After returning home that day, as soon as Hong Yanwu entered the door, he was scolded by his eldest brother Hong Yan.
This is not just because they ate dinner out without telling their family, which caused the food at home to be wasted several times.
It was also because of their delay in returning that Tailor Su became worried about his daughter and ran to the Hong family to ask questions several times. The Hong family felt very guilty for this.
But fortunately, the two lunch boxes "Zhulian Duck Breast" and "Sauce-fried Duck Slices" brought back by Hong Yanwu, together with the seven duck racks, had the same function as "absolution charms". When these things were placed on the table, not only
The nagging elder brother was immediately stunned, and his mother and sister-in-law came around curiously, asking about the origin of the things.
Needless to say, Song Guofu was Hong Yanwu's most high-sounding excuse. Using him to talk things over easily dispelled the family's suspicions. Several old neighbors in the east courtyard, after receiving the two duck racks sent by the Hong family,
Everyone was smiling happily.
Especially Tailor Su. After listening to Su Xiu talk about this happy day and looking at the two duck racks his daughter had brought back, he felt particularly embarrassed for bothering him about going to Hong's house. He had to make a special trip to Hong's house to solemnly
Only after thanking Hong Yanwu once did he feel at ease.
And all these situations made Hong Yanwu's eldest brother feel as if someone had forcibly blocked his mouth with candy. It was sweet, but it was uncomfortable enough for his throat to be so heavy. So in an indescribable way,
Amid the awkwardness, he was the only one who returned to his room without a good mood.
However, although this little family turmoil ended in time, every household in the entire east courtyard also praised Hong Yanwu. But because Fang Ting had said something about Gao Ming's recent situation at the dinner table today, that night,
Hong Yanwu had a nightmare.
It can even be said that he had constant nightmares throughout the night.
Not only did he dream about every time he was convicted and imprisoned for helping Gao Ming in his previous life, but he also dreamed about the days when he was imprisoned in the darkness by Gao Ming. In the end, he even dreamed about something he had never seen before.
Horrible scenes that happened.
In his dream, he actually returned to the day when the world ended. However, at the critical moment when he was about to escape from the villa on a snowy night, Gao Ming suddenly appeared at the door and blocked him, and then challenged him.
His hand tendons and hamstrings were damaged, and finally he was buried alive in the ice and snow...
This kind of creepiness was extremely real. When Hong Yanwu finally couldn't help but let out a scream and rolled over from the bed, sweat had already soaked the sheets.
Chen Liquan was naturally woken up by the shouting. He really couldn't imagine what Hong Yanwu had experienced in his dream, so he quickly pulled out the light cord. When he squinted and looked at the alarm clock, it was only three in the morning, and asked in a low voice
.
"Xiao Wu, what's wrong with you? What nightmare did you have?"
As soon as Hong Yanwu saw Chen Liquan's face clearly, his mood suddenly calmed down a lot. At this moment, he was most fortunate that Quanzi could turn on the light. Otherwise, I'm afraid he really thought that he had returned to the previous life and suffered the consequences of Gao Ming.
Poisonous hand.
"I... dreamed of... that kid Gao Ming."
Hearing Hong Yanwu's breathless answer, Chen Liquan became even more puzzled. In his opinion, what's so scary about a young man like Gao Ming who usually only plays hypocritical and righteous ways and relies on their abilities to act like a fox or a tiger?
"Ah? He alone can scare you like this in your dream? Whenever that kid sees us, doesn't he always nod and bow down? If he can't fight and has no sense of loyalty, he will also use people, scheme against people, and manipulate people.
A little bit dirty..."
But in response to Chen Liquan's disdainful questioning, Hong Yanwu gave a different answer with deep feeling.
"Hey, Quanzi, it's the boss who knows how to use and scheme with people. If he's not careful, he can trick you and make you unable to stand up for the rest of your life. But it was all thanks to me in the beginning. If I hadn't pulled you, you wouldn't have been able to stand up.
I won’t be implicated…”
After Hong Yanwu came back this time, he rarely expressed his deepest gratitude to Chen Liquan. Because every time he wanted to say thank you or express his apology, Chen Liquan would look unhappy. It seemed that the relationship between the two was so different.
It seems like politeness will go away.
This naturally proves that the true friendship between him and Chen Liquan in times of adversity has gone beyond the ordinary loyalty of buddies. The two of them are actually closer than brothers. So it was the same this time. As soon as he said this, Chen Liquan's voice immediately became louder.
A few minutes later, I excused him first.
"Don't say that. What's your fault? It's all because of Gao Ming's wickedness! He asked us to come forward to help him beat the teacher's son, but he kept us in the dark. When something really happened, this
The grandson pushed again: 625. To be honest, if you are still angry about what happened back then, we might as well beat him up again to save you from having to deal with this knot in your heart."
Hong Yanwu could fully understand Chen Liquan's good intention of venting his anger on his behalf, but he shook his head and rejected the idea.
"No, didn't you listen to Fang Ting? Gao Ming has already joined the army. Before May Day, he will go to the army to report. If we beat him again, we will beat a revolutionary soldier. That kid will definitely use this
Making a fuss about the crime..."
Chen Liquan hadn't woken up yet. When he heard that this method didn't work, he didn't have the energy to think of other methods. He fell back on the pillow and only murmured advice in a semi-conscious state.
"How about forget it... I don't think it's necessary to talk to him anymore. We've all been arrested anyway, and we've been in the correctional system, so what if we slap him now? We might as well... just make him angry.
… Let’s live our own lives well…”
As a result, before he finished speaking, he fell asleep again.
But on the contrary, Hong Yanwu was completely awake after an extreme fright.
To be honest, through a conversation with Chen Liquan, he finally saw his own heart clearly.
Originally, he thought that he could forget everything that happened in the past, just as if the things in the previous life had never happened, and start writing a new life again without any burden. But people are such strange things, and some hatred is like a knife carving an axe.
, has penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
Gao Ming and Fang Ting are absolutely different.
As the two people who hurt him the most in the previous life, he could forgive Fang Ting for being a philistine and not care about Fang Ting's betrayal. That was because Fang Ting had tried her best to take care of him and gave him a good family life, and also because
He and Fang Ting are in a similar situation, and they are both the same poor people on a spiritual level.
But there was no way he could forgive Gao Ming, because this man was full of condescending contempt from the very core, and the only thing he could ever give him was the conspiracy behind his smile and the poisonous sweet bait.
Now that I think about it carefully, Gao Ming has never been sincere to him, nor has he been an equal. To put it bluntly, he has never treated him as a person, just as a useful tool or a useful fool.
Eggs can be manipulated anytime, anywhere, and played with in the palm of your hand.
Therefore, the feud between them is not just an ordinary hatred based on interests, but also about personality and dignity.
Yes, he absolutely could not let go of this hatred. Because even if we did not mention other things that had not happened yet, at least it was because of Gao Ming that his and Chen Liquan's futures were ended in the labor camp.
Yes, he was indeed powerless to change this outcome. Accepting it and swallowing his anger was inherently incompatible with his character. He could never act like nothing had happened and let Gao Ming do what Chen Liquan said.
The boy went to serve as a soldier with great satisfaction, waiting to be promoted.
In short, today he is no longer the Hong Yanwu he was in the past who had no self-esteem and only wanted to be comfortable. Although fate still locked his footsteps, it could not lock his heart of seeking justice. If he and Chen Liquan were ruined because of Gao Ming
If he has a bright future, then this kid can’t even hope for a good one!
Justice! Yes! We must seek justice!
The more he thought about it, the more his heart hurt. Gao Ming's face kept lingering in front of his eyes. Hong Yanwu felt that it would be difficult to fall asleep again, so he simply lit a cigarette in the dark. As the cigarette butt flickered brightly and darkened, and the smoke curled up, his mind
He also fell into rapid calculations.
With "Old Ghost" as a guarantee, and the money promised by "Bacha" and "Little Landlord", there shouldn't be any more problems, so I've just been able to free up my hands to deal with this guy in the past few days.
But...his father is an official after all. He is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case. Otherwise, just don't tell Quanzi. This way, even if something happens, he will not be implicated.
Hey, Quanzi is too kind. What if he really beats that kid? That would be too easy for him!
Humph, it’s still the same sentence, if you dare to mess with me, you will lose your skin even if you die...
Early the next morning, Hong Yanwu, who had already made up his mind, never mentioned a word about Gao Ming to Chen Liquan.
Chen Liquan thought that Hong Yanwu was over the matter in his mind, and was afraid that it would upset him if he brought it up again, so he didn't dare to ask again.
But Chen Liquan did not expect that just after he went to work, Hong Yanwu walked out of the house and began to unilaterally prepare to settle the score with Gao Ming.
But this time, he did not plan to use violent methods, but chose to learn from Gao Ming and use some "underhanded tricks" to scheme against people.
Because in Hong Yanwu's view, since Gao Ming had schemed against him to the point where he couldn't tell him even though he suffered a huge loss, he naturally had to let him taste the feeling of having to swallow his teeth alive after having his teeth broken.
So in order to achieve this goal, he quickly started doing several things according to his plan.
First, he tried to find out Gao Ming's daily activity patterns.
Then, he asked Fang Ting to prescribe some medicine, and asked Song Guofu to borrow something.
Finally, he asked his "little wife", his former subordinate, to help him with a few things. The first was to find a place to work, the second was to find someone, and the third was to get him a tricycle...
Two days later, after all these things were implemented one by one, a hunting trap was quietly laid, just waiting for Gao Ming, the prey, to get in and fall into the trap.