Outside the train window is an endless field. It is spring now, and everything is green. Whenever the wind blows, this green field will jump up happily, filled with the rhythm of life.
Occasionally, a few dilapidated farmhouses would appear outside the car window, and soon they would quickly fall down together with other scenery.
Hong Xue looked outside, lowered her head and continued playing with the wool.
"Xiaoxue, what are you doing?" Qin Hu sat across from him, wiping his nose while looking at the things Hong Xue had on hand: "It's already spring, why is the temperature in the Northeast still so low... .”
"Because it's too cold in the Northeast, I decided to knit something for Ling Cang,"
“It’s great to buy ready-made,”
"Silly, what I knitted with my own hands is so meaningful. Can the ones I buy back be the same?" Hong Xue said, picking up the thing and looking at it happily, with a sense of accomplishment: "I want to make Ling Cang can carry my warmth with him wherever he goes,"
Qin Hu never understood what Hong Xue knitted with wool, but he didn't bother to care. After all, it was a private matter of the young couple: "Ling Cang returned to the Northeast this time, although it was to deal with some troubles, but he sent It's enough for a few brothers to come over, there's no need for you to take action yourself,"
"You think too simplistically," Hong Xue said with a cold smile: "This time, I'm afraid you may cause trouble before Ling Cang can solve it."
"No, it's just a small town. How can we have such a great opponent?"
"It's hard to say. Maybe the water is shallow but the bastards are many. Also, the poorer and backward the place, the harder it is for powerful dragons to suppress local snakes. It is easy for local forces to get together, making it difficult for outsiders to gain a foothold. Moreover, here Collusion between officials and gangsters is very common in China and is much more arrogant than in other places."
"Really?" Qin Hu nodded as if he understood: "So things are not easy to handle,"
"Of course,"
"I do know that the folk customs in the Northeast are fierce..." Qin Hu said this and grinned: "It seems that there was a fight this time."
"The characters of the Northeastern people are indeed very brave and fierce. The 'Northeastern tiger' has been famous for many years, but..." Hong Xue pointed to his head, and then said: "The Northeastern people are not very smart and are not united, so it is difficult to become a great nation. device,"
Hong Xue became the boss of the Hong Ming Gang at a young age, so he needed to be outstanding and have a good mind. This analysis is very pertinent.
Last semester, the overt and covert fighting between the three major gangs in No. 1 Middle School actually reflected the social reality to a large extent. Northeastern people used to be unimpeded in various parts of the country due to their height, strength and strong character. However, after a few years, The weakness of the Northeastern people was exposed. As a result, their territory was eaten up by other gangs such as the Sichuan Gang, and their power was greatly reduced.
Today's Northeasterners are mostly working as thugs for other gangs in other places. The "Northeastern Gang" has long lost its glory.
As for the Northeast, gangs are somewhat like stragglers. They are usually small in scale and have a loose organizational structure. Many gangs cannot even be called gangs in the true sense. They can only be regarded as underworld organizations. To them, the Hong Ming Gang is simply like A behemoth-like existence.
Only by virtue of being in their own hometown, being very familiar with the people and the environment around them, and being able to work together at critical moments, can they make it difficult for gangs in other places to gain a foothold. Even though the Hongming Gang has dominated the north for many years, it has always been able to Couldn't get into the Northeast.
The train arrived at the station. After getting off the train, Hong Xue looked at the environment around the station and immediately frowned: "It's quite backward..."
"Minghai is a municipality directly under the Central Government and the industrial and commercial center of the north. Of course it cannot be compared to this place,"
"That's true," Hong Xue nodded and said seriously: "Anyway, Ling Cang is also from the Northeast. This time I come to visit my husband's family."
"Yes," Qin Hu chuckled: "It's a pity that Ling Cang doesn't have any relatives..."
"Husband..." Hong Xue stopped talking to Qin Hu and took out his cell phone to call Ling Cang: "Guess where I am,"
When a daughter-in-law goes to her husband's house, she usually brings a chicken in her left hand and a duck in her right hand. However, Hong Xue's daughter-in-law is very different. She brings nearly a hundred younger brothers and prepares a knife and a bat as a meeting gift.
Ling Cang did not idle around in the town, but went to the countryside and wandered around a nearby village.
Most rural areas in the Northeast look a little dilapidated and full of decadence. This village is not big. It takes less than ten minutes to walk from the beginning to the end of the village.
Guo Xiaoyu was not very interested, shook his head and said: "This place is really boring..."
Yu Hanfeng coughed twice, and then rolled his eyes at Guo Xiaoyu. Guo Xiaoyu immediately knew that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly said: "However, it looks pretty good if you look closely, and it has a very rural feel..."
Ling Cang didn't hear what Guo Xiaoyu said at all. He happened to see an old man accidentally fall down and hurriedly ran over to help him up: "Uncle, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay..." The uncle smiled honestly: "My bones are pretty strong, so it's not a big deal."
"That's good," that is to say, in rural areas, information is relatively limited, and people don't know that falling old people can also become an industry. If it were placed in the city, Ling Cang would not dare to help him, otherwise not only would he not be thanked, but Instead, you may be sued and lose a lot of money.
"Young man..." The uncle looked Ling Cang up and down and asked with a smile: "Which village are you from?"
With sharp clothes and an authentic Northeast accent, Ling Cang is in harmony with the environment here, and this is exactly what Ling Cang wants: "I'm from Heilongjiang, and I came here to play with my friends."
"What fun is there in this place?" The uncle shook his head, looking a little angry: "We have had enough of staying here, and you come here to play,"
"I heard that the woods here are good and there are a lot of wild animals. We want to go camping,"
The uncle snorted loudly: "As for this, Jing'er is pretty good, but the person is not that good."
"What do you mean?"
"I didn't practice cultivation in my previous life, but I was born in Linlan," the uncle slowly shook his head and said with some emotion: "It's not easy to live here in Gata."
"Why do you say that?"
"In this Gata, all the people were so pressed that they dared not breathe, and all the oil and water were scraped away..." As people get older, they like to chatter. The uncle talked about many things, and Ling Cang realized that the local agriculture The forestry and forestry industries are basically in a state of monopoly, and all interests are seized by powerful groups, and the people have been squeezed for a long time. The core of this powerful group is the mayor Zhu Changyou. The uncle told Ling Cang: "Zhu Changyou is a scourge at all. Together with the village chiefs and leaders from all walks of life, we formed a tightrope to deal with the common people."
"Speaking of which, I was in the town and heard that there was some land acquisition recently,"
"There is a big company that plans to take over all the nearby land to do some green planting. To say that this is a good thing, the price they offer is not low, but this money is in the hands of the common people. Only twenty and thirty cents are left." The uncle became more and more angry and his voice became high-pitched: "Farmers from nearby villages planned to petition, so the mayor sent people to intercept them and beat them back on the way. He also used the police The police threatened that if anyone dared to cause trouble again, their house would be demolished,”
"So that's what happened,"
"I heard that this enterprise is owned by the central government and there are people on it. But even if you come to Linlan Town, you still can't do anything. Why don't the county magistrates take charge of it now?" After coughing twice, the uncle told Ling Cang: "My age Now that I'm older, I don't have anything to fear. I can tell you. If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to say it."
Guo Xiaoyu asked curiously: "Zhu Changyou is so awesome."
"Of course he is so awesome. He manages all aspects of the relationship very well, and both black and white take care of everything." The uncle sighed, and the look of resentment between his eyebrows became stronger: "I tell you, don't say that in this little In the small Linlan Town, even in the county, Zhu Changyou can still enjoy his life. It is said that even the county magistrate is afraid of him and has to give in to him at every turn."
"You said he eats both black and white," Ling Cang frowned upon hearing this. More than one person had said this.
"There is a Lin Lan gang in the town. They bully the market, rob men and women, and do all kinds of bad things. Speaking of which, they are not very capable. They are not as profitable as gangs in other places. They can't get out of this place. But Just in Lin Lan, Tian is the king, and they are the second king. No one can offend anyone." When the uncle said this, he stamped his feet vigorously to show his anger: "I heard that on the surface, the boss of the Lin Lan Gang It was someone else, actually Zhu Changyou,"
After chatting with the old man for a few more words, Ling Cang took his leave and returned to town.
Ling Cang already knew the specific context of the whole matter. This trip was to inquire further. Based on the information revealed by this uncle, Ling Cang was absolutely sure that there were indeed serious problems with the local land acquisition work.
Yu Hanfeng had been listening by the side, and now he said to Ling Cang: "It seems that the land expropriation will be implemented in the end. Zhu Changyou has made so much money, there is no way he will not get it done."
"Even if he doesn't do things, there's nothing we can do against him," Ling Cang sneered and said again: "Do you know why the Northeast economy is lagging behind? It's because there are too many officials like Zhu Changyou. Some people come to invest in the local area, no matter what they can do. If you can’t make money, you have to have your skin peeled off first.”
"Then what should we do? How about asking the national discipline inspection department to intervene?"
"It's useless," Ling Cang immediately shook his head: "There are many similar things. The reason why Zhu Changyou still dares to do this must be because he has enough confidence. Also, this kind of behavior is on the edge. You I know it should be counted as corruption, but according to the law, it may not be defined this way."