Seeing that Shi Xiu's mother-in-law was not easy to get along with, Lingchuan didn't want to cause any more trouble to her, so he quickly said: "Sister Shi, it's getting late. You should take your children home to rest early. We will go to the hotel by ourselves. There is a driver here.
Well, you shouldn’t be tricked.”
Shi Xiu knew that he was kind-hearted, so he showed him the way, and then led the old man and the child away first.
The hotel introduced by Shi Xiu is not far from the hotel, only a two- to three-minute walk away.
There was a driver taking the lead, and the boss didn't raise the price randomly. A three-person room cost 7 yuan a night. Although it was 2 yuan more expensive than the previous place, but you can take a free bath from 7 to 11 pm, so it was a good deal.
It’s been a tiring day and a whole afternoon of moving goods, so I’m tired and dirty.
The three of them entered the room and sat for a while before going downstairs to take a bath.
It was cold, so there were many people taking a bath in the bathhouse, and the four sides of the bathhouse were full of people.
Lingchuan still had 3,000 in payment for the goods, but when he saw so many people in the bathhouse, he decided to quit.
"Brother, you go clubbing, I'll go back to the room and go to bed first."
Ling Jiang was about to give some advice, but then he caught a glimpse of the canvas bag on Ling Chuan's body, and he suddenly understood.
The bathhouse was crowded with people and filled with mist. It would be a big loss if someone was stolen.
Thinking about it, Ling Jiang was no longer in the mood to take a bath. He turned to the driver and said, "Brother, you take a bath first. Let's go upstairs to talk about something and come back later."
The driver didn't think much, nodded and went to the clothes rack on the wall and started to take off his clothes.
The Lingchuan brothers returned to the room, filled the basin with hot water, washed their faces and feet, and then lay down on the bed to prepare for sleep.
Because they had just eaten, they were not sleepy for a while. The two of them chatted and talked about Shi Xiu.
Ling Jiang sighed, "Everyone says that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is difficult. I didn't expect that a woman as capable as Sister Shi would have to suffer from her mother-in-law's idleness at home."
"I can only say that every family has sutras that are difficult to recite."
Lingchuan responded with his mouth, but he was secretly glad in his heart. Fortunately, his family did not have problems with mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
But then I thought again, his wife is so kind, if his mother were still alive now, she would definitely not make things difficult for her.
Before they could chat for a few words, snoring could be heard from the bed next to them.
Lingchuan stood up, turned off the light, covered the canvas bag tightly with a sheet, put a pillow on top, and then lay down to sleep.
The night gradually deepened, and it was almost 12 o'clock in the blink of an eye.
Lingchuan was awakened by the rustling sound of getting dressed. When he turned his head, he saw his eldest brother getting dressed.
Lingchuan took out his luminous watch, looked at it, and then sat up from the bed.
Ling Jiang, who heard the noise, turned his head and looked at him in a low voice, "Chuanzi, did I wake you up?"
"Brother, it's not safe at night, I'll go with you."
Ling Jiang thought about it and didn't refuse.
It was freezing cold, and few people were walking on the street, but the stalls selling late-night snacks on the roadside were steaming with steam.
Staying vigil consumes energy, and the weather is cold, so as to avoid starvation and cold, Lingchuan goes to a roadside stall and buys three bowls of haggis soup, and asks the boss to add more pepper.
Pepper is pungent and hot, and mutton is nourishing. In this cold and freezing night, drinking a bowl of hot mutton soup can both keep you warm and ward off the cold.
Because it was too cold, Deng Wenbin was running around the pickup truck. When he saw Brother Lingchuan coming to take over, he felt a little happy.
"Brother Jiang, Brother Chuan, you are here."
Lingchuan handed a bag of haggis soup to the other party, "Drink the soup and then go back to the hotel to sleep."
"Eh, okay."
After squatting on the side of the road and eating haggis soup, Lingchuan sent Deng Wenbin to the hotel and then returned to stay with Ling Jiang to watch the night.
When he came to the car, Lingchuan looked at the watch on his hand and saw that it was not yet 1 o'clock.
"Brother, it's still late until dawn. Let's take turns to sleep for a while. Should you go to bed first or should I go to bed first?"
Ling Jiang took out his cigarette bag, stuffed the tobacco into the pipe and said, "You go to sleep first, I won't be sleepy now."
"Okay, if there's any news, just call me."
After saying that, Lingchuan closed the car door and sat in the passenger seat, leaning on the back of the seat and closing his eyes to rest.
Ling Jiang squatted on the side of the road and smoked a cigarette. After smoking, he walked slowly around the pickup truck with his hands behind his back.
In the silent night, time seemed to become extremely long.
Occasionally, workers on the night shift would pass by on bicycles, causing the sound of rustling tires on the road. Other than that, there was no other sound.
After smoking the third cigarette, Ling Jiang finally couldn't hold back his sleepiness and came to the car window to wake up Ling Chuan in the car.
"Kawako, you come out and watch the meeting while I wait."
"good."
Lingchuan stood up and regained consciousness, then found a place to squat, using the dim street light above his head, he took out a book from his bag and slowly read through it to pass the time.
It was cold at night, and his hands and feet became stiff after reading for a while. Lingchuan put the book back in his bag, got up and walked around to keep warm, while memorizing the contents of the book he just read.
Suddenly, there were subtle footsteps in the distance.
Lingchuan turned around and saw a young man of medium height and thin build.
The other party was wearing a half-new jacket, with his hands in his trouser pockets, and he walked slowly and leisurely past him.
After watching the young man turn into another street, Lingchuan felt vaguely uncomfortable.
Although there are other passers-by passing by from time to time on the road, in such a cold weather, normal people would rush home in a hurry.
In the middle of the night, this man was wandering around the street with nothing to do, not even thinking about being kind.
Lingchuan turned to the car window and knocked lightly.
Ling Jiang opened his eyes, his sleepy face full of doubts, "Kuanzi, what's wrong?"
"I don't feel right, brother, please don't sleep yet."
Hearing this, Ling Jiang suddenly woke up from his sleep. He wiped his face, opened the door and got out of the car, looking around with a wary expression.
"Kawako, what's wrong?"
"There was someone passing by here just now. I felt like he was on lookout."
As he spoke, Lingchuan opened the passenger seat. Under the seat was a toolbox containing various car repair tools.
Lingchuan picked up a small hammer and handed it to Ling Jiang, while he himself took a small-arm-long wrench.
Ling Jiang looked at the guy in his hand, feeling a little uneasy.
He was naturally used to using a hammer, but he used to hold it for work, but today he held it to guard against thieves.
"Brother, someone is coming over there."
Hearing Lingchuan's reminder, Ling Jiang turned around quickly.
At the far corner of the street, three young men were walking quickly towards this side, looking around as they walked. From their sneaky demeanor, they didn't look like they were doing good things.
Lingchuan immediately became vigilant and came to the carriage with a wrench in his hand.
Ling Jiang subconsciously clenched the hammer in his hand and followed closely beside Ling Chuan.
Lingchuan was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and Ling Jiang was not too short either, about 1.8 meters tall. Both of them were strong and strong, and they still had dicks in their hands. The three young men slowly stopped.
Separated by a distance of about 20 meters, the two sides silently faced each other.