Chapter 15 Chapter Four

In the Tianqiao Theater with swords and swords, the little bastard and Li Kuiyong stood out from the encirclement.A surprise attack by Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang, using two short sticks to deal with the number one killer in the capital.The passionate kiss between Zhong Yuemin and Zhou Xiaobai, he did not expect a woman's lips to be so tender, and they could not be controlled when touched, that strange feeling filled the whole body in an instant, causing waves of trembling... In the evening, the front gate of the Tianqiao Theater was brightly lit and noisy, and the audience held tickets and passed through the ticket gate.Crowds of people crowded outside the ticket gates, they were all people waiting for their tickets to be refunded.Holding banknotes in their hands, they smiled and asked everyone they met: "

Comrade, do you have spare tickets? " Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang each carried a military satchel and stood on both sides of the ticket gate, watching the crowd passing through the ticket gate, as if looking for something.Zhang Haiyang's right hand was inserted into the satchel, and the expression on his face was very fierce, as if he was ready to draw out his knife at any time to fight. Zhong Yuemin, however, was full of smiles, and when he saw a pretty girl coming, he went forward with a smile on his face: "This lesbian, do you have spare tickets?" Surplus tickets, do you see?" He received a lot of blank stares for this, decent girls saw him smiling and thought he was a hooligan, who would dare to ask for his tickets?What Zhong Yuemin wants is this effect, if you are idle, you will be idle, just to make me feel bored.

Seeing that he was busy, Zhang Haiyang laughed and scolded: "Are you sick? If you can, Zhou Xiaobai will come later, and you can perform again." Zhong Yuemin said, "They have already gone in." "I said, why don't you dare to be so happy? Take it easy. Zhou Xiaobai is the flower of our compound. We accidentally let you take it away. Now the fat water has flowed into the field of outsiders. In fact, we The two families are still family friends. My father and Xiaobai’s father were old partners in the second division of Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei in 1941. The two families have always been very close. Xiaobai and I are still elementary school classmates, and this relationship has not blocked your relationship. Once I got involved, I wondered, Zhou Xiaobai is a very proud person, did your kid give someone ecstasy?"

Zhong Yuemin looked very polite: "I'm sorry, if I had known about the relationship between the two of you, I wouldn't have been her coach, but it's not too late now, will I talk to Xiaobai one day, saying that you are from the first grade of elementary school? I fell in love with her secretly, and for the sake of my brother's loyalty, I have to bear the pain and give up." "Fuck your uncle." Zhong Yuemin lazily threw his satchel over his shoulder: "Go in, the performance is about to begin." Zhang Haiyang said angrily: "Damn, this kid may not dare to come, but he is a famous person anyway, this little bastard is not afraid of losing his position."

The little bastard has not yet appeared, but Zhong Yuemin still believes that he will definitely come.The little bastard is a person with a good face, he will not lose face anyway, on the contrary, if he comes and escapes successfully, then before tomorrow, he will brag to the whole city and call himself Li Xiangyang, Going deep into a tiger's den is like entering no man's land.Zhong Yuemin felt sorry for this guy. This kid who grew up in an alley has never seen anything in the world. A year ago, he was a little-known little guy. So tired, just based on this, he must be unlucky, because he has become the target of public criticism, and whoever kills him will become famous.When Zhong Yuemin and his gang first rose to prominence, they were also newborns who were not afraid of tigers. They only sought out those hooligan leaders who had become famous before the Cultural Revolution. Understood, these little bastards had better not be messed with, you can't take advantage anyway, you lose face if you win, because the opponent is an unknown person, you are suspected of bullying children, if you lose again, you will never After messing around in the rivers and lakes, let a group of little bastards clean up, how dare you be the leader of the hooligans?

This principle is very simple, but there are not many people who can understand it, including many big figures, who have lived a vigorous life, and finally fell down because of their reputation.A ghostly guy like Zhong Yuemin understood this truth when he was sixteen or seventeen years old. He thought, if he was in the position of a little bastard, he would not come here today. Face is more important than life. When you get up, it seems too insignificant. Before the performance started, the lounge of the theater became a social place for players in the capital. Li Yuanchao seemed to be the central figure. He was surrounded by a group of young men and women, like stars holding the moon. Very personable.

Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang walked into the lounge and saw Du Weidong talking affectionately with a beautiful girl, he nodded to Zhong Yuemin and the others. Zhang Haiyang teased: "I've never seen Du Weidong so gentle, his eyes are watery, almost dripping water." Zhong Yuemin said: "It's watery? Why didn't I see it? I just felt a green light in his eyes, like a wolf. Tell me, does that silly girl know that she is about to be eaten by wolves?" Du Weidong pretended not to hear, and continued to talk with the little girl tenderly. Lei Lei walked in with a group of game masters from Hepingli, met Zhong Yuemin and asked, "Did you see the little bastard?"

Zhong Yuemin shook his head. Lei Lei lifted up his military coat, revealed an ax hanging inside, and said, "Look, I've got everything ready, and I'll chop that kid if he dares to come. Yuemin, I'm in the first row on the second floor. There's some movement." Just call me." The opening bell rang, and Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang walked into the theater. Yuan Jun, Zheng Tong, Zhou Xiaobai, Luo Yun and others were already seated. Only a seat was reserved for Zhong Yuemin next to Zhou Xiaobai's seat. It's Zhong Yuemin's girlfriend. Zhang Haiyang and his partners were sitting in the fifth row. He turned around and gestured to Zhong Yuemin, asking him to pay attention to the movement around him.Zhong Yuemin nodded.

Zhou Xiaobai asked strangely: "Yuemin, how do you know Zhang Haiyang?" Zhong Yuemin laughed and said, "You forgot? Isn't it because of you?" Zhou Xiaobai finally remembered the first time he saw Zhong Yuemin, so he blushed and remained silent. The lights in the theater suddenly dimmed, and the overture of "The Red Detachment of Women" suddenly sounded, a beam of light hit the purple-red stage curtain, and the curtain slowly opened.The first act "Evergreen Guides the Way" begins. Zhong Yuemin sat next to Zhou Xiaobai, and the two watched the performance attentively.

This revolutionary modern ballet "The Red Detachment of Women" is actually an old routine of traditional ballet. Under the guidance of the ideology, the Chinese screenwriters at that time replaced the story of "Swan Lake" with "The Red Detachment of Women" with little thought. The prince Siegfried wore the uniform of the Red Army and carried a big knife , became Hong Changqing, the beautiful Princess Ojita became Wu Qinghua, and the devil who liked to destroy other people's love naturally became Nan Batian.The only difference is that Hong Changqing and Wu Qinghua did not fall in love, which is very disappointing. Of course, this cannot be blamed on the screenwriters. The screenwriters really do not have the guts.Not to mention that it was an era of abstinence, even from the perspective of Hong Changqing's professional ethics, you can't do this, because letting you be the party representative of the female soldier company is the party's trust in you, and you can't use your power to interfere with politics. Nothing to do with work, right?However, no matter what kind of ideological content, the artistic charm of music and dance still added a touch of romance to this revolutionary story, and became the most popular form of entertainment among young people in that special age.Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why this re-performance is so attractive to everyone.

Zhong Yuemin guessed right, the little bastard had already arrived, but he never entered the theater.There was a fierce dispute between Li Kuiyong and him. Li Kuiyong thought that he knew Zhong Yuemin too well.The little bastard has a different opinion from him. He thinks that the group of "veterans" are strong outsiders but capable in the middle. If they fight alone, no one can be his opponent. They would flee in droves, and the recent bloodshed confirmed his view.He values ​​his reputation very much, and he must not lose face because of danger.The two argued for a long time, but the little bastard insisted on going, and even proposed that if Li Kuiyong was afraid of trouble, he would wait here and go to the meeting alone.Li Kuiyong was furious, feeling that the little bastard had hurt his self-esteem, when was he afraid of trouble?Isn't it just fighting with those "veterans"?just go. The two quietly walked into the theater and sat in the last row of seats. At this time, the performance had already started for twenty minutes. Although they were silent, they were quickly discovered by Li Yuanchao's subordinates, and the news spread quietly throughout the theater immediately. On the stage, Wu Qinghua came to the base area after going through untold hardships. When she saw the red flag at a glance, she rushed to raise the corner of the red flag and pressed it tightly to her face, and she couldn't help crying.Yuan Jun expressed emotion to Zheng Tong: "Damn it, I'd rather be that red flag..." The violin played a very lyrical melody... At this time, Zhong Yuemin put his hand on Zhou Xiaobai's hand just right, but his eyes looked at the stage, as if he was intoxicated. Zhou Xiaobai gave him a surprised look. Say nothing.Zhong Yuemin was greatly encouraged, so he held her soft hand even harder. As for what was going on on the stage, Zhong Yuemin didn't pay attention at all, but at this moment, a buddy from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stabbed him and licked his mouth. Leaning into his ear and whispering a few words, Zhong Yuemin was startled for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face. The second act ended, and the intermission began. The lights in the venue were brightly lit, and the crowd flocked to the lounge. The little bastard and Li Kuiyong lowered the brim of their hats to cover half of their faces and leaned back on the chairs to doze off. Li Yuanchao stood up abruptly, turned around and gestured to the auditorium on the second floor. Du Weidong and others standing on the second floor nodded understandingly, put their hands in their satchels, and rushed down the stairs to the first floor. Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, Yuan Jun and others standing in front of the orchestra divided into two groups and walked slowly to the back row along the passages on both sides of the auditorium. At this time, the little bastard had already spotted their whereabouts from under the brim of his hat.He wasn't afraid, since he was here, he was ready to fight recklessly, and the nickname "little bastard" came from that. The little bastard patted Li Kuiyong's shoulder with his hand, and the two stood up slowly, showing the dagger in their hands. The door was sealed, Zhong Yuemin and others surrounded the little bastard and Li Kuiyong in a semicircle, with knives in their hands.The two sides faced each other in silence. The little bastard didn't change his face, playing with the dagger in his hand, which gleamed dazzlingly under the light. Li Yuanchao said with a smile: "Little bastard, I didn't expect you to dare to come, but you are quite courageous." The little bastard sneered: "Such a beautiful performance doesn't happen very often. Besides, it's not easy to get a ticket. If it wasn't for your help, Li Yuanchao, where would I get the ticket?" "But have you ever thought about whether you can leave once you come?" "Stop talking nonsense, Li Yuanchao, come here if you have the guts." Li Kuiyong shook the knife in his hand: "Whoever comes first will die first, come if you are not afraid of death." Zhong Yuemin said to Li Kuyong: "Kuiyong, it's none of your business here, get out of the way." "Yuemin, you want me to be a villain?" "You and I are friends, I don't want to hurt you." "Then you stay away and mind your own business." Li Yuanchao pointed at the little bastard: "Little bastard, let me ask you, do you want to die or live?" The little bastard snorted: "Li Yuanchao, so what if I want to die, sir? If you have the ability, you can give me a big break here. Let's make it clear, I'm here today just to tease you, just you These shrimp soldiers and crab generals still want to catch me?" Before the words were finished, he jumped up suddenly, stepping on the back of the chair in the auditorium, and swiftly ran across a row of seats towards the stage, followed closely by Li Kuiyong.Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, Du Weidong and others raised their knives and chased towards the stage along the passage. The little bastard and Li Kuiyong rushed onto the stage, and Lei Lei followed suit, raised his ax and slashed. Li Kuiyong grabbed the wrist of Lei Lei holding the axe, and threw him out with a beautiful back-and-slung movement. Entered the orchestra pit, smashed on a cello, the cello was smashed... Zhang Haiyang rushed onto the stage and slashed at the little bastard with a knife.The little bastard's dagger collided with Zhang Haiyang's kitchen knife, making a metallic clank... Du Weidong rushed up from the side and made another knife. The kitchen knife was thrown at the little bastard, and the sharp kitchen knife rolled in the air and drew a flashing parabola, heading straight for the little bastard's head. Li Kuiyong pulled the little bastard quickly, and the knife slashed on the curtain... two People run to the background. In the dressing room backstage at the theater, a group of actresses in Red Army uniforms were laughing and changing.Suddenly, the door of the dressing room was knocked open, and the little bastard and Li Kuiyong rushed in with knives, and the actresses who were putting on makeup screamed loudly in fright.They ran among the actors, and two actresses were knocked down, tables were knocked over, and make-up was scattered all over the floor.Before the actresses figured out what was going on, Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, Li Yuanchao, Lei Lei and others also chased into the dressing room with their knives, and there was another chaos in the room. Zhong Yuemin and others chased outside through the lounge.The actresses were still in shock. They had just lifted up the table and were cleaning up the cosmetics scattered on the floor. Several policemen in navy blue police uniforms rushed in again. The actresses screamed again, and the policemen chased through the lounge go. Zhong Yuemin and others chased to the gate of the theater panting, but the little bastard and Li Kuiyong had disappeared. Zhang Haiyang cursed bitterly: "Damn it, let them run away again." Li Yuanchao and others ran from behind, shouting as they ran, "Yuemin, run, Leizi is coming." Zhong Yuemin looked back: "Fuck, we haven't watched the second half yet." Li Yuanchao didn't stop walking: "Then you just keep looking, I won't accompany you." Zhong Yuemin suddenly remembered something: "It's broken, Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun are still inside." Yuan Jun said as he ran, "Why do you care so much? How the hell will you never forget Niu'er? Run..." With the sound of scattered footsteps, their backs disappeared into the night, Zhong Yuemin only hesitated for a few seconds, and then fled. Several policemen chased them out, but the entrance of the theater was already empty, and a theater worker who chased after him said: "There are two more women who belong to the group of hooligans, and they are still in the theater." One of the police officers in charge said, "It's easy to handle. If you catch those two female hooligans, none of them will be able to escape. Let's go back and have a look." Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun were also taken into the second half of the dance drama, and they were taken to the police station. In the theater, Zhou Xiaobai was very impatient with the police’s questioning, and actually told the police: “What’s the matter until the end of the show?” Picking up from the seat, ignoring her quarrel, dragged her and Luo Yun out of the theater. In the duty room of the police station, Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun were sitting on chairs, and they were being interrogated by a male policeman and a female policeman. Zhou Xiaobai said indifferently, "I've told you several times that we don't know those people." The male policeman seemed very patient: "How did you get your tickets? You couldn't have lined up to buy them yourself, did you?" Luo Yun explained with a pleasant face: "We were waiting for the refund of the ticket. It seems that two of the people in the group didn't show up, so they refunded the ticket to us." The female policeman said sullenly, "Be honest, do you know where this is?" Zhou Xiaobai smiled: "Hey, isn't it just a police station? It's not the Ministry of Public Security. Who are you scaring?" "A girl, you should be careful. Don't you blush when you hang out with those little hooligans?" Luo Yun also turned her face: "You speak politely, don't open your mouth and shut up a hooligan, or I will sue you at the representative of your branch army." The male policeman hurriedly smoothed things over: "If we have violated the policy, of course you can report it to the higher authorities, but you must clarify today, who is the person who fought and killed in the theater just now, and where does he live?" Zhou Xiaobai said impatiently, "I don't know, I don't know." The male policeman said: "Our public security organs will not wrong good people. We have enough evidence to prove that you and the gangsters who fought just now are together." "Then show the evidence." Luo Yun said loudly. The attitude of the male policeman was still very friendly: "The staff of the theater saw you sitting together and talking and laughing. This is the witness. In fact, as long as you tell the name and address of the gangsters, I will let you go immediately." , and won’t tell your parents.” Zhou Xiaobai didn't bother to explain anymore: "We really don't know those people, so you can do whatever you want." The female policeman closed the notebook: "Since you don't tell me, I have no choice but to send you to the detention center of the sub-bureau. Let the comrades from the pre-trial section interrogate you." She stood up and was about to make a phone call. Zhou Xiaobai didn't expect the police to detain them, so she resorted to the last resort: "I want to call my father." The male policeman was surprised: "Who is your father..." Zhou Xiaobai usually despises the children of cadres for flaunting their parents' status. She thinks this is vulgar, but today she has no choice but to use this trick. She can see that the police are really not trying to scare them.Zhou Xiaobai was a little scared, and she told the police the phone number of her father's secretary, Liu Quan. Secretary Liu has followed Zhou Zhennan for many years, and almost watched Zhou Xiaobai grow up. With his handling ability, he is naturally able to handle such trivial matters with ease.Not long after, a black "Jim" car stopped in front of the police station. Secretary Liu in military uniform talked with the director of the police station for a while, and the matter was resolved.Zhou Xiaobai and Luo Yun sat in the car with their heads held high. The director of the police station kept apologizing to Secretary Liu, and graciously sent them out of the gate. There. What angered Zhou Xiaobai the most was that she had suffered so many unfair injustices for Zhong Yuemin. Not only did Zhong Yuemin not even say a word of kindness, but he didn't even show his face. This person seemed to have disappeared. Zhong Yuemin was busy, the little bastard and Li Kuiyong successfully broke out of the siege at the Tianqiao Theater, the news spread throughout the capital the next day, and added a lot of romance. Zhao Zilong, the "veterans" in the capital lost face.Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang couldn't swallow this breath, and they racked their brains to prepare to deal with the little bastard alone. Since Zhong Yuemin fell out with Li Kuiyong in Yuyuantan Park last time, he has regarded Li Kuiyong as an enemy, Putting his brother's loyalty behind him, he told Zhang Haiyang many times that if he met Li Kuyong again, he would have to intervene. And Zhang Haiyang has long understood the value of Li Kuiyong. He knows that people like little bastards will not go home to live. He must have his own secret place to stay. As long as he finds this place, the matter can be over.Li Kuiyong must know where the little bastard lives, so when he learned that Zhong Yuemin asked Li Kuiyong to meet in Yuyuantan Park, he arranged for two people to wait nearby. Has been targeted. Zhang Haiyang found the little bastard's hiding place without any trouble. According to the plan, it was time for him and Zhong Yuemin to act. Li Kuiyong lives in a dilapidated courtyard near Nanheng Street, Xuanwu District. There are at least a dozen families living in this complex. Li Kuyong's family of seven lives in two east rooms. In fact, it is only 14 square meters in total, and there is no place to put furniture in the room, so the limited area can only be used for sleeping, so all activities in his house are carried out on the bed.Of course, it’s not quite accurate to say about the bed. His family can’t afford a bed at all. It’s just a large bunk made of wood and red bricks. The whole family’s change of clothes is put in a few wooden boxes. side, three boxes can be stacked to the ceiling.He used the kang table for meals. When his father was alive, he sat cross-legged in front of the kang table to eat. Li Kuiyong was the eldest son and was allowed to sit in front of the kang table. His mother and a group of younger siblings could only squat on the ground to eat. Li Kuiyong was like this grew up in the living environment. Li Kuiyong's father, Li Shunfa, fled from Cangzhou to the capital in his early years. A farmer fleeing from famine had no skills and had nothing but strength, so pulling a rickshaw became his first choice of occupation.However, once you step into this industry, it is difficult to change careers. People in this industry cannot afford to marry wives. They are real proletarians and have no overnight food. This is by no means an exaggeration. Meals are all earned by the day, and if you don't work for a day, you will have to go hungry.If it wasn't for the liberation, Li Shunfa would have been a bachelor for the rest of his life, and if that was the case, it wouldn't be Li Kuiyong's turn to come to this world to claim his place. 1949 was an important watershed for Li Shunfa. Li Shunfa returned to his hometown in 1951 and married a country girl. Li Kuiyong was born in 1952. Since then, the family has added a child every year. The living standard of the Li family dropped a bit. This seems to be a rule. The poorer people are, the more children they have, and the more children they have, the poorer they are. Once they enter this vicious circle, they will never have a good life.Li Shunfa and his wife had nine children in total, and six survived, so Li Kuiyong has three younger brothers and two younger sisters. After Li Shunfa was liberated, he no longer needed to pull a rickshaw. He joined the Tricycle Association and stepped on a flat-bed tricycle. Beijingers jokingly called this behavior "Board Master", which probably got its name from the piece of wood on the flat-bed tricycle, and the common name of a tricycle. It's called "board cart".Li Shunfa set a salary of 56 yuan in the middle of the 1950s. He was quite content at that time. The prices in the 1950s were very cheap, and it was not too difficult for one person to raise a large family. It was a difficult period of three years, and university professors couldn't get enough to eat, not to mention that Li Shunfa became rich, and Li Shunfa's body collapsed at that time.The business of riding a scooter requires physical strength. At that time, there were few cars, and the freight was mainly carried by tricycles. In addition to pedaling for a long distance, people who pedaled a scooter were also responsible for loading and unloading goods, which exhausted a lot of energy.Li Shunfa's family couldn't survive the difficult times. Seeing his wife without a job and a large group of children waiting to be fed, Li Shunfa was helpless. The only thing he could do was to tighten his belt.After the three difficult years passed, Li Shunfa's health also collapsed. God showed no mercy to this troubled family. Just after the Spring Festival in 1965, Li Shunfa let go and returned home. He died of kidney failure and heart disease. and other complications. After his father died, Li Kuiyong became the backbone of the family. Fortunately, it was a socialist country, and Li Shunfa's unit was responsible for the distribution of pensions according to regulations.Children from poor families are indeed in charge of the family early. Although Li Kuiyong has not yet worked, he has assumed the responsibility of managing the family's financial resources.Even his mother had to ask the eldest son for money to buy vegetables. In this family, the younger brothers and sisters could disobey their mother, but they dared not disobey their elder brother.What the elder brother said is as good as he promises. Children from poor families tend to go to two extremes in character, either extremely self-esteem or extremely low self-esteem. Li Kuiyong belongs to the former. He has been brave and fierce since he was a child. It is not to be bullied by others.When dealing with others, he only asks for equality and respect, and if others don't give him equality, he will speak with his fist.The reason why he can become friends with Zhong Yuemin is also because Zhong Yuemin can get along with him on an equal footing.But now, he and Zhong Yuemin turned their faces, also because of the natural opposition between the "veteran" circle and their civilian children. Since Zhong Yuemin stood with them, then his friendship with Zhong Yuemin had come to an end.