Those who abide by the law are melancholy in the morning, and those who have strong beams sing joyfully night after night. They benefit themselves at the expense of others and ride on mules. They are upright and fair and starve. They build bridges and repair roads and blind people. There are many murderers and arsonists. If you go to the West and ask the Buddha, the Buddha will only say: I can't do anything!
Yes, things in the world are like this. There is no word "fair" at all. Good people may not be rewarded with good things, and bad people may not be rewarded with bad things.
The above words are actually the words that Hong Yanwu used to ridicule good people in the past. They are also the source of his confidence to do evil without fear.
But at the beginning, he would never have thought that one day he would be such a good person. And he would also experience the same feeling of being ridiculed and made fun of.
Only then did he experience how uncomfortable it felt for those people who he had regarded as fools in the past to face the fact that their kindness was not reciprocated and even faced with criticism.
What's more, there is a ready-made example right in front of him. Isn't Shui Qing more wronged than him?
But having said that, he was aggrieved, but he didn't regret it. Because even if he knew it would end up like this at the beginning, he would still do it knowingly and act like a fool.
But this does not mean that his moral standards suddenly reached a high level, nor does it mean that he suddenly understood the principle of "doing good deeds is self-satisfaction without asking for anything in return". It is not that he
As rumored, he really has some thoughts about Shui Lan, the second girl of the Shui family.
In fact, he is neither very good nor very bad. He just wants to repay Shui Qing's debt of kindness with the idea of "repaying kindness with kindness".
Speaking of Shui Qing, she and Hong Yanwu's second brother Hong Yanwen were both junior high school graduates from the 1969 class. They are six years older than Hong Yanwu and are already twenty-four this year.
In Hong Yanwu's memory, this neighbor's eldest sister was a figure praised by the entire Furu family. Although she was Shui Lan's biological sister, her popularity was far from Shui Lan's bitter and mean-spirited person.
It's comparable to a human yellow-haired girl.
Shui Qing always has a smile on her face, is steady, kind, and has a good temper like noodles. Her biggest characteristic is her kindness.
Not to mention that he has done a lot of things to support the elderly and the young, even if he has a family background with problems, no one cares for him, and he will not be disciplined, and he can be called a dog that cannot be seen, he will still give his sincerity and give a lot.
warmth.
In that era, such warm-heartedness that could treat anyone sincerely was rare, and that was also the special time when Hong Yanwu lacked the most love.
So to look back on those past events back then, he still has a little bit of warmth in his heart. To use a sour word, this is called ripples of gratitude.
As for what specific things they were? Let’s just talk about the two things that Hong Yanwu remembers the most.
The first thing happened in the summer when Hong Yanwu was six years old.
At that time, Chen Liquan had not moved here yet.
In order to catch an injured pigeon that could not fly, Hong Yanwu chased it from his house through the "crossing building" to the west courtyard. In the end, he finally caught the pigeon on the Shui family's house.
But just when he was so proud, holding the pigeon in his hand, and jumped from the Shui family's house to the wall, the tiles under his feet became loose, and he slipped and fell down with a "clunk".
It happened that there was a large fish tank made of clay basins under the eaves of Shui's house, and Hong Yanwu's body happened to fall into the fish tank.
With a "bang" sound, the fish tank broke into pieces and the pigeons ran away. Hong Yan's martial spirit was shattered and he fell badly, but he was lucky enough to save his life.
"Who is it? This is it!"
Shui Qingke, who was twelve years old at the time, was cleaning the windows in the house. When he saw this scene, he was equally shocked and ran out of the house shouting.
Hong Yanwu was dizzy, but he knew he was in trouble and had been caught. He instinctively wanted to get up and run. But as soon as he exerted his strength, he let out an "ouch" and fell back to the ground, unable to move at all.
"Hey, it's you, you naughty kid! Why did you fall from our house..."
Of course Shui Qing knew Hong Yanwu, and he also knew that he was famous for teasing cats and dogs, and for escaping from house to house. Seeing him fall so hard that he couldn't move out of his house, with blood on his arms and legs, it was both annoying and ridiculous.
I originally wanted to say a few words, but seeing that his fall was really bad, I felt pity for him. I quickly stepped forward to help him up, carried him into the room, and applied medicine to stop the bleeding.
Shui Qing seemed to be born to take care of others. When doing such things, he was particularly meticulous and considerate, and meticulously bandaged Hong Yanwu's injuries.
Hong Yanwu felt awkward at first, rubbing his buttocks and grinning unnaturally, but when he glanced at Shui Qing's kind and calm face, he only expressed concern but no blame.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a sense of dependence. It seemed that the wound no longer hurt and he felt quite comfortable. He was secretly looking forward to the tender moment in front of him as long as possible, completely becoming like the one on the bedside.
As honest as a little yellow cat lying down.
Naturally, Shui Qing didn't understand Hong Yanwu's feelings. When the bandage was finished, she saw Hong Yanwu looking stunned and strange, so she couldn't help but laugh, patted his head and asked.
"You must be scared yourself! How are you? Your arms and legs feel uncomfortable? Can you stand up now?"
Hong Yanwu naturally wanted to act like a hero and spoke in a very tough tone. "Who is scared? I...I'm fine."
"Is it okay to fall from such a high building? You're not trying to show off in front of me, are you?"
Seeing that Shui Qing didn't believe it, Hong Yanwu sat up from the chair and puffed out his chest and said, "It's really okay, Sister Shui Qing, just look at it if you don't believe it!"
He also deliberately jumped on the spot, but he didn't know that his hip shaft was dislocated. The pain made him groan and he fell to the ground again and couldn't get up.
When Shui Qing saw Hong Yanwu paralyzed on the ground, she knew that he was really injured. In a hurry, she quickly carried him on her back to the barber shop to find her father, Shui Gengsheng.
She didn't go to complain, nor did she panic and go to the adults for advice. It was because the barbers in Beijing in the past could not only shave heads, cut hair, and shave faces, but also massage and set bones.
For example, in the early years, there was no specialized orthopedics hospital in Beijing. People who had injuries to their muscles and bones had to go to a barber.
So Shui Gengsheng treated this right. After seeing Hong Yanwu, he straightened his waist without any trouble. He told the boy to run and jump on the spot without any side effects.
In addition, what Hong Yanwu didn't expect was that Shui Qing carried him to treat his injuries, but didn't mention a word about the reason for his fall. He didn't even ask him to compensate for the smashed fish tank, and tolerated all his mistakes.
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All of this made Hong Yanwu feel more grateful the more he thought about it. For the first time, he developed a liking for someone of the opposite sex besides his mother and sister.
In his hazy consciousness, he began to imagine that Shui Qing had become his biological sister. Every minute and second he was taken care of by her that day, every step he took while lying on her back, was deeply implanted in his memory.
It made him feel unspeakable and unforgettable.
Since then, he has never been on the roof of Shui's house. At that time, he didn't understand that this was called "repaying a favor." He just instinctively didn't want to step on the roof tiles of Shui's house and didn't want to see Shui Qing angry and anxious.
But on the other hand, when Shui Qing was out of school, he always liked to stay at the entrance of the courtyard, waiting to take a look at her from a distance...