Early the next morning, grandma was still very unsure, and tried her best to ask Chen Xu to go back to the unit quickly. She said that Daniel Zhang was an outlaw, who used to be a thug at a private mine owner, and even gave up his own life, and there was nothing he dared not do. Chen Xu didn't sleep well last night, and now she is a little sleepy, she rarely sleeps in bed, and said to her grandmother, "I'll sleep for a while." ”

Chen Xu woke up at ten o'clock in the morning, and when he got up, he saw that his grandmother hadn't eaten breakfast. So Chen Xu yawned and said, "It seems that you can only eat two meals today." Saying that, he started to make breakfast, and it was already past twelve o'clock after the two of them finished eating. After a while, Grandma Liu came to visit the door, and she mysteriously lowered her voice and said to Grandma Chen: "The little Yong next door to you is back, do you know?" Grandma Chen nodded and said she saw it yesterday.

Grandma Liu gossiped again: "I don't know if this kid has been transformed inside?" Alas, now I have to take care of my own things, I heard that he was caught stealing things back then. Grandma Chen smiled bitterly: "People like us don't have anything of value, and we are not afraid of stealing them." Grandma Liu said again: "You said that such a young man, seeing that the New Year is coming, let him out." He has no money, and he has no New Year's goods, so he has to make trouble if he doesn't get it right. He doesn't steal, what will he eat for the New Year? ”

Chen Xu listened to Grandma Liu's words, and was very disgusted in his heart, although Daniel Zhang is very mixed and not a decent gentleman, but Daniel Zhang is also a person with his pride, and has always disdained petty theft. For so many years, he had never stolen anything from his neighborhood. Although Chen Xu was very dissatisfied, he did not say anything to refute it. Because it is unwise to speak for Daniel Zhang in front of Grandma Liu.

In the afternoon, Chen Xu was ready to go back to the unit. She told her grandmother to take good care of herself, and at the same time asked Grandma Liu to take more care of her grandmother. After saying that, he put on his coat and walked out of the house. Just walked out a short distance, and met Daniel Zhang back from shopping. Seeing Chen Xu, Daniel Zhang stopped a little cramped, he looked at Chen Xu as if he wanted to say something, and when he saw that Chen Xu ignored him, he had to silently turn around and look at Chen Xu in a daze. Chen Xu ignored Daniel Zhang and walked forward, walked for a while, and looked back to see that Daniel Zhang was carrying a bag of things in his hand, still looking at the direction she left.

Chen Xu stood there with a slight hesitation and walked towards Daniel Zhang. When Daniel Zhang saw it, he suddenly understood that Chen Xu was coming towards him, and he quickly ran towards Chen Xu. Chen Xu said: "Follow me." So saying, he led him to a small restaurant. Chen Xu's clothes are very clean, which is a bit out of line with the environment here. Daniel Zhang quickly took out a few pieces of paper from the napkin box on the table and wiped the chair and the edge of the dining table vigorously. Chen Xu sat down, and Daniel Zhang sat opposite her with some trepidation. There are no waiters in the snack bar, and whoever wants to eat something has to go to the kitchen window and shout what they want.

Chen Xu looked at the plastic shopping bag Daniel Zhang placed on the table, which contained an electric cooking pot, several handfuls of noodles, and a bag of salt. Chen Xu frowned, "You just eat this?" Daniel Zhang scratched his head, "It's good to eat some." Chen Xu asked him again: "What did you eat yesterday?" Daniel Zhang bowed his head and said, "There is nothing at home, and I didn't eat yesterday." Chen Xu glared at him with hatred, "Then why didn't you go shopping and eat yesterday?" Daniel Zhang lowered his head and said: "Yesterday I pulled weeds in the yard and cleaned up the yard, but then it got dark, there was no street light, and I couldn't find a place to go out." ”

Chen Xu asked again like interrogating a prisoner, "Then why are you only going out now?" What about morning and noon? Haven't eaten? Daniel Zhang bowed his head and said, "I'm too hungry, and I don't feel hungry." As he spoke, there was a series of gurgling sounds in his stomach. Daniel Zhang was a little ashamed.

Chen Xu shouted, "Boss, what is the fastest thing you have here?" The owner of the snack bar poked in from inside and said, "Wontons! Ravioli are the fastest. Chen Xu said: "Come to a big bowl of wontons, and bring him two scallion pancakes." The boss agreed, and it took more than ten minutes to bring the things up. Chen Xu took out his wallet from the bag he was carrying, and Daniel Zhang quickly stopped him and said, "I have money." As he spoke, he took out the money from his pocket, and Chen Xu saw one with four 100 cards and some change. Daniel Zhang insisted that he paid for it. The soup for the wontons was very hot, but Daniel Zhang quickly ate two cakes and a bowl of wontons, and even drank the soup. Chen Xu was helpless, so he didn't say he was hungry.

After eating, Daniel Zhang burped, and he glanced at Chen Xu with some embarrassment. Chen Xu looked at him, "Daniel Zhang, I always wanted to ask you, why did you go to jail back then, why didn't you make it clear that you didn't steal those things?" Daniel Zhang lowered his head and said, "Forget it, don't ask, anyway, so many years have passed." Chen Xu said angrily: "What kind of hero are you here, are you thinking about those years of fighting and killing or moving yourself?" ”

Daniel Zhang bowed his head for a long time before saying: "My life is not worth much, where is not the same, you know, I have lived until now I can be regarded as partial." The person who went to pick me up from the prison yesterday told me that the buddies who used to protect the mine with me are now dead, dead, and there are few people left. I've been in prison for a long time. There is not much difference between a person like me who lives and dies, and no one cares whether I live or die. If you have no home or job, no one loves you, it's better to give others the opportunity to live well. ”

Chen Xu looked at Daniel Zhang speechless for a long time, she stood up and prepared to leave. At this time, Daniel Zhang was suddenly afraid, he was afraid that he would never have the opportunity to talk to Chen Xu again. He hurriedly shouted, "Chen Xu." Chen Xu looked at him, Daniel Zhang raised his head and looked up at Chen Xu, "You sit down first, I'll tell you." Chen Xu glanced at him and sat down. Daniel Zhang said: "Actually, I know that your grandmother sued me. Because the owner of the scrap collector can't do this, and he can make a lot of money here! Only your grandmother saw me selling cables that day. I understand that she wants to make Wang Yu's kid angry and please your aunt. Actually, I memorized a thief's name and went in, which was quite embarrassing. It is said that if they sue me for beating Wang Yu, I will also be sentenced. Or if you don't withdraw the case, I won't necessarily sentence less than I have now. So what's the difference for me? At that time, the police arrested me and asked me to return the stolen goods, but I had already given the money to Mr. Lin. If the police knew that the money was with Mr. Lin, they would definitely go to Mr. Lin to recover the money, Mr. Lin was innocent all his life, and I couldn't harm Mr. Lin. Besides, if Mr. Lin has no money, why should Lin Zhiyuan? There is another reason, I could have told the truth and said that Li Jinzhu paid off my debts. But Li Jinzhu was arrested for gambling and locked up with me. He cried and begged me that his wife was about to give birth and that he would not let me give him up. At the time, I thought that selling stolen goods was a crime anyway, and I pleaded guilty after a moment of soft-heartedness, to be honest, I didn't expect that I would be sentenced to more than ten years at once. ”

Chen Xu sighed, Daniel Zhang ruined her innocence, she didn't hate, but at the same time, it was not worth sitting in prison for him for more than ten years, her feelings were very complicated. Daniel Zhang stopped for a long time, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Chen Xu, I'm sorry!" The person I'm most sorry for is you! I was such a bastard back then. Obviously, I had a today and no tomorrow at that time, and I ruined you. I don't think you have anyone to love and no one love, and you don't have any future, I think you are the same as me, just mix together. I had planned to spend the money on us when I had it in the future, but I didn't expect it to come in so soon. Chen Xu suddenly laughed sarcastically, "You don't have confidence in your own future, have you ever thought about giving me a future?" Daniel Zhang lowered his head and said, "I know that what I say now is useless, and the past cannot be changed." But in fact, I just want to tell you, I didn't bully you because you were so bullying, I liked you a lot at that time. I haven't read much either, so I can't understand it. Whatever I say now, it's useless anyway. Now, it's up to you to beat or scold.

Chen Xu looked at the top of Daniel Zhang's head and said, "Daniel Zhang, you raise your head and look at me!" Daniel Zhang raised his head and looked at Chen Xu with some puzzlement. Chen Xu said: "The person you are most sorry for is not me, but the person you are most sorry for is Mr. Lin." Because you sold stolen goods, Mr. Lin lost his life in a hurry. Daniel Zhang opened his mouth wide, a little unable to accept this fact. Chen Xu took a few deep breaths before continuing: "After Teacher Lin knew that you were arrested, she thought that you really stole something to raise money for Lin Zhiyuan. At that time, the money had already been sent by intermediaries to the beaten people. Teacher Lin couldn't come up with the money to return the stolen goods for a while, she blamed herself, thinking that she and Lin Zhiyuan hurt you. She fainted in anger and was taken to the hospital, where she was not rescued in time because she had no money. Teacher Lin lost his life like this! ”

After many years, Chen Xu couldn't help but cry again when he talked about Lin Pei. She wiped away her tears and continued to complain, "You're sorry for yourself too!" You were also born by your parents, you don't cherish your life, you don't want to die in a fight, and you think you are a hero! Do your own math, how many times have you entered the game? Stayed in it for more than a decade. One thing you said is right, it's really boring for people like you to live. Are you worthy of Mr. Lin's heart? Her own son was arrested, although she was in a hurry and tried to find a way everywhere, but she was not in a hurry to die! It's you, she feels like she's burdening you. You caused her to lose her life! You and Lin Zhiyuan, the two of you teamed up to kill Teacher Lin, and both of you are murderers. Teacher Lin often taught me that people are extremely lucky to be able to come to this world, and they must live well and cherish life. I will relay this to you today, because you are only in your thirties, and if you no longer be a traitor, you will have a few decades to live in the future, so you can do it yourself! With that, Chen Xu stood up and walked out without looking back.

Daniel Zhang suddenly covered his face and cried bitterly, and the owner and lady of the snack bar looked outside inexplicably, because this time period was not a meal, so there was no one else. Daniel Zhang cried bitterly in this warm little shop, and then went home with his bag.

Daniel Zhang was full and felt less cold. He picked up a broken broom that he hadn't used for many years and began to clean the house in earnest. Today I went out to find a small shop, bought something, and looked at the surrounding high-rise buildings, Daniel Zhang had a feeling that the mountains had been on the ground for thousands of years. I spent ten years in prison, and when I came out, if it weren't for the old houses in this area, I really suspected that I had a dream. has lived a muddy life all his life, and now he seems to be a person who has been eliminated by the times. He suddenly became disgusted with the life of fighting and killing.