Chapter 6 Lao Zhang's Philosophy (6)

The next morning, Wang Dehuan happily received the snack money, picked up his schoolbag and went to school. He walked to the place where he had seen the door of the school, and suddenly remembered: "Has Lao Zhang forgotten what happened yesterday? How can Lao Zhang forget? He found a broken stone pile leaning on a willow tree and sat down. A soybean green moth flew away from the stone pile, and gave the seat to Wang De very modestly.Wang De didn't bother to watch, just thinking: "Go home? Father doesn't agree. Go to school? Lao Zhang is not easy to mess with. Teacher's wife? Maybe she's dead! ——No! Teacher's wife is a good person; good people don't die so quickly!  … "

When Wang De tells jokes on weekdays, he thinks of things that others can't think of most.Dreaming can dream of things that others can't dream of.Today, my brain is like a withered and yellow wheat stalk, only swinging left and right with the wind, without any idea.The cicada on the willow tree said "I got it"! "Got it!"But don't say "know what".So he stood up and sat down, sat down and got up again, people rushing past Wang De on the way to the morning market and doing business in the city, some of them glanced at him, some didn't even look at him, as if Wang De and The broken stone pile was equally unobtrusive. "When there is nothing to do on weekdays," Wang De said in his heart, "the birds talk to you, and the flowers and plants smile at you. When you ask for ideas, nothing is of any use, even people.  … Yes, go to Li Ying, he has an idea! What if he doesn’t? No, he’s given me several good ideas!”

Wang Deli got up, and walked westward muttering in his mouth. Usually, he walked slowly from the school to Li Ying's house for ten minutes. Today, Wang De walked for dozens of ten minutes, and the more he walked, the more he walked away. further away.And he kept turning his head, always feeling that Lao Zhang was following him. He walked around and saw: Li Ying was sitting on the broken millstone outside the door.On weekdays, Wang De would have walked around Li Ying's back, covered Li Ying's eyes with his hands quietly, and asked him to guess who it was.Today Wang De was not that interested, and shouted from a distance: "Li Ying! Li Ying! I'm coming!"

Li Ying nodded to Wang De, the two looked at each other, neither of them could remember to speak. "Wang De, can you come in and see Uncle?" It was Li Ying, who was not talkative, who broke the silence first. Li Ying's house has only three north rooms, one bright and two dark.There is an old bamboo chair against the wall in the main room, which is lonely and has nothing else to set it off.The east room is the bedroom of Li Ying and his uncle. Along the front eaves is a small earthen kang. Opposite is an old nanmu table.There are many old books piled up on the kang.The Xili room is Li Ying's sister's bedroom and also the kitchen.Although there are few things, they are arranged very neatly.There is a short fence around the house, and some flowers and plants are planted at the base of the fence.Li Ying's older sister often lived with her aunt in the city, so it was not easy for Wang De to see her.

Li Ying's uncle was in his fifties, but he looked like an old man in his seventies or eighties.His yellow face, although washed clean, was only covered with a layer of dark light.The two eyes are very sharp, showing that the young man is capable and capable.Wearing an old bamboo shirt, the color has faded after washing.He was lying on the kang, when he saw Wang De come in, he slightly raised his head and asked Wang De to sit down.After staying for a while, he asked Li Ying to hand him the hookah, and Li Ying lit a paper twist for him, and he sat up and smoked a few bags in one go. "Wang De," Li Ying's uncle closed his eyes halfway, and his voice was as thin as that of someone who has been ill for a long time. "I understand what you're doing, I understand everything, but..." "We were really right yesterday, and Lao Zhang was wrong!" Wang De said.

"Rational or not, it's not a problem. I understand what happened yesterday, so I don't need to talk about it. It's just how to deal with it in the future. Now this matter has several layers: your teacher's wife and Lao Zhang; me and Lao Zhang; you two and Lao Zhang." Li Ying's uncle took a breath. "I have my own way of doing things; I have also thought about your teacher's wife for her. As for the two of you, you naturally have your own opinions, and it is inconvenient for me to force you to obey my orders." His voice became louder and louder. Weak, as if talking to himself, Wang De, Li Ying listened very carefully. "Li Ying, go out with Wang De and tell him what I told you yesterday."

Wang De got up to go out. "Come back! You also discuss your affairs, and I may make a decision for you when I come back." After he finished speaking, he slowly lay down.The two teenagers walked out gently.Two came out and sat on the millstone. "Do you know my uncle's history?" Li Ying asked. "He was a county magistrate, I know, because he lost his position because he reasoned with his superiors." "Yes! What about the future?" "I have no idea!" "I don't know, but my uncle told me yesterday that since my uncle lost his official position, he has been penniless. He was disheartened and had no intention of entering politics again, so he wanted to run a business and earn three meals on his own. Introduced, I borrowed 200 yuan from Lao Zhang, and borrowed another 100 yuan, a total of 300 yuan. This is the relationship between uncle and Lao Zhang."

"The introducer is Wei Si from the city." Li Ying paused for a while, and then said: "Later, Wei Si recommended himself to help his uncle manage the small business. Later, Wei Si communicated with Lao Zhang and split the business into his own hands." So my uncle couldn't escape Lao Zhang's debt. My uncle is a person who doesn't love money, and because he doesn't love money, he was plotted against by others. My sister and I followed my uncle and my parents since we were young. I even wanted to I'm sorry for their looks." Li Ying said, swallowing tears from his lips. "Uncle would never send me to study in Lao Zhang's school if it wasn't for the debt owed to Lao Zhang. Lao Zhang took me as a slave, and now I know that he forced my uncle to agree to him. My uncle cried and said no yesterday. He understands the words, but he...he is old and can't summon up the energy to resist everything! This is the most painful thing for him, and it is also the reason why he only wants to die! A few days ago, Lao Zhang told his uncle again, Asking me to pick a patrol, he meant to send me to that corrupt yamen, so that he could deduct my money from it. Uncle knew that doing so would be like sending me to hell, but he agreed to Lao Zhang. He just begged Lao Zhang to leave him quickly, he would rather die than talk to Lao Zhang, he would sacrifice everything, and begged Lao Zhang to go away quickly. Uncle is a sensible man, a good man, but - he is old!"

"I see! What should we do?" Wang De's face flushed again. "Don't say 'we', Wang De! You and Lao Zhang have no bad feelings, why bother to join the battle group? I will never wait for you!" "Li Ying! I love you, I love your uncle! I have to join! My father was deceived by Lao Zhang. When he saw his father, he always said: 'The restoration is coming soon. Wang De's old books can't be put down. In the future, the scientific examination will be resumed, if you don’t get a scholar, it’s too late to regret it!’ I’ve long wanted to stop studying there, but I didn’t have the chance. Now that I’ve finally had a fight with Lao Zhang, I’m happy to take the opportunity to do some activities. I have my own Volunteer, I can't die at home!"

"I understand your wishes, but I don't want you to suffer for me!" "Let's not argue about this, let me ask you, what are you going to do?" "I'm going to the city to find trouble! As long as I can earn money, my uncle's life can be saved!" "What are you looking for?" Wang De asked. "Unpredictable!" "Will Lao Zhang let you go?" "Don't let go, work hard!" "Okay! I'll go to the city with you! I want ten yuan from my father!" Wang De thought that with ten yuan, he could live in the city for a year.

"I must go to the city, you don't have to." "I have my wish. I didn't come to the city for you, isn't that enough?" The two of them rethought many ways, and nothing was better than going to the city to find trouble. Li Ying was unwilling to go to the city with Wang De, and Wang De settled it by talking about it.They came in together to meet Li Ying's uncle.