Qingyuan County is an inconspicuous small county in Heilongjiang Province, one of the three eastern provinces.
In early spring, the sky in the east has just turned fish belly white. In a small restaurant called Qingfu in Qingyuan County, a thin young man wearing a coarse cloth shirt, which is still patched but very clean, is tidying up the restaurant. things to prepare for the coming guests.
The young man's name is Shitou, and he has been working here for three months. Although the salary is very small, he is still very satisfied with the job. In this war period, he is content to have a full meal.
"Shi Shi, please open the door after you've finished packing. Dinner guests will be here soon." The owner of the restaurant came out of the back kitchen and said to Shi Shi, who was packing things.
"Yeah!" Shitou just hummed, which was regarded as a response to the boss's words.
"well!"
Looking at the thin Shitou, the boss sighed secretly. He was another poor child. It turned out that Shitou had grown up among beggars since he was a child. He had suffered a lot and suffered a lot just to have a good meal. If you meet someone with good intentions, you can stutter. If you meet someone with bad intentions, you can say bad words to them. Even worse, they will beat you. Three months ago, the clerk in my store quit and he posted the posters himself. The handyman's notice was seen by Shi Shi, so he stayed.
When he thought of this, the boss's mind flashed back to the scene from three months ago. Three months ago, he had just opened the door of the restaurant and wanted to put up a notice looking for a handyman, when he saw a naked man with his hands and a small The boy, whose face was red from the cold, was sitting on a windy corner in front of his restaurant. He stood up immediately when he saw him coming out. The hand that was originally holding a broken bowl and was about to ask for some food from him, but because of looking at it, The notice in his hand hung in the air.
"Boss, are you looking for a handyman here?" Although he was illiterate, Shi Tou could tell from the notice written on red paper in the boss's hand.
The boss nodded at first, but after taking a closer look at the little beggar in front of the door, he shook his head.
"Do you think it's okay for me to come to your place to work? I don't need any money, as long as I have enough food to eat, you see, I'm still very strong and can do any kind of work!" As he said this, he lifted up the book with his hands to cover it. The sleeves that covered his arms showed off his arms that were all red from the cold. But the boss looked around and saw that except for a layer of red skin, there was no trace of muscle on this arm at all...
The boss was a little embarrassed. He was really short of people here, and he was afraid that the beggar would be dishonest and steal things from the store. After thinking for a long time, his eyes gradually became blurry, as if he had thought of something...for a while, he spoke in a slightly sad tone. Said: "Okay..., you can stay for now. If you do a good job, you will be paid. But if you are dishonest, not only will you not be paid, I will also send you to the police station." ." After thinking about it, the boss agreed. He really couldn't bear to watch a child starving and freezing outside in the winter. He took Shi Shi back to the restaurant and found out the handyman's old cotton-padded clothes for Shi Shi to wear. , and also prepared some porridge for Shitou.
Three months have passed. Although Shi Shi still looks thin and weak, he is already much stronger than three months ago.
Over the past few months, the boss gradually fell in love with the stone. He works quickly and is not picky about his meals. He can eat anything from steamed buns to pickles. He even doesn't care about the leftovers from some customers. Occasionally, he encounters some customers who leave a small amount of pickles.
Chicken sauce, duck, etc., and they will happily shout about improving their lives. Shitou does a good job here, but it may be because of the previous living environment that made Shitou's character a little introverted, and sometimes even a little extreme.
, especially when eating, Shitou hates being disturbed. If someone disturbs him while eating, he will glare at the person, or hit the person. Just because the boss talks about him, but no matter what, he can't change it.
This is also the only place where the boss is slightly dissatisfied with him.
"Boss! Here are two bowls of hot noodle soup, hurry up, we are on our way in a hurry." In the boss's trance as he recalled the past, Shi Shi had already opened the restaurant door, and not long after, two early diners came in.
"Okay, you two, please take a seat! Shitou, watch the tea! Please wait a moment, the hot noodle soup will be here soon!" The customer's shout brought the boss back from his thoughts, he responded, turned around and went into the kitchen to work.
went.
There are three people in this restaurant, a boss, a boss lady, and Shi Shi. The boss is a cook himself and is responsible for the kitchen work. Shi Shi is responsible for some odd jobs. Of course, the boss lady is responsible for collecting money. When it comes to the meal,
Will help with the busy work.
As the first table of guests arrived, many more diners came in one after another, and the whole restaurant gradually became lively. Shitou was busy until noon, and it was not until lunch that he had a break.
Time is also the eating time that makes Shitou feel happiest in the day.
Shitou held a large porcelain bowl full of food and sat at the table next to the boss and his wife. This was Shitou's habit of eating. After coming to this restaurant, Shitou ate alone every time he ate, never with the boss.
, the landlady sat at the same table to eat. The two bosses were used to it and didn’t say much.
"Hey, Boss Luo, while you're eating, it's time to pay this month's payment!" Boss Luo is the owner of this restaurant, and the person speaking is a well-known gangster in Qingyuan County. He has two good relatives at home.
, is domineering in Qingyuan County, extorting a certain "share of money" from small traders like Boss Luo every month!
"Master Zhang, you're here. Look at the beginning of this month. We haven't done business for a few days and haven't collected enough money yet. Can you please give me a few days of grace?" Seeing the gangster come in, Boss Luo quickly put down his chopsticks and stood up.
He said with a smile.
"What? Boss Luo, this is your fault. Just now I saw that your business here is booming. Do you want to default on your debt?" When he heard that Boss Luo wouldn't pay, the gangster suddenly changed his tune.
As he spoke, he walked towards Boss Luo's position.
Bang! Without paying attention, the gangster's foot hit the leg of the table.
"Ouch, it hurts me so much. Damn it, why is this broken table here!" The gangster who kicked the leg of the table screamed, and kicked the table over.
"It's broken!" When the gangster kicked over the table, these two words appeared in the minds of Boss Luo and the landlady at the same time, because the gangster kicked over the table where Shitou was sitting, and the food in front of Shitou also followed.
The table that was kicked over was knocked to the ground, and the porcelain bowl was smashed into pieces.
Looking at the food on the ground, Shitou's eyes suddenly burst into flames when he looked at the gangster.
"Little bastard, why are you staring at me, looking for a beating!" The gangster didn't care about the stone's glare and cursed in turn.
Boss Luo, who was familiar with Shitou's temper, knew that Shitou would definitely not give up. He was about to rush to stop Shitou, but it was already too late. Shitou pounced on the gangster like a bow and arrow.
"Ah!" The gangster was caught off guard by a stone. He never expected that someone in Qingyuan County would dare to hit him. What made him even more unexpected was that he would die just because of this trivial matter.
He killed himself because at some point, Shitou had a broken piece of a porcelain bowl in his hand, and it was deeply pierced into the artery in the gangster's neck.
"You..." The gangster stared in disbelief, covering his neck with one hand, and went on unwillingly without even saying a complete sentence.
If it were a normal situation, today's situation would not happen at all. When the gangster goes out, he is basically followed by a group of younger brothers. But today, the gangster happened to be alone at home. He just woke up and came out to find that all the money he had on him had been squandered. He happened to pass by Luo
The boss's restaurant then came in and was about to blackmail Boss Luo for some money. Unexpectedly, he lost his life because of this.
"Stone..." The boss and his wife were stunned by the scene in front of them. Although they both hated this gangster in their hearts, and sometimes they even wanted to teach him a lesson, but that was two different things from killing someone.
"Old lady, hurry up! Bring me the money from today's sale." The boss, who was briefly absent-minded, shouted to the lady boss next to him who was still in a daze before he had time to think about it.
"Oh, okay, okay!" When the boss shouted, the lady boss came to her senses and ran towards the counter quickly.
Shitou is also a little scared now. He did not expect that his impulse would have such serious consequences, but Shitou does not regret it. If he does it again, he will do it again, because Shitou once swore to himself, "I am just for
A full meal. In order to get it, I will be scolded, beaten, and humiliated. I can also go to the mountains of knives or the sea of fire for it, at all costs. If you don’t want me to have this full meal, then you are me.
I am an enemy. There is only one word for those who do not let me have enough to eat. Kill! Even if you use a thousand methods, you will not hesitate to even lose my dog's life."
"Shitou, hurry up, take the money and leave here. The further away the better." The boss and his wife have no children. After several months of contact, Boss Luo and his wife have long regarded Shitou as their own child. Shitou killed
The most important thing right now is to get Shitou out of here as soon as possible.
Shitou himself also knew the seriousness of the matter. He glanced at the boss gratefully, took the money from the boss's hand, turned around and rushed out the door, and fled out of the county. After watching Shitou leave, the boss also left the restaurant in a hurry.
"Killing! Killing!" Boss Luo shouted with fear outside the police station. At the same time, Boss Luo's scream also attracted many people to watch. Anyone who knows Boss Luo wants to come forward and ask what happened.
What's going on? But I gave up the idea because I saw the police coming out of the police station.
