Scarface and his group started to quarrel among themselves.
To be precise, the cause of this internal conflict already existed before Xu Lei entered.
Among the people who came this time, there were several who had no friendship with Xu Lei. They had no where else to go, so they had to come to this small county town.
Although Scarface and his group were familiar with Xu Lei, Xu Lei's performance this time made them feel uncomfortable.
Oh, we were good brothers when we were making money, but now I need your help, who are you turning your face away to
A kind-looking "honest man" in the team muttered: "I eat pancakes every day, and my face has turned green. It's Chinese New Year after all, and there's nothing decent to eat."
It was the dwarf, the fourth one, who spoke up for Xu Lei: "Brother Xu has a hard time too. His family doesn't have much money. If he really buys a lot of things, wouldn't that arouse suspicion?"
The "honest man" remained silent, but even though he remained silent, he was still dissatisfied.
As for why these people are willing to engage in this peanut business, isn't it just to eat and drink well
Take the "honest man" himself for example, he himself was from a very poor family in the mountains, and none of his brothers could marry, so they went out to work shirtless, because the cloth at home was only enough to make trousers, and they could only wear top clothes as much as possible.
After being single for many years, he finally found a family in the mountains and found a wife for him. This opened the door to a new world for the "honest man".
But even if he wanted to buy a wife, none of his brothers could afford one. So the "honest man" followed others to do the business of selling people.
After a few years of doing this, the "honest man" found a wife for each of his brothers. Logically, he should have stopped long ago, but after having made so much money, the "honest man" no longer cares about small money.
Anyway, as long as he is well fed, the whole family will not be hungry, and he can spend the money he earns.
To be honest, he has never been wrong.
The others are pretty much the same.
So everyone has a lot of complaints about Xu Lei.
Some people even mocked and said, "Does Xu Lei want to just walk away? He arranged for us to stay here, and then he will sell us out later."
Scarface scolded, "What are you talking about! He sold us out, and he can't escape either! We are all in the same boat, stop talking nonsense!"
That man was working alone with a few other people. He was not afraid of the scarred man and just sneered.
But the estrangement was thus resolved, and Xu Lei himself clearly noticed it.
This situation continued until Xu Lei was arrested.
No one brought them meals for several days in a row, and even those who looked down on Xu Lei the most became obedient, thinking that Xu Lei had lost his temper and didn't want to care about them anymore.
But after waiting for a long time, Xu Lei still didn't come, so in the end they let the dwarf Lao Si, who was the easiest to disguise, go out.
The fourth brother went out to ask and quickly rushed back.
"Brother Xu was arrested!"
"What!?!"
Everyone's heart was instantly lifted.
Only after they understood that Xu Lei's arrest had nothing to do with their big business did they feel relieved.
"This idiot!"
Almost everyone thought that Xu Lei's brain was filled with stupidity. How could he be arrested just because of something between a man and a woman
He looks like a smart man, how could his whip be broken so easily
"Honest Head" had a sinister look in his eyes and didn't say anything. The other people who were not familiar with Xu Lei exchanged glances with him.
"Lao Dao, since your informant has been arrested, it is inevitable that he will be implicated later... Why don't we leave tomorrow?"
It's easy to imagine that no one knows what will happen to Xu Lei after he goes in. If he is found out to be kidnapping during the interrogation, they are all here and they might be caught in one fell swoop.
"Let's do a big job tomorrow, and then we can all retreat separately after we're done. What do you think?"
Scarface gritted his teeth and said, what do you mean by retreating separately? It just means that these people don’t want to get involved with him anymore!
Want to break up!
But Scarface himself knew that there was nothing that could be done about it.
There was no local person here to mediate for them, and they, as obvious outsiders, were not safe.
It was good to have money in hand, but without local coupons, they didn't have that much food coupons even if they had to use national food coupons. Did they have to wait until Xu Lei came out
Scarface didn't have that hope.
Lao Si just said that Xu Lei was sued by two women, his wife and another young woman who was deceived. Both of them said that he had promiscuous relationships.
This crime is not a small one, especially when there is a victim involved, it is not impossible to be sentenced to several years in prison.
After a few years, when Xu Lei comes out, who will still wait for him!
Scarface weighed the pros and cons again and again, and finally listened to everyone's opinions.
Anyway, Xu Lei is dead, and they probably won’t come to this county again for three to five years.
In that case, why not make it big!
"Let's make arrangements now. Lao Si, you and Zaohua, pretend to be mother and son, and go out to scout the area."
"Honest man, you and that guy, you two should pretend to be a couple and go out to scout the place too."
"The rest of you prepare the medicine and go find a car."
…
Scarface said in a deep voice: "Since we are going to do something big this time, let's not waste time on other things! Go contact people and find a big truck."
Even those who don't do human work like them have their own channels and connections. They can also get this big truck.
"Remember! Be careful! We're going to do this, and we have to leave whether it succeeds or not!"
“Remember!”
Just as this group of people were busy scouting around, New Year's Eve arrived.
This is also Wang Ying’s first time to celebrate the New Year in the city.
Starting from the afternoon, children from the Ma and Liu families came and went. The sugar cakes made by Aunt Ma's second daughter-in-law looked thin and soft.
Tear a hole and the white sugar filling inside will flow out like water. You have to stretch your head to catch it. It tastes hot when it goes into your mouth, and the outer skin is soft, glutinous and chewy.
The person who came from the Ma family was a little kid named Donkey Egg. He shyly stuffed the sugar cake into Wang Ying’s hand and tried to run away.
Wang Ying stopped the man and gave him a bowl of half of her homemade fried sweet potato meatballs and meatballs.
"Thanks… "
The child's face turned red and he ran away.
The fried sweet potato balls were sweet and fragrant, and the meatballs had more meat and less vegetables, making the Ma family's children's mouths greasy after eating so much.
Yang Dan, who was only five years old, rolled his eyes and asked his brother quietly: "Brother, what did you give Aunt Wang just now?"
Why did Aunt Wang give them meat
These meatballs are so delicious, much better than the ones made by my uncle at home!
Donkey Egg: "That's the sugar cake that my mom asked me to send."
The eldest son's ox egg was the biggest, and he interrupted, "I think grandma is right. Aunt Wang is a gift-giving person. When grandma gave her eggs before, she gave us half a bowl of meat in return. I heard that it's called "Ba Zi Rou" and it's delicious."
Yang Dan interrupted: "Brother, grandma said that we can't talk about death during the New Year."
Niu Dan: "Oh, it's so delicious that I can't live without it."
Sheep Egg: ...
"Then when we sent sugar cakes this time, she gave us sweet potato balls and meatballs in return."
Donkey Egg: "But I think Aunt Wang's food is still delicious."
Last time, he and his elder brother almost licked the whole bowl of pork. Uncle even grumbled that his cooking was not bad, but in Donkey's opinion, it was far from good!
Aunt Wang’s food, even if it’s made with the same ingredients as at home, tastes much better than what I make at home!
Yangdan listened to his two brothers talking in a daze, his little brain working rapidly.
What my brother meant was that Aunt Wang would always give back gifts based on what their family had sent.
Yangdan clenched his fists...
For a while, Wang Ying was talking to Chen Dong and Xu Shuang. There were two cooks in the family, and Wang Ying was pregnant again. In previous years, she would help wash vegetables and so on when preparing New Year's Eve dinner, but this year she didn't even have the job of making fire.
"Why?"
Wang Ying saw a little man appear at her doorstep.
"Yangdan? What can I do for you?"
Could it be that Ding Zhaodi asked him to deliver something again
That shouldn’t be the case. Didn’t Donkey Egg come here just now
Perhaps because she was pregnant, Wang Ying was now more tolerant of children. She waved her hand and asked Yangdan to come in.
"It's cold outside, come in and talk."
Yang Dan came in with a grunt, blinked his eyes and asked Wang Ying: "Auntie Wang, can I trade you meat for sweet potato meatballs?"
Just now my brother said that meatballs are delicious, but he thinks meatballs are not as delicious as sweet potato balls.
Soft, sweet and fragrant!
Yangdan pulled out a large piece of meat from his back like offering a treasure.
"Here! I want to change to a bowl of sweet potato balls."
Wang Ying: …
At this moment, Ma's heart-wrenching voice came from outside: "Where's the meat?! Where's my meat!?"
Aunt Ma could never have imagined that the meat in her house would be gone in a moment.
"Who? Who stole my meat?!"
Aunt Ma's eyes were filled with anger and she immediately locked onto her target.
"Mrs. Xu, you old fool! You came to steal my meat on New Year's Day!"
He was about to go out and cause trouble at the Xu family.
Speaking of which, after Xu Lei was arrested yesterday, Aunt Xu fainted and was later sent back home. She has not been heard from since she came back. Today is New Year's Eve, and other families in the compound are busy cooking and changing dishes, but only the Xu family has an empty stove.
When Wang Ying heard Aunt Ma outside looking for trouble, she quickly stuck her head out and shouted.
"Here's the meat!"
She was at a loss for words, as she couldn't do anything about the sheep eggs.
Xu Shuang simply made a big pot of sweet potato balls and she served a bowl of lamb eggs.
"Here you go. Don't steal from home next time. Taking your family's things without informing them is also considered stealing."
Yang Dan shrank his head a little scared, but when he saw Wang Ying giving him a big bowl of sweet potato balls, the fear disappeared.
Aunt Ma hurried over and saw her grandson with meat hanging on his belt and eating sweet potato balls. How could she not know what he was doing
No wonder the brat Yangdan came over and asked where the meat was at home, and also asked her if she liked sweet potato balls.
So he is waiting here!
"Just wait, you little brat!"
It is not customary to beat children during the Chinese New Year, so this account can only be recorded in a small notebook for the time being.
Because Yangdan took a lot of sweet potato balls, the Ma family also gave some date paste rolls.
The Liu family sent some large intestines and some pig heads and faces. Wang Ying sent some fried fish and chicken in return…
This afternoon, people were coming and going and exchanging food for gifts.
After the New Year's Eve dinner was ready and every household started setting off firecrackers, Wang Ying finally calmed down and sat at the table to enjoy her meal.
Home-cooked yellow croaker is still so fresh and delicious. I cooked half of the yellow croaker and made yellow croaker noodles with the remaining half. The fish soup is golden and rich and delicious.
The roast duck is bright red in color and full of fragrance. The duck skin dipped in sugar tastes wonderful.
The chicken was made into fried meatballs, and some fried pork intestines were added on top.
…
Xu Shuang and Chen Dong had warmed rice wine on hand, while Wang Ying had boiled water. The three of them happily spent the New Year listening to the radio.
Chen Dong said as he ate, "Next year we will have one more child. By the way, what are you going to name your child?"
Wang Ying and Xu Shuang looked at each other. They had never thought about this.
Chen Dong suddenly came to his senses: "I have a few good names here, you can pick one later, and I will find someone to calculate it for you."
Wang Ying: "I didn't realize you were so superstitious, Master."
Chen Dong: "This is also very particular. You just wait, I will ask around recently."
Wang Ying didn't care: "It's all right."
"Just listen to me! Hmm, this fish noodle is pretty good..."
…
Compared to the liveliness on Wang Ying's side, Zhao Jun's family in the sugar factory's staff quarters is not so harmonious.
Zhao Jun has been in a bad mood recently. Not only has his blind dates been unsuccessful, but also because it's holiday time. Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi have finally stopped hiding in the house and are going out to find people to play with.
As a result, they got into trouble and other families often came to visit.
There was no peace on New Year's Eve either.
"Look at what happened to my clothes. You guys are really good at throwing firecrackers at people. We just bought new clothes and you blew a hole in them after wearing them for only a few days!"
A long-faced woman pulled her child to block the door and demanded an explanation.
Zhao Jun had lost more face recently than in his entire two lives combined. He smiled and spent one dollar to send the person away.
He looked for trouble with Zhao Dong with a gloomy face.
"Can you please let me save some energy?!"
Zhao Dong turned his face away and said nothing.
This behavior made Zhao Jun extremely angry: "I told you, but you didn't listen, right? How many times has this happened? Why do you always throw firecrackers at others?"
Zhao Dong still didn't speak.
Zhao Xi didn't dare to breathe.
Zhao Jun was so angry that his lungs ached. He simply whipped Zhao Dong with his belt twice: "Are you going to tell me or not?! I raised you to this age, and you turned you into an enemy, right? I've been both a father and a mother for the two of you, and I can't even give you a good face? Are you the father or mine? Don't you know how hard I've been through for you two these years?"
Zhao Dong didn't say anything after being hit twice, but Zhao Jun's words seemed to turn on a switch in him.
Zhao Dong stared at his father with a sinister look: "For me? What did you do for me? You just want to find another woman! You are just lazy! What do you mean by for me? You just want to live comfortably for yourself! Stop using me and my sister as an excuse!"
Zhao Jun looked with a dull gaze at this son who had been extremely outstanding in his previous life, but was a complete rebellious son in this life.
Zhao Dong: "Didn't you ask me why I like to throw firecrackers at others? I'll tell you! It's because of you! It's you! You make me laugh at school. Those people laugh at me, so why can't I throw firecrackers at them?"
Zhao Dong looked at his father with disgust. People grow up in an instant.
Before, he just thought that Zhao Jun was an unqualified father, but a while ago, when people surrounded him at school and said that he had no mother and that his father went on blind dates every day to find a stepmother for him, Zhao Dong still hated his father deeply.
Not only that, those classmates often pointed at him and covered their noses.
Because Zhao Jun did not wash their clothes cleanly, and did not dry the dirty clothes thoroughly, there was always a faint odor on them.
Zhao Dong himself couldn't smell this smell, but others could.
The school also organized a visit to the memorial hall. Other children brought food and money, but he stood awkwardly on the side. His family was well off, but he had neither food nor money. Because Zhao Jun was too busy, he forgot to prepare anything for him...
These things are all small things, but the small things accumulated slowly and finally set off a huge wave in Zhao Dong's heart.
Zhao Dong has grown up.
He grew up almost overnight amid the ridicule of others.
Unfortunately, Zhao Jun did not notice his son's growth.
Zhao Dong: "Are you going to fight me or not? If not, I will go to sleep."
What New Year’s Eve, what Chinese New Year, is there anything joyful for this family to celebrate
Zhao Jun stared at his son blankly, while Zhao Dong lay down and fell asleep without caring about anything.
…
The neighbor next door listened with his ears pricked up, and then sighed after listening.
"What a sin."
Although the family conditions were good, Zhao Jun was a bit of a male chauvinist. He was not good at housework and did not pay much attention to his two children. He was determined to find a second wife.
Now, I’m afraid my son will leave me.
"Mom, it's time to eat."
The neighbor got up hurriedly and stopped thinking about it. If he thought about it again, it would be someone else's life.
Everyone has their own life to live.
The Zhao family's life is not worse than others. The father has the money from retirement, the family has a house, and he is a small leader. Even if he doesn't find a wife, the family can still live a good life.
Besides, if you want to find a wife, shouldn’t you take care of yourself first
But this Zhao Jun is also amazing. He washes clothes in a mess and cooks meals in a mess. He seems bright and cheerful when meeting others, but if people ask a little, everyone will know that he is just pretending and he never gets involved in family affairs.
Not to mention the neighbors, even people who knew Zhao Jun were surprised.
After all, he is a retired soldier. He shouldn't be like this in the army. We all do everything in the army. Why is he like this after returning home
In fact, Zhao Jun would not be like this in his previous life. He did a pretty good job in the army. He also worked on his own when he just retired from the army in his previous life.
But this is not...
I've lived two lives.
Zhao Jun now has the most profound memories of his previous life.
Wang Ying had been serving him day after day for decades, and had already degenerated him.
Because of Wang Ying's submissiveness in her previous life, Zhao Jun's perception of women is just like Wang Ying's.
She has to take care of the house and the outside world, take care of the children and tutor them, and not complain or gossip...
According to this standard, Zhao Jun thought all women should be like this.
If others can't do it, it means she is not a good woman.
A good woman should be thrifty, virtuous, gentle, obedient and sensible.
Zhao Jun had this mentality. He was not satisfied with any of the blind dates he went on, and he would delay housework as much as possible. After all, he felt that he was doing big business, and doing the work of a housewife was really beneath him.
Over time, it became like this.
On New Year’s Eve, firecrackers rang out and every family began to cook dumplings and eat New Year’s Eve dinner.
The Zhao family's house was as deserted as a cellar.
Zhao Dong and Zhao Xi ate a few mouthfuls and fell asleep, leaving Zhao Jun sitting there motionless, listening to the sound of firecrackers outside.
The light from the firecrackers came in through the window, making Zhao Jun's shadow flash brightly.
Zhao Dong took a dazed look and felt as if he saw a crystal on his father's cheek. He turned over and felt funny.
Why was his father crying
Early in the morning on New Year's Day, several figures appeared in the old houses and the staff quarters of the sugar factory.
Anyway, everyone is rushing to pay New Year's greetings, and every household is filled with a large group of people, so no one notices them walking on the street.
The child was kidnapped today, and the adults just thought that the child was just playing around.
Scarface made a gesture and they split into two groups, one group went to the area with the old houses, and the other went to the sugar factory.
They had all inquired about it. The sugar factory was the largest factory, with a large population and many children in the family compound, so the vigilance was poor. The security on New Year's Day was not that sufficient.
"Go quickly and come back soon! The car is just outside the city, take the people and go there by yourself!"
"receive!"
Little did they know that the police station on the other side was also packed with people.
Almost all the police force in the county was mobilized, and a few people were borrowed from the armed forces department.
Dozens of people clenched their fists.
"Our goal is to not leave anyone behind! Catch them all!"
"receive!"