On the green brick floor, under the pomegranate tree, in the small side courtyard, the cool breeze blew through my ears.
Drinking the 65-degree Erguotou, Hu Gang and Hu Qiang both had some alcohol on their faces, but their eyes were shining, which was clear evidence that they were in high spirits.
It was just that after "reaching out" to learn about "Roller"'s situation, he didn't say anything for a long time. He almost finished a cigarette before pinching the butt of the cigarette and expressing his stance.
"Brother, I understand what you mean. You really feel sorry for this child. Okay, I promise you, when he comes back, I won't teach him any more..."
"Okay, as long as you understand me. I just feel sorry for such a good child, and I don't want to watch him sink deeper and deeper into this mire..."
A smile appeared on "Big Eyed Lantern"'s face, looking very pleased.
But he didn't expect that there was something behind "reach out".
"Brother, you have to talk about that. What if 'Gunzi' wants to pester me and insist on learning? What should I do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Brother, you have good intentions for him, but I don't think it's sweet to be a coward. The child's heart is still in this one. If you suddenly don't let me teach him, what will he think? Mine.
What you mean is, I don’t have to teach him, but it won’t solve the fundamental problem. After all, he is already a thief and has an addiction. Besides, you are not his father after all, and you brought him in. If you don’t do it,
If he says he won't let me teach him psychological work, then he won't let me teach him. It would be weird to let me go and listen to you. Instead, he has to be shameless and try to learn it..."
"Big Eyed Lantern" immediately fell silent, and all the joy he had felt earlier was gone. He couldn't help but light a cigarette and hesitantly began to think deeply.
"Besides, I won't be able to stay in the capital for long. If I leave, I won't have a chance to teach him. If you don't let me teach him, there won't be a shop like this after passing this village..."
"Qiangzi, do you still want to leave?"
"Big Eyed Lantern" was stunned immediately and started to cough due to the smoke.
"Okay... finally came back, you... you..."
"Stretch out your hand" looked at his brother's anxious look, his face looked troubled.
"Brother, I don't want to leave either. But there's nothing I can do about it. I'm used to being a 'traveling gangster' (a slang term for a pickpocket who travels around the country to commit crimes). If I really stay, I'll live a comfortable life. I'll finally get through it."
The 'craftsmanship' is useless..."
"Big Eyed Lantern" became anxious and simply said everything that was on his mind.
"Craftsmanship? Qiangzi, why are you so confused? I was talking about the 'roller' just now, but... I actually want to advise you. We have been in this business for a long time, and there will be no good end!
You have been outside for so many years, and you still don’t understand society? This guy, being around in society is like a person fighting against a large group of enemies who are eyeing him. It’s really a competition, brother, if you can get the upper hand for a while, sooner or later you’re going to get the upper hand.
.Why? We are outnumbered, what are we? We are just a few little mice, what about society? That is a behemoth, that is a tiger, that is a pack of wolves!"
"Reach here" just silently listened to his brother's lesson. He didn't say a word, but his eyelids were drooped, and he didn't know if he heard it or not.
The "big-eyed lamp" saw this and knew that "reaching out" was a bit contradictory. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand, caressed his brother's shoulder with great affection, and continued to persuade him earnestly.
"Then what should we do? We have to know the current situation, and we have to stop when the time is right. We can't do this all the time, we have to hide, we have to turn, and even if it doesn't work, we have to learn to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead at the critical moment. Think about it,
It would be great if we could have a good and stable meal. I don’t have to worry about being a little tired and tired. It would be great luck for us two brothers to be together!..."
"Brother! How did dad die? You haven't learned your lesson yet, have you?"
Unexpectedly, Leng Buding reached out and suddenly dropped his chopsticks and started to argue emotionally.
"Have you forgotten? 'The bones of thieves can never be changed!' This is what the people around us said at the public trial! And our neighbors, after knowing what happened to our family, they were 'sons of thieves'
, they call us ‘a bunch of thieves’! I’ve heard all of this! Who can treat us as human beings!”
"Don't you think I've never been a good person? The year I first left Beijing, on a long-distance bus, I unloaded a 'cannon' with one hundred yuan and a hospital prescription in it. I was just because
I couldn't bear it, so I pretended to have picked it up and handed it to the long-distance station police station. Unexpectedly, I met the victim who was there. She was the wife of the director of the "Revolutionary Committee", and her face changed as soon as she took the lost item.
The bitch didn't say a word of thanks, but insisted to the end that my wallet was stolen. They had to ask the police station to lock me up for interrogation. That detention lasted for more than a month, and they didn't have any evidence, so they wouldn't let me go, just because my accent was not from the local area.
People. They think they can do whatever they want..."
"Well, good intentions are not rewarded! Then I swear that I will steal even harder when I go out! I thought at that time, you can lock me up. If you lock me up for one day, I will steal for one more year in the future. I will always remember this lesson!
Do you know how I got out in the end? I cut off my calf and stuffed a fly into it. It was not until the pus suppurated and my leg was so badly injured that they were afraid of causing trouble and not ending up, so they let it go.
I climbed out of the door little by little. Didn't you ask me why my left leg was lame? That's the reason! I almost couldn't save it..."
"Humph, being a good person? What are the consequences of being a good person! I've seen it all! We are born with no other way to go! In this case, I have to be the best thief in the world. I can't just make others laugh.
, I cry by myself. Even if I can’t change the world while I’m alive, I have to let those who are rich and powerful cry with us!”
The words "reach out" made "Big Eyed Lantern" feel distressed and anxious. Finally, when his brother stopped speaking, his voice immediately rose an octave higher.
"Qiangzi, you have reached a dead end! Believe me. There is no good in being so stubborn! Open your eyes and look at the outside world. The social atmosphere is different now. Good people can live well again. People
Everyone has become kind again, and there is still hope in the days to come..."
"Reach out your hand" and scratch your neck, but you don't agree with it at all.
"One word at a time! So what? Even if the outside world gets better now, you can promise not to do another 'movement' again, and you can guarantee that others will not discriminate against us in the future? No matter how good it is, it is other people's business, don't
You're stupid! Have you ever gone to see a movie outside? In the words of "Les Misérables", 'Once a thief, always a thief!' The 'Wanderer' we watched when we were children is now being re-screened outside, 'The Good Guys'
A son must be a good man, and the son of a thief must be a thief.' This saying is familiar to you, right? Well, even if these are movies, they are fake. At least you haven't forgotten the slogan of 'sports', right? 'I am a hero, and my son is a hero, I am a hero.
Reactionary bastard!'..."
"Hadron!"
"Big Eyed Lantern" was also uncontrollably excited, and could no longer maintain his composure.
"You are the one who is stupid! We are thieves, but we are forced to do so! No matter how you say it, stealing is stealing, and a thief is a thief! Our father himself said at the beginning that thieves all said that they robbed the rich and gave to the poor, and they were ambitious.
Talents are unwilling to be thieves forever! Don't use your "three steals and three no-steals" as an excuse. When we first went to the streets, the first people we stole were ordinary people! My good brother! This business is unethical! You don't want to
Live an upright life? Ning Yuan has been stabbed in the back all his life? Let me tell you, our dad has not caught up with the good times. If he wants to live, he will definitely think like me when he sees the current society! He will definitely not let you come back.
If this continues..."
"You said it wrong, brother!"
"Reach out your hand" the voice sounded even louder.
"It is not immoral to steal things! What is immoral is the people who force us to take this path and make it impossible for us to live in this world! We are thieves, but we have a conscience. Our family lives a good life and does our duty.
Why did those people with red armbands destroy our family? Are those people who made Dad lose his job and forced him to steal unethical? Dad saved people, but was shot! The one who was saved because of him...
Is it unethical for a family to send him a gun? Isn't it unethical for a family to give him a gun? I sent my wallet back, and the person who didn't even think about it and bit me so hard that I almost lost one of my legs is immoral? Is it unethical for us to eat based on our true abilities? He's applying
Why is the City God so displeased that he not only rips us off, but also takes one of your hands? Is he immoral? You finally got a foothold in the Capital Cinema, but that 'red boy' squeezed you away.
Not to mention, you are not allowed to steal. Why is he so domineering? Is this kid lacking in virtue? Let me tell you, brother, these things are not over! One by one, I have to let them know how powerful they are! Of course, I owe it to the people.
I will pay it back too!”
"Big Eyed Lantern" couldn't believe the ambition of "Reach Out". He really didn't expect that his brother's resentment would be so deep.
He can't help but persuade, he can't help but persuade.
"Qiangzi, why are you so stubborn? You have to dig into the bull's horns, don't you? My words are all in vain! Don't you think about how you will have to marry a wife and have children in the future! If you keep going like this, when will you end up?
?You can't live for hatred, it will destroy you!..."
But "reach out" was indifferent and smiled coldly.
"Marry a wife and have children? Brother, I don't have that day anymore, and I don't want that day, because... it's too late! To be honest, I haven't told you a lot of things outside, because I'm afraid that if you know about it, I'll scare you again.
.It’s really for your own good if I don’t stay. In short, we just need you to pass on the incense of our family. Don’t worry, I have to arrange your future no matter what, so that you can have enough food and clothing. I... myself
The meaning of life, apart from resolving hatred, is resolving hatred. Let me tell you something from my heart. When my time comes, sooner or later, I will rob the Forbidden City at night!"
"ah!?"
The last sentence made "Big Eyed Lantern" involuntarily tremble in fear, and the wine glass on the table was knocked to the ground and smashed to pieces.
His brother has become crazy. This makes him completely stupid...