Hong Yanwu sat on the stool with his head lowered. Now he could only see a pair of feet wearing black leather shoes and holding Erlang's legs.
The man sitting on the bed in front of him had navy blue pants, a big shell hat and a red collar badge. He was the policeman who came to the door with his neighbor's aunt.
At first, when Aunt Bian led the policeman into the house, everyone in the Hong family was shocked. Hong Yanwu's mother even chased after her from the kitchen wiping tears.
Everyone in the family thought that the police came to arrest Hong Yanwu because he beat someone up. Everyone, including his father and eldest brother, were worried about Hong Yanwu.
But to be honest, Hong Yanwu himself was not afraid at the time, because he was very accurate and knew that neither the salesman nor the neighbor's plumber would be injured.
As for Mao Yuanfang's lawsuit against him, he has nothing to fear, because the words he used to scold that "stinky hut" today were all limited to personal attacks and had nothing to do with politics.
Therefore, he felt that even if the police came to take revenge on those people and wanted to arrest him on a charge, at most they would just send him to a "cell" for a few days, which was no big deal.
He even made a plan. If the police were going to do this, he would dare to use political topics to get the police involved, leaving this kid with nothing to eat. Based on his understanding of the future direction, this should not be possible.
Difficult to do.
But he never expected that instead of arresting him, the police actually helped him.
Because according to Aunt Bian, when she was holding a security meeting at the police station today, the salesperson who was beaten did go to find the owner of the police station. However, after the police comrade asked about it, he came forward to clear up the salesperson's work and put the irresponsible salesperson to work.
The implacable boy succeeded in persuading him to go back. Now he is here just to criticize and educate Hong Yanwu. At the same time, he also has another meaning, that is, as a film police officer, he must do something to the "two laborers" who have recently returned home in the film.
Let’s visit the work.
So immediately afterwards, Hong Yanwu was taken to this room alone by the police.
Hong Yanwu had the consciousness to be punished, so he consciously sat down in a standard posture for prisoners.
"Have you come back to drink?" the policeman finally began to ask.
"……No."
"You didn't drink, so why did you act drunkenly? Did you say that you should change your shopping book? Shouldn't you apologize to others and ask them to fine you? What are you trying to do? It's just that what he did was really inappropriate, and he can be reasoned with slowly.
Well, you still beat people? Dogs can’t change their eating habits..."
"Yes, what you are saying is that I made a mistake. I should learn from it and promise not to do it again."
Hong Yanwu was annoyed by the police's official tone, but he didn't want to offend easily, so he could only answer according to the words.
"Pull it down. It's weird if I believe you. It depends on the action. Master Shui, you want to apologize to others. The salesperson's matter is easy to talk about. You can write a copy and give it to me later. Forget it. It doesn't have to be too complicated. I know.
You don’t have much education either. Just write things clearly. Look up more in the dictionary and write less typos. By the way, I’ve already paid the fine for you at the non-staple food store. It’s 10,120 taels for sesame paste, which is three times the fine.
Thirty-three cents. I heard that you took the initiative to ask for ten times the fine. With your family’s conditions, don’t just take advantage of yourself in the future..."
I didn't expect it, I never expected it. This policeman didn't tell me the truth, but what he said was quite honest.
Hong Yanwu couldn't help but look up at the policeman's face. It didn't look like he was teasing him, let alone joking.
Confused, he subconsciously put his hand into his trouser pocket, but only took out half a pack of cigarettes. When he put the cigarette aside, he reached into another trouser pocket and took out the money.
"I'll give you the fine..."
"Oh, it's a piece of cake, and you can't find it. I'm telling you, if Aunt Bian and I hadn't spoken kind words to people for you today, you wouldn't have been able to get off even ten times the time. You're a bad boy, and you got into trouble as soon as you came out. You
It’s said that you haven’t had a home for a year, and you’ve just taken a few days off to come back to see me. If you really want to go in here because of this, it’s not worth it!”
"Yes, you are saying that I am confused..."
Hong Yanwu didn't understand what the police meant now, but he didn't dare to ask. While responding, he was still digging in his pockets, trying to get some thirty-three cents.
"Forget it, forget it, do you still have cigarettes? If you don't take the money, this half pack of 'Xiangshan' will belong to me. Speaking of which, you still made a profit, are you interested..."
Hong Yanwu took out the matchbox, but when he opened it, there was only one stick left in it. The head was still broken and could not be rubbed.
The policeman had to search all over his body, and finally took out a box of matches. There were only a few matches in it. He sighed, took one in his mouth, and actually handed one to Hong Yanwu, and then struck the match.
"Hurry, it will be out in a while... I said, you smoke better than the police?"
"I met an acquaintance in the bathhouse, and they gave it to me."
Hong Yanwu now feels that this policeman is quite funny, a bit nagging, but not annoying at all.
In fact, he is quite good-looking, young, with sword-shaped eyebrows, handsome appearance, shiny leather shoes, no oil spots on his trousers, and very clean under his fingernails. He seems to be a fastidious person. But he does not have the masculinity of Xing Zhengyi.
He looks like a young boy in Peking Opera...
Huh? By the way, Xing Zhengyi, and Zhao Zhenmin...
Could this policeman be the person Zhao Zhenmin mentioned when sending him out of the police station who could take care of him? What was that person's last name?
As soon as this idea popped into Hong Yanwu's mind, he quickly got up and poured a glass of hot water for the policeman.
"What's your last name?"
The policeman's eyes were dull.
"My surname is Zhang. My name is Zhang Baocheng in my household registration book. Others call me Xiao Zhang. You... you can call me Lao Zhang from now on."
Sure enough, Hong Yanwu remembered everything at once.
"I've heard that you are... Zhao..."
"That's right. You understand, why should I care about your mess? As soon as you left, Zhao Zhenmin and Xing Zhengyi called me one by one, asking me to take care of you. You are quite capable, I heard
One person can fight several people, and even helped them arrest a gang. Also, I, two old classmates, don't look down on you. But I didn't expect that you would cause trouble for me before I got off work.
…”
"Oh, I'm even more shameless...for causing you trouble."
"Okay, don't cause trouble in the future, just live a good life, and don't let these two brothers down. Fululi and Zixinlu are both my bosses, and we will have to deal with each other in the future.
Don't tell anyone about this relationship. I will naturally take care of you if you need to take care of me. If you have any problems, feel free to come to me. I will never let you go if I can help you. But you have to pay attention in the future. I really don't want to be a human being, but I also want to
Even if I am a ghost, I will not recognize my relatives..."
Having said this, Zhang Baocheng took a puff of cigarette and took the opportunity to soften his tone.
"You just came back. How many days have you been on leave? How do you plan to live your life? Can you talk to me? Don't be afraid. I am a policeman in this suit, but if I take it off, I am also your brother. I understand your family situation.
I also know a little bit about your business, so as long as it’s not too much, you can tell me whatever you want.”
"Fifteen days. I...I haven't planned yet."
"It's not okay if you don't have a plan. You have to think about it. Just wandering around every day is not okay! You are different from Chen Liquan. During the earthquake, he saved an extra instructor, someone helped him run the world, and he has his father's place to take his place. Now that
I'm a person with a job. I'm not afraid you don't like to hear it. You people all have a bad habit. If you have nothing to do, something will happen to you. I'm so bored and bored that I can't even fart. I'm a little wanderer from Xinlu.
'Do you know him? His mother often picks up rags on these streets..."
"I know the little gangster from the work-study school. He's older than me, but I don't pay attention to him at all!"
"This kid just came in during the Spring Festival this year. He didn't stay at home to celebrate the New Year. He went shopping on the street every day. As a result, he had nothing to do and had nothing to do. He stole three bicycles and another one in one go.
Damn it, you just handed over your household registration! What’s the use of asking me for help when you’re under the fucking New Year? If you let me go, it’ll kill him, and he’s still begging me! People like this can’t survive, so get it as soon as possible
Just stop living, find a cesspool and plunge yourself into it, don’t you think so?"
Hong Yanwu had to nod his head. Although these words were not pleasant to hear, they were true.
At the same time, he also felt that Zhang Baocheng was not so easy to fool. Although he didn't sound alienated by just a few words, he didn't need to think about it to know that in his heart, he was actually guarding against him causing trouble.
So after thinking about it for a while, he felt that he had to at least say something to reassure Zhang Baocheng, otherwise the policeman would be thinking about him every day, but the trouble would be like having an extra pair of eyes behind him, and he would not be able to let go of anything he did.
hands and feet.
"Let me tell you the truth, I am thinking about one thing right now. I want to get my household registration back to the capital. Look at the situation at my home. My parents are old and there is no one to take care of me at home. I can
You cannot be employed in Chadian."
"I can understand what you are saying, but according to regulations, detainees in labor camps are employed locally after they are released from prison. What's the matter with you..."
Seeing Zhang Baocheng shaking his head, Hong Yanwu quickly explained.
"To tell you the truth, I actually heard when I was on the farm that there is now a policy. Because although the public security system has always been about arresting people and not letting them go, they can only get in and out, but in order to find employment in correctional education, it is also a heavy burden. Now it seems
The higher authorities are determined to clean up the accumulated abuses and get rid of this burden. I heard that those employed people who can make a living for themselves or have children to support will be allowed to return to the capital in batches. It seems that the fifth branch of the Public Security Bureau from Liren Street on Xinlu Road is
I'm doing this. I want to try it."
"Hey, you are very well-informed, but I don't know yet. But what you said seems to be a bit confusing. I seem to have heard someone in the institute mention it recently..."
Zhang Baocheng was really surprised.
In fact, why is Hong Yanwu so well-connected? It's not because he went to the Fifth Office to get it back in his previous life, but it was already after 1980. It was also at that time that he knew that in early 1977, there were already people who could handle the situation.
The household registration office is back.
Hong Yanwu's words seemed to have a certain effect. Zhang Baocheng's eyes no longer contained so much speculation when he looked at him.
And he pondered for a while, and expressed his position quite happily. He said that this matter was a business matter, but it was probably not easy to handle. I guess Hong Yanwu didn't have enough vacation, but as long as the farm didn't send people to the capital to find Hong Yanwu, he would help Hong Yanwu
Wu was careless and would not take the initiative to push Hong Yanwu back to Chadian. But if someone really came to urge him, then it would have to be a matter of business.
Speaking of this, it was already a huge honor. Hong Yanwu was not a person who didn't know good things, so he expressed his sincere gratitude.
At this point, almost everything that needs to be said has been said. He finished smoking and drank water. Zhang Baocheng stood up on his own initiative and was ready to leave.
"The last sentence, I've read your file, and the crime is fighting. In fact, it's nothing special. It's not stealing or robbing. If you don't fight in the future, it will be over. If you really can't change it, it's easy to hit someone again. You can find me.
Hit me."
Zhang Baocheng's words seemed like a joke, but Hong Yanwu definitely didn't dare to take them as a joke, so he quickly nodded and said "I don't dare."
But Zhang Baocheng said, "Don't be so modest. The one you beat was the teacher's son. Who am I? But if you beat someone else again, it means you've beaten me. We're not finished!... Oh, almost."
I forgot, there are still twenty yuan and ten kilograms of food stamps that Xing Zhengyi and others entrusted me to deliver to you, but this money cannot be given to you, I have to hand it over to your parents."
It was another accident. Something warm surged up in Hong Yanwu's heart, and he stuttered immediately.
"Don't... don't need... that thing... I can't take this money..."
"Come on, don't be polite. You're eating horse chews now, and it's not all a burden on the family. You can pay it back later when you have the money. Don't give it to me, just return it to Xing Zhengyi. This is what I asked him for when I bought a watch last year.
The borrowed money..."
"It's really unnecessary. I'm really sorry..."
"Let's go, don't be such a girl. Go to the main room, give the money to your parents and I'll leave. You have to have dinner, it's getting late."
Zhang Baocheng patted Hong Yanwu on the shoulder for the last time, and he went out of the house first.