his robbery

Bai Mani lay on his back on the heated Kang, with the back of his head resting on Lian Yi's thigh.Raising his hands to play with his little pod, he murmured: "I didn't pull it or pull it. When I woke up, I turned over and found it fell into the collar. Look at the red rope again, good guy, It’s all bad, it will break when you stretch it, maybe it’s too old, it’s too old.”

Lian Yi raised his hand to measure the length of a few red silk threads, and replied inadvertently: "It is indeed old. At that time, I seemed to be in my 20s, and I was still young!"

Bai Mani tilted his head and looked at him: "Why do you still have business?"

There is a large crystal glass ashtray on the Kang, and a Cuban cigar is placed horizontally on the ashtray.Lian Yi picked up the cigar and took a deep breath, then continued to study the red silk thread: "Didn't Huo Jingheng carry this thing since he was a child? What did I do when I went to Huo's house? Forgot, anyway, at that time I was sitting in the house eating watermelon, and while I was eating, I heard a child howling outside. When I went out, I saw that it was Huo Jingheng. Huo Yunpu was not used to his son, Huo Jingheng howled like that, and the whole family ignored him. I thought I felt pity for him, and when I asked what was going on, it turned out that there was a new pendant hanging around his neck, and the thread was broken, for fear that his mother would scold him."

Bai Mani listened leisurely and fascinated: "And then?"

Lian Yi took another sip of his cigar: "Then? Then I asked their mother to find a few clean red threads and re-weave this one. After weaving, put it into a small bean pod, and then hang it around his little neck. He bowed to me, and then pouted away."

Bai Mani laughed out loud: "I wasn't there at that time, right?"

Lian Yi straightened the silk thread, and tied a knot at one end very seriously: "Without you, Huo Jingheng was only two or three years old at that time, where did you come from?"

Bai Mani giggled, "So you've been nice to my elder brother."

Lian Yi also smiled: "If he wasn't Huo Yunpu's son, I would always be nice to him."

Bai Mani put the little bean pod in his mouth and tasted it: "You are really unreasonable. They are father and son, and the son inherits the father's business. It is only right and proper. Is it possible that you want Uncle Huo to promote you as a supervisor, so that the elder brother can be a superintendent at a young age?" Eating idle meals at home? Besides, you don’t need to be nice to your eldest brother, you are an old and unscrupulous old man, you can get in bed with anyone if you are nice to him.”

Lian Yi has a good temper - he is either happy or angry, and there is no middle emotion.As long as you don't touch his reverse scales, it doesn't matter if he can smile heartlessly all the time, insult him or criticize him.Hearing Bai Mani's words, he was flattered and silent, and started to weave a new thread for the little bean pod. While weaving, he shook his head and tilted his thighs, and hummed a ditty in high and low voices.Bai Mani closed his eyes lazily, and turned his side to the sunny large glass window.The right half of the face, from the cheekbone up, was covered with scabs of blood, the right eyelid was so red and swollen that it couldn't be lifted and opened, and a wound that hadn't healed yet was slightly turned red.It is said that it is best not to sew the stitches and let it close by itself.But Bai Mani's tofu-like white face is too tender, and he never grows together.

Lian Yi didn't say anything, but he seemed to regret it in his heart, and asked him, "Why didn't you run away then?"

Bai Mani couldn't laugh or cry immediately: "Can I run? I run on three legs?"

Lian Yi asked again: "Don't you know how to beg for mercy? You knelt down, hugged my leg and never let go, how can I take your arm off?"

Bai Mani shook his head: "Forget it, don't make such a fool of yourself, anyway, the beating is not wronged."

Lian Yi re-braided a thin bright red string, threaded the little bean pods and hung them around Bai Mani's neck.Bai Mani was very satisfied, and pulled the string hard, and the string was also very strong.Lian Yi leaned back with a cigar in his mouth, leaning against a pillow, half lying and half sitting.Raising one arm behind his head, he looked at Bai Mani and smiled without saying a word.

Once a person reaches an age, no matter whether he accepts his old age or not, he will inevitably talk a lot, especially like to recall the past.He had to speak to Bai Mani to understand some words, and he had to have Bai Mani to hear the fun.The relationship between him and Bai Mani is no longer a simple physical relationship.Some are implicated, unclear, related to the spirit, with a hint of consonance, although one is still young, the other is already old.

Turning his head to look out the window, he suddenly said, "The weather is fine today, can I take you out for a stroll?"

Bai Mani crawled to his side, leaned against him and lay down: "My face is like this, I still have the mind to go out and play? You serve me today, burn me some cigarettes!"

Lian Yi turned a deaf ear with a smile that was not a smile, and remained silent.So Bai Mani called out: "Old and unscrupulous?"

Lian Yi still did not agree.

Bai Mani emphasized his tone, and called Lian Yi directly: "Gang Feng?"

Lian Yi still pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Bai Mani couldn't help kicking him: "Lian Yi!"

Lian Yi finally laughed out loud, raised his hand and patted his head: "It doesn't matter whether it's big or small, I—"

Before he finished speaking, the voice of the little orderly suddenly sounded outside: "Report to the military seat, Commander Gu is here."

Lian Yi pointed at the tip of Bai Mani's nose threateningly, then leaned over and kissed him hard.After getting out of the heating bed and putting on his coat, he pulled on his leather shoes and went out.Bai Mani lay prone on the heated Kang, and saw Gu Chengxi's figure outside the window.Gu Chengxi's airs and pomp are already quite high now, he walks squarely with his hands behind his back, and he says "brother" to Lian Yi.Because Lian Yi really had the confidence, he still dared to slap and laugh at him as always.Brothers and brothers walked up to the room affectionately, while Bai Mani dragged the cigarette tray and began to burn the cigarette carefully for himself.

The opium, mixed with the scent of the perfume, stained his clothes, his body.Gu Chengxi's appearance made him feel a burst of pleasure.This person is very powerful and rampant, but he dares to confront this person face to face.

He also knows that it is not a skill to be quick-spoken for a while, but before that, he only dared to hide behind Lian Yi and vent his anger by throwing some gossip to the other party.This time he did a good job, even though Lian Yi had his face covered in bruises, he had no regrets at all.

This severe beating was deserved and worthwhile.I am sorry for my elder brother, and I am also sorry for Lian Yi.I am only sorry for the guard who died in the Huo Mansion, but there is no way, human lives are divided into ranks.Bai Mani has no feelings for that guard, and he can be completely ruthless towards those who have no feelings.

Lian Yi said that if you kill someone, you will kill someone. At first he was terrified, but after watching it a lot, he gradually became numb.If necessary, he can also take out a life or two with a gun.

Bai Mani rested on a big pillow on his side. He had grown up on the kang for a while, because his left leg was so painful that he couldn't touch the ground, and he couldn't jump around with his right leg alone, and adding a cane was useless. .Slowly puffing out the opium smoke, he began to have his dream again.People hide behind the faint smoke, as if isolated from the world, but also have a little happiness.

When the curtain was lifted, Li Ziming suddenly walked in, stood in front of the chest of drawers against the wall, and searched for it.After opening the upper and lower drawers, he turned to Bai Mani without finding anything: "Where's my lighter?"

Bai Mani gave him a little thought: "He took it and played with it all morning."

Li Ziming nodded, closed the drawer and turned to leave.Bai Mani leaned forward and added, "Ziming, bring me a pot of tea. I don't want Pu'er, I want Longjing."

Li Ziming ignored him and walked out through the curtain.After a while, a pot of tea was brought in.As soon as the small teapot was placed in front of Bai Mani, he left without saying anything.He didn't go far, just walked to the outside room separated by a wall and sat down.And Bai Mani drank two sips of hot tea, lay down contentedly, and continued to daydream.

Bai Mani fell asleep unknowingly. I don't know if it was the effect of opium smoke. This sleep was very comfortable, and he was dreaming in a trance all the time, thinking about something.When he woke up, he closed his eyes and blushed, leaning his back against the wall and hugging his shoulders.His lips pursed slightly, he was always with his elder brother in his dream.

The eldest brother can lift him with one hand, and hold him with two hands.In the hands of the eldest brother, he himself felt that he had become a very small thing.In a kind of overwhelming joy, he thought of that night again.It had been a good night, never been better, maybe because he loved him.

Pushing away the cigarette tray and crawling to the edge of the Kang, he poured himself a cup of tea.The tea was cold and bitterly strong.He drank it sip by sip, and heard the laughter in the upper room was still very lively, it could be seen that Gu Chengxi hadn't left yet.

There was the sound of opening and closing the door outside, the sky was dark, and dinner was opened, and it was small orderlies who came in and out to deliver meals.Li Ziming entered the inner room, first turned on the light, drew the curtains, then bent down and opened his arms to Bai Mani.Bai Mani moved and lay on the edge of the kang, and was picked up by his waist, until he sat down at the table outside.

There were only the two of them left for dinner, and Bai Mani had no appetite to begin with, but facing Li Ziming's serious face, he felt fuller and fuller.He asked the little orderly to serve him a bowl of hot soup, and while he drank it, he picked up today's newspaper from the chair and flipped through it.

He lost contact with Huo Xiangzhen, but he thought that if his elder brother really rebelled, there should be one or two news items published in the newspaper.However, Huo Xiangzhen seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, there was no news of him in the newspapers, and even Yi didn't hear any new news - he didn't even know where he went.

With a straight face, Li Ziming ate two bowls of rice and a half-fat fish.Finally put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, he hugged Bai Mani back to the inner room, and then sat on the chair outside, quietly and silently.

It was getting dark, so Gu Chengxi bid farewell and left.Lian Yi entertained him for a dinner and got drunk himself.Bai Mani was lying in the wing room, hearing the chaos outside, as if after Lian Yi saw off Gu Chengxi, he turned around and vomited as soon as he entered the courtyard.

Li Ziming took Lian Yi into the wing room. There was hot tea and opium in the wing room, which was Lian Yi's usual paradise.Lian Yi had already rinsed his mouth and wiped his face, his face was pale and lifeless.He unsteadily took off his shoes and sat on the kang. After throwing up for a while, he felt relaxed physically and mentally, on the contrary, he was more energetic than before.He raised his hand and stroked the back of his head, he shook his head and smiled: "There are too many, there are so many."

Li Ziming stood against the wall without saying a word.

Lian Yi glanced at him, and said again: "Today's wine is good, and Xiao Gu also drank too much."

Li Ziming looked at the ground and thought to himself how old is little Gu, how old are you, are you confronting someone in their 20s?

No one in the room paid attention to Lian Yi, including Bai Mani, so Lian Yi hiccupped alone, and asked with a smile, "Are you all dumb?"

Still no one cares about him.

Lian Yi was sitting in the wing room reeking of alcohol, talking nonsense for nothing.At the same time, when Gu Chengxi returned home, there was also a big commotion.The next day, when the sun was about three poles high, he opened his eyes with his unkempt head.Sitting up shirtless, he turned his head sleepily to look around the empty bedroom, and then shouted loudly, "Xiao Lin!"

After shouting two or three times, Xiao Lin bent over and came slowly.He found slippers for Gu Chengxi from under the bed, and he brought over a small gown for him to put on first.Gu Chengxi looked at his hunchbacked appearance, and couldn't help being surprised: "What's wrong with you?"

Xiao Lin replied in a low voice: "Last night, you were drunk and kicked me several times."

After hearing this, Gu Chengxi absent-mindedly pulled up the slippers and stood up: "Kick as many times as you want, why are you still so delicate? Stand up straight, don't be like a scumbag!"

Xiao Lin didn't say anything, and slowly went out to collect hot water to wash Gu Chengxi, and asked the orderly to serve breakfast.Gu Chengxi plunged his head into the big water basin, spraying water like a mule.Lianjia's wine is good, drunk when drunk, sleepy when asleep, no headache when you wake up.Refreshed and dressed, he sat at the dining table holding a large bowl, and began to drink hot wontons with a heavy heart.

Yesterday, I sat in Lian Zhai for a long time, but I didn't get a fart. I wanted to see Bai Mani, but Lian Yi blocked him from left to right.Gu Chengxi was not afraid that Huo Xiangzhen would run away, he was afraid that Huo Xiangzhen would not run well and die outside.Huo Xiangzhen was alive, even if he had an enmity with him, he still had hope in his heart; if Huo Xiangzhen died, it would be over, and there would be no more to say, and a big piece of his heart would be vacated immediately.

After drinking the hot wontons, I ate another plate of horseshoe biscuits.Gu Chengxi thought about today's arrangement, but couldn't figure out what to do, so he went into the living room, wanting to be lazy again.

However, before he could sit firmly on the sofa, Xiao Lin walked in without a sound.Gently sitting opposite him, Xiao Lin whispered, "Chengxi, I want...I want to say a few words to you."

Gu Chengxi picked up the cigarette tube on the coffee table, and glanced at him impatiently: "I just had a full meal, and I was about to take a break, and you came here to chatter! You said that you just stay at home and eat idle food every day, how can you have it?" What can I say?"

He took out a cigarette and put it to his mouth, and he tapped the coffee table again with his finger: "Blind? Where's the fire?"

Xiao Lin struck a match, held the flame with both hands and brought it to him.After Gu Chengxi lit his cigarette with his head, he said again in a low voice: "Chengxi, I won't delay your rest, just a few words."

Gu Chengxi took a deep breath on the cigarette, and then exhaled a straight blue smoke: "Do you want money?"

Xiao Lin shook his head, his face suddenly flushed red: "Chengxi, I...I..."

His lips trembled a little, but he turned his heart and said the following words: "I feel that I am too old, and I can't bear children for you, so I don't have the reason to follow you forever. So... so ...I think you can find someone else, I, I, let's go out and live by myself!"

Gu Chengxi bit his cigarette and was stunned: "Huh?"

Then he took down his cigarette and asked, "Where did this bullshit come from? How old are you? How old are you?"

Xiao Lin murmured, "I'm... 21."

Gu Chengxi put most of the cigarette into the ashtray: "I don't have to support you, why don't you go out to eat the wind?"

Xiao Lin looked down at his hands. In recent years, his stature has grown a little, so his clothes are always made in advance, but this year he has not grown, so the sleeves seem to be long, hanging down to cover his wrists.The clothes are fine silk and satin material, but the exposed hands are rough, because there is always work and never idle.

"I also saved a little money in my hand. After I go out, I want to open a small shop, or buy two small houses, and live on tiles." He stared at his hands and said, "I am so old, and I can Can't afford to support yourself?"

Gu Chengxi stared: "I gave you the money too!"

Xiao Lin twisted his cuff with his fingers, but said nothing.

Gu Chengxi leaned back, frowned and looked at him: "Xiao Lin, are you picking on me?"

Xiao Lin looked up at him, shook his head and replied: "Chengxi, you are now the commander of the army. In the entire county of our hometown, including the surrounding villages, there has never been a commander. But I was originally an army commander. Shaved head, I can't afford to serve a military commander!"

When Gu Chengxi heard this, he felt confused: "What do you mean? You have served me for so many years, and today you just realized that you can't afford to serve me anymore?"

Xiao Lin smiled wryly: "I used to be able to afford to serve, but now I can't afford to. To tell you the truth, your temper is getting bigger and bigger now, and I... I'm afraid of you."

Gu Chengxi was about to stare again: "What's wrong with me? Didn't I just kick you a few times last night?"

Xiao Lin lowered his head again: "Last night, you beat everyone in the yard."

Then he flinched under Gu Chengxi's gaze: "I'm not talking about last night, I'm talking about this year... I live in fear every day, just because I'm afraid that you will lose your temper. I saw you coming back drunk last night. My heart was trembling at the time... Besides, I'm really old... You don't send me until I'm thirty, I think it's too late for me to find a way out..."

Gu Chengxi sneered: "Why do you always remember my hatred? Give me a blow today and wait for me to coax you, right? You also know that you are not a child anymore, why are you still playing with me so narrow-mindedly? I am a big Career people, this brain turns from morning to night every day, do I have time to fuck you? Tell you, just stay on the sidelines and don't talk to me about nothing!"

Xiao Lin stood up slowly: "Chengxi, I'm telling the truth. We've been friends for so many years, can I joke about this?"

Gu Chengxi waved his hand impatiently: "Then get lost! Let's see who else is willing to want you besides me!"

Xiao Lin still bent over, and walked out lightly.And Gu Chengxi lit a cigarette again, and continued to puff out the smoke rings to think about his thoughts.I don't know how long he thought about it, but suddenly he became a little irritable and planned to go out for a walk.

However, just as he got up and walked to the door, when the door opened, it was Xiao Lin who came in.

Xiao Lin was wearing a leather robe and was a head shorter than him when he was straight.Looking up at him deeply, Xiao Lin immediately stepped forward and hugged him.

The arms tightened tighter and tighter, and he pressed his face against Gu Chengxi's chest, and he really liked her.But Gu Chengxi's official status is getting bigger and bigger, and he has little luck, so he really can't afford to like him.

Gu Chengxi was caught off guard by his embrace.Raising his hands as if in surrender, he looked at the top of Xiao Lin's head inexplicably: "Hey, what are you doing?"

Xiao Lin didn't answer, his arms were convulsively tight to the extreme, and when he was about to strangle Gu Chengxi, he lowered his arms and said in a low voice, "Chengxi, I'm leaving."

Then he turned and went out.Picking up a large suitcase at the door, he bowed his head and walked out without the help of others.

The box was too heavy, and he had to carry it with both hands, and he was staggering all the way.Gu Chengxi stepped on the threshold and looked out, still puzzled in his heart, wondering if he really wanted to come with me?This is new, the little bastard still wants to play tricks on me!

Gu Chengxi didn't care, and waited quietly for Xiao Lin to get out of the way, but in the end, he waited for a week.

A week later, he went out in person.On a side street, he saw Xiaolin.

Xiao Lin was standing in an empty room facing the street, and was directing a few half-grown children to carry tables and chairs into the house cursingly. His voice was so loud and his language so rough that he could hear it half the street.Gu Chengxi got out of the car ahead of time, and quietly walked to the door of the empty house.Xiao Lin was wearing a thin jacket, his face was red and his head was sweating, as if he was ready to jump up and down at any time.Gu Chengxi stopped, and suddenly realized that he hadn't seen such a Xiaolin for a long time—such an energetic Xiaolin.

At this moment, Xiao Lin turned his head and suddenly saw Gu Chengxi.He was stunned for a moment, and then he ran over with a smile: "Cheng—" Before he finished speaking, he saw the adjutant behind Gu Chengxi, and immediately changed his words: "Commander Gu."

Gu Chengxi raised his chin at the papered-out empty room: "What is this for?"

Xiao Lin said with a smile: "I want to open a small restaurant. It's small and doesn't need much money. And as long as I work hard, I can always earn a lot of money—I can't be idle anyway."

Gu Chengxi looked at Xiao Lin, wanting to drag him into the car by pulling his hair at one moment, but at the other moment wanting to let him do it.After a long silence, he finally asked, "Are you really not going home?"

When Xiao Lin heard the word "go home", his heart seemed to have been cut by a knife, but he still smiled on his face: "I won't go back, the house is rented, and the clerk has also hired one. Go back at this time, isn't it?" Useless work and useless money? Just wait and see, maybe I can really start a business."

When Gu Chengxi heard this, he was in a state of confusion for a moment.Nodding curtly, he said again: "If you need anything, go home and find me."

Xiao Lin nodded vigorously: "Well, I'm not impolite, don't worry!"

Gu Chengxi nodded again, as if he was too lazy to look at him, he turned and left.Xiao Lin looked at his back, and felt that this kind of Commander Gu was very strange, high-sounding, high above him, and he was no longer the wicked and smoking bad boy Chengxi.

He had never met Huo Xiangzhen before, and he didn't know that Gu Chengxi was trying his best to learn from Huo Xiangzhen, learning manners, talking, dressing, and style.