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Chapter 20 Chapter 1 Lucky Years

The Oriole 苏童 5398Words 2018-03-19
Yagyu has been a man with his tail between his legs for many years. He narrowly escaped a prison sentence.Since then, his life has been defined by luck. Over the years, his parents have been nagging like an alarm clock, reminding him anytime and anywhere: Your happiness is picked up, don't be light-hearted, and be a man with your tail between your legs.Your freedom is picked up, don't be light-hearted, and be a man with your tail between your legs.All your happy life is picked up, don't be light-hearted, you must be a man with your tail between your legs. His bones are actually not light.He was a drag on the whole family, and this guilt stifled the joy of adolescence and made him humble and worldly.Because of him, the family owed too much debt, and the list of creditors was too long. Shao Lanying made a division of labor for this.Master Liu has a wide range of contacts, and he is responsible for giving back to the court’s public security network. Those entertainments have routines, most of which are cigarettes, alcohol, gift certificates, saunas, and dinners, which are close to foreign affairs.What Shao Lanying took on by herself was actually more like complicated propaganda work.She is most afraid of changing people's hearts. Once the fairy backs up and retracts her confession, her son will still not be able to escape.Money is the most effective way to win over an old man, but to win over a fairy's heart, money is not enough, you have to do what she likes.Knowing that fairies like beautiful accessories, Shao Lanying bought a bunch of colorful bead chains, rings and headgears. Reluctant to part with this ancestral bracelet, he was polite, emphasizing that the bracelet has been worn for many years and it is not easy to take it off.The fairy said, you can pick it if you want, I will bring you soap, see if you can pick it?She had no choice but to take off the bracelet reluctantly, and watched the fairy put the bracelet on her wrist, thinking to herself, who will this girl marry in the future?Whichever family you marry into, that family must be unlucky.

Shao Lanying gave presents to the old gardener's family three times a year, namely Spring Festival, May Day and National Day. The time was reasonable and stretched, as unshakable as a decree.The old gardener's family moved to the Shuangshan Forest Farm in the suburban county, and the road to the united front became more difficult. She was not afraid, and took a long-distance bus to Shuangshan Forest Farm with a heavy basket, and persisted for several years.She wanted to accept the fairy as her goddaughter, but the fairy refused, and the fairy's grandmother was worthy of her sister.Until one time when she went to the forest farm, she found a new owner in the old gardener's dormitory. They told her that the old gardener could no longer work. The forest farm dismissed them, the fairy went to work in other places, and the old couple returned to the countryside to retire went.She stood stiffly in front of the dormitory, sighing loudly, not knowing whether it was joy or sorrow in her heart.They went to the back of the house and brought her a pot of white orchids, saying it was a gift from an old sister.The white orchids were in bloom at the time, and they were very fragrant.She vaguely remembered that she said she likes white orchids the most, just talking about it, but she didn't expect the old gardener and his wife to remember it in their hearts.She was a little touched, and left the forest farm with the pot of white orchids, but she didn't get rid of the basket of gifts in her left hand, and the flower pot in her right hand was getting heavier and heavier. The orchids are in the grass by the side of the road.

As for Yagyu himself, he took on a special task.Shao Lanying assigned him to deliver pigs to Bao Run's family. After delivering them a few times, Bao Run's mother threw the pork liver and pork belly into the street on the spot, and he refused to go again.Shao Lanying didn't force her son anymore, saying that it was originally a favor, and if you don't accept it, you won't give it away. Otherwise, people will think in a wrong way, thinking that we are guilty and good-hearted. This side stopped expressing goodwill, but there was feedback of concessions there.Mrs. Ma of the boutique fashion shop was tasked with mediating, so she came to the butcher shop to talk to Shao Lanying. She said that people's hearts are made of meat. I don't have much interest in going into the water, and the family doesn't lack anything but manpower.In a few sentences, they talked about grandfather. He was the elder of the family anyway, and he was still alive. He couldn't throw it away, and he couldn't manage it, which became a heart problem for them.Mrs. Ma tactfully expressed a wish. Bao Run has suffered a lawsuit for Liu Sheng. Should Liu Sheng be filial instead of Bao Run and go to Jingting Hospital to take care of the crazy old man?Although Shao Lanying did not agree with Mrs. Ma's logic, she felt that this request was not too much. She said, Mrs. Ma, please send a message to Su Baozhen. Our two families are not enemies. Our two families are destined. Let her think about it. There were two mental illnesses on the Internet, and they spread to our two families. Why is there no relationship?Liu Sheng went to perform filial piety for Bao Run, not to mention, the two families should take care of each other, it should be, let Liu Sheng go to learn from Lei Feng.

Shao Lanying handed over the new task to her son, but Liu Sheng didn't appreciate it.He said what are you doing hypocritically?I want to be a whore and set up a memorial archway. I want to go to you. I don't have such a good appetite. I feel sick when I see that old man.Shao Lanying got angry and hit Liu Sheng with a feather duster. She said, you forget the pain before the scar heals?Let your tail be clamped tightly, but you are cocking your tail again?This is not hypocrisy, but the principle of being a human being. Don't you know the debt you owe?You are young and strong, what are you afraid of after going to Jingting Hospital a few times?Hold your nose and go, we parents don't open a bank, and we can't pay off your debts for a lifetime.

A mother always understood her son, and Liu Sheng had to clamp his tail tightly, and the scars in his life had not completely healed.Baorun is a nightmare, it comes whenever you say it, day or night.One morning he was riding across the railway bridge, and a train happened to rumble across the bridge, and a black shadow flew down from the train, brushed over his shoulder, and hung on the bicycle pole.He took a closer look, and found that it was a green nylon rope loop. Judging from the diameter of the rope loop, it should be a head loop. He tried it curiously, and the rope loop fit his head. bit his neck.He broke out in a cold sweat. The train had already passed, and he was still standing under the bridge in a daze. He suddenly wondered whether Baorun would be released from prison?Will Borun be on that train?He threw away the nylon loop, and the fear slowly disappeared, and a great guilt came to his mind, and he said to the shadow of the train, sorry, international fool.

Liu Sheng once visited Baorun in Fenglin Prison. It was a hot summer, and he took a long-distance bus to Fenglin Town with a travel bag on his back.The bag is full of presents he carefully selected for Baorun, including cigarettes, white wine, socks, and sunglasses. Among them is a special ballpoint pen, which is a rare item brought back by a relative who went abroad. Press the tip of the pen, and the blonde girl on the pen will Slowly unloading her swimsuit, showing off a sexy naked body, he likes this pen, and he thinks that Borun will like this pen even more, so he carefully puts it in his shirt pocket, ready to give it to Baorun.

The weather was very hot, and at the prison gate, he saw an old woman carrying a package, sitting under the shady wall, dozing off and weeping silently. There was a card next to her, which read: Li Fusheng is an unjust case. !He didn't know who Li Fusheng was, and he had no intention of inquiring about the unjust case. It was the old woman's grief that shocked him a little.The old woman was crying while sleeping, her breath was heavy like a bellows, and the teardrops oozed out of her eye sockets at a uniform speed, dripping down on her cheeks drop by drop. He stared at the fountain of tears for a while, and gradually felt Uncomfortable, injustice?He muttered, what's so strange, there are too many unjust cases in this world, right?

He found a shade of a tree to avoid the scorching sun, and saw a strange young man walking around the prison wall, wearing a singlet and shorts, sweating profusely, walking for a while and stopping for a while, with his ears against the wall , Listen for a while, and shout for a while, Dabao, Dabao, get out of here!The boy's voice was sharp and angry, he laughed to himself from behind, and asked the cold drink vendor next to him, what was he shouting for?Who is Dabao?The vendor said that he seemed to be a rapist. The boy came every year and said that he would eunuch that big treasure with his own hands.

He shouldn't open his mouth to ask, who did Dabao rape?Is it the teenager's mother or sister, or his girlfriend?He guessed in his heart, guessed and felt disappointed, his face was a little hot, seeing that it was still early before the meeting time in the prison, he bought a red bean popsicle, ate the popsicle all the way, and wandered around the nearby Fenglin Town. Fenglin Town not only has a famous prison, but also an ancient town.This kind of historical town is relatively cool in summer, with towering trees and tall and ancient houses, always considerately giving shade to pedestrians along the way.He stopped and walked in the shade, looked at the ancient well in the middle of the stone road, looked at the ancestral temple with mottled mud walls on the side of the road, and said in his mouth, it's boring, what's the point of this kind of thing?Later, I walked to the door of a grocery store, where a group of small town youths gathered here, chaotically, playing around a brand new pool table.

He stopped to watch the fun.He actually knows little about billiards, but the young people in the small town are too skilled in the game, which gave him a chance to show off.He couldn't keep his mouth shut, and he couldn't keep his hands idle, pointing at the side. The young people in the town didn't buy it, so he just went on the stage by himself, and the game was out of control.He loves face and can’t afford to lose. He won’t be convinced after losing one game, so he plays another game. After playing like this for a long time, the shopkeeper came out to collect the money, and the opponent asked him to pay. He said that if you lose, of course you pay. He thought it was reasonable, so he went to find a travel bag , Only then did he realize that his bag had disappeared.When I asked the people next to me, they all said they didn't know, and some people asked him back, did you really bring a bag?Have you seen your bag?Anxious and annoyed, he blurted out, no wonder the prison chose you Fenglin Town, it turns out it is easy to catch people, you are full of thieves here!

He committed public outrage, was surrounded by young people in front of the grocery store, and was almost beaten.The shopkeeper came forward to protect him, but his sympathy was all sympathy. The shopkeeper had no intention of exempting him from playing billiards. He couldn’t get the money out. In desperation, he remembered the special gift in his pocket, took out the ballpoint pen, pressed it, and said, Let's look at the foreign girl first, and she will do whatever I ask her to do.His mouth issued a happy command, take it off, put it on, put it on, take it off!The owner and the young people were all pushing and shoving for a favorable position. Everyone stared at the ballpoint pen in his hand with wide eyes. Imported goods can’t be bought for 300 yuan. I’m unlucky today, and it’s yours. By the time he hurried back to the gate of the prison, the time for visiting guests had passed.He looked at the closed door of the reception room, saw that his hands were empty, spread them out, smiled wryly, and said, okay.fair enough.Although he missed the business, it was absurd, but maybe it was God's will, and he quickly forgave himself: Anyway, there is no gift, anyway, he may not want to see me, anyway, I don't know what to say when we meet.He took out the long-distance bus ticket from his trouser pocket and shook it at the prison gate. Anyway, I have already been here. In recent years, the Yagyu family has been doing well.In Shao Lanying's words, it's all a blessing from good deeds.The nympho Liu Juan's illness miraculously improved, and she was discharged from the hospital. She sat at home every day embroidering, embroidering mandarin ducks and playing in the water. The mandarin ducks embroidered vividly.Someone kindly came to act as a matchmaker. The other party was a watchmaker in a wheelchair in Lao Ximen.It was a baby girl, as beautiful as a celestial being, and when everyone saw it, they all admired the extra favor that fate gave to Liu Juan.Originally, the Yagyu family had separated from Jingting Hospital, and they didn't have to deal with that unlucky place. However, a new task was sent from the Borun family, which took the shape of a fence, a promise, some kind of morality, and Public opinion, they tightened the fence together, and Yagyu couldn't escape. Thus Yagyu became a visitor to his grandfather. He ran all the way to Jingting Hospital to accompany someone else's grandfather.Grandfather is a crazy young pine tree that survives in the name of the family.Facing his grandfather's withered face and frail body, he seemed to be facing the ruins left by a war.Those who should pay tribute should be mourned, those who should be comforted should be comforted, all the things that should be done have been done well, and the rest is nothing but boredom.Long-lasting acts of kindness are suitable for a saint, but not for Yagyu. He always does good deeds half-heartedly.The outside world is getting more and more exciting. There are more and more households with ten thousand yuan in Xiangchunshu Street. There is a popular saying in all walks of life: time is money.This sentence bewitched Liu Sheng's heart. He was willing to waste a little time, but it would be better to get some money for the time wasted.He had an acquaintance in Hehua Nong who made a fortune by recycling discarded medical equipment from major hospitals and reselling them. Inspired by this, Liu Sheng decided that there were also business opportunities in Jingting Hospital.All business opportunities are run out.He ran to the office building of the hospital when he had nothing to do, and his mantra was: Is there any business to introduce me to do?The medical staff of Jingting Hospital were also familiar with him, and they didn't have any business introductions, but some people enthusiastically introduced their partners to him.He said that I want business first and then a partner. If I have a good business, I will naturally have a good partner.He runs the most frequently with Dean Qiao, runs errands for Dean Qiao, plays Go with Dean Qiao, only loses but not wins, and loses very seriously. The relationship between him and Dean Qiao is getting closer and closer. After a long decision, he was given a real deal, allowing him to contract the hospital's vegetable and meat supply.Yagyu went home that day and announced to his parents that I was going to sea and I wanted to buy a van. Both parents are far-sighted people. They think that the outside situation has changed, and there is no way out for their son to dawdle in the butcher shop. It is better to go to the sea to try.So, the parents used their savings and the son-in-law's sponsorship to buy a van for Liu Sheng. He drove a van between Xiangchunshu Street and Jingting Hospital, and went to the financial department of the hospital to settle the bill once a week, and then went to his grandfather's ward. He was in a good mood and his face was always beaming.Someone saw him stuff a red envelope into his grandfather's trouser waist, and told his grandfather that he would ask for it if he ran out of money. If I wasn't here, he could find someone to buy whatever he wanted to eat or drink.He even joked with his grandfather that if you want to find a lady, you can just tell me and I will send you over. In recent years, the muscles of my grandfather's limbs have atrophied so much that he can no longer hold a shovel and pickaxe. There is no need to tie him up, and the guardianship will save a lot of trouble.When Liu Sheng went to accompany his grandfather, he mostly cleaned his body, cut his hair, and took him to bathe.His grandfather's head was different from other people's. After the hair was shaved, a hook-shaped scar was clearly visible on the scalp. He asked his grandfather whether it was caused by Wang Deji's coal stove hook when he was criticized back then.Grandpa nodded in agreement, saying that there were many people who beat him before, and he didn't care about Wang Deji, but the coal stove hook was hit in the wrong place, and if there was such a passage above his head, his soul would not fly away so easily. If you dare to tilt your head, just hide from the coal stove hook. If you hide for a while, maybe his soul will never be lost.Liu Sheng said, cough, what are you talking about that soul for?Other old people have souls, what's the use of having a soul, don't they all lose their heads?You don't live as long as your soul, so what's wrong?While bathing his grandfather, Liu Sheng noticed that the old man's genitals were like a snail, hidden among the sparse white hairs. He asked curiously, "Grandpa, why are you so small?"If I send you a young lady, is there any use for you?The grandfather shyly covered his crotch and told him honestly that it was useful in the past, but I was afraid it would cause trouble for me, so he strictly restrained it every day. After a long time, it became peaceful, and I am afraid it is useless now. Grandfather had doubts about his good deeds.Grandpa said that my Baorun family has no good friends, even if they are good friends, they are not as good as you.Are you going to divide my property?Young man, if you have this heart, you will come here fifty years later. Our family used to be richer. Half of the Toon Tree Street belongs to my family. Do you know that there is a Bank of America on the Bund in Shanghai?There is a safe in our family in the Bank of America!It's a pity that I can't keep it. No matter how many house deeds and land deeds can't withstand a fire, how many gold and silver mountains can't withstand the confiscation of the house. Now I am a proletarian. If you serve me like this, I can only ask someone to write you a thank you letter. what.Liu Sheng laughed and said, I'm not Baorun's good friend, I don't want your property, and I don't want any thank you letter, Grandpa, you know Lei Feng, right?You can treat me as a living Lei Feng from now on. What he owed to Baorun was repaid to his grandfather.Getting along with his grandfather is actually getting along with Baorun's shadow. This kind of repayment method is exhausting, but it makes him feel at ease. After a long time, he is used to living with Baorun's shadow. The shadow is thick or light , has become an indispensable color in his life.He once heard his parents discussing quietly in the kitchen, what would be his attitude towards Liu Sheng when Baorun came home one day?Will kindness be rewarded?If Baorun didn't accept Liusheng's love, wouldn't our family be in vain?The parents' worries hurt Liu Sheng's self-esteem. He rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a spoon from his mother's soup bowl, and threw it on the ground. Get up, why are you so fussy, the world is so big, it can't accommodate me and him?He scolded his parents and began to smash the second spoon. This time the action was very smart. When he let go of his hand, the spoon fell to the ground automatically. Is there a spoon?This is my attitude, Baorun and I, if we can make peace, we will make peace, if not, I will die with him!
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