2. Live well
Reaching out to open the door, a large light rushed in.
What caught my eye was a dozen tall and strong men gathered at the door.
There are those who are naked, and their strong bodies leak out; There are those who are blind in one eye because of a fight, and they wear an eye patch; There are those who are short in stature and have obscene faces; There are scarred ......
They came from the organization divided by the government to govern the area around Lingding Lane, Qianmo Division.
The wicked need to be grinded by the wicked.
If some officials with weak culture are allowed to govern, I am afraid that they will not be able to suppress that group of villains. Therefore, the government organized some brave people to protect Lingding Lane and the vicinity.
The boy glanced at the men, then turned to the man in the lead.
Tall and muscular, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, the two teenagers together may not be able to compare to him. The face is not fierce, but it is more serious and cold.
"Brother Peng, you haven't eaten yet, can you eat some?" The young man held the oiled paper bag in both hands, and his tone was full of respect.
Brother Peng is the one who is the leader.
Brother Peng looked at the young man, then at the oiled paper bag, frowned slightly, did not reach out to take it, and did not make a sound.
At this time, a swarthy strong man behind Brother Peng walked up with a big grin, "Let Lao Tzu see what this thing is?" "I opened the mouth of the oiled paper bag with my rough fingers, and inside was the steamed bun that was still steaming. When the strong man saw it, he smiled and said, "Eh, yes, it just so happens that Lao Tzu is hungry, this bun is just enough to deal with a mouthful, you kid is quite sensible." ”
As he spoke, one of the strong man's hands grabbed the oiled paper bag.
"Smack!" "Oops!"
Brother Peng's face was slightly cold, he withdrew the hand that had just slapped the strong man, and coldly spit out a syllable from his mouth: "Get out!" ”
With the dark complexion of a strong man, when he was pumped by Brother Peng, he couldn't help but turn red.
It can be seen that Brother Peng's strength at that moment did not stop at all.
The strong man was bored, so he had to walk back stupidly, and pouted aggrievedly.
Brother Peng raised his eyes and glanced inside the room, and saw the little guy sitting on a chair with a pale face, "Aren't you and your sister the only?" Who is that? ”
"It's Aunt Zhang's daughter. Aunt Zhang passed away half a month ago because of lung disease. I discussed it with my sister and took Aunt Zhang's daughter over. The boy didn't hide it.
Brother Peng nodded, "You are as kind-hearted as Old Lady Bai." ”
At the mention of Old Lady Bai, the young man's eyes darkened, "Grandma's teachings must not be forgotten." ”
"Old Lady Bai is a good person, and so are you," Brother Peng looked at the young man and glanced at the table again, "Four buns, enough to eat?" ”
"It's enough, just eat it."
"You eat two?"
"I ate on the way back, two sisters each."
The young man smiled, and his sallow face made Brother Peng's brows tighter. Brother Peng took the oiled paper bag, took out two buns from it, and put them in the young man's hand, "When you grow your body, take it." ”
Seeing that the young man still wanted to shirk, Brother Peng's tone was a little more stern, "Take it!" ”
The boy took it.
Brother Peng casually threw the oil paper bag to the person behind him, looked at the young man, and then looked at the two little guys in the room, his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.
After brewing for a long time, Brother Peng only spit out one sentence: "Live well." ”
patted the young man on the shoulder, and Brother Peng beckoned everyone to leave.
"Brother Peng, walk slowly." The young man bowed in the direction that Brother Peng had left.
Seeing that the crowd was gone, the young man went back to the house, closed the door, and locked it.
The room was dark again.
The young man walked to the table, put down the two buns, sorted out some chaotic thoughts, and then smiled: "Eat, eat slowly, there are still a few buns." ”
The second sister of the young man looked at the young man with a reluctant smile, picked up a bun, and stuffed it into the young man's hand, "Brother, you can eat it too." ”
Feeling that his sister's tone was a little sullen, the young man asked, "What's wrong?" ”
After hesitating for a moment, swallowing the bun in her mouth, the second young sister opened her mouth: "Brother, why is Brother Peng so good to us?" ”
It's not like she hasn't seen them as usual, that's called a vicious and arrogant. How can you ...... to your own home? What about mildness?
The young man was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Because of grandma." ”
That is, the old lady Bai in Brother Peng's mouth.
It turned out that there was an old lady with a very good reputation in this alley, who gave birth to a good deed, and although she did not have children, she often took in poor children who were abandoned.
Teenagers are one of them.
Mrs. Bai often does her best to help other people in Lingding Lane, helping the Li family in East Lane to sew clothes today, and sending some food to the Wang family in West Lane tomorrow. It can be said that the whole Lingding Alley, Mrs. Bai has walked through.
The good deeds of the old people are not limited to those poor people, even the villains who make the people of Lingding Lane avoid it, the old people will help when they see someone in trouble.
People often ask the elderly, why are those people so vicious, and the old people still want to help them?
Whenever this happens, Mrs. Bai will smile and answer with a very plain sentence.
"What's wrong with the bad guys? They are also children, and they also need to eat, they are all poor people in this Lingding Alley, and they can help if they can. ”
Brother Peng is one of the poor people who has been rescued by Mrs. Bai.
At that time, Brother Peng was not as beautiful as he is now, just a gangster. Once I messed up the things I had confessed, received a punishment, was beaten all over my body, and was thrown into the rain at the end of Lingding Alley.
It happened that the old lady Bai was passing by, and when she saw that Brother Peng was dying, she couldn't bear it, so she called two people to help move Brother Peng home.
In that rainy season, Mrs. Bai fed Brother Peng a little gruel, a little scraps, and a little bit every day. Sometimes I didn't eat it myself, and I gave Brother Peng all the food I begged and picked up.
It was under the care of Mrs. Bai that Brother Peng slowly recovered.
It can be said that Brother Peng's life was picked up by Mrs. Bai, and Entong reborn his parents. It is also because of this that Brother Peng has great respect for Mrs. Bai.
Later, Brother Peng changed his mind, joined Qianmosi, and started to protect others.
After Mrs. Bai adopted the young man, Brother Peng often came to visit the old man, and he gradually got acquainted with the young man.
The boy's name is still given by Brother Peng.
It's called Bai Gu.
With the surname of the old lady Bai, she is a poor baby who doesn't know her parents, so she took a lonely word.
At first, Mrs. Bai didn't agree with this name very much, she thought it was too miserable, and she was worried that the child's life would not be good in the future. But under Brother Peng's persuasion, he agreed.
If you have a hard name, you will be able to survive no matter how difficult life is in the future.
And the kindness of Mrs. Bai, Brother Peng has inherited it to the present. Even if the rules are strict and the salary is not high, Brother Peng also takes good care of Bai Gu and them.
It's just that Bai Gu and Brother Peng both have an uneasy concern in their hearts.
Old Lady Bai's kindness, I don't know how long it can last.
He refused to accept Brother Peng's daily belongings, and his food was unstable, and his long-term malnutrition made sixteen-year-old Bai Gu only five feet tall now, so thin that he couldn't find a single or two extra meat on his body.
With a sallow face, sunken eyes, and pale lips, just such a skinny, like a person who has just recovered from a serious illness, living in such a harsh environment as Lingding Alley, both of them can't help but be a little worried in their hearts.
How long will this guy live?
Yes, even Bai Gu himself thinks so. After all, what kind of physical condition he is, what kind of conditions he lives in, and he still has some points in his heart.
Moreover, on the side of Qianmosi, Brother Peng didn't know how long he could last.
Qianmosi explicitly forbade his subordinates to give and receive privately with the people, regardless of money or affection, the rules were extremely strict. It's not good to let Brother Peng do things against the rules all the time.
Brother Peng didn't know how long he could last, and Bai Gu didn't know how many years he could live.
In fact, Brother Peng wanted to get Bai Gu into the Qianmo Division more than once, so that even if he favored Bai Gu, the people inside would not be able to say anything.
But Bai Gu didn't want to drag down Brother Peng.
On weekdays, Brother Peng is enough to take care of himself, if he responds to Brother Peng's wishes and enters the Qianmo Division, his life may be better, but I am afraid that he will have to rely on Brother Peng to live in the future.
Bai Gu didn't want to live like that, he wanted to live on his own.
Even if it looks like he can't live anymore, Bai Gu is willing.
The mountain spring water you make yourself will always be sweeter to drink.
Bai Gu was holding a bun in his hand, and his thoughts were confused.
In this Lingding Alley, every day I think about whether I can eat, whether I can take a second look at the sun in the sky.
The three people in the family were born with the Yellow Lotus life, and they were bitter to the core. I want to change, but I can't.
I can only hope that my body can compete for more energy and linger for more days.
Just like Brother Peng said, live well.
These four words sound reassuring, extremely simple to say, but extremely difficult to do.
It's ridiculous and pathetic.
This life is really fucking helpless.