Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

He Yushui shouted a few times outside but no one responded, so he was about to turn around and leave.

Neighbor Wang Gangzhu walked out the door holding a bowl of large intestine soup, slurping it.

"Rainwater, are you shouting about patriotism?"

"Yes, my mother cooked and invited Brother Li Aiguo to come and taste it."

"Ba-da-da..."

Wang Gangzhu tasted the large intestine, looked around, and said in a low voice: "I saw Li Aiguo being taken away by the special department last night."

"I hope Brother Aiguo is okay?" He Yushui became worried.

"It's okay. He must have gone on a mission. Li Aiguo is the same. He is often summoned in the middle of the night. He will be back after a while. Don't worry."

After hearing this, He Yushui felt a little comforted.

Just as she was about to leave, Wang Gangzhu stopped her and said, "This time it involves confidentiality. Li Aiguo's mission cannot be disclosed to the public. Don't mention it to anyone in the compound."

"Don't worry, I understand this." He Yushui had also received confidentiality education at school. After nodding and assuring him, he hurried back to Aunt Liu's house.

Wang Gangzhu also put away his dishes and returned home.

Not long after their figures disappeared, Liu Haizhong quietly emerged from behind the shade of the trees.

His face showed the fatigue of a sleepless night, his hair was disheveled, and his arms and legs were covered with red spots from mosquito bites. He kept scratching, looking confused.

Last night, Liu Hai was extremely anxious because Liu Guangfu did not come home all night.

He believed that it was impossible for Liu Guangfu to escape with the money, so he waited behind the tree for a whole night, hoping to see Li Aiguo return and take Liu Guangfu back.

Even if you take away a little benefit, you can't take a person away!

But until late at night, Li Aiguo still did not return. Knowing that he was on a business trip, Liu Haizhong became more alert.

The door of the house was closed.

Who took Liu Guangfu away?

Liu Haizhong was so worried about Liu Guangfu that he didn't even have time to eat and hurried to the neighborhood police station.

In the fitter's workshop of the steel rolling mill, the roar of machines can be heard one after another.

The sound of hammers hitting metal was endless and the workers' backs were soaked with sweat, presenting a scene of production and work in full swing.

After working for a while, Jia Dongxu felt a little unwell, with back pain and leg numbness. Unable to bear it any longer, he walked to Yi Zhonghai.

"Master, I feel uncomfortable in my stomach. I would like to take half a day off."

Yi Zhonghai looked up at him and said, "Go ahead. I'll say hello to the director for you later."

"Thank you, Master!" Jia Dongxu, holding his stomach, quickly left the workshop.

When the other workers saw that he was making excuses to be lazy again, they started discussing it in dissatisfaction.

"What's this? You didn't even say hello?"

"Alas, with such a good master, who would work seriously?"

"What master? He's obviously my biological father!"

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly with excitement.

Jia Dongxu walked out of the factory workshop, immediately released his hands that were covering his abdomen, and straightened his body, not looking like a patient at all.

After leaving the steel mill, we took a bus to the edge of Beijing city, and then walked a mile or two to a shack. The thatched roof of the shack swayed in the wind, and there was a layer of lime painted on the broken wooden door. The word "waste" was written on it.

This is an illegal scrap collection station.

In this era, the waste recycling industry is also state-controlled. Due to the low price and bad attitude of the administrators, nearby residents usually choose to sell their waste items to .

Those who dare to open such a place are often ruthless characters.

The shack in front of you is owned by Wang Huzi.

Wang Huzi was originally a farmer in the suburbs of Beijing. Unable to bear the hard work in the fields, he abandoned his farm tools and went to the city with an adventurous spirit. Because of his courage to challenge, he actually achieved great success. He ran an illegal waste material collection station and brought several men with him.

Jia Dongxu once met Wang Huzi because he was selling scrap steel. People at illegal purchasing stations are very vigilant.

Before Jia Dongxu walked in, a majestic questioning voice came:

“Who is this person!”

“It’s me, an employee from the steel mill.”

Jia Dongxu lifted the curtain and bent down to enter the shack. The shack was made of only thatch and bamboo fences, and the small space was filled with various discarded items. There was a straw bed against the wall, and Wang Huzi was leaning on it, with a pipe in his mouth, sparks flickering and the oil dripping.

“Cough, cough, cough.”

Despite the coughing, Jia Dongxu still lowered his head and asked, "Brother Hu, do you still remember me?"

Wang Huzi exhaled wisps of smoke from his nostrils and looked at Jia Dongxu carefully: "You seem to have come here to trade scrap several times."

"Yes, yes, yes." Jia Dongxu gave a thumbs up. "Brother Huzi remembers it very clearly."

Wang Huzi stood up, lifted the cotton door curtain and looked outside, then suddenly frowned.

"You didn't bring anything here today. Are you going to bring someone to teach me a lesson?"

Jia Dongxu was startled and waved his hand to explain: "Hu... Brother Hu, you are joking. I came to you this time to solve a problem."

Looking at the money, Wang Huzi's eyes suddenly sparkled. He touched his bald head and smiled proudly:

"No one in this city can defeat me, Wang Huzi. I taught a little cattle dealer a lesson a few days ago."

"Tell me, whose trouble do you want me to solve?"

Jia Dongxu said in a low voice: "Li Aiguo, he is a train driver at the Qianmen Locomotive Depot."

"The train driver!" Wang Huzi frowned. "People in the system, especially those in the railway system, are a bit difficult to deal with."

"Oh, why are you so stubborn!" Jia Dongxu said, "After work, take a few brothers with you and ambush him on his way to and from get off work. Put a sack on him and beat him up. How will he know who did it?"

"That does make sense!" Big Beard Wang nodded in agreement, "But we must make it clear that this is just a lesson, not to kill anyone."

"Understood, no problem!"

Jia Dongxu handed the money to Wang Da Huzi and nodded firmly: "I must beat him until he has to stay in bed for two months."

"Don't worry, we are very good at beating people!" Wang Da Huzi smiled ferociously.

Jia Dongxu trusts this guy quite a lot.

In a city like Beijing, how many people who engage in bribery are clean and have never been stained with blood?

He was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly turned back, with a hint of viciousness in his eyes. "When you beat him up, remember to give him a hard kick in the crotch. It would be best if he could never be a strong man again in his life."

Big Beard Wang looked Jia Dongxu up and down carefully, frowned slightly and said, "If there is a grudge, there is a grievance to be resolved. There is no need to do it in such a way that will destroy the whole family."

"We don't do such unscrupulous things."

Jia Dongxu took out two yuan and held it in front of his eyes. "Give me a little more!"

"Oh, I wish I had told you earlier." Wang Da Huzi patted his chest and shouted, "Don't worry, I am very good at kicking crotches."

"I'm sure you'll be satisfied."

At five o'clock in the evening, the sunset gradually faded.

This is the only way from the Qianmen Locomotive Depot in Beijing to the Siheyuan.

Wang Da Huzi and several of his men were hiding in the forest-lined path, carrying sacks, sticks, and iron rakes. Next to them was a stinking ditch, where mosquitoes and flies bred. Add to that the hot weather, and soon they were soaked in sweat and had several large lumps from mosquito bites.

……

Wang Da Hu scratched the pimples on his back with his hands covered in dirt, and carefully poked his head out to investigate. When he didn't find Li Aiguo, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"We waited for an hour at five o'clock, but we haven't seen him yet." Wang Da Huzi said, "Why hasn't that guy shown up yet?"

A little brother rubbed his itchy throat and complained: "Boss, this damn place is unbearable to stay in. Why don't we retreat?"

"Shut up and talk nonsense!" Big Beard Wang turned his head away, looking discontentedly at the other brothers who couldn't hold back, and said proudly: "The reason why I, Big Beard Wang, have the reputation I have today is all because of my credibility."

The scolded brother realized his mistake and added with a wry smile: "Then we'll wait another two hours until the sun sets."

At this time, a mosquito invaded Wang Da Hu Zi's underwear. He jumped up and scratched back and forth with his hands to drive it away.

"Damn it, this place is really unbearable. It should be worth it if I can just endure it for another ten minutes."

"For the money, it's worth the hard work."

The other brothers curled their lips quietly and said in unison: "Boss is wise."

The steel mill stopped working at 5:30 p.m. every day. When the bell rang, Jia Dongxu walked quickly to Yi Zhonghai and begged, "Master, can you come to the market after get off work and buy me half a pound of meat?"

"My mother has been busy building a house recently and has lost a lot of weight."

Yi Zhonghai put down the tools in his hands, looked at Jia Dongxu kindly, his face full of relief.

What a filial child.

It's a pity to have an unreliable mother.

"Dongxu, you've been very thoughtful. Everyone has been working hard for a while, it's time to take care of your body."

"Master, thank you for your concern and care."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai nod in agreement, Jia Dongxu left the workshop with great anticipation. Today was a double blessing for him: he had the pleasure of tasting meat in the evening, and there was also a good show waiting to be seen from that kid Li Aiguo.

Jia Dongxu was as happy as a student who got full marks in the exam. He walked briskly towards the courtyard, carrying a sack.

After returning home, Jia Dongxu asked Qin Huairu to make some strong liquor. He then squatted beside the ruins with an enamel bowl in his hand, staring intently at the crescent-shaped door.

Not far away, Wang Gangzhu and Yan Jiechengdu helped the masons carry bricks and were busy repairing the Jia family's house. They worked hard, but they were unhappy to see Jia Dongxu's leisurely look, so their work efficiency was naturally greatly reduced.

Qin Huairu realized that the atmosphere was not right, and reminded him quietly. Jia Dongxu was a little annoyed when he heard it: "Today is my big day, so I am sitting here like this. If it was early in the morning, I would have gone over."

"A happy day?" Qin Huairu looked puzzled.

Jia Dongxu raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "If I said that I would see Li Aiguo coming in with scars all over his body, would you believe it?"

"You asked someone to teach him a lesson?"

Qin Huairu was shocked and couldn't help but whisper her guess.

"Keep your voice down, you stupid woman. Don't you know how to cover up? Do you still want me to be arrested?"

"Yeah."