his robbery

Ma Congrong saw that Huo Xiangzhen wanted to break up with Bai Mani, and he didn't intend to bring up the old score again, so he found Yuan Man in private, patted him on the back and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, you should eat and drink." .The commander-in-chief really wants to punish you, I will find a way for you."

Yuan Man looked at him pitifully, his eyes were moist, like a big docile wolf dog.

A day later, Ma Congrong saw him again, patted him on the shoulder and said in a low voice: "It's okay. You should be careful and considerate when you do things in the future. No one will always clean up the mess for you."

Yuan Man was originally a tall and strong young man, but now he was photographed by Ma Congrong again and again, turning him into a boneless little boy who was a head shorter than a human being for no reason.Blinking his wet black eyes with gratitude, he must invite the Secretary-General to have a big meal, and he must eat. Although he has lost a lot of weight, he still has some strength.If the secretary-general doesn't reward him, he will personally carry the secretary-general to the hotel.

In the evening, Ma Congrong returned to Huo's mansion full of food and drink.The weather was hot, and he was dressed casually in a shirt and trousers. He took off his suit jacket and hung it on his arms. He swung his arms and walked vigorously. His clear temples were wetted with fine sweat, making his face fairer and his hair darker.Although he was always rude to Huo Xiangzhen's head, he didn't deal with himself in the same way.He would visit the barber shop in Dongjiaomin Lane every month, and spend a dozen or so yuan to clean his head.He is very confident in his clothes and appearance.In a robe, he looks like a gentleman; in a suit, he looks like a gentleman.Passing through the multiple moon gates, he blushed slightly, not because he was hot, but because he was lost in thought.Calculated according to the day, he thought, he might have to work for the uncle tonight.

Then, as if he had received some kind of stimulation, the muscles and nerves all over his body "tightened" together.As if he had just taken a sip of mint wine, his heart was chilled, and there was a kind of sweet intoxication.

After entering the yard, he went back to his room and put his suit jacket on, then wiped his face with a towel.Untiing his tie and rolling up his sleeves, he went out to make a pot of Longjing, and sent it to the study with smooth hands.Putting the teapot on the desk, he asked softly, "Master, tonight—"

Before he finished speaking, Huo Xiangzhen, who was sitting at the table, raised his head and looked at him with his head tilted: "I heard that you worshiped an old man in Tianjin as your master?"

As soon as this remark came out, Ma Congrong's words were stillborn.Subconsciously took a step back, he forced a smile and said, "Master, you know too? I don't mean anything else, I just have a little business in the concession, many friends have many ways, some things really have to rely on the people on the ground, so……"

Huo Xiangzhen slapped the table: "You bastard! Am I poor for you or something? For a little business, you fucking went to Tianjin to embarrass me! People in my family, kowtow to the bastard!"

Ma Congrong took another step back, lowered his head and didn't dare to smile anymore: "Master, I didn't hang out with anyone who is a scumbag. Mr. Lu's young master is also—"

The words were still not finished, because Huo Xiangzhen stood up: "The Lu family is the Lu family! My home is my home! Lu Yongming is not doing any business now, and he only takes his son to sell opium. Do you want to follow suit?"

Ma Congrong bent down, and stopped defending: "Master, calm down, I know I was wrong."

Huo Xiangzhen walked around the desk, stood in front of him with his hands behind his back, and yelled directly: "You know what a fart!"

Ma Congrong kept his bowing posture and did not dare to raise his head, at the same time he could faintly smell his scent.Huo Xiangzhen is not addicted to cigarettes, drinks less alcohol, and takes frequent baths.His smell is purely from his body, because of the hot weather, there is a little bit of sweat mixed in, which reminds Ma Congrong of a tall, fat and strong horse, with strong tendons all over his body. Commitment, no need to move, the smell alone made him not know whether to cry or laugh, panic or excitement.Two hands are not enough to distribute, I don't know whether to hold my head or protect my chest.The uncle is almost a practicer, who knows who he will attack first?

Before Ma Congrong could figure it out, Huo Xiangzhen kicked him to the door.

This kick made him settle his mind.After finishing the inevitable heart-stopping, he held his head in one hand and supported the door frame with the other, and in his busy schedule, he asked himself another question - to run away, or not to run away?

Logically speaking, he should not escape.But he had escaped before, and he hadn't escaped a greater crime.Subconsciously getting up, he took steps to rush out the door.However, there was a sudden "snap" on the back of his neck, and it was Huo Xiangzhen who took off a cowhide belt from the coat rack, and blew it towards him with a gust of wind.He shivered in pain, but he didn't make a sound, because he knew he was not qualified to cry.Even if he is qualified, he will not cry easily until the moment of life and death.

Rolling and crawling into the yard, he didn't dare to really run, so he could only retreat while enduring it.When he exited the courtyard gate, he was safe.

Holding the courtyard wall for a while, he knew that Huo Xiangzhen would not fight a protracted war with him.Huo Xiangzhen wouldn't take the initiative to say a word to him for a day, but he actually knew that he paid homage to an old man in Tianjin.He was terrified for no reason, and found that the uncle was a person who went to extremes, he was very smart in some aspects, and very stupid in other aspects.

Quietly back to the house, he lay down on the bed.Don't dare to provoke the uncle today, tomorrow, tomorrow will find another chance.I really miss Grandpa, Grandpa doesn’t want it, he still wants it.

However, on the next day, he didn't find the opportunity, but the young master of the Lu family found him first.

The young master of the Lu family is only in his 20s. His name is Lu Jian'er. Like his father, Lu Yongming, he has a serious and upright face, full of joy and anger. At first glance, he seems to have facial paralysis.With such an unfathomable face, Lu Jianer reported the bad news to Ma Congrong: "Secretary-General, someone robbed our land!"

Ma Congrong was sitting in Lu Jianer's small mansion, and after hearing this, he nodded calmly: "Do you know who snatched it?"

The corner of Lu Jian'er's mouth twitched, and he smiled: "I know, I'm an acquaintance."

Ma Congrong didn't say a word and refused to ask questions.The secretary-general has the identity of the secretary-general, and he doesn't have time to play charades with a little face paralyzed.And Lu Jian'er was very sensible, and immediately continued to say: "It's the rebellious Gu Chengxi."

Ma Congrong was startled, but remained calm: "Where did he grab it?"

Lu Jian'er replied: "He entered Shandong, and he robbed it on the edge of Shandong." Then he stretched five fingers at Ma Congrong, and said in a low voice: "If the sale of 50 yuan is just in vain, it will be really too--"

He was hesitant to speak but stopped, everything was in silence.And Ma Congrong was silent for a moment, and finally said softly: "Then where is Gu Chengxi, you can find out for me. I will send him a telegram myself."

Lu Jianer raised his eyes and stared at him: "What does the Secretary-General mean...?"

Ma Congrong nodded sharply: "Yes, yes! It's my business to want it, it's his business to give it or not! If he dares to grab it, I dare to take it! If you don't come, think of other ways !"

It was only a day after he said this, so Ma Congrong drafted a telegram and sent it out.But it was just dark that night, the telegram had already been translated, and was sent to Gu Chengxi by the messenger.Gu Chengxi read the note on which the telegram was written, and after reading it, he left the regiment headquarters. He asked Zhao Liangwu in the yard: "The batch of soil that was brought in the day before yesterday has not been moved?"

Zhao Liangwu was sickly sitting on a big rock. At this moment, he got up politely and stood at attention: "Report to the group, don't move, it's stored in the grain depot."

Gu Chengxi took a deep breath in the night: "Okay, don't move, I will keep it for use."

Then he strode towards the gate of the courtyard. Outside the gate, the orderly had already prepared a horse for him.Fei jumped on the horse and shook the reins, and he urged the horse to go home, still holding the message note in his hand.This is news from Beijing. Although the person who sent the telegram was Ma Congrong, it also made him feel kind.He really missed Beijing, the people in the Beijing Office, and even Ma Congrong.In front of those people, he pretended to be his grandson for more than a year, but he was full of hope, and he was going up step by step.Now he doesn't have to pretend, he can walk as he wants.

All the way from Zhili to Shandong, he was stronger than the bandits after all. With the thousands of troops under his command, he dared to attack the county directly, and dared to directly grab the territory from Wan Guoqiang.Of course it is impossible to fight without pay, so Gu Tuan's soldiers learned to rob.After breaking down the city, they let them loot for three days; when they occupied the city, they dared not stop them except for the trains, and all the caravans passing through the border would inevitably be stripped of their skins.Lian Yi was self-reliant at the beginning, but now he has learned from Lian Yi, and he is more vicious and thorough than Lian Yi.

He did all the things he didn't dare to do before, such as burning, killing and looting.Blood and fire stimulated him and his soldiers, and he really felt his strength.He didn't get blood on his hands, because as long as he gave an order lightly, his soldiers would kill like hemp for him!

Gu Chengxi finally understands what it means to conquer the world.It turned out that he was Huo Xiangzhen's soldier, he only knew how to fight, but didn't know the world.

The regiment headquarters was set up in the home of the county governor, and he himself found another good house as his residence.He got off his horse at the gate of the house, and walked towards the gate.Entering the gate is a square courtyard, without a screen wall, but the ground is full of green bricks, which is considered magnificent.The door of the main room in front was open and the light was on. Through the glass window, Xiao Lin could be seen making a bed in the room.Subconsciously, he quickened his pace. He was about to enter the room and scald his feet with hot water, but when he walked halfway, he suddenly heard a low coughing sound.

The coughing sound came from the wing room, where Bai Mani lived.

He stopped in his tracks, and at the same time, Xiao Lin happily walked out the door: "Chengxi? Why did you come back?"

Gu Chengxi raised his hand and pointed to the room with a bad expression: "Why is he still coughing? You didn't give him any medicine?"

Xiao Lin's happy eyebrows and smiling eyes suddenly turned into angry eyebrows, and he stared fixedly at Gu Chengxi, and he said under pressure: "Why didn't I feed him? Three meals a day, plus two bowls of medicinal soup, I will give him all Put it on the kang. If this can still find fault with me, I have no choice but to kneel down and recognize him as my father!"

Gu Chengxi pointed forward to Xiao Lin threateningly: "If you give me his life to serve you, I'll tear you up and feed the eagle!"

Xiao Lin turned pale with anger: "Don't give me such tasteless farts, I'm not afraid of your nonsense! You treat him as a baby, you take care of him, don't assign me errands! He is too delicate, I can't take care of him." rise!"

After the words fell, he flicked his sleeves and went back to the house.But Gu Chengxi turned around, opened the door and entered the wing.

The wing room is also a straight-out and straight-in pattern, and you can see a cool kang when you enter the door.A small kerosene lamp was lit by the side of the kang, and Bai Mani was curled up in the kang, wearing a summer single shirt, with a section of wrist exposed at the cuff, and a section of calf exposed at the leg of the trousers.An itch teased him in his chest, making him never able to breathe evenly.The long cough has exhausted his strength, he can occasionally make a hoarse cry or two, and occasionally he just shrugs his shoulders, as if his body was pulled by a gust of air.

Hearing the sound of the door, he turned his head and looked out indifferently, and then resumed his curled up posture.

Gu Chengxi stopped at the door, staring at him with a little light from Rudou.One of the souvenirs snatched from Ping An is a watch, and the other is Bai Mani.The watch is dead, but Baimani is alive, so Baimani is more precious than the watch.If Bai Mani died, the relationship between him and Ping An would be completely over.So Bai Mani couldn't die, he had to keep this little guy alive.With the little guy alive, everything could be turned around, and he needs a little "possibility".

His emotions have always been open and closed, ups and downs.What he fears most is despair, despair is a pool of dark stagnant water, which can suffocate and drown him alive.And he didn't want to die.He is full of desire and spirit, and he still wants to spend his extraordinary life romantically!

Walking slowly to the front of the kang, he discovered the reason why Bai Mani never recovered.Bai Mani had caught a cold a few days ago, but he didn't have a fever, only coughing.Xiao Lin boiled medicine for him, but did not give him clothes and quilts to keep out the cold.However, it has been raining continuously for the past few days, and it is so wet and cold that it doesn't seem like summer.Bending down and extending his arms to grab the corner of Bai Mani's clothes, he pulled the man towards him.

He was also confused about Bai Mani.Sometimes he hated him, sometimes he pitied him.When he hates him, he beats him, scolds him and tortures him; when he feels sorry for him, he thinks that this little guy is Ping An's treasure, his soft hair, delicate skin, and light body must all be loved by Ping An. What I have touched—what a lively little thought!

Hugging Bai Mani by the waist, he lowered his eyes expressionlessly: "I'll sleep with my arms around you tonight, to keep you warm!"

Bai Mani closed his eyes: "Yes."

Gu Chengxi turned around and walked out, all the way into the upper room.Xiao Lin had already prepared the footwashing water for him, when he suddenly saw him entering the room with Bai Mani in his arms, he immediately stared: "What's the matter?"

There is also a big kang in the upper room.Putting Bai Mani in the quilt, Gu Chengxi turned around and sat on the edge of the kang, stretched his legs to Xiao Lin: "Take off your shoes!"

Kobayashi opened his mouth, hesitantly swallowed.Kneeling down to take off Gu Chengxi's shoes and socks, he got up and handed him the towel that had been twisted in advance.Gu Chengxi stepped his foot into the basin, and wiped his face with a towel in his hand.Lifting his head and letting out a long breath, he threw the towel into Xiao Lin's arms: "It's so fucking annoying!"

Xiao Lin immediately asked: "Who is bothering? Me or him?"

Gu Chengxi flipped the hot water in the basin with his bare feet, there was a burst of splashing, and at the same time he absently threw a word to Xiao Lin: "We are a couple, can I bother you?"

Xiao Linming knew that he was talking nonsense, and gave gifts with good words that didn't cost money.But knowing is knowing, he coaxed himself as if he didn't know.Squatting down with an old towel, he reached out and rubbed Gu Chengxi's feet.I really like Gu Chengxi, from the toes to the tip of the hair, he loves everything.After drying his feet with an old towel, Kobayashi went out with a copper basin to splash water.Without the small courtyard, he seems to have lost his own fortress.The big courtyard outside is empty and rough and silly, how can it be as beautiful as his small courtyard?

After blowing out the light in the wing room, he carried the basin back to the upper room.The three squeezed into a kang, and Gu Chengxi naturally slept in the middle.

With his back to the two men, Bai Mani was still coughing silently.There were rustling sounds behind him—first rustling, then giggling, and finally the laughter turned into panting, the bed was lifted, and the two bodies slammed into each other like a living dragon.Bai Mani knew what that sound was - Gu Chengxi didn't avoid people when he did that, at least, he didn't avoid him now.

Burying his face under the blanket, he breathed slowly in the rare warmth, trying to straighten out his breath.He couldn't cough anymore, every cough affected his whole body, his chest and abdomen were already sore and sore.

After an unknown amount of time, the movement behind him stopped.There was no light in the room, but he heard Xiao Lin talking in a trance: "Chengxi, have you finished wiping? Give me the towel when you are done wiping, and I will take it out and wash it."

He shrank back into the quilt again, his back suddenly felt warm, and an arm stretched out, hugging him back into the warm embrace.Gu Chengxi's body temperature drove away his cold, his body quietly relaxed, and he gradually stopped coughing.

He needs a little heat, as long as it is hot enough, anyone can give it to him.This little bit of heat was enough for him to sleep soundly.After getting enough sleep, he can eat a few more meals the next day, walk a few more steps, and breathe in an orderly manner with the thin breath in his chest.

He didn't know how long he had been away from Beijing, judging by the solar terms, it seemed not so long; but when he recalled the years in Beijing, it was as far away as a lifetime ago.At night he could always dream of Huo Xiangzhen—in a big, dark and empty room, he and his elder brother were sitting opposite each other.The eldest brother didn't speak, and he didn't speak either.There are thousands of words in his heart, but in the final analysis, it is nothing more than one wrong step, one wrong step, one wrong after another, thousands of mistakes.

So he looked at his elder brother silently.He was too hasty when he ran away from home, he didn't know whether he would never look back, and when he finally saw his elder brother, he was so preoccupied and afraid that he didn't pay more attention to his elder brother.The eldest brother is a mountain. He thinks that the mountain will last forever, so he never looks at the mountain.

He believed that the mountain would always be there, but he didn't think that he would leave first.