Completely different from Chen Liquan, who was expected to practice hard every day from now on, Hong Yanwu felt extremely relaxed and free after walking out of the school. He felt that the whole world belonged to him, and he could do whatever he wanted now.
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The sun is shining brightly, the air is fresh, and even the biting cold wind seems to have become amiable.
The outside world is really too open, so open that Hong Yanwu didn't even know what to do next.
To be honest, although I am also alone, this feeling is indeed different from the first few days.
At that time, he always felt that there was an invisible hand pinching his neck, fearing that Master Yu would appear from behind him if he was not careful.
So in order to prevent being found by Mr. Yu, he didn't dare to go anywhere during the day. Almost as soon as it got dark, he would sneak back to the warehouse of the quilt factory where he was temporarily staying, and survive by huddled in piles of quilts and cotton coats.
spend a long night
This kind of loneliness, this kind of coldness, even made him think about whether to simply take risks, do what he had to do at once, and then leave for other places.
But starting from today, it will be fine! He can completely put his heart in his heart. With the current situation of the old man, he will never meddle in his business again.
He no longer needs to look at other people's faces, and he no longer needs to have any scruples!
Of course, in fact, he was a little sad for Yu Ye's illness, and also sympathized with Chen Liquan, who had to take care of Yu Ye. But for him, what was even more difficult to control was the joy of getting two useful skills and welcoming full freedom.
The excitement of life.
So in order to celebrate, his initial plan was to spend 12 cents to have a bowl of wontons and a sesame seed cake, and maybe later go to Caishikou Cinema to watch a "free" movie.
Having said this, some people may be wondering, does Hong Yanwu have any acquaintances at Caishikou Cinema?
No, it should be said that this kind of "free" movie does not really require buying a ticket. In fact, it is because the back door of the cinema leads to an aisle of the residential courtyard behind it. Although this door is usually closed during the screening to prevent people from sneaking in.
Lock, but the key is that the high rear window is a flip-down window. With Hong Yanwu's skill, he can easily climb the high wall and climb in.
This is not because he is too stingy, nor is it because he can't even afford a ticket with the money in his pocket, but now that he has to live on his own and has to save some money.
What's more, who is willing to spend this wasted money if it's all for nothing? Why don't you take advantage of this bastard?
Besides, there are still many fun places, and he has to play them one by one slowly, but he is not in a hurry now. Anyway, he has plenty of time, and he can use it no matter what.
In this way, Hong Yanwu, who had made up his mind, walked to the market entrance in a few steps, but he had just finished lunch at the wonton shop, and before he had time to go to the movies, he had already caused new trouble.
What's going on?
Hey, it was purely caused by the iron bow that Master Yu gave him.
It turns out that when Hong Yanwu was eating wontons, he would carry his bow behind his back. This was a novel sight for people back then, and bows were even more attractive playthings for young people.
So two boys who were eating at the same time spotted Hong Yanwu. After he left, they followed him out and followed him quietly.
You know, although Hong Yanwu has not yet been able to reach the state of "burning the body", his senses are much more sensitive than ordinary people. He is naturally aware of every move of these two boys. Now, he won't go to the movies anymore.
Instead, he deliberately walked through a remote alley in the direction of Hufang Bridge.
Then, as he expected, as soon as he reached Beitangzi Alley, the two boys behind him caught up with him and intercepted him.
Needless to say, as soon as he saw the two boys in front of him with cigarettes in their mouths and hats on their heads, he knew that they were not some fun, not to mention that they were not in school at this time, so they must have been skipping school.
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The only thing that surprised him was that the two people in front of him were wearing sheepskin hats and authentic "defense green", and they also had four pockets. This was really rare in the neighborhood. Based on his
My guess is that he is a soldier's son from the Third General Staff Office on Baiguang Road.
There is a reason why Hong Yanwu made such an inference.
At that time, the courtyard represented a decent life for the social elite. Those who could live in it were either soldiers or staff of national ministries. However, since Nancheng area was mostly a poor gathering area, Xuanwu and Chongwen districts,
There are very few "elite areas" like this. If we take XW District alone, it is probably on Baiguang Road that there are more courtyards.
Because here there is not only the compound of the "Three General Staff Offices", the compound of the Ministry of Light Industry (later the Ministry of Electric Power), the dormitory compound of the fifth hospital of the Ministry of Machinery, the compound of the Water Conservancy and Hydropower Cadre School (today's Ministry of Water Resources), and the "Bayi Factory Dormitory"
"(Today's Civil Affairs Cadre College) compound, and on the road to Baiguang Road shopping mall
There is also the "Heiye" (BJ Steel Design and Research Institute) compound in the east. After Baiguang Road crosses Zaolinqian Street, there is the dormitory compound of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the North China Electric Power Administration (today's State Grid Jibei Electric Power) opposite it.
The compound of the dormitory of the company is definitely a compound with many people gathered and very lively.
Although the people living in these compounds are engaged in different occupations, come from all over the world, and have accents from the south to the north, these compounds are more or less equipped with canteens, grain stores, canteens, public bathhouses, and barber shops.
Kindergartens, film screening teams, etc. are like independent small societies. The basic daily necessities of each family can be provided without leaving the house. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "a sparrow has all the internal organs even though it is small".
Naturally, the wealth and status of a person will be clearly reflected in the children. Children in these big courtyards generally disdain to hang out with people in alleys under the protection of their parents, but in the
There are fewer areas in the capital, so things are scarcer and more expensive. Even going to school is completely different from the children of the lower class.
For example, a few key primary schools and middle schools in XW District accommodate almost all the students from the big courtyard. In those ordinary schools, the highest official position held by parents of students is only department-level cadres.
Therefore, these children who grew up in the compound had a natural contempt for the children of the common people since childhood. However, due to the social chaos at that time and the implementation of the "nearby distribution" policy after the "resumption of classes", when these children grew up
When you grow up, you will inevitably interact with ordinary people.
And once they came into contact with each other, the almost instinctive contempt shown by the elders stimulated the common people to destroy their sense of superiority, so conflicts inevitably broke out frequently.
But what they didn't expect was that after experiencing the real sword and gun competition, these big courtyard boys were completely at a disadvantage. Therefore, this result gave them a new feeling towards some common people, that is, they were afraid.
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To put it bluntly, there are many children in the courtyard, and it is easy for them to become "powerful". They are also good at taking advantage of the situation, but there is a lack of real leaders who are brave enough to fight alone. Like all the children in the courtyard, most of them rely on a handful of people to go out.
Several "celebrities" came to "shake their identities".
So it is okay for them to form a group and bully those who are alone, but if they really fight against each other, they will definitely not be as "wild" as the children in the alley.
Don't forget, most of the civilians in the hutong are like Hong Yanwu. They grew up bitter and grudged when they were young. They are naturally willing to fight and even risk their lives.
In this way, in the real sense, gangsters are mostly from civilians. For this reason, how can the big courtyard boy not be frightened? Who dares to challenge easily?
In those days, this kind of natural opposition always existed, so the good fighters among the big courtyard disciples were similar to the "player masters" who were the fighters among the common people. There was also a special name to call them, called "yuan faction".
Later, when many well-known writers described the situation of this era, they were accustomed to referring to the big courtyard boys as "players". However, this was completely a fallacy. For some unknown reason, they actively ignored that "players" were just "players".
It is a unique term belonging to the common people, and in people's perception at that time, this term was basically equivalent to the nemesis of the "academy faction".
And like today, what Hong Yanwu encountered was exactly the two "academic factions" of the "Third General Staff Office" compound.
It's a pity that these two boys were so unlucky. Although they thought that "two fists are no match for four hands" and wanted to rob openly, Hong Yanwu's two fists were made of iron. Their tragic ending was completely predictable.
The specific process of the fight was like this. Just after a boy shouted arrogantly, "Little boy, take down your bow and let us play with it!" After saying this, he suddenly felt that his genitals seemed to be
Hit by a heavy hammer.
Then, his body suddenly bent into an arch shape, like a cooked prawn.
Hong Yanwu, on the other hand, nonchalantly pulled his right knee out from between the boy's legs, letting his tense body slowly slide to the ground.
After that, he pinched the neck of another kid again, as easily as pinching a chicken, then bent his arm and gave a heavy uppercut, and beat the kid until he vomited...
A moment later, when the two boys, wearing only their autumn clothes and long trousers, fled from Beitangzi Hutong in a hurry as if they were being chased by ghosts, the only ones left in the alley were those who had just put on "national defense green" and were still holding the
Hong Yanwu wearing another military uniform.
In fact, if it is fair to say that he had no experience in "taking off military uniforms" and did not understand the rules, he did not force them to do it. In fact, the two boys took off their clothes voluntarily in exchange for freedom.
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However, this was an unexpected gain for him, because not only could he send the extra military uniform to a trust store in exchange for money, but also owning a military uniform was the ideal of countless young people of that era.
He himself used to often dream of one day wearing a grass-green military uniform, a military cap on his head, and a green military sling on his shoulders. However, all this has always been so out of reach for a person with his family background.
But now, the dream has finally come true!
Hong Yanwu looked up at his new clothes and didn't know what was going on. A strange inferiority complex and another kind of inexplicable ambition were intertwined in his heart, which made him come up with an extremely unrealistic idea.
From now on, it will definitely be different. What are the "five black categories" and the "five red categories"? As long as you wear this military uniform, I will be a son of a high-ranking official!
Humph! As long as I have these fists, I can be as black as I want and as red as I want, right?
No matter who it is, as long as they dare to offend me, I will give them a taste of violence!