Special Chapter. Wise Man 2

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The door of the room was pushed open roughly, and a bunch of people rushed into the room quickly.

"Yo!"

The leader was a tall and burly man holding a cigarette in his mouth. He walked to the front of the family's dining table and pressed his hand hard on the fragile dining table, making a creaking sound. Ran Zhi, who was eating, was held down by his mother when he wanted to get up.

"What's the matter? Brother Chen."

"Didn't I tell you before that if you want to live on this street, you have to abide by the rules of this street. Do you ignore my words?"

The man said viciously, Ran Zhi clenched his fists and wanted to get up but was held down by his mother. Seeing his mother winking at him and tears in her eyes, Ran Zhi loosened his fists, but his father had been pressed on the table.

"Listen carefully, don't pretend to be confused next time. This time I'm giving you a small lesson, and it won't be like this next time."

Looking at his father who took out the money and nodded repeatedly, the leader patted his father's head, and the others laughed and left. Ran Zhi felt dizzy at this time, and he didn't know how long he had to endure.

"Why."

The mother was sobbing softly, and the father was just comforting her. Ran Zhi stood motionless by the side, with a numb expression and blank eyes looking at everything in front of him. Now Ran Zhi has grown up a little, he has strength, but he wanted to resist several times, and was finally held down by his mother.

Ran Zhi didn't understand why he had to repeat this kind of life again and again, and his parents always endured it again and again. Soon his parents laughed again, as if this had never happened. At this time, they would always avoid Ran Zhi with their eyes.

"Go to bed, Azhi, there is still work tomorrow."

"Will it be like this in the future?"

Ran Zhi asked, and his mother wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said.

"Once we save enough money, our family will have a good life. It's okay, Azhi."

Ran Zhi hummed. Although he wanted to refute, he could only turn around silently. He wanted to tell his parents that he couldn't save money this way.

Although Ran Zhi was illiterate, he knew how to calculate. The lowest rent for a family was 50 yuan a month, the meal cost was 270 yuan, and other expenses were 50 yuan. The cost of living was 370 to 400 yuan a month. His father could get 300 yuan a month, he could get 200 yuan, and his mother could get 150 to 200 yuan.

The family's income was about 700 yuan, but this must be based on the premise of having a stable job. Now they have found a stable job on the construction site, and they need to work 10 hours a day in the wind and sun.

But the good times didn't last long. They were targeted by local gang members again. Just now, their father took 150 yuan from them. This was the rule they set. A family needs to pay 1 yuan a day according to the number of people.

If you don't pay, you will encounter all kinds of troubles, and you can't stay here. The administrators here always talk and laugh with these gang members. Even if they see someone being beaten in the street, they just chat and laugh on the side, and finally come to take a look after it's over. Even if someone dies, they will just deal with it casually.

The next day, heavy physical labor began again after opening his eyes and eating, but Ran Zhi's work was a little easier. His father taught him some mud and water things, and Ran Zhi learned a lot.

Every day, Ran Zhi's most comfortable time was only after work, during the intervals of eating and resting. In the chat with some workers, Ran Zhi knew a lot of different things, especially the things of God.

Ran Zhi couldn't understand what the so-called God was. This kind of thing that only knew the noun and was unknown to Ran Zhi turned out to be the existence that created the entire Brilliant City and established all the institutional patterns.

Ran Zhi felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Finally, in the chat with his workers, Ran Zhi knew what God was. People who can do things that people can never do are called Gods.

In the years that followed, Ran Zhi heard a lot about the gods, how they built up the Brilliant City step by step, quelled the war, and established the unification of the Brilliant City. The previous war years were experienced by his parents' generation. When asked about his parents, they always said that at least they didn't have to worry about dying one day, which was much better than before.

But Ran Zhi didn't know what was good about it, because he didn't experience the cruel and bloody war era like his parents. Ran Zhi couldn't understand why his parents were so weak, and what they were afraid of because they could always see the fear.

Life was hard enough, and with the oppression of those gang members, it was impossible to save money.

Looking at the small town where he and his parents are now, it is being built and connected to the new urban area next door. Although there is endless work to do every day, the salary can never be raised. No one dares to mention the salary increase. Once mentioned, they will be fired directly, because the last thing they lack is workers.

No matter how difficult it is, life has to go on. Ran Zhi knows very well that he has no way or ability to solve all of this. He can only put more energy into work, which will at least make him feel more comfortable. After returning home from work, the family can sit together and have a happy meal. Perhaps this is the greatest happiness for his parents, so they can endure everything.

Everyone on the street is being patient, but I don’t know since when, this patience has become everyone’s daily life, and no one realizes what’s wrong, because everyone is the same, everyone wants to be like this In the emerging era, keep the happiness that you recognize.

"Why are you back so early today? Azhi, you can come and sit at my sister's house when you have time."

Today Ran Zhi finished his work ahead of schedule. His father asked him to come back home to help his mother, so Ran Zhi came back early. The neighbors next to him would greet him every time. Ran Zhi just responded with a few words casually, looking at this well-dressed man. A beautiful, smoking woman, Ran Zhi knew what she did because every night she heard some noises and saw different men entering.

It's just that this woman looked very happy today. When Ran Zhi returned home, he looked at his mother sitting silently at the table, seeming to be thinking about something difficult. Ran Zhi walked over and asked, and then his mother He came to his senses and shook his head.

Ran Zhi felt something was wrong. In the following days, every time Ran Zhi returned home, he would see the woman next door near his home and say something to his mother. His mother's face looked hesitant.

Ran Zhi didn't know whether to tell her mother about this. Now Ran Zhi is able to finish the mud work ahead of time every day, and his movements are much faster than before. He was also praised by the person in charge and gave himself an extra 50 yuan.

This was the first time that Ran Zhi felt happy, extremely happy. He just worked hard every day, saying nothing and thinking about nothing, because it was the easiest way.

One day Ran Zhi returned home before the sun set and saw his mother in front of the mirror, seemingly dressing up. Only during the Chinese New Year would her mother dress up. Seeing her mother's beautiful appearance, Ran Zhi was a little happy, but her mother's There was bitterness in his eyes.

"Hurry up."

At this time, the neighbor's woman came over and shouted. The mother was still hesitating. Ran Zhi didn't know what the mother was going to do, but in the end the mother said hesitantly.

"Tell me next time."

"What next time? Really, it's your luck to be favored by others, you"

The neighbor woman didn't say anything more. After noticing Ran Zhi's vicious eyes, she left angrily.

For the first time, Ran Zhi realized what the woman wanted his mother to do. He turned around and ran. Ran Zhi had to tell his father about this matter. At this time, Ran Zhi's mind was filled with that disgusting and vicious woman. He was angry. I ran back to the construction site endlessly.

For the first time, Ran Zhi saw his father and mother arguing, but this time it was clear that no one would give in to the other. After a whole night of quarreling, his father finally compromised and apologized to his mother.

Ran Zhi knew for the first time that when he was born, although his family was occasionally harassed by some gang members, his life was worry-free because his father had a good job at that time and was a foreman in a construction company. But because I helped my friend, not only did I borrow money from that friend, but I also acted as a loan guarantor for that friend when he was in trouble.

Everything that happened next was as Ran Zhi knew. In the end, even the house they lived in was taken away, the family was left destitute, and the friend his father mentioned had disappeared, long gone.

Because that person was a close friend who grew up with his father, his father helped him. In the end, when his mother cried, his father continued to comfort his mother, and her mother also said that she would not listen to the woman next door.

In the following years, the family lived here stably for half a year. The woman would still come from time to time, but the mother would shake her head every time.

"Azhi, you are quite smart. Take this and follow me from now on. You can bring your dad with you."

Ran Zhi kept thanking him. In Ran Zhi's eyes in the past, the people in charge of those construction sites were all blood suckers and bastards, but the person in charge he met was quite a nice person.

"I'm going to invite someone to dinner tonight. You bring your dad with you."

Ran Zhi agreed, and happily told his father the news with the 100 yuan in his hand. However, he didn't know why, but he always felt that there was a smile in the eyes of the person in charge. This smile made Ran Zhi feel Somewhat worried.

Ran Zhi drank for the first time and ate in a decent restaurant for the first time. His father was also very happy and drank a lot.

Looking forward to the future life, the father and son who returned home talked about their plans to go to the middle floor to play for a few days during the Chinese New Year.

The lights at home were turned off, and both father and son felt something was wrong. The moment they opened the door, there was a smell of blood in the air. Ran Zhi was completely stunned. He only saw his father running into the bedroom, and then there was news. There came roars, and cries.

boom

Ran Zhi stood at the door of the bedroom in a daze, staring at the messy bedroom. His mother had fallen into a pool of blood, her clothes were disheveled, and the blood had soaked her cheeks. Ran Zhi's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, and her head was filled with blood. It was as if something had been smashed, and everything in front of him was even more shattered.

The onlookers were kept outside by the administrators who came belatedly. Ran Zhi saw the disdain and joy expression of the neighbor woman in the crowd. Ran Zhi knew that all this had something to do with her.

However, during the subsequent investigation, the case was characterized as a roving crime, and the administrators asked the father and themselves to wait for news.

From that day on, Ran Zhi's face was no longer smiling. He could only numb himself with work every day. Only on the day of his mother's funeral did Ran Zhi cry, and his father would cry every night, and Ran Zhi could hear it every night.

The feeling of powerlessness filled Ran Zhi's heart every day. However, because of one thing, Ran Zhi and his father were fired. The person in charge who had been good to him before did not say a word at this time, but just gave them a salary and let them leave.

Some of his father's people were also gossiping, saying that his mother's misconduct led to all this. Ran Zhi did not argue with them, and he didn't think about it, but Ran Zhi vaguely felt something.

One day later, his father got drunk. After being drunk, his father said a lot of things that Ran Zhi couldn't believe. His father clearly knew who killed his mother and what caused it, and the person in charge was also an important pusher.

But the next day, when Ran Zhi asked about these again, his father shook his head.

The father and son could not continue to live here, so they could only pack up and leave. After that, they moved around and did some odd jobs.

Ran Zhi grew up a little bit. The father and son never mentioned his mother's affairs. For so many years, there was no news. The father would go to the management office every time to ask about the situation, but there was no news.

"Here, I'll give you more. Don't tell others."

Ran Zhi nodded awkwardly, looking at the beautiful cafeteria girl in front of him. Her name was Ding Manman. The father and son found a good job in the north and settled down. They have been working for several months.

"Thank you!"

Every time Ran Zhi said this shyly, just because two months ago, when Ding Manman was molested, Ran Zhi stood up. Although he got into trouble and was beaten up, Ran Zhi felt very happy. This might be the only time he stood up in all those years. This feeling is very good.

In the years that followed, Ran Zhi and this cute and talkative girl had some words. Ran Zhi only answered a few words each time, and most of the time it was Ding Manman who spoke.

Some light shines through the hopeless and wasted days, but suffering will not go away just because you work harder.

When his father had an accident, Ran Zhi ran over as soon as he knew the news. He saw his father trapped under the collapsed house, but fortunately, his father survived.

Ran Zhi worked harder, hoping to make his father's life better while he was recovering at home.

"It's okay, Dad, it's okay."

This was a sentence his father often said to him in the past. Now it was Ran Zhi who said it to his father every time. Ran Zhi just wanted to make money quickly and take his father to better medical facilities for better treatment.

Every day, Ran Zhi would bring food back to his father after finishing work, change his father's clothes, and finally go to the canteen on the construction site to eat. Every time, Ding Manman would save some food for him, and Ran Zhi was very grateful to her.

But one day, when Ran Zhi finished his work and came to the canteen last, Ding Manman was not there. The aunt who had a good relationship with Ding Manman told Ran Zhi, and Ding Manman was called over by the boss.

Ran Zhi's head was buzzing, and he rushed out quickly. After arriving at the boss's residence, Ran Zhi rushed in despite several people's obstruction. After seeing Ding Manman's crying cheeks, Ran Zhi rushed up, but was soon held down by someone.

"I'm going to kill him!"

This was the first time Ran Zhi said such a cruel word, but he was hugged from behind by Ding Manman, and she kept shaking her head.

"Thank you, if you hadn't come"

His father's leg injury worsened and required a large amount of treatment fees, but the construction site did not pay wages. His father urgently needed a medical fee. Ran Zhi and some workers joined forces and went to find the boss.

However, the result was that Ran Zhi was beaten alone, and only part of his and his father's wages were received.

"I'm going to kill him!"

This was the second time Ran Zhi said such words.

"You will die, don't go, don't go."

Ding Manman cried and stopped Ran Zhi.

"How much does your father's surgery cost?"

His father's injury could no longer be delayed. Ran Zhi took the only money he had to go to the medical facility, but received a cold response because the money was not enough.

While arguing with the doctor, his father, who was lying on the operating table, committed suicide.

Despair filled Ran Zhi in an instant, and the next moment, Ding Manman, who was covered with injuries in order to get the money for herself, also came over.

"I'm going to kill him!"

Ran Zhi said this for the third time, but this time, in just a moment, Ran Zhi had a plan in his mind. He not only wanted to kill the boss, but also take his money, and then take Ding Manman away.

In despair and oppression, Ran Zhi knew very well that the saying that the future would be good could not apply to him.

The plan went very smoothly, but after Ran Zhi successfully entered the boss's room, the boss was not there. There was only a white-haired man sitting by the window, smoking a cigarette. Ran Zhi held up a gun and asked him to take out the key.

However, the white-haired man promised to deal with those administrators who neglected their duties, and also the boss of this construction company, and would put all the guilty people in prison. He persuaded Ran Zhi to put down the gun and introduce him to a good job.

"A relatively fair and new era will come, believe me young man!"

New Era?

In the end Ran Zhi put down his gun. Just as the man promised, all the guilty here were dealt with. Ran Zhi also received the wages owed to himself and his father, and Ding Manman also received a large amount of punitive compensation.

On a hazy morning shrouded in fog, Ran Zhi took Ding Manman with a letter of introduction and planned to go to the agricultural base in the east.

"Thank you Mr. Jean!"

Ran Zhi bowed to the man, and Ding Manman was grateful to Jean. Later, Ran Zhi learned that Ding Manman was seen by Jean when she was working in a tavern, with a painful and fearful expression. Then Jean came to find her, and Ding Manman Told Jean Ranzhi's plan.

The two left in the morning mist. When they were about to get in the car, Ran Zhi turned back, as if he wanted to confirm something.

"Mr. Jean, will the new era you mentioned come?"

"I promise!"

Life has undergone earth-shaking changes. After meeting Jean, Ran Zhi and Ding Manman lived a very comfortable life in the agricultural base and were happy every day. Ran Zhi also worked with some administrators with the help of the agricultural base manager Ye Chunwang. Learn to read.

It's just that Ran Zhi will still think of some things in the past from time to time, remembering it countless times, getting angry countless times, the kind of anger that wants to destroy everything, but Ran Zhi is sober every time.

Life is getting better and better. After working in the agricultural base for several years, Ran Zhi and his wife returned to the bottom again and got a good job, because Ran Zhi obtained a grain wholesale license, which is equivalent to a A long-term meal ticket.

The days ahead should be getting better and better, especially after the birth of her daughter, Ran Zhi feels more and more that she has escaped the unhappiness and darkness of the past.

The times have indeed changed dramatically as Jean said. Some of the extremely unequal things that existed for workers in the past have disappeared, because once discovered by the special inspection team, they will definitely lose their money and be thrown into prison. To spend the rest of my life there.

In the past, many management personnel were held by family members, but now they are gradually replaced by ordinary people in the city. Ran Zhi feels that life has indeed become much better.

It's just that the food wholesale license in Ran Zhi's hand was targeted. This time Ran Zhi was no longer cowardly. However, an accident soon happened to Ran Zhi. After being robbed, Ran Zhi fought back and was angered. Robbers, they broke Ran Zhi's legs.

In the end, Ran Zhi handed over the food wholesale license because he needed money to raise his children. Reality always gave Ran Zhi a heavy blow every time, but this time Ran Zhi was lucky and got a vehicle monitoring officer. The work of the place.

Times have really changed, according to Ran Zhi, because you can always see some gang members being arrested. Unlike in the past, some places were even completely controlled by gang members and family members in collusion, but it is different now.

only!

"Maybe it's just me who thinks so!"

Ran Zhi would often talk to himself. He just hoped that his leg injury would get better soon. Moreover, Ran Zhi also knew something. He knew clearly but didn't say a word in the end, because he knew that everything about him now , it was all bought by his wife, and he didn’t blame his wife for anything.

Good luck will always come to an abrupt end at some point. Ran Zhi knows very well that if he continues to be honest, there will be no future. The future that seems to be radiant and dazzling, every time he always Unable to catch.