgery a while ago, now you just need to go for more examinations and take some medicine."

"Oh, that's good, I wish her a speedy recovery." Zhou Tong nodded with satisfaction.

Lao Deng smiled bitterly, "Xiao Zhou, if you borrow my money, I will definitely pay you back, if I can't pay it back until I die, I will let my daughter pay you back...... Alas, if it weren't for me, your hundreds of thousands of dollars would definitely be able to open a good storefront, why do you come here to sell fried skewers, and you are still angry with those little gangsters.

Zhou Tong pursed his lips, "I really like this kind of life, it's not bad to sell fried skewers, it's simple and can mix a few meals." ”

"I said you ......" Lao Deng said a little depressedly: "Xiao Zhou, you are only twenty-three or four years old, at the age of a young man, either you are not in college, or you are trying to climb up, you don't even have a girlfriend now, do you plan to sell fried skewers all the time?" You're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry. ”

Seeing Lao Deng's sincere intentions for his own good, Zhou Tong unconsciously showed a little bitterness at the corner of his mouth, he was not in a hurry, but he didn't think about it at all.

After nightfall, Zhou Tong cleaned up his stall and pushed the one-wheeled cart back to the dilapidated small apartment he rented.

This is a small building that I don't know how many years old, and the rent is only one hundred per month, and it is so cheap because no one lives in it.

The furnishings in Zhou Tong's house are very simple, almost all of them are second-hand goods picked up outside, beds, cabinets, chairs, and a TV set that can only be watched by CCTV.

After pushing the stall's things into his room, Zhou Tong glanced at the wall calendar on the wall, counted the days, and suddenly remembered something, and immediately ran into the toilet.

In less than five minutes, Zhou Tong took a cold shower and walked out of the bathroom naked, his skin was a healthy wheat color, the lines were well-proportioned, and every muscle was not very conspicuous, but if you looked closely, you could feel a hidden masculine beauty.

Walking to the big wooden cabinet next to the bed, Zhou Tong scratched his wet hair in distress, looked at the messy clothes inside, and after choosing a few, he finally put on a blue shirt, a pair of light linen pants underneath, and the plastic slippers on his feet.

After going out, Zhou Tong went straight to the most prosperous commercial street in the West District, which is also the only street in the dilapidated West District that can be handled, known as "Bar Street".

The nightlife is already full of lights, colorful skirts, and various perfume smells, as soon as you enter the bar street, the atmosphere of the city is swept over.

Zhou Tong didn't drool over the thighs of the white-flowered woman on the street like other young people did blatantly or sullenly, but went straight to a store called "

ose" at the door of the bar.

The rainbow light sign of the bar is not very dazzling, but the bar of the same size exudes a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere, and colorful rose-like lights are dotted on the billboards.

After entering the bar, he walked along the side to the bar counter and sat down against the corner.

"Brother Tong, you're here." The young bartender in a black suit and vest showed a warm smile when he saw Yang Chen, and at the same time gave him a glass of water, "Sister Nishang has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

Zhou Tong smiled at him, took the glass and took a sip of water, "Sister Nishang is not angry, I came home a little late, so I was late." The bartender chuckled lightly and whispered to Zhou Daodao: "Brother Tong, teach me when you have time, what means do you use to even soak our sister Nishang?" You must know that the men who are interested in our boss lady in this sea market can line up from the West District to the estuary, and I have never seen our boss lady so concerned about a man for so many years. But now, just asking me if you're here or not, I've asked me no less than five times today......"

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't have as many things as you think about Sister Nishang......" Zhou Tong replied helplessly.

Xiao Zhao had an expression of "I don't believe it when I was killed", and then sighed, "Alas...... Brother Tong, to be honest, your ruthlessness is really home. can soak in a beautiful woman like our boss, which man can't be sticky every day. It's just you, it's so rare to come once, and let the beautiful women always wait for you. It's best to say that what you can't get is the best, and this applies to women......"

Just as Xiao Zhao was exaggerating and talking about the appearance of a love saint, a charming and majestic voice came from behind him, "Xiao Zhao, how many times can you say that your salary can be deducted by me?" ”

Xiao Zhao seemed to have been passed through his body by an electric current, and he was suddenly stupid, and as soon as he came back to his senses, he immediately flashed to the side, and continued to pretend to be serious about bartending, as if nothing had happened, but the cold sweat on his forehead showed the timidity of his heart.

Dressed in a modern rose cheongsam, from the slit to the buttocks revealed charming and sexy, full upper body, slender waist, with the face as smooth as carefully carved porcelain, shoulder strap a few strands of lilac hair, is such a painter-like young woman, all walked in front of Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong smiled at the corner of his eyes, looked at the woman without embarrassment, and said sincerely: "Sister Nishang, you are so beautiful, I wish you a happy birthday." ”