The years when I was an old man

Plain clothes, familiar smell, indifferent expression.

Everything, nothing has changed.

I just didn't expect to meet Brother Garlic in this border town.

The last time we met was in Lucheng on Coconut Island.

Brother Garlic at that time helped Liu Yunxiu rob Li Jianlu's goods.

Since then, I have no contact with Brother Garlic.

"Do you know?"

The fake seedling on the side looked at us in surprise, with a look of unwillingness on his face.

Brother Garlic didn't speak, but took out a pen cap from his pocket.

It turned out that the silvery spot just now was his most commonly used pen.

Gently rotating the pen in the cap, he glanced at me and said:

"Let's talk about it in a clean place!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and went downstairs, and I hurriedly followed.

When we got downstairs, the proprietress at the bar looked at us curiously and said:

"It's over so soon? Is there any damage?"

Brother Garlic didn't say a word, walked to the front and silently took out 30 yuan and put it on her bar.

"The door was kicked down, just press it!"

"That won't work. My door is made of solid wood. How can you pay 30 yuan?"

The proprietress sat on the floor and raised the price, and Brother Garlic raised his head silently.

He didn't speak, just stared at her indifferently.

The proprietress was so frightened by the look, she waved her hand at him and said:

"Forget it, forget it, just treat me as unlucky and fix it myself!"

Walking out of the hotel, there was no movement on the street except for the sour smell.

Walking aside, I took out a cigarette and handed him one.

He raised his hand to refuse, and said without the slightest emotion:

"I quit a long time ago!"

I looked back at the dilapidated small hotel and asked him:

"Didn't you follow Liu Yunxiu? How could he let you live in such a place?"

I don't mean to despise this hotel.

It's just that I'm a little surprised that the price won't be low when Brother Garlic makes an order.

According to his income, he would not be able to live in such a place.

Brother Garlic silently took out two cloves of garlic from his pocket and rubbed the skin.

Then, he threw it into his mouth and chewed it.

"Liu Yunxiu? You made a mistake. Whoever pays, I will take the order. Once the order is over, it doesn't matter anymore!"

I do believe this, but I still deliberately pretended to be confused and asked tentatively:

"Why did you come to Wenshan?"

Brother Garlic breathed into the air, and a strong smell of garlic wafted over.

"Why? For money, of course!"

I wanted to know the purpose of Brother Garlic's trip, but he was still confused by him.

"It doesn't matter according to your age or experience in the rivers and lakes. I have to call you brother no matter what. We walked thousands of doors and said that we danced on the tip of the knife. I think you are trying to make a living in the hail of bullets. I have no other meaning, you If you are short of money, just say something. If you can stop this business, just stop..."

I say this as a half-truth.

The real thing is that he is Brother Yong's brother, and I will help him if I can.

The fake part is that Brother Garlic only recognizes money but not people.

I am very worried that one day, someone will pay him to lay hands on people close to me.

My actions at this time may be a bit despicable, but there is no way, this is cheating.

The muscles on Brother Garlic's face twitched involuntarily.

He pinched a grain of garlic and rubbed it repeatedly.

"I have only one and a half friends in my life. One is Brother Yong, and the other half is you. I am indeed short of money, but I don't need you..."

I am even more puzzled, Brother Garlic is alone, he should have some savings over the years.

He also saw my doubts, so he said slowly:

"Brother Yong is gone, and the property is seized and confiscated. But the family is still there, and they have to live. It is not easy for the sister-in-law to live with two children. The sister-in-law also has a child, and now her beauty salon business is not good. Good. The old man and the old lady are getting worse and worse, and they need money everywhere..."

Brother Garlic's words moved me a little.

Without the slightest hesitation, I said:

"Give me an account, I can help as much as I can!"

Unexpectedly, Brother Garlic sighed, shook his head and said:

"Brother Yong said that you are a person worth handing in, and he is right. But you don't need to bother you. Before Brother Yong left, I promised him to help him take care of his family. Man, I will do what I say What's more, I can't pay back what I owe Brother Yong in this life!"

As he spoke, he threw the garlic cloves into his mouth again.

Looking back at the fake seedlings at the door and Master Hong, he said to me:

"Okay, don't say much, I will withdraw first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Brother Garlic lifted his legs and left.

Just two steps away, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at me, and said:

"Sixth day, don't mess around in Yundian!"

"why?"

I asked a question back.

"Your tone in Yundian doesn't seem to be very good. I'm afraid that one day I will receive the wrong order, and I will receive it from you!"

Brother Garlic under the night seems to have some warmth in his indifference.

I silently threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it lightly, and asked:

"Then will you do it to me?"

Brother Garlic shook his head and said:

"Your Landau has your rules, and our industry has its own rules. To be honest, I don't know either!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he sighed slightly, and then slowly disappeared into the vast night.